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Nirmala Sitharaman Slams Opposition Over OROP, National War Memorial
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attacked the Opposition over the One Rank One Pension (OROP) on Monday, saying that previous governments had approved a proposal of just Rs 500 crore for it whereas the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has already transferred Rs 35,000 crore to the account of former army servicemen in the last three ye...
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OROP Row: Minister VK Singh to Mediate Between Ex-servicemen and Government
Former Army chief and Union Minister Gen (Retd) VK Singh has been appointed as a mediator between government and protesting ex-servicemen over 'One Rank One Pension' scheme, the agitators said today.
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Burning, Surrendering of Medals Uncalled For: Former Navy Chief
Former Navy Chief Arun Prakash today disapproved of military veterans' protest move to return and burn medals against "diluted" One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, and favoured other avenues like negotiating with government to push their demands or going to court.
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Ex-Servicemen Take Out March Against One Rank One Pension Notification
Dissatisfied with the government's announcement on One Rank One Pension or OROP military veterans are today observing what they call a 'Black Diwali'.
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Paramilitary Forces Waiting for Centre to Decide on One Rank One Pension like Demand
With the 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) scheme for military veterans set to be notified soon, officials of central paramilitary forces, too, may be in for good news soon as the government is likely to take a final decision on granting of "organised services" status to them.
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Ex-Servicemen Hold 'Sainik Ekta' Rally at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Hundreds of army veterans today held a 'Sainik Ekta' rally to press for "honest and truthful justice" as they rejected the 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP) scheme announced by the government even as some ex-servicemen groups dissociated themselves from the demonstration.
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NDA Working on Plan to Absorb Soldiers in Para-Military, Sources
The Government is working on a plan to absorb retiring soldiers into the para-military and police, top Government officials told NDTV. This will allow soldiers to work till the age of 60, negating the need for enhanced pension under One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme. The rationale given by ex-servicemen demanding OROP is that nearly 80 per cent of...
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Now, Police Officers Say They Want OROP, Cite Long Hours, Danger
Days after the government announced the One Rank One Pension Scheme for ex-servicemen, the men in the Indian Police Service - too say they want the same thing.
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OROP no Threat to Fiscal Arithmetic: Jayant Sinha
The government had last week announced that it will implement OROP under which a uniform pension would be given to armed forces personnel retiring at the same rank with the same length of service. The scheme would be implemented from July 1, 2014.
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Government Announces One Rank One Pension, Veterans Await Written Assurance
The government on Saturday announced the long-awaited One Rank One Pension for veterans of the armed forces, who have been protesting in Delhi for 87 days. However, the retired military personnel have said they would continue with their relay fast until they receive a written statement from the government.
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OROP Decision is What Government Can Give, Says Rao Inderjit Singh
As ex-servicemen today said they were not satisfied with the One Rank One Pension (OROP) announced by the government, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said this is what the government can give.
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BJP, Congress Spar Over One Rank One Pension Announcement
The Congress party today called the government's announcement of One Rank One Pension or OROP for retired military veterans as a 'betrayal' of the ex-servicemen's demands and said the scheme was "totally disappointing".
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Not Fully Satisfied With OROP Announcement: Ex-servicemen
Protesting ex-servicemen today said they were not "fully satisfied" with the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme announced by the government as all of their demands had not been met.
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Announces One Rank One Pension: Highlights
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced the implementation of the long-awaited One Rank One Pension or OROP this afternoon.
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Government Considering Panel to Decide on Revision of Pension: Ex-Servicemen
The government is considering appointing a committee under a judge to go into the issue of equalisation of pension, a leader of the ex-servicemen group fighting for One Rank One Pension said after a meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Slams Opposition Over OROP, National War Memorial
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attacked the Opposition over the One Rank One Pension (OROP) on Monday, saying that previous governments had approved a proposal of just Rs 500 crore for it whereas the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has already transferred Rs 35,000 crore to the account of former army servicemen in the last three ye...
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OROP Row: Minister VK Singh to Mediate Between Ex-servicemen and Government
Former Army chief and Union Minister Gen (Retd) VK Singh has been appointed as a mediator between government and protesting ex-servicemen over 'One Rank One Pension' scheme, the agitators said today.
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Burning, Surrendering of Medals Uncalled For: Former Navy Chief
Former Navy Chief Arun Prakash today disapproved of military veterans' protest move to return and burn medals against "diluted" One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, and favoured other avenues like negotiating with government to push their demands or going to court.
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Ex-Servicemen Take Out March Against One Rank One Pension Notification
Dissatisfied with the government's announcement on One Rank One Pension or OROP military veterans are today observing what they call a 'Black Diwali'.
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Paramilitary Forces Waiting for Centre to Decide on One Rank One Pension like Demand
With the 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) scheme for military veterans set to be notified soon, officials of central paramilitary forces, too, may be in for good news soon as the government is likely to take a final decision on granting of "organised services" status to them.
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Ex-Servicemen Hold 'Sainik Ekta' Rally at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Hundreds of army veterans today held a 'Sainik Ekta' rally to press for "honest and truthful justice" as they rejected the 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP) scheme announced by the government even as some ex-servicemen groups dissociated themselves from the demonstration.
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NDA Working on Plan to Absorb Soldiers in Para-Military, Sources
The Government is working on a plan to absorb retiring soldiers into the para-military and police, top Government officials told NDTV. This will allow soldiers to work till the age of 60, negating the need for enhanced pension under One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme. The rationale given by ex-servicemen demanding OROP is that nearly 80 per cent of...
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Now, Police Officers Say They Want OROP, Cite Long Hours, Danger
Days after the government announced the One Rank One Pension Scheme for ex-servicemen, the men in the Indian Police Service - too say they want the same thing.
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OROP no Threat to Fiscal Arithmetic: Jayant Sinha
The government had last week announced that it will implement OROP under which a uniform pension would be given to armed forces personnel retiring at the same rank with the same length of service. The scheme would be implemented from July 1, 2014.
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Government Announces One Rank One Pension, Veterans Await Written Assurance
The government on Saturday announced the long-awaited One Rank One Pension for veterans of the armed forces, who have been protesting in Delhi for 87 days. However, the retired military personnel have said they would continue with their relay fast until they receive a written statement from the government.
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OROP Decision is What Government Can Give, Says Rao Inderjit Singh
As ex-servicemen today said they were not satisfied with the One Rank One Pension (OROP) announced by the government, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said this is what the government can give.
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BJP, Congress Spar Over One Rank One Pension Announcement
The Congress party today called the government's announcement of One Rank One Pension or OROP for retired military veterans as a 'betrayal' of the ex-servicemen's demands and said the scheme was "totally disappointing".
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Not Fully Satisfied With OROP Announcement: Ex-servicemen
Protesting ex-servicemen today said they were not "fully satisfied" with the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme announced by the government as all of their demands had not been met.
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Announces One Rank One Pension: Highlights
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced the implementation of the long-awaited One Rank One Pension or OROP this afternoon.
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Government Considering Panel to Decide on Revision of Pension: Ex-Servicemen
The government is considering appointing a committee under a judge to go into the issue of equalisation of pension, a leader of the ex-servicemen group fighting for One Rank One Pension said after a meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
