PCDA Circular No 555 on OROP Primary Rules :Know the Modality

By

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014

Circular No. 555

Dated: 04.02.2016

To,

1. The Chief Accountant, RBI,
Deptt. Of Govt, Bank Accounts,
Central Office C-7, Second Floor,
Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143,
Bandre East Mumbai- 400051

2. All CMDs, Public Sector Banks.
3. The Nodal Officers, ICICI/HDFC/AXIS/IDBI Banks
4. All Managers, CPPCs
5. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal
6. The PCDA (WC), Chandigarh
7. The CDA (PD), Meerut
8. The CDA Chennai
9. The Director of Treasury, All States
10. The Pay and Accounts Officer,
Delhi Administration, R K Puram and Tis Hazari,
New Delhi.

11. The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai

12. The Post Master Kathua (J&K), Camp Bell Bay.
13. The Principal Pay and Accounts Officer
Andaman and Nicobar Administration Port Blair.

Subject       :  Implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension’ to Defence pensioners.

Reference :  GoI, MoD letter No12 (1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dated 3 rd Feb,2016.

                A copy of Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dated 3rd Feb,2016 and GoI, MoD letter No 12 (1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-PartII dated 7th Nov,2015 on the above subject is forwarded herewith for information and necessary action which is self-explanatory.

 2.   The above Government letter has been issued to implement ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme for Defence Forces Personnel. Salient features of the scheme have been mentioned in Para 3 and 4 of GoI, MoD letter No 12 (1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dated 7th Nov, 2015.

3.   The revision of pension in t e rm s of the above Government Orders shall beeffective with effect from 01.07.2014,a n d payment of arrears accrued on account of revisionof pension, if any, shall be made in a time bound manner as st ipulat ed in para17. 1 of this circular.

4. NON-APPLICABILITY

4.1 The provisions of this circular do not apply to UK/HKSRA/KCIOs pensioners, Pakistan and Burma Army Pensioners.
4.2 These orders do not apply to Reservist Pensioners.
4.3 These orders also do not apply to Pensioners in receipt of Ex-Gratia payments.

5. APPLICABILITY 5.1 These orders apply to the all pensioners/family pensioners  who had retired/discharged/invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement in the rank of Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled), Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps, Territorial Army and who were/are in receipt of the following types of pension as on 01.07.2014.

a) Retiring Pension/ Service Pension/Service Element of Disability Pension/Service Element of War Injury Pension/Invalid Pension.
b) Enhanced Rate of Ordinary Family Pension c) Normal Rate of Ordinary Family Pension.
d) Special Family Pension.
e) Special Dependent Family Pension/2nd Life Award of Special Family Pension.
f) Liberalized Family Pension g) Liberalized Dependent Pension/2nd Life Award of Liberalized Family Pension h) Disability Element of Disability Pension i) War Injury Element of War Injury Pension (Discharge ).

6. Click here to Read More……. pdf file Circular No 555.

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