Belated bounty for veterans in poll run-up

February 18, 2014 12:01

The politics of reaching out to nearly three crore voters may have led to the announcement of "one rank, one pension' (OROP) for veteran soldiers but both the ex-servicemen and those serving in the forces feel the government still has a long way to go.

Finance minister P Chidambaram has proposed voting in Rs 500 crore for the scheme within this fiscal. This has made the possibility of veterans seeing enhanced amounts in their pension slips on April 1, probably days before they vote. Read more

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