Item No.
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Recommendation for past Defence
Forces personnel
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Decision of Government
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1
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Revision of Pension of pre 7th CPC
retirees
The Commission recommends the following pension formulation for Defence Forces Personnel who have retired before 01.01.2016 : (i) All the Defence Forces who retired prior to 01.01.2016 (expected date of implementation of the Seventh CPC recommendations ) shall first be fixed in the Pay Matrix being recommended by this Commission, on the basis of the Pay Band and Grade Pay at which they retired, at the minimum of the corresponding level in the matrix. This amount shall be raised, to arrive at the notional pay of the retiree, by adding the number of increments he 1 she had earned in that level while in service, at the rate of three percent. Military Service Pay shall be added to the amount which is arrived at after notionally fitting him in the 7th CPC matrix. Fifty percent of the total amount so arrived at shall be the revised pension. (ii) The second calculation to be carried out is as follows. The pension, as had been fixed at the time of implementation of the VI CPC recommendations, shall be multiplied by 2.57 to arrive at an alternate value for the revised pension. (iii) Pensioners shall be entitled to the higher of the two. It is recognized that the fixation of the pension as per formulation (i) above may take a little time since the records of each pensioner will have to be checked to ascertain the number of increments earned in the retiring level. It is, therefore, recommended that in the first instance the pension, may be fixed in terms of formulation (ii) above, till final fixation of the pension under the Seventh CPC matrix is undertaken. (Para 10.2.87 & 10.2.88 of the Report) |
Both the options recommended by
the 7th Central Pay Commission as regards pension revision be accepted subject
to feasibility of the implementation.
Revision of pension using the second option based on fitment factor of 2.57 be implemented by multiplying the pension drawn on 31.12.2015 immediately. The first option may be made applicable if its implementation is found feasible after examination by the Committee comprising Secretary (Pension) as Chairman and Member (Staff) Railway Board, Member (Staff) D/o Posts, Additional Secretary &FA M/o Home Affairs and Controller General of Accounts as Members |
Friday, 30 September 2016
MOD 7TH CPC PENSION RESOLUTION
Thursday, 29 September 2016
Ex-servicemen to resume stir
Chandigarh, September 28
Ex-servicemen have decided to resume their agitation and fast at the
Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in protest against the government failing to
resolve perceived anomalies in the implementation of “one rank-one
pension” (OROP) formula.
A statement issued by the Indian Ex-services Movement today said the
protest would commence from October 2 in Delhi as well as at other
places.
Sunday, 25 September 2016
Thursday, 22 September 2016
The military battles for retaining status
Posted on 21/09/2016 by Dailyexcelsior
Harsha Kakar
The seventh pay commission as announced was unacceptable to the military and left them simmering due to lowering of their status as compared to their counterparts from other central services. The absurdity of the pay commission chief, to justify his actions by aiming to create equality in all cadres joining through a common exam (civil services exam), indicated his personal enmity against the military. I wonder if the learned judge was aware, that the military inducts its officer cadre at a much younger age, where the competition is equally severe. Further, he would neither have been briefed (as there was no military representative), that selection to the military is far more stringent than other services. The four- day interview has been known to be a rejection criterion rather than a selection one. It only approves those select few, with qualities of patriotism and leadership. There are no quotas allocated to the selection boards. Hence, it is this specially selected lot, which has sacrificed its life for the nation, countless times.
I wonder which other service can boast of such intense national pride and sacrifice. Yet, since independence the military has been systematically downgraded, which it accepted without a murmur. Even its pensions, which were initially 70% were brought down in the third pay commission (1973) to 50%, with a promise of OROP, which remained ignored for decades. This was an intentional action, as it occurred post India’s biggest victory over Pakistan and the commission for the first time, had no military representative. The final release of OROP was below promised levels, however, the formation of the Reddy commission to look into the anomalies, has presently quelled fires.
While dissent is acceptable in a democracy, the same may not be said for the military. Civilian employees agitated against the pay commission award, to which the government immediately responded positively. A threat of strike by them, makes the government rush to accept demands. However, military discipline and ethos does not permit itto resort to such action. In every case, where it has felt downgraded or affected, it has voiced its concerns and left the decision makers, which comprise the polity and bureaucracy to resolve the issue. Thus over the years, anomalies and disagreements have piled up, with no end in sight. Knowing that a disciplined force would never resort to any undemocratic means, they are heard and subsequently ignored.
