After a real long long
wait the much awaited OROP tables have been released. Let us rejoice
and thank our DM for making at least this much possible.
As expected only those
who have retired in senior ranks and after long years of service are
more benefited than those who have retired early.
This is definitely
against the very spirit for which the OROP was demanded like early
retirement and curtailment of PBORs pension to 50% in 1973 etc. Anyway
they are all history now and there is no point in discussing them here.
However they can be taken up with the OMJC, appointed to look into the
OROP anomalies.These grounds have nevertheless, served their purpose,
atleast for others!.
Now let us analyse whether we have correctly been given
OROP as per the notification issued by the GOI on 07.11.2015? Whether
the tables have been prepared on real time data of pensioners
discharged/ retired in calender year 2013?
I have my own doubts. Although initially I have also
estimated the OROP exactly as per the tables notified yesterday, when I
sat down to calculate it on real time basis, I have realised that my
initial estimate was utterly wrong.
Let me give an illustration of my own case. By the way I
have been given to understand that some of my veteran brothers from
Army and Navy have a complaint against me that all illustrations used in
my write ups are only related to group X Sgts retired from Air Force
after 15 years of service. Let me clarify this for the benefit of all. I
do so because that is my own data which are readily available with me
and they are authentic. If I have to illustrate the cases of Army or
Navy, I ought to depend on others and they are second hand data -
accuracy of which cannot be verified by me. Hope now I have all your
permission to illustrate my own data.
As per the OROP table notified on 03 Feb 2016, my OROP has
been indicated as 8585/- ( GP X Sgt with 15 years of service). This
means that the mean average of the minimum and maximum pension
sanctioned to group X Sergeants retired after serving 15 years during
the calender year 2013 is 8585/-.
As per the information
obtained under RTI by Mr. Biswas, president WB Chapter of AFVAI, the
maximum pension of Sergeants retired in the year 2013 with 15 years of
service is 9475/-. From this information the minimum pension can be
calculated as follows:-
8585x2=17170 (minus) 9475= 7695/-, which is the minimum pension. Incidentally, this figure is the minimum pension of a 15 years X group non - diploma sergeant, as on 01.01.2006. I am at loss to understand how can the minimum pension of 2006 be taken as the minimum pension of 2013? In all fairness both the ' minimum' and the 'maximum' pension taken for OROP calculation should pertain to the same cut off year 2013. There is something seriously wrong and the OROP has not been calculated as per the relevant provisions of the notification dated 07.11.2015.
8585x2=17170 (minus) 9475= 7695/-, which is the minimum pension. Incidentally, this figure is the minimum pension of a 15 years X group non - diploma sergeant, as on 01.01.2006. I am at loss to understand how can the minimum pension of 2006 be taken as the minimum pension of 2013? In all fairness both the ' minimum' and the 'maximum' pension taken for OROP calculation should pertain to the same cut off year 2013. There is something seriously wrong and the OROP has not been calculated as per the relevant provisions of the notification dated 07.11.2015.
Then what could be the
minimum pension of the above Sgt in 2013? In order to arrive at the
correct minimum pension we must go back to the year 1998 ( 2013-15=
1998) in which this Sgt was recruited as an Airman - equivalent to Sepoy
in Army and Seaman in Navy. If this recruit has to become a Sgt in
2013, even in the worst scenario, he should have at least been promoted
as Corporal, (equivalent to Naik of Army and Leading Seaman of Navy) in
the middle of his service, say after 7 years of service (normally an
airman becomes CPL in 5 years of service). Then promotion as Sgt after
14 years service. Again this is the worst possible scenario since an X
group airman normally becomes Sgt in 11-12 years of service. I have
taken the worst possible promotion cases so that we can calculate the
REAL TIME MINIMUM MOST PENSION IN 2013 so that our calculation is
realistic.
Let us now prepare his pay chart from 1998 through 2013:
15.01.98.
LAC (4025-60-4925) -4025
01.01.05. 4025+(60×7) =4445
(7 increments 01/99- 01/2015)
15.01.05 Promoted as
CPL(4150-70-5200) &
Pay fixed at - 4570
01.01.06 - 4570+(70×1) =4640
(1 increment on 01/01/06)
LAC (4025-60-4925) -4025
01.01.05. 4025+(60×7) =4445
(7 increments 01/99- 01/2015)
15.01.05 Promoted as
CPL(4150-70-5200) &
Pay fixed at - 4570
01.01.06 - 4570+(70×1) =4640
(1 increment on 01/01/06)
01.01.06
6th CPC -14440
01.07.06 - 14820
01.07.07 - 15210
01.07.08 - 15610
01.07.09 - 16020
01.07.10 - 16440
01.07.11 - 16880
01.01.12 - Promo as Sgt.
Pay fixed- 17790
01.07.12 - 18330
31.01.13 - DISCHARGE
PENSION -18330 / 2= 9165/-
6th CPC -14440
01.07.06 - 14820
01.07.07 - 15210
01.07.08 - 15610
01.07.09 - 16020
01.07.10 - 16440
01.07.11 - 16880
01.01.12 - Promo as Sgt.
Pay fixed- 17790
01.07.12 - 18330
31.01.13 - DISCHARGE
PENSION -18330 / 2= 9165/-
So the minimum real
time pension in the worst promotion case as above is 9165/- and NOT
7695/- taken by the MOD while preparing the table. The data would be the
same in Army and Navy as well.
The OROP then in the ABOVE case should be:
9475+9165= 18640/2= 9320/-
So the official figure is less by 9320-8585= 735/ per month in Basic Pension. When the classification pay is included the above figure could be marginally higher.
9475+9165= 18640/2= 9320/-
So the official figure is less by 9320-8585= 735/ per month in Basic Pension. When the classification pay is included the above figure could be marginally higher.
I hope that I made
myself clear. We have indeed been taken for a ride. The ratio of
1:2200000 continues to play an adverse role in our cases. The OROP
table notified is an attempt to save approx. 4000 crores to the
exchequer by tweaking the figure of minimum pension. This is a shameful
attempt to exploit our ignorance and disciplined behaviour.
If some people can
independently verify the above calculation, then AFVAI will be able to
take it up with the one man judicial commission (OMJC) already
appointed by the GOI, for necessary correction. We can also confirm the
correctness of the above calculation and expose this unscrupulous design
by asking for details of the minimum pension earned by an X group Sgt
with 15 years of service, retired in the calendar year 2013.
Sgt M P KaranPresident
Karnataka Chapter AFVAI
