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Poll | Will PM's message to veterans help clear OROP clutter?

Speaking at a rally in Faridabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said armed forces personnel who retired prematurely will be entitled to OROP.

Updated on: Sep 9, 2015, 11:43:50 IST
Hindustan Times | By , New Delhi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said armed forces personnel who retired prematurely will be entitled to one rank one pension (OROP).

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Modi stressed his government had delivered on the OROP promise, even though the scheme was stuck for more than four decades and the previous regimes failed to make a breakthrough.

The government announced on Saturday the scheme will be implemented with effect from July 1, 2014, with arrears amounting to anywhere between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 12,000 crore.

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