BRAVE HEART

OUR OWN BRAVE HEART

75 CRPF personnel scarified their lives in the Naxal attack in Dantewara District of Chhattisgarh yesterday.The Next of Kin of these deceased personnel will be granted the following compensation and pensionary benefits
Ex-Gratia by Central Government 15,00,000/-
CRPF from Risk Fund 10,00,000/-
Ex-Gratia by the State Government 3,00,000/-
Compensation by the State Government under Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (GPAIS) for anti-naxal operation 10,00,000/-
Central Welfare Fund (CWF) 60,000/-
Liberalized Pensionary Award (LPA) under EOFP Rules-Last pay drawn

3. In addition to the above, one eligible family member will be provided employment in CRPF on compassionate grounds as per rules.

4. The list of the martyrs

01-SATYAWAN SINGH DY.COMDT,DISTT-JHUNJUNU,(RAJ)
02-7115 SH. B.L.MEENA,ASSTT.COMDT,DISTT-JHUNJUNU,(RAJ)
03-830753112 SI/GD B.K.SHARMA,DISTT-ALIGARH(UP).NRS-ALIGARH
04-913246405 HC/GD ALI HASAN,DIST. MUZAFFAR NAGAR[U.P]
05-0752644484 CT/GD RAKESH KUMAR,BARAUT,DISTT- BAGPAT (U.P.)
06-913235678 HC/GD RAM KARAN MEENA,DISTT. JAIPUR (RAJASTHAN)
07-045265047 CT/GDVINOD PAL SINGH,DISTT- TEHRI GARHWAL U.KD.
08.-045266133 CT/GD TEEKAM SINGH,,DISTT. DEHRADUN (UKD)
09.-025261973 CT/GDBHUPENDER KUMAR,, DISTT. ALIGARH (U.P.)
10-903085231 HC/GDL.K. KALITA.- NAVGAON. ASSAM.
11-015264301 CT/GDMANAK CHANDRA SHARMA,DISTT. BULAND SHAHAR [UP]
12-025261278 CT/GD,NARENDER KUMAR,DISTT-GAZIABAD (UP),
13-025262043 CT/GD KHALIL KHAN,DISTT- GAZIABAD (UP)
14-91182614 CT/GD,VIRENDER SINGH,DISTT- BULANDSHAHAR (U.P.)
15-941183403 CT/GD,UDAIVEER SINGH,SMT.AUSHMIT KAUR (WIFE),DISTT- MEERUT
16-015265424 CT/GD,MAHENDER KUMAR,DISTT- MOORADABAD (U.P.)
17-025261349 CT/GD,TARA SINGH,DISTT-J.P.NAGAR (U.P.)
18,-025261536 CT/GD, AJIT SINGH,DISTT-BULANDSHAHAR(U.P)
19-020620119 CT/BUG,SANDEEP KUMAR,DISTT- BHIWANI
20-045264344 CT/GD,MANOJ NAUGAI,DISTT- NAINITAL
21-045264959 CT/GD,DHARAMPAL SINGH,DISTT BULANDSHAHAR (U.P.)
22-045023007 CT/GD,UDAI VEER SINGH,DISTT- MATHURA (U.P.)
23-045265813 CT/GD,BRIJA NAND,DISTT- UDHAMSINGH NAGAR (U.K.)
24-040080272 CT/GD,SACHIN KUMAR,DISTT-MEERUT (U.P.)
25-913218233 CT/GD,SATISH CHANDRA,DISTT- J.P. NAGAR (U.P.)
26-055260447 CT/GDRAJENDER SINGH RANA,DISTT- UDHAM SINGH NAGAR (U.P.)
27-065269084 CT/GD,LALIT KUMAR,DISTT-HARDWAR (U.K.)
28-031231182 CT/GD AMIT KUMAR SINGH,DISTT- MOORADABAD (U.P.)
29.-075342689 CT/BUG,PRADEEP KUMAR,DISTT- BHIWANI (HARYANA)
30-940820247 CT/DVR,SAMPAT LAL,DISTT-JHUNJUNU,(RAJ)
31-067260025 INSP/GD-PRAKASH KUMAR DISTT-PURVI CHAMPARAN (BIHAR)
