On NFU & Other Anomalies from MoD
Files
Please
note that
RTI application was MODEF/R/2014/61820 dated 04 Oct
14.
Reply dated 11 Nov 14 to RTI of 72 pages was received on
15 Nov 14.
Reply was in two sections – 32 pages of relevant
notings and 40 pages of correspondence i.e enclosures.
Notes
and correspondence/enclosures have been merged chronologically to provide a
cogent picture. A notation as
follows indicates common numbers: -
-70- Indicates Note
Encl 70-A indicates the correspondence/enclosure
* * * *
By Speed Post
RTI Matter
No. 35(1)/2013/D(Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 11th November, 2014
To
Subject: Seeking information under RTI Act, 2005
Sir,
Please refer to your letter No. SYS/RTI/61820/Add Payment
dated 3.11.2014 (received in this section on 7.11.2014) on the above subject.
2. The copies of relevant notings (32 pages) and correspondence
(40 pages) of file No. 22/4/2012-D (Pay/Services) are sent herewith.
3. The Appellate Authority is Shri Pradeep Kumar, Director (AG-I),
Ministry of Defence, Room No. 102, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/--------------
(Prashant Rastogi)
Under Secretary & CPIO
Encl: as above
Copy to AO, Cash, DD of Rs
140/- is sent herewith for necessary action.
Receipt Encl
54-A/B
Receipt Encl
55- A to D
Receipt Encl
56-A
Receipt Encl
57-A
Receipt Encl
58-A
-59-
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
As per the directions of Hon’ble Prime
Minister communicated vide PMO ID Note dated 9.7.2012 (Encl 1/A), a Committee
under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to look into pay and pension
related issues of relevance to Defence Service Personnel and ex-servicemen was
set up by the Cabinet Secretariat vide its order dated 13.7.2012 (Encl 5-A). The background note on the five issues
concerning this section were forwarded to the Cabinet Sectt on 17.7.2012 for
meeting on 18.7.2012 vide Encl 10-A. Cabinet Sectt, vide its communication
dated 22.8.2012 (Encl 27-A) had informed that the recommendations of the
Committee were submitted to the Prime Minister. Subsequently, when Cabinet
Sectt was requested to intimate present status of the matter, they vide its
communication dated 6.11.2012 (Encl 39-A) informed that Cabinet considered the
pension related recommendation of the
Committee on 24.9.2012 and the minutes were issued on 27.9.2012. The Committee
was serviced by D/o Expenditure. In this connection, Deptt of ESW
(D(Pen/Policy) Section has answered a Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 958 on
4.3.2013, on the same subject (copy placed at F/A) wherein it has been stated
that the Committee submitted its report dated 17.8.2012 on pension issues,
which has been accepted by the Government. All the recommendations of the
Cabinet Secretary Committee 2012 have been implemented by issue of eight
Government letters on 17.1.2013.
2. in connection with fulfilment of an
Assurance given by this section in respect of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No.
2514 dated 27.8.2012 (Encl 54-B), Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of Finance
(D/o Expenditure) were requested on 21.3.2013 (Encl 54-A) to intimate
decision/present status of the recommendations on pay related issues of the
Cabinet Secretary Committee. A copy was also endorsed to PMO. Deptt of
Expenditure vide their OM dated 4.4.2013 (Encl 55-B) while enclosing a copy of
the report of the Cabinet Secretary Committee intimates that the Committee in
its Report has recommended that pay related issues may be specifically referred
to next Pay Commission for its consideration. Cabinet Secretariat vide its ID
Note dated 5.4.2013 (Encl 55-C) referred their ID Note dated 6.11.2012 (Encl
55-D) vide which it was conveyed that Cabinet considered the pension related
recommendations of the Committee on 24.9.2012 and minutes were issued on 27.9.2012.
Ministry of Defence D/0 Ex-servicemen Welfare and/or Deptt of Expenditure are
Ministry’s/Department concerned for taking any further action, if any, in the
matter. They further stated that Ministry of Defence may ascertain further
status from the Ministry/Department concerned.
3. All the recommendations of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee on the pension related issues have been implemented by D/o
ESW. Prime Minister’s office vide OM dated 17.4.2013 (Encl 55-A) was requested
to intimate decision/present status on the recommendations of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee on pay related issues to enable us to fulfil the Assurance.
A reply dated 14.6.2013 from PMO has been received (Encl 57-A). PMO has stated
that a copy of the Report of the Committee submitted by the Cabinet Secretary
has been sent to all concerned including the Defence Secretary on 22.8.2012.
Based on a Cabinet Note of Ministry of Defence/Deptt of ESW, the Cabinet
already approved on 24.9.2012 the recommendations of the Committee in respect
of ex-servicemen. However, no proposal in respect of recommendations regarding
serving defence personnel has been received by them from MoD so far, hence it
may not be correct to say that any proposal in the matter is pending in PMO for
a decision. In the above background, PMO has conveyed that since no proposal is
pending in PMO, MoD may take appropriate action and suitably respond to the
references regarding assurance given to the Parliament.
4. A copy of PMO letter dated 22.8.2012
referred to above (received in this section on 21.6.2013) is placed at Encl
58-A. In this communication, PMO has stated that-
“The report of the committee constituted
by Prime Minister to look into various issues of relevance to the Defence
Service personnel and ex-servicemen has been received. A copy is enclosed
herewith for kind perusal.
‘X’ 2. Prime
Minister proposes to discuss this report in a meeting to be convened soon.”
5. Submitted for further orders
Sd/----------------
21.6.12
US (P/S)
-60-
In light of ‘X’ above, some decision from PM was accepted
(sic) on pay related issues. Or we have to put up the file for RM’s order in
this regard.
For orders pl. Sd/
P S Walia
21/6/2013
Dir (AG-I)
-61-
It is proposed to ascertain from PMO whether PM has taken a
meeting in the matter and, if so, what was the outcome of the meeting. This
file can be processed further based on this information only.
Submitted for the kind approval of JS/E.
Sd/-----------
24/6/13
JS (E)
-62-
What are the recommendations of the Committee relating to
serving Defence Personnel? Pl bring them on note sheet.
Sd/----------------
24/6/13
Sameer Kumar Khare
Joint Secretary (E/PG) & CVO
Dir (AG-I)
Sd/-------------- 24/6/13
US P/S
-63-
JS (E)’s queries in the preceding note refer.
2. As stated in Note 59, there were pay as
well as pension related issues under consideration of the Cabinet Secretary
Committee. A copy of the Report of the Committee dated 17.08.2012 is available
at Encl 58-A. It is seen therein that after considering all these issues, the Committee made its
recommendations in para 38 (on issues relating to ex-servicemen and consisting
of pension related anomalies) and in para 39-41 (on issues relating to serving
defence personnel). While favourably recommending on issues related to
ex-servicemen, the Committee also stated that these would be implemented from a
prospective date [para 38 (e) and (f)]. However, on the issues relating to
serving defence personnel, the Committee observed as under:
“39. The Committee deliberated at length on the
pay related issues raised by the Defence Forces. It was noted that the pay
related issues are complex and have ramifications across the Government,
including para-military personnel. The proposals made by the Defence Forces in
many cases are at variance with some of the principles followed by the Sixth
Pay Commission. Some of the proposals have already been considered subsequent
to the Sixth Pay Commission.
40. In this context, the Committee also noted
that the next Pay Commission’s recommendations would likely to be implemented
w.e.f. 1.1.2016. If the Thirteenth Finance Commission’s recommendations that
structural shocks such as arrears arising out of Pay Commission awards should
be avoided by making the pay award commence from the date it is accepted is
implemented, the next Pay Commission would need to be set up in the second half
of 2013 or in early 2014.
41. In the circumstances, the Committee
recommends that the pay related issues may be specifically referred to the next
Pay Commission for its consideration as the Pay Commission is the expert body
set for this purpose which can examine these issues in a holistic manner.”
3. The Committee submitted its Report to the
PM on 17.8.2012. While forwarding a copy of the Report to the members of the
Committee, PMO vide ID Note dated 22.8.2012 (Encl 58-A) had stated that the
Prime Minister proposes to discuss this Report in a meeting to be convened
soon. Subsequently, while the pension related issues were examined in D/o
Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare and approved by the Cabinet on 24.9.2012, no formal
decision from PMO has been received in respect of the Committee’s
recommendations on pay related issues. PMO vide its ID Note dated 14.6.2013
states that no proposal in respect of recommendations regarding serving defence
personnel has been received by PMO from MoD so far.
4. In light of the above facts, it is for
orders if clear instructions may be sought from PMO on the recommendations
on issue related to serving defence personnel or a stand can be taken in
light of para 2 of PMO ID Note dated 14.6.2013 (copy placed at Encl 57-A) that
the recommendations have been approved by the PM.
Sd/----------------
(P.
S. Walia)
Under
Secretary
25.06.2013
Director (AG)
-64-
1) As desired, position is
submitted for the kind perusal of JS E.
2) Recommended for find
approval.
Sd/--------------25/6/13
JS E
-65-
The views of the PMO as well as Cabinet Sectt on the
Committee’s recommendations are not very clear. As the reply has to go to
Parliament, we may request PMO & Cab Sectt once again to know their views
on Committee’s recommendations.
Sd/------------------
26/06/13
Sameer Kumar Khare
Joint Secretary (E/PG) & CVO
AS (A)
Sd/------------27/6
JS (E) Sd/--------------28/6
Dir (AG) Sd/--------------28/6
US P/S Sd/-------------- 28/6
-66-
Ref notes above.
Draft OM to PMO and Cab Sectt
is put up for approval, pl.
SO
(P/S) Sd/--------------- 1/7/13
US (P/S) Sd/------------ 1/7/2013
Dir (AG) Sd/------------2/7/13
JS (E)
-67-
Pl discuss Sd/---------2/7/13
Dir (AG-I) Sd/---------- 3/7/13
US P/S
-68-
Discussed today. JS (E)
directs that ID Note may go at Dir level.
Sd/--------4/7/2013
-69-
Ref preceding notes.
Draft ID Note from Dir (AG-I)
to Director PMO is put up for approval/signature pl.
