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  • SC says Centre cannot subject communication on cost of OROP arrears in installments

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday mentioned the Ministry of Defence can not take the regulation into its personal fingers by issuing communication on cost of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) arrears in 4 installments.

    A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala requested the ministry to instantly withdraw its January 20 communication, which mentioned OROP arrears might be paid in 4 installments.

    Attorney General R Venkataramani mentioned the Centre has paid one installment of OROP arrears to ex-servicemen however wants some extra time for additional funds.

    “First withdraw (your) January 20 notification on payment of OROP arrears, then we will consider your application for time,” the bench advised Venkataramani.

    The bench mentioned the defence ministry’s January 20 communication was fully opposite to its verdict and it can not unilaterally say it’ll pay OROP arrears in 4 installments.

    It requested the lawyer normal to arrange a be aware giving particulars of the quantum of cost to be paid, the modalities to be adopted and what is the precedence section for the cost of arrears.

    “We want that there has to be some kind of categorisation and older people should be paid the arrears first. Over four lakh pensioners have died since the litigation started,” the bench mentioned.

    The high court docket is listening to an utility filed by the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM), by advocate Balaji Srinivasan, wherein they’ve sought setting apart of the defence ministry’s January 20 communication.

    On February 27, the highest court docket pulled up the defence ministry over the delay in cost of OROP arrears to eligible pensioners of the armed forces and sought a proof from the secretary involved for issuing the communication extending the timeline for funds fastened by the court docket.

    On January 9, the highest court docket granted time until March 15 to the Centre for cost of whole arrears of OROP. But on January 20, the ministry issued a communication that the arrears shall be paid in 4 yearly installments.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday mentioned the Ministry of Defence can not take the regulation into its personal fingers by issuing communication on cost of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) arrears in 4 installments.

    A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala requested the ministry to instantly withdraw its January 20 communication, which mentioned OROP arrears might be paid in 4 installments.

    Attorney General R Venkataramani mentioned the Centre has paid one installment of OROP arrears to ex-servicemen however wants some extra time for additional funds.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “First withdraw (your) January 20 notification on payment of OROP arrears, then we will consider your application for time,” the bench advised Venkataramani.

    The bench mentioned the defence ministry’s January 20 communication was fully opposite to its verdict and it can not unilaterally say it’ll pay OROP arrears in 4 installments.

    It requested the lawyer normal to arrange a be aware giving particulars of the quantum of cost to be paid, the modalities to be adopted and what is the precedence section for the cost of arrears.

    “We want that there has to be some kind of categorisation and older people should be paid the arrears first. Over four lakh pensioners have died since the litigation started,” the bench mentioned.

    The high court docket is listening to an utility filed by the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM), by advocate Balaji Srinivasan, wherein they’ve sought setting apart of the defence ministry’s January 20 communication.

    On February 27, the highest court docket pulled up the defence ministry over the delay in cost of OROP arrears to eligible pensioners of the armed forces and sought a proof from the secretary involved for issuing the communication extending the timeline for funds fastened by the court docket.

    On January 9, the highest court docket granted time until March 15 to the Centre for cost of whole arrears of OROP. But on January 20, the ministry issued a communication that the arrears shall be paid in 4 yearly installments.

  • SC grants Centre time until March 15 to pay arrears of OROP to pensioners of armed forces

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday granted time until March 15 to the Centre for cost of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) to all eligible pensioners of the armed forces.

    A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha requested the Centre to make sure that all arrears are paid expeditiously to the pensioners of the armed forces and that there is no such thing as a additional delay.

    The prime courtroom granted liberty to ex-servicemen affiliation to file an software in the event that they really feel aggrieved by any motion of the Centre on cost of arrears of the OROP.

    Attorney General R Venkataramani, showing for the Centre, mentioned the tabulation course of has been accomplished by the Comptroller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) and now the tables have been despatched to the Ministry of Defence for closing approval. “By March 15, the money will start flowing into the accounts of 25 lakh pensioners of armed forces,” Venkataramani mentioned.

