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Pranab Mukerjee
New Delhi, Jul 6: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday, Jul 7 said that the government has decided to substantially improve the pension of pre 01.01.2006 defence pensioners below officer rank and bring pre 10.10.1997 pensioners on par with post 10.10.1997 pensioners.

Presenting the Budget proposals for the year 2009-10 in Lok Sabha, Mukherjee said that it was based on the recommendation of the Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary on One Rank One Pension (OROP).

The Minister further said that these decisions will be implemented from July 1, 2009 and will cost the exchequer more than Rs. 2100 crore annually.

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"These measures will benefit more than 12 lakh Jawans and JCOs. Certain pension benefits being extended to war wounded and other disabled pensioners are also being liberalized," he added.

Under the one-rank one-pension scheme, a retired defence personnel of a particular rank would be entitled to same amount of pension irrespective of the year of retirement.

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Nandkishr Prasad Singh 02 Mar 2011 08:55 pm
Sir, I have retired on 30th Jun 1993, Vide My PPO N0.09/97/B/S/00426/1993,My Pension Account N0.11423473851,S.B.I.Samastipur,BazarBranch,neither yet Recieved any OROP Arears nor new Pension.I have made complaint N0.PA36001014220 dt.04.02.2011,S.B.I.they assured that my complaint has been resolved,but not yet recieved. a
EX SUB Murugavel 05 Dec 2010 08:53 pm
POST 2006 JCOs RECEIVE LESS PENSION THAN PRE 2006 PENSIONERS I discharged on 01.apr 2006. Ref PCDA(P) Allahabad circular No.430, revised pension table No.37(for Pre-1.1.2006 discharged), a 26 yr service Subedar basic pension is Rs.11245/-. My basic pension is Rs. 9600/- Difference in basic pension is Rs.1645/-
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