The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has been forced to summon Defense Secretary R.K. Mathur over his ministry’s non-compliance with AFT and Supreme Court rulings to implement DACP pay rises for military doctors.
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Defense budget disappoints forces
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•This defense budget is being seen as inattentive towards force modernization and accretion.
Army’s officer intake hits new low
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•The number of officers being commissioned by the Indian Army annually has fallen for the second year.
Forces still angry about raw deal from government
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•The UPA government is reportedly delaying any action by the ministerial committee looking into the grievances of the armed forces till the Election Commission’s announcement of the general elections. Under the model code of conduct that comes into operation once elections are announced the government will just wash it’s hands off the entire affair saying it can’t announce any ‘largesse’.