Koshyari Committee Report On Grant Of One Rank One Pension

‘One Rank One Pension’ more widely known by its acronym OROP, until 1973, was the basis for deciding pension of Indian Armed Forces Personnel. In 1973, in the wake of Third Central Pay Commission (3CPC), when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister, and Jagjivan Ram was Defense Minister, the Indian National Congress Government, "took ex-parte decision against the One Rank One Pension formula". One Rank One Pension (OROP) since then has become a contentious issue. Especially since 2006, the delay in restoring OROP has become a cause of disquiet in the Armed Forces, and has provoked unprecedented public protests and demonstrations, including surrender of war medals, by Armed Forces veterans.

In 2010-11, Petitions Committee of the Upper House of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, in response to a petition, and the growing unease in the Armed Forces, examined the issue of grant of OROP to Armed Forces Personnel. The Parliamentary Committee, known as the Koshyari Committee after its Chairman, found that "there is merit in the demand for One Rank One Pension by Armed Forces Personnel" and strongly recommended that, "Government should implement OROP in the defence forces across the board at the earliest and further that for future, the pay, allowances, pension, family pension, etc. in respect of the defence personnel should be determined by a separate commission so that their peculiar terms" are properly taken into account.

Despite the commitment by Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister in the UPA Government and many commitments by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government, including by Manohar Parrikar, the Defence Minister, and Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister, to implement OROP, it remains unimplemented. The delay in the implementation of the OROP has provoked a fresh round of protest by Indian Veteran organizations.

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