OROP Arrears Calculation - Main Points Of OROP Circular Dated 20 Jan 2023

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OROP Arrears Calculation - Main Points Of OROP Circular Dated 20 Jan 2023

DESW, Ministry of Defence has issued a detailed guidelines on revision of pension of Armed Forces Personnel and officers.  The Notification contains the methodology of Fixation of Pension for all Ranks and Service rendered .  Eligibility criteria, payment terms and other points are available in the notification.  Just have a look on the points please.

OROP Table Related to JCOS/OR and Commissioned Officers

Main Tble which is applicable to common JCOS/OR of Gp X and Y of Regular Service of Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force are lied on Table No 7 and 8. Remaining Table are related to various categorie of personnel/officers i.e DSC, TA, MNS, Commissioned Offts, SSC Offrs etc. To know the deails of the table you may visit the official wbsite of DESW, Ministry of Defence herein all the 121 Tables are available. PCDA Allahabad will provide details of arrears payment soon.

Eligibility Criteria for grant of OROP Arrears and Revised Pension

Those Offrs/JCOs &  Other Ranks are only eligible to get their pension revised under OROP Scheme who were drawing pension as on 01-07-2019.

Those Armed Forces Pensioners who were discharged between 01-07-2014 and 01-07-2019, separate corrigendum  PPO will be issued for them  on account of revision of pension and payment of arrears thereof.

Those Armed Forces Pensioners who have been discharged  at own request on or after 01-07-2014, under Pre-matured / VRS are not eligible for the revision of pension under OROP scheme and and arrears will not be paid to them.

Payment of Arrears wef 01.07.2019 under OROP Scheme

Arrears of pension to eligible pensioners under OROP Scheme will be paid in Four equal  Half early installments .

For Family pensioners and Gallantry award winners, the arrears of pension under OROP will be paid  fully in one installment.

For those Armed Forces pensioners, /Family Pensioners whose accounts have been Migrated to SPARSH, will be dealt with SPARSH Allahabad and not by Banks.

No arrears of OROP will be paid for the period  prior to 01-07-2019.

If the pensioner under this provision (OROP) died before receiving the OROP arrears,  LTA shall be paid to  the NOK.

Arrears of revision of pension under OROP Scheme will be calculated from 01-07-2019 till the date of calculation.  eg. 1-7-2019 to 31-12-2022.

Any over payment of pension, outstanding, may be recovered from this arrears.

PCDA, Pension (Allahabad/Prayagraj) will issue circular for payment of arrears/Revision  very soon, as expected.