New Delhi, June 20
The tenure of the committee formed
on implementation of ‘One Rank, One Pension (OROP)’ scheme has been extended by
six months up to the middle of December this year.
The government recently amended the
gazette notification issued last year under which the committee headed by
former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice L Narasimha Reddy (retd), was
scheduled to submit its report by June 14.
With the extension, the
implementation of OROP might take more time as the panel could submit its
report by December 14, official sources said.
The government had announced
implementation of OROP on November 7, 2015 to benefit over 25 lakh
ex-servicemen and war widows. The OROP mandates payment of uniform pension to
the armed forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of
service, regardless of their date of retirement, which implies that bridging
the gap between the rate of pension of current and past pensioners at periodic
intervals.
The other Terms of Reference of the
Committee will continue, which include measures for the removal of anomalies
that may arise in the implementation of the OROP as notified by the government.
The panel is also looking into the
measures for the removal of anomalies that may arise out of inter-services
issues of the three forces due to implementation of OROP besides implications
on service matters.
The Committee is examining all other
matter referred to it by the central government on implementation of the OROP
or related issues.
In making its recommendations, the
Committee shall take into account the financial impact of its recommendations,
as per its Terms of Reference.
The panel,
if necessary, may give interim reports to the government on any of the matters
related to its terms of reference. PTI
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