NEW DELHI, February 03, 2019 22:46 IST
They claim several allowances have not been sanctioned
In his Budget speech last week, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said
the government had implemented the long-pending One Rank One Pension
(OROP) scheme and increased other allowances for soldiers. But the
remark has not enthused the veterans. A section of them says several
other allowances, like Non-Functional Upgrade (NFU), have not been
sanctioned yet.
“The previous government announced it [OROP] in three Budgets, but sanctioned a mere ₹500 crore in the 2014-15 interim Budget; in contrast, we have already disbursed over ₹35,000 crore after implementing the scheme in its true spirit,” Mr. Goyal had said.
Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement chairman Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh (retired), who has been spearheading a protest for removing the anomalies in OROP, said the comments were “misleading.” “Mr. Goyal is misleading the ex-servicemen and the nation. He has not given the break-up of the ₹35,000 crore that he said was disbursed.”
As for the other allowances, Mr. Goyal had said the government had also announced a “substantial” increase in the Military Service Pay of all service personnel, and in the special allowances given to naval and Air Force personal deployed for high-risk duties.
The NFU has been one of the core anomalies, raised by the services, in the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations, which are yet to be implemented for the services. The matter is in the Supreme Court.
Maj. Gen. Singh explained that as per the calculations, OROP entailed ₹5,500 crore a year on the government in the current form and ₹8,300 crore if it was implemented as per the accepted definition. As for the arrears, OROP had been implemented since 2014, and the arrears were for only two years. “So the figure of ₹35,000 crore is misleading, and Mr. Goyal should explain it.”
“The previous government announced it [OROP] in three Budgets, but sanctioned a mere ₹500 crore in the 2014-15 interim Budget; in contrast, we have already disbursed over ₹35,000 crore after implementing the scheme in its true spirit,” Mr. Goyal had said.
Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement chairman Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh (retired), who has been spearheading a protest for removing the anomalies in OROP, said the comments were “misleading.” “Mr. Goyal is misleading the ex-servicemen and the nation. He has not given the break-up of the ₹35,000 crore that he said was disbursed.”
As for the other allowances, Mr. Goyal had said the government had also announced a “substantial” increase in the Military Service Pay of all service personnel, and in the special allowances given to naval and Air Force personal deployed for high-risk duties.
The NFU has been one of the core anomalies, raised by the services, in the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations, which are yet to be implemented for the services. The matter is in the Supreme Court.
Maj. Gen. Singh explained that as per the calculations, OROP entailed ₹5,500 crore a year on the government in the current form and ₹8,300 crore if it was implemented as per the accepted definition. As for the arrears, OROP had been implemented since 2014, and the arrears were for only two years. “So the figure of ₹35,000 crore is misleading, and Mr. Goyal should explain it.”
Yesterday,SC granted NFU to officers of CAPF.army is most important of our security apparatus and there is no doubt that army/navy/airforce will also have to be given NFU.Hence,pensions would be refixed accordingly.
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Your chief is fighting tooth & nail, at the behest of Babus,to deny NFU to the army.
ReplyDeleteWhat about de classifying OMJC Report? This Govt has not given anything to veterans. It is the Apex court which always comes to the rescue of the veterans.
ReplyDeleteMr Goyal should explain the amount of Rs 35000/- crore which has been disbursed on account of OROP. The minister should go back and check up with the bureaucrats of the ESW who made this beautiful speech for him. Let this irresponsible fellow be sacked.
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