7 CPC :: RAW DEAL TO THE DEFECE FORCES AND UNJUSTIFIED BENEFITS FOR OTHERS IN 7TH CPC

RAW DEAL TO THE DEFECE FORCES AND UNJUSTIFIED BENEFITS FOR OTHERS IN 7^TH CPC

By Lt Col CR Sundar, President Tamil Nadu Sainik Samaj Party

Raw Deal to Defence Forces

1.      Top end of basic pay of defence personnel has been depressed.

2.      Military Service Pay

Service HQ Recommendation

52% of basic pay for Officers

62% of basic pay for JCOs & Ors

7th CPC

15,500 for Officers

10,800 for MNS

5,200 for JCOs/NCOs/OR

3,600 for NCsE

3.      Military Service Pay of defence personnel not to count for House Rent Allowance and transfer grant.

4.      Retiring age of Sepoy has been shown as 42-48,

Naik has been shown as 49

Havildar has been shown as 49

Nb Sub as 52

AC/LAC has been shown as 52.

Not mentioned that majority of defence personnel retire at 35

5.      In 1973 Pension were

70-75% of Last Pay Drawn (LPD) for JCOs & OR

50% of LPD for Officers

Civilians it was 33%

Accordingly now the Pension should be

90% of LPD for JCOs & Ors

70% for Officers.

6.      100 units of free electricity to defence personnel to abolished.

7.      Funeral allowance to defence personnel to abolished.

8.      Demand for Upgradation of Group X Sgts/Havildars to diploma pay scale rejected.

9.      Defence personnel should contribute for their pensions.

10.    Technical pay tier 2 for defence officers abolished.

Flight charge certificate allowance abolished.

11.    Furlough leave and free ration to defence officers abolished.

12.    Disability pension reduced.

Benefits to IAS and Police Forces

1.      OROP for which the defence war veterans have struggled has now been given to everyone. 

2.      Gallantry award monthly allowance enhanced for Coast Guard. No change for defence gallantry awards.

3.      COBRA allowance for Police Forces brought at par with Special Forces Allowance for defence personnel.

4.      Ex-gratia allowance for police forces enhanced and brought at par with those for defence personnel.

5.      One additional free railway warrant to be given to police forces in hard areas on the pattern of defence forces.

6.      Special duty allowance for the IAS/IPS at 30 % of basic pay. A Joint Secretary drawing basic pay of Rs 182700 will get this allowance while getting posted in North-East/Ladakh as Rs54810  whereas the Siachen/flying/submarine allowance has been capped at Rs 31500.

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