Sd/-----------4/7/13
US (P/S) Sd/---------------4/7/2013
Dir (AG-I) Sd/--------------8/7/13
US P/S Sd/-------------08072013
-70-
(Also Encl 70-A)
Most Immediate
Parliament Assurance
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
No. 22(4)/2012- D
(Pay/Services) New
Delhi, 08 July, 2013
Office Memorandum
Subject:
Decision/present status on the recommendations of the Committee on pay related
issues of Defence service personnel.
The undersigned is directed to refer
to Prime Minister’s office ID No. 270/03/C/3/2009-ES.I Vol.5 dated 14.6.2013 on
the above subject and say that PMO has referred their ID Note dated 22.8.2012
vide which while forwarding a copy of the Report of the Committee, it was stated
that Prime Minister proposes to discuss this Report in a meeting to be convened
soon. Subsequently, while the pension related issues were examined in
Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare and approved by the Cabinet on 24.9.2012,
no formal decision from PMO have been received in respect of the Committee’s
recommendations on pay related issues. Further, PMO vide its ID Note dated
14.6.2013 has stated that no proposal in respect of recommendations regarding
serving defence personnel has been received. Cabinet Secretariat vide their ID
Note dated 5.4.2013 has stated that Ministry of defence, Department of
Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare and/or Deptt of Expenditure are the Ministry/Deptt
concerned for taking further action, if any, in the matter an advised MoD to ascertain
further status from the Ministry/Deptt concerned. Thus, the views of PMO as
well as Cabinet Secretariat on the Committee’s recommendations relating to
defence service personnel are not very clear. As the reply has to be given to
Parliament to fulfil an Assurance, PMO and Cabinet Secretariat are once again
requested to intimate their specific views on the Committee’s recommendations
on pay related issues.
Sd/--------------
(Praveen Kumar)
Director (AG-I)
Phone: 2301 1593
1. Prime Minister’s Office
(Shri Munu Mahavar, Director, PMO)
2. Cabinet Secretariat (Shri
Murali Bhavaraju, Under Secretary)
-71-
(Also Encl 71-A)
SECRET
Cabinet Secretariat
Rashtrapati Bhawan
****
Subject: Decision/present status on the
recommendations of the
Committee on pay related issues of
Defence Services Personnel.
Reference is invited to M/o Defence OM
number 22(4)/2012- D (Pay/Services) dated July 2013 requesting this Secretariat
for specific views on the Committee’s recommendations on pay related issues.
2. In this connection, reference is invited
to this Secretariat ID Note of even number dated 5th April, 2013,
vide which it was conveyed that M/o Defence, D/o Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare and/or
D/o Expenditure are the Ministries/departments concerned for taking further
action, if any, in the matter.
3. It may be noted that according to the
Report of the Committee, the pay related issues were recommended to be
specifically referred to the next Pay Commission for its consideration, as the
Pay Commission, being an expert body set up for this purpose, can examine these
issues in a holistic manner. Further, D/o Expenditure was the servicing
Department for the Committee.
4. Action on the Report of the Committee on pay related issues is,
therefore, to be taken by the M/o Defence in consultation with D/o Expenditure.
5.
This Secretariat
has no further comments to offer on the subject.
Sd/--------------------
16/7/13
(Murali Bhavaraju)
Under Secretary
Tel: 2301 3363
M/o Defence (Shri R. K. Mathur, Defence Secretary)
Cab Sectt ID No.
213/2/3/2012-CA.IV dated 16th July, 2013
Copy to:
Prime Minister’s Office (Shri
Munu Mahavar, Director)
The communication dated
16/7/13 received from Cab Sectt w.r.t. our ID Note dated 8/7/13 (Encl 70-A) may
pl be seen, We may await response from PMO.
Sd/-------19/7/13
US (P/S)
-72-
Para 3 & 4 of the Cab Sectt ID Note No. 16/7/2013 (Encl
71A) may be seen. PMO’s response on the “recommendations” of the Cab Secy
Committee may be awaited.
Sd/P S Walia
19/7/2013
Dir (AG-I)
Sd/---------19/7/13/
US P/S Sd/---- 19/7/2013
-73-
(Also Encl 73-A)
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
South Block
New Delhi – 110 101
Subject:
Decision/present status on the
recommendations of the Committee on pay related issues of Defence Services
Personnel
Reference is invited to MoD’s OM No.
22(4)/2012- D (Pay/Services) dated 8.7.2013 resting with this office’s ID note
of even number dated 14.6.2013 on the above subject.
In this connection, the undersigned is
directed to reiterate that no proposal on pay related issues of defence
services personnel is pending in this office.
Further, as conveyed by the Cabinet
Secretariat to the Ministry vide ID NO. 213/2/3/2012-CA.IV dated 16.7.2013,
action on the report of the Committee on pay related issues is to be taken by
the Ministry of Defence in consultation with D/o Expenditure.
Sd/----------------
(Munu Mahavar)
Director
Tel: 2301 0849
Defence Secretary
PMO ID No. 270/3/3/2009. ESI
Vol 5 dated 25.7.2013
-74-
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
As per the directions of Hon’ble Prime
Minister communicated vide PMO ID Note dated 9.7.2012 (Encl 1/A), a Committee
under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to look into pay and pension
related issues of relevance to defence Service Personnel and ex-servicemen was
set up by the Cabinet Secretariat vide its order dated 13.7.2012 (Encl 5-A).
The terms of reference of the Committee was to look into the following issues
related to:
(i) Defence
Services personnel
(a) Common
pay scales for in-service JCOs/ORs
(b) Initial
pay fixation of Lt Col/Col and Brig/equivalent
(c) Review
and enhancement of Grade Pay
(d) Placing
of all Lt Gens in HAG+ scale, and
(e) Grant
of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) to Armed Forces personnel
(ii) Ex-servicemen
(a) One
Rank One Pension
(b) Enhancement
of Family pension
(c) Dual
family pension
(d) Family pension to mentally/physically
challenged children of Armed Forces personnel on marriage.
(Note: Paragraph No. 2 is
missing/wrongly numbered as 3 in the original. It has been corrected for this
post).
2. The background notes on the above issues
were forwarded to Cabinet Sectt on 17.2.2012 for meeting on 18.7.2012 vide Encl
10-A. Cabinet Sectt vide its communication dated 22.8.2012 (Encl 27-A) has
informed that the recommendations of the Committee had been submitted to the
Prime Minister. Subsequently, when Cabinet Sectt was requested to intimate
present status of the matter, they vide its communication dated 6.11.2012 (Encl
39-A) informed that Cabinet considered the pension related recommendations of
the Committee on 24.9.2012 and minutes were issued on 27.9.2012. The Committee
was serviced by D/o Expenditure.
3. In this connection, Deptt of ESW
D(Pen/Policy) Section has answered a Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 958 on
4.3.2013 on the same subject (copy placed at F/A) wherein it has been stated
that the Committee submitted its report dated 17.8.2012 on pension issues,
which has been accepted by the Government. All the recommendations of the
Cabinet Secretary Committee 2012 have been implemented by issue of eight
Government letters on 17.1.2013.
4. In this connection with fulfilment of
Assurance given by the section in respect of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No,
2514 dated 27.8.2012 (Encl 54-B), Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of Finance(D/o
Expenditure) were requested on 21.3.2013 (Encl 54-A) to intimate
decision/present status of the recommendations on pay related issues of the
Cabinet Secretary Committee. A copy was also endorsed to PMO. Deptt of
Expenditure vide their OM dated 4.4.2013 (Encl 55-B) while enclosing a copy of
the report of the Cabinet Secretary Committee intimated that the Committee in
its Report recommended that the pay related issues may be specifically referred
to next Pay Commission for its consideration. Cabinet Secretariat vide its ID
Note dated 5.4.2013 (Encl 55-C) referred their ID Note dated 6.11.2012 (Encl
39-A) vide which it was conveyed that Cabinet considered the pension related
recommendations of the Committee on 24.9.2012 and minutes were issued on
27.9.2012. Ministry of Defence D/o Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare and/or Deptt of
Expenditure are Ministry/department concerned for taking further action, if
any, in the matter. They further stated that Ministry of Defence may ascertain
further status from the Ministry/Department concerned.
5. As all the recommendations of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee on the pension related issues have already been implemented
by D/o ESW, Prime Minister’s Office vide OM dated 17.4.2013 (Encl 55-A) was
requested to intimate decision/present status on the recommendations of the
Cabinet Secretary Committee on pay related issue to enable the MoD fulfil the
Assurance. PMO, vide its ID Note dated 14.6.2013 (Encl 57-A) stated that a copy
of the Report of Committee submitted by the Cabinet Secretary has been sent to
all concerned including the Defence Secretary on 22.8.2012. Based on a Cabinet
Note of Ministry of Defence/Deptt of ESW, the Cabinet has already approved on
24.9.2012 the recommendations of the Committee in respect of ex-servicemen.
However, no proposal in respect of recommendations regarding serving defence
personnel has been received by them from MoD so far, hence it may not be
correct to say that any proposal in the matter is pending in PMO for a
decision. In the above background, PMO further stated that since no proposal is
pending in PMO, MoD may take appropriate action and suitably respond to the
references regarding the assurance given to Parliament.
6. A copy of PMO letter dated 22.8.2012
referred to above (received in this section on 21.6.2013) is placed at Encl
58-A. In this communication, PMO has stated that
“The report
of the committee constituted by Prime Minister to look into various issues of
relevance to the Defence Service personnel and ex-servicemen has been received.
A copy is enclosed herewith for kind perusal.
2. Prime Minister proposes to discuss
this report in a meeting to be convened soon.”
7. In view of the above and as the responses
of PMO and Cabinet Secretariat received earlier were not very clear and
considering that reply has to be given to Parliament to fulfil as Assurance,
PMO and Cabinet Secretariat vide OM dated 8.7.2013 (Encl 70-A) were once again
requested to intimate their specific views on the Committee’s recommendations
on pay related issues. In response to this, Cabinet Secretariat vide its ID
Note dated 16.7.2013 (Encl 71-A) has referred their earlier communication dated
5.4.2013 (Encl 55-C) and stated that according to the Report of the Committee,
the pay related issues were recommended to be specifically referred to next Pay
Commission for its consideration as Pay Commission being an expert body set up
for this purpose can examine these issues in a holistic manner. Further,
Department of Expenditure was servicing Department for the Committee. Action on
the Report of the Committee on pay related issues is, therefore, to be taken by
the Ministry of Defence in consultation with Department of Expenditure. Prime
Minister Office vide their ID Note dated 25.7.2013 (Encl 73-A) has reiterated that
no proposal on pay related issues of Defence Service personnel is pending with
them. Further, PMO have referred Cabinet Secretariat’s ID Note dated 16.7.2013
(Encl 71-A) and stated that as conveyed by Cabinet Sectt to MoD, action on the
Report of the Committee on pay related issues is to be taken by the Ministry of
Defence in consultation with Deptt of Expenditure.
