Govt has already released the sanction order for OROP in September 2024. What about implementation ? will it be implemented in this month ? Arrears will be paid alongwith pension of September 2024 ? Earlier in OROP-1 and OROP-2, these were implemented after a long waiting. This time OROP-3 was due from 01 July 2024. After active pursuation of ESM associations and effective initiative of Govt of India, MoD, finally OROP-3 has been sanctioned for the Armed Forces veterans and Family pensioners within 3 months from the point of effective date.
Once3 the table has been published, PCDA(P) is responsible to credit the revised pension and arrers amount to the bank account of effective veterans. PCDA(P) works hard for timely payment of pension and pensionary benefits to the defencce pensioners. PCDA(P) has also released a Circular No 677 on the implementation of OROP 3rd Revision wef 01 July 2024.
Now, the silent hard work of the Accountants and auditors of the PCDA(P), Prayagraj only ensure timely payment of pension and other pensionary benefits. This time also, the PCDA(P) has taken keen initiative to pay the pension as soon as possible and as a result, they have opened the saturdays, sundays and holidays to complete the revision work of OROP-3. An internal communication (relevant portion only) which has been viral in social media is placed here shgowing their extra ordinary efforts to implement the OROP-3 for Armed Forces Veterans so that the pensioners may get their dues this month.