Lok Sabha Question No. 666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: One Rank One Pension
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.666

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## ONE RANK ONE PENSION

666. SHRI  ALOK SANJAR: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE SHRIMATI  V. SATHYA BAMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has appointed a Judicial Committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) headed by Justice L. Narashimha Reddy, to look into anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation of OROP and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Committee has submitted its full report to the Government and if so, the details thereof along with the composition and terms of reference of the Committee;
- (c) whether the  Government has  examined  and  taken decision on implementing  the recommendations of the Committee and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  budgetary provision  made  in the Financial  Year  2016-17  for implementation of OROP are yet to be disbursed fully to all the Ex-Servicemen / Family Pensioners; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken by  the  Government  to  expedite  the process?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a)  to  (c):  Government  had  appointed  a  Judicial  Committee  headed  by Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 14.12.2015,  to  look  into  anomalies,  if  any,  arising  out  of  implementation OROP. The terms of reference of the Committee is enclosed as Annexure. The  Committee  has  submitted  its  report  on  26.10.2016  which  is  under examination.

:  2  :

(d) & (e): During the Financial year 2016-17, a sum of Rs. 12456 crore has  been  provided  for  expected  expenditure  on  account  of  One  Rank One Pension(OROP).

The status of payment to the Defence Pensioners/Family Pensioners  on  account  of  implementation  of  OROP  benefits,  as  on 03.11.2016 are as under:

| Beneficial pensioners (pre-July 2014)   | No. of cases paid (1 st instalment and lump-sum payment   |   Amount disbursed (in crore) | No. of cases paid (2 nd instalment)   |   Amount disbursed (in crore) |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 20,63,529                               | 19,35,968                                                 |                       3927.86 | 12,37,511                             |                       1817.29 |

Out of 20,63,529 pensioner beneficiaries, 1,27,561 Defence Pensioners/Family Pensioners are yet to get the benefits of OROP. Public Grievance Cell in the Department is receiving grievances of the pensioners/family pensioners and taking up the matters with the concerned Department  for  redressal  of  their  grievances.  Disposal  of  grievances  is monitored at the highest level in the Government.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 666 FOR ANSWER ON 18.11.2016

## Terms of Reference of Judicial Committee on OROP

The Terms of Reference for the Committee is 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 07.11.2015.
- 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.
5. In  making  its recommendations, the Committee shall take into account the financial impact of its recommendations.

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