Pension Payment Order (PPO) is an important document as far as Pensioners are concerned which determines the Pension to be fixed at the time of retirement. Until October 2017, process of issuing PPO was done manually by PCDA.

PCDA has started issuing electronic-Pension Payment Orders (e-PPOs) for all defence pensioners including defence civilians. The shift from manual system to e-PPO system is expected to minimize delays in pension disbursement and further revision as and when needed. This initiative also eliminates the occurrence of human errors in data entry at multiple levels.

Retired Officers Digital Records Archive (RODRA)

MP 5&6, AGs Branch, Army HQ is responsible for maintaining records of serving and veteran officers of Indian Army.

All Veteran Officers of the Indian Army (less AMC, ADC, MNS & TA), Spouses of such officers in receipt of family pension & Dependents other than spouse in receipt of family pension should register themselves at the RODRA site, https://rodra.gov.in/.

Procedure for Registering (Sign up):

1. You will need to have the following data therefore keep a copy of your original PPO before your enter your particulars in RODRA web page:-

(a) Service No without suffix (e.g. IC27563).

(b) Date of Birth in dd/mm/yyyy format (e.g. 20/03/1948).

(c) Date of Commission in dd/mm/yyyy format (e.g. 13/01/1972). For technical graduates your first date of training in IMA/ OTA is the date of your short service commission. Do NOT enter your actual date of passing out. You were granted Short Service Commission on the first day of training hence that is your date of commission. You can see this in your original PPO also. For all other entries, you see your PPO for date of commission.

(d) Date of Retirement in dd/mm/yyyy format(e.g. 31/03/2004).

(e) Mobile No (10 digits only).

(f) E-mail id.

2. Decide on a password. It should have a minimum of eight (8) characters, where at least one capital letter, one special character (e.g. @, $,&) and one numeral (0 to 9). Note this down for future use. There is a facility to change the password at a later date. If by chance you ever forget your password, there is a provision for you to reset it. For example Narendra@72 is an example. Keep your password as simple and short as possible.

3. Entering Data. Click on Sign Up. Enter all the particulars as mentioned above. Enter Catchpa exactly as is shown. Click on Submit.

4. OTP. MP 5/6 collected some data with the PPOs they have. Therefore, your data must match with theirs. Then only your data will be accepted. Once your data matches with data held by MP 5/6, you will be informed that OTP will be sent to your mobile no and e-mail id. Once you see OTP in your mobile, enter it for verification.

5. After this is done, then you will shown your user name i.e. IC number and you will be asked to enter a password. Enter your password. Click on “Submit” button. You will be informed that you have been successfully registered.

6. Open the website https://rodra.gov.in/.

7. Click on the “Login/Sign up” tab or Click on “New Users Sign up Here”.

8. Enter your user name (IC Number without suffix) and password. Type the Catchpa exactly as is shown. Click on Submit.

9. You will be taken to first page where in some details of yours held by MP 5/6 like your service no, rank, name in full etc are shown.

10. To get your e-PPO, click on “Downloads”. If your PPO has been issued by PCDA (Pension), it will be available for download in pdf format.

The following link shows the various steps for registering oneself on the RODRA website.

https://rodra.gov.in/rodra_helpdesk.pdf

Sirs, hope you all have got Veterans I Cards issued. It is a ATM card sized I Card with your two photos- one in Uniform of last rank and one in civil dress. You apply to Stn HQ. Details given above

HOW TO REGISTER AT RODRA AND GET YOUR 7 CPC – E-PPO

Pension Payment Order (PPO) is an important document as far as Pensioners are concerned which determines the Pension to be fixed at the time of retirement. Until October 2017, process of issuing PPO was done manually by PCDA.

PCDA has started issuing electronic-Pension Payment Orders (e-PPOs) for all defence pensioners including defence civilians. The shift from manual system to e-PPO system is expected to minimize delays in pension disbursement and further revision as and when needed. This initiative also eliminates the occurrence of human errors in data entry at multiple levels.

Retired Officers Digital Records Archive (RODRA)

MP 5&6, AGs Branch, Army HQ is responsible for maintaining records of serving and veteran officers of Indian Army.

All Veteran Officers of the Indian Army (less AMC, ADC, MNS & TA), Spouses of such officers in receipt of family pension & Dependents other than spouse in receipt of family pension should register themselves at the RODRA site, https://rodra.gov.in/.

Procedure for Registering (Sign up):

1. You will need to have the following data therefore keep a copy of your original PPO before your enter your particulars in RODRA web page:-

(a) Service No without suffix (e.g. IC27563).

(b) Date of Birth in dd/mm/yyyy format (e.g. 20/03/1948).