32-057260016 INSP/GD ,JEETU ANAND,DISTT-LAKHISHARAI
33-810530661 SI/GD,BISWANATH RAI,DISTT-GOPALGANJ (BIHAR)
34-930210145 CT/GD BHUTAN YADAV,DISTT- WESTCHAMPARAN (BIHAR)
35-930210154 CT/GD,MOTI LAL RAM,DISTT-SARAN (BIHAR)
36-841171154 HC/GD,SURENDER RAI,DISTT- GOPALGANJ(BIHAR)
37-800110197 SI/GD,ZAMIRULHASAN,DISTT –BADAUN(U.P.)
38-80127007 SI/GD SHARVDEV SINGH,DISTT-GAZIPUR(UP)
39-820700193 SI/GD,BRIJESH KR TIWARI,FAIZABAD (U.P.)
40-911182213 CT/GD,VED PAL,,DISTT, BAREILLY (U.P.]
41-850842867 HC/GD,AWDHESH YADAV,DISTT-GORKHAPUR (U.P.)
42-015263002 CT/GD,SATRAJEET RAM,DISTT- GHAZIPUR (UP)
43-015265905 CT/GD,DEVENDRA YADAV,DISTT-BIJNOR (UP)
44-025021303 CT/G,JAMUNA PRASAD GIRI,DISTT-JAUNPUR (UP)
45-45261112 CT/GD,SANJAY KUMAR JALAUN, DISTT-BULANDSHAR (U.P.)
46-035023602 CT/GD,MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY ,DISTT-AZAMGARH (UP)
47-075267475 CT/GD,NAVNEET KUMAR, DISTT- BIJNOR (.U.P.)
48-075267193 CT/GD,ARENDER KUMAR,DISTT- EATAH (U.P.)
49-981180759 CT/GD,SURAJ KUMAR,DISTT-BALIA (U.P.)
50-005261122 CT/GD,VIJAY KUMAR ,DISTT-MARAJGANJ(U.P)
51-025021134 CT/GD ,RAMA NAND YADAV,DISTT- GORKHPUR(U.P.)
52-025020191 CT/GD,JITENDER KUMAR,DISTT-GORKHAPUR (U.P)
53-025021259 CT/GD,PRAVEEN KUMAR RAI ,DISTT- GORKHAPUR(U.P)
54-035183583 CT/GD,SATENDER SINGH YADAV,DISTT- FARRUKHABAD (U.P.)
55-035262642 CT/GDRANJIT KUMAR YADAV ,DISTT-PRATAPGARH(U.P.)
56-913261582 HC/GD,SHUSHIL KUMAR ,DISTT- UNNAO ,(U.P.)
57-060724208 CT/GD VINOD KUMAR ,DISTT- SULTANPUR,(U.P.)
58-085180388 CT/GD,RAJESH KUMAR ,DISTT- KANNUAJ,(U.P.)
59-065261731 CT/GD,INDER JEET KUMAR RAM ,DISTT BALIA (U.P.)
60-913217771 CT/GD,MAHESH SINGH ,DISTT- PITHOURGARH,(U.K.)
61-913153656 HC/GD,SHYAM LAL ,DISTT- RAMPUR(U.P.)
62-041611867 CT/GD YOGESHWAR NAIK,,DISTT- MAYURBHANJ (ORISSA).
63-913103907 HC/GD SHIVAPPA, DISTT- HASSAN ,STATE- KARNATAKA.
64-015242459 CT/GD,RAJESH K,DISTT- ERNAKULAM,KERALA
65-035102341 CT/GD,ASHISH KUMAR BHAGEL,DISTT BANKURA,(W.B.)
66-913123516 HC/GD,M.C.M. REDDY,DISTT- KURNOOL,(A.P.)
67-913046261 HC/GD,D.,DISTT- N.A.A. ,TAMILNADU
68-850825848 CT/GD,B.MOHAN RANGAN,DISTT-CHENGALPET,TAMILNADU
69-941181641 CT.GD,H.K. MALIK,DISTT- CUTTAK (ORISSA)
70-851180896CT/GD,LOES XESS , DISTT-RAIGARH (C.G)
71-951180904 CT/GD,RAJARAM EKKA ,,DISTT. RAIGARH (C.G)
72-913210738 CT/GD,K.VIJAY KUMAR ,DISTT- KANNYAKUMAR,TAMILNADU
73-041636559 HC/RO ,AMLE SOPAN,DISTT-JALGAON,MAHARASTRA
74-045023034 CT/GD ,NAHAR SINGH,DISTT- HATHRASH,(U.P)
75-075262623 CT/GD,NIRVESH KUMAR ,DISTT-AGRA (U.P.)
Let we all pray for these departed BRAVE HEART

