7th CPC: Revision of Pay and Allowances of retired/released Armed Forces Officers wef 01.01.2016 on re-employment in Armed Forces – MoD Order

7th CPC: Revision of Pay and Allowances of retired/released Armed Forces Officers wef 01.01.2016 on re-employment in Armed Forces – MoD Order

To

The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The chief of the Air Staff

Sir,

The pay fixation of re-employed officers on re-employment in Armed forces, is being done in accordance with this Department’s letter No.1/69/2008/D(Pay/Services) dated 24 July 2009. Officers re-employed in Defence services after retirement have been excluded from the purview of the Army/Navy/Air Force Officers Pay Rules/Regulations, 2017 vide Rule 2 thereof. The question of extension of the benefit of the revised pay rules to these officers and the procedure to be followed for fixing their pay in the revised pay structure has been considered by the Government. The president is pleased to decide that the pay fixation in respect of the Officers who were in/came into re-employment on or after 1st January,2016 will be done in accordance with the provisions contained in this order. This order will cover all re-employed officers on re-employment in Armed Forces.

2. Exercise of Option: Re-employed officers who become eligible to elect revised pay structure in accordance with these orders should exercise their option in the manner laid down in Rule 5 and Rule 6 of the Army/Navy/Air Force Officers Pay Rules/Regulations, 2017,within one hundred and eighty days from the date of issue of these orders or in cases where the existing scales of pay of the posts held by them are revised subsequent to the issue of these within one hundred and eighty days of the date of such order. This facility of option is avilable to the re-employed officers who were re-employed before 1.1.2016 only.

Fixation / drawal of pay of Officers re-employed prior to 01.01.2016 and who were in re-employment as on 01.01.2016:

3. (a) The initial pay of a re-employed officer who elects or is deemed to have elected to be governed by the revised structure from the 1st day of January, 2016 shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 7 of the Army/Navy/Air Force Officers Pay Rules/ Regulations, 2017. Revised Pension (excluding the ignorable portion of pension,if any), as admissible on relevant date of coming over to the revised pay structure,effective from 1.1.2016 or later, shall be deducted from his/her pay in accordance with the general policy of the Government on fixation and subsequent drawal of pay of re-employed Officers. Revised Military Service Pay and Dearness Allowance thereon shall be payable from 1.1.2016.

(b) In addition to the pay so fixed, the re-employed officer would continue to draw the retirement benefits he / she was permitted to draw in the pre-revised scales, as modified based on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, orders in respect of which have been issued separately by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare.

(c) In the case of persons who were already on re-employment as on 01.01.2016, the pay may be fixed on the basis of these orders, with effect from the date of coming over to the new pay structure, i.e. 01.01.2016 or later, as per the option exercised by them in terms of para 2 above. In such cases, their term would be determined afresh as if they have been re-employed for the first time from such date of coming over to the new Pay Structure.

4. Officers Re-employed on or after 01-01-2016

Officers who are re-employed on or after 1-1-2016 shall be allowed to draw pay only in the revised Pay Structure.

(a) Officers who Retired from pre-revised scales of pay and were re-employed in the Revised Pay Structure.

The initial pay shall be fixed in the revised pay structure in accordance with Rule 7 of Army/Navy/Air Force Officers Pay Rules/Regulation 2017 read with para 5 below, with reference to the rank held at the time of retirement. Military Service Pay and Dearness Allowance thereon shall be payable from 1-1-2016. However, an amount equivalent to the revised pension (excluding the ignorable portion of pension) effective from 1-1-2016 or after shall be deducted from his pay so fixed in accordance with the general policy of the Govt on fixation of pay of re-employed officers.

(b) Officers who retired and are re-employed in the Revised Scale of pay.