(c) Date of Commission in dd/mm/yyyy format (e.g. 13/01/1972). For technical graduates your first date of training in IMA/ OTA is the date of your short service commission. Do NOT enter your actual date of passing out. You were granted Short Service Commission on the first day of training hence that is your date of commission. You can see this in your original PPO also. For all other entries, you see your PPO for date of commission.

(d) Date of Retirement in dd/mm/yyyy format(e.g. 31/03/2004).

(e) Mobile No (10 digits only).

(f) E-mail id.

2. Decide on a password. It should have a minimum of eight (8) characters, where at least one capital letter, one special character (e.g. @, $,&) and one numeral (0 to 9). Note this down for future use. There is a facility to change the password at a later date. If by chance you ever forget your password, there is a provision for you to reset it. For example Narendra@72 is an example. Keep your password as simple and short as possible.

3. Entering Data. Click on Sign Up. Enter all the particulars as mentioned above. Enter Catchpa exactly as is shown. Click on Submit.

4. OTP. MP 5/6 collected some data with the PPOs they have. Therefore, your data must match with theirs. Then only your data will be accepted. Once your data matches with data held by MP 5/6, you will be informed that OTP will be sent to your mobile no and e-mail id. Once you see OTP in your mobile, enter it for verification.

5. After this is done, then you will shown your user name i.e. IC number and you will be asked to enter a password. Enter your password. Click on “Submit” button. You will be informed that you have been successfully registered.

6. Open the website https://rodra.gov.in/.

7. Click on the “Login/Sign up” tab or Click on “New Users Sign up Here”.

8. Enter your user name (IC Number without suffix) and password. Type the Catchpa exactly as is shown. Click on Submit.

9. You will be taken to first page where in some details of yours held by MP 5/6 like your service no, rank, name in full etc are shown.

10. To get your e-PPO, click on “Downloads”. If your PPO has been issued by PCDA (Pension), it will be available for download in pdf format.

The following link shows the various steps for registering oneself on the RODRA website.

https://rodra.gov.in/rodra_helpdesk.pdf

Sirs, hope you all have got Veterans I Cards issued. It is a ATM card sized I Card with your two photos- one in Uniform of last rank and one in civil dress. You apply to Stn HQ. Details given above

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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 19

India’s little known victory over China in 1967, which had a significant impact in the future course of events South Asia on Saturday, took the centre stage with a discussion on a recently published book, ‘Watershed 1967—India’s forgotten Victory Over China’ by Probal Dasgupta at the ongoing Military Literature Festival here.

The author spoke about the purpose of writing the book during the Doklam stand-off in 2017, when he realised that much of the ongoing discourse in India’s public domain was fixated around India’s 1962 debacle against China.

He said that It struck him as odd that India’s victory of 1967 over its arch rival had been buried and forgotten. Speaking about the China-Pakistan nexus in 1965, which forms the beginning of the book, he also discussed the involvement of the US Central Intelligence Agency and a think tank in Arlington, Virginia, which knew of a Sino-Pakistani plan to capture Kashmir alongside with making inroads into Sikkim that would to force India in to a defensive negotiating position resulting in taking Kashmir in exchange for Sikkim, then a protectorate state.

Former GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lt Gen KJ Singh, who had earlier commanded the Corps at Sikkim where the battles of 1967 had taken place, spoke of the nuances around these battles and the area.

Elucidating how the Chumbi valley presented a similar vulnerability to the Chinese like the narrow Siliguri corridor posed to India, he spole about Lt Gen Sagat Singh’s leadership and his leadership, including placement of artillery guns, ensured that a difficult situation could be salvaged and turned into India’s favour quickly. The artillery used at Nathu La changed the course of the battle.

He also raised senior leadership’s perplexing decision in 1965 to withdraw from Jelep La, which gave Chinese the psychological edge, even though India now occupies the heights around the pass and stressed the need for a deeper analysis of that decision. He added that decision making at the senior level needs to be bolder to turn critical, decisive moments in a battle to our advantage.

Lt Gen JS Cheema spoke about the happenings in the aftermath of 1967, wherein various geopolitical events rather than the battles of 1967, ensured that China didn’t interfere with India’s campaign in Bangladesh. He said that the victories of 1967 had swung the psychological advantage in India’s favour and also felt that the book rightly brought out the parallels between India’s actions in 1967 and similar boldness during the Sumdoring Chu standoff with China in 1987. He added that such alacrity and confidence were also witnessed during the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

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Hyderabad, December 19

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India’s handling of the border row with China showed the country was not weak and could give a befitting reply to any kind of transgression, aggression or unilateral acts.

With the two countries having held several rounds of talks to resolve the issue, Singh said India wanted peaceful resolution of disputes but asserted no harm to its self- respect would be tolerated.

