Armed with the Union Cabinet’s decision of accepting 7th pay commission recommendations, a confederation representing thousands of officers of 20 civil services, including Indian Police Service (IPS) on Wednesday asked the government to give equal pay and job-related opportunities enjoyed by those in IAS.
“The government has accepted the panel’s recommendation on pay and allowances in toto. It has given a very strong hope to all other services that they will get parity in service as recommended by two of three members of the commission,” said Jayant Mishra, convener of Confederation of Civil Services Association (COCSA).
“We request the government that the majority recommendation on the issue of pay and service parity are also implemented very soon,” He said. The association comprises 20 services including IPS, IRS, IFS, Indian Audit and Accounts Service and Federation of Railway Officers Association (representing 9 railway services).
The 3-member 7th Central Pay panel, which had submitted its report on November 19, 2015, was divided over the issue of financial and career-related edge given to IAS officers as against those belonging to the other services.