Comments on the concordance tables

as given by Brig Vidyasagar

Pensions in OROP for all ranks was carried out by taking the Average pension of those who actually retired in calendar year 2013 and fixing the same for Pre – 2013 pensioners of the same rank and same length of service. To make it very simple, I as Brig retired on 31 Mar 2004 with qualifying service of 32 years. But I have been considered as if I retired notionally in calendar year 2013. That is why my pension from Jan 2006 to Jun 2014 has been enhanced to Average Pension of  Brig / Cmde / Air Cmde with 32 years of service. My increase in pension was from Rs 29,145 to Rs 37,280. My pension cannot be enhanced unless my date of retirement is also notionally enhanced to calendar year 2013.

You as a pre – 2013 pensioner cannot get pension of those who actually retired in calendar year 2013 of your rank and your total service unless you are notionally retired in 2013.  This method is known as Notional Pay method of pension fixation. Therefore, your pension as Pre – 2013 pensioner is to transit from 2013 to 2016 and not your date of retirement.

      Transition from Date of Retirement. When you enhance your pay  from your date of retirement with the fitment factor to next pay commission and finally come to Notional Pay in 2015 and then to 2016 with fitment factor of 2.57, your notional pay in Defence Pay Matrix + MSP of Rs 15,500 is much lesser. Therefore, your pension in Jan 2016 is lesser than OROP x 2.57 method.

     Who Benefits from Notional Pay Method?  This method is beneficial to only those who retired in calendar year 2014 and 2015. Even Govt of India, Min of Def explained the method of fixation of pension of Notional Pay Method in 2017 it clearly shows those who retired in 2014 and 2015 get higher pension by Notional Pay Method than 2.57 x OROP method which all Pre – 2013 pensioners are drawing.

What is the Alternative?

    TSEWA carried out in depth analysis and concluded that even Pre – 2013 pensioners having been granted OROP are to be treated as if they are notionally retired in calendar year 2013. Therefore, our actual date of retirement has no meaning.. Date of retirement even for Pre – 2013 pensioners is also to be treated as if they retired in 2013 on the basis that they are sanctioned pension by OROP which is same as pension drawn by those who actually retired in calendar year 2013.

     TSEWA has filed a case titled AFT – 29 in AFT Delhi praying our notional date of retirement to be taken as calendar year 2013 and work out our pension by Notional Pay Method. This will give higher pension than what we are drawing by 2.57 x OROP method.