NEW TAX SLABS

New Income Tax Slab for FY-2010-11
New Income Slab for Individual
Income Slab Tax
Income upto Rs 1,60,000 Nil
Income from Rs 1,60,001 to 5.0L 10 %
Income from Rs 5,00,001 to 8L 20 %
Income above 8,00,000 30 %

30 %(Tax exemption under Infra Bonds Rs.20,000 from FY 2010-11)
New Income Slab for Women
Income Slab

Income upto Rs 1,90,000 Nil

Income from Rs 1,90,001 to 5 L 10 %
Income from Rs 5,00,001 to 8 L 20 %
Income above 8,00,000 30 %
Income above Rs 5,00,000
30 %(Tax exemption under Infra Bonds Rs.20,000 from FY 2010-11)
New Income Slab for Senior Citizen
Income upto Rs 2,40,000 Nil

Rs 2,40,001 to 5,00,000 10 %

Income from Rs 5,00,001 to 8L 20 %

Income above 8,00,000 30 %

30 %(Tax exemption under Infra Bonds Rs.20,000 from FY 2010-11) CGHS subscription will be exempted u/s 80D

HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (CGEPHIS)
Government of IndiaMinistry of Health & Family welfareDepartment of Health & Family welfareNirman Bhavan, New DelhiDEMAND SURVERYCENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (CGEPHIS)
OBJECT OF DEMAND SURVEY –
Government of India is contemplating introduction of a Health Insurance Scheme for Central Government Employees and Pensioners and their dependent family members all over India. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare intends to assess the demand for the above Scheme from the prospective beneficiaries through this survey for taking further steps in this direction.
WHO CAN JOIN THE SCHEME –
All the personnel of the Central Government including All India Service officers, serving and retired, and others who are covered under the existing CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) and under CS(MA)Rules [Central services (Medical Attendance) Rules] Can join the Scheme. The Scheme is proposed to be implemented on voluntary basis for existing employees and pensioners and compulsorily for future employees and pensioners.
INSURANCE COVERAGE –
The scheme shall provide coverage for meeting expenses of hospitalization and surgical procedures for beneficiary members up to Rs.5.00 lakh per family per year subject to limits, in any of the network hospitals. The benefit to the family will be on floater basis i.e. the total reimbursement of Rs.5.00 lakh can be availed of individually or collectively by members of the family. Coverage of Pre-existing diseases: All diseases under the proposed scheme shall be covered from day one.
INSURANCE PREMIUM –
The beneficiary will have to pay an annual premium which will be determined after the formal introduction of the Scheme. It will vary according to the grade pay of the officer. The estimated annual premium for a standard family size will be in the range of Rs.8,000 to Rs.12,000 p.a. It is however proposed to be subsidized by the Government to a considerable extent.
The amount of premium shall be decided by the transparent process of bidding amongst the Insurance companies participating in the Scheme. In case of serving employees, the premium would be deducted by the Drawing & Disbursing Officer.
In the case of pensioners, they would be required to authorize the Band branch from which they are drawing their pension, to deduct the insurance premium.
FAMILY SIZE
a) In case of serving employees, self, spouse, two dependent children and dependent parents would be covered. New born will be covered as a part of insured family member during the currency of the policy.
b) In case of retired employees, self, spouse, two dependent children and dependent parents would be covered.
NOTE:1.
Additional dependent family member can be covered under the scheme by paying an additional premium per additional family member. The premium shall be borne by the beneficiary and there would be no govt. subsidy for the same.
