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Parrikar hints at the approval of One Rank-One Pension scheme

He said that PM Modi has asked the protesting ex-servicemen to give the government some time to finalise it

Manohar Parrikar

ANI New Delhi

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday hinted at the possibility of the government approving the One Rank-One Pension scheme for retired armed forces personnel.

"In principal the Prime Minister had approved it on the fifteenth of the month," Parrikar said.

He also asked the protesting ex-servicemen to give the government some time to finalise it.

"The Prime Minister Office is personally taking interest in this issue. It will be sorted out soon," he added.

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First Published: Aug 28 2015 | 1:24 PM IST

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