Former Naval Chief Admiral O S Dawson on Wednesday criticised the Sixth Pay Commission report, saying those looking into it were unaware of the difficulties faced by the armed forces personnel.
Dawson, who was in the Navy chief during February 1982 and November 1984, claimed that the committee, looking into the report, led by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar, could not understand the problems faced by soldiers deployed in difficult terrains and provide relief to them.
"What do they know about the condition of soldiers deployed in difficult terrains. They are not capable of settling the genuine demands of soldiers and ex- servicemen," he told reporters here.
No politician or IAS officers, who were taking the final call on the report, had served in the armed forces, Dawson, who also served as the Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand after retiring from service, alleged.
"Soldiers are not just a bunch of unqualified people. They are skilled people handling sophisticated weapons and equipment. People sitting in the cool confines of their air conditioned offices will not understand the sufferings of soldiers," he added.
His comments came on the sidelines of a demonstration organised by Indian Ex- Servicemen League here to protest against the Pay Commission report which they claimed was "damaging the interest of defence services".
The protesters, including former soldiers, their families and widows, were demanding "one rank, one pension", inclusion of ex-servicemen welfare in the concurrent list and separate pay commission for the armed forces besides other commitments.
Former Naval chief criticises Sixth Pay Commission report: The Hindu
Comments: This article has been reproduced in Toto for benefit of the readers. The IESL demands has been clearly spelt out and highlighted by the media. The ESM who have been neglected by all the Pay Commissions since independence (one rank one pension) needs immediate attention especially when 20 lakh Jawans (ESM) who are exposed to the harsh bureaucracy, compounded with total unconcern for their welfare. The travails of Lt Gen TS Pattabhiraman (Retd) for securing a Family Ration Card is a sample of our harsh and corrupt bureaucracy see post titled "General Battles for Ration Card in Tamilnadu" posted on 07 May 2008 in this blog.
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