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The sanction of the President has been received for revision of various terms and conditions of service for Air Force officers as given in the succeeding paragraphs excluding officers of Medical and Dental Branch.
2. Substantive Promotion : To reduce the age profile and supersession levels in the Air Force as also to improve vertical mobility, promotion to the substantive ranks of officers will be made on completion of reckonable commissioned service as indicated below :
Rank
Reckonable Commissioned Service
(a)
Flying Officer (Fg Offr)
On commissioning
(b)
Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt)
2 years
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Squadron Leader(Sqn Ldr)
6 years
(d)
Wing Commander (Wg Cdr)
13 years
(e)
Group Captain (Gp Capt) (Time Scale)
26 years
3. Promotion accruing from Para 2 above shall also be subject to the officers fulfilling other criteria to be notified immediately by the Air Headquarters through Air HQ Human Resource Policy. Loss of seniority for non qualification in promotion examinations already awarded will continue to hold good.
4. Those serving in the rank of Wg Cdr (Time Scale) will now be eligible for grant of the substantive rank of Wg Cdr. On grant of Substative rank of Wg Cdr these officers would become eligible for consideration for Gp Capt (Select)/ Gp Capt (Time Scale) provided that;
(a) Those who have attained the rank of Wg Cdr(Time Scale) on completion of 20 years of service before the date of implementation of the order and who have been found' suitable for grant of Wg Cdr(Time Bound) based on the new Human resource policy notified by Air HQ will be eligible for consideration to the rank of Gp Capt(Select). These officers would reckon their seniority immediately below the junior most select Wg Cdr who has already been promoted ahead of him prior to implementation of this order.
(b) Those who have attained the rank of Wg Cdr(Time Scale) on completion of 20 years of service before the date of implementation of the order and who have been found unsuitable for grant of Wg Cdr(Time Bound) based on the new Human resource policy will be ineligible for consideration to the rank of Gp Capt(Selection) but will be eligible for grant of Rank of Gp Capt (Time Scale).
Gp Capt (Time Scale)
5. Officers not promoted to the rank of Gp Capt by selection may be granted the substantive rank of Gp Capt (Time Scale), irrespective of vacancies, provided they are considered fit in all other respects. The terms and conditions governing the rank of Gp Capt (Time Scale) are as under:-
(a) Pay Scale: As applicable to Gp Capt (Select) Grade which currently is Rs. 15,100-450-17,350.
(b) Rank Pay : Officers will be entitled to rank pay of a Wg Cdr which currently is Rs.1,600/-p.m.
(c) Other Allowances & Perks : Officers holding the rank of Gp Capt (Time Scale) will be eligible for all allowances and other perks as applicable to Gp Capt (Select) Grade.
(d) Age of Superannuation : The age of superannuation for Gp Capt(Time Scale) would be same as it is for the rank of Wg Cdr in respective branches. Therefore, there is no change in the retirement age of a Wg Cdr on being promoted to the rank of Gp Capt(Time Scale).
(e) Medical Criteria : The present provisions contained in the policies and amendments thereto applicable so far for the rank of Wg Cdr(Time Scale) will now be applicable to the new grade of Gp Capt(Time Scale).
6. Officers holding the rank of Gp Capt (Time Scale) wi!! be held against the authorization of Wg Cdr. Such officers shall, in precedence, rank junior to the following officers :
(a) Substantive Gp Capt (Select).
(b) Acting Gp Capt (Select).
7. Detailed criteria and procedure for grant of substantive rank of Gp Capt by Time Scale will immediately be notified by the Air Headquarters through HRP.
8. Revision in pay and pension due to promotion, where applicable, to officers who have retired during the intervening period between December 16, 2004 and date of issue of this letter will be reviewed with retrospective effect from December 16, 2004.
9. Various orders and instructions affected by the above decisions would be amended in due course. These orders will take effect from December 16, 2004.
SKS / HS
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