FAQs on Implementation of OROP vide Govt. Order dated 17.01.2013 – PCDA (Pensions)
Q: 1 Are these orders applicable to those pensioners also whose date of commencement of pension is exactly 01.01.2006 ?
A: Yes, these orders are
applicable to all the pensioners/family pensioners whose date of
commencement of pension is on or before 01.01.2006.
Q: 2 The date of commencement
of family pension in respect of a family pensioner is 01.04.2006 whose
late husband had retired from the service on 31.08.1999. Will the family
pension of the family be revised under these orders?
A: Yes, the family pension will be revised under these orders because the deceased soldier was a pre-2006 retiree.
Q: 3 It is being contended by
some pensioners/their associations that the arrears on account of this
revision should be paid w.e.f. 01.01.2006 as the orders are merely an
amendment to GOI, MoD letter dated 11.11.2008. Please clarify?
A: As the provision of these
orders are effective from 24th September 2012. Hence no arrears shall
be allowed for the past period.
Q:4 Will the additional pension also be revised accordingly ?
A: The improved pension will be
the basic pension from 24.09.2012 and hence additional pension payable
will also be revised accordingly by the PDA.
Q:5 The basic pension of a
pre-2006 pensioner (Rank – Havildar , Group ‘D’) of Army having total
qualifying service of 15 years is slated to be increased from 3500/-
p.m. to 5301/- P.M. Is such a high increase in Basic Pension is in
order?
A: The increase in BP from 3500/-
to 5301/- P.M for the pensioner with particulars as mentioned above is
in order. It is evident from the existing basic pension of 3500/-PM and
the particulars given above that the PDA has not revised pension of the
individual correctly w.e.f. 01.07.2009. The correct entitlement of the
individual is as under:
Q:6 In most of the cases
neither the pensioner has applied to the PDA for revision of their
pension nor any Corr PPO or instructions have been received by the PDA
from the PSA. Please supply the proforma of application in this regard?
A: It has been clearly mentioned
in the orders that the revision of pension by PDAs has to be made with
reference to Pension Tables annexed to the orders. No further
authorization from the PSA or any application from the affected
pensioner is required to carry out the revision.
Q:7 The tables annexed to
circular No 501 & Circular No. 502 start from QS of 15 years
onwards. How to revise the pension of a pensioner having less than 15
years if qualifying years?
A: Following elements of pension / type of pension are to be revised by PSA.
Special Pension
Invalid pension
Service element of disability pension in respect of PBOR discharged with less than 15 years qualifying service
Service pension of TA personnel irrespective of their QS service and
Service element of War Injury Pension and Liberalized Disability Pension
Special Pension
Invalid pension
Service element of disability pension in respect of PBOR discharged with less than 15 years qualifying service
Service pension of TA personnel irrespective of their QS service and
Service element of War Injury Pension and Liberalized Disability Pension
Q:8 Mr. ‘X’ who is a Hony Nb
Sub, Gp ‘D’ pensioner having total QS of 24 years is already drawing a
basic pension of 7750/- PM. However as per table – 4 (Army) annexued to
Cir No 501, his basic pension w.e.f. 24.9.12 should be 7601/- PM. Please
advise how to regulate such cases.
A: The existing pension of the
pensioner in such cases might have been revised by PCDA (P) by issuing
Corr PPO (s) based on some courts orders etc. No action by PDA is
required in such cases.
Q:9 Mr ‘X’ is a DSC pensioner
in receipt of two pensions, one for regular Army service, and another
for DSC service. Are both these pensions to be revised by PDAs?
A: The pension for regular Army
service will only be revised under these orders by the PDA. A reference
for revision of pension for DSC service will be sent to PCDA (P).
Q:10 The tables annexed to
Circular No 501, in respect of DSC pensioner seem to be incomplete e.g.
the table in respect of Sep of DSC are only up to QS of 23 years. How to
revise pension of a sep of DSC who has total QS of 24 years or above?
A: Sepoy in DSC have maximum
engagement period up to 20 years only with the exception that the
maximum term of engagement can be up to 23 years in case of pensioner
retired on or 30.5.98. Hence QS in such type of cases may be restricted
to the maximum permissible and pension revised accordingly. Period-wise
complete list of maximum terms of engagement for JCOs/ORs is enclosed in
Appendix-X to Cir No 501.
