One rank one pension : Ex-servicemen writes open letter to President

Just ahead of Independence Day celebrations, group of armed forces chiefs have written an open letter to President Pranab Mukherjee to urgently intervene and end the row over "One Rank, One Pension (OROP)". The letter has been signed by former Army chief General SF Rodrigues, and former Navy chiefs, Admirals L Ramdas, Arun Prakash and Sureesh Mehta. According to the officials OROP’ scheme may put a huge burden on the exchequer because of the need to revise the pensions every year and so the government is in discussions with the ex-servicemen community towards finding a middle path.