Why Don’t We Make OROP Tables And Give It To Govt Of India To Implement OROP?

Hon’ble Raksha Mantri way back in Feb 2015 informed the country that the financial burden on OROP is Rs 8,293 crores and not Rs 500 crores as announced by UPA-II Govt in their interim budget on 17 Feb 2014 i.e almost one year back. He was confident of this figure. This financial outgo of implementation of OROP must have been given to him by Secretary (Def Fin) in Min of Def. What is not understandable is when the Committee of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary in their report to the Cabinet in 2012 turned down OROP merely because of financial burden how come UPA – II and NDA – II Govts alloted tiny budget of Rs 500 crores and Rs 1000 crores respectively in their budgets presented to hon’ble Parliament on 17 Feb 2014 and in Jul 2014? On what basis Rs 8,293 crores has been arrived at? CGDA knows how many pensioners of all ranks from all three services with varying lengths of service are drawing pension from various PDAs. It is not rocket science to arrive at total OROP cash outgo if benefit for each pensioner is know and totalled up. CGDA does not take the trouble but only works out on rank wise the OROP effect. Therefore one thing is crystal clear i.e. CGDA has tables of OROP. They knew the financial implication right from Jul 2012. Why CGDA is not able to give out tables of OROP pensions four months from the time OROP announcement has been made by hon’ble RM (on 05 Sep 2015) indicates a few interferences anyone can draw : Delay payment of OROP benefit as long as possible so that financial burden is shifted from Financial year 2014-2015 to 2016-2017. Complicate OROP so much by base year to be 2013, pension fixation at average of Maximum and Minimum to get an excuse saying that data is not readily available. Hence delay in issue of OROP tables and remittance of revised pensions if possible to financial year 2018-19 and thereafter with installation of new Govt in May 2019 say Good Bye to OROP and achieve aim of denial of OROP. No intention of implementation of OROP during reign of NDA – II Govt. Hon’ble Fin Min indicated growth of GDP by 1.5% to meet cash requirement to implement OROP and 7th CPC. This indicates pay-out will definitely be not even in financial year 2016-17. Therefore the alternatives to veterans are:- Work out OROP tables and show to whole country that if this can be done by veterans themselves why not DAD with horde of staff computers, software etc do it? File PIL in hon’ble Supreme Court by showing true colours of Govt of India and CGDA as to how OROP tables can be issued and how OROP can be set in motion. Then how do we go about it ? Q1. Who will work out OROP tables rank wise and length of service wise like PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad does it? A1. TSEWA will undertake provided veterans from Sepoy of 15 years’ service to Lt Gen HAG + who retired in 2013 furnish the following four pieces of information which is readily available with them in their PPOs :- (a) Rank. (b) Group (X, Y, Z). (c ) Date of Retirement. (d) Amount of pension as given in PPO. Q2. How much time is required to make OROP tables with simple MS Excel? A2 Just three weeks Can I expect our veterans retired in 2013 to give me the information sought at your earliest so that TSEWA can take next course of action (not by gheraos or relay hunger strikes). Now I have thrown the ball in your court. All those who receive this mail read this blog post to kindly put it in their own mail groups so that I start getting details sought in this mail and we put out OROP tables in public domain. {Addendum}: Many veterans of pre -2006 retirees are sending their details. Not required by me. Govt of India wanted to take up pensions of pre – 2006 retirees equal to those who retired in calendar year 2013 in OROP. If we know the pensions sanctioned for those retirees ( of 2013) then we can make OROP pension tables ourselves. I therefore request all Officers, JCOs and OR who retired in calendar year 2013 (i.e.from Jan 2013 to Dec 2013) to furnish me the following information:- Rank. Date of Retirement ( must be from Jan 2013 to Dec 2013). Length of total service (15 years to 40 years). Pension sanctioned without commutation ( as given in your PPO). Group (X, Y, Z) for JCOs and OR. This will help me making OROP tables for pre – 2006 retirees from Sepoy to Lt Gen HAG+ plus