Indian Ex-servicemen Movement

A retired officer of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander C K Sharma -- a prominent face in the campaign for One Rank One Pension Scheme -- has been arrested for alleged financial irregularities in connection with an organisation for veterans and their widows.

The umbrella organisation leading the agitation for 'One-Rank, One-Pension' (OROP) split on Wednesday, just three days ahead of a planned rally, with a key faction dissociating itself from the grouping, citing "lack of cohesiveness" and suggesting politicisation of the movement.

The government on Saturday announced the long-awaited One Rank One Pension for veterans of the armed forces, who have been protesting in Delhi for 87 days. However, the retired military personnel have said they would continue with their relay fast until they receive a written statement from the government.

Three million Indian military veterans won a decades-long battle on Saturday to change the way their pensions are calculated, as the government announced that it would implement One Rank One Pension.

In his latest Mann ki Baat radio broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government's commitment to implementing the one rank one pension (OROP) scheme for the armed forces. Noting that this was a "complex issue, vexed issue", he asked ex-servicemen and soldiers to give him more time to address the matter.

A retired officer of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander C K Sharma -- a prominent face in the campaign for One Rank One Pension Scheme -- has been arrested for alleged financial irregularities in connection with an organisation for veterans and their widows.

The umbrella organisation leading the agitation for 'One-Rank, One-Pension' (OROP) split on Wednesday, just three days ahead of a planned rally, with a key faction dissociating itself from the grouping, citing "lack of cohesiveness" and suggesting politicisation of the movement.

The government on Saturday announced the long-awaited One Rank One Pension for veterans of the armed forces, who have been protesting in Delhi for 87 days. However, the retired military personnel have said they would continue with their relay fast until they receive a written statement from the government.

Three million Indian military veterans won a decades-long battle on Saturday to change the way their pensions are calculated, as the government announced that it would implement One Rank One Pension.

In his latest Mann ki Baat radio broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government's commitment to implementing the one rank one pension (OROP) scheme for the armed forces. Noting that this was a "complex issue, vexed issue", he asked ex-servicemen and soldiers to give him more time to address the matter.