All State/UT Leagues Presidents
ACTION PLAN: PROTEST 6TH Central Pay Commission
1. In view of the ongoing protests against the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission, the Steering Committee (IESL) has decided that all the State Leagues should organise their own activities to express their protest in the form of memoranda and leaflets (not mass rallies). For the leaflets, the suggested contents with the heading “Know Your Soldier” is attached at Appendix. You may like to get it translated in your own local language and the leaflets to be distributed at prominent places. The memoranda may be submitted to your respective Chief Minister/Local MLA and Members of Parliament. The major demands to be included are as under:-
(a) OROP- One Rank One Pension
(b) Mandatory matching placements upto age of 60 years for all ranks who retire early. If the placements are not possible, they should be compensated by granting 75% pay in the form of pension till the age of 60 years.
(c) Appointment of Ex-Servicemen Commission with constitutional powers like Minority Commission/ Women Commission to ensure a uniform policy for implementation in each State with regards to welfare of Ex-Servicemen.
(d) Nominating Military Veterans as members of any Commission appointed by Govt for Military veterans activities/ welfare.
2. It is also suggested that concerned Members of Parliament from your area be requested to raise these issues in parliament during the Monsoon Session. A Public Awareness campaign may also be launched regarding the difficulties faced by the Armed Forces and Military Veterans.
R K S Gulia
Brig (Retd)
President, IESL
1. The norms of recruitment into the Defence Services are universally much more stricter than civilian counterparts.
2. Almost 97% of those enrolled as Soldiers are retired after just 17 years of service, when they are only 36 - 45 years of age & when their financial liabilities are the greatest.
3. During these 17 years, a Soldier stays away from his family for almost ALL the time. He cannot look after his family, does NOT see his children growing up & their education suffers greatly.
4. During these 17 years of service, a Soldier spends an average of 12 years in remote, undeveloped & inhospitable locations. This includes several years in Insurgency affected & High Altitudes are as where winter temperatures go down to Minus 50 degrees, as in SIACHIN.
5. Military life is a 'Round The Clock' commitment; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days in the year. For those deployed in Operational areas, there are NO Sundays, holidays or even working hours.
6. A Soldier's daily existance is extremely hard, full of perpetual danger & risks to life. Even when there is no war, more than 500 Soldiers & Officers die every year fighting Counter Militancy Operations in different parts of Iour country.
7. The voluntary 'Code of Conduct' of a Soldier demands of him a much higher order of Discipline & Public Behaviour.
8. Military Service entails voluntary surrender of certain Fundamental Rights like Right to Life, unlike in Civil Services.
9. Military Laws are much sticter and the degree of punishments awarded are much higher.
10. A Soldier can be transfered anywhere in the World & he has NO right to appeal against his moves.
11. A Soldier has to maintain 100% fitness all the time. Even a slight disability can render him unfit for further Military Service.
12. Every year, 5500 Soldiers are invalidated out of Service because of strict medical norms.
14. There is NO provision to guarantee any second job to the soldier from the time he retires young - till his age of 60 years, which is the retiring age for all Non - Military Government employees.
15. On retiring, a Soldier gets a measly Pension of ONLY Rs 2,713/-, per month which is highly insufficient for him to sustain himself and his remaining liabilities for life.
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