NFU – WHAT ALL ONE WISHED TO KNOW.
We thank Brig CS Vidyasagar for sending this exhaustive paper on the
subject fot the Indian Mil Veterans - signals parivaar.
Dear Brig Dhand Sir,
1.
A number of members and non-members of TSEWA have been requesting me to explain
NFU in simple terms and how does it affect serving and retired officers of
Armed Forces. I have taken inputs from Col Mukul Dev’s table of empanelment of
IAS Officers of various batches to the post of Director / Joint Secretary /
Additional Secretary in central government and how Organized Group A services
are benefited of higher pay by NFU.
I also used data available from SAI 2 / S /
2008, Circular 555 of OROP – 2013 and New Defence Pay Matrix issued in the form
of Gazette Notification dated 22 June 2017 to arrive at approximate pay of all
Officers as on 01 Jan 2016. I have also tried to estimate what is likely
pension in OROP – 2018 effective from Jul 2019.
2.
I made detailed
paper on NFU for easier understanding. It is laid out in the following parts: -
(a) Part I: Approximate pay of
serving officers from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016 and likely arrears as per
judgment of AFT Delhi.
(b) Part II: Revised OROP – 2013
due to NFU and likely increase in pension & arrears to Pre – Jul 2014
Officers and family pensioners.
(c) Part III: Approximate Increase
in pay of serving Officers in Jan 2016 and approximate arrears from 01 Jan 2016
to date of implementation of NFU.
(d) Part IV: Approximate increase
in Pension of Pre – July 2014 Officers and Family Pensioners w.e.f. Jan 2016
and approximate arrears.
(e) Part V: Likely pensions in OROP
– 2018 for all those who retired till Jul 2019.
(f) Part VI: Likely hike in
pay and pension of Majors in OROP - 2013.
3.
If you want to know about NFU you need to know the following: -
(a)
Fixation of notional pay to serving officers w.e.f 01 Jan 2006.
(b)
Revised pay of serving officers in Dec 2013.
(c)
Arrears of pay of serving officers from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016 (as per
judgment of AFT Delhi).
(d)
Pension to Pre – Jul 2014 retired officers in OROP – 2013.
(e)
Pay for serving officers w.e.f Jan 2016.
(f)
Pension of retired officers w.e.f. Jan 2016.
(g)
Revised pensions in OROP – 2018 to all Pre – Jul 2019 retired officers.
4.
All the calculations I did are based on pensions given in Circular 555 of PCDA
(Pensions) Allahabad / Prayagraj for OROP – 2013. From there one has to work
out what is the pay / pensions in Jan 2016 and in 2018. OROP – 2013 gives
pension of Pre – Jul 2014 retired officers which is average of pension of officers
retired in calendar year 2018. But that does not tell us what is the maximum
pension and what is minimum pension for the same rank and length of qualifying
service of those retired in calendar year 2013. I have my own doubts on
authenticity of Circular – 555 of OROP – 2013. NFU is based on Commissioned
Service or Seniority for Promotion and not on Qualifying Service.
5.
To understand NFU with more clarity, simple examples of how a serving officer
is likely to get his pay fixed in NFU w.e.f. Jan 2006 and how his pay is likely
to be enhanced in Dec 2013 should be understood. Then one can work out arrears
for three years as per the judgment of AFT Delhi on NFU to Armed Forces
Officers.
6.
I do understand it is a bit premature to know of the likely pay in NFU of all
serving officers and also likely pension of all those retired earlier. Min of
Def will take lot of time to issue implementation instructions on NFU.
7.
I therefore request officers who retired in calendar years 2016 and 2018 to
give me the following data: -
(a) Rank.
(b) Date of Commission.
(c) Date of Retirement.
(d) Date of Seniority for promotion.
(e) Pension sanctioned.
8.
In case these officers retired in calendar year 2016 and 2018 can scan and send
me their PPO, it will help me to make the paper more accurate.
9.
Since I have made the paper all by myself there could be some mistakes –
arithmetic and grammatical. Do correct them and let me know to improve it
further.
10. The
paper is 37 page long and you need lot of patience to understand how I went
about working out revised pay and pensions. I tried to make it as easily
understandable as I can with many tables showing likely pay and pensions for
all ranks. That is why the paper is so long. I will be very happy if you can
edit or improve with your own data.
11. None
will help the veteran community. We have to help ourselves by sharing our
knowledge and experience.
12. There
were many anomalies in OROP – 2013 and I am sure there will definitely many
more anomalies in NFU and in OROP – 2018. You know the report of Justice
L Narasimha Reddy in lying buried in Min of Def since 26 Sep 2016.
Therefore, let us be more informative about NFU and see how it affects
pay of serving officers, pension of retired officers and family pensioners. Maj
SK Jain (Retd) filed a case in Hon’ble Supreme Court on the status of Justice L
Narasimha Reddy Report on anomalies of OROP - 2013. Min of Def is unlikely to help
us to improve our pay and pensions. We have to do it ourselves. We may have to
go to AFTs on implementation of NFU by removing the anomalies those could have
been deliberately introduced to reduce the benefits of higher pay.
13. As I am
hard up for time, do kindly communicate with me through e-mails. I do not find
time to see Facebook and Whatsapp.
14. The
paper on NFU for Armed Forces is attached. I do not claim any expertise on NFU.
Warm Regards,
Brig CS Vidyasagar (Rtd)
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DETAILED PAPER By Brig CS Vidyasagar
Dear Sir,
1. Some of the members of TSEWA and non-members
have been requesting me to carry out an analysis of NFU (Non Functional
Upgradation) on seeing the table of NFU from Col Mukul Dev, a serving JAG
branch officer who is fighting for all of us at Hon’ble Supreme Court for grant
of NFU to Armed Forces Officers. I am not an expert on NFU hence my analysis
may not be correct. This mail is entirely based on what I understood from
the Facebook page of Col Mukul Dev and some letters from Min of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions, Govt of India on NFU.
2. Essence of NFU. Col Mukul
Dev took pains to give a chart which shows date of empanelment of IAS officers year
wise as Deputy Secretaries, Directors, Joint Secretaries and Additional Secretaries
and posted to the Central Government. In essence, NFU is: if an IAS officer of
a batch is posted to the Centre in PB – 3 or PB – 4 or HAG grade, then all Officers
of other Group A Organised Services two years senior to the IAS Officer also
will get pay scale of that IAS Officer. See the table at para 7
below.
(a) Earlier the time taken for Organised Group A
Services to reach the level of Director, Joint Secretary (JS), Additional
Secretary (AS) was unacceptably very high due to limited number of vacancies in
higher ranks.
(b) Due to limited number of vacancies in higher
ranks of JS and AS, most of the officers of these Organised Group A Services
retired in lower cadres / posts / ranks.
(c) NFU de-links vacancies to get pay of higher
post.
(d) NFU gives only pay promotion. A
Director level officers in Min of Railways or any other ministry will continue
to function as Directors but will get pay of Joint Secretary if an IAS Officer
two years junior to them is empanelled and posted to Central Govt in the level
of Joint Secretary. The time gap to get same pay between IAS Officers and
Officers of Group A services due to NFU is stands reduced to 2 years.
(e) NFU does not promote an officer to higher
post. Only he gets higher pay to reduce the time taken to get pay of higher
rank.
(f) NFU helps officers of Organised Group A
services to draw higher pay at younger service for longer time till they
retire.
(g) Prior to NFU one could not become a Joint
Secretary and draw pay of JS unless there is a vacancy. Now NFU grants higher
pay to Director two years after an IAS officer of his batch is empanelled as JS
and posted to Central Govt.
(h) Take Home Pay of all Organised Group A
Services goes up due to NFU.
(j) NFU does not in any way create command
& control problems as officers are not promoted to higher ranks but only
are given pay of higher ranks.
(k) In a ministry where officers from IAS and
other Group A services function jointly, every one functions as per his actual
rank (Deputy Secretary / Director / JS / AS etc). But even Officers of the rank
of Dy Secy gets pay of Director but works as Deputy Secretary only. Therefore
Dy Secy carries out all tasks given to him by his boss i.e. Director.
3. Implication of NFU to Armed
Forces.
(a) The Hon’ble AFT Delhi gave out judgment in favour of Col Mukul Dev for grant of NFU to
Armed Forces w.e.f. Jan 2006 but arrears are to be paid only for three years from
23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016. Most of the AFTs give arrears only for three years
from date of filing the case / date of
judgment .
