All You Need to Know About OROP: Benefits, Eligibility, and Updates

Looking on the aspect of what and how the defence serves the nation is all need to not feel less gratitude about it. Serving the nation even if the whole nation is in a deep sleep, the driving Safety force is always on the pavement to do more for the country.

Keeping and acknowledging those efforts in mind, The Government Of India comes up with a lot of schemes and beneficiary initiatives for the Indian Defence Sector from time to time.

Today on the 10^th Anniversary of one of those great initiative schemes we’ll ponder on the One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP), with the thought and tribute to the courage and sacrifices of the veterans and ex-service personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting our nation.

Talking about the key feature of this particular scheme of this particular scheme, the benefits are immense and some of its key benefits are stated below.

Influence on Veterans and their families: Orop has benefitted around 25 Lakh veterans and their families bringing much-needed financial support to the ex-servicemen community.

And unintentionally it has filled the gap between their sacrifices and the rewards they received post-retirement.
Contributed to building a stronger bond between the Indian Government and its military Veterans.

LIST OF THE DATA FROM THE TOTAL OROP TILL 2024

OROP – 1

W.E.F – 1.7.2014

OROP – 1

W.E.F – 1.7.2014

OROP – 3

W.E.F – 1.7.2024

No. Of Armed Forces pensioners/ Family pensioners beneficiaries.

20.60 Lakh

25 Lakh

(Includes 4.52 lakh New Retirees from 1.7.2014 – 30.06.2019

21.56 Lakh

(Includes 3.54 lakh New Retirees from 1.7.2019 – 30.6.2024

Average annual expenditure

Around 12,.000 Crore

OROP Phases	Beneficiaries	Average annual Expenditure	Total Service Pensioners Exp.	Total Family Pensioners Exp.
OROP- 1	Around 25. 14 Lakh	Around 12,000 crores	82202.3	10046.82
OROP -2			23953	7368.98
OROP -3			1076.51	325.95
			82203.08	10046.82
		Grand Total	1,24,974.34

Amendment in Pension Under OROP: The Ministry Of Defence has announced the most important revisions that will benefit the pensioners starting July 1, 2024, These changes are applied are mentioned below:

Commissioned officers,
honorary commissioned officers, and JCOs/ORs
Family pensioners of deceased service personnel
Defence Security Corps and Territorial Army personnel Ex-State Forces veterans

Overall Outlook on OROP: The One Rank One Pension scheme has improved the pension framework and removed historical disparities among veterans with similar rank and service duration.

The re-fixation of pensions every five years ensures that the scheme remains adaptable to the evolving needs of ex-servicemen and their families. It also continues to be a powerful symbol of the government’s commitment to addressing the concerns of its military personnel, many of whom are at the forefront of protecting India’s borders and interests.