Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-27
Subject: One Rank One Pension
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.130

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## ONE  RANK  ONE  PENSION

- *130.  ADV. CHINTAMAN  NAVASHA  WANAGA: SHRI DEEPENDER  SINGH  HOODA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  One  Rank  One  Pension  (OROP) scheme and if so, the details including the present status thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  budgetary  allocation,  revised  estimates  and  actual  expenditure incurred on the implementation of OROP during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;
- (c) whether  there  is  disagreement  amongst  some  of  the  Ex-servicemen  with  the present model of OROP and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of steps taken to engage them in a dialogue and resolve the issue; and
- (e) the  objectives  of  constitution  of  the  Justice  Narsimha  Reddy  Commission  on OROP and its key recommendations along with the status of their implementation?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 130 FOR ANSWER ON 27.12.2017

(a) to (e):    The Government had issued orders for implementation of One Rank  One  Pension  (OROP)  on  07.11.2015.  As  on  30.09.2017,  a  sum  of Rs.10,722.49 crore has been released to 20,42,892 Defence Forces Pensioners / Family Pensioners in four installments.

Payment  of  arrears  on  account  of  implementation  of  OROP  order dated 07.11.2015 is made from Defence Pension Budget Estimates.  Out of total  pension  budget,  there  is  no separate allocation  /  budgeting  towards OROP.    However,  out  of  the  total  Pension  Budget,  year-wise  details  of actual expenditure made on release of arrears of OROP are as under:

| Financial year   | Amount disbursed on account of OROP Arrears   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16          | Rs. 2,861.55 Crores                           |
| 2016-17          | Rs. 5,370.61 Crores                           |
| 2017-18          | Rs. 2,490.33 Crores (upto 30.09.2017)         |
| Total:           | Rs. 10,722.49 Crores                          |

Some Ex-Servicemen Associations have been demanding changes  in  methodology  for  fixation  of  pension,  periodicity  of  its revision, coverage of future Pre-mature retirees (PMR) cases, etc. The Government  appointed  One  Member  Judicial  Committee  (OMJC)  on OROP to look into anomalies, if  any  arising  out  of  implementation  of OROP on 14.12.2015.  The Terms of Reference of the Committee was as under:-

To  examine and  make  recommendations on  references  received from the Central Government on the following matters:-

- (i) Measures  for  the removal  of anomalies  that may  arise  in implementation of the OROP Letter No.12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)/ Part-II, dated 7.11.2015.
- (ii) Measures for  the  removal  of anomalies that  may  arise out  of inter-service  issues  of  the  three  forces  due to  implementation of OROP order ibid.
- (iii) Implications on service matters.
- (iv) Any  other matter referred by the Central  Government  on implementation of the OROP or related issues.

In  making  its  recommendations,  the  Committee  shall  take  into account the financial impact of its recommendations.

Around  3200  representations  for  addressing  the  anomalies  on OROP  were  received  from  individuals  /  Associations  which  were examined and issues referred to the Judicial Committee on OROP for its recommendations. The Committee submitted its report on 26.10.2016. An Internal Committee has been constituted by the Government on 19.07.2017 to examine the recommendations of OMJC with respect to feasibility and financial aspects.

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