Demands of Ex-Soldiers,sailors and Airmen as are going to be prjected by All India Ex-Soldiers,Sailors and Airmen Association.

DEMANDS OF EX-SOLDIERS,SAILORS AND AIRMEN
( To be projected by )
All India Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association .
All India Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association has sought
a better deal for Havildars and Sub.Majors from the Centre Govt.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd. has asked the govt.
to change the Pay-Band for Havildars and equivalent ranks from
PB-I to PB-II and for Sub. Majors and equivalent ranks from PB-II
to PB-III since the Sixth Pay Commission has not done justice with
these ranks. Association has stress upon the govt. that the soldiers
of the rank of Havildar form the real back-bone of Defence Forces
and Sub. Major acts as a Chief executor of the strategy in the war.
These two ranks have been virtually crushed by the recommendations
of Sixth Central Pay Commission and further faulty implementation
of the recommendations regarding their pay scales. The Havildars
have been virtually equated to class-IV civilian such as Peons,
Chowkidars, Mali and Dhobi etc. in respect of pay.
Association further asked the Minister to release immediately
the orders for promised ONE RANK ONE PENSION for Junior
Commissioned Officers, Senior Non-Commissioned Officers,
Non-Commissioned Officers and other ranks which was announced
by Finance Minister in Union Budget on 6 July 2009, and then by
the Minister him self inthe Parliament and finally by Prime Minister
on Independence Day but the order regarding the same has not been
issued so far.
Association has reminded the Minister that the govt. had also agreed
to give pension to soldiers up to the rank of Hav. @ 70% and to
JCOs @ 60% of the last pay drawn to compensate for their early,
compulsory, retirement but to the great disappointment of the
soldiers, these orders have also not seen the light so far whereas
orders regarding change of Pay Band from PB-III to PB-IV for the
Lt. Col. have been issued long ago although these recommendations
were made by the same group of ministers in the same report. With
this partial treatment given to lower ranks, a great resentment is
prevailing in the Defence Forces and among the veterans which is
not good for nation’s security.
We vehemently stress upon the govt. to fulfill the demands of
veterans at the earliest lest they may come onthe roads like civilian
counter parts and the govt. will be in a critical position to handle that
volcanic situation.
Last but not the least, the we, forcefully, demand of the govt. not to
use the term PBORs for Junior Commissioned Officers, Senior
Non-Commissioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and other ranks
as they feel much humiliated by being referred as such.

Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
President,
Indian Ex-Services League,Punjab & Chandigarh.
Mob.098554-09128,Tele-Fax 0175-5000896.