Lok Sabha Question No. 1117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: One Rank One Pension
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, C. N. JAYADEVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, Dr. BHOLA SINGH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, P. KUMAR, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, GANESH SINGH, PARASURAMAN K., NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, SRINIVAS KESINENI, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, GAURAV GOGOI, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, RAMA KISHORE SINGH, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, K. C. VENUGOPAL, ANTO  ANTONY, K. ASHOK KUMAR, FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1117

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## ONE RANK ONE PENSION

1117.  SHRI  GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

DR. BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA  M. SCINDIA:

SHRI  P. KUMAR:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI  K. PARASURAMAN:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

SHRI ELUMALAI  V.:

SHRI KESINENI NANI:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI  K. ASHOK KUMAR:

MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has notified the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for exservicemen and widows;
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features of the scheme;

- (c) whether  ex-servicemen  have  expressed  their  dissatisfaction  with  the  nature  of  the  OROP scheme notified by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the corrective measures taken / being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to extend OROP to premature retirees and proposed to recalculate pensions every five years instead of annually and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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- (a) Yes, Madam.  Government order on One Rank One Pension (OROP) has been issued on  07.11.2015.
- (b) Salient features of the OROP are as follows:
- (i) Pension of the past pensioners would be re-fixed on the basis of pension of  retirees  of  calendar  year  2013  and  the  benefit  will  be  effective  with effect from 01.07.2014.
- (ii) Pension will be re-fixed for all pensioners on the basis of the average of minimum and maximum pension of personnel retired in 2013 in the same rank and with the same length of service.
- (iii) Pension for those drawing above the average shall be protected.
- (iv) Arrears will be paid in four equal half yearly instalments.  However,  all the family pensioners including those in receipt of Special / Liberalized family pension and Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one instalment.
- (v) In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.
- (c) Certain  ex-servicemen  associations  have  been  demanding  for  changes  in methodology for fixation of pension, periodicity of its revision, coverage of future PMR cases etc.
- (d) The  Government  has  decided  to  appoint  a  Judicial  Committee  to  look  into anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation of OROP.
- (e) Personnel who opt to get discharged henceforth on their own request under Rule 13(3) 1(i)(b), 13(3)1(iv) or Rule 16B of the Army Rule 1954 or equivalent Navy or Air  Force  Rules  will  not  be  entitled  to  the  benefits  of  OROP.    It  will  be  effective prospectively and in future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.

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