8. Thus, it is seen that inspite of number of
communications on this matter, no concrete decision has come from PMO on the
recommendations relating to serving personnel. As such, the matter is left to
be examined by MoD in consultation with Department of Expenditure as conveyed
by PMO/Cabinet Sectt.
9. On the five issues concerning serving
personnel in Armed Forces, MoD has already given its views to the Cabinet Sectt
Committee vide ID Note dated 17.7.2012 (Encl 10-A). The Committee after
deliberations has given its recommendations (to PM) vide Para 39-41 of its
Report.
10. Vide Para 39, the Committee noted that
“the pay related issues are complex and have
ramifications across Government including para-military personnel. The
proposals made by the Defence Forces in many cases are at variance with some
principles followed by the Sixth Pay Commission.”
Vide Para 41, the Committee recommended that
“In the circumstances, the Committee recommends that
the pay related issues may be specifically referred to the next Pay Commission
for its consideration as the Pay Commission is the expert body set up for this
purpose which can examine these issues in a holistic manner.”
11. In the light of the stand taken by PMO, the
above stated recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee on pay related
issues may be accepted by MoD.
12. The proposal contained in Para 11 above is
submitted for approval of RM before the matter is referred to Ministry of
Finance (Department of Expenditure) for their concurrence.
Sd/---------------
(P. S. Walia)
Under Secretary
01.08.2013
Director (AG-I)
-75-
In view of the position
elucidated in Note 73, proposals given in Para 11 is submitted for the kind
approval of RM after which it is proposed to refer the matter to MoF for
concurrence pl.
Sd/-----------------
5/8/13
JS E
-76-
On the directions of Hon’ble Prime
Minister (Encl 1-A) a Committee under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to look into certain
pay and pension issues of serving and retired Defence Service Personnel was set
up by the Cabinet Secretariat in July, 2012 (Encl 5-A). This Committee was
serviced by D/o Expenditure. The issues placed before the Committee were as
under:
(i) Defence
Service Personnel
(a) Common
pay scales for in-service JCOs/ORs
(b) Initial
pay fixation of Lt Col/Col and Brig/equivalent
(c) Review
and enhancement of Grade Pay
(d) Placing
of all Lt Gens in HAG+ scale, and
(e) Grant of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU)
to Armed Forces personnel
(ii) Ex-servicemen
(a) One
Rank One Pension
(b) Enhancement
of Family pension
(c) Dual
family pension
(d) Family pension to mentally/physically
challenged children of Armed Forces personnel on marriage.
(Note: Paragraph No. 2 is missing/wrongly numbered as
3 in the original. It has been corrected for this post).
2. The background notes on the above issues
were forwarded to Cabinet Sectt on 17.2.2012 (Encl 10-A). Cabinet Sectt vide
its communication dated 22.8.2012 (Encl 27-A) informed that the recommendations
of the Committee had been submitted to the Prime Minister. Subsequently, when
Cabinet Sectt was requested to intimate present status of the matter, they vide
its communication dated 6.11.2012 (Encl 39-A) informed that Cabinet considered
the pension related recommendation of the Committee on 24.9.2012 and minutes
were issued on 27.9.2012. MoD, Deptt of ESW (Pen/Policy) Section answered a Lok
Sabha Unstarred Question No. 958 on 4.3.2012 (copy placed at F/A) wherein it
has been stated that the Committee submitted its report dated 17.8.2012 on
pension issues, which has been accepted by the Government. All the
recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee 2012 have been implemented
by issue of eight Government letters on 17.1.2013.
3. As this Branch dealing with pay matters
did not have any details about the recommendations on pay related issues, the
answer given in respect of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 2514 dated
27.8.2012 (Encl 54-B) was treated as Assurance by the Lok Sabha Sectt. Cabinet
Secretariat and Ministry of Finance (D/o Expenditure) were requested on
21.3.2013 (Encl 54-A) to intimate decision/present status of the
recommendations on pay related issues of the Cabinet Secretary Committee. A
copy was also endorsed to PMO as the report had been submitted to PM. Deptt of
Expenditure vide their OM dated 4.4.2013 (Encl 55-B) sent a copy of the report
of the Cabinet Secretary Committee and intimated that the Committee recommended
that the pay related issues may be specifically referred to next Pay Commission
for its consideration. Cabinet Secretariat vide its ID Note dated 5.4.2013
(Encl 55-C) conveyed that Cabinet considered the pension related recommendations
of the Committee on 24.9.2012 and minutes were issued on 27.9.2012. Ministry of
Defence D/o Ex-servicemen’s Welfare and/or Deptt of Expenditure are the
Ministry’s/Department concerned for taking further action, if any, in the
matter. They further stated that Ministry of Defence may ascertain further
status from the Ministry/Department concerned.
4. PMO letter dated 22.8.2012 referred to above status as under: -
“The report of the committee constituted by
Prime Minister to look into various issues of relevance to the Defence Service
personnel and ex-servicemen has been received. A copy is enclosed herewith for
kind perusal.
2. Prime Minister proposes to discuss
this report in a meeting to be convened soon.”
5. As there was no clarity on pay related
issues, Prime Minister’s Office vide OM dated 17.4.2013 (Encl 55-A) was
requested to intimate decision/present status on these issues to enable the MoD
to fulfil the above stated Lok Sabha Assurance. PMO vide its ID Note dated
14.6.2013 (Encl 57-A) only informed that a copy of the Report of Committee
submitted by the Cabinet Secretary has been sent to all concerned including
Defence Secretary on 22.8.2012. While a proposal on pension related issues from
Deptt of ESW has already been approved by the Cabinet on 24.9.2012, no proposal
in respect of recommendations regarding serving defence personnel has so far
been received so far (sic). Thus, PMO
held that it may not be correct to say that any proposal in the matter is
pending in PMO for a decision and asked MoD to take appropriate action in the
matter and suitably respond to references regarding the assurance given to the
Parliament.
6. In view of above stated position, PMO and
Cabinet Secretariat were once again requested (Encl 70-A) to intimate their specific
views on the Committee’s recommendations on pay related issues. In response to
this, Cabinet Secretariat vide its ID Note dated 16.7.2013 (Encl 71-A) has
stated that according to the Report of the Committee, the pay related issues
were recommended to be referred to next Pay Commission for its consideration as
Pay Commission being an expert body set up for this purpose can examine these
issues in a holistic manner. Further action on these issues is, therefore, to
be taken by the Ministry of Defence in consultation with Department of Expenditure,
the servicing Department for the Committee. Prime Minister’s Office (Encl 73-A)
has again stated that no proposal on pay related issues of Defence Service
personnel is pending with them. Further
PMO have corroborated the above line of action proposed by the Cabinet
Secretariat, i.e. action on Report of the Committee on pay related issues is to
be taken by the Ministry of Defence in consultation with Deptt of Expenditure.
Thus, in light of the facts stated, the matter related to pay related issues is
left to be examined by MoD in consultation with Department of Expenditure as
conveyed by PMO/Cabinet Sectt.
7. Vide Para 39, the Committee noted that
“the pay related issues are complex and have
ramifications across Government including para-military personnel. The
proposals made by the Defence Forces in many cases are at variance with some
principles followed by the Sixth Pay Commission.”
Vide Para 41, the Committee recommended that
“In the circumstances, the Committee recommends that
the pay related issues may be specifically referred to the next Pay Commission
for its consideration as the Pay Commission is the expert body set up for this
purpose which can examine these issues in a holistic manner.”
8. These issues had already been examined in
MoD and its stand was also placed before the Committee. Thus, in light of the
directions of the Cabinet Sectt and PMO, the recommendations of the Cabinet
Secretariat Committee on pay related issues may be accepted by MoD. Next pay
commission would examine these issues in a holistic manner.
9. The proposal contained in Para 8 above is
submitted for approval of RM before the matter is referred to Ministry of
Finance (Department of Expenditure) for their concurrence.
Sd/-------------
(P. S. Walia)
Under Secretary
16.08.2013
Director (AG-I) Sd/---- 19/8/13
JSE Sd/----- 19/8/13
AS (A) Sd/------------19/8
Defence Secretary Sd/------------19/8
-76-
RM Wait
Sd/------ 20/8
Def Secy Sd/-----
JS (E) Sd/----------- 20/8
Dir (AG-I) Sd-------------21/8/13
US P/S Sd/------------ 22/8/2013
-77-
(Also Encl 77-A)
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
South Block
New Delhi – 110 101
This office has received several RTI
applications during last two-three months, asking for information relating to
the implementation of pay related recommendations of the Committee chaired by
Cabinet Secretary into pay and pension related issues of defence services
personnel and ex-servicemen. While some applications were filed with CPIO of
PMO, some others were filed with the CPIO of Ministry of Defence.
2. As per records of this office, the
recommendations of the Committee in respect of ex-servicemen, contained in the
Cabinet note submitted by the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare have since been
approved by the Cabinet in its meeting held on 24.9.2012. No proposal in
respect of serving defence personnel was received in this office from the
Ministry of Defence.
3. Accordingly, the RTI applications seeking
information about serving defence personnel had been transferred to the
Ministry of Defence. The CPIO of the Ministry has again transferred such
applications back to PMO (copy at Annex –I), stating that the Committee has
submitted its report to the Prime Minister. Even some of the applications filed
with the Ministry asking for action taken by the Ministry of Defence on these
recommendations have been transferred to PMO (Annex-II), indicating the same
reason.
4. In this context, the undersigned is
directed to request the Ministry of Defence to respond to such RTI applications
on their own, since no proposal of the Ministry of Defence has been made to or
is pending in this office. In this regard, a copy each of the previous
communications of even number dated 14.6.2013 and 25.7.2013 sent by this office
to MoD is also attached (Annex-III and IV) for kind perusal.