Further, the pay commission came immediately after the OROP agitation, which was followedon social media by members of the military, after all every soldier of today is a potential veteran of tomorrow. 93% of the military, retires between the ages of 35 to 45,after having sacrificed their youth for the country and then are ignored and dumped. The agitation was aimed at protecting future retirees. The subsequent anomalies and downgrading the status of the military in the pay commission further impacted the organization. Disgruntlement only increased and became more visible. The committee of secretaries ordered by the government to resolve the differences, had no military member, hence its decision was the final nail in the coffin.
The battle for status involves more than just salary. In fact, salary has never been the issue. The status impact comes to the fore when the military functions with different Government agencies in matters concerning national security and calamities. Its lowered status makes working with bureaucrats and civil police officials more complicated, as it alters the rank structure,hence affects coordination and cooperation. The nation works on status;therefore, a higher status officer would never cooperate or be willing to work jointly with a junior from another service. Simultaneously, within the military are civilian members of other central services. A change in status affects its organization and working structure.
The glaring anomalies left behind over years of down gradation have made members of the military, feel like second class citizens serving the nation. While the head of the pay commission, had clearly shown his anger and hatred for the military, by degrading them, the Government and its so-called mature senior bureaucratic leadership did no better. The words of the Prime Minister praising the military, his spending Diwali with troops and senior lady ministers tying Rakhi to soldiers in remote areas, in reality appear to be actions of publicity, rather than genuine concern.
Never in the history of the country had the service chiefs been compelled, to openly refuse to accept the recommendations of the pay commission, but the writing on the wall of dissent across the rank and file was clear. They realized, that they need to serve whom they command, rather than their political leaders. Had theyrelented, they would have been accused of a sell-out, which would remain a blotch, on their otherwise spectacular career. Hence, such an action was resorted to. It had to indicate to the political leadership, in clear terms,that enough damage had been done and it was time to rectify the same.Taking the silent military for granted and treating them as second class citizens, had to stop. It also conveyed that concerns are genuine and unless immediate action is taken, there would be lack of coordination, when operations are launched jointly. The present is also a challenging time, as the military battles increased terrorism and supports the police in restoring normalcy in the Valley even as it faces severe loss of life as in the recent Uri encounter.
However, a disciplined force always remains one. The message has been conveyed and Government action awaited. The words of service chiefs are gospel down the line (unlike any other Government service), hence though there would remain murmurs, however trust and faith in the system would be restored. The soldier has to look up the organization tree for satisfaction and they cannot let him down. It is now upto the defence and Prime Ministers to prove their genuine concern for the military and restore its rightful status. If they fail to do so, all their actions so far, would be viewed by the nation as a publicity stunts and their promises hollow. The nation is proud of its military and knows it would never be let down. Therefore, in the ultimate analysis, it is for the people of India to observe government action in correcting the wrongs done on the silent and dependable military and decide whether the present political leadership can be trusted to keep their words. If they fail to keep their promise, then the nation can reconsider whom to vote for, in the coming elections.
(The author is retired Major General in Indian Army)
feedbackexcelsior@gmail.com
Harsha Kakar
The seventh pay commission as announced was unacceptable to the military and left them simmering due to lowering of their status as compared to their counterparts from other central services. The absurdity of the pay commission chief, to justify his actions by aiming to create equality in all cadres joining through a common exam (civil services exam), indicated his personal enmity against the military. I wonder if the learned judge was aware, that the military inducts its officer cadre at a much younger age, where the competition is equally severe. Further, he would neither have been briefed (as there was no military representative), that selection to the military is far more stringent than other services. The four- day interview has been known to be a rejection criterion rather than a selection one. It only approves those select few, with qualities of patriotism and leadership. There are no quotas allocated to the selection boards. Hence, it is this specially selected lot, which has sacrificed its life for the nation, countless times.
