He said he will speak to us again after that,” Maj. Gen. Singh added. Veterans under the IESM banner have been protesting at Jantar Mantar since OROP was notified in November 2015 demanding that anomalies be corrected. In the last hearing on May 1, the Supreme Court had directed the Defence Ministry to discuss with all stakeholders and remove all the anomalies, Maj. Gen. Singh said. OROP implies uniform pension to personnel based on rank and length of service, and irrespective of the date of retirement. Disability pensionThe issue of disability pension was also discussed with the minister, said Maj. Gen. Singh.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2019 16:37 UTC