Sixth Pay Commission: Defence Forces Armed Forces Latest News: Pranab Mukherjee meets FM Chidambaram

The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission- there are efforts put in at various leveles to to resolve the so called "irregularities" in the new pay scales for armed forces or Defence Forces following the recommendations and implementations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The efforts are said to gain momentum with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee meeting with Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.

Why is Pranab Mukherjee so important - because he is heading a three-member ministerial committee looking into the issue of pay hike of armed forces or Defence Forces.

As per the news reported by The Hindu, Mukherjee and Chidambaram were together for about an hour during which they are understood to have explored ways to address the issue to the satisfaction of the forces.

The Defence Services, led by their Chiefs, are up in arms over the 6th Pay Commission recommendations, alleging that it compromised their status and honour.

Emerging from the meeting at the External Affairs Minister's South Block office, Chidambaram refused to comment on the deliberations, saying it was his first meeting with Mukherjee on the issue.

Mukherjee on Monday said he had discussed the matter with the Prime Minister and that he hoped the issue would be settled shortly.

The committee, which also includes Antony and Chidambaram, was set up by the Prime Minister on September 25 in the wake of deep resentment in the armed forces, who complained that there were "anomalies" in the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations and that it had lowered the status of their officers.

Here are the other related links on the Sixth pay Commission Recommendations and the government orders on the same.
New Pay Band of Defence Force Officers: Sixth Pay Commission

Sixth Pay Commission: Armed Forces Pay panel Grieviences

Link: Revised Pay Scale IAS (Administrative) IFS (Foreign) Officers: Sixth Pay Commission

Link: New Revised Pay Scale Indian Police Services IPS : Sixth Pay Commission

Link To: Maternity Leave, Child Care Leave: Sixth Pay Commission

Link To:LTC Leave Travel Concession Recommendations: Sixth Pay Commission

Link To:Special Allowance for child care for women with Disabilities

Link: Sixth Pay Commission: Income Tax on Pay Arrears

State Wise Salary Hike details are covered in the links of the article: State Wise Salary Hike Details of Sixth Pay Commission. Please refer to the article and click on your respective state wise link for news and other information.

Link To: Dearness Allowance: Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendation

Link To: Revised Pay Scales, New Pay Bands Finalized by the Government

Link To: Sixth Pay Commission: Perks, Arrears, Increments & Key Points

Sixth Pay Commission: Armed Defence Forces Pay hike should be discussed intenally: Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev, the Cricketing legend who has the honours of bringing the World Cup to India in 1983, has now been appointed as an honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the TA and named him a brand ambassador to attract new talent to the defence forces. Now, he has created some news about the Sixth pay Commission Implementation by mentioning that "Their grievances about the Sixth Pay Commission for Armed Forces could have been sorted out internally and should not have come out in the open". Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.

Still, controversy continues to loom over armed forces reluctance to implement pay commission report.

As reported by Press Trust of India (PTI) "If they (armed forces) have a demand, it is their internal matter and should not have come out before the common man," Dev told reporters after donating blood at a camp organised by Territorial Army (TA) here.

As per Kapil, "Everyone wants an increase in their pay. All of us want to lead better lives," he said to questions from reporters on what he thought about the defence personnel's objection to the pay commission implementation.

Soon after the 6th Central Pay Commission's report was approved by the government in late August, the chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force had expressed their reservations over the "discriminatory" pay scales that lowered the personnel's status vis-a-vis their civilian counterparts.

The matter snowballed into a controversy after the Services' chiefs were reluctant to implement the Cabinet decision on the pay commission.

The government later set up a three-member ministerial committee under External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and Finance Minister P Chidambaram to sort out the issues pointed out by the Services chiefs.
Here are the other related links on the Sixth pay Commission Recommendations and the government orders on the same.
New Pay Band of Defence Force Officers: Sixth Pay Commission

Sixth Pay Commission: Armed Forces Pay panel Grieviences

Link: Revised Pay Scale IAS (Administrative) IFS (Foreign) Officers: Sixth Pay Commission

Link: New Revised Pay Scale Indian Police Services IPS : Sixth Pay Commission

Link To: Maternity Leave, Child Care Leave: Sixth Pay Commission

Link To:LTC Leave Travel Concession Recommendations: Sixth Pay Commission

Link To:Special Allowance for child care for women with Disabilities

Link: Sixth Pay Commission: Income Tax on Pay Arrears

State Wise Salary Hike details are covered in the links of the article: State Wise Salary Hike Details of Sixth Pay Commission. Please refer to the article and click on your respective state wise link for news and other information.

Link To: Dearness Allowance: Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendation

Link To: Revised Pay Scales, New Pay Bands Finalized by the Government

Link To: Sixth Pay Commission: Perks, Arrears, Increments & Key Points

Defence Armed Forces withhold Sixth Pay Commission Recommendation till Lieutenant Colonels move to higher Pay band

There has been lots of news about the complains from different departments of the government employees and the Armed Forces or Defence Forces were the first ones to raise their protest against the anamolies in the Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendations. Their protest seems to have brought some fruit and it is learnt that Army and Air Force Chiefs have decided to withhold the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission report in the armed forces until the Government agrees to the place Lieutenant Colonels and their equivalents in the higher pay band. Wikipedia on Sixth Pay Commission.

This news and development has come as a shot in the arm for the army jawans, especially the ones higher up in the seniority, who had concerns about the disparity in the pay hike given to armymen or defence personnels or armed forces.
It appears that issue has now become a war of nerves between the Armed Forces and the government with only five days left to implement the pay commission report.
Government sources said that Admiral Mehta has decided not to issue "government draft letter" that is required by the Defence Ministry to implement the new pay scales and arrears on October 1. The three service chiefs apparently took this decision as the existing pay band 3, as per the Pay Commission, is unacceptable to Lt Colonels and their equivalents. Backed by their seniors, the Lt Colonels want the next pay band, which is 4, so that they at least get more salary than their counterparts in the Coast Guard. Even though the Defence Ministry has quietly reminded the services for issuing the draft letter, the service chiefs are under tremendous pressure not to yield to the government till the pay disparities are rectified.

Here are the other related links on the Sixth pay Commission Recommendations and the government orders on the same.

New Pay Band of Defence Force Officers: Sixth Pay Commission

Sixth Pay Commission: Armed Forces Pay panel Grieviences

Link: Revised Pay Scale IAS (Administrative) IFS (Foreign) Officers: Sixth Pay Commission

Link: New Revised Pay Scale Indian Police Services IPS : Sixth Pay Commission

Link To: Maternity Leave, Child Care Leave: Sixth Pay Commission

Link To:LTC Leave Travel Concession Recommendations: Sixth Pay Commission

Link To:Special Allowance for child care for women with Disabilities

Link: Sixth Pay Commission: Income Tax on Pay Arrears

State Wise Salary Hike details are covered in the links of the article: State Wise Salary Hike Details of Sixth Pay Commission. Please refer to the article and click on your respective state wise link for news and other information.

Link To: Dearness Allowance: Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendation

Link To: Revised Pay Scales, New Pay Bands Finalized by the Government

Link To: Sixth Pay Commission: Perks, Arrears, Increments & Key Points