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The government has announced the implementation of the long-awaited One Rank One Pension or OROP this afternoon. Despite the huge fiscal burden, given its commitment to the welfare of Ex-servicemen, Government has decided to implement OROP. – Defence Minister Close to 22 lakh retired servicemen and over six lakh war widows stand to be the immediate beneficiaries of the scheme. ...

[By Col NN Bhatia (Retd)] At 3pm on 23 August 2015, my neighbour Brig IS Lamba, veteran ASC Officer, and I, like many others took the Metro to reach Jantar Mantar and take part in the OROP rally and the Candle March up to Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate, to pay homage to the martyrs of 1965 Indo-Pak War. Even ...

Upset over the delay in the implementation of the ‘One Rank, One Pension’ policy, hundreds of retired military personnel on Sunday staged demonstrations at 55 locations around India, including Delhi, demanding immediate implementation of one rank, one pension (OROP). [By Col NN Bhatia (Retd)] The military veterans of the Indian Armed Forces have been fighting over the issue of ‘One Rank, ...