OROP: Unhappy ex-servicemen ask where is our 'Acche Din', to hold mega rally on September 12

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OROP: Unhappy ex-servicemen ask where is our 'Acche Din', to hold mega rally on September 12
Saturday, 5 September 2015 - 7:13pm IST | Agency: dna webdesk

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Singh said that another meeting with the Parrikar is on the anvil.

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  "Will hold a rally on 12th of this month, our protest will continue," Havaldar Major Singh (File Photo) AFP

After Defence Minister Manohar Parrikarannounced the OROP scheme on Saturday, the ex-servicemen have expressed disappointed with the declaration.

Major General (retd.) Satbir Singh said that the war veterans were not fully satisfied with it. "We thank the government that they decided to implement OROP, but they have accepted one of our points, and rejected six points. We are not fully satisfied," said Major General (retd.) Satbir Singh.

Singh said that another meeting with the Parrikar is on the anvil. "I had requested a meeting with Defence Minister and have got a call from the ministry," he said. Singh added that they are yet to decide upon their future course of action.


Other veterans seemed to be hugely let down. The government has said that the people opting for voluntary retirement would not fall under OROP. This is being seen as a huge blow to the veterans. Major Havaldar Singh who has been on a hunger strike and had refused to be hospitalised said, "70% servicemen retire voluntarily, what will happen to them? No promise has been fulfilled, " he said.

Major Singh said that they will hold a mega rally on September 12. "Will hold a rally on 12th of this month, our protest will continue," he added

Col Pushpendra Singh who was also on a hunger strike and was hospitalised took a jibe at PM Narendra Modi. He said, "The PM is busy with his trips abroad, he had promised us 'acche din'. I think since he has come to power our bad days started." He also said that the protests and hunger strikes will continue until all their demands on OROP implementation are met with by the Centre.

Talking about the committee that the government would deploy for the implementation of the OROP, Major General (retd.) Satbir Singh said, "We reject one member committee, we want five members of which three would be veterans, one serving servicemen and one would be the choice of the government or the defence minister.

"There should be three conditions that the committee must follow. First, the committee would follow the definition of One Rank One Pension in letter and spirit. It should be a pre condition to the scheme. Second being, no defence personnel of a higher rank would receive lower pension than his junior. And the last being, as soon as the pay commission changes, the veterans' pension would also change," added Major General (retd.) Satbir Singh.

OROP will be implemented from July 1, 2014, the base year would be 2013.


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[Imran Khan]

ary bhai whole india is waiting for achy din not only you guys

 

[Paranoid Android]

"The PM is busy with his trips abroad, he had promised us 'acche din'. I think since he has come to power our bad days started."-Congress time kya kar raha tha..HAHA Politically motivated rally...

ary bhai whole india is waiting for achy din not only you guys

Bankrupt Pakistan can't even think about OROP for nest 10 decades atleast..Big mouth..

 

[GreenApple]

Wonder how many forums ,newspapers did the OP had to scan through to find a 'negative' news.

 

[Imran Khan]

"The PM is busy with his trips abroad, he had promised us 'acche din'. I think since he has come to power our bad days started."-Congress time kya kar raha tha..HAHA Politically motivated rally...


Bankrupt Pakistan can't even think about OROP.Big mouths..

did i create this news or pakistan send them on streets


slap on face of big mouth
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[GreenApple]

ary bhai whole india is waiting for achy din not only you guys

What system u have for OROP system?

 

[Imran Khan]

Wonder how many forums ,newspapers did the OP had to scan through to find a 'negative' news.

its internet era you just need to like few news sites on FB and news stream pop up on your screen every few hours

 

[Nicky G]

People are free to continue their agitation and take whatever jibes they want - but from the celebrations seen around that the media is obviously not going to highlight, this will be a stunted agitation compared to the past few days and weeks.

 

[Imran Khan]

What system u have for OROP system?

i have no idea abut these terms sir

 

[Paranoid Android]

did i create this news or pakistan send them on streets


slap on face of big mouth
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Still your govt hasn't implemented.It proves where your money goes...

