Wednesday, February 17, 2016

OROP KRANTI::OROP TANGLE AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION







Dated : 17 Feb 2016

OROP TANGLE AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION
 
Dear Veterans,
 
Letter to Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Hon’ble Finance Minister and three Chiefs regarding “OROP Tangle and possible solution” is enclosed herewith for your information and widest circulation please.
 
                With regards,
                                                                                               
Yours Sincerely,
                                                                               
Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Advisor United Front of Ex Servicemen & Chairman IESM                                                 




 


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                                                                                                                                        Dated : 17 Feb 2016

To

Shri ManoharParrikar                                                                                                        Hon’ble Raksha Mantri    
 104, SouthBlock                                                                                                             New Delhi - 110011

OROP TANGLE AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION

 

Dear Sh Manohar Parrikar Ji

 

Government has announced OROP on 7 Nov 2015 with lot of fanfare. You know in your heart that it is not even up-to your expectations and hence it cannot satisfy rank and file, accordingly they have been expressing their opposition to the OROP notification.

 

Ex-servicemen are agitating at JM since last 247 days for grant of OROP as per definition approved by the Parliament and even accepted by you and MOD. UFESM (JM) had staged a dharna at the residence of Sh Jaitley Ji on 3 Jan 2016 and met him. He had assured the delegation that he would speak to RM and will revert in a week. Another dharna had to be resorted to on 17 Jan 2015 because Sh Jaitley did not revert to us even after two weeks and numerous letters and calls. Sh Jayant Sinha MOS Fin met the delegation on 17 Jan 2016 since FM was out of country. MOS promised us that he would look into the anomalies. After one week he promised us that he had discussed the anomalies with concerned officers in the Ministry and was told that the anomalies are genuine and could be easily managed financially also. Mr J Sinha also informed us that he had discussed the issue with you and the issue will be handled by RM to find an acceptable solution to the vexed problem of OROP. 

 

We wrote many letters from JM for a meeting so that a meaningful discussion can be held to find a solution to OROP. What foxes us at JM is that Govt has approved an exp of Rs 7500/ crore annually for OROP but has not earned goodwill of ESM. The reason for this loss of face for Govt is that they have earned wrath of ESM by saving only Rs 800/ crore which is less than the cost of a lolly pop for budget of India.. The main objection of JM to this notification is that this defeats the approved definition of OROP as this will result in a senior rank getting lesser pension than his junior on the very first day and will continue to draw that for five years. These four anomalies need to be cleared at the earliest.

 

Another main issue which will need to be attended is that base for basic pay for implementation of          7 CPC. As on today our pensions have been brought at par with average of Calendar Year 2013. These need to be taken to the level of 31 Dec 2015 for calculating basic pay of 7 CPC. If it is not done then the OROP will become a joke of this century.                                                                                                                                                   
UFESM (JM) once again requests you to grant us a meeting so that these anomalies can be sorted out amicably. Moreover procedure for bringing the basic pay for fixing basic pay for 7 CPC is worked out.

 

With regards,

                                                                                          Yours Sincerely,

 

      Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd)                                                                                                                                                                                                        Advisor United Front of Ex Servicemen & Chairman IESM                                                                                     
  Mobile: 9312404269, 01244110570                                                                                                                                                           Email:satbirsm@gmail.com       

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Sh Arun Jaitley                                                                                                                                                          The Finance Minister
Govt of India, North Block
New Delhi – 110001
For Information and action please

General Dalbir Singh                                   
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC                                     Chief of the Army Staff
Integrated HQs of Ministry of Defence (Army) South Block, New Delhi-110011
 
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Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha  ,PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC                                                                             
Chief of the Air Staff & Chairman,                                   Chiefs of Staffs Committee (CoSC),                                   Integrated HQs of Ministry of Defence (Air Force) Vayu Bhawan, New Delhi 110011
 
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Admiral R K Dhowan, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC                                                                                                                                  Chief of the Naval Staff                                                                                 
Integrated HQs of Ministry of Defence (Navy)  South Block, New Delhi -110011

 
 
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