State yet to fix pay of officers in anti-Red forces

From The Times Of IndiaManohar Lal, TNN, Dec 9, 2010RANCHI: The state government has failed to fix salaries of six Central paramilitary force officers even 14 months after they were brought here on deputation to carry out anti-Maoist operations. 

The officers, three each from CRPF and BSF, were posted in October 2009 for three years to work in the most Maoist-hit districts of Ranchi, Khunti, Palamu, Gumla, Giridih and West Singhbhum. 

Disappointed with the government, Ronald Jawahar Hansda, one of the six officers, has offered to resign as ASP (operation)-Palamu and has wished to returned to the BSF, his parent organization. 

Owing to non-fixation of salaries, ASP (operation)-Khunti Vijay Kumar has not been able to get his pay for October and November. On the other hand, the other five have been given token salaries by the state government on basis of their last pay certificates. 

To overcome the shortage of IPS officers and the rising Maoist violence, the state government had first asked the Union ministry of home affairs to depute some officers to Jharkhand in 2005. 

After P Chidambaram took charge of the ministry in 2009 and decided to step up the campaign against Maoists, the six officers, who are in the rank of deputy commandants, were posted in the state. 

After the officers raised their problems at various forums, the MHA (Naxal management division), in its letter (18015/36/09 dated October 13, 2010) to the chief secretary, asked for fixation of pay and allowances at the earliest. 

Similarly, CRPF IG (personnel) D K Pathak, in his letter sent to the chief secretary on November 4, 2010, also expressed concern over the matter. He asked the chief secretary to take up the issue of pay and perk fixation at the earliest. 

DGP Neyaz Ahmed said he is aware of the problem and has written a letter to state government asking for speedy fixation of salaries of the officers. 

Owing to non-fixation of pay and allowances, the officers will be be able to get any kind of benefits, in case of death or injuries. 

Speaking on condition of anonymity, one of them said owing to non-fixation of salaries, they were incurring a loss of Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000. . 

According to MHA terms and conditions, officers on deputation are entitled to draw pay in pay band plus grade, pay plus deputation allowance at the rate of 10% at other stations plus risk allowances of Rs 5,540. 

Home secretary J B Tubid claimed that he has no information about pending pay fixation of officers from central forces. "If the officers are working on deputation, they will get their salaries according to norms. But the matter has not been brought to my notice," said Tubid. 

Chief secretary A K Singh also said he was not aware of the matter. Interestingly, the letter written by the IG (personnel) CRPF D K Pathak was addressed to the chief secretary of the state. The letter was written by the IG on November 4.


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