Sunday, April 12, 2015
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IESM has been spearheading the your
fight for OROP. IESM has met almost all the officers in line to sanction OROP,
arranged rallies in Delhi and other parts of country, sat on hunger strike,
deposited our precious gallantry medals to the President and submitted memos
signed with our blood to President and Government. Last but not the least even
flexed out muscle of vote power.
All these methods put together had
their impact and Government both UPA and NDA agreed to grant our long cherished
and most deserving demand of OROP. OROP was finally granted by Government in
budget presented in 2014. But this was not the final and last step for OROP,
in-fact this was the first positive step to OROP. Most of us are unaware of
serpentine galleries of Government which a file has to travel for approval.
It has taken more than one year for
IESM to convince the powers that be that ESM will not accept any dilution in
definition of OROP. Raksha Mantri Mr Manohar Parikkar is a man of principle and
he understood the nuances of OROP and also the neglect of ESM since last many
decades. He took it upon himself to overrule all objections raised by
MOD/CDA/DESW combine about OROP. He approved OROP and sent the file to Finance
Minister.
Good news has just come that OROP file
has been cleared and OROP has been given political clearance also.
Mr Nitin Gokhle met RM Mr Manohar
Parikkar on 9 Apr 15. RM has confirmed to him that OROP has been approved at
all levels and has been given political clearance also. Nitin Gokhle had been
cleared by RM to inform the environment. Accordingly he sent a message for
approval of OROP. His message is repeated below.
April 10, 2015 12:23 IST
Military veterans are
finally set to get their dues following Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's
assertion that the 'One Rank One Pension' scheme is just weeks away from being
implemented, reports Nitin Gokhale.
The long-pending 'One Rank
One Pension,' scheme meant to ensure that a uniform pension is paid to defence
personnel who retire at the same rank with the same length of service,
irrespective of their date of retirement, is now weeks away from actual
implementation, D M Manohar Parrikar has said.
Speaking to this
correspondent in Delhi on Thursday, April 9, the minister said: "All
hurdles, including a political clearance on its financial implications, have
been removed. Now the actual calculation and administrative details are being
worked out. We are sure to get the scheme rolling in the next few weeks."
Admitting that there is
huge scepticism over the implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme,
Parrikar said: "This time we have ensured that nothing goes wrong."
The long-standing demand
has been an emotive issue with defence pensioners for almost half a decade with
many of them even marching in protest several times to Rashtrapati Bhavan
between 2008 and 2010 to return their gallantry medals. Jai ho
IESM CONVEYS ITS SINCERE
THANKS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND RAKSHA MANTRI MR MANOHAR PARIKKAR FOR FULFILLING
PROMISE MADE IN THEIR MANIFESTO.
Dear veterans it is time to
celebrate. We can have a drink tonight and celebrate OROP which is likely to
see day light after 30 years of struggle.
Our real struggles starts
today as we have to ensure that language of Government notification is not tweaked
to take away the advantage of OROP. ESM's have had very sour experience in past
wherein advantage of Rank Pay and 6CPC were denied to ESM by tweaking few words
in the Government letters. This resulted in long court battles which of course
have been won by ESM. Armed Forces Hq and all ESM organisations will have to
ensure that the Government letter issued is true to spirit of OROP.
VETERANS; THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY UNITY OF VETERANS FOR
OROP. LET US REMAIN UNITED TO IMPROVE CONDITION OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
IESM will report more
details as and when received.
JAI HO
Regards
Gp Capt VK Gandhi VSM
Gen Sec IESM
Flat no 801, Tower N5
Gen Sec IESM
Flat no 801, Tower N5
Narmada Apartments
Pocket D6
Vasant Kunj
Nelson Mandela MargNew Delhi. 110070
Mobile 09810541222
SOURCE: [http://ex-servicemenwelfare.blogspot.in/]
