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Showing posts with label MSP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MSP. Show all posts
Sunday, January 22, 2017
NFU for the JCOs/NCOs/ORs etc: Issues much bigger than the OROP
The following issues are much bigger than the OROP; high time the ESM pay attention to them; people are fast losing interest in the orop as Govt. has already given the OROP though in a diluted form:-
1. NFU (non-functional upgradation) for the JCOs/NCOs/ORs. Most of the soldiers retire as Naiks after 17 years of service in spite of the MACP (modified assured career progression) scheme. They get only one/two promotions/financial upgradations. Commissioned officers are assured the rank of Col i.e. minimum 4 promotions. Thanks to the NFU, every commissioned officer will get the pay of Maj Gen after 19 -20 years of service i.e. 6 financial upgradations. On the similar lines, every soldier must get promotion/financial upgradation upto Nb Sub at least in the form of NFU. All civilians get at least 3 promotions/financial upgradations under the MACP scheme. Why is this benefit denied to the soldiers?
2. 70% LPD (last pay drawn) as pension for soldiers as was there upto 1973.
3. Guaranteed employment till 60 for all soldiers. Presently soldiers are retired compulsorily when they reach the age group of 35-40. Thus soldiers are kicked out when they are in their prime of youth and have families to support. Their lives become insecure since there is no guarantee of further employment. Most of them land up doing class-4 jobs like security guards, peons etc. What a great respect given to our soldiers? This is grave injustice done to the soldiers. Even a civilian peon retires at 60.
4. MSP (Military Service Pay) of soldier should be the same as for anyone else and should not be lesser than that of a military nurse. Presently a nurse who is a non-combatant gets the MSP of Rs 10800 per month. However a combatant JCO/NCO/OR gets only Rs 5200. What a great logic!
5. Disability pension, Siachen allowance should be the same for all ranks.
6. Formation of ex-servicemen commission/ministry at national and state levels, headed by an ex-serviceman of any rank.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Career & Pension Blues of the Indian Army Jawans
Question 1: Is Army a better career option than Police?
Answer: Please see the following table to arrive at your own conclusions.
Both the Army Jawan and the Policeman start at the same basic pay of Rs 21700. An Army Jawan also gets Military Service Pay of Rs 5200.
An Army Jawan is retired at the age of 35 onwards. Almost 80% Jawans retire by the age of 40 when they are in the prime of their youth, energy and health. That is time they have maximum family committment. No further employment is assured to them. Hardly 20% get reemployment.Most of them land up doing jobs of security guards at measly salary of Rs 8000 or so.
A Policeman retires at 60 and thus is able to serve another 20 years more than an Army Jawan.
At the time of retirement, Policeman will get pension of Rs 37150 whereas an Army Jawan will get pension ranging from of Rs 21100 to Rs 24000.
Thus a Policeman gets around 65% more pension than the Army Jawan due to the truncated career of the Jawan.
Thus inspite of the much hyped OROP (one rank one pension) and the MSP, an Army Jawan continues to be at a great loss careerwise and pensionwise.
Question 2: Which Pension Formula is the best for the Army Jawans?
Answer: It is believed that before the 3rd Pay Commission, Army Jawan used to get pension as 70% of the last pay drawn compared to the civilians who used to get 33% of the last pay drawn as pension.
Before the 6th Pay Commission, Army Jawan used to get pension based on the 50% of top of the payscale.
However after the 6th pay Commssion, Army Jawan was given pension at 50% of the last pay drawn. Military Service Pay of Rs 2000 was given and included in the pay.
After the 7th Pay Commission, the MSP has been hiked to Rs 5200 and is included in the pay on which pension is calculated at 50% of the last pay drawn.
The following table gives the pension due to the Jawan under the various formulae.
It is very clear, that Jawans were benefitted the most by the pension formula in vogue before the 3rd CPC.
A Jawan retiring after 17 years at basic pay of Rs 37000 would have got pension of Rs 25900 with this formula without any MSP; pension of Rs 21780 with the pre-6th CPC formula. However in spite of getting MSP of Rs 5200, a Jawan will get much lower pension at Rs 21100 after the 7th pay Commission. This repersents a loss of Rs 4800, almost 19% in pension.
Hence it is desirable that Jawans should be given pension at 70% of the last pay drawn.
