Audit of food served at Defence Canteens Defence Canteen, commonly referred as CSD Canteen are entrusted with providing consumer goods and other household articles to the personnel of Defence Services and other entitled categories. However, food served to defence personnel is not through these Defence Canteens. Ration for the food to defence personnel is provided … Read more
Committee on Rank and Pay Parity The Government has set up a three member Committee of Officers to look into Equivalence between Service Officers and Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (AFHQ CS) officers. The Committee is likely to submit its findings by 31st March 2017. This information was given by Minister of State for Defence … Read more
Justification for Deployment of Sahayaks / Buddies The Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force do not have the system of Sahayaks. In the Indian Army, a Sahayak has clearly defined military duties and forms an integral part of the organization structure of a unit and has specific functions during war and peace. During operations … Read more
Scrapping the Post of Orderlies in the Army Indian Navy and Air Force do not have the system of Orderlies. Sahayaks (Orderlies) are combatant soldiers and provide support to officers and JCOs in the Army when serving with units or HQ functioning on War Establishments. Thus there is no separate category of Sahayaks. A Sahayak … Read more
Medical Facilities to personnel of Armed Forces All kinds of medical facilities such as primary medical healthcare, specialist medical care and super specialists medical care are provided to armed forces personnel including ex-servicemen and their dependents. At present, treatment facilities through Ayurvedic and Unani system of medicine are not available in the Armed Forces Medical … Read more
Terrorist Attacks on Armed Forces Details of terrorist attacks on Army during the last three years and current years are as under:- Year No. of Attacks 2014 10 2015 11 2016 15 2017 (till 15th March) 03 Details of total number of soldiers who lost their lives on borders and in various terrorist activities in the … Read more
Implementation of Seventh Pay Commission Report The following steps have been taken to implement the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission Report in respect of Armed Forces personnel: (i) Issue of Resolution dated 25th July 2016 by Ministry of Finance. (ii) Issue of Resolution dated 5th September 2016 by Ministry of Defence. (iii) Issue of orders … Read more
Service personnel are authorized to HRA, CILQ and FAA Service personnel are authorized to House Rent Allowance (HRA) / Compensation in Lieu of Quarter (CILQ) / Family Accommodation Allowance (FAA) Accommodation facilities to Officers Government has sanctioned construction of 1,76,065 Dwelling Units (DUs) for the Married Army officers / soldiers. Apart from construction of DUs, … Read more
Owning a House Becomes Easier for Army Personnel 1. Army personnel by virtue of deployment in remote areas find it extremely difficult to invest time in buying a good house, therefore, to fulfill this essential need and meet the aspirations, AWHO has come up with a pragmatic business model called the ‘Private Industry Collaborative Business … Read more
‘Benefits to paramilitary forces at par with army’ issue raised in Parliament : whether Government has any proposal to extend same benefits to paramilitary forces at par with army? GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-710 ANSWERED ON-08.02.2017 Benefits to paramilitary forces at par with army 710 . Shri A. … Read more