Chiefs
of Staff are likely to seek the intervention of the Prime Minister to get
anomalies rectified
An implementation order on the Seventh Pay
Commission for military personnel was issued by the Defence Ministry early this
week. However, with key anomalies raised by the Services remaining unaddressed,
the three Chiefs of Staff are likely to seek the intervention of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
While the Seventh Pay Commission has been
implemented for civilian government employees, the separate order required for
the defence services was not issued as the Chiefs of Staff had written to
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Mr. Modi over discrepancies that were not
cleared by the empowered committee appointed to look into concerns.
“While the small concerns have been taken care of,
the major concerns put forward have not been addressed,” sources in the defence
services said.
The commission’s recommendations had disconcerted
the Services as they were equated on a par with the Central Armed Police Forces
(CAPF), which they said reduced their status. “The notification corrects the
issue of parity,” one official said.
As per procedure, the three Services have to now
issue individual service instructions. “The process is likely to take 15 to 20
days and the new salary would be reflected in this month’s salary,” the
official added.
Service chiefs briefed
The three Chiefs of Staff were on Wednesday given
detailed presentations on the implications of the implementation in its present
form. While the exact course of action is yet to be finalised, the chiefs are
likely to seek Mr. Modi’s intervention and have the issue addressed by the
Group of Ministers (GoM).
“They will speak to Mr. Parrikar and are likely to
write to Mr. Modi that the matter be taken up by the GoM,” sources said.
The service instructions are likely to be delayed
till the issue is addressed. The Services are likely to ask the defence
ministry to put the specific instructions on hold till the anomalies are
sorted, sources added.
The services had on several occasions raised four
key issues in addition to others, which they perceive reduce the status of the
armed forces with respect to their civilian counterparts. These relate to the
Non Functional Upgrade (NFU), NFU pay fixation, Military Service Pay (MSP) and
the common pay matrix for civilian and military services.
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