Monday, August 17, 2015

[Current Affairs] - What is One Rank, One Pension (OROP) Scheme

Be it PM's Independence Day Speech or Protests by Ex-Servicemen of Defence Forces, OROP(One Rank, One Pension Scheme) is one of the hottest topics the in recent days.

Let's see What is is ?

Timeline


  • 2006: UPA government modified pension rules for defense services

  • As a result, a serviceman retiring after 2006 would receive bigger pension than someone retired before 2006.

  • Ex-Servicemen were annoyed at this Discrimination and demanded 'One Rank, One Pension'.