(b) NFU improves pay scale of an Armed Forces
Officers depending upon when an IAS officer two batches junior to them is
posted to the Central Govt in the grade of Director (Colonel), Joint Secy (Maj
Gen) and Addl Secy (Lt Gen).
(c) The pay scale of an Armed Forces officer
today goes up only if he gets promoted to next rank. 60 to 70% of officers get
superseded at every selection rank from Colonel to Lt Gen due to lack of
vacancies. 100% IAS Officers reach the rank of Jt Secy (Maj Gen) in 17 years
whereas only 2% Armed Forces officers reach the rank of Maj Gen / R Adm / AVM at
service of 32 to 34 years. The NFU de-links vacancies from getting higher pay.
You can still be a Major and draw pay of Col or Maj Gen or Lt Gen.
(d) When a 1992 batch IAS officer is posted as
Director in Central Govt on 02 Jul 2006, then all Lts / Capts / Major of 1990
batch in PB – 3 will be given pay of PB – 4 of Director (Colonel) irrespective
whether there are vacancies or not. But these officers will perform duties of Major.
NFU does not promote Officers to higher rank but only gives pay of higher
rank. This benefits RCOs / SCOs / SL Officers who might not be able to put
in 19 years commissioned service but thanks to NFU they will get pay of Colonel
when they cross 14 years of commissioned service. W.e.f 18 Dec 2004 all
commissioned Officers are promoted as Lt Col due to AVS Committee.
(e) Similarly when a 1985 batch IAS officer is
empanelled to Jt Secy on 03 Jan 2006, then all Armed Forces Officers of 1983 batch (two
years senior) also get pay scale of Jt Secy (Maj Gen) from 03 Jan 2006.
(f) When a 1982 batch IAS officer is empanelled
as Addl Secy on 07 Aug 2012, then all 1980 batch officers get pay scale of Lt Gen. Please see the comparative chart in
para 7 below when IAS batches are posted to the Centre and when Organised Group
A Services to which Armed Forces also belong to, get pay scale of higher ranks
in NFU.
4. Many who speak to me ask all kinds of
questions on NFU. I am therefore giving in one long mail running to 37 pages of
my understanding of NFU and how it will benefit both serving and retired Armed
Forces Officers. You need lot of patience to understand how I went about
working out the following: -
(a) Fixation of notional pay to serving officers
w.e.f 01 Jan 2006.
(b) Revised pay of serving officers in Dec 2013.
(c) Arrears of pay of serving officers from 23
Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016 (as per judgment of AFT Delhi).
(d) Pension to Pre – Jul 2014 retired officers in
OROP – 2013.
(e) Pay for serving officers w.e.f Jan 2016.
(f) Pension of retired officers w.e.f. Jan 2016.
(g) Revised pensions in OROP – 2018 to all Pre – Jul 2019 retired officers.
(h) I could be totally off the mark, therefore,
do not go by what I stated in this mail. But try to understand the rationale as
to how these have been arrived at.
5. To
understand NFU, one has to go through the following letters and illustration
given for IPS / IFS (Indian Forest Service) etc: -
(a) Govt of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions Office Memorandum (OM) No: 14021 / 3 /2008 – AIS(II) dated 16 Mar 2010
and illustration: -
ILLUSTRATI0N:- If
officers of 1987 batch of IAS are empanelled as Joint Secretary in the grade
pay of Rs. 10,000/- in PB-4 and an officer of the batch gets posted at Centre
(under Central Staffing Scheme) on 15th January 2008, all the officers of the
1985 batch of IPS/IFS who have not been promoted to the IGP / CCF grade and who
are eligible for the same on 1/ 1/2007 for the panel year 2007-08, would be
granted the same grade on non-functional basis under these instructions w.e.f.
15 January, 2008. Same would be the case in the event of posting of an officer
of particular batch as Deputy Secretary / Director etc under Central Staffing
Scheme.
(b) Govt of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
Pensions Office Memorandum OM No: 14017 / 64 /2008 – Estt (RR) dated 24 Apr
2009
Annexure 1
All the prescribed eligibility criteria and
promotional norms including 'benchmark' for up-gradation to a particular grade
pay would have to be met at the time of screening for grant of higher pay-scale
under these orders.
A screening committee would be formed by the
Ministry for implementation of these orders. There would be three members in
committee so formed and they would at-least be one level above the grade for
which up-gradation is being considered. Secretary of the Ministry concerned
would chair the committee.
All instructions concerning grant of
non-functional up- gradation presently applicable in the case of grant of NFSG
to officers of Group 'A' Services would apply in the event of penalty,
disciplinary proceedings, suspension etc.
(c) FAQs
issued by Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions.
How Does NFU Affect Command & Control in a
Unit of Armed Forces?
6. Please see how
Armed Forces are being downgraded with all kinds of silly and illogical reasons
as explained below: -
(a) In any Unit in the Armed Forces, you have CO of the rank of
Colonel or equivalent with 15 to 18 years of commissioned Service or seniority for
promotion. 2IC is a Lt Col or equivalent with service of 13 or more years, Coy
Cdrs are Majors or equivalent with 6 to less than 13 years’ service or Lt Cols
with service of 13 years or more, Platoon Cdrs (in Engr Regts) are Capts or
equivalents with less than 6 years’ service and Lieuts or equivalents with
service less than 3 years. A Lt can only be promoted to the rank of Capt if
there is a vacancy. So is the situation
in other ranks in a unit. What does NFU give to these officers?
(b) Over a period of time IAS officers have pushed Armed Forces
Officers lower in every successive pay commission. Every IAS Officer with 17
years’ service is a Joint Secretary whereas only 2% of Armed Forces Officers
become Maj Gen / R Adm / AVMs at 32 to 35 years’ service. A Brigadier with 31
years’ service is junior in hierarchy to an IAS officer of 17 years’ service.
Every IAS officer draws higher pay of Colonel or Maj Gen or Lt Gen at much
younger age and retires in rank of Addl
Secy and takes higher pay for longer time and also enjoys highest pension. Only
0.08% of Officers can hope to become Lt Gen in 36 to 39 years of service. But
all IAS officers become Addl Secys at service of 29 years. A Maj Gen with 38 years’ service is junior to
an IAS officer of 29 years’ service.
(c) IAS, IPS Officers with the help of politicians created plethora of
posts equivalent to Army Chief / Army Cdr. UP has 26 Director General level
posts drawing pay of Army Cdr. A small state like Haryana has 4 DGPs.
(d) Is this blatant down gradation in pay and perks acceptable to
Armed Forces Officers?
(e) Now coming back to unit. CO draws pay of Jt Secy (Maj Gen) if he puts in 19 years’ service. 2IC draws
pay of Director (Colonel) if he puts in 16 years’ service and need not be
promoted as Colonel. But he still performs duty of 2IC. Similarly other officers.
Everyone gets higher pay after IAS officer two years junior is empanelled to PB
– 3 (Lt to Maj), PB – 4 (Lt Col to Maj Gen) and HAG (Lt Gen) yet performing
duties of their ranks. 2IC still carries out all orders of CO. Coy Cdrs still implement
orders of 2IC. Other officers will still obey orders of their seniors in the
unit. Then where is the command and control problems that will arise in Armed
Forces if NFU is granted? IAS never wanted officers of Armed Forces to get
anything and that is the only reason Min of Def is opposing NFU to Armed Forces
very strongly in Hon’ble Supreme Court giving silly
and stupid examples saying officers live in palatial bungalows.
7. Beneficiaries of NFU. Once
NFU is sanctioned to Armed Forces Officers, pay will be fixed notionally w.e.f.
Jan 2006. But benefit of arrears will only be given for three years from 23 Dec
2013 to serving officers as per judgment of AFT Delhi. The following are likely
to get financial benefit from 2013.This is my understanding of NFU after going
over many letters on this subject issued by Min of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions from time to time. IAS officers count their one year training in
LBSNAA of Mussorie (similar to IMA Dehradun / OTA Chennai) as service where
Armed Forces officers count their service only from date of passing out from
these academies. In effect 100% IAS officers who puts in 16 years ground
service become Jt Secy (Maj Gen).
(a) Director
(Level 12) / Colonel.
