Talks with Centre on 'one rank one pension' fail
Talks between ex-servicemen and Manohar Parrikar on the issue reportedly failed
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-06-07 07:14 GMT
New Delhi: Talks between ex-servicemen and defence minister Manohar Parrikar on the “one rank one pension” issue reportedly failed on Saturday, with retired defence personnel deciding to go ahead with their planned rally on June 14 followed by a relay hunger strike to protest the long delay in the implementation of the scheme.
Defence ministry sources said that the OROP file is lying with the finance ministry for a final budgetary approval. Mr Parrikar has repeatedly said that the government has completed all formalities and OROP will be implemented soon.
However, Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh (Retd), chairman of Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM), said, “Though defence minister Manohar Parrikar understood our problem and argument, he did not give any date for the implementation of the OROP and hence we are going ahead with our agitation.” However, Maj. Gen. Singh said he has complete faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hoped that OROP will be implemented soon.