Sd/--------------
(Munu Mahavar)
Director
Tel: 2301 0849
Defence Secretary
PMO ID No.
270/3/C/3/2009.ES.I (Vol.5) dated 8.8.2013
Annex - I
No. 35 (9)/2013/D (Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 16th July, 2013
To,
Shri Virender Singh Rana,
H No. RZ-179, ‘T’ Extn, Vishwas Park,
Uttam Nagar, New Delhi - 110059
Subject: Seeking information under RTI Act - 2005
Reference is invited to MoD ID No.
21(3)/2013(1028)/D (RTI) dated 26.6.2013 forwarding your application addressed
to CPIO, Mod received in this Section on 1.7.2013 on the above subject.
2. The five issues mentioned in Para (1) (a)
to (e) of the PMO ID Note dated 9.7.2012 relating to service personnel have
been considered by the Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary. The Committee has
submitted its Report to the Prime Minister. Final decision on these issues from
PMO is awaited.
3. If you are not satisfied with the
information provided you may write to Appellate Authority, Shri Praveen Kumar,
Director (AG-I), Ministry of Defence, Room No. 103, Sena Bhavan, New Delhi.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/--------------
(P. S. Walia)
Under Secretary & CPIO
CPIO,
PMO, South Block, New Delhi – alongwith RTI application dated 18.6.2013 for
providing information on Para 3 of application to the applicant directly. In
this connection PMO OM No. RTI/2891/2013-PMR dated 21.6.2013 refers.
CPIO, Cabinet Secretariat -
PMO OM No. RTI/2891/2013-PMR dated 21.6.2013 refers.
Annex-II
No. 35 (9)/2013/D (Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 16th July, 2013
To,
Shri Harpreet Singh,
P-35/4, CG Complex,
Near
Jagraon Bridge,
Ludhiana
– 141001 (Punjab)
Subject: Seeking information under RTI Act - 2005
Reference is invited to your
application dated 27.6.2013 received in this section on 1.7.2013 on the above
subject.
2. The five issues mentioned in Para (1) (a)
to (e) of the PMO ID Note dated 9.7.2012 (copy enclosed) relating to service
personnel have been considered by the Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary.
The Committee has submitted its Report to the Prime Minister. Final decision on
these issues from PMO is awaited.
3. If you are not satisfied with the
information provided you may write to Appellate Authority, Shri Praveen Kumar,
Director (AG-I), Ministry of Defence, Room No. 103, Sena Bhavan, New Delhi.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/--------------
(P. S. Walia)
Under Secretary & CPIO
CPIO,
PMO, South Block, New Delhi – alongwith RTI application dated 27.6.2013 for
providing information to the applicant directly.
Annex-III
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
South Block
New Delhi – 110 101
Reference is invited to the Ministry
of Defence OM No. 21(4)/2013- D (Pay/Services) dated 21.3.2012, 17.4.2013 and
27.5.2013, requesting this office to intimate decision/present status on the
recommendations of the Committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary on pay and
pension related issues of relevance to defence services personnel and
ex-servicemen, to enable the Ministry to fulfil the assurance given in the Lok
Sabha Unstarred question No. 2514 of 27.7.2012.
2. In this connection, the undersigned is
directed to say that a copy of the report of the Committee submitted by the
Cabinet Secretary had been sent to all concerned including the Defence
Secretary on 22.8.2012 vide this office ID Note No. 3605500/JS (M)/2012-Pol.
Based on a Cabinet note of Ministry of defence, D/o Ex-Servicemen Welfare, the
Cabinet has already approved on 24.9.2012 the recommendations of the Committee
in respect of ex-servicemen. However, no proposal in respect of recommendations
regarding serving defence personnel has been received by this office from
Ministry of Defence so far. Hence, it may not be correct to say that any proposal
in the matter is pending in this office for a decision.
3. In the above background the undersigned is
directed to convey that since no proposal is pending in PMO, the Ministry of
Defence may take appropriate action and suitably respond to the references
regarding the Assurance given to the Parliament.
Sd/----------------
(Munu Mahavar)
Director
Tel: 2301 0849
Defence Secretary
PMO ID No. 270/3/3/2009. ESI
Vol 5 dated 14.6.2013
Annex-IV
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
South Block
New Delhi – 110 101
Subject:
Decision/present status on the
recommendations of the Committee on pay related issues of Defence Services
Personnel
Reference is invited to MoD’s OM No.
22(4)/2012- D (Pay/Services) dated 8.7.2013 resting with this office’s ID note
of even number dated 14.6.2013 on the above subject.
In this connection, the undersigned is
directed to reiterate that no proposal on pay related issues of defence
services personnel is pending in this office.
Further, as conveyed by the Cabinet
Secretariat to the Ministry vide ID NO. 213/2/3/2012-CA.IV dated 16.7.2013,
action on the report of the Committee on pay related issues is to be taken by
the Ministry of Defence in consultation with D/o Expenditure.
Sd/----------------
(Munu Mahavar)
Director
Tel: 2301 0849
Defence Secretary
PMO ID No. 270/3/3/2009. ESI
Vol 5 dated 25.7.2013
-78-
(Also Encl 78-A – AHQ letter dated 19.8.13)
Tele: 32907
C/7079/SACPS 19
Aug 2013
ADJUTANT GENERAL’S BRANCH
PS-STANDING ARMY PAY COMMISSION CELL
ASSURANCE GIVEN DURING THE 11TH
SESSION (2012) OF THE 15TH LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2514 DATED 27
AUG 2012 REGARDING PAY AND PENSION MATTERS OF PERSONNEL
1. Refer to GoI, MoD letter No. 21
(4)/2013-D (Pay/Services) dated 17 Apr 2013.
2. This office is receiving many RTI applications
in which copy of Deptt of Expenditure OM dated 04 Apr 2013 in which the report
of the Cabinet Secy was enclosed is being sought.
3. In view of the above you are requested to
provide the copy of Deptt of expenditure OM dated 04 Apr 2013 in which the
report of the Cabinet Secy recommended that the pay related issue may be
specifically referred to 7th pay commission for its consideration.
Sd/--------------------
(Birendra Kumar Singh)
Lt Col
GSOI (C)
Standing Army Pay Commission Section
MoD (Pay/Services)
-79-
(Also Encl 79-A – Air HQ letter dated 26 Aug 13)
Tele: 26168922
AF Pay Commission Cell
Air HQ, R K Puram
New Delhi - 66
Air HQ/99140/06/A/PCC 26
Aug 13
Dir (AG-I)
D (Pay/Services), MoD
New Delhi
COPY OF THE REPORT OF
THE CABINET SECRETARY COMMITTEE
1. Reference is made to your office letter
No. 21 (4)/2013-D (Pay/Services) dated 17 Apr 2013, addressed to PMO.
2. It is requested that a copy of the report
of the Cabinet Secretary Committee received from Ministry of Finance (Department
of Expenditure) vide their OM dated 04.04.2013 on pay related issues be
forwarded to this office.
Sd/---------------
(DS Dagar)
Gp Capt
Member AFPCC
-80-
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
Encl 77-A
PMO vide its ID Note dated 8.8.2013
(Encl 77-A) has stated that they have received several RTI applications asking
for information relating to implementation of pay related recommendations of
Committee chaired by Cabinet Secretary to look into pay and pension related
issues of defence service personnel and ex-servicemen. In this context PMO has
requested that since no proposal of MoD in respect of serving defence personnel
is pending in PMO, MoD should respond to such RTI applications on their own.
This has been noted for replying future RTI applications.
Encl 78-A & 79-A
Army HQ (SAPCS) vide letter dated
19.8.2013 (Encl 78-A) has referred this section letter dated 17.4.2013 (Encl
45-A) addressed to PMO and sought copy of MoF (Deptt of Expenditure) OM dated
4.4.2013 (Encl 45-B). Deptt of Expenditure vide above referred OM dated
4.4.2013 sent a copy of the report of the Cabinet Secretary Committee and
intimated that the Committee recommended that the pay related issues may be
specifically referred to 7th Pay Commission for its consideration.
AFPCC vide letter dated 26.8.2013 (Encl 79-A) has also sought copy of the said
report.
In this connection it is stated that
the recommendations on pay related issues of the report of the Committee have
been examined vide note 75-76 ante and
its been decided to wait.
In this connection it is stated that
the report of the Committee is ‘SECRET.’ The decision on the recommendations of
pay related issue is yet to be taken by the Govt. Submitted for consideration
whether we may give a copy of MoF (Deptt of Expenditure) OM dated 4.4.2013
along with a copy of the Cabinet Secretary Report to Service HQ as desired by
them.
Sd/---------
27.8.13
SO (P/S)
US (P/S)
-81-
As all the issues deliberated upon in
the Cab Sec Committee report have still not been finally decided by the
appropriate authority, the said report should not be shared with RTI applicants
as per Section 8 (1) of the RTI Act, 2005.
However, the Report as sought by Air HQ vide their letter
dated 26.8.2013 (Encl 79-A) may be allowed to them.
Proposal above are submitted for approval of JS (E).
Sd/---------------
(P. S. Walia)
27/8/2013
Dir (AG-I)
When the report of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee is ‘Secret’ it cannot be shared with Services HQ. We may
communicate this to Services HQ. Further we may reply suitably to the
applicants under RTI Act provisions.
Sd/--------------
29/8/13
JS E
-82-
We may seek advice from MoF whether
report can be shared? Put up for approval.
Sd/----------------
29/8/13
Sameer Kumar Khare
Joint Secretary (E/PG) & CVO
AS (A) Sd/--------------- 29/8
JS (E) Sd/--------------30/8/13/
Dir (AG-I) Sd/--------------2/9/13/
US (P/S) Sd/--------------2/9/13/
-83-
Ref note 82 ante.
Draft OM to MoF is put up for approval please.
Sd/------------
SO (P/S)
3/9/13
US (P/S) Sd/----------------3/9/2013
Dir (AG-I) Sd/----------------3/9/13
US (P/S) Sd-/---------------3/9/2013
-Encl 83-A-
Most Immediate
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
No. 22 (4)/2012-D
(Pay/Services) New
Delhi – 03 Sept, 2013
Office Memorandum
Subject: Report of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee on issues related to
Defence Services Personnel and Ex-Servicemen
The undersigned is directed to refer
to Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure) OM No. 341/EV/2013 dated 4.4.2013
on the above subject.
