?????????????????????????????????????? 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” (emphasis supplied). 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” (emphasis supplied). 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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