Monitoring Mechanism for OROP Implementation
The status of payment to the Defence Forces Pensioners / Family Pensioners on account of implementation of OROP order, as on 22.11.2016 are as under:-
| No. of cases paid
(1st instalment and lump sum payments
|
Amount disbursed (Rs. in Crores) | No. of cases paid 2nd instalment | Amount disbursed (Rs. in Crores) |
| 1957925 | 3984.76 | 1541316 | 2267.71 |
Public Grievances Cell in the Department is receiving grievances of the Pensioners / Family Pensioners and taking up the matters with the concerned offices e.g. Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) for redressal of their grievances in a time-bound manner. Service Headquarters and CGDA also have dedicated grievance directorates / cells for redressal of grievances of Ex-Servicemen. Disposal of the grievances is monitored at the highest level in the Government.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Smt Ambika Soni and Dr. T Subbarami Reddy in Rajya Sabha today.
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