2. So far as recommendations of the Committee
in respect of Ex-Servicemen are concerned, the same have been implemented.
Regarding recommendations related to serving defence personnel, final decision
is yet to be taken. This Ministry has received a request from Service HQ
seeking copy of the said Report. Service HQ have stated that they received a
number of RTI applications in which the Report of the Cabinet Secretary
Committee is being sought, the copy which was sent to this Ministry vide Deptt
of Expenditure OM referred to above.
3. Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure)
being the service Department for the Committee, is requested to intimate
whether the said Report can be shared with Service HQ and RTI applicants at
present.
Sd/--------------
(Praveen Kumar)
Director (AG.I)
Phone: 2301 1593
FAX: 2301 4036
Ministry of Finance (Deptt of
Expenditure)
(Shri Jitendra R. Gaikwad,
Under Secretary)
North Block, New Delhi
-84-
Ref Note 82 ante. MoF may be reminded w.r.t. Encl 83-A. DFA
pl.
Sd/------------
16/9/13
Dir (AG-I) Sd/----------17/9/13
SO P/S Sd/----------17/9/13
Issue Encl 84 A
Most Immediate
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
No. 22 (4)/2012-D
(Pay/Services) New
Delhi, 17th Sept, 2013
Office Memorandum
Subject: Report of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee on issues related to
Defence Services Personnel and Ex-Servicemen
The undersigned is directed to refer
this Ministry’s OM of even number dated 3.9.2013 on the above subject (copy
enclosed).
2. Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure)
is requested to expedite the information.
Sd/--------------
(Praveen Kumar)
Director (AG.I)
Phone: 2301 1593
FAX: 2301 4036
Ministry of Finance (Deptt of
Expenditure)
(Shri Jitendra R. Gaikwad,
Under Secretary)
North Block, New Delhi
-85-
(Also Encl 85-A)
Tele: 26168922
AF Pay Commission Cell
Air HQ, R K Puram
New Delhi - 66
Air HQ/99140/06/A/PCC 13
Sep 13
Dir (AG-I)
D (Pay/Services), MoD
New Delhi
PENDING ISSUES OF SERVING PERSONNEL
CONSEQUENT UPON DIRECTIONS OF PMO
1. The PMO had approved the constitution of
a five member committee headed by Cabinet Secretary vide PMO ID No. 3571289/JS
(M)/PMO/2012 dated 09 Jul 2012 (copy
annexed).
2. While Government orders on the issues
relating to ex-servicemen consisting of pension related anomalies have been
issued, the disposal of issues relating to serving defence personnel consisting
of pay fixation anomalies related to 6th CPC is not yet known.
3. This constitution of the committee was
known in public as directed at para 3 of the PMO ID supra. Queries,
representations and RTIs are now being received at Service HQ from serving
personnel on decisions on the issues relating to serving defence personnel
considered by the committee.
4. It is requested that present status of
these issue may please be intimated for dissemination to the environment.
Sd/----------
(DS Dagar)
Gp Capt
Member AFPCC
Annexure: as stated
-86-
(Also Encl 86-A)
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
[E&S.I Section]
Subject: RTI/3313/2013-PMR by Shri Harpreet Singh
The undersigned is directed to refer
to the above RTI application, which was originally filed with the CPIO of
Ministry of defence. The CPIO of Mod has transferred this RTI application to
PMO, stating inter alia that the Committee has submitted its Report to the Prime
Minister. Final decision on these issues from PMO is awaited.
In this connection, the undersigned is
directed to say that the information sought in the RTI application pertains to
Ministry of Defence. There is no pending proposal in PMO on pay related issues
of Armed Forces personnel. In view of this the application may be sent back to
M/o Defence.
Sd/----------
1/8/13
-87-
On the directions of Hon’ble Prime Minister (Encl 1-A)
a Committee under the chairmanship of
the Cabinet Secretary to look into certain pay and pension issues of
serving and retired Defence Service Personnel was set up by the Cabinet
Secretariat in July, 2012 (Encl 5-A). This Committee was serviced by D/o
Expenditure. The issues placed before the Committee were as under:
(i) Defence
Service Personnel
(a) Common
pay scales for in-service JCOs/ORs
(b) Initial
pay fixation of Lt Col/Col and Brig/equivalent
(c) Review
and enhancement of Grade Pay
(d) Placing
of all Lt Gens in HAG+ scale, and
(e) Grant of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU)
to Armed Forces personnel
(ii) Ex-servicemen
(a) One
Rank One Pension
(b) Enhancement
of Family pension
(c) Dual
family pension
(d) Family pension to mentally/physically
challenged children of Armed Forces personnel on marriage.
(Note: Paragraph No. 2 is missing/wrongly numbered as
3 in the original. It has been corrected for this post).
2. The Committee submitted its report in
August 2012. All the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee related
to Ex-servicemen have been implemented by issue of eight Government letters on
17.1.2013 by Deptt of Ex-Servicemen Welfare. The decision on issue related to
Services Personnel is yet to be taken.
3. Vide Para 39, the Committee noted that
“the pay related issues are complex and have
ramifications across Government including para-military personnel. The
proposals made by the Defence Forces in many cases are at variance with some
principles followed by the Sixth Pay Commission.”
Vide Para 41, the Committee recommended that
“In the circumstances, the Committee recommends that
the pay related issues may be specifically referred to the next Pay Commission
for its consideration as the Pay Commission is the expert body set up for this
purpose which can examine these issues in a holistic manner.”
4. The matter was examined vide Note 75 ante
and it was proposed that the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee
on pay related issues may be accepted by MoD. Next pay commission would examine
these issues in a holistic manner and the matter may be referred to Ministry of
Finance for their concurrence. Hon’ble RM has minuted as ‘Wait.’ Therefore the
decision on the five issues related to Services Personnel is yet to be taken.
5. Air HQ vide their letter dated 13.9.2013
(Encl 85-A) has sought present status of these five issues relating to Services
personnel. A RTI application dated 27.6.2013 in this regard was received and
the applicant was informed on 27.8.2013 that the matter is under consideration.
Against this reply, an appeal dated 10.9.2013 has been received in which the
applicant has desired to know the action taken in last one year at all levels
of Mod on the report of the said Committee.
6. The file is submitted for further
directions of the Hon’ble RM.
Sd/-------------
23/9/2013
(P. S. Walia)
Under Secretary
Director (AG-I)
-88-
It is proposed to dispose of the RTI
appeal by giving the factual position so as to preclude the possibility of a
second appeal to the CIC by the applicant.
Submitted for the kind approval of AS (A).
Sd/-------------
23/9/13
JS E
-89-
RTI appeal has to be dealt with by App
Authority. No other person can influence the decision. Pl follow RTI Act in
letter & spirit.
Sd/-----------
24/9/13
Sameer Kumar Khare
Joint Secretary (E/PG) & CVO
Dir (AG-I)
-90-
Pl furnish the factual
position to the appellant immediately.
Sd/----------------
24/9/13
US (P/S) Sd/------------24/9/2013
-91-
(Also Encl 91-A)
Tele: 26168922
AF Pay Commission Cell
Air HQ, R K Puram
New Delhi - 66
Air HQ/99140/06/A/PCC 13 Sep 13
Dir (AG-I)
D (Pay/Services), MoD
New Delhi
COPY OF THE REPORT OF
THE CABINET SECRETARY COMMITTEE
1. Reference is made to this HQ letter of
even reference dated 26 Aug 2013.
2. The copy or any other response on report
of the committee headed by Cabinet Secretary is still awaited.
3. Please accord priority.
Sd/---------------
(DS Dagar)
Gp Capt
Member AFPCC
-92-
(Also Encl 92 A)
No. 128/EV/RTI/2013
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 4th September, 2013
To
Shri Aditya Singh,
A1/101, Glaxo Apartments,
Mayur Vihar, Phase-I
Extension,
New Delhi – 110 091
Subject: Information sought
under RTI Act, 2005 - reg
Sir,
Please refer to your RTI application
dated 27.05.2013, transferred to this Department by Ministry of Defence vide
their letter No. 35(1)/2011/D (Pay/Services) dated 16.08. 2013 on the subject
cited above.
2. With regard to Point No. (C) and (D) of
your RTI application, it is informed that since the decision on the issue
relating to serving defence personnel is yet to be taken, the copy of inputs
received by the Committee from all concerned and the report cannot be provided
at this stage by this Department, as they qualify for exemption under the
proviso to Rule 8 (1) (i) of the RTI Act, 2005.
3. Shri Vijay Kumar Singh, Director
(Administration) in the Department of Expenditure is the Appellate Authority
under Section 19 of the RTI Act, 2005.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-------------
(Vivek Ashish)
Under Secretary & CPIO (EV)
Copy to:
1. Smt Nirmala Vohra, DS (RTI), Deptt of
Expenditure w.r.t. their communication No. 12(484)/2013-RTI dated 21/08/2013
for information.
2. Shri P. S. Walia, US & CPIO, D (Pay/Services), Ministry of
Defence, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi.
-93-
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
Reference Encl 91-A.
2. Air HQ vide their letter dated 26.8.2013
(Encl 79-A) has sought copy of the Cabinet Secretary Committee report on pay
related issues. A reminder dated 10.9.2013 (Encl 91-A) has also been received.
In this connection it is stated that vide OM dated 3.9.2013 (Encl 83-A) we had
requested Ministry of Finance to intimate whether the said Report can be shared
with Service HQ & RTI applicants. So far as RTI matter is concerned, MOF in
its communication dated 4.9.2013 (copy placed at Encl 92-A) has intimated that
since the decision on the issues related to serving defence personnel is yet to
be taken, the Report cannot be provided at this stage as they qualify for
exemption under the proviso of Rule 8 (1) (i) of the RTI Act, 2005.
A1 However,
Ministry of Finance has not responded to our letter whether the said Report can
be shared with Service HQ. The information is still awaited despite reminder
dated 17.9.2013 (Encl 84-A). We may remind MoF as per DFA-I.
