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| Dutt hands over Rs.16 cr back wages cheque to FM Manekshaw | | |
Jammu, April 18-
Defence Secretary, Sekhar Dutt, today handed over a cheque of back wages of over Rs.1.16 crore to Field Marshal S H F J Manekshaw, at the Military Hospital in Wellington, following the government decision that officers holding honorary ranks of Field Marshal of the Army and Marshal of the Air Force, would be entitled to salary and emolument package along with several other facilities in keeping with rare honours attached to these ranks. These back wages will be effective from Jan 01, 1973, when Gen Manekshaw took up the Field Marshal rank and from this month onwards he will get the enhanced salary.
When asked by the Field Marshal Manekshaw, whether any imposition of tax on his new salary structure, the Defence Secretary replied that if at all tax has to be imposed, it will be at the minimum adding that he will try to exempt it from tax deduction.
Dutt also conveyed the greetings from the President and Supreme Commander of Armed Forces Dr A P J Abdul Kalam and handed over the message of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Field Marshal Manekshaw, who is now undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital, Wellington, a Defence spokesman said here today.
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