The initial pay in the Level (read with Para 5 below) shall be fixed at the same cell in the Level as the last pay drawn. Military Service Pay and Dearness Allowance thereon shall be payable from 1-1-2016. Having fixed the Pay in the manner indicated, an amount equivalent to the revised pension (excluding the ignorable portion of pension) effective from 1-1-2016 or after shall be deducted from his pay so fixed in accordance with the general policy of the Govt on fixation of pay of re-employed officers.

(To be given by officers who are on re-employment on or after 01.01.2016
and who have chosen / are deemed to have chosen to be governed by the Army/
Navy/ Air Force Officers Pay Rules/Regulations, 2017, in terms of MoD/
D(Pay/Services) order No. ______________ dated ____________ )

I, _______________________, S/o / W/o / D/o ______________________ , hereby
undertake that I understand and agree that the special dispensation of pay
fixation under the Army/ Navy/Air Force Officers Pay Rules/ Regulations,
2017 provided to me through the letter No. ___________________ dated
____________ is subject to the specific condition of deduction of pension
as admissible to me from time to time, wherever required as per extant
instructions and also to recovery in case of overpayment made, if any.

Date:

Place:

1. Initial pay fixation in revised scales of a re-emp officer who has
retired in pre-revised scales and re-emp in pre-revised scales prior to 01 Jan 2016. Example of a
Col retired on 31 Jul 2015 and re-emp on 01 Aug 2015.

(a) Col Retd on 31 Jul 2015

(i)	Pay in Pay Band	Rs. 55000/-
(ii)	Grade Pay	Rs. 8700/-
(iii)	MSP	Rs 6000/-
(iv)	DA @ 119%	Rs 82943/-
	Total	Rs 152643/-

(b)

Fixation of Pay on Date of Re-employment as on 01 Aug 2015

(i)

Re-emp Pay

Rs. 63700/-

(c)


Re-fixation of Pay on 01 Jan 2016 in accordance with Pay Rule /
Regulations 

(i)	Level	– Level 13
(ii)	Revised Pay (63700 x 2.57)	– Rs 163709/-
(iii)	Rounded off to next higher Cell in Level 13	– Rs 165400/-
(iv)	Revised Military Service Pay	– Rs 15500/-
	Total	– Rs 180900

(d) Revised Pension

(i)

Rs 34850 x 2.57

Rs 89565/-

(e) Fixation of Pay on Re-employment

(i)	Pay	Rs 165400/-
(ii)	Less Pension – Ignorable limit (89565 – 15000)	Rs 74565/-
(iii)	Net Pay admissible	Rs 90835/-

(f) As pay has been fixed on 01 Jan 2016, the re-employed officer will be
entitled for annual increment as per the existing provisions of Army/ Navy/
Air Force Officers Pay Rules/ Regulations 2017. DA will be admissible as
per rates announced from time to time. Revised MSP @ Rs. 15500/- and DA
thereon will also be admissible w.e.f. 1-1-2016.

2. Initial pay fixation in revised scales of a re-employed officer who has
retired post implementation of 7th CPC and was granted
re-employment post 01 Jan 2016. Example of a Colonel retired on 31 Mar 2016
and re-employed on 01 Apr 2016.

(a) Col Retd on 31 Mar 2016

(i)	Pay in Defence Pay Matrix	Rs 165400/-
(ii)	MSP	Rs 15500/-
	Total	Rs 180900/-

(b) Revised Pension – 90450

(c)

Fixation of Pay on date of Re-employment as on 01 Apr 2016

(i)	Pay	Rs 165400/-
(ii)	Less Pension – Ignorable limit (90450 – 15000)	Rs 75450/-
(iii)	Net Pay admissible	Rs 89950/-

(d) As the pay has been fixed based on the revised pay rules/regulations,
the re-employed officer will be entitled for annual increment as per the
existing provisions of Army/Navy/Air Force Officers Pay Rules/Regulations
2017. DA will be admissible as per rates announced from time to time.
Revised MSP @ Rs.15500/- and DA thereon will also be admissible w.e.f.
1-1-2016

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