Friday, July 31, 2009

SCPC: Pension Parity- Defence Minister- confirms "Nearer goal" but "Off target"

Lok Sabha
13 July 2009
"The decision is now nearer to the goal of One Rank One Pension demand of nearly 1.5 million personnel," Defence minister A K Antony said during the Question Hour.
Govt Accepts 'One Rank One Pension' Recommendation

Rajya Sabha
11 Dec 2008
Government has not found acceptable the demand of Ex-Servicemen for one rank one pension. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Kalraj Mishra in Rajya Sabha today. The defence personnel have not rejected the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, he added
One Rank One Pension

‘No one rank, one pension for officers’
The recommendations of the high-level committee led by the cabinet secretary that looked into the disparities in pension of ex-servicemen that have been forwarded to and accepted by the government, do not include OROP for officers, highly placed Defence ministry sources revealed.

This revelation is contradictory to Defence Minister AK Anthony’s recent statement reported in certain sections of the media that the recommendation of OROP for officers, too, had been accepted.
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‘No one rank, one pension for officers’ Vijay Mohan Tribune News Service
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