IAS Batch
|
Orgnised Group -A Services
|
Year of Posting / Empanelment
|
2004
|
2002
|
01-Jul-18
|
2003
|
2001
|
01-Jul-17
|
2002
|
2000
|
01-Jul-16
|
2001
|
1999
|
01-Jul-15
|
2000
|
1998
|
01-Jul-14
|
1999
|
1997
|
01-Jul-13
|
1998
|
1996
|
01-Jul-12
|
1997
|
1995
|
01-Jul-11
|
1996
|
1994
|
01-Jul-10
|
1995
|
1993
|
01-Jul-09
|
1994
|
1992
|
01-Jul-08
|
1993
|
1991
|
01-Jul-07
|
1992
|
1990
|
01-Jul-06
|
(b) Jt
Secy (Maj Gen). The table below shows time frame when IAS officers of
various batches are empanelled to Joint Secretary and how officers of Organised
Group A Services who are two years senior to IAS are also empanelled to Jt Secy
even if vacancies are not existing in their department. NFU permits them to
draw pay of Jt Secy (Maj Gen) even when they perform duties of Directors
(Colonel).
IAS Batch
|
Group A Officers Batch
|
Date of Empanelment to Joint Secretary
|
1985
|
1983
|
03 Jan 2006
|
1986
|
1984
|
26 Oct 2006
|
1987
|
1985
|
15 Feb 2007
|
1988
|
1986
|
19 Mar 2007
|
1989
|
1987
|
18 Feb 2009
|
1990
|
1988
|
24 May 2010
|
1991
|
1989
|
21 Feb 2011
|
1992
|
1990
|
04 Apr 2012
|
1993
|
1991
|
19 Nov 2012
|
1994
|
1992
|
08 Jun 2013
|
1995
|
1993
|
01 Mar 2014
|
1996
|
1994
|
13 Oct 2014
|
1997
|
1995
|
01 Apr 2015
|
1998
|
1996
|
17 Mar 2016
|
1999
|
1997
|
22 Aug 2016
|
2000
|
1998
|
18 Sep 2017
|
2001
|
1999
|
01 Aug 2018
|
(c) Addl
Secy (Lt Gen). Thanks to NFU, 100% IAS officers draw pay and pension of
Addl Secy whether vacancies exist or not from 28 years of ground service.
IAS Batch
|
Organised Group A Services
|
Date of Empanelment to Addl
Secy
|
1982
|
1980
|
07 Aug 2012
|
1983
|
1981
|
02 Jul 2013
|
1984
|
1982
|
10 Jul 2014
|
1985
|
1983
|
29 Jul 2015
|
1986
|
1984
|
14 Jul 2016
|
1987
|
1985
|
21 Jul 2017
|
1988
|
1986
|
21 Jul 2017
|
1989
|
1987
|
17 Sep 2018
|
8. Effect
of NFU on Armed Forces Serving & Retired Officers.
(a) De-linking
of Pay from Rank. NFU delinks pay from rank. One can be in lower rank
but get pay of higher rank performing duties of lower rank if they put in
required number of years of commissioned service as explained already.
(b) Arrears
of Pay from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016. The pay of serving Armed Forces
Officers in NFU is to be fixed w.e.f. Jan 2006 and arrears of pay are to be
paid to serving officers for three years from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016.
(c) Pension
of Officers Retired in Calendar Year 2013. Pension of all Armed Forces
Officers retired in calendar year 2013 has to be re-fixed due to NFU.
(d) OROP
– 2013. The pay of all serving
officers has to be re-fixed w.e.f. Jan 2006 in NFU. NFU also enhances pensions
of Post – 2006 retired officers. Some of serving officers would have retired in
calendar year 2013 and sanctioned pension in the rank held by them at the time
of their retirement. But NFU gives them pay promotion. If they belong to 1992
batch then they are entitled for NFU from 08 Jun 2013 i.e. pay /pension of Maj
Gen for their length of service (please see table at para 7 above). Their pay
goes up hence their pension also goes up in 2013. OROP – 2013 and Circular 555
was based on the concept that pension of all past retirees irrespective of date
of retirement is same as Average Pension of all retired in calendar year
2013 in the same rank and same qualifying service of past retirees. Therefore,
I strongly feel, all Pre – 2006 retirees also may get benefit of NFU and their
pension also may be re-fixed in OROP - 2013. If their pension goes up because
of NFU, then arrears of OROP from Jul 2014 to Mar 2016 also should be paid over
and above what has been paid already from Mar 2016 to Sep 2017. (AFT Delhi in
their judgment stated that arrears should be paid only for three years from 23
Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016). Therefore Pre – 2006 retired officers also may get
arrears of pension for three years only. Even if not paid due to some weird
interpretation of NFU to Armed Forces, then OROP – 2018 will ensure all Pre –
2006 pensioners will get pension of Maj Gens and Lt Gens.
My above contention is supported by Col Mukul
Dev:
(From
Col Mukul Dev's Time line)
This the equivalence
chart...... where we stand. The second coloumn is the date of
commissioning, and the corresponding coloumns are ..... which scale you guys
will be eligible for.... from which date. Eg I am 1988 commision.... so I get
into level 14 wef 24 may 10 and will be eligible for level 15 wef Sep 19.
Similarly you can see your
commision year incoloumn 2 and accordingly find out your status.....
NFU (Non Functional
Upgradation) was introduced from Jan 2006 in r/o Civilian Group A Officers as
per the recommendations of 6cpc. NFU was not implemented in r/o Armed
Forces Officers. Under NFU pay of all Group A Civilian Officers was equated to
the pay of IAS Officers with a gap of two years.
NFU for civilian Officers has
been implemented as under:
"If an IAS Officer of
1993 seniority is empanelled for the post of Joint Secy say in 2010, all other
civilian Officers of 1991 seniority will be placed in the pay scale of
Joint Secy simultaneously (irrespective to their present posts). This is
equally applicable to other junior and senior posts"
According to above NFU policy,
on implementation of NFU for Armed Forces Officers all Officers of 1991 will be
placed in the pay scale of Major General (equivalent to Jt Secy) in 2010
irrespective to their ranks. Generally, an IAS officer is empanelled for the
post of Jt secy in about 17 years.
As per the judgment of AFT
Delhi, NFU (as visualized by 6cpc and claimed by petitioners) is to be
implemented in r/o all Armed Forces Officers (petitioners and non-petitioners)
. However, arrears on a/c of NFU are to be restricted for a period of three
years preceding the date of judgment. Since AFT Delhi judgment has been
pronounced on 23 Dec 2016, financial benefits will accrue from 23 Dec 13.
In accordance with the above
judgment, basic pay in r/o all armed forces officers will be re-fixed
notionally right from January 2006 onwards. But arrears will be paid only from
23 December 2013 onwards. This arrangement will raise the pension of those
Officers who have retired during 2013 (with arrears from 23 December 2013)
thereby raising the average pension of 2013 retiree officers.
Since OROP
(effective from July 2014 in r/o all pre Jun 2014 retiree officers) is based on
the average pension of 2013 retiree officers, pension under OROP will
also be raised. This
will have consequent impact on 7cpc pension.
NFU under 7cpc has not yet
been implemented. AFT Delhi judgment clearly stipulates that armed forces
officers will be treated at par with other civilian officers with regard to
implementation of NFU under 7cpc.
(e) Pay
of Serving Officers w.e.f. Jan 2016. The pay of all serving officers in
7th CPC will go up considerably from Jan 2016 as most of them now
are eligible for pay of Director (Col) or Jt Secy (Maj Gen) or Addl Secy (Lt
Gen) depending when IAS batch two years junior to them is empanelled to
Director / Jt Secy / Addl Secy in Central Govt.
(f) Pension
of Retired Officers w.e.f. Jan 2016. Pension of all Pre – 2016 retired
officers and family pensioners also is likely to go up if their pensions have
been enhanced in OROP – 2013 due to NFU. Pension in Jan 2016 = (OROP – 2013 due
to NFU x 2.57). If not then it will be paid from OROP – 2018.
(g) Pay
of Serving Officers w.e.f. Jan 2016. Earlier Lt Col got pay for his
rank and length of service. But in Dec 2015, his pay will be enhanced to that
of Maj Gen due to NFU
(k) OROP
– 2018. All Pre – Jul 2019 pensioner Officers and Family pensioners of Officers
will get higher pension in OROP – 2018.
9. Origin of NFU Case. This is my understanding of NFU. If you
consider I am wrong, then do not waste your time in reading this long article hereafter.
(a) As we all know, Col Mukul Dev, a serving Officer of JAG branch
filed a legal case in AFT Delhi for grant of NFU to Armed Forces’ Officers.
Hon’ble AFT Delhi was pleased to give judgment on 23 Dec 2016 directing Govt of
India to grant NFU to Armed Forces Officers from Jan
2006 and pay arrears for a period of three years from 23 Dec 2013.
(b) Aggrieved by judgment of AFT Delhi, Min of
Def filed a case in Hon’ble Supreme Court challenging judgment of AFT Delhi.
