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INCLok Sabha 1991Security & defencemeasurable

Find an innovative solution to the One Rank One Pension demand of defence pensioners

“In the election Manifesto of our Party, we had committed ourselves to find an innovative solution to the long standing demand of Defence pensioners for 'One Rank One Pension'.”
— Indian National Congress (I) Election Manifesto, General Election 1991 · sourcewording from secondary source
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept

The verdict

An empowered committee's recommendations led to an ad hoc pension increase from 1 January 1992 for over six lakh armed forces pensioners. One Rank One Pension itself was not introduced during the term.

Rule applied: Partially kept: yes/no promise only partly done → 5

“Asked for One Rank One Pension; got One Ad Hoc Increase.”

Implied deadline (end of term): 16 May 1996Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
5/10

Evidence timeline

  1. Budget29 Feb 1992· Ministry of Financesupports
    Budget Speech 1992-93 ↗

    “Accordingly, Government has sanctioned ad hoc increase in the pension rates applicable to Defence personnel. This decision effective from 1.1.92 will benefit over six lakh Armed Forces pensioners of all ranks”

More security & defence promises from this manifesto

Promise ID inc-ls-1991-009 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON