E-TICKETING SYSTEM FOR RAIL TRAVEL OF THE ARMED FORCES Existing System of Rail Travel The bulk of the transportation of Soldiers and Officers, in the country, takes place through Railways. 100% cost of travel in case of Govt duties & 40 – 50% cost of travel in case of personal moves is borne by the … Read more
Concessions to senior citizens who have worked in the Armed Forces Defence Personnel The Government has provided certain concessions to senior citizens who have worked in the Armed Forces. Retired Defence Personnel enjoy special cost benefits in sectors such as travel, health, housing, reemployment and pension. Listed below are the various schemes applicable to them … Read more
WRONG FIXATION OF PENSION OF JCOs/NCOs/ORs WEF 1.1.2006 BRIG S VIDYASAGAR VETERAN’S EXPLANATION Since IESM has taken my name and tried to buttress their argument that everything is honky dory on pension front of JCOs and OR and produce a commentary from Maj Navdeep singh whom I do admire a lot for his work in … Read more
Armed forces again demand resolution of pay ‘anomalies’ with 7th Pay Commission NEW DELHI: The armed forces want at least five “core anomalies” in their salary structures to be resolved to establish the “correct baseline” for recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), whose term has now been extended till December 31 by the … Read more
Promotion Policy for Women Officers in the Armed Forces The details of the extant promotion policy for women officers in the armed forces, service-wise is as follows: Army: Presently, Women Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) of all Arms / Services are eligible for substantive promotion to non-select ranks of Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel on … Read more