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The 7th Pay Commission report gave a big pay and pensions hike to Central government employees, but now concern has been voiced by the three Service chiefs who have pointed out the big pay disparity between defence personnel and their civilian counterparts. According to their 7th Pay Commission calculator the disparity is too big to ignore and therefore they have chosen to meet Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and highlight the ‘shortcomings’ in the recommendations. Here are top 5 points about the 7th Pay Commission calculations that highlight the disparity according to armed forces: (PTI)
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1. The armed forces’ personnel are of the view that if the 7th Pay Commission report is implemented in its present form, it will position them much below their civilian counterparts in terms of salaries, facilities and status, defence sources said. (Reuters)
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2. One of the main grudges that the armed forces have with the 7th Pay Commission report recommendations is with regard to the “risk-hardship matrix” dealing with the allowances for posting in tough areas. As per the 7th Pay Committee recommendations, a soldier posted in Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world which poses great risk and hardship, will get an allowance of Rs 31,500 per month. In contrast, a civilian bureaucrat from the All India Services draws 30 per cent of his salary as “hardship allowance” when posted anywhere outside the “comfort zone”. (PTI)
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In Budget 2016, the government has proposed that withdrawal in excess of 40 percent of the accumulated corpus will be taxed. The Finance Minister made it clear that the aim of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is to create an insured India and presumptive taxes will benefit the small and medium taxpayers. In his post-Budget 2016-17 interaction with industry chambers, Jaitley had pointed that the revenue department is doing an important job to make sure that people comply. (PTI)
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4. Underlining the danger quotient that is being ignored by the 7th Pay Commission report in its calculation, armed forces point out that a total of 869 Indian soldiers have died in Siachen since 1984 due to various factors, including the hostile conditions there. (PTI)
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5. Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan, who was the first among the three service chiefs to officially comment on the 7th Pay Commission report recommendations, said, “Whatever we feel are the shortcomings are being taken up by the three services with the Ministry of Defence to see that whatever we feel is necessary for our men, our officers, our civilians, is made available to them.” (PTI)
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