Military Service Pay – An Overview

7th CPC Defence Pay and Allowances 2018
Pay & Allowances of JCOs/OR

Military Service Pay – An Overview

(D) MILITARY SERVICE PAY:
(i) Military Service Pay is a compensation for the various intangible aspects linked to the special conditions of service in Army;

(ii) Military Service Pay shall be admissible on drawl of pay in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix, at the rate of Rs 15,500 for Honorary Commissioned Officers, and Rs 5,200 for all Junior Commissioned Officers/ Other Ranks; and

(iii) Military Service Pay shall be counted as pay for the purpose of computation of dearness allowance and pension;

(e) (i) Group -X Pay is a fixed amount admissible to a Junior Commissioned Officer/ Other Rank of Group -X, because of his higher educational qualification vis-à-vis a Junior Commissioned Officer/ Other Rank of Group –Y.

(ii) The Levels for same ranks in trade Group –X and trade Group –Y shall be same. Group –X Pay shall be admissible on drawl of pay in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix at;

(a) a higher rate of Rs 6,200, for Group -X trades which requires a qualification equivalent to a diploma recognised by All India Council for Technical Education; and

(b) a lower rate of Rs 3,600, for other Group –X trades, but not having a technical qualification recognised by All India Council for Technical Education;

(iii) When a Junior Commissioned Officer/ Other Rank in relevant Group –X trades drawing a lower rate of Group–X Pay acquires a higher technical qualification equivalent of a diploma recognised by All India Council for Technical Education, he shall be admissible to higher rate of Group –X Pay with the approval of concerned Competent Authority;

(iv) when a Junior Commissioned Officer/ Other Rank is remustered from Group –Y to Group -X, he shall be admissible Group –X Pay as applicable under sub–clause (ii) above; and

(v) Group -X Pay shall be counted as pay for the purpose of computation of dearness allowance only.

More news about Junior Commissioned Officers/ Other Ranks:

• 7th CPC Pay as per Revised Pay Rules – Definition
• Military Service Pay – An Overview
• Exercise of option – Exercised in writing
• Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure – Methodology
• Re–Fixation of Pay – Stepping Up
• Date of Increment in Revised Pay Structure – More details
• Mode of Payment of Arrears of Pay – Calculation
• Pay Matrix – View Table