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OROP - GOVT AND PARLIAMENT

OROP : Just Read the two bit answer by Honorable MOS for Defence in a written reply in the Parliament, on 30 Nov 09. Is it, in any way, different from the earlier ones??? They have given lollipops to every one especially the ESMs of all shades and textures. Couldn't it be more precise and to the point rather than "beating about the bush" as usual and all the time. Please be assured that the ESMs will achieve only this much and no more, whatever they may do. Most ESM organisations are far too busy trying to do each other in.

Long live the Indian Government who is bent upon demeaning those brave souls, who sacrificed their yesterday for Country's today.

Posted by DVS Kang and edited by "India of My Dreams".

Press Information Bureau Government of India

Monday, November 30, 2009
Ministry of Defence

DISCREPANCIES IN ONE RANK ONE PENSION SCHEME

14:10 IST

LOK SABHA

A Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary to look into the issue of One Rank One Pension and other related matters. After considering all aspects of the issue, the Committee did not find it administratively feasible to recommend One Rank One Pension, as such. However, several other recommendations to substantially improve pensionary benefits of Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) and Commissioned officers have been made, which have been accepted by the Government:-

(i) Inclusion of Classification Allowance for PBOR from Jan 01, 2006.

(ii) Removal of linkage of full pension with 33 years from Jan 01, 2006.

(iii) Revision of Lt Gen Pension after carving out a separate pay scale for them.

(iv) Bringing parity between pension of pre and post October 10, 1997 PBOR pensioners.

(v) Further improving PBOR pensions based on award of GOM, 2006.

(vi) Broadbanding of percentage of disability/war injury pension for pre Jan 01, 1996 disability/war injury pensioners.

(vii) Removal of cap on war injury element of pension in the case of disabled pensioners belonging to Category ‘E’.

Recommendations at (i) and (ii) stand implemented by issue of Government letter dated October 30, 2009.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM Pallam Raju in a written reply to Smt Sushma Swaraj and others in Lok Sabha today.