2. The definition of dependent shall be as per guidelines issued by Central Government from time to time.Serving Central Government employees and Central Government pensioners, if interested in becoming a member of the proposed insurance scheme may send their details as per the format given below,
to the Additional Director / Joint Director in the following cities nearest to his place, where CGHS is presently functioning, not later than 15th Feb. 2010.
Ahmedabad - Guwahati - MumbaiAllahabad - Hyderabad - NagpurBangalore - Jaipur - PatnaBhubaneshwar - Jabalpur - PuneBhopal - Jammu - RanchiChandigarh - Kanpur - ShillongChennai - Kolkata - TrivandraumDelhi - Lucknow - JammuDehradun - Meerut
Alternatively they can also send their details at the following address:
V.P.SinghDeputy SecretaryMinistry of Health & Family WelfareRoom No.529-A, Nirman BhawanNew Delhi-110 108E mail : vijay.singh62@nic.in
FORMAT OF DEMAND SURVEY FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (CGEPHIS)
1. Name :2. Designation :3. Office Address :4. Mailing Address :5. e-mail id (if available) :6. Date of Birth :7. Age as on 01.01.2010 :8. Date of Retirement :(for pensioners)9. Whether CGHS beneficiary :(Yes / No)10. Nearest CGHS location :11. Family size :(Details including gender & age)
I am interested in joining the Health Insurance Scheme as and when it becomes operational.
Date:
Place:
Signature

NEW ACR RULES

Jan 8, 2010

Effect on modification/expunction of adverse remarks in the ACRs
NO. 2101 1/1/2005-Estt.(A)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsDepartment of Personnel and Training New Delhi, the 6th January, 2010
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Effect on modification/expunction of adverse remarks in the ACRs and upgradation / down-gradation of the overall grading in the ACRs prior to the period 2008-2009.
(1)The undersigned is directed to say that instructions were issued vide O.M. of even number dated 14'May, 2009 by which the complete APAR (previously known as ACR) including the overall grading and assessment of integrity shall be communicated to the concerned officer for representation if any, with effect from the reporting period 2008-09 which was to be initiated from 1.4.2008. Prior to that only adverse remarks in the ACR were required to be communicated for representation, if any.
(2)The then existinginstructions further provided that the overall grading in the ACR should remain unchanged even after modification or expunction of the entire adverse remarks. It was left to the DPC to re-determine the overall grading if it considered that the expunction of such adverse remarks had so altered the quality of the ACR.
(3) The matter has been further considered and it has been decided that in those cases where the reckonable ACRs prior to the reporting period 2008-09 are to be considered in a future DPC on which theadverse remarks of Reporting / Reviewing / Accepting Authorities have been expunged or modified by the Competent Authority, the "overall grading" in the ACR be kept blank for appropriate re-grading by the DPCs.
(4)The existing grading shall be blocked in such cases. It has also been decided that where the authority has upgraded / downgraded the overall grading without giving sufficient reasons, the DPC shall treat such an exercise as non-estlinvalid.
(5) General terms, such as "I agree or disagree with the Reporting Officer / Reviewing Officer" used by the Reviewing I Accepting Authority shall not be construed as sufficient reason for upgrading / downgrading the overall grading given by the Reporting Authority / Reviewing Authority.
(6) The proposals for the DPC where ACRs upto the reporting period 2007-08 will be taken into account should specifically bring out these guidelines.2. It is also made clear that past cases already decided will not be re-opened.