    Last month, the federal government has moved the highest courtroom looking for an extension of time until March 15, 2023, for cost of arrears of the OROP scheme to all eligible pensioners of the armed forces.

    This is the second extension given by the highest courtroom to the Union authorities to pay the arrears after it had first moved the highest courtroom in June, final 12 months and sought three months to compute and make funds in accordance with the March 16, 2022 verdict of the highest courtroom.

    The prime courtroom’s 2022 verdict got here on the plea filed by the Indian Ex-servicemen Movement (IESM) by means of advocate Balaji Srinivasan in opposition to the Centre’s method.

    It had mentioned when it comes to the communication dated November 7, 2015, the advantage of OROP was to be effected from July 1, 2014, and the communication states that “in future, the pension would be re-fixed every five years.”

    “Such an exercise has remained to be carried out after the expiry of five years possibly because of the pendency of the present proceedings,” the bench had mentioned, including, “We accordingly order and direct that in terms of the communication dated November 7, 2015, a re-fixation exercise shall be carried out from July 1, 2019, upon the expiry of five years.”

    “Arrears payable to all eligible pensioners of the armed forces shall be computed and paid over accordingly within a period of three months,” it had mentioned.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday granted time until March 15 to the Centre for cost of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) to all eligible pensioners of the armed forces.

    A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha requested the Centre to make sure that all arrears are paid expeditiously to the pensioners of the armed forces and that there is no such thing as a additional delay.

    The prime courtroom granted liberty to ex-servicemen affiliation to file an software in the event that they really feel aggrieved by any motion of the Centre on cost of arrears of the OROP.

    Attorney General R Venkataramani, showing for the Centre, mentioned the tabulation course of has been accomplished by the Comptroller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) and now the tables have been despatched to the Ministry of Defence for closing approval. “By March 15, the money will start flowing into the accounts of 25 lakh pensioners of armed forces,” Venkataramani mentioned.

    Last month, the federal government has moved the highest courtroom looking for an extension of time until March 15, 2023, for cost of arrears of the OROP scheme to all eligible pensioners of the armed forces.

    This is the second extension given by the highest courtroom to the Union authorities to pay the arrears after it had first moved the highest courtroom in June, final 12 months and sought three months to compute and make funds in accordance with the March 16, 2022 verdict of the highest courtroom.

    The prime courtroom’s 2022 verdict got here on the plea filed by the Indian Ex-servicemen Movement (IESM) by means of advocate Balaji Srinivasan in opposition to the Centre’s method.

    It had mentioned when it comes to the communication dated November 7, 2015, the advantage of OROP was to be effected from July 1, 2014, and the communication states that “in future, the pension would be re-fixed every five years.”

    “Such an exercise has remained to be carried out after the expiry of five years possibly because of the pendency of the present proceedings,” the bench had mentioned, including, “We accordingly order and direct that in terms of the communication dated November 7, 2015, a re-fixation exercise shall be carried out from July 1, 2019, upon the expiry of five years.”

    “Arrears payable to all eligible pensioners of the armed forces shall be computed and paid over accordingly within a period of three months,” it had mentioned.

  • Cabinet revises pension for Armed Forces beneath One Rank One Pension

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: In a big step the Union Cabinet of Friday authorized the revision of the pension of armed forces’ pensioners/household pensioners beneath One Rank One Pension (OROP) w.e.f. July 01, 2019.

    Pension of the previous pensioners can be re-fixed on the idea of the typical minimal and most pension of defence forces retirees for the calendar 12 months 2018 in the identical rank with the identical size of service.

    The determination will profit the Armed Forces Personnel retired as much as June 30, 2019 excluding pre-mature (PMR) retired w.e.f. July 01, 2014 might be lined beneath this revision. More than 25.13 lakh (together with over 4.52 lakh new beneficiaries) armed forces’ pensioners/household pensioners might be benefitted. Pension for these drawing above the typical shall be protected. The profit would even be prolonged to household pensioners, together with struggle widows and disabled pensioners.

    Arrears might be paid in 4 half-yearly instalments. However, all of the household pensioners, together with these in receipt of Special/ Liberalised Family Pension and Gallantry Award Winners, shall be paid arrears in a single instalment.

    The estimated annual expenditure for the implementation of the revision has been calculated as approx. Rs 8,450 crore on the price of 31 per cent Dearness Relief (DR). Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019, to December 31, 2021, have been calculated as over Rs 19,316 crore primarily based on DR at 17 per cent for the interval from July 01, 2019, to June 30, 2021, and at 31 per cent for the interval from July 01, 2021, to December 31, 2021.

    Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019, to June 30, 2022, has been calculated as roughly Rs23, 638 crore as per the relevant dearness reduction. This expenditure is over and above the continuing expenditure on account of OROP.

    Rank smart a probable estimated enhance (in rupees) in service pension beneath OROP w.e.f. July 01, 2019:

    The Government took a historic determination to implement OROP for the Defence Forces Personnel/household pensioners and issued a coverage letter on November 07, 2015, for revision of pension w.e.f. July 01, 2014.

    In the mentioned coverage letter, it was talked about that in future, the pension can be re-fixed each 5 years. Approx. Rs 57,000 crore has been spent on the price of Rs 7,123 crore per 12 months in eight years within the implementation of OROP.

    The Union Cabinet additionally has authorized the supply of free meals grain beneath the National Food Security Act for a interval of 1 12 months. In view of the choice, the central authorities would bear all the value of the meals subsidy to the tune of Rs 2 lakh crore.

    The determination comes every week earlier than the expiry of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana free foodgrain scheme, which is ready to finish on December 31.

    NEW DELHI: In a big step the Union Cabinet of Friday authorized the revision of the pension of armed forces’ pensioners/household pensioners beneath One Rank One Pension (OROP) w.e.f. July 01, 2019.

    Pension of the previous pensioners can be re-fixed on the idea of the typical minimal and most pension of defence forces retirees for the calendar 12 months 2018 in the identical rank with the identical size of service.

    The determination will profit the Armed Forces Personnel retired as much as June 30, 2019 excluding pre-mature (PMR) retired w.e.f. July 01, 2014 might be lined beneath this revision. More than 25.13 lakh (together with over 4.52 lakh new beneficiaries) armed forces’ pensioners/household pensioners might be benefitted. Pension for these drawing above the typical shall be protected. The profit would even be prolonged to household pensioners, together with struggle widows and disabled pensioners.

    Arrears might be paid in 4 half-yearly instalments. However, all of the household pensioners, together with these in receipt of Special/ Liberalised Family Pension and Gallantry Award Winners, shall be paid arrears in a single instalment.

    The estimated annual expenditure for the implementation of the revision has been calculated as approx. Rs 8,450 crore on the price of 31 per cent Dearness Relief (DR). Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019, to December 31, 2021, have been calculated as over Rs 19,316 crore primarily based on DR at 17 per cent for the interval from July 01, 2019, to June 30, 2021, and at 31 per cent for the interval from July 01, 2021, to December 31, 2021.

    Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019, to June 30, 2022, has been calculated as roughly Rs23, 638 crore as per the relevant dearness reduction. This expenditure is over and above the continuing expenditure on account of OROP.

    Rank smart a probable estimated enhance (in rupees) in service pension beneath OROP w.e.f. July 01, 2019:

    The Government took a historic determination to implement OROP for the Defence Forces Personnel/household pensioners and issued a coverage letter on November 07, 2015, for revision of pension w.e.f. July 01, 2014.

    In the mentioned coverage letter, it was talked about that in future, the pension can be re-fixed each 5 years. Approx. Rs 57,000 crore has been spent on the price of Rs 7,123 crore per 12 months in eight years within the implementation of OROP.

    The Union Cabinet additionally has authorized the supply of free meals grain beneath the National Food Security Act for a interval of 1 12 months. In view of the choice, the central authorities would bear all the value of the meals subsidy to the tune of Rs 2 lakh crore.

    The determination comes every week earlier than the expiry of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana free foodgrain scheme, which is ready to finish on December 31.