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OROP arrears: Veterans protesting for implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) today welcomed the release of first part of arrears and said they have raised some anomalies in OROP scheme with Defence minister Manohar Parrikar who asked them to take up the issue with the judicial commission set up for the purpose. (Express Photo)
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OROP arrears: Welcoming the release of first part of the arrears, Major Gen (retd) Satbir Singh, chairman of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) said they have highlighted four serious flaws in the OROP scheme announced by the government, before Parrikar. "We started this protest from June 14 (2014) for implementation of OROP. We thank the government that this dispensation has given OROP after 42 years. We are thankful to the Prime Minister, Defence Minister, but it also has serious anomalies. (Express Photo)
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OROP arrears: "We have pointed out four anomalies. We have requested them to approve it. In our last meeting with the Defence Minister two days back, we have asked them how many anomalies can they address so that we can call off our protest. He has asked us to raise these issues with a one-member judicial commission. (Express Photo)
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Grievance raised in the plea was that the government has not shared the correspondence address or contact details of the commission despite making several requests. (Express photo)
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OROP arrears: On March 14, the government said that it has credited revised pensionary benefits along with arrears under One Rank-One Pension (OROP) scheme to more than 2 lakh pensioners drawing service and disability pensions. As to the more than 1.46 lakh family pensioners, the government will credit the new benefits by the end of this month, the Defence Ministry said in a statement. (Express Photo)
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OROP arrears: Singh added that the veterans will soon decide the future course of action. "We will soon take a decision on the future course of the movement. Our governing body will meet and soon take a decision on it," Singh said. (Express Photo)
