OROP Revised Table No. 11, 26, 48, 59 and 94: DESW O.M 13.10.2025
No.1(2)/2023/D(Pen/Pol)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
D(Pension/Policy)
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated, the 13 October, 2025
To
The Chief of the Defence Staff
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
Subject: Revision of pension of Defence Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners under One Rank One Pension (OROP) w.e.f. 01.07.2024-reg.
Sir,
The undersigned is directed to refer to the Ministry’s letter No 1(2)/2023/D(Pen/Pol) dated 04.09.2024 appending 121 pension tables indicating rates of pension/family pension under OROP Scheme for revision of pension of Defence Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2024.
2. During scrutiny of tables, it has been noticed that due to some typographical mistakes and formatting issues following inadvertent errors have occurred.
(i) Table No 11: In column 4, rates of pension shown for Qualifying Service 0.5 years to 32 years are basically rates for Qualifying Service 1.5 years to 33 years. Due to this, rates at Qualifying Service 32.5 years and 33 years & above appear as “o” (zero).
(ii) Table No 26: OROP rates of pension for Qualifying Service 33 years & above for the rank of Lt. Col has not been printed.
(iii) Table No. 48 and 94: In these tables OROP rates beyond maximum terms of engagement have been mentioned for the ranks of Sepoy, Hony Naik, Naik/Naik(TS), Hony Havildar, Havildar, Hony Naib Subedar, Artificer-III-II (Navy only), Naib Subedar & Subedar and equivalent.
(iv) Table No. 59: In the table OROP rates beyond maximum terms of engagement have been mentioned for the ranks of Sepoy, Hony Naik, Naik/Naik(TS), Hony Havildar, Havildar, Hony Naib Subedar, Naib Subedar and Subedar.
3. The errors mentioned above have now been rectified and revised Table No. 11, 26, 48, 59 and 94 are enclosed herewith.
4. Any arrears/ recovery of over payment of pension would have to be adjusted by the concerned PDAs as per the extant rules/procedure.
5. All the terms and conditions which are not affected by this order shall remain unchanged.
6. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their MoD ID No 10(01)/2019/Fin/Pen dated 11.09.2025.
7. Hindi version will follow.
Enclosure: As above.
Yours sincerely
(Gopal Singh)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tele: 23012973
e-mail id – us-pen-pol[at]desw.gov.in
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