DRAFT

No. ..
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi,
Dated: ... November, 2015
To,
The Chief of the Army Staff,
The Chief of the Naval Staff,
The Chief of the Air Staff,
Subject: Implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP).
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The undersigned is directed to refer to the longstanding demand of the
retired personnel of Armed Forces for One Rank One Pension (OROP).The
demand of OROP was under active consideration of the government for some time.
Pension of Armed Forces personnel have been enhanced a number of time to
bridge the gap in the pensions of those who have retired at different point of time.
2. The Government has now decided to implement the scheme of One Rank
One Pension for all Armed Forces Personnel and their dependents. The OROP
implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces Personnel retiring in the
same rank with the same length of service, irrespective of their date of retirement;
and any future, enhancement in the rate of pension to be periodically passed on to
the past pensioners.
3. The uniform rate of pension including family pension and invalid/disability
pension shall be paid to all pensioners subject to the following conditions:(a)

OROP would be fixed on the basis of data of Retiring/Service Pension of

retirees retired in calendar year 2013.

(b)

Pension shall be re-fixed for all pensioners retiring in the same rank and

with the same length of service as the average of minimum and maximum
Retiring/Service Pension of retirees retired in 2013 across three services. The
Armed Forces Personnel drawing pensions above the average, shall be protected.

(c)

Cases of Personnel who opted voluntary/pre-mature retirement, shall

not be covered under the OROP scheme.

(d)

In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.

4. Modalities of OROP
4.1)

The minimum and maximum pension of 2013 retirees for each rank

across the three services shall be identified and average of minimum and
maximum pension shall be determined with reference to the entire data for
three services.
4.2)

Where rate of pension at lower qualifying service is higher than rates of

higher qualifying service in same rank/group, pension of higher qualifying

service shall be stepped up to the level of lower qualifying service.
4.3) Similarly, where rate of pension in higher rank is lower than rate for lower
rank(s) with same qualifying service, pension of higher rank/group with same
qualifying service shall be stepped up to the level of pension of lower
rank(s)/group with same qualifying service.
4.4) where data in any particular rank is not available at all, protection in
pension shall be allowed with reference to lower rank(s).
4.5) Where data in group X for any particular rank is not available at all,
pension shall be determined by adding Rs. 700 (50% of the X Group pay) in
Group Y pension subject to protection with rates of pension determined for
Group X in lower rank(s).
4.6) Rates of pension shall be determined up to the terms of engagement only
in case of PBORs and upto 33 years of service in case of Commissioned
Officers and maximum pension determined for rank/group, shall be allowed for
higher qualifying service. However, in case of officers of the rank of Major
General and above which gets their rank at higher qualifying service, first
available rate of pension at qualifying service subject to pro-rata reduction for
lower qualifying service.

4.7) JCOs/ORs who retire with higher grade pay due to financial up-gradation
to higher rank under MACP scheme shall be given pension of higher rank for
the corresponding qualifying service of higher rank for determining revised
pension. Accordingly, pensioner who retires with given rank but was granted
1st MACP shall be eligible for revision of pension next higher rank, and if 2 nd
MACP was granted, he shall be eligible for revision of pension corresponding
to the next higher rank of 1st MACP.
4.8) Rate of disability/war injury pension also shall be linked with revised
service pension. Rates of disability element shall be 60% of the revised service
pension in each qualifying service for 100% disability. Rate of war injury
element shall be 120% of Retiring/Service Pension (in discharge cases) and
200% of retiring/service pension (in invalidment cases) in each qualifying
service for 100% disability.
4.9)

Enhanced rate of Ordinary Family Pension and Normal rate of Ordinary

Family Pension shall be determined at the rate of 100% and 60% of

Retiring/Service Pension in each qualifying service. Similarly, Special Family
Pension and Liberalized Family Pension shall also be determined at the rate of
120% and 200% of Retiring/Service Pension in each qualifying service.
4.10) In case, live data is not available for any rank/group for lower qualifying
service but available for higher length of qualifying service, pension for lower
qualifying service shall be determined by reducing 3% for each completed year
from the rate available for the first higher qualifying service available in the
particular rank/group. Such reduction shall be subject to protection with
reference to rates of pension determined for lower rank(s)/group(s).
4.11)

The pension of Lt. & Capt. of regular Army shall be protected with

reference to the pension of Hony Lt. & Hony. Capt. as hithertofore since no
data of retiree in these ranks have been found in the year 2013.
4.12) Full pension of PSU absorbees (used for determination of Dearness
Relief) shall be revised as per revised pension determined for regular Ranks

based on Para 4.1 to 4.11 above. However, the existing restored amount of
pension shall continue.
(This para may be provided only when benefit of OROP is allowed to
pre-mature retirement cases).
5.

Revised tables specifying Service Pension, in respect of Armed Forces

Personnel/dependents are enclosed as Annexure A and Annexure B for

Commissioned

Officers

and

PBORs/OR

respectively.

Pension

Disbursing

Authorities are hereby authorized to step up the Pension/Family Pension of the

affected Personnel where the existing pension being paid to the pensioners is less
than the rate of pension indicated in above said Annexure. Necessary
implementation instructions to all concerned shall be issued by Principal CDA
(pensions), Allahabad on receipt of these orders.
6. All other terms and conditions shall remain unchanged.
7. The provisions of this letter shall take effect from 01.07.2014 and arrears, if any,
shall be paid in four half-yearly installments. All widows, including war widows shall
be paid arrears in one installment.
8. This issues with concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID
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Yours faithfully
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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