VICE CHAIRMAN OF JOVWAI SHRI BISWASDA FILED AN RTI ON THE REVISION OF OROP IN 2019

Sir,

 I am an ex-serviceman retired from Indian Air Force in 1991 on completion of 15 years service. My ppo no is: 08/14/B/05676/1991. My questions below pertains to periodic review of OROP every after five years. I am a direct beneficiary of Defence Pension and affected by any change in pension policy.

Please refer OROP Notification Letter No.12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)-part-II dated 7th Nov,2015. As per the salient features of the notification 3.(v) the OROP is to be revised and pension re-fixed every five years. As the OROP benefit was effective with effect from 1.7.2014, the next (2nd) revision/re-fixation would be effective on 1.7.2019.

 Please provide information whether or not any advance action has been initiated so far to implement  the next (2nd) revision/re-fixation that would be effective on 1.7.2019.

 Please provide information as defined in Sec 2 (f) of the RTI Act 2005 on the file notings, memos, deliberations, discussions and ID notes in meetings  linked to the next revision of pension in line with the above-mentioned OROP Notification for Armed forces pensioners and family pensioners.

Memorandum reg. Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners Click below Link Memorandum reg. Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners – Reg: Benefit of Upgraded/Merged Posts by 6th CPC for fixing of Minimum of Revised pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners

A VIDEO CLIP FROM THE VENUE OF OROP MAHARALLY HELD AT JM TODAY

E-Pension Payment Order: New Step in the Right Direction

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Defence

14-May-2018

E-Pension Payment Order: New Step in the Right Direction

Furthering the Digital India-initiatives of Govt. of India, Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad has startedissuance of electronic-Pension Payment Orders (e-PPOs) to the pensioners along with their Pension Disbursement Agencies viz., Banks, Defence Pension Disbursement Offices, Post Offices, etc. What began in the first phase, for all Commissioned Officers and JCOs/ORs of Armed Forces from the month of October 2017, has now been extended to all defence pensioners including defence civilians.

Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), Allahabad is the sole agency under Ministry of Defence which sanctions Pensions for the Defence Services viz., Army, Coast Guard, Defence Research and Development Organization,General Reserve Engineer Force, Border Roads Organization, Military Engineering Services and other Defence organisations including Defence Account Department and Defence Civilians.

The shift from manual system to e-PPO system is expected to minimize delays in pension disbursement and further revision as and when needed. This initiative also eliminates the occurrence of human errors in data entry at multiple levels.

The next big step in this direction would be digitizing pension documents received from 46 record offices and more than 2900 Heads of Offices. This initiative by PCDA (P) will facilitate better implementation of OROP.

Source : PIB

7th Pay Commission: Rail union ends strike but no clarity on pay hike, likely to continue agitation

New Delhi: Railway employees’ union on Friday morning ended their 72-hour relay hunger strike against non-implementation of the provisions of the 7th Pay Commission, the strike had begun on Tuesday morning but there was still no clarity on pay hike.

“If the government is not bothered about our interest, then, I am sorry to say, we also are not bothered to go indefinite strike,” Shiv Gopal Mishra, AIRF General Secretary asserted.

“The 72-hour relay hunger strike was organised across India to press for our genuine demand of improvement in minimum pay and fitment factor after implementation of 7th pay commission recommendations, provision of guaranteed pension and family pension to all the NPS (National Pension Scheme) covered employees, irrespective of their date of appointment,” leaders of All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF), said.
AIRF leaders told us, despite several meetings of their top leaders with officials of the central government organisations and Home Minister, Finance Minister, Railway Minister and Minister of State for Railways, the government has not taken any decision on their 7th Pay commission linked demands.
AIRF leaders also upset over-reported move of the government to privatize the national transporter.
“All the branches of AIRF affiliates, therefore, staged the aforesaid ‘relay hunger strike’ from Tuesday morning to today morning successfully, all over the Indian Railways,” they added.
The AIRF leaders while ending the strike said that their demands have not been met by the government till date.
General secretary of AIRF Shiv Gopal Mishra said employees will go on an indefinite strike if demands are not met.
“If the government is not bothered about our interest, then, I am sorry to say, we also are not bothered to go indefinite strike,” he asserted.
However, top Railway officials said that services were not hit by the strike. They said all things were normal from Tuesday morning to till date.

Tax Rates: Income Tax Slab For AY 2018-19

1. Income Tax Slab Rate for AY 2018-19 for Individuals:

1.1 Individual (resident or non-resident), who is of the age of less than 60 years on the last day of the relevant previous year:

Taxable income	Tax Rate
Up to Rs. 2,50,000	Nil
Rs. 2,50,000 to Rs. 5,00,000	5%
Rs. 5,00,000 to Rs. 10,00,000	20%
Above Rs. 10,00,000	30%

 1.2 Resident senior citizen, i.e., every individual, being a resident in India, who is of the age of 60 years or more but less than 80 years at any time during the previous year:

Taxable income	Tax Rate
Up to Rs. 3,00,000	Nil
Rs. 3,00,000 – Rs. 5,00,000	5%
Rs. 5,00,000 – Rs. 10,00,000	20%
Above Rs. 10,00,000

  1.3 Resident super senior citizen, i.e., every individual, being a resident in India, who is of the age of 80 years or more at any time during the previous year:

Taxable income	Tax Rate
Up to Rs. 5,00,000	Nil
Rs. 5,00,000 – Rs. 10,00,000	20%
Above Rs. 10,00,000	30%

Plus:
Surcharge: 10% of tax where total income exceeds Rs. 50 lakh
15% of tax where total income exceeds Rs. 1 crore
Education cess: 3% of tax plus surcharge