Rs. 3,186 Crore Given To Over 17 Lakh Veterans Under OROP: Manohar Parrikar

All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: May 09, 2016 20:56 IST

New Delhi:  Over Rs. 3,186 crore has been paid to more than 17 lakh military veterans on account of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme and 100 per cent compliance is expected by the month-end, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said.

"17,29,358 pensioners have benefited from OROP to the tune of Rs. 3,186 crore. Expect to ensure cent per cent compliance by May end," Mr Parrikar tweeted.

A section of veterans, who had been protesting for "complete" implementation of OROP, had recently called off their nearly a year-long protest at Jantar Mantar.

They have now decided to take the legal route to press their demand.

Mr Parrikar had in September last year announced implementation of the OROP for ex-servicemen but the veterans have been continuing with their protest demanding "complete" implementation of the scheme.

COMPLAINT NOS OF CPPC MAHARASHTRA

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 11:44 AM, AGM-NOEL V SAMUEL-RO-MUMBAI <noelvsamuel@iobnet.co.in> wrote:

Mr Santhosh

Please send me specific cases relating to Maharashtra Region so that I can talk to the concerned authority  to  redress the complaint. Now I am getting mail from all over India to sort out the issue.  For all other cases you can take up with CPPC mail and Phone No 044-28889278,28889384,04428889368.

Regards

Noel Samuel

AGM

 Santosh Kumar Singh <santosh2002@gmail.com>

To

AGM-NOEL V SAMUEL-RO-MUMBAI

CC

K Damayanthi M B Chandran Menon mp sharma Mahananda Biswas

Today at 12:19

Sir,

Your CPPC is totally out of reach. They did not respond even when  a Senior IAS officer  from MoD (Joint Secretary ESW) wrote to them. I will forward you that mail also which Joint Secretary ESW from MoD sent to CPPC.

If you can divert those mails to your CPPC, so with your influence of your office, lacks of ex servicemen and widows will be benefited 

Regards

SK Singh

General Secretary - AFVAI

REPLY RECEIVED BY AFVAI GEN SECRETARY FROM DESW

 Dear Shri Santosh Kumar ji,

We are looking into it.

Hope we will sort out the issue shortly.

with regards,

yours sincerely,

K.Damayanthi

JS,ESW

  On 05/03/16 09:25 PM, Santosh Kumar Singh <santosh2002@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Ma'am

Sub: Re: Fwd: LAST RANK HELD PENSION FOR PRE-2006 PENSIONER

Hope that with blessing of god, you would be doing good. We want to bring a very strange case, actually the side effect of PCDA circular 555, the orop circular which  re-introduced many obsoleted conditions for JCO/ORs and one them being pension for last rank held.

This veteran was drawing pension of Warrant Officer and but due to circular 555, bank (SBI in this case) has issued the recovery notice (Copy enclosed) reason being that his last rank held is now not being considered as rank pensioned due to circular 555. Ma'am it is grave injustice under your umbrella and we impose our confidence in you that you will address this issue on priority.

I kindly request you to go through below mail for details written by the veteran to me and please take necessary action.

If you remember we have already submitted a representation on this subject to you and I am attaching the same again for your reference

 Would request a response.....

 Regards

Santosh K Singh

ex-PO

General Secy-AFVAI 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: TP Singh <tp.blossoms@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 3, 2016 at 1:51 PM
Subject: LAST RANK HELD PENSION FOR PRE-2006 PENSIONER
To: santosh2002@gmail.com

Dear Sir,
I have the honor to state the following for your kind and necessary action at your end -

1. I am Veteran WO of Indian Air Force. Served in the Air Force for 30 years 161 days (Date of Joining 06.07.1963 to 13.12.1993) and held my last rank as WO till my discharge from Indian Air Force.

2. On my discharge vide PPO No. 08/14/B/05728/1994 (copy attached). I was awarded JWO Pension at that time as per the rules.

3. On the 6th CPC recommendations for Revision of Pension for PRE-2006 Retirees, as per change in rule for PRE-2006, I am suppose to have my WO (Group Y) pension as mentioned in MOD Letter No. 17(4) 2008(1) D(Pen/Pol) dated 11.11.2008, Foot Note Sr. No. 1 says RANK MEANS RANK LAST HELD NOT RANK FOR WHICH PENSIONED. I wrote to my PDA and finally I represented my case in the LokAdalat of PCDA(P) at Ludhiana on 25.06.2011 to Sh. M K Srivastva, Group Officer, O/o PCDA(Pensions), Allahabad and I was granted the pension for WO July' 2011 onwards.