PAY AND PROMOTIONAL DISPARITY-CPOs

Pay and Promotional disparity in BSF/CPOs compared to Armed Forces
World's largest para-military organisation, Border Security Force (BSF) suffers from highest attrition for quite a while. Experts cite reasons like low promotional avenues along with pay disparity in relation to their armed forces counterparts after the implementation of the Sixth pay commission report for the high attrition rate in the BSF.
Every month at least 350-400 BSF jawans and officers seek premature retirement of which Rajasthan Frontier has not been far behind. A BSF source said the Centre does not realise the challenges our jawans and officers face every day while protecting the 7,000 km long border adjoining Pakistan and Bangladesh. "During 30-35 years of career, a BSF person could manage to stay not more than a few days with his family and the promotional avenues in comparison to the army personnel, it has been frustrating for them," said a source.
According to an available data more than 900 jawans and officers from the Rajasthan Frontier alone left the job during October 1, 2008 to September 30 ,2009. The data released by BSF headquarters at New Delhi reads that in 2008 alone at least 4,400 people left the job while till June 2009, it has crossed 2,600 at the all-India level from the organisation. As the data reveals most of the personnel leave the job after completing 20 years in service just to take post retirement benefits while almost 40% of them leave the organisation well before 20 years of service on account of low wages, promotional avenues and tough living conditions and service conditions.
A retired director general BSF, M L Kumavat, accepted the fact of high attrition rate in the BSF but said "The trend has been arrested after the implementation of the pay commission report." Kumavat believes that not only the service conditions and pay disparity have not been the reasons for high attrition. "People leave the job as they get lucrative offers from the private sectors and also family pressures and responsibility plays its role," added Kumavat.
Kumavat accepted the fact that a constable in the BSF takes at least 20 years to be promoted to head constable while a similar rank in the Army needs 7-8 years to reach that level. Similarly, a second command officer in the BSF have not been included in the pay band 4 (P4) while his counterparts Lt colonel has been included. Agrees P S Nayar, general secretary, All India Central Para Military Forces and Services Welfare Association, who said "The difference between the salary of a jawan in BSF and Army is of at least Rs 5,000 a month meanwhile the difference goes up to Rs 22,000 in case of higher ranks.
This disparity does more harm than good so far moral of BSF /other CPOs is concerned."

MES AND THE SAD AFFAIRS

BRIEF HISTORY OF MES
Public Works Department was originally created under Army. In 1881, its Military works Branch was segregated leading to creation of Military works Services in 1889. The Army in India Committee in 1921 placed Military Works of Indian Army under QMG.
Subsequently in1923, post of Engineer in Chief was created and The Miners and Engineers, which were earlier under Chief of General Staff, were placed under E-in-C. On 04 Dec 1923 Military Works Department was redesigned as Military Engineer Services (MES) under a Director General of Works (DGW) who was asked to report to E-in-C instead of QMG.
It was clearly mentioned that Army officers posted to MES should be borne on MES establishment and paid on MES rates.
Thereafter, in 1959, DGW again was asked to report to QMG instead of E-in-C. Subsequently, after conflict with China in 1962 when there was large-scale expansion of MES, DGW was again asked to report to E.in.C. Thus DGW (like CPWD) who headed MES was made to report to either QMG or E-in-C at different points of time.
In 1963 a large number civilian Group A officers were recruited through UPSC. E-in-C has been only holding additional charge of MES in addition to his own duties as Head of Corps of Engineers (earlier known as Miners and Sappers). It was at this point of time that E-in-C as head of Corps of engineers started asserting himself to treat MES as an integral part Corps of Engineers.
LTCOL/SE
In order to avoid conflict between Beaurocracy and Army Brass, MOD has been maintaining a safe distance in meeting the aspiration of Civilian Cadres of MES. For example, after a lot of deliberation, a direction was recently issued by MOD, with your kind approval to E-in-C to treat a SE at par with a Colonel (both are having same grade pay of Rs 8700) but the same was withdrawn after few days, as this equation was not acceptable to E-in-C.
Though MOD is well aware of ground situation, yet following are few glaring facts about MES for the information of one and all: -

