The armed forces headquarters on Tuesday notified amended orders to place the 15,000 Army Lieutenant Colonels, IAF Wing Commanders and Navy Commanders under Pay Band-4 of the Sixth Pay Commission.
However, these officers, who form the backbone of the armed forces’ fighting units, are not “entirely” happy with the notification, citing the lower Grade Pay of Rs 8,000 accorded to them compared to Rs 8,400 to their civilian counterparts under the new pay commission that came into effect on September 1 last year.
“The amended notification for placing Lt Cols and equivalents in Pay Band-4 of the Sixth Pay Commission has been issued today,” sources in the tri-services headquarters said in New Delhi.
“We are not entirely happy with it, as the parity in grade pay with our civilian services counterparts is not been met, though our long wait for enhanced pay is now over,” a Lt Col-rank officer in the Services headquarters in New Delhitold PTI.
But, the several lakhs of jawans, who form the fighting force, are still awaiting the notification for restoration of 70 per cent pensionary weightage, a Sixth Pay Commission anomaly that all sections of the government agreed was fully justified.
source:HINDUSTAN TIMES
Dear Sir, consequet to the implementation of 6th Pay Commission report, a big parity has been created between the post of Deputy Secretary of CSS and Lt.Col. and Col. in the Army. Prior to the 6th pay Commission,these posts have equal status. But now the Deputy Secretary which is a middle level Officer and a core functionary in Secretariat has been down graded and has been included in Grade PB-3 where as Lt.Col. and Col. has been included in Grade PB-4.This is considered to be gross injustice to this post.
ReplyDeleteThe 6th Pay Commission has recommended a new pay scale of Rs. 15,600 – 39,100 to the post of Deputy Secretary and Director in the Central Sectt. Services as wellas to Lt.Col. and director in the Sectt. as against their Pre-revised Pay Scales of Rs. 12,000-375-16,500 and Rs. 14,300 -400- 18,300 respectively.However, the Committee of Secretaries has revised the Pay Scale of Director in the Central Secretariat Services to that of Rs. 37,400 – 67,000 from Rs. 16,500 -39,100 and revised the grade pay to Rs. 8700/- from Rs.7600/-. And also the post of Director was included in Grade PB-4, whereas no such change was recommended in respect of the post of Deputy Secretary. The pay Scale Lt.Col. who was earlier given the revised pay scale of Rs. 16,500-39,100 has also now been revised to that of Director Col'Scale and included in Grade PB-4. this has not been done in the case of Deputy Secretary in the Secretariat Servise. I submit few lines showing that there is strong justification for upgradation of the post of Deputy Secretary and its inclusion in Grade PB-4:-
a) The Post of Director was initially created as Selection Grade Post to provide better promotional Avenues to the Deputy Secretaries of the Central Secretariat Services who are Stagnated at the maximum of their Pay Scale and are not likely to be promoted as Joint Secretaries till their retirement. But in the course of time, with the intake of officers of other services on deputation on both these posts. the purpose for which the post of Director was created was eluded. .
b) In the office hierarchical order, though the Director is senior to Deputy Secretary, but the post of Deputy Secretary and Director, both enjoy equal powers, duties and responsibilities in their sphere of official duties/ status. A Deputy Secretary cannot be placed to function under the Director. As against the post of Director or Deputy Secretary either can be posted. For their functions and responsibilities, both are responsible to their immediate boss i.e. the Joint Secretary. A Joint Secretary is only empowered to write Confidential reports of the Deputy Secretary and not the Director. Moreover, no separate duties have been specified in the Office Manual for the post of Director.
c) The post of Deputy Secretary is a middle level Group ‘A’ Gazette Post which has been clubbed with Group ‘B’ Gazette Post and down graded to PB-3 level whereas the same level post of Director, Col. and Lt.Col. has been clubbed with senior level posts and graded as PB-4. Denying the same scale to Deputy Secretary as that of Director, is most irregular and unjustified when both the posts are of equal level and have the same duties and responsibilities.
Moreover the Basic Pay of Deputy Secretary has been raised by Rs. 4,500/- whereas the basic pay of the Director has been raised by Rs. 23,100/- which almost 6 (six) times more than that of the post of Deputy Secretary. No justification is available for this big gap.
3. It is, therefore, requested that the pay scale of Rs . 15600-39100 assigned to Deputy Secretary may please be revised to Rs. 37400-67000 as that of Director and the post of Deputy Secretary may please be upgraded and included in grade PB-4 in order to maintain equal level to that of the post of Director in the Sectt., Col.and Lt.Col.in the Army.