OROP: One rank one pension for Indian Veterans
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Indian veterans and their struggle for right to live their lives with dignity, this is the story of #OROP, One Rank, One Pension
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OROP: One rank one pension for Indian Veterans
- 1. One Rank One Pension The Struggle of Indian Veterans
- 2. One Rank, One Pension (OROP), or same pension, for same rank and for the same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement, was the basis for determining the pension and benefits of Indian Armed Forces till 1973 (Source: Wikipedia) Pic: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- 3. In the run up to the Indian general election of 2014, OROP became a political issue. It was an integral part of the election manifesto of many political parties including the INC and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Both Sonia Gandhi of INC, and Narendra Modi of BJP, at political rallies made repeated commitments to implement OROP, if elected. (Source: Wikipedia) Pic: indiatoday.intoday.in
- 4. All party ten member Parliamentary Panel, known as the Koshyari Committee, examined the issue of grant of OROP to Armed Forces Personnel and submitted its report on 19 December 2011. The Koshyari Committee recommended that, "Government should implement OROP in the defence forces across the board at the earliest.” (Source: Wikipedia, edited) Pic: indianexpress.com
- 5. On 15 June 2015, despairing at the Government intent to implement OROP, Ex-servicemen Organizations launched nation wide protests, including hunger strikes (Source: Wikipedia, Pic: www.ndtv.com)
- 7. Pic: www.ibnlive.com Veterans on hunger strike for OROP
- 10. Pic: indiatoday.intoday.in “Sleep peacefully at your home, because Indian Army is guarding the frontier.”
- 13. On 14 August, 2015, Independence day eve, Rajnath Singh, the Home Minister of India, authorized Delhi Police, to physically evict the ex-servicemen, wives of servicemen, many in their eighties, from Jantar Mantar, the site of Ex servicemen protests. (Source: Wikipedia, Pic: www.quora.com)
- 14. Later, under public protest, police apologized to the veterans. (Pic: www.ndtv.com)
- 15. On August 15, 2015, Indian PM Narendra Modi promised OROP once again to the country’s veterans. Pic: ex-servicemenwelfare.blogspot.com
- 16. Ex-servicemen near the India Gate in New Delhi on August 23, 2015. Hundreds of veterans carried out a candlelight march to Amar Jawan Jyoti from their protest site, Jantar Mantar. (Pic: www.newindianexpress.com)
- 17. Despite government accepting OROP in principle, the implementation is still a long way off. Will we live to see our pension- is the question every army veteran is asking the government now.
- 18. For every veteran, OROP is the right to live their lives with the dignity they deserve. For every serving personnel, OROP is a hope. And for every Indian youth, OROP is the incentive to join the forces. Let’s hope our government recognizes OROP for what it is.(Pic: www.rediff.com)
- 19. A tribute to one of the greatest forces of the world, Indian Armed Forces. By Moumita Basu Follow me on Twitter: @Moumita1