(A) Quantum of works handled by MES is much higher than handled by CPWD, but a HAG+ level officer heads the later while MES is headed by a HAG level officer having additional charge in addition to his own duties as E-in-C of Indian Army. Presently, MES is having around 1.35 lac personnel out of which 93 % are civilians. There are 1600 group A and 2100 group B civilian officers against about 500 Army officers.

(B) The number of senior level posts held in MES is as under: -
Civilian Officers: HAG 3 SAG 27 (IDSE only)
Army Officers: HAG Nil SAG 4
Army Officers having additional charge: -
HAG 1 SAG 6
In spite of such a large number of senior civilian officers, the distribution of senior Appointments is as follows: -
Army 9 (Central head, 6Command heads, DGW, DG MAP)
Civilian 1 DG (Pers)
Further-more, the two HAG level civilian officers are designated as ADG (ADG D&C and ADG R&D); while the two SAG level Army officers are designated as DG (DGW & DG-MAP).

(C) In spite of DOPT instructions to the contrary, all Civilian HAG officers are being made to report to HAG Army Officer, who is mostly junior to them. Similarly, all Civilian SAG officers are required to repot to junior SAG level Army officer.
(D) Till the year 2000, MES had the dubious distinction, when for 11 years a HAG level Civilian officer was made to serve under a SAG Army officer. Even now in the absence of E-in-C, Civilian HAG Officers are being asked to report to a Maj Gen (SAG) and in the absence of Command Chief Engineer, SAG Civilian officers are made to report to a Brigadier (Principal Director).
(E) AS per MOD order of April 17,2000 all maters dealing with civilian personnel are required to be dealt by DG Pers (a civilian HAG officer) but disciplinary matters and ACRs of civilian officers have been kept under a SAG level Army officer to Keep the hold of Army officers. So much so, preliminary enquiries in matter of discipline of civilian officers are being got through Staff Court of Inquiry ordered under Army Act.
(F) MES functions under Defence Works Procedure in non-operational areas and Engineer units function under OP Works Procedure in operational areas. Thus, there is no security risk if MES is fully civilianized
Since independence there have been several studies on structure of MES without implementation of their recommendations as E-in-C found most of these against the interest of Corps of Engineers
Estimate committee of Lok Sabha under the chairmanship of Smt Sucheta Kriplani carried out the first study on MES in 1957, but its recommendation of complete civilianization was not accepted
Estimates committee of seventh Lok Sabha undertook another study in 1982 that made following important recommendation: -
(1) Senior Army officers posted to MES should have adequate experience in MES at level of AGE/GE.
(2) The committee had observed, and accepted by MOD, that there has been great frustration amongst civilian officers.
(3)The committee had proposed that MOD should have some institutional arrangement to have across the table dialogue with civilian officers.
Fifth Pay Commission
asked for detailed presentation on structure of MES from MOD, but that job was given to E-in-C. After due deliberation the following recommendations were made by the commission: -
(a) Para 33.15 and 33.16
Service personnel from MES should be withdrawn as an economy measure and also to make up deficiency of Army Units.
(b) Para 50.102 and Para 50.103
(i) Civilian HAG level officer be designated as DG and Army Maj Gen be designated as Jt DG
(ii) Head of MES should be a Civilian officer.
(c) Para 50.106
Complete Civilianization of MES be set as a long time objective as is the trend World over.
In order to nullify the recommendation of V CPC, E-in-C prevailed upon COAS who is not in the chain of command of MES, to appoint 30 members committee of Service officers in the year 2000 under GOC-in-C of Central Command.
Fortunately, MOD did not take cognizance of this one sided report but appointed, in the year 2001, a Committee under the chairmanship of Shri V.S.Jafa a retired civil servant. Here, again, one of the two members that was to be appointed by COAS was taken from Corps of Engineers and in turn the committee out sourced the drafting of its report to a retired Maj Gen of Corps of Engineers by inducting him as Chief Adviser
The committee made following recommendation to boost the morale of civilian officers
(1)The procedure for initiating preliminary inquiries for alleged irregularities should be same for Army and civilian officers and must be equable, forthright and unequivocal. MES regulation may be amended to include this provision.
(2)The proportion of higher appointments is tilted in favour of Army officers and distribution of post of Chief Engineer and above between Army and Civilian officers be made in ratio of their number
(3)The committee recommended creation of post of DG (Projects) to be manned by HAG civilian officer. Instead of accepting this recommendation, a post of DG (MAP), that is identical to a DG (Project) was created and handed over to a SAG level army officer.
(4) ACRs of civilian officers should be endorsed only at two levels in MES chain of command to avoid undue pressure from user formations. This recommendation is in line with policy of DOPT but no action has been taken, so far, to implement it because Army officers control section dealing with ACRs of civilian officers.
SIXTH PAY COMMISSION
Now, that the recommendations of VI CPC have been accepted and grade pay has been made the criteria to determine the status and seniority of an officer, the following equivalency is established in MES hierarchy: -
Grade Pay Civilian Level Army Rank
Rs12000 HAG Lt Gen Rs10000 SAG Maj Gen
Rs8900 Addl CE Brig
Rs8700 SE Col.
The issue of grade pay of a Lt Col is still under consideration. As per press reports PMO has issued a direction that it shall be Rs 8000 in PB4 when posted in combat or ready to combat position and Rs 7600 when on deputation in PB3

