GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2110
ANSWERED ON 21.03.2017
COMMITTEE ON RANK AND PAY PARITY
Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:
a) whether Government has appointed a three-member Committee to look into the issue of pay and rank parity with regard to the military; and
b) if so, what is the status of the Committee and what is the timeline for the Committee to submit its findings?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
a) The Government has set up a three member Committee of Officers to look into Equivalence between Service Officers and Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (AFHQ CS) officers.
b) The Committee is likely to submit its findings by 31st March 2017.
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