Drawal of pay, MSP – 7th CPC Notification of Air Force Pay Rules, 2017 i.r.o. PBORs

Provided that a Warrant Officer /Sergeant/Corporal/Leading
Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman may elect to continue to draw pay in the
existing pay structure, until the date on which he earns his next or
any subsequent increment in the existing pay structure, or until he
ceases to hold his rank or ceases to draw pay in the existing pay
structure.

Provided further that in case a Warrant Officer /Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman has been placed in
a higher grade pay between the 1st day of January 2016 and
the date of notification of these rules on account of promotion, he may
elect to switch over to the revised pay structure from the date of such
promotion.

Explanation.- (i) For the purpose of this rule the option to retain the
existing pay structure under the provisions of this rule shall be
admissible only in respect of one existing pay band and grade pay.

(ii) The aforesaid option will not be admissible to any Warrant
Officer/
Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman appointed to a post
on or
after the 1st day of January, 2016, whether for the first
time in government
service or by transfer from another post and he shall be allowed pay
only in the
revised pay structure.

(2) (i) Military Service Pay is a compensation for the various
intangible aspects linked to the special conditions of service in Air
Force;

(ii) Military Service Pay shall be admissible on drawal of pay in the
prescribed Level in
the Pay Matrix, at the rate of Rs 15,500 for Honorary Commissioned
Officers, and Rs. 5,200 for all other Warrant Officers/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman;

(iii) Military Service Pay shall be counted as pay for the purpose of
computation of dearness allowance and pension;

(3) (i) Group ‘X’ Pay is a fixed amount admissible to a Warrant
Officer/
Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman of Group ‘X’ only,
because of his higher educational qualification vis-à-vis a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman of Group ‘Y’.

(ii) The Levels for same ranks in trade Group ‘X’ and trade Group ‘Y’
shall be same.
Group ‘X’ Pay shall be admissible on drawal of pay in the prescribed
Level in the Pay
Matrix at:

(a) a higher rate of Rs 6,200, for Group X’ trades which requires a
qualification
equivalent to a diploma recognised by All India Council for Technical
Education; and

(b) a lower rate of Rs 3,600, for other Group ‘X’ trades, but not
having a technical
qualification recognised by All India Council for Technical Education;

(iii) when a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading
Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman in relevant Group ‘X’ trades drawing a lower
rate of Group ‘X’ Pay acquires a higher technical qualification
equivalent of a diploma recognised by All India Council for Technical
Education, he shall be admissible to higher rate of Group ‘X’ Pay with
the approval of concerned Competent Authority;

(iv) when a Warrant Officer/ Sergeant/Corporal/Leading
Aircraftsman/Aircraftsman is re-mustered from Group ‘Y’ to Group ‘X’,
he shall be admissible Group ‘X’ Pay as applicable under sub-clause
(ii) above;

(v) Group ‘X’ Pay shall be counted as pay for the purpose of
computation of dearness allowance only;