(c) As per information being given by Col Mukul
Dev from time to time, it is understood, arguments in the Hon’ble Supreme Court
are completed by 12 Mar 2019 and judgment is reserved.
(d) Hon’ble Supreme Court is likely to deliver their
judgment in Apr 2019 or middle of May 2019 at worst.
(e) As CAPFs have already won the case for NFU in
Hon’ble Supreme Court, there is every possibility of Armed Forces Officers are also
likely to get NFU very soon.
10. Let us see what the 6th CPC
stated about NFU. I have taken it from 6th CPC Report submitted to
the Government. The rationale for granting NFU is to bridge vast disparity in
pay & promotions between IAS and other 64 Organised Group A services. The
recommendation of 6th CPC on NFU is given below.
Para: 3.3.12 (Page 173-174)
Whenever any IAS officer of a particular batch
is posted in the Centre to a particular grade carrying a specific grade pay in
pay bands PB-3 or PB-4 , grant of higher pay scale on non-functional basis to
the officers belonging to batches of organised Group A services that are senior
by two years or more should be given by the Government. The higher
non-functional grade so given to the officers of organised Group A services
will be personal to them and will not depend on the number of vacancies in that
grade. These officers will continue in their existing posts and will get
substantial posting in the higher grade that they are holding on non-functional
basis only after vacancies arise in that grade. This will not only ensure some
sort of modified parity between IAS and other Central Group A services but will
also alleviate the present level of disparity existing between promotional
avenues available to different organised Group A services. It is also observed
that eligibility criteria prescribed for promotion to SAG in different
technical and non-technical organised Group A services are different. In
order to bring uniformity, these eligibility criteria should be uniform across
various organised Group A services. The Commission recommends accordingly.
NFU for Easier Understanding
11. Sequence of Activities to Implement
NFU. The following actions may have to be taken before NFU results in
higher pay and pensions to Armed Forces Officers serving, retired and family
pensioners of Officers : -
(a) Min
of Def will take some time to issue detailed implementation instructions of NFU
for serving and retired officers.
(b) First action by Ministry of Defence is to get approval from Union
Cabinet to include Armed Forces also as Organised Group A service. A cabinet paper on inclusion of Armed Forces
as Organised Group A Services has to be made after completing the action
mentioned in the following sub paras.
(c) The Ministry of Defence has to get inputs from three Service HQs
regarding formation of Screening Committees and bench marks to filter serving officers
to be eligible for NFU.
(d) PCDAs have to make tables for revision of pay for serving officers
due to NFU.
(e) PCDAs have to make LPCs (Last Pay Certificates) for those
retiring.
(f) PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad / Prayagraj has to make tables and
issue a Circular similar to Circular 555 to enhance pensions in OROP – 2013 for
officers retired prior to Jul 2014.
(g) Ministry of Finance (Expenditure) has to give concurrence for
additional expenditure on sanction of NFU.
(h) After actions from sub para 11(c) to 11(g) are completed, the Cadre Controlling Authority (CCA) i.e.
Ministry of Defence has to prepare a cabinet paper to grant status of Organised
Group A services to Officers of Armed Forces and place it in the cabinet
meeting.
(j) The Union Cabinet has to give approval to bring Armed Forces
also as Organised Group A Services.
(k) Then Govt of India, Ministry of Defence declares Armed Forces as one
of the Organised Group A Services and grant NFU to serving officers w.e.f. Jan
2006.
(l) PDAs (Banks / Treasury Offices / DPDOs) will work out new
pensions based on the new circular on OROP – 2013 & OROP – 2018 and commence
remittance of revised pensions and also arrears.
(m) Time Lines. You can make out how much time it will
take before you get higher pay or pension as all actions listed out have to be
completed. Arriving at financial outgo
per year due to NFU and how arrears of pay and pensions have to be paid in one
go or in instalments will take lot of time. My assessment is even if done on
war footing to avoid contempt of court, it will take minimum one year. This
will also delay OROP – 2018.
12. This paper is laid out in the following
parts: -
(a) Part
I: Approximate pay of serving officers from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016 and
likely arrears as per judgment of AFT Delhi.
(b) Part
II: Revised OROP – 2013 due to NFU and likely increase in pension & arrears
to Pre – Jul 2014 Officers and family pensioners.
(c) Part
III: Approximate Increase in pay of serving Officers in Jan 2016 and
approximate arrears from 01 Jan 2016 to date of implementation of NFU.
(d) Part
IV: Approximate increase in Pension of Pre – July 2014 Officers and Family
Pensioners w.e.f. Jan 2016 and approximate arrears.
(e) Part
V: Likely pensions in OROP – 2018 for all those who retired till Jul 2019.
(f) Part
VI: Likely hike in pay and pension of Majors.
Part I: Approximate Arrears of Pay of Serving Armed
Forces Officers from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016
How does NFU Enhance Pay of Serving Armed Forces Officers?
13. As mentioned earlier, if a 1985 batch IAS
officer is empanelled as Jt Secy in Central Govt on 03 Jan 2006, then all
batches senior by two years i.e. 1983 batch of Armed Forces Officers also will
get pay scale of Jt Secy (Maj Gen). All Officers of 1983 batch cleared by
Screening Committee will get pay of Maj Gen fixed from 03 Jan 2006. This pay
will increase with annual increments. PCDA(O) Pune and other PCDAs of Navy and
IAF have to work out revised pay for serving officers as per NFU notionally
w.e.f. Jan 2006 and then remit the arrears of Maj Gen and Lt Gen for the period
23 Dec 2013 to 22 Dec 2016 to them.
14. Request. To get accurate
results, I need data of pay and pension of Officers retired in calendar years
2016 & 2018 all ranks from Lieut to Lt Gen from the three services. The
retired officers can scan and send me their PPOs to my e-mail id: csvidyasagar@gmail.com so that I can refine my
calculations. For any reason whatsoever, you cannot send PPO then kindly send me the following
information: -
(a) Rank.
(b) Date of
Commission.
(c) Date of
Retirement.
(d) Date of Seniority
for promotion.
(e) Pension
sanctioned.
15. In the absence of data, to understand how
NFU enhances pay of serving Armed Forces Officers, we can work out the figures approximately.
To work out arrears of pay for three years (Dec 2013 to Dec 2016) of such serving
officers we need data such as (a) Rank (b) Length of commissioned service batch
wise (c) Pay in previous rank and (d) Pay in the higher rank which we do not
have. As we do not have data, yet we can make an endeavour to work out roughly
how much NFU will enhance pay / pension of all officers from Lieut to Lt Gen. We
have to take the following steps to get approximate arrears of pay for three
years from 23 Dec 2013. This is as per my understanding of NFU and I could be
totally wrong. But see the rationale as to how the revised pay has been worked
out.
Fixation of Pay of Serving Officers in 2013
16. Step 1. We just have to find
out what is the pay of Maj Gen & Lt Gen and their equivalents in the other
two services in Dec 2013 depending upon when IAS officers of various batches
got posted to Central Govt in the cadre of Director / Joint Secretary /
Additional Secretary. For example a Lt
Col to Brig of 1983 batch will also get pay of Maj Gen and also get arrears of
pay from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016 as IAS Officers of 1985 batch are
empanelled as Jt Secy w.e.f. 03 Jan 2006. But they were paid in their ranks of Lt Col to Brigadier so far, hence,
their pay will be enhanced to that of Maj Gen due to NFU w.e.f. 23 Dec 2013. Similarly
serving Maj Gens will be paid pay of Lt Gen whenever IAS officer two batches
junior are empanelled in Central Govt as Addl Secy.
Approximate Arrears of Pay from 23 Dec
2013.
17. Step
2. Arrears of pay is
difference between Pay Due as Maj Gen and Pay Drawn on 23 Dec 2013 for Lt Col
to Brig.
(a) Due = pay now authorised in the rank of Maj
Gen
(b) Drawn = pay actually drawn in the rank of
Lt Col / Colonel/ Brig.
(c) Arrears
= Pay of Maj Gen on 23 Dec 2013 – Pay of Lt Col / Col / Brig as on 23 Dec 2013.
18. Step 3: Revised Pay of Col (TS).
Our aim is to arrive at pay of Maj Gen in 2013. That will be the pay of all
serving officers of 1983 or earlier batches irrespective of rank they held (Lt Col
to Brig). See the table below and note how the pay of Maj Gen is progressed
every year by giving increment @ 3% of (Pay in Pay Band + Grade pay) w.e.f. Jan
2006 till Jun 2009. Say a Lt Col of 1983 batch is screened and found fit to get
NFU. His pay will be enhanced as under:-
(a) Arrears
: Pay of Maj Gen – Pay actually drawn as Lt Col till 25 years of service i.e.
