Saturday, June 27, 2009

IESM: OROP- modified, diluted or jinxed?

Dear Friends,
1. With serious concern, we wish to inform all ESM organisations and ESM that inspite of efforts by all of us, the Government is planning to sanction only modified OROP. This will not be fair to the ESM who have been agitating ever since the 6th CPC recommendations were made public.
2. It is also reliably learnt that IESL Team which was invited by the Cabinet secretary besides AFA and War Disabled Association reps to give presentation on OROP, gave four options diluting the proposal in the descending order. We are at loss to know the reasons for giving such options to the Government. There is only one interpretation of One Rank One Pension as indicated below:
  • All past pensioners should get the same pension as is given to their rank-to-rank and service-to-service peers that are retiring now.
  • The date of applicability of revised pensions should be the same as the date of applicability of the VI Pay Commission i.e. 1.1.2006.
  • OROP should be made into a permanent arrangement so that the pensions of old retirees remain equated with the current retirees all the time to come and this issue does not arise again.
  • If there are any changes in the Pension Regulations concerning Disability Pension, War Injury pay, Family Pension and the like, the above principle of equity should equally apply to such past pensioners also.

    3. IESL Team by diluting the OROP case has harmed the interests of 2.4 million ESM who were waiting for the Justice from the Government. Gen Raj Kadyan had submitted the IESM proposal of grant OROP to the RM and Cabinet Secretary. Though, we met the RM, we were not included in the discussion for the reasons best known to the Cabinet Secretary.

    4. We will continue to carry forward our mission of Justice to Defence Personnel till our demands are fully met. We seek you cooperation. All ESM Organisations and ESM must join the IESM and strengthen the Movement. Our plans to commemorate the Kargil Diwas have already been forwarded. Our future course of action to get Justice to the Defence Personnel will be announced shortly.
    With Kind Regards,
    Jai Hind
    Yours Sincerely,
    Maj Gen (Retd) Satbir Singh, SM
    Vice Chairman Indian ESM Movement
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