Saturday, May 8, 2010

'Govt Should Implement One Rank One Pension Soon'

The following news items on 7.5.2010 in outlook is posted for the benenfit of all veteran brothers:-
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A Parliamentary committee has asked the Defence Ministry to soon implement 'One Rank One Pension'  (OROP) for armed forces veterans, noting that a demand for this has not been accepted by it. "The  committee concludes that 'OROP' has not been accepted by the government. However, the pensionary benefits of ex-servicemen including disabled ex-servicemen have considerably been improved by implementation of the seven recommendations of a committee (headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar)," the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said in its report tabled in Lok Sabha today. The panel, headed by Satpal Maharaj (Congress) had considered the government replies to its earlier report submitted to Parliament in December last year. "The committee still recommend that the government should implement OROP in a holistic manner so that large number of ex-servicemen can be benefited. The government should also ensure that the various benefits provided to the ex-servicemen due to implementation of the recommendation of the Cabinet Secretary-headed committee, along with arrears if any, are paid expeditiously," it said. OROP implied that uniform pension should be paid to armed forces personnel retiring in the same rank with same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement and any future enhancement in the rates of pension should be automatically passed on to the past pensioners. After the veterans had organised events to return their service and gallantry medals to the President in protest, the government had, on the directions of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, set up the committee to consider the demand made in the wake of implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (CPC) recommendations in September 2008.

The committee recommended a plan under which the pensions would be as close to OROP, but this was being accepted by the ex-servicemen. However, the government decided to implement it. On the issue of lateral entry for ex-servicemen into central paramilitary forces, which the government was yet to implement, the Parliamentary panel said though it had highlighted the advantage of recruiting them in CPMF, it had not been implemented despite a CPC recommendation in this regard. "The committee desires that the Ministry expedite the matter to resolve the lateral induction of ex-servicemen in CPMF, PSUs and state police," which was the highlight of the Group of Ministers' recommendation for 'Reforming National Security System' made in 2001, it said.
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3 comments:

  1. Hope, Sardar Sahab shows some metal to accept and consider the recommendations, but one must not forget that after all he is also an ex beaureucrat.

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  2. The wording in the last para is wrong.
    "The committee recommended a plan under which the pensions would be as close to OROP, but this was being accepted by the ex-servicemen. However, the government decided to implement"
    It should read as , but this was NOT being accepted by the Ex-servicemen.

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  3. sir, mera kahana yah hai ki desh videsh ke dushman se ladne keliye 18-20 varsh ummar vala young ladko ko bharthi kiya jai na ki ek sene se pension aya huwa 40 varsh se jyatha ummar valo ko. Har ek admi eh chahatha hai ki paise. paise keliye apne desh ko kyoom sangad me dalraha ho. 40 varsh ke bad karmik na bhag dowd kar saktha hai iske bare me BPET/FPET test me patha chaltha hai. Dusham desh ke Kashmir va naxal vadi apne jan ki parwa nahi kartha lekin jawano ko unka parivar ko bhi dekna hai. Yadi ek jawan doosare budde jawan ke sath adankavadiyomse ladne jaye tho kudko, apne hathyar/amn, vasthr evam sathme aya budde ko bhi dekana padtha hai. Isse jwan ugravadi apne bhoj ko mardaltha hai. Bhoji ke marne se liberised pension, gratuity,ex-gratia etc big amount expense hoga. isse acha naya ladko ko nowkari dekar 40 varsh se adik ummar vala sabhi bhoji Sena(Army)ardh Sena (Para militry) ko 70% pension de kar bheje thada naye ko bharthi kiya jai

    Yah mera vijar hai. Sabhi merese jatha janane vala hai issdesh ke ugravadiyo se ladne keliye ek force retired huwa karmik chahiye ya new blood ke jawan chahiye aap deshniwasiyose pooche our unka vote mange thab jawab milega.

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