Grant of MSP along with tinkering of the pension formula has actually lowered the pensions, in fact. Surprising! Sadly, the Pay Commission officials have overlooked this fact.
Answer: Please see the following table to arrive at your own conclusions.
Both the Army Jawan and the Policeman start at the same basic pay of Rs 21700. An Army Jawan also gets Military Service Pay of Rs 5200.
An Army Jawan is retired at the age of 35 onwards. Almost 80% Jawans retire by the age of 40 when they are in the prime of their youth, energy and health. That is time they have maximum family committment. No further employment is assured to them. Hardly 20% get reemployment.Most of them land up doing jobs of security guards at measly salary of Rs 8000 or so.
A Policeman retires at 60 and thus is able to serve another 20 years more than an Army Jawan.
At the time of retirement, Policeman will get pension of Rs 37150 whereas an Army Jawan will get pension ranging from of Rs 21100 to Rs 24000.
Thus a Policeman gets around 65% more pension than the Army Jawan due to the truncated career of the Jawan.
Thus inspite of the much hyped OROP (one rank one pension) and the MSP, an Army Jawan continues to be at a great loss careerwise and pensionwise.
Question 2: Which Pension Formula is the best for the Army Jawans?
Answer: It is believed that before the 3rd Pay Commission, Army Jawan used to get pension as 70% of the last pay drawn compared to the civilians who used to get 33% of the last pay drawn as pension.
Before the 6th Pay Commission, Army Jawan used to get pension based on the 50% of top of the payscale.
However after the 6th pay Commssion, Army Jawan was given pension at 50% of the last pay drawn. Military Service Pay of Rs 2000 was given and included in the pay.
After the 7th Pay Commission, the MSP has been hiked to Rs 5200 and is included in the pay on which pension is calculated at 50% of the last pay drawn.
The following table gives the pension due to the Jawan under the various formulae.
It is very clear, that Jawans were benefitted the most by the pension formula in vogue before the 3rd CPC.
A Jawan retiring after 17 years at basic pay of Rs 37000 would have got pension of Rs 25900 with this formula without any MSP; pension of Rs 21780 with the pre-6th CPC formula. However in spite of getting MSP of Rs 5200, a Jawan will get much lower pension at Rs 21100 after the 7th pay Commission. This repersents a loss of Rs 4800, almost 19% in pension.
Hence it is desirable that Jawans should be given pension at 70% of the last pay drawn.
Grant of MSP along with tinkering of the pension formula has actually lowered the pensions, in fact. Surprising! Sadly, the Pay Commission officials have overlooked this fact.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
JCOs/NCOs/ORs too deserve justice and fair play: An earnest appeal to Maj Gen Satbir
An earnest appeal to Maj Gen Satbir, leader of the ESM. He got the veterans the benefit of OROP (one rank one pension).
1. General sahib, no JCO/NCO/OR has any objection to commissioned officers getting higher basic pay/pension scales due to their higher responsibilities and wider span of work.
2. However, MSP (military service pay) and the following allowances need to be the same for all the ranks. In fact, the lower the rank, the higher should be these allowances. Is the harshest condition of Siachen less harsh for the Jawan in comparison with that of a commissioned officer? Does a bullet differentiate between a jawan and a commissioned officer. Then why the difference in the MSP and the various allowances! Is it the British Colonial mindset still prevailing in the Army top brass?
- Military Service pay
- Siachen Allowance
- Field Area/Hard Area Allowance
- CI Allowance
- High Altitude Allowance etc.
3. What is the justification for giving Rs 5200 as the MSP to the combatant Jawan/JCO and Rs 10800 to the non-combatant nurse?
4. The minimum retirement age of a commissioned officer is now 54 (57 in the IAF). In comparison, the Army Jawans are forcibly retired in the age group of 35-40. Even a civilian peon/policeman retires at 60. Jawans face humiliation after their retirement when they work as security guards doing 12 hours duty everyday at a salary of Rs8000-10000 p.m. Sadly many security agencies are owned by the commissioned officers themselves.
Why are Jawans retired in the prime of their youth? Why cannot they be transferred to the other services like the MES, GREF, APS, DRDO, DGQA, Public Sector Companies like BEL, HALetc., Fire & Safety Services, Ordnance factories etc.? This will have twin benefits; no early outflow of pension and availability of patriotic, disciplined and non-corrupt manpower for the country.