Jun 2009.
(b) Arrears:
Pay of Maj Gen – Pay of Col (TS) drawn when the officer was promoted as Col
(TS) after completing 26 years’ commissioned service in Jun 2009.
19. Step 4: Approximate Pay
of Maj Gen. As you can see if
you have data of pay of Maj Gen retired in 2013 and pay of Col (TS) retired in
2013 then you can simply work out his arrears for three years. That is why I am asking retired officers to give me the data
of their pay and pension if they have retired in calendar year 2013. In
the absence of data, you have no other option but to use available data of pay
and pensions. For this, you have to see table of pay scales of Armed Forces
Officers in SAI 2 / S / 2008, pensions in Circular 555 and pay from Jan 2016
from New Defence Pay Matrix published as Gazette of India on 22 Jun 2017
enhancing IOR from 2.57 to 2.67. In the absence of data, we can take OROP –
2013 pension of Maj Gen for 30 years’ service (1983 batch officer would have
put in 30 years’ commissioned service by Jun 2013) from Circular 555 which
shows it as Rs 37,275. Pay is 2 x 37275 = Rs 74,550. Add increments @ 3% of
(PIPB + GP). You can get PIPB from total pay by simple equation
Pay
= PIPB + GP of Rs 10,000 + MSP of Rs 6,000 (notional)
PIPB
in 2013 = pay – GP of Rs 10,000 – MSP of Rs 6,000
Increment
to get PIPB of 2014 = 0.03 x (PIPB of 2013 + GP of Rs 10000) = Rs 2,060.
(PIPB
-
Pay in Pay Band
GP - Grade
Pay
MSP - Military
Service Pay)
Repeat
this exercise till Dec 2015.
Col
(TS) has put in 30 years’ service till Jun 2013.
His
service is 31 years in Jun 2014 and his pension is hiked to that of Lt Gen of
31 years’ service due to NFU from Jul 2014. This will continue till Dec 2016.
20. Step 5: Approximate Pay of Maj Gen /
Lt Gen from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016. The Maj Gen with 30 years’
service in 2013: -
Maj Gen : 30 Years of Service
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Year
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Pension
|
Total Pay
|
2,013
|
58,550
|
10,000
|
2,060
|
37,275
|
74,550
|
Jan to Jun 2014
|
60,610
|
10,000
|
76,610
|
||
Lt Gen from Jun 2014 : Rs 67,000
- 79,000
|
|||||
Jul to Dec 2014
|
77,671
|
||||
2,015
|
79,000
|
||||
2015 Dec
|
79,000
|
||||
2016 Jan
|
2,03,030
|
||||
New Pay Matrix with IOR of 2.67
|
2,11,300
|
||||
Jul to Dec 2016
|
2,17,600
|
||||
Col (TS) of 1983 Batch in
2013 : 30 Years of Service
|
|||||
Year
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Pension
|
Total Pay
|
2,013
|
57,560
|
8,700
|
1,990
|
36,130
|
72,260
|
2,014
|
59,550
|
8,700
|
2,050
|
37,125
|
74,250
|
2,015
|
61,600
|
8,700
|
2,110
|
38,150
|
76,300
|
2015 Dec
|
63,710
|
8,700
|
78,410
|
||
2016 Jan
|
1,86,094
|
||||
New Pay Matrix with IOR of
2.67
|
1,86,200
|
||||
2016 Jul to Dec
|
1,91,800
|
||||
22. Step 6: Approximate Arrears of Pay of
Col (TS). The arrears is the difference in pension between Maj Gen from
Dec 2013 to Jun 2014 and Col (TS). From Jul 2014 it is difference in between Lt
Gen with 31 years’ service and Col (TS). This is repeated till 23 Dec 2016.
Period
|
Arrears
|
DR in %
|
DR Amount
|
Total Arrears
|
Arrears for the Period
|
23 to 31 Dec 2013
|
2,290
|
90
|
2,061
|
4,351
|
1,263
|
Jan to Jun 2014
|
3,421
|
100
|
3,421
|
6,843
|
41,055
|
Jul to Dec 2014
|
2,700
|
107
|
2,889
|
5,589
|
33,534
|
Jan to Jun 2015
|
590
|
113
|
667
|
1,257
|
7,540
|
Jul to Dec 2015
|
590
|
119
|
702
|
1,292
|
7,753
|
Jan to Jun 2016
|
25,100
|
0
|
0
|
25,100
|
1,50,600
|
Jul to 23 Dec 2016
|
25,800
|
2
|
516
|
26,316
|
1,51,105
|
3,91,587
|
Note:
1. These calculations are based on data taken
from Circular 555 of OROP - 2013. To get correct arrears, one must know the
correct pay of Maj Gen and Col (TS) which is not available. Therefore take
these figures as just representative and these may not be correct. The correct
arrears may be different than what is shown in the table above. But the
approximate arrears of Rs 2,53,870 could be somewhat closer to accurate arrears
if we have the correct data.
2. Secondly you may not find a Lt Col who
puts in 30 years’ service as most of them when superseded take PMR.
My Calculations Proved to be Correct
3. I
requested retired officers of 2016 and 2018 to scan and send me their PPO.
Immediately Lt Col Pravesh Kumar Singh (SL-4529X) sent me his PPO. I worked out
assuming I only know his length of service (19 years 2 months being SL Officer)
and rank (Lt Col). See my calculations and what his PPO shows.
PPO of Lt Col PK Singh
|
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DOC
|
25 Apr 1997
|
||||
DOR
|
30 Jun 2018
|
||||
Length of Service
|
19 years 2 months
|
||||
DOB
|
01 Jul 1961
|
||||
Period
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Total Pay
|
Pension
|
2013
|
38,770
|
8,000
|
1400
|
52770
|
26385
|
2014
|
40,170
|
8,000
|
1450
|
54,170
|
|
2015
|
41,620
|
8,000
|
1490
|
55,620
|
|
2015 Dec
|
43,110
|
8,000
|
|||
2016
|
1,31,353
|
||||
New Def Pay Matrix
|
1,32,400
|
||||
Jul-16
|
1,36,400
|
||||
Jul-17
|
1,40,500
|
||||
Jul-18
|
1,44,700
|
Pension = 0.5 x (144700+15500)
=80,100
|
His PPO shows his Matrix Pay as Rs 1,44,700.
This figure tallies with my calculations shown above to the dot. It shows my
method of finding out pension in future date by taking pension given in
Circular 555 is absolutely correct. Thank you Lt Col PK Singh.
23. In similar manner officers of various ranks
can find out their pay and arrears for the period 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2016
for various length of commissioned service.
Part II: Revised OROP – 2013 due to NFU for Pre
– Jul 2014 Retired Officers
24. Principle. Pension of Pre –
Jul 2014 Officers in OROP-2013 was same as the Average of Pension
(= Maximum Pension + Minimum pension) / 2 of all those who retired in calendar
year 2013 with same rank and length of qualifying service. With NFU, pay of all
Officers who retired in calendar year 2013 goes up so is their pension. All Pre
– Jul 2014 officers will also get same pension as those officers retired in
calendar year 2013 whose pension has been enhanced due to NFU. 60% of the
pension of the deceased husbands is the Ordinary family pension to widows of
deceased officers.
25. Methodology of Revision of Pension of
Those Officers Who Actually Retired in Calendar Year 2013.
(a) Revise
pay of all Officers in NFU w.e.f. Jan 2006 based on date of empanelment of IAS
officers. Method of working was shown in Part I.
(b) PCDA
(Pensions) Allahabad has to issue a
Circular similar to Circular 555 showing tables of OROP for all Pre – Jul 2014
Officers based on revised pensions of all those offices who retired in calendar
year 2013 with pensions of Maj Gen / Lt Gen.
OROP Arrears of Colonel (SG/TS) with 30 Years’ Commissioned
Service in 2013 (1983 batch) and Retired in Calendar Year 2013.
26. Let us take a simple example of an officer
commissioned in 1983 to understand how OROP – 2013 is to be re-fixed by PCDA
(Pensions) Allahabad by taking LPCs from PCDA (O) Pune of those officers
retired in calendar year 2013. All officers are promoted as Lt Col after 13
years of commissioned service w.e.f. 18 Dec 2004 due to AVS Committee. The Lt
Col of 1983 batch is promoted to the rank of Col (TS) after 26 years of
commissioned service by Jul 2009. But
with NFU having been cleared by AFT Delhi and hopefully by Hon’ble Supreme
Court, pay of this Officer will be fixed in NFU from Jan 2006 in the rank of
Maj Gen though performing duties of Col (TS). But he will be given arrears of
pay only for three years from 23 Dec 2013.