3.
Air HQ vide their
letter dated 13.9.2013 (Encl 85-A) has also sought present status of the five
issues relating to Service personnel considered by the Cabinet Secretary
Committee. In this connection it is stated that the recommendations on pay
related issues of the report of the Committee have been examined vide Note
75-76 ante and it has been decided at the level of RM to wait.
A2 If
approved, we may intimate the above position to Air HQ as per
DFA-II.
Sd/------------4/x/13
US (P/S) A1
& A2 above may be seen.
Submitted for approval pl Sd/--------------4/x/13
Dir (AG-I)
-95-
It is proposed to write to Cab Sectt
whether the information as sought vide Air HQ letter dated 13.9.2013 can be
shared with the Services. Further, we may remind MoF as per DFA-I please.
JS E
-96-
Please discuss Sd/----------------------10/10/13
Sameer Kumar Khare
Joint Secretary (E/PG) &
CVO
-97-
Dir (AG-I) Discussed. Pl put up note for RM. Sd/----------15/10/13
US (P/S) Sd/------------------- 17/10/2013
-98-
Air HQ have written a letter dated
26.8.2013 (Encl 79-A) wherein a copy of the Report of the Cab Secy Committee on
pay and pension matters of Defence personnel has been asked for. While decision
on pension issues has been taken, no decision has yet been taken on pay related
recommendations of the Committee. In an RTI matter, MoF/Deptt of Expenditure
which serviced the Committee has been advised that since the decision on these
issue is yet to be taken the report may not be shared under RTI Act.
2. In light of the position explained above
it is proposed that report of the Cabinet Secy Committee may not be shared with
Service HQ presently as final decision
on pay related issues is yet to be taken.
3. The proposal contained in para 2 above is
submitted for kind approval of RM.
Sd/---------------
(P. S. Walia)
Under Secretary
24.10.2013
Director (AG-I)
-99-
Proposal as given above is recommended for the kind
approval of RM pl.
Sd/-----------
24/10/13
JS E Sd/-----------19/11
AS (A) Please speak Sd/----------------20/xi
JS (E) Spoken. Pl discuss Sd/-------------
21/11
Dir (AG-I) Sd/---------------25/11
US (P/S)
-100-
Discussed with AS/A alongwith US P/S. To be kept in
abeyance till further instructions. Sd/------2/1/14
US (P/S) Sd/------------02012014
-101-
(Also Encl 101-A)
Tele: 26168922
AF Pay Commission Cell
Air HQ, R K Puram
New Delhi - 66
Air HQ/99140/06/A/PCC 07
Feb 14
Dir (AG-I)
D (Pay/Services), MoD
New Delhi
PENDING ISSUES OF SERVING PERSONNEL
1. Reference is made to our letter of even reference dated 13 Sep
2013.
2. The PMO had approved the constitution of a
five member committee headed by Cabinet Secretary vide PMO ID No. 3571289/JS
(M)/PMO/2012 dated 09 Jul 2012 (copy annexed).
3. While Government orders on the issue
relating to ex-servicemen consisting of pension related anomalies have been
issued, the disposal of issue relating to serving defence personnel consisting
of pay fixation anomalies related to 6th CPC is not yet known.
4. This constitution of the committee was made
public as directed at para 3 of the PMO ID supra. Large number of queries,
representations an RTIs are now being received at Service HQ from serving
personnel on decisions on the issues relating to serving defence personnel
considered by the committee.
5. It is requested that present status of
these issues may please be intimated for dissemination to the environment.
Sd/------------
(DS Dagar)
Gp Capt
Member, AFPCC
Annexure: as stated
-102-
Ministry of Defence
D(Pay/Services)
Reference Encl 101-A.
2. A reference dated 7.2.2014 has been
received from AFPCC vide which they have sought present status of issues
considered by Cabinet Committee relating to serving defence personnel as large
number of queries, representations and RTIs are being received in their HQ in
this regard.
3. In this connection, it is stated that the
five issues relating to service personnel were considered by the Committee
headed by Cabinet Secretary. The Committee submitted its report to the Prime
Minister. The recommendations on pay related issues of the report of the
Committee have been further examined in Ministry of Defence and it has been
decided at the level of RM to wait.
4. In this connection it is also stated that
Air HQ earlier asked (for a) copy of the Cabinet Secretary Committee Report
vide their letter dated 26.8.2013 (Encl 79-A). They also sought the status of
the said five issues vide their letter dated 13.9.2013 (Encl 85-A). The matter
was examined vide note 93 ante onwards and it was decided to keep in abeyance
till further instructions (Note 100 ante).
5. It is stated several RTI applications are
also received in this section to know the status of issues considered by
Cabinet Secretary Committee in one of the RTI application from Shri Anil Jain.
It was intimated to the applicant that the decision on the recommendations of
Cabinet Secretary Committee Report on the issues of serving defence personnel
is yet to be taken by the Government. Hence, the information sought vide his
above referred application cannot be shared at this stage by this Ministry
under Section 8 (1) (i) of RTI Act, 2005. Ministry of Finance vide their letter
dated 4.9.2013 has also given such type of reply (Encl 92-A).
6. If approved, we may intimate the above
position to Air HQ. Accordingly a draft letter is placed opposite for approval
please.
Sd/------------
SO (P/S)
21.2.14
US (P/S)
-103-
May also see pl Sd/---------21/2/2014
Dir (AG-I) Sd/---------21/2/14
US (P/S) Sd/---------24/4/2014
-104-
(Also Encl 104-A)
Immediate
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
Subject:
Issues of Serving personnel considered by Cabinet Secretary Committee
Reference Air HQ letter No. Air
HQ/99140/06/AFPCC dated 26.8.2013, 13.9.2013 and 7.2.2014 on the above subject.
2. The decision on the recommendations of
Cabinet Secretary Committee Report on the issues related to serving defence
personnel is yet to be taken by the Government.
Sd/---------------
(P. S. Walia)
Under Secretary
AFPCC
MoD ID No. 22 (4)/2012/D
(Pay/Services) dated 24 February, 2014
-105-
On the directions of Hon’ble Prime Minister (Encl 1-A)
a Committee under the chairmanship of
the Cabinet Secretary to look into certain pay and pension issues of
serving and retired Defence Service Personnel was set up by the Cabinet
Secretariat in July, 2012 (Encl 5-A). This Committee was serviced by D/o
Expenditure. The issues placed before the Committee were as under:
(i) Defence
Service Personnel
(a) Common
pay scales for in-service JCOs/ORs
(b) Initial
pay fixation of Lt Col/Col and Brig/equivalent
(c) Review
and enhancement of Grade Pay
(d) Placing
of all Lt Gens in HAG+ scale, and
(e) Grant of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU)
to Armed Forces personnel
(ii) Ex-servicemen
(a) One
Rank One Pension
(b) Enhancement
of Family pension
(c) Dual
family pension
(d) Family pension to mentally/physically
challenged children of Armed Forces personnel on marriage.
(Note: Paragraph No. 2 is missing/wrongly numbered as
3 in the original. It has been corrected for this post).
2. The Committee submitted its report in
August 2012. All the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee related
to Ex-servicemen have been implemented by issue of eight Government letters on
17.1.2013 by Deptt of Ex-Servicemen Welfare. The decision on issue related to
Services Personnel is yet to be taken.
3. Vide Para 39, the Committee noted that
“the pay related issues are complex and have
ramifications across Government including para-military personnel. The
proposals made by the Defence Forces in many cases are at variance with some
principles followed by the Sixth Pay Commission.”
Vide Para 41, the Committee recommended that
“In the circumstances, the Committee recommends that
the pay related issues may be specifically referred to the next Pay Commission
for its consideration as the Pay Commission is the expert body set up for this
purpose which can examine these issues in a holistic manner.”
4. The matter was taken up with PMO, Cabinet
Secretariat, and Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure). PMO vide their
communication (dated) 25.7.2013 (Encl 73-A) corroborated the line of action by
the Cabinet Secretariat vide their letter dated 16.7.2013 (Encl 71-A), that
action on the Report of the Committee on pay related issues is to be taken by
Ministry of Defence in consultation with Deptt of Expenditure.
5. The matter was examined vide note 75 ante
and it was proposed that the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee
on pay related issues may be accepted by MoD. Next pay commission would examine
these issues in a holistic manner and the matter may be referred to Ministry of
Finance for their concurrence. Hon’ble RM has minuted as “Wait.” Therefore the
decision on the five issues related to Service Personnel is yet to be taken.
6. As the 7th Central Pay
Commission has been constituted, it is proposed that the recommendations of the
Cabinet Secretary Committee that pay related issues may be referred to next Pay
Commission may be accepted by MoD and the file referred to Ministry of Finance
(Deptt of Expenditure) for their concurrence.
7. The proposal contained in Para 6 (erroneously as 7 in the original) above
is submitted for approval of Hon’ble RM please.
Sd/------------
(P. S.Walia)
Under Secretary
8.5.2014
Director (AG.I) Sd/-------------08.05.2014
JS (E) Sd/-------------13.5.14
AS (B) Sd/------------13/5
Defence Secretary
-106-
May please put up for the new
Government.
Sd/-------------
(R. K. Mathur)
Defence Secretary
15.05.2014
JS (E) Sd/-------16-5-14
Dir (AG-I) Sd/-------16.05.14
US (P/S) Sd/--------19/5/2014
-107-
On the directions of Hon’ble Prime Minister (Encl 1-A)
a Committee under the chairmanship of
the Cabinet Secretary to look into certain pay and pension issues of
serving and retired Defence Service Personnel was set up by the Cabinet
Secretariat in July, 2012 (Encl 5-A). This Committee was serviced by D/o
Expenditure. The issues placed before the Committee were as under:
(i) Defence
Service Personnel
(a) Common
pay scales for in-service JCOs/ORs
(b) Initial
pay fixation of Lt Col/Col and Brig/equivalent
(c) Review
and enhancement of Grade Pay
(d) Placing
of all Lt Gens in HAG+ scale, and
(e) Grant of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU)
to Armed Forces personnel
(ii) Ex-servicemen
(a) One
Rank One Pension
(b) Enhancement
of Family pension
(c) Dual
family pension
(d) Family pension to mentally/physically
challenged children of Armed Forces personnel on marriage.
