IPS officers demand pay parity with IAS cadre

The IPS officers association has hinted at the role of IAS officers for delay in getting their legitimate benefits. The association said its officers have a genuine reason to feel concerned when delays in granting the recommended, and sometimes even the entitled, service benefits become too frequent which lead to accentuation of inter service disparities. 

“When beneficiaries (IAS officers) of such disparities occupy the role of advising the government, apprehensions of conflict of interest are bound to arise unless extra steps are taken to make the process transparent, time bound and objective,” it said in a statement issued on Sunday. The IPS association resolves to represent to the government for due recognition of their services and regarding delays in resolving the service related issues, the statement said. 

The issue of pay parity was discussed during Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Indian Police Service (Central) Association held on Saturday. IAS officers presently get a two-year edge over other services for getting empanelled to come on deputation at the Centre. Besides, they also get two additional increments at the rate of 3 per cent over their basic pay at three promotion stages i.e., promotion to the Senior Time Scale (STS), to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) and to the Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) after putting in about four, eight and 13 years of service, respectively.