tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660791779547883173.post2925495815026991413..comments2024-03-05T22:14:08.004+05:30Comments on EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE: NOT DOING ENOUGH FOR ARMED FORCES - By Deepak Sinha GaviniVNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714898741094006636noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660791779547883173.post-3570636888024683472016-02-23T12:04:31.026+05:302016-02-23T12:04:31.026+05:30Mr Modi and Parrikar think that Armed Forces means...Mr Modi and Parrikar think that Armed Forces means guns, tanks, aircrafts, submarines, ships and such equipment. We veterans are fighting to impress upon them that men are required to operate those war machines and they require a bold and generous heart to sacrifice their lives in the process. But they fail to understand why majority of them live to claim OROP now. Besides scrapping the PMR, on retirement they may propose an novel idea, the 'euthanasia' to those surviving and retiring soldiers/airmen and the sailors. With that, the pension burden in future will be lessened once for all.Manoharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398056746166406979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660791779547883173.post-71566664984315962222016-02-21T16:47:48.121+05:302016-02-21T16:47:48.121+05:30There is one supreme national necessity. The polit...There is one supreme national necessity. The political class, not the bureaucracy - which represents the real civil supremacy better become more savvy on matters relating to the Armed Forces. Till then they are at the mercy of the civil service, who frequently play their own little war games. At ministerial level there are some very specialised departments eg Finance, Railways,Security (Home), Foreign and Defence, where split second decisions are necessary. It is always possible to find netas savvy in finance, foreign relations and railways. Security has been addressed in getting a former IPS officer as NSA at the level of a MoS. It is time that a professional is also brought into the Defence Ministry as MoS? The sooner the better. In fact this will be better than a CoDS because the Armed Forces will have someone not constrained by the Army Act or Article 33 of the Constitution. Of course the loudest howls will come from the babus. The netas must realise that a divide and rule policy cannot work where the country's security is concerned. Recall 1962?<br />Manoharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398056746166406979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660791779547883173.post-69197764545171228322016-02-20T18:28:59.121+05:302016-02-20T18:28:59.121+05:30It has become a fashion to blame ICS for everythin...It has become a fashion to blame ICS for everything. Are you taking care of your Jawans fairly? Ask to your consciousness . What career advancement being offered to them by working in glacier like Siachen? a maximum of PB-2 grade. Is that a great grade for the hardship being faced by them during the course of their career in Army. Definitely not.Then who is the stumbling block? is it ICS ? Indian Army should learn from others how to treat their staff fairly. For example a person who joins as peon or clerk in Bank can raise to the level of Sr Mgr or AGM without any discrimination, a democratic way of functioning in Democratic India, unlike in Indian Army where a 'Lakshman Rekha' has been drawn between PB-2 to PB3. Jawan can get killed fighting terrorist,can be a PVC awardee,can get trapped under 35 ft snow working in glacier, you can be in uniform even for 32 years, you may be a subject matter expert,every thing is ok but never ever think of crossing the 'Lakshman Rekha', it is 'WE' blue eyed,white skinned & golden haired race's sole privilege. Indian democracy... long live. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660791779547883173.post-79734834268052170202016-02-20T07:04:58.777+05:302016-02-20T07:04:58.777+05:30The 'hardship allowance' in the North East...The 'hardship allowance' in the North East was in vogue when the infrastructure was primitive during the British times and the then ICS was blessed thus. Now these ISA officers live in cities which are as modern as the rest in the country with Malls and entertainment. How come they are put to hardship as compared to the soldiers who operate in remote areas? They are not posted to areas where 'Koppad' like soldiers work for years, if they experience the hardships of a soldier, they will enhance their hardship allowances in such areas to additional lakh Indian Rupees. In their AC environment they feel hardships, how funny and they pay themselves hefty hardship allowances, so are the Parliamentarians, a sad state of affairs. Both these categories must hang their heads in shame. We soldiers presently live and operate in an environment where there is no loyalty in our government towards our Mother Land, for these bureaucrats and Parliamentarians forgot what it means to be honest, live with integrity, move about with humble life, and sincerity in words spoken/work done.Manoharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398056746166406979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660791779547883173.post-58052653608890455922016-02-19T21:55:11.814+05:302016-02-19T21:55:11.814+05:30Kindly donot become short tempered. Use simple mea...Kindly donot become short tempered. Use simple meaningfull sentences so as everybody can quickly and easily read and understand the expression of the authorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com