In his address at the combined graduation parade at Dundigul Air Force station here, the Defence Minister said China’s “attitude reflected that country’s intentions” during these Covid times.

“But we have shown that India is not weak. This is new India that will give a befitting reply to any kind of transgression, aggression or any unilateral acts,” he said.

India had found the support of many countries, even as it had received accolades, he added.

Pointing out that rounds of talks had been held at the diplomatic and military levels to solve the issue, the Defence Minister said, “Let me reiterate, we don’t want conflict but peace.”

“But we will not tolerate any harm to the country’s self-respect,” the minister asserted.

The country was prepared to face any situation, he added.

Referring to the western sector, Singh said Pakistan was indulging in skirmishes on the borders and charged the neighbour with indulging in a “proxy war” using terrorism, despite being defeated by India in four wars.

The armed forces and police were effectively dealing with terrorism, he said.

The country was not only handling terrorism effectively within the country but even taking action beyond the borders, he said, referring to the air strikes at terror camps in Balakot in Pakistan.his demonstrated to the world India’s military strength and the country’s firm intentions against terrorism, he added. PTI

Balaosre: Maintaining that the ATAGS howitzer is the best gun in the world with the capability to strike targets at the longest range of 48 kilometers, a top DRDO scientist said, the indigenous gun can meet Indian Army’s full requirement of 1800 artillery guns systems and there was no need for imports in this field.

Interacting with ANI during the field trials of the ATAGS which has already fired over 2,000 rounds in places like Sikkim near the China border and Pokharan near the Pakistan border, ATAGS project director and senior Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist Shailendra V Gade said the gun system is far better than the legendary Bofors in the Indian Army along with any other artillery gun in the world including the ATHOS gun offered by Israel.

The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) has been developed by the DRDO and produced by two firms Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems Limited.

“The Indian Army’s requirement is for 1580 towed artillery guns and apart from that, they need 150 ATAGS and another 114 Dhanush guns. So, there is a requirement of a total of 1,800 guns. The way the ATAGS is performing and come up, I am sure that this entire requirement of 1,800 guns can be met by this gun only,” Gade told ANI. Explaining the edge which the Indian Army would get to vet adversaries like China in a war scenario, Gade said the DRDO-developed gun is the longest firing howitzer in the world with 48 km and this will help it to be safe during a strike against the enemy.

“The enemy won’t be able to counter you as they would not be able to reach you but you can reach them at 48 kilometers. You can be eight kilometers behind their strike range but still hit them,” he said.
Asked if the ATAGS was better than the guns available with China and Pakistan, Gade said, “in fact, this is the best gun in the world because no other country has been able to such a system built on this high-technology with a high rate of firing capability.”

The Indian Army is looking at the acquisition of around 1600 artillery guns and was looking at Israeli guns ATHOS as an option for quick induction of 400 pieces.On being asked to compare the ATAGS with the ATHOS and French Nexter guns, Gade said, “If you look at the qualitative requirements of the ATHOS and Nexter guns, the requirements of the ATAGS are very stringent. So, definitely, the guns systems are not very contemporary. If we look at the future as 2027-2030, the ATAGS is the answer for those times for the Indian Army.”

On being asked whether there was a need for India to import any howitzer from abroad in view of the presence of howitzer, Gade said, “not at all. I feel India as a country, we have developed the core competence and technology is there to meet the country’s requirements for world-class guns.”

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PB CM flays centre for intimidating Arhtiyas with motivated I-T raids

SAYS SUCH VENDETTA POLITICS A DANGER TO INDIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL ETHOS

URGES GoI TO REVOKE FARM LAWS & START FRESH DIALOGUE FOR NEW PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATIONS

Chandigarh, December 19, 2020 : The Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday castigated the Centre for its intimidatory tactics against Arhityas supporting the agitating farmers, and warned that such draconian measures will further aggravate the angst of the people against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government.

Terming the clearly motivated Income Tax (I-T) raids against some Punjab Arhtiyas as an obvious pressure tactic to curb their democratic right and freedom, Captain Amarinder said these oppressive actions will backfire against the ruling BJP.

The Chief Minister said it was evident that having failed to persuade, mislead and divide the farmers into ending their prolonged protest against the black Farm Laws, the central government was now trying to weaken their struggle by targetting the Arhtiyas, who have been actively supporting the agitation since Day 1.

The IT raids were conducted at the premises of several big Arthityas of Punjab within a span of just four days of issuing notices, without waiting for responses to the notices, Captain Amarinder noted, dubbing it a clear debasement of the due process of law. Even the local police were not informed or taken into confidence, as is the normal procedure, and instead, the CRPF was used to provide security during the raids by the I-T teams, he further pointed out.

