Mail from Lt. Gen. Satish Behri
Dear Friends,
Further
to my mail below, to which I have not received a response so far, I
spoke to the COAS on telephone a while ago and enquired about the
question I had raised in the trailing mail
The
Chief said that everything is on track and the three Chiefs have been
meeting the bureaucrats to ensure that the DGL issued in Apr 14 is
adhered to and the definition of OROP is in no way diluted. In fact the
pension of OR is being enhanced over and above those mentioned in the
DGL by about Rs 60 pm. He said the recommendations are with the FM and
his clearance will take some time. So be prepared for some delay in
announcement due to MoF's detailed vetting, which the Chiefs had
accepted provided the principle/definition of OROP is not tampered with.
As
regards the arrears the Chief said that period and mode of payment has
to be decided by MoF keeping in mind their financial ability. You may
remember that we had suggested that due to financial crunch the govt may
the arrears in installments. On a suggestion received from a Coursemate
that people over 80 yrs should not be made to wait for installments as
they may arrive posthumously(!), he said that this was mentioned but he will reemphasise this requirement.
The COAS confirmed that I could convey the above to the environment.
Lt. Gen. Satish Bahri (Retd)
