Pay, allowances of NCC cadets, officers hiked

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, January 13

The Haryana Government has enhanced the various pay and allowances provided to officers and cadets of National Cadet Corps (NCC) in schools, colleges and universities of the state with effect from the new academic session starting April 1, 2017.

Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said the revision had been made after a gap of about 12 years. The increase would place additional burden of about Rs 1.40 crore on the state exchequer.

He said on the basis of norms set up by the Centre, the government had increased the outfit allowance from Rs 1,200 to Rs 5,000. While the allowance was earlier given once in lifetime on first being commissioned, it would now be provided every seven years. In case of transfer from one wing of NCC to another, including Army, Naval and Air Wings, the officer would be entitled to this allowance only once in service. Similarly, the outfit maintenance allowance has been increased from Rs 480 to Rs 1,800 per year at the rate of Rs 150 per month.

He said that honorarium provided to Associate NCC Officers (ANOs) had also been enhanced by several times. In the Senior Division and Senior Wing, the honorarium to Lieutenant has been increased from Rs 900 to Rs 2,000; that of Captain from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500 and of Major from Rs 1,100 to Rs 3,000.

Similarly, in the Junior Division and Junior Wing, honorarium provided to Third Officer has been increased from Rs 700 to Rs 1,800, that of Second Officer from Rs 750 to Rs 2,000, and of Chief Officer from Rs 850 to Rs 2,500.

He said in the Senior Division and Senior Wing, honorarium of officers of rank equivalent to Lieutenant had been enhanced from Rs 8,000 to Rs 16,000, of rank equivalent to Captain from Rs 9,300 to Rs 18,600 and of rank equivalent to Major from Rs 11,300 to Rs 22,600. Similarly, in the Junior Division and Junior Wing, honorarium provided to Third Officer has been increased from Rs 3,250 to Rs 6,500, of Second Officer from Rs 4,400 to Rs 8,800, of First Officer from Rs 5,400 and of Chief Officer from Rs 6,600 to Rs 13,200.

The daily allowance of ANOs in Senior Division and Junior Division, including Girls Division, had been increased from Rs 35 per day to Rs 130 per day, whereas that of NCC cadets had been increased from Rs 30 per day to Rs 125 per day. Care Taker Allowance in Senior Division and Senior Wing has been increased from Rs 500 per month to Rs 1,500 per month and in Junior Division and Junior Wing, it has been increased from Rs 400 per month to Rs 1,200 per month.

Similarly, the Annual Training Grant for each NCC Company, including independent Coy, has been enhanced from Rs 2,000 per annum to Rs 6,000 per annum and that for each NCC Troop, Junior Division, it has been hiked from Rs 1,000 per annum to Rs 3,000 per annum.