Cabinet approval on allowances paid to Uniformed Services Recommendations in respect of some important allowances paid to Uniformed Services: Defence, CAPFs, Police, Indian Coast Guard and Security Agencies i. The 7th CPC has recommended abolition of Ration Money Allowance (RMA) and free ration to Defence officers posted in peace areas. It has been decided that Ration … Read more
CSD Unit Run Canteens : 50% Exemption of GST to CSD Items Government has declared 50% exemption of GST to CSD Integrated HQ Min of Def(Army) Quartermaster Generals’ Branch Canteen Services Directorate Wing-III, West Block-3, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066 95350/Q/DDGCS/Advisory/10-2017 16 Jun 2017 HQ Southern Command (OL), HQ Eastern Command (OL) HQ Western Command (OL), HQ … Read more
Shortage of Soldiers in Armed Forces The shortage of soldiers in the three Armed Forces is given as under: Officers: Army (as on 1.1.2017) Navy (as on January, 2017) Air Force (as on 7.4.2017) 7986 1256 Nil JCOs / Other Ranks & Equivalent: Army (as on 1.1.2017) Navy (as on January, 2017) Air Force (as … Read more
Women Personnel of the Armed Forces The number of women officers (excluding medical and dental branch) in all the three wings of defence forces is as under: The details of women officers (excluding medical and dental branch) recruited during the last four years and the current year, Service-wise, are as under:- In March 2016, approval … Read more
Disability Pension for Soldiers The 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) recommended the following on disability pension:- The Commission is of the considered view that the regime implemented post 6th CPC needs to be discontinued, and recommended return to the slab based system. The slab rates for disability element for 100 percent disability would be as … Read more
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
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