7th Pay Commission gives a fractured verdict on pay parity, IAS edge; proposes salary up to Rs 2.5 lakh per month

IF THE majority view of the 7th Central Pay Commission report submitted to the Central Government on Thursday evening is accepted, the monopoly of the IAS officers at the positions of the joint secretary and the above will end. In a fractured recommendation where one member of the commission Vivek Rae (former petroleum secretary) gave a dissenting note, chairman of the commission Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur and another member and economist Rathin Roy said that…

Vivek Rae who simplified defence procurement is now petroleum secretary

Vivek Rae with AK Antony (File photo)

CALLING for speedy indigenization in defence production to eliminate corruption in procurement process, defence minister AK Antony on Wednesday said imports of defence products should be the last resort. Two years ago, the minister unveiled the first ever defence production policy stating that domestic entities would get preference in defence procurement. And Antony presented the first copy to then Director General (Acquisition) Vivek Rae, a 1978 batch AGMUT cadre IAS and the man behind...