Pay anomaly

Sir, - According to Col. P. K. Vasudeva (TheHindu, April 11), the real problem contributing to the disenchantment and discontent in the armed forces is the declining status of officers over the years, compared to IAS and IPS Officers. Today, while a joint secretary puts in 15 to 17 years of service to reach the rank, the Pay Commission treats him on a par with a Major General of 32 years of service.

The author seems to be unaware of another dimension of declining status. Now a Major General, retired before 1986, draws a pension which a Brigadier gets. This is not what the Pay Commission intended. And the Anomaly Committee had done pretty little during the last four years.

S. Lakshminarayanan,

Chennai

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