“What is this if not a clear case of vendetta politics by the Centre, which is hell-bent on demolishing the farmers’ protest by hook or by crook?” asked the Chief Minister.

Among the victims of the night-long raids, which were conducted in the presence of 2 bus-loads each of CRPF personnel, were Vijay Kalra (President Punjab Arthiya Association), Pawan Kumar Goyal (President Samana Mandi), Jaswinder Singh Rana (Patiala Dist President), Manjinder Singh Walia (President Nawanshehar), Hardeep Singh Ladda (President Rajpura) and Kartar Singh & Amrik Singh (Arthiyas Rajpura). A total of 14 Arhtiyas across Punjab have received notices from the IT department.

Captain Amarinder observed that this was not the first instance of misuse of a central agency by the central government to browbeat dissidents into succumbing to its writ and diktats. “These bullying actions of the government do not augur well for the world’s largest democracy,” he added.

Pointing out that even the Supreme Court had upheld the people’s right to protest peacefully, the Chief Minister said the central government’s actions amounted to gross violation of the apex court’s directions and the spirit of the Constitution, which granted every citizen the right to raise his voice.

The Chief Minister said it was unfortunate that instead of hearing the voice of the farmers, who have been battling cold and Covid for more than 3 weeks now (with nearly 2 dozen losing their lives during the protest), the central government was resorting to all kinds of cheap manoeuvres to break their will, he lamented. The Centre should realise that it is not just the future of the farming community but the very Constitutional ethos of the nation that it was endangering with such acts of omission and commission, he stressed.

Captain Amarinder reiterated his appeal to the central government not to stand on ego on the issue but to revoke the farm laws and start afresh with a meaningful dialogue with the farmers and all other stakeholders to come out with more progressive reform legislations that are in the interest of all.

Kisan-Farmers Movement-Agri Acts Dec 2020

Income tax raids are part of vendetta politics in view of Kisan Andolan: Vijay Inder Singla

ncome tax raids are part of vendetta politics in view of Kisan Andolan : Vijay Inder Singla

Cabinet minister Vijay Singla conducts meeting at residence of Arhtiya Association president in Makhu

Commission agents and farmers are knit in brotherhood, says Singla

Ferozepur, December 19, 2020: The Union government is using all kinds of tactics to abate ongoing Kisan Andolan and the raid of Income Tax at house of Commission Agent President Vijay Kalra is a part of vendetta politics.

The education minister Government of Punjab Vijay Inder Singla said this while interacting with media at the residence of president Vijay Kalra.

He added that the income tax raids were being conducted on various commission agents of Punjab since Friday. He added that the farmers and commission agents have lived together in brotherhood for the past many ages.

He said that two buses full of CRPF Jawan raided the house of Vijay Kalra along with the team of Income Tax Department. Similarly, at Patiala the house of district Patiala President Rajendra Rana, also witnessed raids by Income Tax Department with the CRPF jawans in tow. The raids were conducted at the residence of Samana commission agent Association president Pawan Bansal and that of Nawanshahr Association president Bittu.

Cabinet minister said that when the Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh and Congress party raised voice against the cancellation of faulty  3-Farm Laws,  the enforcement department sends notices to the CM and register cases against him and his family members. After this, when Union Minister talked to the farmers on the issues, the work was started on dividing the farmers in a bid to rule on them. Now when the central government has not been able to abate the Kisan Andolan, it has started conducting raids on presidents of commission agents across Punjab and by using CRPF forces it is trying to intimidate.

Pakistan Foreign Minister alleges ‘India planning surgical strike’

New Delhi, December 19, 29020 : 2016’s surgical strike continues to haunt Pakistan. Pakistan has claimed that “India is planning surgical strike to divert attention from its ‘domestic troubles’”. Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi claimed that Islamabad has ‘credible inputs’. Qureshi’s made startling claims during press conference in Abu Dhabi on December 18. “An important development has cropped up […] I’ve learned through our intelligence forces […] that India is planning a surgical strike against Pakistan,” Pakistan’s news outlet Dawn quoted Qureshi. NSA to Pakistan Prime Minister in a series of tweets echoed with Pakistan Foreign Minister. Foreign Minister’s comments come amid frequent ceasefire violations by his country. His claims come days after two Pakistan Army soldiers were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) opposite Naushera sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district by the Indian Army while retaliating to ceasefire violation by the Pakistan. Qureshi made similar claims in April 2019 when he had said Pakistan has “reliable intelligence” that India will attack. In 2016, days after Pakistani terrorists attacked the Indian Army at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army conducted a surgical strike across Line of Control in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and destroyed launch pads completely, killing many terrorists.