One Rank One Pension (OROP) to the Defence Forces Personnel: PCDA (P) Circular No. 679 dated 04.12.2024 in amendment to Circular No. 555 dated 04.02.2016
Government of India
O/o THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, PRAYAGRAJ- 211014
Circular No. 679
Dated: 04.12.2024
To
- The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. of Govt, Bank Accounts, Central Office C-7, Second Floor, Bandra- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandra Hast Mumbai- 400051
- All CMDs, Public Sector Banks
- The Nodal Officers, ICICI/ HDFC/ AXIS/ IDBI Banks
- All Managers, CPPCs
- Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal
- The CDA (PD), Meerut
- The CDA Chennai
- The Director of Treasuries, All States
- The Pay and Accounts Officer, Delhi Administration, R K Puram and Tis Hazari, New Delhi
- The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mumbai
- The Post Master, Kathua (J&K) and Camp Bell Bay .
- The Principal Pay and Accounts Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair
Subject: One Rank One Pension (OROP) to the Defence Forces Personnel.
Reference: Circular No. 555 dated 04.02.2016.
Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) are aware that as per this office Circular No. 555 dated 04.02.2016, pension of Armed Forces Personnel was to be revised w.e.f. 01.07.2014 as per tables attached with the Circular,
2. Now, Competent Authority has decided that terms of engagement mentioned in Appendix “X” of Circular No. 555 dated 04.02,2016 for under mentioned ranks may be revised w.e.f. 30.05.1998 as under:-
| Service | Rank | Maximum term of engagement |
| Army | Hony Lt. | From 21 to 33 Years |
| Navy | Master Chief Petty Officer-I and equivalent ranks | 33 Years |
| Hony Sub Lt. | 21 to 33 Years | |
| Hony Lt. | 21 to 33 Years | |
| Defence Security Corps (DSC) | Hony Lt. | 21 to 33 Years |
| Hony Capt. | 21 to 33 Years |
3. All other terms and conditions shall remain unchanged.
4, Hindi version will follow.
No. Gts/Tech/0183/Vol-X
Dated: 04.12.2024
(S.K. Tripathi, IDAS)
ACDA(P)
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