Regarding OROP

Dear Sir,
All those retired closer to Dec 2015 get higher pension by 2.57 method. CGDA made a grand claim that more than 90% of Lt Cols retired in the period Jul 2014 to Dec 2015 get less pension than in OROP – 2013. This false claim is supported by twisting facts.
I am showing even Lt Col retired on 30 Sep 2014 gets higher pension by Notional pay method than in OROP – 2013.
This is the pension of Lt Col who is a SL Officer. His total qualifying service is 38 years, 7 months and 12 days. His commissioned service is only 17 years 5 months and balance is OR service. Now how clever one can be can be seen. The SL officers, SCOs and RCOs with OR service are fixed pension at the time of retirement based on commissioned service. See the pension calculations for this SL Lt Cols with 17.50 years of commissioned service by 2.57 method and Notional pay method.

Lt Col - SL Officer
Pension as on Jan 2016 By 2.57 Method
Pay in Pay Band for Lt Col with 17.50 years of Commissioned Service retired in Sep 201443,120
Grade Pay8,000
MSP 6,000
Last Drawn Emoluments57,120
Pension till Dec 201528,560
Pension by 2.57 method from Jan 2016 = Pension in Dec 2015 x 2.5773,399
Pension as on Jan 2016 By Notional Pay Method
Notional Pay (NP) as on Jan 2016 in the rank of Lt Col with QS of 17.50 years commissioned service Retired on 30 Sep 2014 as given in E- PPO1,32,400
MSP in Jan 201615,500
Notional Last Pay Drawn = NP + MSP1,47,900
Pension by Notional Pay method w.e.f. Jan 201673,950
Arrears from Jan 2016 to Jun 2019
Pension by NP Method is higher. Arrears is 551
Total Arrears = 7.39*x Arrears per month x 6 months24,422

Now CGDA shows the pension of this Lt Col with 17.50 years of Commissioned service is less than that in OROP – 2013 and so he recommends that OROP should be abolished.
Pension of Lt Col with 17.50 years Commissioned Service in OROP – 2013. See the pension of Lt Col in OROP with 17.50 years of commissioned service. It is Rs 26,385 vide Circular 555. His pension in Jan 2016 is Rs 26385 x 2.57 = Rs 67,810. Contrast this with pension of Lt Col by Notional pay method of Rs 73,950 or by 2.57 method of Rs 73,399. Is it less ? How does CGDA say that 94.3% of Lt Cols with service of 24 years retired in the period Jul 2014 to Dec 2015 draw less pension than in OROP – 2013?

How Does CGDA Twist the Facts?
To confuse and confound, CGDA now compares the pension of SL Lt Col with 17.50 years of commissioned service with his total Qualifying service of 38 years 7 months. In OROP pension of Lt Col with 33 or more years of service is Rs 34,765 pm. His pension in Jan 2016 is 34765 x 2.57 = Rs 89,346. Therefore, he concludes this SL Officer Lt Col draws less pension than OROP – 2013. He coolly and deliberately forgets that pension of SL officers, SCOs and RCOs is fixed on their commissioned service only and not on their total qualifying service which includes OR service. Such officers get benefit of OR service only in next CPC or OROP – 2018.

Request. That is the reason. I need more PPOs or E-PPOs of Lt Cols and Brigadiers retired in the period from Jul 2014 and Jun 2019 to prove that his claim is totally wrong, deliberately fabricated and intentionally made by twisting facts.

Warm regards,
Brig CS Vidyasagar (Retd)
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