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Higher Military Service Pay (MSP) Proposal to Military Personnel including JCOs and Equivalent rank rejected Government rejects demand for higher military pay for over 1 lakh military officers; Army anguished   In a decision that "anguished" the Army, the government has rejected a long-standing demand of the armed forces for higher Military Service Pay (MSP) for over 1.12 lakh military personnel, including Junior Commissioned Officers, official sources said Tuesday.   They told PTI that the Army headquarters was very upset over the decision of the Finance Ministry, and will seek its immediate review.   Around 1.12 lakh military personnel including 87,646 JCOs and 25,434 personnel of equivalent rank from the Navy and the Indian Air Force will be impacted by the decision.   The proposal for higher MSP for JCOs and equivalent rank of the Navy and IAF has been rejected by the Finance Ministry, sources said.   The three services, particularly the Army, was pres...

GRANT OF MILITARY SERVICE PAY  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA  MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE  RAJYA SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1774  TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.3.2018  GRANT OF MILITARY SERVICE PAY  1774. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH MAHRA:  Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:  (a) whether Government is considering to grant Military Service Pay (MSP) equally to all ranks in the light of Hon’ble High Court’s direction in writ Petition No. 6607/2017 of ‘Voice of Ex-Servicemen Society’; and  (b) whether Government contemplates to remove discrimination of MSP being paid at different rates, as MSP is a compensation to Armed Forces personnel as a recognition of special conditions of their service and superannuation of Defence personnel, particularly other ranks of younger age, is also a factor for grant of MSP?  ANSWER  MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  DR. SUBHASH BH...

Low Military Service Pay (MSP): Petition in HC A petition was filed in the Orissa High Court on Monday by former Defence personnel against the Finance and Defence Ministries against being aggrieved over the low pay given to soldiers, sailors and airmen since September 1, 2008. The petitioners stated that because of this, each individual ex-Serviceman pensioner (JCO,OR) lost a minimum Rs 31,0700 (without DA) in the last 109 months and, thus, they subsequently also lost the benefits of OROP and the 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations which is linked to this Military Service Pay whereas the real benefit is availed only by the Commissioned Rank Officers. This is great injustice and can demoralise both serving and retired Junior Commissioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and the other ranks of the three services, pointed out the petitioners. If in India an organisation like military, the Government cannot bring uniformity in single allowance, i.e., Military Service Pay whic...

Applicability of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 for persons re-employed in Railway service after retirement from Defence Forces Fixation of Pay of re-employed pensioners treatment of Military Service Pay (MSP) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD No. E(G) 2013/EM 1-5 New Delhi, dated 06 March, 2017 The General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen, 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi. Sir, Sub: Fixation of Pay of re-employed pensioners — treatment of Military Service Pay (MSP) — reg. The undersigned is directed to refer to your letter No.II/35/Part XIII dated 10.01.2017 on the above subject and to state that the illustration given in your letter regarding treatment of Military Service Pay (MSP) while fixing the pay of ex-servicemen re-employed in the Railways has been examined in consultation with the Finance Directorate is not as per the instructions contained in DoP&T's OM No.3/19/2009 Estt. PayII dated 08.11.2010 whic...

Applicability of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 for persons re-employed in Railway service after retirement from Defence Forces GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD  No.E (G) 2013/EM 1-5 New Delhi, dated 16/01/2017  The General Secretary, N.F.I.R., 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi - 110055.   Dear Sir,   Sub: Applicability of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 for persons re-employed in Railway service after retirement from Defence Forces — reg.  The undersigned is directed to refer to NFIR's letter No. II/35/Pt. XIII dated 23/11/2016 on the above subject and to state that as decided in the meeting with representatives of NFIR in the meeting held in ED/IR's room on 27/9/2016, reference has been made to DOP&T for seeking clarification, duly incorporating the views of NFIR (copy enclosed). Their reply in the matter is awaited despite a reminder dated 4/1/2017. View:- Initial pay fixation of re-emp...

Fixation of Pay  of Re-Employed Pensioners  Ex-Servicemen - tratment of Military Service Pay RBE No. 153/ 2016 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD No.E(G)2013/EM 1-5 New Delhi, dated 15/12/2016  The General Managers, All Zonal Railways and PUs etc. (As per standard list) Sub: Fixation of Pay of re-employed pensioners — treatment of Military Service Pay   Attention is invited to instructions contained in DOP&T's OM No. 3/19/2009- Estt:  Pay-II dated 8/11/2010 on the above subject which was circulated to the Railways for implementation vide Railway Board's letter No. No.E(G)/2013/EM1/4 dated 24/7/2013.  However, Federation (NFIR) pointed out that aforesaid instructions are not being complied with by the Zonal Railways/PUs etc. Therefore, Board desire that the aforesaid instructions should be complied with strictly while fixing the pay of ex -servicemen who are re-employed on the Zonal Railw...