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(v) The existing sanctioned hierarchy of promotion for doctors joining the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy as commissioned officers is as under:
(a) Captain/Flight Lieutenant/Lieutenant
(b) Major/Squadron Leader/Lieutenant Commander
(c) Lieutenant Colonel/Wing Commander/Commander
(d) Colonel/Group Captain/Captain(Navy)
(e) Brigadier/Air Commodore/Commodore(Navy)
(f) Major General/Air Vice Marshal/Rear Admiral
(ix) It is also evident from record that the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, vide letter dated 28.10.2005, conveyed the sanction of the President to the reckonable commissioned service for promotion to the rank lieutenant Colonel and equivalent as 11 years and for promotion to Colonel (Time Scale) as 24 years. Thus, this letter was directed towards restructuring of Non-Select Ranks in commissioned officers cadre of AFMS.
(x) The above mentioned order dated 28.10.2005 was aimed at granting faster promotions to the commissioned officers doctors constituting a separate class. The difference in promotional avenues and hierarchical cadre, pay and allowances and other benefits of AMC officers vis-à-vis civilian doctors is tabulated and shown as below:
| |Doctors of AFMS as Commissioned |Civilian Doctors under | | |officers in the Indian Army, the |the Central Health Scheme| | |Indian Air Force and the Indian |etc. | | |Navy | | |Governing |Ministry of Defence (MoD) vide |Ministry of Health & | |resolution |No.1(3)/2008-D (Pay/Services) |Family Welfare dated | |issued by |dated 30.8.2008 |30.10.2008 issued | |the Govt. of| |pursuant to Ministry of | |India | |Finance resolution dated | | | |29.8.2008 | |Service |AFMS doctors are Commissioned |Government by different | |conditions |Officers in Military Uniform and |set of terms and | | |are therefore part of Armed |conditions of service as | | |Forces. All the service conditions|applicable under the | | |in the matter of pay and |applicable rules such as | | |allowances and service benefits |Central Civil Services | | |applicable to other army personnel|(CCS) Rules etc. in | | |are applicable to AFMS doctors. |respective Health | | | |services. | |Grade Pay |…..Rs.6,100/- |After implementing the | |(GP) |Rs.6,600/- |DACP scheme Rs.5,400/- | | |Rs.8,000/- |….. Rs.6,600/- | | |Rs.8,700/- |Rs.7,600/- ….. | | |Rs.10,000/- |Rs.10,000/- | | |Rs.12,000/- | | |Promotional |Captain/Flight |After grant of DACP | |Avenue/hiera|Lieutenant/Lieutenant |promotion avenues of | |rchy |Major/Squadron Leader/Lieutenant |civilian doctors are: | | |Commander |Medical Officers | | |Lieutenant Colonel/Wing |Senior Medical Officers | | |Commander/Commander |Chief Medical Officer | | |Colonel/Group Captain/Captain |Chief Medical Officer | | |(Navy) |(NFSG) | | |Brigadier/Air Commodore/Commodore |SAG | | |(Navy) | | | |Major General/Air Vice | | | |Marshal/Rear Admiral | | | |Lieutenant General/Air | | | |Marshal/Vice Admiral | | | |DGAFMS | | |Other |Military Service Pay @ Rest. |No such allowance/benefit| |service |6000/- pm for all officers up to |is available to civilian | |benefits |the rank of Brig in addition to |doctors dealt with by the| | |Grade Pay, Outfit allowance, Kit |decisions of the Ministry| | |Maintenance Allowance, Ration |of Health & Family | | |Money decided from time to time |Welfare. |

(iii) Indian Air Force. Commissioned Officers are governed by Army Instructions 74/1976. It is submitted that doctors joining the three services as Commissioned Officers get the rank of :-

(i) Lt/Capt/Flight Lieutenant /Flying Officer
(ii) Captain/Major/Squadron Leader/Lt. Comdr.
(iii) Lt.Colonel/Wing Comdr./Comdr.
(iv) Colonel/Group Capt./Capt.Navy
(v)Brigadier /Air Cmdr./Cmdr.Navy
(vi) Major General/Air Vice Marshal/Rear Admiral
(vii) Lt.General/Air Marshal/Vice Admiral.