4. Now on the setting my pension as per OROP my PDA (SBI) CPPC, Panchkula, Haryana have given me pension for the rank of JWO as Rs. 10742.00 per month (basic pension) whereas my old pension was for WO Rs. 11970.00 per month (basic pension) as per 6th CPC. I approached Directorate of Air Veterans, they advised to PDA on email for doing the correction and award me the pension for the rank of WO. To my shock, my PDA (SBI) has sent me Notice for the recovery of Rs. 1,81,896.00. My PDA is demanding Corrigendum PPO where it should be clearly written as Pension to be given for the Last Rank Held, i.e. WO. My PDA has started giving me pension for JWO since March' 2016.

It is requested in your honour to please help me in this case by issuing Corrigendum PPO for Pension of WO and necessary instructions to my PDA. My service and other records are as under:-

NAME:     HARJINDER SINGH
SERVICE NUMBER:   245546-F
RANK :  WO
RECORD OFFICE: AFRO, NEW DELHI
PPO NO. : 08/14/B/05728/1994
DATE OF JOINING: 06.07.1963
DATE OF DISCHARGE:  13.12.1993
NAME OF PDA:  STATE BANK OF INDIA
                            ADB BRANCH, TAGORE NAGAR, LUDHIANA
                            BRANCH CODE: 5579
                            EMAIL: sbi.05579@sbi.co.in
CPPC (SBI) :  STATE BANK OF INDIA
                      CPPC CELL, ADMN OFFICE BUILDING
                      IInd FLOOR, PLOT NO. 1, 2
                      SECTOR - 5, PANCHKULA, HARYANA
                      EMAIL :   sbi.04469@sbi.co.in
MY RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 123, RAJOURI GARDEN
                                                BAREWAL, FEROZEPUR ROAD
                                                LUDHIANA - 141012  PUNJAB / INDIA

I look forward to your kind and immediate arrangement to solve this problem and instruct the concerned to issue Corrigendum PPO and pass instructions to my PDA to set my Pension for WO instead of JWO.
Thanks & Best Regards,
Harjinder Singh
123, Rajouri Garden
Barewal, Ferozepur Road
Ludhiana 141012  Punjab / INDIA
Mobile: 9872667723
                             

 

AN APPEAL FROM COL ANIL KAUL Vrc

 

May 1, 2016    

Col Anil Kaul is in trouble today due to complicated medical problems.He has sacrificed his healt for OROP struggle at Jantar Mantar. He appeals as follows
Ladies & gentlemen, friends and we’ll wishers ,
In the past year or so while fully engrossed in the OROP struggle, I have had to cope with some personal medical issues. They have now reached a state where I am making this appeal. I have two issues to take care off. One is simple and is being addressed on 11/6 . A cataract operation being done at the Shroff Eye Centre in south Delhi. The other is a more serious and complex problem and that is to do with the failure of both my kidneys necessitating dialysis three times a week. I have been advised to undergo a transplant at the earliest. While all other parameters can be handled the availability of a donor is beyond my control. I have no blood relations to turn to as they have all moved on. I am 65 years, my blood group is A+. Should anyone be kind enough to help me please do contact me on my
mail ID kaulvrcanil@gmail.com.or
my direct no 9810272291.
Thank you in anticipation.
Kaul family.

Jethmalani to fight legal battle on OROP issue

 

"I am 93-years-old and I can die any day but I assure you that it will not happen before I get you justice from Supreme Court," he said.

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani today assured the ex-servicemen demanding “complete implementation” of ‘One Rank One Pension’ that he will lead their legal battle in the apex court.

“I am 93-years-old and I can die any day but I assure you that it will not happen before I get you justice from Supreme Court,” Mr. Jethmalani said while addressing armed forces veterans staging protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital.

Major General (retd) Satbir Singh, leader of the protesting veterans, claimed that a case would be filed by Mr. Jethmalani on the OROP demand in the Supreme Court in the next 3-4 days and that Mr. Jethmalani would not charge any fee.

Mr. Jethmalani, who has been fighting a legal case over the issue of black money in SC since 2009, also lashed out at the Narendra Modi government for “failing” to bring back black money stashed away abroad.

“Modi promised to bring back black money from foreign countries and I believed him but he fooled me. But when German government offered to disclose the names of such bank account holders, no one from India approached it,” he claimed.

Singh said four more cases have been filed in the armed forces tribunal.

“These cases pertain to rulings for Jawans, war widows, arrears since 2006, payments for honourary ranks, rounding off of disability pension, and payments of reservists,” he said.

The veterans’ protest at Jantar Mantar entered its 320th day on Friday.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had in September last year announced implementation of the long delayed OROP for ex-servicemen but the veterans have been continuing with their protest demanding “complete” implementation of the scheme.

