Redressing Grievances of Ex-Servicemen over OROP
Salient features of the Government order dated 07.11.2015 on OROP are as under:-
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.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 same length of service.Pension
for those drawing above the averages shall be protected.Arrears will be
paid in four equal half yearly installments. However, all the family
pensioners including those in receipt of Special / Liberalized family
pension and Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one
installment. In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.
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 entitled to the benefits of OROP. It will be effective
prospectively.
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 has submitted its report on
26.10.2016.
Public
Grievance Cell in the Department is receiving grievances of the
pensioners / family pensioners and taking up the matter with the
concerned offices e.g. Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA),
Principal Controller of DefenCe Accounts (Pension), etc for readdress of
their grievances. Disposal of grievances is monitored at the highest
level in the Government.
Out
of 20,81,072 OROP beneficiaries, 20,07,090 Pensioners have already
received the first installment and lump-sum payment on account of OROP.
Further, in 15,66,486 cases, 2nd installment have also been paid.
A total of 73,982 Pensioners are yet to be
benefited under OROP. Out of these 73,982 cases, details of
approximately 30,000 missing information cases have been provided by
Pension Sanctioning Authorities (PSAs) to various Pension Disbursing
Agencies (PDAs) for making payment and in 29,612 cases payments have
been discontinued due to non-identification of the pensioners.
This information was given by Minister of
State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Ram
Kumar Kashyapin Rajya Sabha today.
SOURCE:PIB
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