I wonder which other service can boast of such intense national pride and sacrifice. Yet, since independence the military has been systematically downgraded, which it accepted without a murmur. Even its pensions, which were initially 70% were brought down in the third pay commission (1973) to 50%, with a promise of OROP, which remained ignored for decades. This was an intentional action, as it occurred post India’s biggest victory over Pakistan and the commission for the first time, had no military representative. The final release of OROP was below promised levels, however, the formation of the Reddy commission to look into the anomalies, has presently quelled fires.
While dissent is acceptable in a democracy, the same may not be said for the military. Civilian employees agitated against the pay commission award, to which the government immediately responded positively. A threat of strike by them, makes the government rush to accept demands. However, military discipline and ethos does not permit itto resort to such action. In every case, where it has felt downgraded or affected, it has voiced its concerns and left the decision makers, which comprise the polity and bureaucracy to resolve the issue. Thus over the years, anomalies and disagreements have piled up, with no end in sight. Knowing that a disciplined force would never resort to any undemocratic means, they are heard and subsequently ignored.
Further, the pay commission came immediately after the OROP agitation, which was followedon social media by members of the military, after all every soldier of today is a potential veteran of tomorrow. 93% of the military, retires between the ages of 35 to 45,after having sacrificed their youth for the country and then are ignored and dumped. The agitation was aimed at protecting future retirees. The subsequent anomalies and downgrading the status of the military in the pay commission further impacted the organization. Disgruntlement only increased and became more visible. The committee of secretaries ordered by the government to resolve the differences, had no military member, hence its decision was the final nail in the coffin.
The battle for status involves more than just salary. In fact, salary has never been the issue. The status impact comes to the fore when the military functions with different Government agencies in matters concerning national security and calamities. Its lowered status makes working with bureaucrats and civil police officials more complicated, as it alters the rank structure,hence affects coordination and cooperation. The nation works on status;therefore, a higher status officer would never cooperate or be willing to work jointly with a junior from another service. Simultaneously, within the military are civilian members of other central services. A change in status affects its organization and working structure.
The glaring anomalies left behind over years of down gradation have made members of the military, feel like second class citizens serving the nation. While the head of the pay commission, had clearly shown his anger and hatred for the military, by degrading them, the Government and its so-called mature senior bureaucratic leadership did no better. The words of the Prime Minister praising the military, his spending Diwali with troops and senior lady ministers tying Rakhi to soldiers in remote areas, in reality appear to be actions of publicity, rather than genuine concern.
Never in the history of the country had the service chiefs been compelled, to openly refuse to accept the recommendations of the pay commission, but the writing on the wall of dissent across the rank and file was clear. They realized, that they need to serve whom they command, rather than their political leaders. Had theyrelented, they would have been accused of a sell-out, which would remain a blotch, on their otherwise spectacular career. Hence, such an action was resorted to. It had to indicate to the political leadership, in clear terms,that enough damage had been done and it was time to rectify the same.Taking the silent military for granted and treating them as second class citizens, had to stop. It also conveyed that concerns are genuine and unless immediate action is taken, there would be lack of coordination, when operations are launched jointly. The present is also a challenging time, as the military battles increased terrorism and supports the police in restoring normalcy in the Valley even as it faces severe loss of life as in the recent Uri encounter.
However, a disciplined force always remains one. The message has been conveyed and Government action awaited. The words of service chiefs are gospel down the line (unlike any other Government service), hence though there would remain murmurs, however trust and faith in the system would be restored. The soldier has to look up the organization tree for satisfaction and they cannot let him down. It is now upto the defence and Prime Ministers to prove their genuine concern for the military and restore its rightful status. If they fail to do so, all their actions so far, would be viewed by the nation as a publicity stunts and their promises hollow. The nation is proud of its military and knows it would never be let down. Therefore, in the ultimate analysis, it is for the people of India to observe government action in correcting the wrongs done on the silent and dependable military and decide whether the present political leadership can be trusted to keep their words. If they fail to keep their promise, then the nation can reconsider whom to vote for, in the coming elections.
(The author is retired Major General in Indian Army)
feedbackexcelsior@gmail.com
Military men will have their say on 7th Pay Commission
Thursday, Sep 22, 2016 | 11:46 AM IST
Allcentral government employees have the right to represent and air grievances against the awards of the 7th Central Pay Commission (7th
CPC) to an “Anomalies Committee” set up for this purpose — all except
the military, which ironically constitutes the bulk of central
government employees and pensioners.
