New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Defence Minister A K Antony today said there were no differences between the government and the armed forces over the 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC) report.
His statement comes in the wake of the defence forces’ signal to its 1.5 million personnel on the “anomalies” in the CPC, asking them to “be patient in the larger interest of the Services,” which was seen as an act of defiance of the Cabinet decision to implement revised pay scales from September 1.
“There is no difference between the government and the Services, because they are also part of the government. Don’t read too much (into the forces’ signal),” Antony told reporters after the Defence Accounts Day function here.
Pointing out that the government had taken a decision in the Cabinet to implement the pay commission report after amendments, Antony said the additional burden on the exchequer due to the changes in the approved CPC is Rs 6,000 crore.
“After the decision of the Cabinet, Services’ chiefs noted some of the problems and anomalies, specifically regarding the defence forces, which is but natural. The government is examining it at the appropriate level. Meanwhile, you are reading too much. It is not correct,” he said.
Stating that the armed forces had already submitted the details for revised pay scales, the Defence Minister said the government had issued a notification for paying adhoc arrears to the personnel, due to the delay in calculating their revised pay for October.
“Also, the Prime Minister has appointed a committee headed by my senior colleague Pranab Mukherjee. So there is no problem. As far as we are concerned, there is no difference,” he added. PTI (Source: http://www.ptinews.com)
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