One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces Pensioners

One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces Pensioners: OROP-2 Pension Table issued on 20.01.2023

No. 1(1)/2019/D(Pen/Pol)/Vol-II
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, Dated: 20th January 2023

To
The Chief of the Defence Staff
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject: One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces Pensioners.

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The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No. 1(1)/2019/D(Pen/Pol) dated 04.01.2023 notifying revision of pension under One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP) with effect from 01.07.2019 to all Pre 01.07.2019 Defence Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners. Para 3 of the letter provides that detailed instructions relating to implementation of OROP along with tables indicating revised pension for each rank and each category shall be issued separately.

2. The undersigned is now directed to say that in order to quicken the process of revision of pension/family pension, total 121 tables indicating rates of pension/family pension under OROP scheme are appended to this order. The appended tables indicate revised rates of Retiring/Service/Special/Disability /Invalid/Liberalized Disability/War Injury Pension including Disability/War Injury Element and Ordinary/Special /Liberalized Family Pension of Commissioned Officers, Honorary Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) of Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Speciality Corps & Territorial Army Retired / Discharged / Invalided. Out from Service/died in service or after retirement. The existing pension of all Pre- 01 .07.2019 (except pensioners entered on or after 01 .07.2014 pre-matrix retirement/own request as provided in para 4 of MoD letter No. 1 2(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)Part.II dated 07.11.2015 as amended vide Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-Servicemen letter No. 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)Pan-II dated 06.06.2017) pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced with reference to applicable table for the rank (and group in case of JCOs/ORs) in which pensioned with reference to the actual qualifying service as shown in Column-1 of the tables subject to maximum term of engagement front time to time. The rate of pension of pensioners/family pensioners drawing more than the revised rate of pension/family pension indicated in annexed tables, shall remain unchanged.

APPLICABILITY

3. The provisions of this letter shall be applicable to all pensioners/family pensioners who had been retired/ discharged/invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement in the rank of Commissioned Officers, Honorary Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non- Combatants (Enrolled) of Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps, Teritorial Army & Ex-State Forces and are in receipt of pension/family pension as on 01.07.2019 (except pensioners retired after previous OROP revision on pre mature retirement/own request).

3.1 The provisions of this letter, however, do not apply to UK/HKSRA/KCIO pensioners, Pakistan & Burma Army pensioners, Reservist pensioners and pensioners in receipt of Ex-gratia payments and pensioners retired after previous OROP revision on pre-mature retirement/own request (as provided in para 4 of MoD letter dated 07.11.2015).

METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

4. It is provided in para-2.6 of MoD letter dated 04.01.2023 that the pensioners retired on or after 01.07.2014 on premature retirement/own request are not eligible for benefits of OROP. The information regarding premature retirement/own request is not available in the Pension Payment Order (PPO). Hence, table-based revision by PDA in such cases is not feasible.

4.1 Therefore, it is decided that the pension of all pensioners retired/discharged on or after 01.07.2014 and before 01.0.7.2019) will be 7fy/6f/fC/f/6 High corrigendum PPO. Since most of the data of pensioners/family pensioners have been migrated in SPARSH application, therefore, revision of pension of migrated pensioners/family pensioners wil1 be done through SPARSH application only. The corrigendum PPO in the case of remaining pensioners retired/discharged on or after 01.07.2014 and before 01.07.2019 will be issued by Pension Sanctioning Authorities in affected cases, so-moto (where rates of pension under these orders are beneficial than the rates of their pension as on 01.07.2019).

4.2 In all other cases i.e pensioners retired/discharged rip to 10.06.2014, invalided out prior to 01.07.2019 and family pensioners, this revision will be implemented based on the pension tables as appended with this order. All Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) hand high disbursement of pension to Defence pensioners are hereby authorized to carry out revision of Retiring/Service/Special/Disability/invalid/Liberalized Disability/War Injury Pension including Disability/War Injury Element and Ordinary/Special/Liberalized Family Pension of all, such pre-01.07.2019 pensioners/family pensioners drawing pension as on 01.07.2019 in terms of this order with applicable rates of dearness relief without calling for any applications from the pensioners and without any further authorization from the Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned.