(Note: Paragraph No. 2 is missing/wrongly numbered as
3 in the original. It has been corrected for this post).
2. The Committee submitted its report in
August 2012. All the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee related
to Ex-servicemen have been implemented by issue of eight Government letters on
17.1.2013 by Deptt of Ex-Servicemen Welfare. The decision on issue related to
Services Personnel is yet to be taken.
3. Vide Para 39, the Committee noted that
“the pay related issues are complex and have
ramifications across Government including para-military personnel. The
proposals made by the Defence Forces in many cases are at variance with some
principles followed by the Sixth Pay Commission.”
Vide Para 41, the Committee recommended that
“In the circumstances, the Committee recommends that
the pay related issues may be specifically referred to the next Pay Commission
for its consideration as the Pay Commission is the expert body set up for this
purpose which can examine these issues in a holistic manner.”
4. The matter was taken up with PMO, Cabinet
Secretariat, and Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure). PMO vide their
communication (dated) 25.7.2013 (Encl 73-A) corroborated the line of action by
the Cabinet Secretariat vide their letter dated 16.7.2013 (Encl 71-A), that
action on the Report of the Committee on pay related issues is to be taken by
Ministry of Defence in consultation with Deptt of Expenditure.
5. The matter was examined vide note 75 ante
and it was proposed that the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee
on pay related issues may be accepted by MoD. Next pay commission would examine
these issues in a holistic manner and the matter may be referred to Ministry of
Finance for their concurrence. Hon’ble RM has minuted as “Wait.” Therefore the
decision on the five issues related to Service Personnel is yet to be taken.
6. As the 7th Central Pay
Commission has been constituted, it is proposed that the recommendations of the
Cabinet Secretary Committee that pay related issues may be referred to next Pay
Commission may be accepted by MoD and the file referred to Ministry of Finance
(Deptt of Expenditure) for their concurrence.
7. The proposal contained in Para 6 (erroneously as 7 in the original) above
is submitted for approval of Hon’ble RM please.
Sd/------------
(P. S.Walia)
Under Secretary
27.5.2014
Director (AG.I) – on tour
JS (E) Sd/------27-5-14
AS (B) RM may kindly approve the proposal above. Sd/---------28/5
Defence Secretary Sd/----------28/5
RM Sd/-----------29/5
Def Secy Sd/--------------30/5
JS (E) Sd/-------------30/5
Dir (AG I) Sd/-----02/6
US (P/S) - on tour
-108-
Note 107 ante explains the case in detail.
2. The proposal regarding recommendation of
the Cabinet Secretary Committee that pay related issues may be referred to the
next Pay Commission has been accepted by MoD at the level of RM. The file may
now be referred to Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure) for their
concurrence.
Sd/---------
3.6.14
(Raghunath)
S.O/D (P/S)
US (P/S) – on tour
Dir (AG-I) Sd/--------- 02/6/14
JSE
JS (Pers), Department of
Expenditure, Min of Finance Sd/--------4/6
DS/E.IIIA Sd/------- 5/6
S.O. E.III.A
-109-
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure’
E-III (A) Branch
Reference:
Motes of Ministry of Defence at page 107-108/N
[File
No. 22 (4)/2012-D (P/S)]
The proposal of Ministry of Defence to
refer the recommendations of the ‘Cabinet Secretary Committee’ on pay related
issues to 7th Central Pay Commission has been examined in this
Department.
2. An administrative Ministry may refer an
issue concerning employees under its purview to 7th Central Pay
Commission, if it so deems, provided the same is within the ambit of the Terms
of Reference of the 7th CPC. MoD may take a view accordingly.
3. Secretary (Expenditure) has seen.
Sd/------------
30.06.14
(Manoj Kumar)
Under Secretary
Joint Secretary (E)
Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi
MoF (Deptt of Expr) I. D. No.
94473/14/E-III(A) dated 30th June 2014
Sd/-------------1-7-14
Dir (AG-I) Sd/------------ 02/07/14
US (P/S) Take action Sd/--------02/07/2014
-110-
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
Note 107 ante explains the case in detail.
2. With the approval of RM, the
recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee, that pay related issues may
be referred to next Pay commission, was referred to Ministry of Finance (Deptt
of Expenditure) for their concurrence.
3. Ministry of Finance vide their note dated
30.6.2014 (Note 109) has stated that an administrative ministry may refer an
issue concerning employees under its purview to Seventh CPC, if it so deems,
provided the same is within the ambit of the Terms of reference of Seventh CPC.
Mod may take a view accordingly.
4. A copy of Ministry of Finance Resolution
dated 28.2.2014 regarding appointment of Seventh CPC is placed opposite. The
Terms of Reference of the Commission [Para 2 (b)] relevant in this regard is as
under: -
“To examine,
review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding
the principles that should govern the emoluments structure, concessions and
facilities/benefits in cash or kind, as well as the retirement benefits of the
personnel belonging to the Defence Forces, having regard to the historical and
traditional parities, with due emphasis on the aspects unique to these
personnel.”
5. The pay related issues placed before the Committee were as
under: -
(a) Common pay
scales for in-service JCOs/ORs
(b) Initial pay
fixation of Lt Col/Col and Brig/equivalent
(c) Review and
enhancement of Grade Pay
(d) Placing of all
Lt Gens in HAG+ scale, and
(e) Grant of
Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) to Armed Forces personnel
6. As the issues mentioned above are covered
under the ambit of Terms of reference of Seventh CPC, we may convey to PMO.
Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure) that
Government has accepted the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary Committee
on pay related issues. We may also request TRIPAS to take further necessary
action in this regard alongwith sending a copy of the Report of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee. A draft OM is accordingly put up for approval please.
Sd----------------
2.7.14
(Raghunath)
S.O. D (P/S)
US (P/S)
-111-
All the issue raised in the Cab Secy Committee related
to pay. As such they may be raised with 7th CPC, as clarified by
MoF.
For approval of JS (E)
Sd/--------------
2/7/2014
(P. S. Walia)
US D (Pay/Services)
Dir (AG.I) Sd------------02/07/14
JS (E) Sd/-----------3/7/14
Dir (AG.I) Sd/-----------04/07/14
US (P/S) Issue Encl 112A
-112-
(Also Encl 112-A)
Most Immediate
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
No.
22(4)/2012-D(Pa/Services)
New Delhi, 04th
July 2014
Office Memorandum
Subject: Decision on the recommendations
of Cabinet Secretary Committee on pay related issues of Defence Services
Personnel
The undersigned is directed to say that on the directions of the Hon’ble Prime
Minister, a Committee under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary to look into
certain pay and pension related issues of serving and retired Defence Services
Personnel was set up by the Cabinet Secretariat in July 2012. The issues placed
before the Committee were as under:
(i) Defence Services Personnel
(a) Common pay scales for in-service JCOs/ORs
(b) Initial pay fixation of Lt Col/Col and
Brig/equivalent
(c) Review and enhancement of Grade Pay
(d) Placing of all Lt Gens in HAG+ scale, and
(e) Grant of Non-Functional
Upgradation (NFU) to Armed Forces personnel
(ii) Ex-servicemen
(a) One Rank One Pension
(b) Enhancement of Family Pension
(c) Dual Family Pension
(d) Family pension to
mentally/physically challenged children of Armed Forces personnel on marriage
2.
The Committee submitted its report in August 2012. All the recommendations of
the Cabinet Secretary Committee related to Ex-servicemen have already been implemented.
3.
In respect of issues related to serving Service Personnel, the Committee vide
Para 39 of its Report noted that
“the pay related issues are complex and have ramifications across the
Government including on para-military personnel. The proposals made by Defence
Forces in many cases are at variance with some principles followed by the Sixth
Pay Commission.”
Vide
Para 41 of its Report, the Committee recommended that
“In the circumstances, the Committee recommends that the pay related issues
may be specifically referred to the next Pay Commission for its consideration
as the Pay Commission is the expert body set up for this purpose which can
examine these issues in a holistic manner.”
4.
Government has accepted the above recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary
Committee on pay related issues.
Sd/-------------------
(Pradeep Kumar)
Director (AG-I)
2301 4036
Prime Minister’s Office
(w.r.t. their
communication No. 270/3/3/2009.E.S.I Vol.5 dated 25.7.2013)
Cabinet
Secretariat
(w.r.t.
their communication No. 213/2/3/2012 CA.IV dated 16.7.2013)
Ministry
of Finance (Department of Expenditure)
(w.r.t.
their communication No. 94473/14/E.III(A) dated 30.6.2014
Copy
to: - Director, TRIPAS for taking further necessary action in the matter. A
copy of the Report of the Committee is also enclosed.
Sd/-------------------
(Pradeep Kumar)
Director (AG-I)
2301 4036
Sd/------4/7/14
-113-
(Also Encl 113-A)
Tele: 23063701
AF Pay Commission Cell
Room No. 454
Air HQ (VB), Rafi Marg
New Delhi – 110 106
Air HQ/99140/03/AFPCC 15
Jul 14
Dir (AG-1)
D (Pay/Services) MoD
Wing B, Sena Bhawan
New Delhi
REPORT OF CABINET SECRETARY COMMITTEE
ON PAY RELATED ISSUES
1. This is w.r.t. MoD ID No. 22 (4)/2012-D
(Pay/Services) dated 04 Jul 2014 on the subject.
2. It is noted that the Govt has accepted recommendations of the
Cabinet Secretary’s Committee that “the
pay related issues may be specially referred to the next Pay Commission
for its consideration…” (Para 41 of the report refers).
3. In view of the above, it may be confirmed
if MoD has referred the issues to 7th CPC (as recommended by the
Cabinet Secretary Committee and accepted by the Govt). Copy of the
communication from MoD to 7th CPC may also be forwarded to
TRIPAS/respective Services Pay Commission Cells for reference & follow
up.
Sd/----------
(Sonny Misra)
Wg Cdr
Member, AFPCC
Copy to: Director, TRIPAS for
info
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Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
Reference Encl 113-A.
2. AFPCC vide their letter dated 15.7.2014
has referred our letter dated 4.7.2014 (Encl 112-A) and requested to confirm if
MoD has referred the issues to VII CPC.
