Tuesday, February 17, 2015

OROP AND PENSION OF VEER NAARIS - LATEST INPUTS FROM MOD

OROP AND PENSION OF VEER NAARIS - 
LATEST INPUTS FROM MOD
As expected and  promised by RM to the Veterans of the nation   that he will personally monitor the progress on OROP.  True to his promise he has chaired a meeting on 17 feb 2015 of  OROP action committee. The meeting was attended by CGDA,DESW, MOD and Army pay cell Maj Gen Aggarwal and Col Pruthi. Col Rathore also attended the meeting. It is confirmed that OROP file has finally reached MOD.
Following decisions have been taken as information received
  1. OROP will be as per approved definition.
  2. In most of cases ESM will get fixed at highest of their rank pay band. 
  3. OROP equalization will be done annually. 
  4. Some issues of Major's pension are under discussion and will be sorted out soon.  
. File is under final scrutiny and preparation and file will be dispatched to MOF on 23 Feb as RM is going to attend Annual Aero Show at Bangaluru from 17 to 22 Feb.
CGDA has already issued circular no 536 ( Given Blow) giving increase in pension of widows w.e.f. 24 Sep 12. This circular fixes the pension of widow at 60% of the pension of the ESM as given in circular 500. Widows will get this enhanced pension from 24 Sep 2012. They will further get arrears from 1 Jan 2006 as and when the MOD issues such instructions. 
All Veterans salutes sincerity of RM Sh Manohar Parrikar. He is a man of his words. He had promised action on OROP by 17 Feb and he has executed it. 






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