amitabh.kant@nic.in
Dear
Amitabh ,
You
may like my following blog
with
regards,
hemen
PS
:
I
have not heard so far from MakeInIndia web development team but I presume they
are working on hyper linking
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One Rank , One
Pension ( OROP )
As
against 14 lakh serving military personnel , there are some 25 lakh retired military persons , in India ,
today
They
are demanding , " One Rank , One Pension
"
In
simple terms :
>
Col Mhatre retired in 1985 , with last drawn
salary of Rs 10,000 pm
>
Col Chari retired in 2000 , with last drawn
salary of Rs 50,000 pm , and
>
Col Patel retired in 2015 , with last drawn
salary of Rs 100,000 pm
They
all served for 30 years at the time of
retirement
As
per present Pension Rules, by way of pension :
>
Col Mhatre may be getting Rs 2000 pm
>
Col Chari may be getting Rs 10,000 pm
>
Col Patel may be getting Rs 20,000 pm
Under OROP , all of them would today , get Rs 20,000
pm !
And
as salaries keep climbing , with each passing year , they will all keep getting
the same amount as pension, as the latest retiree in the same rank , who has
put in same length of service , at the time of retirement
A
kind of " Indexation " , aimed at neutralizing
the ever-rising " cost of living "
which is same for all three retirees !
And
, the argument goes :
"
Why not ?
Those who are serving , get their " cost of living " neutralized thru
DA ( Dearness Allowance ) which automatically keeps rising every month , as CPI
/ WPI etc rise !
Why
should early-retirees be made to suffer , for having been born earlier / served
earlier ? "
One
cannot find fault with such an argument !
But
if OROP is implemented , the Governments ( Central + States ) must get ready
with answers to the following :
>
Will this lead to similar demands from millions of retired para-military forces
and Police personnel , in all the States ?
>
Could this lead to similar demands from all retired Civil Servants , at the
Centre as well as , in the States ?
>
Can this demand find an " Echo " in all retired Municipal / Panchayat
employees , all over India ?
>
Will private sector retired employees make similar demands on Corporate
Employers ?
After
all , no retiree ( of any kind ) , can escape the ravaging effects of ever -
rising inflation ( cost of living ) ! Be rest assured , they will all be justified
in making similar demands !
This
raises following further questions :
>
Will this set in motion , a Vicious Circle
?
>
Will this make India , a " High Cost
Economy " ?
Only
time will tell
But
one thing is crystal clear
Each succeeding generation will be required to bear the
burden of ensuring that its preceding generation manages to live a life of
dignity , which could well run into Rs lakhs of Crores !
I
cannot escape comparing this potential scenario with the present Greek Tragedy
, where almost all citizens ( whether serving in Government or in private
companies ) ,
>
Retire at the age of 50
>
For the rest of their lives , draw a pension equal to 90 % of their last drawn
salary !
I
am not against OROP
I
am for creating awareness of the issues and for starting a National Debate
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hemen
parekh
09
July, 2015
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