 

[GreenApple]

i have no idea abut these terms sir

Yes, u know nothing about most of the things and yet intrude in every thread,

 

[Imran Khan]

Yes, u know nothing about most of the things and yet intrude in every thread,

because i answer you honestly rather then google and say bla bla . BTW whole world did not follow indian terms . every country has own names . BTW achy dinoo ka kya bana

 

[GreenApple]

its internet era you just need to like few news sites on FB and news stream pop up on your screen every few hours

And then u post the negative news amongst tons of praises. the sick mind at work.

because i answer you honestly rather then google and say bla bla . BTW whole world did not follow indian terms . every country has own names . BTW achy dinoo ka kya bana

The desperation in pakistanis and hollow LOL is a good indicator of Acche Din.

 

[Star Wars]

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[Sam.]

Veterans Finally Satisfied With OROP After Clarifications by Defence Minister
By IANS

Published: 05th September 2015 09:00 PM

Last Updated: 05th September 2015 09:39 PM

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  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. | (File/PTI)

NEW DELHI: Putting an end to months of speculation, the government on Saturday announced it will be implementing 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP) for the armed forces. The veterans initially said they were not satisfied with the scheme, but later, after a meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, accepted the government version.

The defence minister, making the much awaited announcement at a press conference called at short notice, said: "Despite the huge fiscal burden, given its commitment to the welfare of ex-servicemen, the Government has taken a decision to implement the OROP."

Parrikar said an order implementing the scheme was likely to come in a fortnight to a month.

The minister squarely blamed the previous Congress-led government for miscalculations on OROP, and said it led to the delay in its implementation.

He also quoted a reply by a former minister of state for defence in parliament in 2009, who had said "there are administrative, technical and financial difficulties in implementing OROP".

"It is for these reasons that the present government took some time to fulfill its promise," he said.

Parrikar also urged the veterans to give up the agitation and resume the role they have been playing in nation-building.

"Prime Minister Modi has fulfilled his commitment... I would like to mention that the contribution of military veterans in nation-building in the past 67 years has been immeasurable. Now that OROP is hopefully behind us, I urge the veterans to contribute to the vital task of nation-building and development," the minister said.

While initially the veterans said the announcement made by the government did not satisfy them, later, after a meeting with Parrikar, the issues were sorted out.

Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh (retd) told reporters after the meeting that they discussed the issue of OROP being denied to those who take premature retirement.

"Premature retirement was the one point we wanted to discuss. The defence minister verbally confirmed there is no VRS in armed forces, there is just premature retirement," said the retired major general.

"He will talk with the prime minister and let us know in a few days. Till that time, we will also talk with the core group and decide tomorrow (Sunday) whether to take the agitation forward," he said.

Asked if they were satisfied, Maj. Gen. Singh said: "After this statement, yes, we are satisfied."

Earlier on Saturday, the veterans said they were not "fully satisfied" with what was being given, exclusion of those who take voluntary retirement being a major issue.

Parrikar in his press conference said "personnel who voluntarily retire will not be covered under the OROP scheme", even as he later told reporters that those who retire with injuries will be "protected".

The estimated cost to the exchequer for the scheme will be Rs.8,000-10,000 crore(1.5 billion dollar), and the arrears will amount to around Rs.12,000 crore.

The scheme announced by the government will take 2013 as the base year to calculate pensions.

"Pensions will be re-fixed for all pensioners retiring in the same rank and with same length of service as the average of minimum and maximum pension in 2013," Parrikar said.

Those drawing pension above the average will be protected.

Parrikar said the government came to power on May 26, 2014 and the budget came in June, so the date of implementation will be immediately after that, which was July 1, 2014.

The period for review is five years, something that has been a major sticking point.

The arrears are to be paid in four instalments, at a gap of every six months.

To war widows, the arrears will be given in one instalment.

Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said veterans above 60 years of age will also get arrears in one go.

Announcing the scheme, Parrikar said the government was dedicated to the scheme which has been pending for "40 years".

"The issue of OROP has been pending for nearly four decades. It is a matter of deep anguish that various governments remained ambivalent on the issue of OROP," said Parrikar.

In the government press conference, Parrikar blamed the previous Congress-led government, saying they promised implementation of OROP in 2014-15, but "did not specify what OROP would be, how it will be implemented or how much it will cost".

"An estimated Rs.500 crore provided for OROP in the budget presented in February 2014 by the then government was not based on any calculation," he said.

"The reality, however, is that to implement OROP the estimated cost to the exchequer would be Rs.8,000 to Rs.10,000 crore at present, and will increase further in future," he said.

Currently the pension bill of the defence ministry stands at Rs. 54,000 crore.


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