Q:11 There is no table annexed
to Cir No 502 to revise Ordinary Family Pension for NOKs of DSC
Personnel. Please advise how to revise such cases ?
A: The family pension in respect
of DSC personnel who are in receipt of family pension for only DSC
service are to be revised at the same rates as given for family
pensioners of Regular Army. DSC personnel on “clerical duty” and “other
duty” are entitled for family pension of regular Army personnel of group
“Y” and “Z” respectively.
Q:12 What are the basic fields/data required to revise pension under these order?
A: The basic fields/data required to revise pension under these orders are as follows:
1. Type of pension viz Retiring pension/service pension/ Ordinary Family Pension/ Special Family Pension/ War Injury Pension/ Dependant Pension
2. Rank of the pensioner
3. Group of the pensioner (only for JCOs / PBORs)
4. Qualifying service (without weightage)
5. Record Office
6. Date of commencement
7. Date of Retiremen
1. Type of pension viz Retiring pension/service pension/ Ordinary Family Pension/ Special Family Pension/ War Injury Pension/ Dependant Pension
2. Rank of the pensioner
3. Group of the pensioner (only for JCOs / PBORs)
4. Qualifying service (without weightage)
5. Record Office
6. Date of commencement
7. Date of Retiremen
Q :13 How to look for the above information in the PPO or related record ?
A: In case of Post -86 retires
all the information is generally available in the original PPO of the
Pensioner. In cases where the required information is not available in
the PPO or other record of the PDA, the missing information may be
called for from the PSA concerned.
Q:14 In case of Pre-86 retires
Qualifying service is generally not available in the PPO of the
pensioner. Pl. advise the way out to regulate such cases.
A: The qualifying service in such
type of cases can be looked for in the original Descriptive Roll of the
pensioner or in the Corrigendum PPO(s). Original discharge
book/certificate issued to the pensioner by the Record office is also an
authentic source of such information.
Q:15 Is capturing of information about Record office financially importance or can be done away with?
A: Following are the 4 major categories of JCOs/PBORs based on Record office.
1. Naval Record Office
2. Air Force Record Office
3. DSC Cannanore Record Office
4. All other Record offices except those mentioned above.
1. Naval Record Office
2. Air Force Record Office
3. DSC Cannanore Record Office
4. All other Record offices except those mentioned above.
Different tables are available to
cater to these categories and hence the importance of information about
Record Office can’t be done away with.
Some model Calculations are done here
Some model Calculations are done here
Case – I
| Name of Pensioner | J.S. Bala |
| Name of Bank | SBI Chandigarh |
| Existing Pension | 26050/- ( Circular No. 397 ) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Qualifying Service | 26 Years 05 Months |
| Date of Commencement | 07/06/1990 |
Being a commissioned officer of
Regular Army, the revision is to be done as per Annexure –A (table No
1) annexed to PCDA (P) Circular No 500. Look in relevant column for the
rank and relevant row for qualifying service. The revised pension w.e.f.
24.9.2012 comes out to 27795/- P.M.
Case – II
| Name of Pensioner | Smt. Amarjit Kaur |
| Name of Bank | SBI Mohali |
| Existing Pension | 8679/- ( Circular No. 397 ) |
| Rank | Major |
| Date of Commencement | 19/07/1990 |
Being the family of a
commissioned officer of Army, the revision is to be done as per annexure
–A (table No -2) annexed to PCDA (P) Circular No 500. The revised
pension w.e.f. 24.9.2012 comes out to 10923/- p.m.
Case – III
| Name of Pensioner | Sukhvinder Singh |
| Name of Bank | SBI Ropar |
| Existing Pension | 13500/- ( Circular No. 397 ) |
| Rank | MWO-Hony.Flying Officerl |
| Qualifying Service | 34 Years |
| Date of Commencement | 01/01/1985 |
| Date of Birth | 08/12/1929 |
The existing pension of the
pensioner is not in order. Firstly, it needs to be raised to 13590/-
from 13500/- P.M. wef 01/07/2009 as per PCDA (P) Circular No 482 dt
19/04/02012. Then look for revised pension for the Rank and QS in Table
-20 (Air Force) annexed to Circular NO 501. The revised pension should
be 15465/- wef 24/09/12.
Moreover, as the pensioner is
more than 80 years old, he is also entitled to additional pension
corresponding to revised pension.
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