No: -- Dated: Dec, 23 2022

Union Cabinet approves revision of pension of Armed Forces Pensioners/family pensioners under One Rank One Pension w.e.f. July 01, 2019

The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved revision of pension of Armed Forces Pensioners/family pensioners under One Rank One Pension (OROP) w.e.f. July 01, 2019. Pension of the past pensioners would be re-fixed on the basis of average of minimum and maximum pension of Defence Forces retirees of calendar year 2018 in the same rank with the same length of service.

Beneficiaries

The Armed Forces Personnel retired up to June 30, 2019{excluding pre-mature (PMR) retired w.e.f. July 01, 2014} will be covered under this revision. More than 25.13 lakh (including over 4.52 lakh new beneficiaries) Armed Forces Pensioners/family pensioners will be benefitted. Pension for those drawing above the average shall be protected. The benefit would also be extended to family pensioners, including war widows and disabled pensioners.

Arrears will be paid in four half-yearly instalments. However, all the family pensioners, including those in receipt of Special/Liberalised Family Pension and Gallantry Award Winners, shall be paid arrears in one instalment.

Expenditure

         The estimated annual expenditure for the implementation of the revision has been calculated as approx. Rs 8,450 crore @31% Dearness Relief (DR). Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019 to December 31, 2021 have been calculated as over Rs 19,316 crore based on DR @ 17% for the period from July 01, 2019 to June 30, 2021 and @31% for the period from July 01, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019 to June 30, 2022 have been calculated as approx. Rs 23,638 crore as per the applicable dearness relief. This expenditure is over and above the ongoing expenditure on account of OROP.

Rank wise likely estimated increase (in rupees) in service pension under OROP w.e.f. July 01, 2019:

Rank

Pension as on 01.01.2016

Revised pension w.e.f. 01.07.2019

Likely arrears from 01.07.2019 to 30.06.2022

Sepoy

17,699

19,726

87,000

Naik

18,427

21,101

1,14,000

Havildar

20,066

21,782

70,000

Nb Subedar

24,232

26,800

1,08,000

Sub Major

33,526

37,600

1,75,000

Major

61,205

68,550

3,05,000

Lt. Colonel

84,330

95,400

4,55,000

Colonel

92,855

1,03,700

4,42,000

Brigadier

96,555

1,08,800

5,05,000

Maj. Gen.

99,621

1,09,100

3,90,000

Lt. Gen.

1,01,515

1,12,050

4,32,000

Courtesy – Press Information Bureau, Government of India

 

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