27. Aim: To ascertain pay of Maj Gen and of Col (TS) in
2013 to find out arrears from Jul 2014 to Mar 2016 .
28. When Officers retire in 2013, their Average
Pension is given as OROP – 2013. All Pre – Jul 2014 retired officers also
will get higher pension of Maj Gen if they put in required commissioned
service. Now in NFU, the pay is based on commissioned service and is not linked
to rank at all. Therefore depending upon the length of service, all retired
officers will get pension in OROP – 2013 of Col / Maj Gen / Lt Gen. Lt Col
commissioned in Jun 1983 becomes Col (TS) in Jun 2009 having put in 26 years’
commissioned service. His pension in NFU is as under;-
(a) Arrears
in 2013 = Pension in the rank of Maj Gen for 30 years’ service – Pension in the
rank of Col (TS) for 30 years’ service.
29. Approximate Revised OROP in 2013 and
Arrears to be Paid Over and Above What Has Been Paid Already. To work
out pension in the rank of Maj Gen in 2013, we know Average pension from
Circular 555. As you can make out even if an officer is Col (TS), his pension
will be that of a Maj Gen. Once new Circular showing OROP – 2013 – NFU is made
then PDAs (banks, treasury offices or
DPDOs) will work out revised OROP – 2013 due to NFU and pay arrears if due.
30. We do not have revised average pay of
officers in NFU who retired in calendar year 2013 to fix OROP for all Pre – Jul
2014 retired officers. But we can hazard a guess to know approximately what would
be OROP of Pre – Jul 2014 retiree officers for any rank. For ease of
understanding, let us take a case of an officer of 1983 batch (30 years’
service in 2013) who is eligible to get NFU from 03 Jan 2006 (IAS Officer of
1985 batch was empanelled from 03 Jan 2006). The arrears of OROP – 2013 are:-
Pension
of Maj Gen in 2013 of 30 years’ service = Rs 37,275 pm (see para 20 above and
Circular 555)
Pension
of Col (TS) of 30 years’ service in 2013 in OROP = Rs 36,130 (given in Circular
555)
Arrears
= Rs 37275 – 36130 = Rs 1,145 pm + DR
Period
|
Arrears
|
DR in %
|
DR Amount
|
Arrears + DR
|
Arrears for Period
|
Jul 2004 to Dec 2014
|
1,145
|
107
|
1,225
|
2,370
|
14,221
|
Jan 2015 to Jul 2015
|
1,145
|
113
|
1,294
|
2,439
|
14,633
|
Jul 2015 to Dec 2015
|
1,145
|
119
|
1,363
|
2,508
|
15,045
|
Jan to Mar 2016
|
1,145
|
0
|
0
|
1,145
|
3,435
|
Total
|
47,334
|
Note: This is only representative of how to work out
arrears of OROP due to NFU. You have to work out your arrears for your rank and
length of service once new Circular for OROP – NFU is issued by PCDA (Pensions)
Allahabad / Prayagraj.
Part III: Pay of Officers in 2016 Due to NFU
31. Principle. Pay of serving
officers has gone up from 01 Jan 2016 by formula
pay in Jan 2016 = Pay in Dec 2015 x 2.57 in 7th
CPC.
The
new defence pay matrix issued vide Gazette Notification of 22 Jun 2017
enhancing IOR from 2.57 to 2.67 of Lt Cols to Brigadiers shows what is the pay
w.e.f Jan 2016. NFU enhances pay of all Officers from Jan 2006 in the rank of
Maj Gen & Lt Gen. But these officers drew pay in their existing ranks only
(Lt Col to Brig). Now their pay is required to be revised as per NFU in the
rank of Maj Gen / Lt Gen and arrears from 01 Jan 2016 so arrived
at are to be paid to date of implementation of NFU.
32. Let us take a case of pay of Lt Col with 22
years’ service in Jan 2016 (commissioned in Dec 1993). 1995 batch
IAS Officers are empanelled as Jt Secy in 01 Mar 2014. Hence Lt Col is entitled
to NFU from 01 Mar 2014.
Pay in Jan 2016 = Pay in Dec 2015 of Maj
Gen i.e. (PIPB +GP) x 2.57.
Then
see where does it fit in New Def Pay Matrix with IOR of 2.67 (enhanced from
2.57).
Arrears = Pay Due as Maj Gen in Jan 2016 – Pay
actually Drawn as Lt Col in Jan 2016.
33. Approximate Method. I do not
have data of pay of Lt Col or Maj Gen in Dec 2015. Thus, it is not possible for
me to work out the arrears of pay due to NFU from Jan 2016 to Jun 2019. However
the approximate method gives fairly acceptable figures. The serving Officers
can simply substitute the figures of their pay as in Dec 2015 in the table
below and find out how much approximate arrears they will get till Jun 2019
(from Jan 2016). Circular 555 gives Average pension of all those who retired in
Calendar year 2013. To know pay of Lt Col with 22 years’ service in Jan 2016,
we can take help of Circular 555. This Lt
Col would have put in 20 years in 2013. His pay is 2 x OROP in 2013. Then his
pay in Jul 2014 is pay in Jul 2013 + increment (3% of sum of PIPB +GP). Repeat
it till Jul 2015 which is same pay as in Dec 2015.
34. Pay of Serving Lt Col with 22 Years’
Service in Jan 2016 (Pension of Lt Col with 22 years’ service in 2013
in Circular 555 is Rs 32,428 and Maj Gen with 22 years’ Service in 2013 is Rs 33,320)
Lt Col 20 Years in 2013
|
|||||
Period
|
Pension Lt Col in Circular 555
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Total Pay Drawn
|
2013
|
31,305
|
48,610
|
8,000
|
1,700
|
62,610
|
2014 Jul
|
50,310
|
8,000
|
1,750
|
64,310
|
|
2015 Jul
|
52,060
|
8,000
|
1,800
|
66,060
|
|
2015 Dec
|
53,860
|
8,000
|
67,860
|
||
2016 Jan
|
1,58,980
|
||||
2016 in Def Pay Matrix
|
1,62,800
|
35. Pay of Maj Gen with 20 Years’ Service
in 2013
Maj Gen 20 Years in 2013
|
|||||
Period
|
Pension Maj Gen in Circular 555
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Total Pay Drawn
|
2013
|
31,990
|
47,980
|
10,000
|
1,740
|
63,980
|
2014 Jul
|
49,720
|
10,000
|
1,790
|
63,720
|
|
2015 Jul
|
51,510
|
10,000
|
1,850
|
65,510
|
|
2015 Dec
|
53,360
|
10,000
|
69,360
|
||
2016 Jan
|
1,62,835
|
||||
2016 in Def Pay Matrix
|
1,67,200
|
36. Arrears from Jan 2016 to Jun 2019
Period
|
Incre-ase in Pay
|
DR in %
|
DR Arrears
|
DR + Arrears
|
Arrears for Period
|
Jan to Jun 2016
|
4,400
|
0
|
0
|
4,400
|
26,400
|
Jul to Dec 2016
|
4,400
|
2
|
88
|
4,488
|
26,928
|
Jan to Jun 2017
|
4,400
|
4
|
176
|
4,576
|
27,456
|
Jul to Dec 2017
|
4,400
|
5
|
220
|
4,620
|
27,720
|
Jan to Jun 2018
|
4,400
|
7
|
308
|
4,708
|
28,248
|
Jul to Dec 2018
|
4,400
|
9
|
396
|
4,796
|
28,776
|
Jan to Jun 2019
|
4,400
|
12
|
528
|
4,928
|
29,568
|
1,95,096
|
Part IV: Arrears of
Pension for Pre – Jul 2019 Pensioners from Jan 2016 to Jun 2019
37. Since the pay of Officers of various ranks
retired in calendar year 2013 is to be revised due to NFU as explained, the
OROP – 2013 will give higher pay and therefore higher Average pension. That is
the pension in OROP – 2013 due to NFU of all Pre – Jul 2014 Officers.
Therefore, pension on Jan 2016 will be Pension Revised in OROP - 2013 x 2.57.
38. As mentioned earlier, the new Circular of
OROP - 2013 based on NFU hopefully will be issued by PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad
after they receive LPC of serving officers from PCDA (O) Pune for Army Officers
retired in calendar year 2013 and CDAs of Navy and IAF for Naval and IAF
Officers. The new Circular will show the
revised OROP – 2013 due to NFU. But we worked out what would be the OROP- 2013
approximately as explained in Part II.
