7th Pay Commission – Indian Army Chief and his Counterparts in the IAF and the Navy will draw more salary than the top General and Equivalent in the US based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

7th Pay Commission – Indian Army Chief and his Counterparts in the IAF and the Navy will draw more salary than the top General and Equivalent in the US based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

If the recommendations of the 7th pay commission are implemented, the Indian Army chief’s annual salary will jump to $189,482 (in PPP terms), almost $8,000 more than what a general and equivalent ranks draw in the US. The huge salary hikes will apply equally to civilian officers too.

7th Pay Commission – Two Critical Points Highlighted to Empowered Committee by Durai, DD ESIC Model Hospital

The long standing demand of the central government employees for merger of 50% D.A with basic was not implemented by the government on the excuse that the VI CPC had not made such a proposal. Even the 7th pay commission is totally silent about this aspect.

Hospital Patient Care Allowance to Group C and Group D employees in Railway Hospitals

Hospital Patient Care Allowance to Group C and Group D employees in Railway Hospitals

Railway Board and it has decided to remove the exception made for exclusive Store Pharmacists in paragraph 2(a)(ii) in Railway Board’s letter no. E(P&A)II-98/HW-6 dt. 09.01.2008. Pharmacists will be entitled for payment of Hospital Patient Care Allowance / Patient Care Allowance.