One Rank One Pension (OROP) is the demand for "same pension, for same rank, for same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement from Indian Military Service.
On 5 September 2015 the Modi Government, following 83 days of public protest, announced, unilaterally, the implementation the 'OROP Scheme' for the Armed Forces. The order to implement OROP was issued two months later on On 7 November 2015.
The issue of OROP was pending with several governments for decades. This is considered as a key achievement of Modi and an indicator of his ability to take tough decisions and clear logjams.
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