DENIAL OF OROP TO RESERVIST PENSIONERS-TRIBUNAL ISSUES NOTICE TO MOD

The Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, has issued notice to the Ministry of Defence on a petition challenging the notification issued by the Ministry regarding the one rank one pension (OROP) on February 3, 2016.

The petitioners contend that para 4.1 of the notification deprives reservist pensioners /DSC Pensioners and those who are in receipt of two pension and many other categories from the benefits of one rank, one pension from July 1, 2014, which is illegal, discriminatory, arbitrary, resulting in violation of the Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution and infringement to the Right to Property .

The Bench of the AFT consisting of Justice Parkash Krishna and Lt Gen DS Sidhu ( Retd) issued notice for July 4, 2016, to the Ministry of Defence.

The petitions were filed by the chairman of the All-India Ex-servicemen Welfare Association, Bhim Sen Sehgal, on behalf of the petitioners Baldev Singh, Raghuvir Singh, Bhuri Singh, Raj Mal, Chand Kishore Sharma and many others reservist pensioners, DSC pensioners, as well as those drawing two pensions but deprived of the one rank one pension from July7, 2014.

The association has demanded setting aside of the portion of the notification and direction to the authorities for the grant of OROP to all categories of personnel, including the reservist pensioners, DSC pensioners and those drawing two pensions and the pensions of all these categories be revised from July 1, 2009, September 24, 2012 and then from July 1, 2014, onwards and all arrears be paid to them with interest and exemplary damages.

Sehgal, who appeared for the (PBORs) submitted before the Bench that these reservist pensioners of the Indian Army had served during emergencies of the Indo-China Aggression of 1962, Indo-Pak War of 1965 and 1971 and on completion of their regular and reserve service of 15 years were granted the reservist pension of Rs 40 pm in 1972 which was revised to Rs. 375 pm from January 1,1986, then Rs1,275 pm from January 1,1996 and then Rs 3,500 pm w.e.f January 1, 2006, but thereafter there was no increase in their pension from July, 2009, September 24, 2012, and then from July 1, 2014 (on OROP). The association had already submitted representation to the authorities concerned but nothing has been done till date, hence the association moves the Armed Forces Tribunal for the relief to these unfortunate soldiers who are in advance stage of their life

REPLY RECEIVED FROM DESW THAT THEY ARE ON THE JOB

On 04/24/16 07:31 PM, Santosh Kumar Singh <santosh2002@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Ma'am

With reference to our earlier meeting in your chamber where I represented the case of delinking 33 yrs condition due to various court rulings but you mentioned that since rule of 33 yrs is not yet abolished by Pension department (DoPPW), you can not issue any such instruction. At the same time you had informed us that as soon as Department of Pension of GOI issue any letter in this regard, you will immediately take the cognizance of report and issue the letter for defence personnel also.

Now that department of Pension & Pensioner's welfare, Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension  (GOI) have issued the letter no. 38/73/08-P & PW(A) dated 6-Apr-16 regarding delinking of 33 yrs condition, we are eagerly waiting letter from MoD (DESW) and we all request you to take all initiative in issuing the letter as early as and as previously informed to us.

Regards

​Santosh K Singh

Ex Petty Officer

General SecretarY
AFVAI 

REPLY
 From: "K Damayanthi" <jsesw@nic.in>
Date: Apr 24, 2016 22:03
Subject: Re: Issuance of MoD letter on De-Linkng of 33 Yrs Condition for Defence Personnel
To: "Santosh Kumar Singh" <santosh2002@gmail.com>
Cc: "R.K. Arora" <us-pen-legal2@desw.gov.in>, "Shr T.R Singal" <ds-pension@desw.gov.in>
Dear Shri Santosh Kumar ji,

We have received the copy and requested CGDA to send the DGL.

It will be at the earliest.

with regards,

yours sincerely,

K.Damayanthi

  On 04/21/16 08:23 AM, Diwan Singh <diwan.neera@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dear Madam,

we are very delighted to know that you have been at the forefront for championing the causes of welfare of retired soldiers and what impresses us your prompt reply to our genuine requests forwarded to you either through mail or by post. Again we request your goodself to consider our request to let us know the time by which orders from MOD are likely to be issued on delinking of 33 yrs of service for full pension issued by DOPT on 06.04.2016.

  It would not be out of place to apprise your goodself that nearly all the Departments of Indian Govt except MOD have issued orders for compliance of the above orders. Kindly let us hear from you the expected date of issuance of these orders.

Thanks

Diwan singh

 REPLY

 From: K Damayanthi <jsesw@nic.in>
To: Diwan Singh <diwan.neera@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: The latest OM dated 06.04.2016 issued by DOPT on delinking 33 years of service for full pension

we have initiated the process. we will do at the earliest.