Hundreds of paramilitary forces' veterans today held a protest demanding grant of special pay, OROP and restoration of old pension scheme for lakhs of serving and retired personnel.
Hundreds of paramilitary forces' veterans today held a protest demanding grant of special pay, OROP and restoration of old pension scheme for lakhs of serving and retired personnel.
The retired officials, who came from various states, gathered at Jantar Mantar here and later took out a march towards Parliament which was foiled by police as they were stopped at the Parliament Street police station.
"We are just seeking justice and parity. Be it the One Rank One Pension, special pay for paramilitary forces or restoration of the old pension scheme that was stopped for those who joined these forces beginning 2004, all our demands are pending for such a long time before the government.
"Now it is the time for the government to act and ensure justice to the jawans and their families," Confederation of Ex-Paramiltary Forces Welfare Association General Secretary Ranbir Singh said.
The protestors later submitted a memorandum to the police to be forwarded to the Union Home Ministry.
Alleging discrimination by the government, the association of veterans of forces like CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB have been demanding grant of a number of welfare benefits to both the serving and retired personnel of these forces tasked with the maintenance of internal security in the country.
There are about nine lakh jawans and officers in these forces, also called Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), that work under the command of the Union Home Ministry and they are tasked to conduct operations for upkeep of internal security within the country and also to secure the borders.
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