New Delhi: The armed forces today said they have raised "anomalies" in the 7th Pay Commission with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and were satisfied with his response that the issue will be resolved at the earliest.
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha and Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba had also met with Parrikar on Monday over the pay commission anomalies.
The statement by the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha comes just days after the three services issued letters to their formations, saying they have asked the government to hold "in abeyance" the implementation of the CPC in view of the "unresolved anomalies".
The forces argue that the anomalies lower the status and pay parity of forces vis-a-vis their counterparts in the police and civilian administration.
Raha and Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba had also met with Parrikar on Monday over the issue.
The 7th Pay Commission anomalies in respect of the armed forces were discussed with the Defence Minister in detail by the Service Chiefs and the members of the Armed Forces Pay Commission Cell, a statement by Raha's office said.
The Defence Ministry is "seized of all the issues and has assured to resolve them at the earliest. The Services are satisfied with the response," it said.
The statement came amid reports that the forces were not happy with Parrikar's reply.
PTI
1. Fast take off by the Air Chief: The three chiefs band together and dispatch their four points of objection to the 7th Pay Commission under the signature of the Chairman of the Chief of Staff committee Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, the battle is joined once more.
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What a quick change of mind to avoid a constitutional crisis.
So Drama of the week is over. They say "All is Well that ends Well". But is it so? Service Chiefs have succumbed to assurances given by RM, whose previous track record for such matters is almost zero, who has no standing in the cabinet, having failed to achieve and defend interests of the armed forces, which he is supposed to lead. Looks like the Chiefs have even forgotten the number, extent and nature of anomalies persisting since 4th CPC. There is no talk of restoring the pay scales upon Rank Pay case judgment, which is the root cause of all the current issues, leading to down graded status and lower Grade Pay in 6th CPC, which now forms basis of Pay Matrix for 7th CPC and for all subsequent Pay Commissions. Ignoring this Fundamental Anomaly will be a disaster. History will not forget this lapse. My humble request to the Chiefs is to please do not ignore this aspect during each and every forum for rectifying the anomalies.
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