The fact is that ‘A Committee / MOD proposes and E-in-C disposes’
The above detail report indicate that there is an urgent requirement to check the affairs in MES before it is too late

Indian Coast Guard strengthens base in Gujarat

Post 26/11, Indian Coast Guard strengthens base in Gujarat

Following the Mumbai terror attacks, the Indian Coast Guard has decided to set up their North Western Region base in Gujarat with its headquarters in Gandhinagar. What's more! To beef up security, 'Vijaya', a modern patrolling ship equipped with an onboard helicopter has already been re-based from Mumbai to Porbandar permanently to defend Gujarat's sea coast.
It may be recalled that the terrorists had used a crawler-M V Kuber to launch terror attacks in Mumbai using Porbandar waters.
The move is part of Gujarat being turned into a North Western Region for Indian Coast Guards as sanctioned by the Central government. Earlier, Gujarat coast used to come under the jurisdiction of Western Region headquartered out of Mumbai.
"The Porbandar-based Indian Coast Guard had a longstanding demand of a big ship to protect the area ever since MV Kuber boat sailed out of here. Finally the demand has been fulfilled with Porbandar getting a modern patrolling ship 'Vijaya' that has been re-based from Mumbai and will now operate permanently from here," said a defence spokesperson.
According to the official, the North Western Region will now be headed by an officer of the rank of IG and will soon witness expansion in terms of manpower as well as equipment.
Meanwhile, the ship 'Vijaya', which used to visit Porbandar coast, will be the first big ship based out of Gujarat. The vessel carries a helicopter on board, apart from a pollution response equipment to fight oil spills on sea as well as a mini operation theatre for immediate first aid and treatment to the rescued victims at sea.
Armed with two powerful marine ‘pelistic’ engines, the ship is commanded by a Commandant having vast sea and air experience. It has a team of nine officers and 85 sailors. It also carries additional specialist officers and sailors, when need arises. 'Vijaya' has long endurance and can stay in the sea for a 22-days-long period.
"The vessel will not only provide better equipment for security and patrolling at Porbandarbut will also strengthen the air wing.