3. In this connection it is stated that MoD
has not referred the pay related issue to VII CPC. However, TRIPAS has already
been requested vide above referred letter dated 4.7.2014 to take further
necessary action in the matter. We may inform the position to AFPCC accordingly
as per DFA.
Sd/----------------
21.7.14
US (P/S) May also see Sd/----------
21/7/2014
Dir (AG.) Sd/-----------22/7/14
US (P/S) Sd/-----------22/7/2014
Issue Encl 114-A
Immediate
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
Subject: Report of the Cabinet Secretary Committee on pay
related issues.
Reference Air HQ letter No. Air
HQ/99140/03/AFPCC dated 15.7.2014 on the above subject.
2. MoD has not referred the pay related
issues to VII CPC. Instead TRIPAS has been requested in MoD letter dated
4.7.2014 to take further necessary action in the matter.
Sd/---------------
(P. S. Walia)
Under Secretary
AFPCC
MOD ID No. 22 (4)/2012/D
(Pay/Services) dated 22nd July, 2014
-115-
(Also Encl 115-A)
CABINET SECRETARIAT
RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN
Subject: Decision on
the recommendations of Cabinet Secretary
Committee
on pay related issues of Defence Service
Personnel
Reference is invited to M/o Defence
O.M. No. 22 (4)/2012 – D (Pay/Services) dated 4th July, 2014
(addressed to PMO, Cabinet Secretariat, and D/o Expenditure) conveying the
decision of the Government to accept the recommendations made by the subject
mentioned Committee in respect of serving defence personnel.
2. In this connection, reference is also
invited to this Secretariat’s Order of even number dated 13th July,
2012 constituting a Committee under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary and
Principal Secretary to PM, Defence Secretary, and Secretaries of D/o
Expenditure, D/0 Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare and Secretary, D/o Personnel &
Training as members to look into pay and pension related issues of relevance to
defence services personnel and Ex-servicemen.
3. D/0 Expenditure is requested to take
further follow up action in the matter, under intimation to this Secretariat.
Sd/-----------
(S. Ahlladini Panda)
Director
Tel: 23792357
D/o Expenditure (Shri Ratan P. Watal, Secretary)
Cabinet Secretariat’s I.D.
No. 213/2/3/2012-CA.IV dated 25th July, 2014
Copy for information to:
1. Shri Munu Mahavar, Director, PMO
2. Shri R. K.Mathur, Defence Secretary w.r.t. reference cited
-116-
(Also Encl 116-A)
Tele: 23063701
AF Pay Commission Cell
Room No. 454
Air HQ (VB), Rafi Marg
New Delhi – 110 106
Air HQ/99140/03/AFPCC 05
Aug 14
Dir (AG-1)
D (Pay/Services) MoD
Wing B, Sena Bhawan
New Delhi
REPORT OF CABINET SECRETARY COMMITTEE
ON PAY RELATED ISSUES
1. Reference is made to MoD ID No. 22
(4)/2012/D (Pay/Services) dated 22 Jul 2014 on subject vide which it has been
intimated that TRIPAS is to take necessary action regarding recommendation of
the Cabinet Secretary’s Committee as accepted by Govt that “the pay related issues may be specifically referred to the next
Pay Commission for its consideration…” (Para 41 of the report refers).
2. In view of the above, to enable TRIPAS
(and the Army, Navy & Air Force Pay Cells) to take up these issues with 7th
CPC (by way of inclusion in the Joint Services Memorandum), MoD is requested to
undertake the matter with DoE, MoF such that consideration and redressal of
these issues is included in the Terms of Reference of 7th CPC.
3. Further, it is requested that the matter
may be accorded ‘Priority’ and copy of correspondence from MoD to DoE on
subject may also be forwarded to TRIPAS/respective Services Pay Commission
Cells for reference and follow up.
Sd/---------------
(Sonny Misra)
Wg Cdr
Member, AFPCC
Copy to: Deptt of Expenditure
(MoF).
-117-
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
Note 105 ante onwards may please be perused.
2. With approval of RM, the recommendations
of the Cabinet Secretary Committee, that pay related issues may be referred to
next Pay Commission, was referred to Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure)
for their concurrence. Ministry of Finance vide their note dated 30.6.2014
(Note 109), stated that an administrative ministry may refer an issue
concerning employees under its purview to Seventh CPC, if it so deems, provided
the same is within the ambit of the Terms of Reference of Seventh CPC. MoD may
take a view accordingly. The matter was examined further vide note 110 ante. As
the pay related issues placed before the Committee are covered under the ambit
of Terms of Reference of Seventh CPC, the recommendations of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee on pay related issues were accepted and conveyed to PMO,
Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure). TRIPAS was
also requested to take further action in this regard vide letter dated 4.7.2014
(Encl 112-A).
3. Now, Air Force Pay Commission cell vide
their letter dated 5.8.2014 (Encl 116-A) addressed to this Ministry with a copy
to Deptt of Expenditure has stated that to enable them to take up these issues
with VII CPC by way of Joint Service Memorandum, MoD may undertake the matter
with Deptt of Expenditure such that consideration and redressal of these issue
by 7th CPC is included in the Terms of reference of VII CPC. We may
forward the request of AFPCC to Deptt of Expenditure for taking further
necessary action. Draft is accordingly placed opposite for consideration
please.
Sd/------------
7.8.14
(Raghunath)
S.O. D (Pay/Services)
US (P/S) Sd/-----------07082014
Dir (AG.I)
-118-
DFA for kind approval pl Sd/------------- 08.08.14
JS (E) Pl discuss Sd/--------------8.8
-119-
As discussed in JS (E) chamber on 11.08.14. The note and
DFA may be revised pl. Sd/-------------
11/8/14
US (P/S) Sd/------------
-120-
DFA to 7th CPC pl
-121-
Ministry of Defence
D (Pay/Services)
Note 105 ante onwards may please be perused.
2. With approval of RM, the recommendations
of the Cabinet Secretary Committee, that pay related issues may be referred to
next Pay Commission, was referred to Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure)
for their concurrence. Ministry of Finance vide their note dated 30.6.2014
(Note 109), stated that an administrative ministry may refer an issue
concerning employees under its purview to Seventh CPC, if it so deems, provided
the same is within the ambit of the Terms of Reference of Seventh CPC. MoD may
take a view accordingly. The matter was examined further vide note 110 ante. As
the pay related issues placed before the Committee are covered under the ambit
of Terms of Reference of Seventh CPC, the recommendations of the Cabinet
Secretary Committee on pay related issues were accepted and conveyed to PMO,
Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure). TRIPAS was
also requested to take further action in this regard vide letter dated 4.7.2014
(Encl 112-A).
3. Now, Air Force Pay Commission cell vide their letter dated
5.8.2014 (Encl 116-A) addressed to this Ministry with a copy to Deptt of
Expenditure has stated that to enable them to take up these issues with VII CPC
by way of Joint Service Memorandum, MoD may undertake the matter with Deptt of
Expenditure such that consideration and redressal of these issue by 7th
CPC is included in the Terms of reference of VII CPC.
4. As discussed, we may now refer the pay
related issues to Seventh CPC for its consideration as recommended by the
Committee and accepted by the Government. Draft is accordingly placed opposite
for consideration please.
Sd/---------------
(Raghunath)
SO D (Pay/Services)
US (P/S) Sd/-------------- 12/8/2014
Dir (AG-I)
-122-
The DFA in respect of the above is submitted for kind
consideration and approval please. Sd/-------------
12/8/14
JS (E)
-123-
May kindly see before issue
Sd/--------
12-8-14
AS (R) Sd/--------------12/8/14
Defence Secretary
-124-
For kind approval Sd/-------- R. K.
Mathur, Defence Secretary
12/8
RM Sd/------------ 29/8
Def Secy
JS (E)
Dir (AG –I)
US (P/S)
Issue Encl 125 A
-125-
(Also Encl 125-A)
Most Immediate
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Subject: Decision on the recommendations of Cabinet Secretary Committee
on pay related issues of Defence Services Personnel
On the directions of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, a Committee under the
chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to look into certain pay and pension
issues of serving and retired Defence Services Personnel was set up by the
Cabinet Secretariat in July 2012. The Committee was serviced by D/o
Expenditure. The issues placed before the Committee were as under: -
(i)
Defence Services Personnel
(a)
Common
pay scales for in-service JCOs/ORs
(b)
Initial
pay fixation of Lt Col/Col and Brig/equivalent
(c) Review and enhancement of Grade Pay
(d) Placing of all Lt Gens in HAG+ scale, and
(e)
Grant
of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) to Armed Forces personnel
(ii) Ex-servicemen
(a)
One
Rank One Pension
(b) Enhancement of Family Pension
(c) Dual Family Pension
(d) Family pension to
mentally/physically challenged children of Armed Forces personnel on marriage
2.
The Committee submitted its report in August 2012. A copy of the Report is
enclosed herewith. All the recommendations of the Committee related to
Ex-servicemen have been implemented by issue of eight Government letters on
17.1.2013.
3.
Regarding the issues related to serving Defence Personnel, the Committee vide
Para 39 of its Report noted that
“the pay related issues are complex and have ramifications across the
Government including on para-military personnel. The proposals made by Defence
Forces in many cases are at variance with some principles followed by the Sixth
Pay Commission.”
Further,
vide Para 41 of its Report, the Committee recommended that
“In the circumstances, the Committee recommends that the pay related issues
may be specifically referred to the next Pay Commission for its consideration
as the Pay Commission is the expert body set up for this purpose which can
examine these issues in a holistic manner.”
4.
The Government has accepted the above recommendations of the Committee on pay
related issues. Accordingly, the above five issues related to serving defence
personnel are referred to 7th CPC for its consideration.
Sd/-------------------
25.08.14
(Pradeep Kumar)
Director (AG-I)
2301 4036
Secretary, 7th
Central Pay Commission, Post Box No. 4599, Hauz Khas PO, New Delhi – 110 016
MoD ID No. 22(4)/2012-D (Pay/Services)
dated 25th August 2014
Encl:
as above
Copy
to: -
1.
Ministry of Finance (Deptt of Expenditure)
2.
Cabinet Secretariat
3.
Prime Minister’s Office
4.
AFPCC
5.
D (PCC) MoD
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