"Problem Is Your Hyperbole...": Supreme Court On One Rank One Pension

The Supreme Court yesterday questioned the centre whether it had gone back on its decision to pass on future enhancements in pension automatically

The centre's "hyperbole" on the One Rank, One Pension policy "presents a much rosier picture" than what is actually given to military pensioners, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition by former servicemen.

The Supreme Court yesterday questioned the centre whether it had gone back on its decision to pass on future enhancements in pension automatically, after agreeing to OROP in principle. OROP is short for "One Rank, One Pension", which aims pension uniformity for armed forces personnel retiring at the same rank with the same length of service.

The petitioner, Indian Ex-servicemen Movement, wants OROP to be automatically revised every year, instead of the current policy of a periodic review once in five years.

In the hearing today, the centre defended itself saying the decision on OROP was taken by the Union cabinet. The Supreme Court pointed out there is no statutory definition of OROP yet.