New Delhi, Nov 2
Former personnel of various paramilitary forces on Monday began a three-day ‘dharna’ here demanding one rank one pension (OROP) benefits and other privileges under the ex-servicemen category.
An association of former officials of forces like Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force and Sashastra Seema Bal began the sit-in at Jantar Mantar here to press their demands which they said should be conceded as they are undertaking similar rigours and hardships as the defence forces.
National General Secretary of All India Central Paramilitary Forces and Ex-servicemen Welfare Association P S Nair said the major demands to the government are the granting of OROP to paramilitary veterans like the military personnel, exemption of serving troops from contributory pension scheme and extending full benefits to these forces under the ex-servicemen category, he said.
Nearly 300 of these veterans assembled at the protest site, very close to where a similar agitation is being held by the ex-servicemen of the armed forces for the prompt implementation of the OROP for them.
The government has recently said it will soon come out with a notification for OROP implementation for the veterans of the armed forces.