39. Arrears. Let us take the case
of Brigadier with 32 years’ Service and retired in 2005. He will get pension of
Lt Gen in NFU. We need to find out what is the pension in OROP of 2013. His
pension was fixed in OROP 2013 based on Average pension of Brig / Cmde / Air
Cmde retired in calendar year 2013. But the pension now is that of Lt Gen in
NFU since he put in more than 31 years’ service. Our aim is fond the pension of
Lt Gen in OROP – 2013 with 32 years’ service and also of Brig in 2013 with 32
years’ service.
Arrears of Pension
|
|||||
Pension of Brig with 32 years' Service in
2013
|
37,280
|
||||
Pension of Lt Gen with 32 years' Service in
2013
|
38,315
|
||||
Arrears
|
1,035
|
||||
Period
|
Arrears
|
DR %
|
DR Amount
|
DR + Arrears
|
Arrear of Period
|
Jan to Jun 2016
|
1,035
|
0
|
0
|
1,035
|
6,210
|
Jul to Dec 2016
|
1,035
|
2
|
21
|
1,056
|
6,334
|
Jan to Jun 2017
|
1,035
|
4
|
41
|
1,076
|
6,458
|
Jul to Dec 2017
|
1,035
|
5
|
52
|
1,087
|
6,521
|
Jan to Jun 2018
|
1,035
|
7
|
72
|
1,107
|
6,645
|
Jul to De 2018
|
1,035
|
9
|
93
|
1,128
|
6,769
|
Jan to Jun 2019
|
1,035
|
12
|
124
|
1,159
|
6,955
|
45,892
|
Note: On similar lines officers of other ranks with
length of service can work out their own new pension in OROP – 2013 and arrive
at likely arrears
Part V: Likely OROP - 2018
40. OROP – 2018 will be similar to OROP – 2013
in that the pension of all Pre – Jul 2019 pensioners will be equal to the
Average of Pension of all those officers retired in calendar year 2018. PCDA
(Pensions) Allahabad / Prayagraj by now should have made a Circular (similar to
Circular 555) by now and be ready to remit pension as per OROP – 2018 from Jul
2019. When will PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad / Prayagraj will do is better left to
your imagination. Now they have another excuse to delay it further. They will
say now that NFU is likely to be approved to Armed Forces they are awaiting instructions
on implementation of NFU from Min of Def. So two more years of delay to get
OROP – 2018. More delay means more deaths of veterans and lesser financial
outgo as widows have to be paid only 60% of pension of their deceased husbands.
41. We can safely take it that empanelment of
IAS officers is somehow stabilized and all of them are empanelled as Jt Secys
by 17 years and Addl Secy by 29 years. Tables for OROP – 2018 are to be made by
PCDA (Pensions) Prayagraj after seeing the Maximum and Minimum of pension of
all Maj Gens and Lt Gens who actually retired in calendar year 2018. In similar
manner they have to make tables for Lts to Brig with varying length of
commissioned service.
42. How can we arrive at approximate average of
pension of Maj Gens and Lt Gens in 2018 In the absence of data? That is the reason I am asking all retired Cols / Capts IN /
Gp Capts, Maj Gens / R Adms / AVMs and Lt Gens / V Adms / Air Mshls in calendar
year 2018 to scan and send me their PPOs to work out OROP – 2018 more accurately.
Till the, we have to take the following
steps to arrive at approximate OROP – 2018 :-
(a) Take
OROP – 2013 for all ranks whose service is 33 years in 2018. i.e. 28 years in
2013.
(b) Average
pay in 2013 = Pension in Circular 555 x 2
(c) Give
Increment @ 3% of (PIPB + GP) to take pay to Jul 2014.
(d) Repeat
this to arrive at pay of Jul 2015 / Dec 2015 (Increment is given only in July
of the year)
(e) Multiply
pay in Dec 2015 with fitment factor of 2.57 to arrive at pay in Jan 2016 before
Def Pay Matrix.
(f) See
the pay in the New Def Pay Matrix with IOR of 2.67 for Lt Cols to Brigs.
(g) See
the next higher figure in New Def Pay Matrix for the pay in Jan 2016.
(h) See
the matrix table for Jul 2016, Jul 2017, Jul 2018.
(j) In
this way we can roughly come to likely pay in Jul 2018 which is same as Dec
2018. Add notional MSP of Rs 15,500 to
matrix pay to get total pay. 50% of that is the pension. That can be taken as
OROP – 2018.
43. Detailed calculations are to be carried out
in the absence of PPOs of officers of all ranks retiring in calendar 2018 in
the rank of Colonel (SG), Maj Gen and Lt Gen. With NFU any officer who puts in 16
years’ service gets pay of Director (Colonel), 19 years commissioned service
gets pay of Maj Gen and pension of Maj Gen on retirement. Officers who have put
in commissioned service of 31 years are likely to get pay / pension of Lt Gen.
My calculation of Average pay in of Maj Gens and Lt Gens of 33 years’ service
tells me that in 2018 their pay and pension is likely to be as shown in the
table : -
Maj Gen with 28 Years' Service in
2013
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Period
|
Pension in Circular 555
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
2013
|
36,420
|
56,840
|
10,000
|
2,010
|
2014
|
58,850
|
10,000
|
2,070
|
|
2015
|
60,920
|
10,000
|
||
Matrix Pay
|
||||
2016
|
1,82,264
|
|||
Matrix Pay in New Def Pay Matrix
|
1,82,700
|
|||
2016 Jul
|
1,88,200
|
|||
2017 Jul
|
1,93,800
|
|||
2018 Jul
|
1,99,600
|
15,500
|
2,15,100
|
1,07,550
|
Pension
of Maj Gen in 2018 could be : 0.50 x 215600 = Rs 1,07,550 + DR pm.
Lt Gen with 28 Years' Service in
2016 in scale of Rs 67000 - 79000
|
||
Period
|
Pension in Circular 555
|
Total Pay
|
2013
|
36,420
|
72,840
|
2014
|
79,000
|
|
2015
|
79,000
|
|
Matrix Pay
|
||
2016
|
2,03,030
|
|
Matrix Pay in New Def Pay Matrix
|
2,05,100
|
|
2016 Jul
|
2,11,300
|
|
2017 Jul
|
2,17,600
|
|
2018 Jul
|
2,24,100
|
Pension of Lt Gen with 33 years’ service could
be Rs 0.5 x 224100 = Rs 1,12,050 + DR pm
44. If OROP – 2018 is implemented in letter and
spirit all Officers who put in 20 years can hope to get pension of Maj Gen of
20 years’ service and pension of Lt Gen with 31 years’ service.
My Calculations Proved to be Correct
1. I
requested retired officers of 2016 and 2018 to scan and send me their PPO.
Immediately Lt Col Pravesh Kumar Singh (SL-4529X) sent me his PPO. I worked out
assuming I only know his length of service (19 years 2 months being SL Officer)
and rank (Lt Col). See my calculations and what his PPO shows.
PPO of Lt Col PK Singh
|
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DOC
|
25 Apr 1997
|
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DOR
|
30 Jun 2018
|
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Length of Service
|
19 years 2 months
|
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DOB
|
01 Jul 1961
|
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Period
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Total Pay
|
Pension
|
2013
|
38,770
|
8,000
|
1400
|
52770
|
26385
|
2014
|
40,170
|
8,000
|
1450
|
54,170
|
|
2015
|
41,620
|
8,000
|
1490
|
55,620
|
|
2015 Dec
|
43,110
|
8,000
|
|||
2016
|
1,31,353
|
||||
New Def Pay Matrix
|
1,32,400
|
||||
Jul-16
|
1,36,400
|
||||
Jul-17
|
1,40,500
|
||||
Jul-18
|
1,44,700
|
Pension = 0.5 x (144700+15500)
=80,100
|
2. His
PPO shows his Matrix Pay as Rs 1,44,700. This figure tallies with my
calculations to the dot. It shows my method of finding out pension in future
date by taking pension given in Circular 555 is absolutely correct. Thank you
Lt Col PK Singh.
