How nations recruit and retain soldiersAll recruitments for Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) to be done through the scheme. Soldiers will serve for four years, after which 25%...
CAG criticises defence ministry for lack of planning in implementing decision on dress allowance"The Ministry of Defence took three months (November 2017) to convey the above decision to the Armed Forces and took further seven months (...
Army inducts women as soldiers for the first time, breaking another glass ceilingShattering yet another glass ceiling in the overwhelmingly male-dominated armed forces, the first-ever batch of 83 women jawans have now be...
Over 2 lakh women apply for 100 jawan postsThe Army is also planning to raise a "Mahila Provost Unit" in the Territorial Army for the first time, with two officers, three junior comm...
Women to be recruited in military police corp, says Defence Minister terming the decision as 'historic'Women will be inducted in a graded manner to eventually comprise 20 per cent of total Corps of Military Police, the official handle of the ...
Delhi High Court declines to hear PIL alleging discrimination against jawans"We are not inclined to entertain the PIL. Dismissed," a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said while noti...
Government releases revised pensionary benefits under OROP to over two lakh defence pensionersThe amount along with first instalment of arrears had been released and credited by the Defence Ministry to the accounts of pensioners on M...
Government has one-week window to work on OROP planWhile the code of conduct will kick in the moment elections are announced, a complication in form of the recommendations of the 7th pay com...
HC seeks IAF, Navy's reply on plea on recruitment practiceThe Army after going through the recruitment process resorts to the short listing based on the written examination and other criteria, it s...
Government to airlines: Roll back Rs 3000 cancellation fee, it’s too highApart from cancellation fees, airlines have been steadily hiking charges for many other things, for example, carrying check-in baggage over...
Indian Military facing a shortage of 13,000 officers with Army accounting for bulk of vacancies: AK AntonyThe Indian Military is facing a shortage of around 13,000 officers and 53,700 personnel below officer rank with the Army accounting for bul...
Lucrative alternative career luring defence personnel: Defence Minister A K AntonySome of the major reasons for vacancies in the armed forces include lucrative alternative career avenues and difficult service conditions.
Pension hike step towards achieving goal of one-rank-one pension: Defence MinistryDefence Ministry today said the recent pension package of Rs 2,300 crore for the ex-servicemen was a step towards achieving the goal of ORO...
- Insurance cover for army personnel increased
Extending a better life insurance cover for its personnel, Indian Army has increased the Army Group Insurance Fund (AGIF) by Rs 10 lakh and...
- Police organisations, paramilitary forces throw in towel in Pay Commission bout
After armed forces, it is now turn of CPOs & CPMFs to raise a pitch for "parity" in pay scales with their military counterparts. Pay Commis...
- Pay panel report: Armed Forces feel cheated
After the Sixth Pay panel notifications, Lt-Colonels and their equivalent ranks in IAF and Navy, will get lesser salary. Full text of Sixth...
- PBOR resettlement sees action
Only states like Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan have taken proactive steps to resettle retired defence personnel.