Now servicemen, in uniform and retired, will have their say too. On Wednesday, the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued notice to the Central government, directed the Anomalies Committee to take into account views of defence personnel.
Ruling on a petition by a serving officer, Colonel Preetpal Singh
Grewal, the High Court notice could go some way in easing the vitiated
civil-military relationship, and the trust deficit between civil servants and the military.
The 7th CPC recommendations,
which were handed over to the government in last November, aroused
bitter resentment within the military. On March 11, the three service
chiefs made a presentation to the “Empowered Committee of Secretaries”, a
13-member panel headed by the cabinet secretary, which was looking into
the recommendations. After that brought no changes, the chiefs held the
implementation of the 7th CPC in abeyance, forcing the defence minister to order them last month to implement the award.
In his petition, Grewal pointed out that the Anomalies Committee granting hearings to civil employees, their associations and the civil establishment but not to defence personnel or even the military establishment.
He pointed out that the defence services were not even informed about
the institution of the Committee and only discovered through press
reports that several meetings had been held with civil government
employees.
The petition admits that military employees
cannot be allowed to form associations. However, there was a need for
sensitivity within the system toward defence personnel, and the
opportunity to present their views and demands.
Denying this would violate the principles of natural justice, the
petition pleaded. It also pointed out that the Supreme Court has already
held that defence personnel should not be treated in a ‘shabby manner’
or denuded of rights that are available to other citizens.
Besides pleading for the opportunity for serving and retired military personnel
to be heard, the petition asked for an alternative participative
mechanism that would compensate for the statutory bar on forming
associations.
The petition pointed out that the defence ministry’s Standing Committee
on Welfare of Ex-Servicemen, which Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
had himself ordered to hold meetings every three months, has not yet
held a single meeting. The petition argued that this amounted to lower
officials undermining political authority.
The petition suggested that differences be resolved in a conciliatory
manner, instead of implementing ham-handed measures that created a gap
between various services. It stated that the standoffishness of high
government authority created a trust deficit that could be exploited by
anti-national elements, which might spread discontentment through the social media.
The 7th CPC has raised baseline military salaries
by about 15 per cent, taking the pay of a lieutenant (the entry grade
for officers) to Rs 56,100 per month; and that of a sepoy (the entry
grade for ratings) to Rs 21,700 per month. This was significantly lower
than the 40 per cent hikes handed out by the Fifth and Sixth Pay
Commissions. But the greatest resentment has taken place through the
relative dilution of status, with the Indian Administrative Service,
Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service
having been granted allowances that the military believes places them on a higher level.
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
AFVATN VETERANS MEET
Armed
Forces Veterans Association of Tamilnadu
request
the pleasure of your presence & company of
to
Veterans’ Meet at 1000
hrs on
24 Sep 2016
Venue
Zion Metric HS School
Venue
Zion Metric HS School
Madambakkam
Tambaram,Chennai
(P HASTINGS BLASIUS) (K
JANAKI RAMAN)
PRESIDENT SECRETARY
DEAR VETERANS,
Armed Forces Veterans Association of
Tamil Nadu (AFVATN) cordially invites all Armed forces Veterans on the eve of first veterans meet on 24 September
2016. AFVATN will be affiliated to National
Federation of Ex-servicemen to take up the issues of the State in Central
level.
Within the State AFAVATN will take up
all the issues with the State Government authorities by coordinating with the
other organizations.
Our prime motto of forming this
association is to look after the
1.
Welfare of family pensioners
2.
Liaising with CPPCs to get the
correct pension for the veterans and family pensioners.
3.
Creating awareness by way of
contacting the pensioners regularly.
Within a short span AFVATN with the
help of so many veterans from our VOP chat box and EX WEL TRUST have sorted out
many pension problems of veterans and family pensioners.
I personally request all of you to
render the same support not only to AFVATN but also to other organizations
which will be started very soon and will be affiliated member of NFOESM.
WITH REGARDS,
N.MOHANARANGAN
SECRETARY GENERAL
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF EX-SERVICEMEN
nfoesm@gmail.com
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