One Rank One Pension : A new wave of expectation rises; Announcements expected in 48 hours
“Although there is no official confirmation from the government, the ex-servicemen’s United Front are ready to accept the demand if it comes with a once-every-two-years pension revision, instead of five.”
Implementation of One Rank One Pension
: After crossing multiple hurdles the One Rank One Pension scheme is
stuck at one final block. The Government has clarified that it was
impossible to revise the pension each year. It is ready for a revision
once every five years. But, there are talks that the Government would
relax its stand and agree to revise the pension once every two years.
“There is no confirmation from the
Government side, but if they agree to revise the pension once every two
years, we will accept the term” Major General (Retd) Satbir Singh, who
is heading the protests, said.
Sources claim that a section of the
ex-servicemen are not ready to accept the once-every-two-years revision.
They want to call a general body meeting and discuss it.
Months, weeks, and days have gone. The
announcement from the government is now expected in 48 hours. But, there
is always the question of whether one should or shouldn’t trust these
news.
Many wonder why the demand, that had
remained pending for years, suddenly gained momentum and force now.
Plenty of reasons are also being attributed to it. Here are the two most
important ones –
1. The fact that Modi had
voluntarily offered to implement the OROP if he is voted to power. OROP
was also included in his election manifesto.
2. Defence pension has not
been revised for more than seven years, since the recommendations of the
6th Pay Commission came into being. Thousands of army personnel who had
retired before 2006 have not been given any pension revision until now.
The Government’s refusal to heed to the countless talks, cases, and
judgements of various courts has brought the crisis to this stage.
Source: http://7thpaycommissionnews.in/
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