Good News soon on One Rank One Pension – Defence Minister

Mr.Manohar Parikar has in an interview stated that Ex-Servicemen will be getting Good News soon on OROP

Even as full time agitations by Ex-Servicemen for grant of One Rank One Pension is to cross one month, Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parikar has in an interview given to media has stated that all Ex-Servicemen in the Country would be getting good news soon on One Rank One Pension Issue.

While previous Congress Government had approved One Rank One Pension to all Ex-Servicemen in principle with effect from 1st January 2014, modalities for grant of OROP are yet to be finalised. After BJP had taken over the Government Ex-Servicemen are demanding early implementation of OROP.

Source: NDTV

What is OROP?

Check the following link to get the details of what OROP is all about?

What is One Rank One Pension ? – A Walk-through on OROP

Since then, Defence Minister as well as Prime Minister have promised to grant OROP as early as possible. They have also reported that there are lot of complexities involved in formulating One Rank One Pension and that is why implementation of the same is being delayed

Check the following links for earlier news and information on One Rank One Pension

• Issues raised by Ex-Servicemen/Associations: Ministry of Defence Order dated 20.07.2023
• OROP: Separate table No. 8 issued for post 01.01.2016 retired JCOs/ORs who were drawing Group X pay @ Rs. 6200/- after implementation of 7th CPC recommendation
• One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces Pensioners: MOD Order dated 28.04.2023 
• One Rank One Pension Revision Arrear – Supreme Court Order dated 20.03.2023 in MA No. 219 of 2023 in WP (Civil) No. 419 of 2013
• Implementation of One Rank One Pension Scheme: Loksabha QA 
• Arrear of One Rank One Pension: Lok Sabha QA
• One Rank One Pension (OROP) revision to the Defence pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2019: PCDA(P) Circular No. 667
• Implementation of One Rank One Pension-II: Lok Sabha QA
• One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces Pensioners
• Next revision of pension of Defence Forces Personnel/ family pensioner under OROP
• One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme – Lok Sabha QA
• Discussions of the Meeting held on 30.07.2021 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (ESW)
• OROP and other issues of Defence Veterans needing urgent resolution
• One Rank One Pension (OROP) – Supreme Court Order dated 01.05.019
• One Rank One Pension to all Pre-01.06.1953 Defence pensioners and their families
• OROP to Defence Pensioners will not be available if they opt to discharge from Defence Services
• OROP Grievances – Action Taken by Govt So far
• OROP to Central Armed Police and Assam Rifles Personnel
• We should accept “reasonably good” OROP scheme: Air Chief
• Grant of OROP benefits – Status as on 12th November 2016
• Status Report on implementation of OROP Benefits as on 15.09.2016
• One Ran One Pension – OROP One-Man Judicial Committee Report submitted to Govt
• Revision of pension under One Rank One Pension – PCDA Circular
• OROP Scheme – Notification issued by the Judicial Committee
• OROP Judicial Committee tenure extended