One Rank One Pension

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The modalities for implementing 'One Rank One Pension' scheme for armed forces are under consideration and the financial implication could be calculated once the details are finalized and approved by the government, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

The ex-servicemen fraternity has now decided to wait and watch for the announcement of One Rank One Pension (OROP) — the much-awaited demand of veterans, which the finance minister did not mention in his budget speech.

Military veterans on Wednesday once rejected the government’s fresh attempt to get them to agree on three contentious points for implementation of the ‘one rank, one pension’ (OROP) scheme for them.

The Narendra Modi government is set to announce the one-rank, one pension package soon.

Congress today described key components of government's announcement of 'One Rank One Pension' as a "betrayal" to the cause of ex-servicemen.

A government notification implementing 'One Rank One Pension' scheme may take another month, top defence sources said today.

Stepping up agitation on 'One Rank One Pension', a fast-unto-death was launched by two of the protesting ex-servicemen at Jantar Mantar here demanding early implementation of the long-pending scheme.

PM Narendra Modi said his government is committed to implementing 'One-Rank-One-Pension' (OROP) scheme for ex-servicemen.

Digvijaya Singh on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on 'One Rank One Pension' alleging that he was "appropriating credit" for the step taken by UPA.

Retired personnel of various paramilitary forces of the country on Monday declared they will intensify their protests in support of their demands of getting the One Rank One Pension (OROP) and special pay and pension allowances.

A retired army havildar who was on a relay hunger strike as part of agitation by veterans for early implementation of 'One Rank One Pension' was on Saturday rushed to the Army hospital after his health deteriorated.

In a fresh bid to break the One Rank One Pension impasse, representatives of ex-servicemen will be meeting defence minister Manohar Parrikar tonight.

Some ex-servicemen groups have decided to boycott all government functions till their long-standing demand for implementation of one rank, one pension (OROP) is fulfilled.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be in Chandigarh on Monday to meet the ex-servicemen of Punjab.

“I only helped in pushing the case. It was actually Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi's decision,” he told a large gathering of retired soldiers from across Punjab.

"The government is deliberately delaying the OROP scheme," Congress spokesman Ajay Maken said.

At Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, armed forces veterans have been sitting on a relay hunger strike since June 15 to protest against the Modi government’s flip-flops on the implementation of OROP (One Rank One Pension) scheme. “Is this a government of our people? Even the British treated us better,” a war veteran mutters.

The Union government on Wednesday issued the implementation details of the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must announce a date for implementing the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme.

There was a scuffle at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Friday, where ex-servicemen are protesting against the government's inaction on the One Rank One Pension (OROP) issue.

The movement for ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) for ex-servicemen is gathering steam in Gujarat.

While hectic negotiations are on, at least two sticking points still remain on the One Rank One Pension issue.

Union finance minister P Chidambaram's acceptance of the much-awaited one-rank one-pension demand of ex-servicemen has brought cheer to lakhs of retired defence personnel in the region.

The veterans also said that OROP would be applicable to those who have sought voluntary retirement.

Media reports say that the government may announce the OROP today.

A group of ex-servicemen have decided to go ahead with a protest rally in Delhi tomorrow.