Friday, October 24, 2008

SCPC: Police, paramilitary forces seek pay parity

Illustration: Farzana Cooper

October 15, 2008 11:19 IST
After the three armed forces, it is now the turn of the central police organisations (CPOs) and paramilitary forces (CPMFs) to raise a pitch for 'parity' in pay scales with their military counterparts.

With the government setting up a three- member ministerial committee headed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to consider the armed forces' plea, the CPOs too have decided to seek a political intervention to resolve issues concerning their pay scales.
Read the full article: Police, paramilitary forces seek pay parity

harjeet sidhu on Oct 15, 2008 02:39 PM writes:

1. Lt Col's scale as per 5th CPC was 15100-400-18700 and it takes 13 years of commissioned service, one and half years of IMA training and two promotion exams to reach this rank.

2. CPO/ CPMF Second-in-Command's pay scale as per 5th CPC was 12000-375-16500 and it requires 11 years service to reach this rank (including training period.)

3. Even CPO/ CPMF Commandant's 5th CPC scale was only 14300-400-18300 (below Lt Cols).

4. As per Warrants of Precedence only DIG is above Lt Col, let alone Second-in-Command and Commandant.

5. So can anybody please explain with some rationale and logic as to how can CPO/ CPMF Second-in-Command can seek parity with Lt Cols?

Comment: There is urgent need for the Indian Military to make selection grade Lt Col as Battalion Commanders and restore the former time tested glory of Command (Major is the Second in Command). The Army brass have unduly diluted the command structure creating loopholes for Bureaucrats to erode and dilute the Military Command and Control structure further. The morale of troops have sunk to the lowest ebb and level. The anomaly Committee has added more insult to the already injured and hurt. It is no wonder that our own disciplined Jawans are taking the extreme step of killing their leaders rather than the enemies! MOD in its wisdom have recruited 600 Psychiatrist's to brainwash and cure the growing discontent in the armed forces! What a waste of scarce resources, time and effort! This is the result of breaking the link in the chain of command by Bureaucrats. The rank upgradation plank is only a ploy to hoodwink and superficially seal the leadership fractured within.
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