Antony says forces to get ‘good deal’ on salaries

[Adux]

Antony says forces to get ‘good deal’ on salaries


Express News ServicePosted online: Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 0000 hrs Print Email
LEH, MAY 4 : A day ahead of his maiden trip to the world’s highest battlefield in Siachen, Defence Minister A K Antony today promised troops a ‘good deal’ in the Sixth Pay Commission. The Minister, on his first visit to Leh, said he had personally taken up the case for a 400 to 450 per cent salary hike with the Pay Commission.

“We have been able to achieve speedy economic growth in the past few years and this is due to the tremendous confidence that opinion makers have about the armed forces. The country must now reciprocate,” the Minister said, addressing troops from the Leh-based 14 Corps on Friday morning.

Antony said a joint memorandum from all the three services was put up for the first time before the commission. “For the first time in the history of the armed forces, a joint memorandum was sent with inputs from the army, navy and air force. They sat together and did a lot of homework to draw out a presentation,” the Minister said. “By and large the border areas are quiet. Firing is under control and cross-border terror has also been controlled. It is the country’s duty to compensate troops for the sacrifices they are making,” Antony reasoned.

A recent Parliamentary Committee report had blasted the Government for giving a raw deal to the armed forces in the Fifth Pay Commission. The report said the forces were not accorded their deserved dues and a separate Pay Commission was necessary for drawing up salary hikes for armed forces. The Commission lambasted the government for being unfair to armed forces personnel, given the fact that they did not have any union or forum to push for their rights. Another report had cited the unfair pay policy as the main reason for attrition among officers.

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Finally, Finally... Idiots decides to wake up

 

[Adux]

I am searching for this, what is the total budget for Salaries in Indian Armed Forces. I am sure 400% wont be as just cash.But would be in perks. Help?

 

[Bull]

After all you need a mallu to solve everything.

 

[Adux]

These are the Pay Recommendations made by the

Army/Navy/Airforce to 6th Pay Commison


Army/Navy/Airforce-Existing Pay Scale Proposed Pay Scale

Lt/Sub Lt/Flying Office 8,250-10,050 43,650-53,070
Capt/Lt/Flight Lt 10,000-11,950 52,975-62,875
Major/Lt.Cdr/Sqd.Ldr 12,800-16,550 67,700-86,700
Lt.Col/Cdr/Wing Cdr 15,000-20,330 80,000-101,000
Col/Capt/Group Capt 17,000-23,400 90,550-114,000

Brigadier/Commodore/
Air Commodore 19,199-20,450 100,000-120,000


Maj.Gen/Rear.Adm/ 18,400-22,400 100,000-131,000
Air Vice Marshall

Lt.Gen/Vice.Adm/Air.Marshall 22,400-24,500 -128,000-137,000

Army Commander/Flag Officer- 26,000 137,000
Commanding in Chief/Air Officer
Commanding in Chief

All Figures are in Rs/Month and does not include perks and allowances.
$1 - Rs. 42.23

What the Chief has asked for

1. Common Payscale for all the three services. Close to 5 fold increases in pay-hike for officers and men
2. One-rank-one-pay and merger of rank pay
3. Stipend for recurits to be converted to pay.monthly stipend for Rs.10,000 for National Defence Academy Cadets.
4.Lump Sum resettlement grant for Short Service Commission officers after 10years at the rate of Rs.100,000/year.
5. Hike House Building Allowance to Rs.25,00,000(25 lacs or 2.5 million)

This would mean our Soldier on enlistment at officer level would get an approx 15550 dollars/year while the Chief would get an year of 40100 dollars/year. That is just hard cash, perks and allowances are extra. this is a very good move by the Indian Government if approvedAll the figures and Data are taken from Sandeep Unnithan's Article in India Today(May 14 2007)


I have actually taken the time out to type out these points to the discussion board, it would be great if the members could contribute some very value view points.

 

[Adux]

This is a very serious and interesting development. This pay-scale increase would definitly bring up Indian Armed Forces standard quite a bit, You could see a sudden increase in talent.

This will cost the Indian Tax payer: .6% of the GDP. Of the Current 2.6% Defence Budget 1.1% is spend on salaries, therefore this increase would make it 1.7% on salaries, which will also lead to corrseponding increase in the defence budget to that of 3.5%; 3% is already in the horizon for India from the Next defence budget. The increase will be only in the basic pay and there are no plans now to increase perks and allowances.

Armed Forces has also decided to implement cost-cutting measures in its Logistics as well as other areas.

 

[Adux]

if somebody can get the article please post it here, its of great interest to me

 

[Bull]

Most of the perks and allownaces are or might be based on basic pay. So if the basic pay goes up the perks and allownces would also automatically.

And i feel thought its important to attract talent, the kind of increase thats suggested outpaces the existsing salary scale in other insutries by far.

 

[Adux]

The basic idea of of the payscale increase is to give MORE CASH to the personal.
Look at it from a age perspective, what is the age of an officers till being a colonel, in most case nearing 40 or lil above. 100,000/month for a 35-45yr old executive is no suprise today.
I actually think the money is just about OK, I dont think pay still high enough.

In the other industry you dont have to give up your life. This is one job you cant jump out off, There is enormous physical and mental dangers, you have move around, so does your family, you are responsible for lives of many under you. I would call it rs.5000- 20,000 short.

Armed Forces is satisfied with perks and allowances, they are just bothered about money in hand very soldier gets. I wouldnt call 67,000 for a fighter pilot a high amount at all,
If you are a commerical pilot in india your monthly salary is 140,000.

 

[Adux]

Does anybody have any idea how much US soldiers are paid.

 

[A.Rahman]

match the rank with years:

http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay/2006militarypaytables/2007_Web_Pay_Table.pdf

 

[Adux]

I cant understand a **** of that..

 

[Adux]

How are the Pakistani's paid?