New Delhi : A delegation of ex-servicemen on Sunday met Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley and submitted a memorandum seeking " corrections " in the
One Rank One Pension (OROP) notification, as their protest on the issue
entered the 203rd day.
" A
five-member delegation met the Finance Minister and told him that the
actual OROP has not been granted. The notification issued has serious
flaws and we requested him for corrections in it and granting of actual
OROP as per the approved definitions," retired General Satbir Singh
said.
" The
Minister has assured us that he will speak to the Defence Minister about
our demands," he said. A group of 100 ex-servicemen including those
from Punjab, U.P. and NCR also protested outside Mr.Jaitley's residence.
-- PTI.
( Chennai edition of " The Hindu " * Monday, January 4, 2016 )
Courtesy : M.P.Subrahmanian.