4.3 The revised rates of pension under this letter are average of in minimum & maximum rate of pension for a rank and a qualifying service of live data of 2018 retirees. Wherever, the rates of higher qualifying service of a rank are lower than rates of lower qualifying service in sane rank or data is/are blank for higher qualifying service then the same have been protected by higher rate of lower qualifying service, due to this, many rates in same column appears equal. Similarly, wherever the revised rate of pension under this order are lower in higher rank than rate in lower rank in same qualifying service then the same have been protected with higher rates of pension in lower rank in same qualifying service resulting similar rate in some qualifying service in two adjacent columns.

5. Where the revised pension as on 01.07.2019 worked out in terms of this letter, happens to be less than the existing pension/family pension as on 01.07.2019, the pension shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner/family pensioner.

6. Arrears on account of revision of pension front 01.07.2019 till date of its implementation shall be paid by the Pension Disbursing Agencies in four half yearly installments. However, all the family pensioners including those in receipt of Special/Liberalized family pension and all Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one installment.

7. The initial Pension Payment Order (PPO) or its Corrigendum PPO (Corr PPO) indicates rank, group and qualifying service for which the individual has been pensioned. This information is available with Pension Disbursing Agencies as they have revised pension of all such pensioners in the recent past in terms of Government orders issued for implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC. Hence, however, any information regarding qualifying service, rank, group etc., is not available with Pension Disbursing Agencies, such cases may be referred to Pension Sanctioning Authority concerned on the Piofollra enclosed as Annexure A. The Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned will provide the requisite information from the available records within 15 days of the receipt of request from the Pension Disbursing Agencies.

8. In case of any doubt relating to revision of pension in terms of this letter, Pension Disbursing Agencies way immediately take tip the matter with Nodal Officers of respective PSAs, details of which shall be notified by Pr. CDA (P), Prayagraj in their implementation instructions.

9. The revised rates of pension under this letter shall be basic pension from 01.07.2019 and therefore, additional pension as applicable to the old age pensioners/family pensioners on attaining the relevant age (80 years and above) shall also be enhanced by the PDAs from 01.07.2019 or the date from which the pensioner attains the age of 80 years or more, whichever is later.

PAYMENT OF LIFE TIME ARREARS (LTA)

10. If a pensioner to whom the benefit accrues under the provisions of this letter has died/dies before receiving the payment of arrears, the Life Time Arrears of pension (LTA) shall be paid in the following manner .-

a) If the claimant is already in receipt of Family Pension or happens to be the pensioner in whose favour Family Pension already stands notified and the awardees has hot become ineligible for any reason, the LTA under the provisions of this letter should be paid to such a claimant by the PDA on their own.

b) If the claimant has already received LTA in the past in respect of the deceased to whom the benefit would have accrued, the LTA under the provisions of this letter should also be paid to such a claimant by the PDA on their own.

c) If the claimant is a person other than the one mentioned at 10(a) & 10(b) above, payment of LTA shall be made to the legal his /hers as per extant Government orders.

11. The following elements shall continue to be paid as separate elements in addition to the pension revised under this order .-

i) Monetary allowance attached to gallantry awards viz. Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra etc.
ii) Constant Attendance Allowance, where admissible.
iii) Dearness relief as sanctioned by the Government from time to time.

MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS

12. No arrears on account of revision of pension/family pension shall be admissible for the period prior to 01.07.2019.

13. No commutation of pension Small be admissible on revised/additional amount of pension accruing as a result of revision of pension under this letter. However, the existing amount of pension, if any, that has been commuted will continue to be deducted from the revised pension.

14. As a result of this letter, there will be no change in the amount of gratuity already determined and paid with reference to the rules in force at the time of retire/discharge/invalidment/death.

15. Any overpayment of pension coming to the notice or under process of recovery shall be adjusted in full by the Pension Disbursing Agencies against arrears becoming due on revision of pension on the basis of this order.

METHODOLOGY FOR REPORTING

16. An intimation regarding disbursement of revised pension shall be furnished by the Pension Disbursing Agencies to the office of the Pr. CDA(P), Prayagraj in the format prescribed as Annexure-B to this letter in the following month in which revision takes place. PDAs shall also ensure that an intimation regarding revision of pension is invariably conveyed to the pensioners concerned for their information ii respective of the fact that the same is beneficial to them or not. The Public Sector Banks disbursing defence pensions through Central Pension Processing Centers (CPPC), the progress report shall be furnished by the CPPC of the bank directly to the office of Pr. CDA (Pensions) Prayagraj through electronic sections.

