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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
New Delhi: In what can be termed good news for ex-armed forces personnel, the Cabinet on Monday approved a pension plan of Rs 23,00 crore under the ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme.
Services personnel who have retired before January 2006, will now be entitled to pension almost equal to their counterparts who superannuated after this date.
The estimated cost of this proposal will be approx Rs 2,300 crore per annum.
The Armed forces have been agitating for One Rank One Pension scheme for quite some time now.
As per the bonanza scheme, every ex-serviceman will be eligible for the same pension at his rank, regardless of when he joined or retired.
The ‘One Rank One Pension’ was a demand of 1.3-million strong defence personnel which got partly approved today based on the recommendations of a panel set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The slew of measures taken by the Government to increase pension and pay of the armed forces included enhancement of family pension, granting of dual family pension and family pension to mentally and physically challenged wards of defence personnel even after their marriage, officials said here.
An official release said steps taken by the Government are expected to largely "meet the demands of the defence pensioners for one rank one pension (OROP)."
The committee, headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth had submitted its report on August 08, 2012.
Set up on July 13 this year on the orders of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the committee had Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Pulok Chatterjee and Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as members, apart from secretaries of departments of expenditure, ex-servicemen's welfare, and personnel and training.
"The gap in pension of pre- and post-January 2006 retiree jawans will be bridged by determining the pension of pre- January 2006 pensioners on the basis of notional maximum for the ranks and groups across the three Services as in case of post-January 2006 retirees," the official release said.
"The pension of pre-January 2006 commissioned officer pensioners will be stepped up with reference to maximum fitment table for the ranks instead of minimum pay band," it said.
The decision would be implemented from a prospective date, Defence Ministry officials said.
As per the present system, personnel retiring under the 6th pay commission get more pension than their counterparts who have retired under previous pay commissions.
The Cabinet also accepted the enhancement of family pension for the families of serving and retired defence personnel who have lost their lives.
"The pension of pre-January 2006 family pensioners including officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and other ranks will be stepped up based on the minimum of the fitment table instead of the minimum pay band," the release said.
The government also allowed the Dual Family Pension which means that the pensioner would be allowed to draw both military and civil employment pensions.
It also agreed to the demand of granting family pension to mentally and physically challenged children of defence forces personnel even after their marriage.
This pension was so far granted to them only till their marriage.
Commenting on the virtual acceptance of the OROP demand, former Army Chief Gen VK Singh said, "They have done a lot for the good of the veterans community. They should have done it long back as it was long overdue."
Meanwhile, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is expected to have discussed a proposal to set up a training academy of the Coast Guard in Kerala and an IAF proposal for procuring equipment for their aircraft.
With PTI inputs
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First Published: Monday, September 24, 2012, 21:03
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Devi Dutt Sharma - Panchkula
Thanks for all ESM who fought for this suprime work. Thanks a lot.
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Ex. Petty Officer R.U.Barbhuiya - Shillong
It seems to be lollypop, lets wait and watch the actual outcome. However, thanks to Mr.PM and his team.
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Ex-Sgt NS Choudhary - Shimla
The news has been wrongly published as well as highlighted. We have nothing joyous when we go through the nitty gritty detaila of proposal.In fact, we won`t get our due till the IAS bureaucrats are nominated to decide our fate. These bureaucrats have no stake in armed forces and they see it as futile expenditure except in times of war. A paltry enhancement of sum of Rs. 400 for Havildars and equivalent is like slap on our face. So pals continue to fight till end. If PM is so sincere in his efforts just let him avoid one scam of UPA Government and give the amount for OROP.
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Ex-Sgt SHIB NATH CHAKRABORTY 642650-K - KOLKATA
LONG LIVE Mr PM &HIS ENTIRE TEAM.THANKS.
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BRIG HS BRAR - chandigarh
gOOD NEWS, THOUGH LATE.
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Ex.Sgt Amardas udasi - indore
OROP announce is not what OROP is supposed to be.please wait and watch ,what practically you are going to get..you all will come out of dream after few days.Be prepared to fight back.
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Ex JWO U C PATRA - LUCKNOW
IT IS A GREAT SURPRISE OF RELEASING A LONG PENDING DEMAND OF EX SERVICEMEN. THANKS.
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Ex-Sgt Deepak Pandya,Indian Air Force - Vadodara,Gujarat.
Sir, It is really a long pending task completed in very appropriate time of Ganeshostav time,forthcoming festivals like Dussera and Diwali ,hope the amount is credited in our account before Dewali atleast.I thank to the Central Govt. for thinking sensibly and implementing in right occassion.All Ex-Servicemen are in cheer mood after getting this news,Yesterday. Thanks and Regards,
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Didar Singh Kalsi, Ex Sgt - Chandigarh
Congratulations to all EXS.Happy ending!
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William George, Ex CPL - Kanpur
My heartiest thanks to the present Govt and its committee members for fulfilling the long awaited demands of lakhs of Ex-servicemen and Congratulations to all who would be benefited by this Festive Bonanza of 2012..
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colonel s n jha retd - patna
DEAR SIR . MAY I REQUEST YOU TO KINDLY CLARIFY AS TO TO HOW MUCH BENEFIT A RETIRED SOLDIERS RANK WISE WILL GET BY GOVT GIVING ON RANK ONE PENSION. REGARDS
nb/sub sansar singh, retd - pune
Good news to hear after a waiting of long time. Credit goes to the leaders of the veterans who took this long outstanding demand to the highest level of the Govt. Finally the Govt has found the issue as an genuine and accord their approval. I salute the milions of veterans who got their dues in a very discipline and a systematic procedure. We have shown to Govt that we fight with external froces only and not internally. Thanks to the honorable prime minister who might have been waiting for a right time to declare.
635193-S EX Sgt Shakweel S. Shaikh (R.T.O) - Pune
Thanks to all the Persons who took pain for OROP and helped the needy EX Servicemen.May Almighty bless them. 635193-S Ex Sgt Shakeel Shaikh (R.T.O)
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