अगर आप एक Defence Personnel हैं या पूर्व सैनिक हैं, तो अपने वन रैंक वन पेंशन (OROP) के बारे में जरूर सुना होगा।OROP sirf ek policy nahi, balki hamare jawano ka 40 saal se bhi zyada lamba sangharsh hai. Aaj ke is blog mein hum detail mein samjhenge ki OROP ki shuruat kaise hui aur aaj iski kya sthiti hai.
OROP Kya Hai? (What is One Rank One Pension?)
OROP ka simple matlab hai: Saman Rank aur saman seva avadhi (length of service) waale sabhi sainiko ko ek saman pension mile, chahe wo kisi bhi saal retire huye hon. Example ke liye, agar do Havildar ne 15 saal service ki hai, toh unki pension barabar honi chahiye, chahe ek 1995 mein retire hua ho aur dusra 2025 mein,.
OROP ki Background aur 1973 ka Turning Point
1973 se pehle, sena aur civil employees ki pension mein zyada antar nahi tha. Us waat soldiers ko unki basic pay ka 70% pension milti thi, kyunki unka career chota aur risky hota tha.
Lekin 1973 mein 3rd Pay Commission ne ise ghatakar 50% kar diya aur military pension ko civilian rules (CCS Rules 1973) ke saath jod diya. Yahi se purane aur naye retirees ke beech pension ki asamanata (disparity) shuru hui aur OROP andolan ki neev padi,.
Sainiko ka Sangharsh (42 Years of Struggle)
OROP ki maang koi nayi nahi hai, iska sangharsh kai charno mein chala:
- 1980-1990: Ex-servicemen ne maang shuru kari aur kai protest kiye.
- 2000-2010: Movement tez hua, jawano ne Jantar Mantar par dharna diya aur symbolically apne medals wapas kiye.
- 2011-2014: Yeh mudda national issue ban gaya. Hazaro veterans isme shaamil huye aur Anna Hazare jaise leaders ne bhi ise support kiya,.
Koshyari Committee aur Sarkari Faisle
2011 mein Koshyari Committee ne apni report mein OROP ko justified aur necessary bataya. Committee ne kaha ki ise lagu karne mein koi technical ya financial rukaawat nahi hai.
- UPA Government (2014): Election se pehle policy accept ki aur ₹500 crore allot kiye, lekin actual requirement ₹8000-8500 crore ki thi,.
- NDA Government (2015): PM Modi ne election rallies mein OROP ka wada kiya tha. 5 September 2015 ko sarkar ne ise officially lagu karne ki ghoshna ki aur 7 November ko iska notification jari hua,.
OROP ki Kamiyan aur Aaj ki Stithi
Sarkar ne OROP lagu toh kar diya, lekin veterans ki kuch maange adhuri reh gayi:
- Revision Period: Veterans har saal revision chahte the, lekin sarkar ne ise har 5 saal mein fix kiya.
- PMR (Pre-Mature Retirement): 1 July 2014 ke baad apni marzi se retire hone waale (at own request) jawano ko OROP ke dayre se bahar kar diya gaya,.
- X-Group Issues: X-group ke pensioners ki tables mein bhi asamanata ki shikayat rahi hai.
Supreme Court ka Faisla: 2022 mein Supreme Court ne sarkar ki OROP policy ko valid (vaidh) bataya aur purana arrears dene ka nirdesh diya,.
Current Update (OROP-2 aur OROP-3)
- OROP-2: Iska base year 2018 rakha gaya tha.
- OROP-3: Iska base year 2023 hai aur yeh 1 July 2024 se lagu ho chuka hai, jiska arrears bhi kai pensioners ko mil chuka hai.
Aaj bhi kai ex-servicemen organizations AFT (Armed Forces Tribunal) aur courts mein PMR retirees aur X-group ki asamanataon ke khilaaf ladai lad rahe hain. Kuch ek Court caseses ka judgement bhi aa chukka hai , aur PMR logo ko abhi court order ke basis pe OROP mil raha hai.
OROP-4 : Iske base year honge 2028, aur agar koi court case bagera nehi dale gaye toh ye 1 July 2028 se lagu toh hoga hi, aur 31 December 2028 se pahle aapka PPO me aa bhi jayega.
Conclusion: OROP hamare veeron ke samman ki ladai hai. Halaki sarkar ne ise lagu kiya hai, lekin technical kamiyon ko lekar sangharsh ab bhi jari hai,.