A day after the Union Cabinet approved the revision of the One Rank One Pension scheme for Indian Army veterans, the Congress said the decision was an impact of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 24, 2022 18:25 IST
Jairam Ramesh said that One Rank One Pension is the direct effect of the Bharat Jodo Yatra (Photo: PTI)
By India Today Web Desk: The Congress on Saturday welcomed the government’s decision to revise the pension of ex-servicemen under the ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP) scheme and said it was the result of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, which raised the issue.
Crediting Rahul Gandhi for the Centre’s move, Congress general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh said one should “understand the chronology” of the issue as ex-servicemen had only two days ago met Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo and highlighted the issue.
“We are happy that pension arrears of ex-servicemen will be given. This is the direct effect of the Bharat Jodo Yatra… Rahul ji’s meeting yielded the decision of the Union Cabinet two days later. We welcome this decision,” Ramesh told reporters at a press conference.
“Understand the chronology of OROP. This is the impact of the Bharat Jodo Yatra,” he later said.
“All ex-servicemen believe that the OROP has not been implemented in the letter and spirit of what the UPA decided,” he added.
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The government on Friday approved the revision of the pension of armed forces personnel under the ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme with retrospective effect from July 1, 2019—a decision that will benefit around 25 lakh pensioners.
The announcement was made after a meeting of the Union Cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
(With agency inputs)
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