Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday directed the Ministry of Defence to release the third instalment of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) payment for defence pensioners before Diwali.
The minister also said banks and other agencies have been directed to do the same for all defence pensioners drawing pensions through them.
“Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh, has directed the MoD to release the third instalment of OROP payment for the defence pensioners drawing pensions through the SPARSH System before Diwali. The banks and other agencies have also been directed to do the same for all defence pensioners drawing pensions through them,” the Defence Minister’s Office said in a post on X.(ANI)