5. Our Service Chiefs have demanded NFU for the commissioned officers. Why not the NFU for the Jawans? Can't you give a NFU of Nb Subedar to every Jawan retiring with 17 years of service? Has any Service Chief proposed this? Why don't you take up this case as strongly as you fought for the inclusion of the Lt Cols in the payband 4? Let every Jawan get the pension of Nb Sub (payband 2) at least.
6. General sahib, there is a growing feeling amongst the JCOs/NCOs/ORs that you are working more for the benefits of the commissioned officers rather than the Jawans. So your credibility is reducing with every passing day.
7. Now the ball is in your court. Will you display moral courage and include the abovementioned points in your agenda of Jantar Mantar agitation which is being restarted on 02 Oct? Fighting for the undiluted OROP is OK but the issues are much bigger for the Jawans. The real benefit of OROP has come to the superannuated veterans and not the early retirees. In fact, the OROP concept itself is flawed. And now the 7th Pay Commission has given the near OROP to all the civilian employees. Thus OROP alone cannot do much justice to the downtrodden Jawan.
8. If you do not heed to the advice here, you are not likely to get the support of millions of the ESM and history will remember you as an officer-centric General who really did not do much for the Jawan. Your Fauji Janta Party (FJP) is likely to be a failure, if you do not fight for the Jawans.
1. General sahib, no JCO/NCO/OR has any objection to commissioned officers getting higher basic pay/pension scales due to their higher responsibilities and wider span of work.
2. However, MSP (military service pay) and the following allowances need to be the same for all the ranks. In fact, the lower the rank, the higher should be these allowances. Is the harshest condition of Siachen less harsh for the Jawan in comparison with that of a commissioned officer? Does a bullet differentiate between a jawan and a commissioned officer. Then why the difference in the MSP and the various allowances! Is it the British Colonial mindset still prevailing in the Army top brass?
- Military Service pay
- Siachen Allowance
- Field Area/Hard Area Allowance
- CI Allowance
- High Altitude Allowance etc.
3. What is the justification for giving Rs 5200 as the MSP to the combatant Jawan/JCO and Rs 10800 to the non-combatant nurse?
4. The minimum retirement age of a commissioned officer is now 54 (57 in the IAF). In comparison, the Army Jawans are forcibly retired in the age group of 35-40. Even a civilian peon/policeman retires at 60. Jawans face humiliation after their retirement when they work as security guards doing 12 hours duty everyday at a salary of Rs8000-10000 p.m. Sadly many security agencies are owned by the commissioned officers themselves.
Why are Jawans retired in the prime of their youth? Why cannot they be transferred to the other services like the MES, GREF, APS, DRDO, DGQA, Public Sector Companies like BEL, HALetc., Fire & Safety Services, Ordnance factories etc.? This will have twin benefits; no early outflow of pension and availability of patriotic, disciplined and non-corrupt manpower for the country.
5. Our Service Chiefs have demanded NFU for the commissioned officers. Why not the NFU for the Jawans? Can't you give a NFU of Nb Subedar to every Jawan retiring with 17 years of service? Has any Service Chief proposed this? Why don't you take up this case as strongly as you fought for the inclusion of the Lt Cols in the payband 4? Let every Jawan get the pension of Nb Sub (payband 2) at least.
6. General sahib, there is a growing feeling amongst the JCOs/NCOs/ORs that you are working more for the benefits of the commissioned officers rather than the Jawans. So your credibility is reducing with every passing day.
7. Now the ball is in your court. Will you display moral courage and include the abovementioned points in your agenda of Jantar Mantar agitation which is being restarted on 02 Oct? Fighting for the undiluted OROP is OK but the issues are much bigger for the Jawans. The real benefit of OROP has come to the superannuated veterans and not the early retirees. In fact, the OROP concept itself is flawed. And now the 7th Pay Commission has given the near OROP to all the civilian employees. Thus OROP alone cannot do much justice to the downtrodden Jawan.
8. If you do not heed to the advice here, you are not likely to get the support of millions of the ESM and history will remember you as an officer-centric General who really did not do much for the Jawan. Your Fauji Janta Party (FJP) is likely to be a failure, if you do not fight for the Jawans.
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