3. Again
if my calculations are correct for Maj Gen of 19 years’ service in 2018, then
Lt Col PK Singh’s OROP – 2018 is Rs 88,900 and he should get arrears from Jul
2018 to Jun 2019 of Rs 1,07,096 for the period Jul 2018 to Jun 2019
PPO of Lt Col PK Singh
|
|||||
DOC
|
25 Apr 1997
|
||||
DOR
|
30 Jun 2018
|
||||
Length of Service
|
19 years 2 months
|
||||
DOB
|
01 Jul 1961
|
||||
Period
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Total Pay
|
Pension
|
2013
|
38,770
|
8,000
|
1400
|
52770
|
26385
|
2014
|
40,170
|
8,000
|
1450
|
54,170
|
|
2015
|
41,620
|
8,000
|
1490
|
55,620
|
|
2015 Dec
|
43,110
|
8,000
|
|||
2016
|
1,31,353
|
||||
New Def Pay Matrix
|
1,32,400
|
||||
Jul-16
|
1,36,400
|
||||
Jul-17
|
1,40,500
|
||||
Jul-18
|
1,44,700
|
||||
MSP
|
15,500
|
||||
Total Pay
|
1,60,200
|
||||
Pension as Lt Col
|
80,100
|
||||
Maj Gen 19 years' Service in 2018
|
|||||
OROP - 2013 for 19 years
|
31,990
|
||||
OROP - 2013 for 18 years
|
30,825
|
PIPB next =[ PIPB prev-(0.03 x GP)] / 1.03
|
|||
OROP - 2013 for 17 years
|
29,694
|
||||
OROP - 2013 for 16 years
|
28,597
|
||||
OROP - 2013 for 15 years
|
27,531
|
||||
OROP - 2013 for 14 years
|
26,496
|
||||
Period
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Total Pay
|
Pension
|
2013
|
26,496
|
8,000
|
1030
|
52770
|
26385
|
2014
|
27,526
|
8,000
|
1070
|
41,526
|
|
2015
|
28,596
|
8,000
|
1100
|
42,596
|
|
2015 Dec
|
29,696
|
8,000
|
|||
2016
|
96,878
|
||||
New Def Pay Matrix
|
1,44,200
|
||||
Jul-16
|
1,48,500
|
||||
Jul-17
|
1,53,000
|
||||
Jul-18
|
1,62,300
|
||||
Pension in 2018
|
88,900
|
||||
Arrears
|
8,800
|
||||
Period
|
Arrears
|
DR in %
|
DR Amount
|
DR + Arrears
|
Arrears for Period
|
Jul - Dec 2018
|
8,800
|
9
|
792
|
9,592
|
47,960
|
Jan - Jun 2019
|
8,800
|
12
|
1056
|
9,856
|
59,136
|
Arrears due to NFU
|
1,07,096
|
||||
Part VI: Likely Hike in Pay and Pensions of
Majors
45. Presently officers do not retire in the rank
of Major as all of them get promoted to time scale rank of Lt Col after 13
years commissioned service. There was only one Major in 2013 with 22 years’
service who could not pass promotion examination Part D and got PMR in 2013.
Hence OROP – 2013 fixed pension of all officers from 22 years to 33 & more
service at Rs 23,815 in OROP – 2013 on the pretext that Majors with more than
22 years did not retire in 2013. It is unlikely to have even one Major retiring
in 2018. Unless there are some SCOs / SL officers who due to their age on
getting commission being on higher side and retired before 13 years will retire
as Majors. Otherwise all would have been promoted to Lt Col after putting 13
years commissioned service. But there are many Pre – 2006 Majors who retired
much earlier than in 2013. They all get very low pension even when they put in
more than 30 years’ service. Similarly Maj MNS did not get any benefit in OROP
as no majors retired in calendar year 2013 in MNS.
46. As and when Hon’ble Supreme Court gives
judgment granting NFU to Armed Forces, then Pre – 2013 Majors need not worry as
they will get pension of Maj Gen. Presently majors with 22 or more years’
service get pension of Rs 23,815 w.e.f. Jul 2014. I hope they will get pension
of Maj Gen for their length of service in 2013.
47. If this assumption is correct then the Major
with 22 years’ service should get pension in 2013 of Maj Gen with 22 years’
service which is Rs 33,320 (from Rs 23,815).
Maj Gen : 22 Years of Service
|
|||||
Year
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Pension
|
Total Pay
|
2,013
|
50,640
|
10,000
|
1,820
|
33,320
|
66,640
|
Major of 1983 Batch in 2013 : 20
Years of Service
|
|||||
Year
|
PIPB
|
GP
|
Increment
|
Pension
|
Total Pay
|
2,013
|
32,930
|
6,600
|
1,190
|
23,815
|
47,630
|
Period : Major 22 years
|
Arrears
|
DR in %
|
DR Amount
|
Total Arrears
|
Arrears for the Period
|
Jul to Dec 2014
|
9,505
|
107
|
10,170
|
19,675
|
5,712
|
Jan to Jun 2015
|
9,505
|
113
|
10,741
|
20,246
|
1,21,474
|
Jul to Dec 2015
|
9,505
|
119
|
11,311
|
20,816
|
1,24,896
|
Jan to Mar 2016
|
9,505
|
0
|
0
|
9,505
|
57,030
|
Arrears
|
7,90,458
|
Conclusion
48. Majors who put in 20 years’ service are
likely to be the biggest beneficiaries in NFU. If NFU is implemented in letter
and spirit as it was done for IAS guys, then we need not go to AFTs demanding
pension of Lt Col to Majors & equivalents who put in 21 years’ service and
20 years’ service (from 2000) as rank has no linkage to NFU.
49. We really do not know how Min of Def will
implement NFU. What I did was only letting my imagination fly. Therefore, do
not take my analysis as correct. We have to await the letter from Min of Def on
implementation of NFU and tables on NFU from PCDA (Pensions) Prayagraj.
50. Financial
Effect on Implementation of NFU to Armed Forces. This is the job of CGDA.
As a layman I can say financial effect of implementation of NFU has to be done
as under:-
(a) Serving Officers.
(i) Arrears of Pay from 23 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec
2016 of all ranks from Lt to Maj Gen.
(ii) Arrears of pay from 23 Dec 2016 to Date of
Implementation of NFU with DR.
(b) Retired Officers.
(i) Arrears
of OROP 2013 from Jul 2014 to Mar 2016.
(ii) Arrears of pension from Jan 2016 to Date
of implementation.
(iii) Arrears of pension from Jul 2019 onwards
due to OROP – 2018.
51. Modus Operandi. The Govt of India mandated every cadre controlling authority (CCA)
which is parent ministry of Organised Group A Service Officers ( Min of Def for
Armed Forces) to set up a screening committee to select Officers to get NFU
provided they meet certain benchmarks. I hope the MS Branch makes the bench
mark simple so that maximum number of officers get benefit of NFU. Since the
financial effect is going to be very high when NFU is implemented, the modus
operandi of Govt of India, Min of Def is to delay issue of implementation
instructions of NFU as long as possible till 2023. The party in power can sit
on files as they have sitting on the report of Justice L Narasimha Reddy
submitted to the Govt on 26 Sep 2016. When 2024 general elections approach then
the same party in power will promise veterans that they will implement NFU.
More delay means more veterans reaching their heavenly abode and less cash out
go as widows get only 60% of benefit of their deceased husbands. Two
respondents out of 259 of NFU case filed in AFT Delhi along with Col Mukul Dev
have already become Pyare to Allah.
52. Just enjoy your life and leave NFU to God
Almighty who may give some sabhbudhi to these wily politicians not to fool
faujis anymore with all false promises but use them to get votes in general
elections.
Warm
regards,
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CS Vidyasagar (Retd)
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Grant of NFU to Armed Forces:
For
those who talk of cost to Govt for Armed Forces....
Take the case of Haryana as an example. It
has 4 DGPs ( Pay equal to Army Commander) & 8 ADGPs.The 1990 batch officers
are ADGPs and drawing pay equal to a Corps Commander. The state has one IG,one
DIG and 5 Armed Police Battalions at Maduban ( Karnal) and yet, it had to ask
for Army columns when the time came.The Police Range earlier headed by a DIG is
now headed by an IG and there are four police Rgs (Karnal,Rohtak,Hissar
& South). Beside , there are three police commissionarates,
(Ambala-Panchlula,Gurgaon & Faridabad) headed by the Commissioners (DIG
rank officers).The SCRB (State Crime Record Bureau) is headed by an officer of
ADGP rank, over paid but under employed. With so many highly paid IPS lot, the
law and order had to be restored by Army Columns led by Majors/ Lieutenant
Colonels with half of the service of these IPS Offrs.
What a contrast of leadership in two organizations and yet
the Armed Forces are a forgotten lot when it comes to seeking parity with their
Civ counterparts.....
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