New Delhi :July 14, 2012 3:45 am(ENS)
With pressure mounting from the defence forces as well as ex-servicemen’s bodies,the government has decided to constitute a committee under the chairpersonship of the Cabinet Secretary to look into pay and pension related issues that have been repeatedly raised since the Sixth Pay Commission was announced in 2008.
The committee, which will include the secretaries of Defence, Expenditure, Ex-Servicemen Welfare and Personnel and Training, will also tackle the emotional issue of one-rank-one-pension (OROP) that has been taken up by ex-servicemen associations across the country.
Retired soldiers are currently categorised into two slabs for pension that depends on their retirement dates. Soldiers who retired before 2006 are in the lower slab with a considerable difference in pensions. A strong campaign has been launched for parity and an abolition of different categories for retired soldiers.
A government release said that the committee will look at matters relevant to defence services personnel and ex-servicemen and its ‘terms of reference’ would include OROP,the enhancement of family pension,dual family pension and pension to mentally or physically challenged children of armed forces personnel.
The committee will be serviced by the Department of Expenditure and has the powers to co-opt any other member that may be deemed desirable. The government has directed the committee to submit its report to the Prime Minister by August 8.
The high powered committee will also examine several contentious issues related to the pay of serving personnel that have been officially raised by the armed forces several times in the past few years.
These include the demand for a common pay-scale for in-service Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks and grant of non-functional upgradation to armed forces personnel. Three other points that will be examined relate to the enhancement of pay of officers — initial pay-fixation of Lt Col-Brigadier equivalent,review and enhancement of grade pay and placing of all Lt Gens in HAG+ scale.
(SOURCE - VIA E-MAIL OF IESM HYD- INDIAN EXPRESS)
Not a single uniformed man! All blind men describing elephant.
ReplyDeleteKya, one more committee? The money spent on these committees could b well utilized to give OROP.
ReplyDeleteThe above is of when news shown as 16 jun and down shown as 14 jul 2012 ¿????????
ReplyDeleteWhat non sense.? This news is of 14july 2012.There is only one committee whose recommendations are acceptable to veterans.
ReplyDeleteThere appears to be an error somewhere.this committee was formed earlier.pl clarify.
ReplyDeleteOne more committee, utter nonsence, most shame full, making veterans fools, I heard one of the bjp spokes person saying in one of the channels, that this rally and hunger strike is uncalled for, who ever it is I want him to go to that 92 years old veteran and see and talk to him, and ask him what life he is leading.sticking on to TV cameras doesn't bring answers to peoples plight
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ReplyDeleteThe captioned information is having date as 14 jul 2012. it appears to be old one
By constituting again the bureaucratic committee, it is going to be a waste of another 2 months. No good results can be expected from such BABUS committee as is the eàrlier experience. The issue is going to be more 'Pechida'.
ReplyDeleteThis news pertains to committee appointed by Manmohan Singh in 2012.
ReplyDeleteThis is the same old news. Somebody wants to misguid the vetterens,beware
ReplyDeleteFormer PM Shri MM Singh attempted similar panel for announcement of benefits for the armed forces personnel on Independence Day, but had to bite dust at the hands of his bureaucrats. Let us hope that Shri Modi does not meet with same fate. By the way, I have not been able to find any Press Release by PIB Govt of India, on this important news item. Hoping for the Best and it is never too late for restoring the status of the Armed Forces to its pre 3rd Pay Commission Level. However, continued non implementation of OROP for the last 4 decades, tantamount to Crime against all personnel of the armed forces, who have left for heavenly abode during this intervening period . Let us hope the present BJP Govt absolves itself from perpetuating this crime further and take decisive actions in this regard. Jai Hind.
ReplyDeleteSooner OROP is declared without any change to definition the better it is for the Government.
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