Implementation of OROP
Budgetary provision of Rs.12,456.66
crores is made in the Financial Year 2016-17 for implementation of OROP
(Rs. 4,967.96 crores towards payment of two instalments of OROP arrears
and Rs. 7,488.70 crores towards annual recurring expenditure for the
revised pension at current rates). So far 18,90,635 out of 20,68,292
Ex-servicemen / family pensioners have been paid Rs.3,819.33 crores as
arrears / revised pension under OROP Scheme.
A Judicial Committee on OROP headed by
Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, Retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court
has been appointed vide notification dated 14.12.2015 to look into
anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation of OROP. The Committee
will submit its report within one year of its constitution.
This information was given by Defence
Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri MP Veerendra
Kumar and others in Rajya Sabha today.
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