After the veterans of Defence forces, retired personnel of Central paramilitary forces (CPMFs) on Monday began a three-day 'dharna' here demanding one rank one pension (OROP) benefits and other privileges under the ex-servicemen category.
An association of retired officials of CPMFs including Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force and Sashastra Seema Bal began the sit-in at Jantar Mantar here to press their demands.
The gathering of nearly 300 former officials sought their demands should be conceded by the Centre as they are undertaking similar rigours and hardships during service as their counterparts in defence forces.
“The dharna is to request and inform the government that its ex-paramilitary personnel are suffering. Our major demands to the government are the granting of OROP to paramilitary veterans like the military personnel, exemption of serving troops from contributory pension scheme and extending full benefits to these forces under the ex-servicemen category,” National General Secretary of All India Central Paramilitary Forces and Ex-servicemen Welfare Association P S Nair said.
The Centre has recently granted OROP to the ex-servicemen.