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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Forces-Stall-pay-revision-till-anomalies-removed/articleshow/54273957.cms
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/armed-forces-reject-pay-panel/293509.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Forces-Stall-pay-revision-till-anomalies-removed/articleshow/54273957.cms
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/armed-forces-reject-pay-panel/293509.html
Its time the three chiefs resigned in protest against the step motherly treatment being meted out to the service and ex-servicemen Defense Minister has NO say. The Finance Minister has deep rooted disliking for the forces. The PM has NO time.
-Ashok Wadhwa
IT IS NOW OR NEVER
The armed forces have upped the ante in their ongoing struggle for resolution of "core anomalies" in their salary packages by asking the Centre to keep in "abeyance" the implementation of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) for them.
In an embarrassment to the Modi government, the armed forces have rejected the salary and emoluments recommended by the Seventh Central Pay Commission, pleading that its implementation be put on hold in view of the “unresolved anomalies” that lowered the status of the forces vis-à-vis their counterparts in the police and the civil administration.
The Ministry of Defence had issued the notification on September 6 after taking into account a letter by the three services chiefs on the issue of pay parity, among other things. This notification was exclusively for the forces.
In the past 24 hours, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force have issued separate letters to inform senior commanders and the troops about the decision of the top brass.
The Chiefs of Staff Committee had met on September 7 to discuss the issue. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is expected to take a decision on the matter on Monday.
Earlier, the notification for enhanced pay for the forces had been held up as the issues raised by the three services were being studied.
The main “anomaly” is that the formula adopted for determining the basic pay for the armed forces is different from the one for other Central government employees. As a result, in each rank the service officers have been awarded lower pay scales.
In March, the MoD had told an empowered panel that the status, pay and allowances of the armed forces be kept above the other “fighting” arms of the government
UNBRIDGEABLE MISTRUST
AN AVERAGE MEMBER OF FAUJI FRATERNITY NO LONGER TRUSTS THE GOVERNANCE OF THOSE IN POWER
IT IS TIME FOR THE POWERS WHO HAPPENS TO BE IN REIN TO PONDER OVER
Kautilya discretely but firmly reminded the king that his safety and security as well as of his empire depend on the trust and sacrifice of his soldiers.
“In effect, military officers, who were earlier equated a notch above with the IPS,IFS, Indian Forest services & IAS, have been reduced to the level of the paramilitary ( in fact with HOME GUARDS " said another officer.
-Ashok Wadhwa
IT IS NOW OR NEVER
The armed forces have upped the ante in their ongoing struggle for resolution of "core anomalies" in their salary packages by asking the Centre to keep in "abeyance" the implementation of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) for them.
In an embarrassment to the Modi government, the armed forces have rejected the salary and emoluments recommended by the Seventh Central Pay Commission, pleading that its implementation be put on hold in view of the “unresolved anomalies” that lowered the status of the forces vis-à-vis their counterparts in the police and the civil administration.
The Ministry of Defence had issued the notification on September 6 after taking into account a letter by the three services chiefs on the issue of pay parity, among other things. This notification was exclusively for the forces.
In the past 24 hours, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force have issued separate letters to inform senior commanders and the troops about the decision of the top brass.
The Chiefs of Staff Committee had met on September 7 to discuss the issue. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is expected to take a decision on the matter on Monday.
Earlier, the notification for enhanced pay for the forces had been held up as the issues raised by the three services were being studied.
The main “anomaly” is that the formula adopted for determining the basic pay for the armed forces is different from the one for other Central government employees. As a result, in each rank the service officers have been awarded lower pay scales.
In March, the MoD had told an empowered panel that the status, pay and allowances of the armed forces be kept above the other “fighting” arms of the government
UNBRIDGEABLE MISTRUST
AN AVERAGE MEMBER OF FAUJI FRATERNITY NO LONGER TRUSTS THE GOVERNANCE OF THOSE IN POWER
IT IS TIME FOR THE POWERS WHO HAPPENS TO BE IN REIN TO PONDER OVER
Kautilya discretely but firmly reminded the king that his safety and security as well as of his empire depend on the trust and sacrifice of his soldiers.
“The Mauryan soldier does not enrich the Royal treasuries nor fills the Royal granaries. He does not carry out trade and commerce nor produce scholars, litterateurs, artistes, artisans, sculptors, architects, craftsmen, doctors and administrators. He does not build roads and ramparts nor dig wells and reservoirs. He does not do any of this directly.
“The soldier only and merely ensures that the tax, tribute and revenue collectors travel forth and return safely; that the farmer tills, harvests, stores and markets his produce unafraid of pillage; that the trader, merchant and financier function and travel across the length and breadth of the realm unmolested; that the savant, sculptor, maestro and mentor create works of art, literature, philosophy and astrology in quietitude; that the architect designs and builds his Vaastus without tension; that the tutor and the priest teach and preach in peace; that the rishis meditate in wordless silence; that the doctor invents cures and medicines undisturbed; that the mason and bricklayer work unhindered; that the mother and the wife go about their chores and bring up children in harmony and tranquility; that the cattle graze freely without being lifted or stolen.
“Pataliputra reposes each night in peaceful comfort, O King, secure in the belief that the distant borders of Magadha are inviolate and the interiors are safe and secure, thanks only to the Mauryan Army standing vigil with naked swords and eyes peeled for action, day and night, in weather fair and foul, all eight praharas (round the clock), quite unmindful of personal discomfort and hardship, all through the year, year after year.
“While the citizenry of the State contributes to see that the State prospers and flourishes, the soldier guarantees it continues to EXIST as a State! To this man, O Rajadhiraja, you owe a debt: please, therefore, see to it, on your own, that the soldier continuously gets his dues in every form and respect, be they his needs or his wants, for he is not likely to ask for them himself.”
Then Kautilya, known also as Chanakya gave his king this blunt warning: “The day the soldier has to demand his dues will be a sad day for Magadha for then, on that day, you will have lost all moral sanction to be King!”
“In effect, military officers, who were earlier equated a notch above with the IPS,IFS, Indian Forest services & IAS, have been reduced to the level of the paramilitary ( in fact with HOME GUARDS " said another officer.
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