EXTRACT OF V PAY COMMISSION REPORT MNS OFFICERS

Pages 1913-1914

Armed Forces proposal to IV Pay Commission

Background 14739 The Fourth Pay Commission had not accepted the Armed Forces
proposal of granting same pay scales to MNS as for other Service Officers and
had proposed rank-based pay to MNS Officers for various ranks. However, in
consonance with the integrated pay scale for officers upto the rank of Brig., an
integrated pay wale was accepted by Government upto the rank of Col. in the
MNS Cadre starting from Rs.2200/- to Rs4500/- The Brigadier's pay scale was
suggested at Rs.4600-100-5000 and that of the Maj. Gen. at Rs5 100-150-5700
against General list cadre Maj. Gen.'s scale of Rs.5900-150-6700.

Armed Forces proposal to V Pay Commission

Services 147.40 The Armed Forces have made the following proposals with regard to
Proposal pay of MNS Officers:

a) There should be two integrated pay scales one upto rank of

Col. and other from Brig to Maj. Gen.

b) The start of scale of Lt. to Col. should be one increment

below the start of general List cadre.

c) B.Sc.(Nursing) entrants to MNS cadre should continue to

have one year ante-date seniority over Diploma entrants.
d) To cornpensate for merit and responsibility of higher
ranks, rank pay should be introduced.