Lok Sabha Question No. 637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: OROP Scheme
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA, CHARANJEET SINGH RORI, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, ALOK SANJAR, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.637

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  FEBRUARY, 2016

## OROP  SCHEME

637. SHRI  DEVAJIBHAI  G. FATEPARA:

SHRI  CHARANJEET  SINGH  RORI:

ADV. JOICE  GEORGE:

SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE:

SHRI  MULLAPPALLY  RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI  BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB:

SHRI  DUSHYANT  CHAUTALA:

SHRI  K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI  ALOK  SANJAR:

SHRIMATI  KOTHAPALLI  GEETHA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  implementation  of  the  One  Rank  One  Pension  (OROP)  scheme including the funds allocated for the purpose;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  representations  from  various  Ex-Servicemen Associations  and  beneficiaries  regarding  anomalies  and  their  dissatisfaction  with  the  order  of OROP scheme;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  appointed  a  Judicial  Committee  to  look  into  the anomalies in implementation of the said scheme;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  main  recommendations  of  the  Committee and  if not, the time by which it is likely to submit its report; and
- (e) the other steps taken / proposed  to  be taken by the Government  for  effective implementation of the OROP scheme in a time-frame manner?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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- (a)      Detailed  instructions  along  with  OROP  tables  on  implementation  of OROP  have  been  issued  on  3.2.2016.    Considering  the  requirement  for implementation  of  'One  Rank  One  Pension',  the  expenditure  ceiling  for Defence  Pensions  in  BE  2016-2017  has  been  increased  from  Rs.69,876 crores to Rs.82,332.66 crores.

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- (b)    Yes, Madam.

(c)  &  (d):      Yes,  Madam.  One  member  Judicial  Committee  has  been appointed  on  14.12.2015  to  look  into  the  anomalies  arising  out  of implementation of OROP. The Judicial Committee will submit its report in six months. (e)    The following instructions have been issued to Pension Disbursing Agencies(PDAs) for effective implementation of OROP: (i).    The arrears on account of revision of pension from 01.07.2014 be  paid  in  four  equal  half  yearly  instalments.  However,  family pensioners including those in receipt of Special/Liberalized family pension and  all  Gallantry  award  winners  shall  be  paid  arrears  in one instalment. (iii).      In  case  of  any  doubt,  PDA  may  immediately  take  up  the matter with nodal officers of respective PSAs, the details of which shall be notified by Pr. CDA(P)  Allahabad in their implementation (ii).      Any  required  information,  if  not  available  in  record  may  be referred  to  Pension  Sanctioning  Authority(PSA)  concerned  who will  provide  the  requisite  information  from  the  available  records within 15 days to the PDAs.

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