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Discrepancies in the army and civilian ranks to be looked into : Manohar Parrikar

Discrepancies in the army and civilian ranks to be looked into : Manohar Parrikar

| | 25 Oct 2016, 03:16 pm
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS) : The Government on Tuesday promised to address the discrepancies in the rank parity between civilian and military officers, which was introduced through a recent circular to the chagrin of defence personnel.

According to reports, Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said the Government is sensitive to the issue and promised to look into it.

"The Government is sensitive to issues concerning serving and retired soldiers," Parrikar told reporters.

The October 18 circular has reportedly downgraded officers in the army, navy and air force who have to work with bureaucrats at headquarters.

The order equates an army major general (equivalent to an  admiral in the navy and vice-marshal in the Air Force) to a principal director in the Armed Force Headquarters (AFHQ) Civil Service.

A brigadier/ commodore/ air commodore is to be equated with a director, and a colonel/ captain/ group captain is to be at par with a joint director in the civil service.

Earlier, a major general was treated as the equivalent of a joint secretary, a colonel  was equated with a director and a  brigadier, by convention, was treated equal of a deputy director-general.

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