17. All other terms and conditions which are not affected by this order shall remain unchanged.

18. This issues with concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID No10(01)/2019/Fin/Pen dated 16.01.2023

19. Hindi version will follow.

(B L Meena)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Appendix

Index of Tables in Appendix to MOD Letter No. 1(1)/2019/D(pen/Pol)/Vol-II dated 20th January 2023.

SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION

SI No	RETIRING PENSION/SERVICE PENSION/ SERVICE ELEMENT OF DISABILITY PENSION SERVICE ELEMENT OF WAR INJURY PENSION/ INVALID PENSION	Table No
1	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	1
2	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	2
3	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	3
4	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	4
5	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	5
6	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	6
7	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	7
8	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	8
9	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	9
10	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	10
ENHANCED RATE OF ORDINARY FAMILY PENSION
11	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of MC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	11
12	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	12
13	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	13
14	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	14
15	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	15
16	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	16
17	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	17
18	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	18
19	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	19
20	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	20
NORMAL RATE OF ORDINARY FAMILY PENSION
21	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	21
22	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	22
23	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	23
24	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	24
25	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	25
26	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	26
27	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	27
28	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	28
29	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	29
30	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	30

31	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	31
32	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	32
33	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	33
34	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	34
35	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	35
36	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	36
37	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	37
38	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	38
39	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	39
40	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	40
SPECIAL DEPENDENT FAMILY PENSION /2ND LIFE AWARD OF SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION
41	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	41
42	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	42
43	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	43
44	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	44
45	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	45
46	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	46
47	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	47
48	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing G roup Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	48
49	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	49
50	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	50
LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION
51	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	51
52	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	52
53	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	53
54	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	54
55	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	55
56	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	56
57	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	57
58	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	58
59	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	59
60	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	60
LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION TO CHILD/CHILDREN
61	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	61
62	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	62
63	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	63
64	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	64
65	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	65
66	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	66
67	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	67
68	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	68
69	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	69
70	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	70
LIBERALISED DEPENDENT PENSION/ 2ND LIFE AWARD OF LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION(RATES FOR BOTH PARENTS)
71	Regular Commissioned Officers (Rates for both Parents)	71
72	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for both Parents)	72
73	Commissioned Officers of Territorial Army (Rates for both Parents)	73
74	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services (Rates for both Parents)	74
75	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC) (Rates for both Parents)	75
76	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for both Parents)	76
LIBERALISED DEPENDENT PENSION/ 2ND LIFE AWARD OF LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION(RATES FOR SINGLE PARENTS)
77	Regular Commissioned Officers (Rates for Single Parent)	77
78	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for Single Parents)	78
79	Commissioned Officers of Territorial Army (Rates for Single Parent)	79
80	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services (Rates for Single Parents)	80
81	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for Single Parent)	81
82	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for Single Parent)	82
83	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	83
84	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	84
85	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	85
86	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	86
DISABILITY ELEMENT OF DISABILITY PENSION
87	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	87
88	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	88
89	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	89
90	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	90
91	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	91
92	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	92
93	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	93
94	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	94
95	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	95
96	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	96
WAR INJURY ELEMENT OF WAR INJURY PENSION (DISCHARGE ON ATTENDING PRESCRIBED AGE OF RETIREMENT FOR ICOS AND ON COMPLETION OF TERM OF ENGAGEMENT FOR JCOS/ORS
97	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	97
98	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	98
99	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	99
100	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	100
101	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	101
102	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	102
103	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	103
104	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	104
105	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	105
106	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	106
WAR INJURY ELEMENT (INVALIDED OUT)
107	Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)	107
108	Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC	108
109	Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army	109
110	Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services	110
111	Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)	111
112	EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors	112
113	JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers	113
114	JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)	114
115	JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension	115
116	JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army	116
PRE 01.06.1953 DISCHARGED PERSONNEL
	ARMY PERSONNEL
117	Ordinary Pension	117
118	Mustering Out Pension	118
119	Ordinary Pension to Viceroy commissioned officers	119
	AIR FORCE
120	Ordinary Pension	120
	STATE FORCE PERSONNEL
121	Erstwhile State Forces Personnel	121
The rates of Ordinary Family Pension, Special Family Pension, 2n Life Award of SFP, Liberalized Family Pension, 2nd Life Award of LFP, Disability/Liberalized Disability Element for 100% Disability, War Injury Element for 100%Disability (Invalid out cases) meant for Post-53 retirees JCOs/ORs of Regular Army of Group “Y” may be allowed to the families of Pre-1953 retirees as per OROP Revision w.e.f. 01.07.2019.