OROP Saga continues
In reply to DEXSW/R/2017/50519 dated 27th
September 2017, Deptt of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare made available 38 pages of
information – almost all of 36 pages duplication of statement of intent of MoD
to expeditiously examine the Report of the Justice Narasimha Reddy Committee on
OROP submitted on 26th October 2016.
From the 38 pages, the author has extracted two pages which are
the Terms of Reference for the Justice Reddy Committee.
F No. 1(4)/2016/D
(P/P)
Ministry of Defence
Department of
Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare
D (Pension/Policy)
Dated: 20th
July 2016
To
Hon’ble Justice L Narasimha Reddy
Retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Head of Judicial Committee on OROP
Sir,
Ministry
of Defence, Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare has issued orders on
7-11-2015 for implementation of “One Rank One Pension” (OROP) for the
Ex-Servicemen with effect from 1.7.2014. Detailed orders in this regard were
issued on 3.2.2016.
2. The Central Government appointed a Judicial Committee headed by
Justice L Narasimha Reddy, Retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court on
14.12.2015. The Terms of Reference for the Committee is as follows:
i. Measures for the removal of anomalies
that may arise in implementation of the OROP letter No. 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol) Part
II dated 7.11.2015.
ii. Measures for the removal of anomalies that
may arise out of the three forces due to implementation of OROP order ibid.
iii. Implications on service matters.
iv. Any other matter referred by the Central
Government on implementation of OROP or related issues.
In making its
recommendations, the Committee shall take into account the financial impact of
its recommendations.
3. A Public Notice was issued on 13.4.2016 calling for
representations from Defence Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners/Defence
Pensioners Associations on anomalies that may have arisen out of implementation
of OROP order by 29.04.2016 which was extended up to 15.05.2016. Services
Headquarters of Army, Navy and Air Force were also requested to bring to the notice
of the Department of ESW, Ministry of Defence any anomaly that has come up due
to implementation of OROP.
4. Suggestions/Views in response to the Notice received from
Service Headquarters and other stake holders have been examined by the Department
of Ex-Servicmen Welfare. In terms of Ministry of Defence notification No. 12
(01)2014- D (Pen/Pol) Part II dated 14.12.2015, the following issues arising
out of the implementation of OROP are referred to the Judicial Committee for
making its recommendations to the Central Government:
(i) Whether the benefit of OROP is to be
extended to Reservists
(ii) Whether the decision to grant benefit of
MACP under OROP only to Pensioners who have actually earned requires any
modification.
(iii) Whether pension tables for more than 33 years
of qualifying service are to be prepared.
(iv) Whether the methodology followed for
fixation of pension under OROP in the absence of actual retirees in the same
rank and same qualifying service for the below mentioned categories requires
any modification:
(a) Regular Lt & Capt getting same pension
as Honorary Lieutenant & Captain
(b) Doctors of AMC/ADC/RVC for the ranks of
Lieutenant, Captain & Major under OROP getting same as Hony Lt & Hony
Capt
(c) Doctors of AMC/ADC/RVC for the rank of
Major getting lower than the regular commissioned officers of the rank of
Major.
(d) TA personnel for the rank of Captain/Major and Lt Col getting
the same pension.
(e) Lieutenant/Captain and Major in MNS
category where data is blank
(f) Rank of Major in Regular Commissioned
Officers getting
Less than
Major in EC or SSC category
(v) Whether the methodology followed for fixation of pension under
OROP for invalidated out/war injury pensioners and liberalised family pensioners
requires any modification in pension fixation formula
(vi) Whether in case of JCO/OR, the pension is to be paid on the basis
of the last rank held instead of last rank pensioned under OROP
Sd/------------------
K Damatanthi
Joint Secretary to the
Government of India
Tele No. 011 2301 1804
Copy To: As per Standard Distribution List.
E & O E
Sir,
ReplyDeleteThey have supplied the same information that existed before the One Man Judicial Committee began its country-wide hearings.
It is not known what happened to points that were submitted to the Committee by veterans all over the country and whether the Committee had taken cognizance of those issues raised by ESM and if so, what were its recommendations.
The old concerns and misgivings I had expressed still remain as stated here http://bit.ly/2zZHQIo
Sir,
ReplyDeleteFrom an earlier post your might have discerned that MoD has requested time till end December to examine the OMJC report and provide information to the Parliamentary Committee on Assurances.
Unfortunately,the RTI Act, 2005 permits non-disclosure of information till decision is arrived at on any particular subject.
So you, many others, and I will have to wait till January 2018 to know the contents of the OMJC Report and the action taken thereon.