Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar and the Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh visiting the Red Horns Division, in Assam. (PTI photo)
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PANAJI: The much-awaited "one rank, one pension" (OROP) for the armed forces is likely to be cleared in a few days, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said in Goa on Saturday.
"OROP proposal is in final stage. The defence ministry has approved it and the finance ministry will clear it in a few days," he added.
He said it is the first time that a clear proposal has been sent to finance ministry on OROP.
An estimated Rs 8,000 crore is likely to be allocated by the government to fulfill its commitment to the over 25 lakh ex-servicemen, who have been demanding OROP for several years.
"OROP proposal is in final stage. The defence ministry has approved it and the finance ministry will clear it in a few days," he added.
He said it is the first time that a clear proposal has been sent to finance ministry on OROP.
An estimated Rs 8,000 crore is likely to be allocated by the government to fulfill its commitment to the over 25 lakh ex-servicemen, who have been demanding OROP for several years.
OROP is deeply buried within the ministries
ReplyDeleteWhat is new in this statement from the ones released in Feb., Mar., Apr. or early May except the date of release and why should this be accepted as trustworthy??
ReplyDeleteWe hope it to be a positive statement.
ReplyDeleteSimply we are feed up to listen double croX statement
ReplyDeleteWhat a pity situation our DM is in. Even after his bit of contribution towards OROP. Chalo let's hope this would be a final date with Ex-smn vtrns.
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