Rebuked by SC, MoD to clear all OROP arrears by March 15

The defence ministry on Monday evening issued instructions on payment of all arrears to eligible ex-servicemen under the One Rank-One Pension (OROP) scheme by March 15 after getting rapped by the Supreme Court earlier in the day on the delay. "The MoD has issued necessary instructions to the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) to pay the arrears by March 15," an official said. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/Lky2vXx