Defence Secretary hand over cheque of arrears to field marshal Manekshaw

The Defence Secretary Shri Shekhar Dutt today handed over a cheque of back wages of over Rs. 1,16,00,000/- to Field Marshal S H F J Manekshaw at the Military Hospital in Wellington. This is in connection with Government's decision that officers holding honorary ranks of Field Marshal of the Army and Marshal of the Air Force would be entitled to salary and emoluments package alongwith several other facilities in keeping with rare honours attached to these ranks. These back wages will be effective from Jan 01, 1973, when Gen Manekshaw took up the Field Marshal rank and from this month onwards he will get the enhanced salary. When asked by the Field Marshal Manekshaw whether any imposition of tax on his new salary structure, the Defence Secretary replied that if at all tax has to be imposed it will be at the minimum. He said he will try to exempt it from tax deduction.

Shri Dutt also conveyed the greetings from the President and Supreme Commander of Armed Forces Dr A P J Abdul Kalam and handed over the message of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Field Marshal Manekshaw is now undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital, Wellington.

Source : Press Information Bureau

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