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| Patil assures IPS officers on pay disparity | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 8
Senior IPS officers have pinned their hopes on the Union Home Minister Shiv Raj Patil as they have been given an assurance by him that he would consider their genuine demands regarding restoring parity with the IAS officers.
Patil is believed to have given this assurance to the delegation of Central IPS Officers Association led by A.P.Maheshwar (Inspector General CRPF) during their meeting with him in the national capital.
The Association members after holding parleys among themselves had met the Union Home Minister recently and also submitted a memorandum which listed their grievances over what the officers called downgrading DGs and DIGs as far as the monthly pay packet was concerned.
Police sources said here today that Mr Patil gave a patient hearing to the Association members and assured them that he would recommend suitable enhancement in the payscales of officers right from DGs to DIGs down to constables.
The Association members had demanded that there was no case for any “edge” to any service over the IPS and hence absolute parity at all levels was justified.
Another demand the Association members put forward during their meeting with Mr Patil pertained to the parity in all pay bands and grade pay for all India services at all stages of career and the existing payscale of DIGs (Rs.16400-450-20,000) should be placed in the proposed pay band PB 4 with grade pay of Rs.9,000.The eligibility period for the post of DIGs should remain 14 years
They also demanded that the deputation to the posts of DIG and IG in the central paramilitary forces should be retained at the current level and the DGs in the states should be fixed in Apex scale,the entire pay scale structure for the IPS should be brought at par with those in the IAS cadre the grade pay of constables,head constables,ASI and SI should be suitably increased.
Mr Patil was informed about the challenges the police officers faced as threat to their lives was higher than the IAS officers besides the former had to put in long and irregular working hours resulting in higher degree of stress. |
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