RANK AND PAY LEVEL :
Equivalence according
to 7th CPC:
The equivalent ranks between Tri-Services,
Civil Services and IPS according to their pay scale are as follows:
Level 10
|
Lieutenant
|
Assistant SP
|
assistant collector
|
Level 10A
|
Captain
|
Addl.SP
|
sub Collector
|
Level 11
|
Major
|
SP
|
Collector
Collector
|
Level 12/12A
|
Lt. Colonel
|
SP
|
|
Level 13
|
Colonel
|
SP
|
Collector(selection
grade)
|
Level 13A
|
Brigadier
|
DIG
|
–
|
Level 14
|
Major General
|
IG
|
Secy(state govt.)
|
Level 15
|
Lt. Gen(HAG)
|
ADGP
|
Principal Secy(state
govt.)
|
Level 16
|
Lt Gen(Corps
Commander)
|
DG (HAG+)
|
Addl. Chief
Secretary/Spl. Chief Secretary
|
Level 17
|
Lt Gen(Army
Commander)
|
DGP (HoPF)
|
Chief
Secretary
|
Level 18
|
General
|
–
|
Cabinet Secretary
|
Far from Reality:
These equivalence are far from reality.
Because if the pay scale were to be considered, defence officers get extra
Military Service Pay that makes them superior to their IPS and Civil
counterparts, which is clearly not the case.
Also, the time frame for promotion of IAS
officers were not reduced. This basically means that an IAS officer, after 14
years of service, would be granted the pay-scale of a Maj Gen, having 33 years
of service. While this does not mean that an IAS officer with 14 years of
service becomes equivalent in status to a Maj Gen, since only those IAS
officers in the super time scale who are empanelled and holding posts of Joint
Secy to Govt of India can be equated with a Maj Gen, still the monetary package
granted to IAS officers with 14 years of service would be the same as Major
Generals.
Also, since the Cabinet Secretary is the
highest civil servant of India, his status is higher than the General of Indian
Army.
Who will salute / greet
to whom ??
The Correct
Equivalence – The Order of Precedence:
The correct
equivalence however, only virtually exists. The status of various officer
holders are given below in the decreasing order of precedence. And this defines
their status equivalence in All India Services. This means that person below
the status of preceding person must salute/greet the person with higher status:
Rank
|
Officer
|
1
|
President
|
2
|
Vice-President
|
3
|
Prime
Minister
|
4
|
Governors
of States
|
5
|
Former
Presidents
|
5A
|
Deputy
Prime Minister
|
6
|
·
Chief Justice
·
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
|
7
|
·
Cabinet Ministers of the Union
·
Chief Ministers of States
·
Deputy Chairman of the NITI Aayog
·
Former Prime Ministers
·
Leaders of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and
the Lok Sabha
|
7A
|
·
Holders of the Bharat Ratna
|
8
|
·
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and
the High Commissioners of Commonwealth
countries accredited to India
·
Chief Ministers of States (when outside their respective
States)
·
Governors of States (when outside their respective
States)
|
9
|
·
Judges of the Supreme Court of India
|
9A
|
·
Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
·
Chief Election Commissioner
·
Comptroller and Auditor General
|
10
|
·
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
·
Deputy Chief Ministers of States
·
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
·
Members of the NITI Aayog
·
Ministers of States of the Union
|
11
|
·
Lieutenants Governor of Union Territories (within their
respective Union Territories)
·
Attorney General
·
Cabinet Secretary
|
12
|
·
Chiefs
of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank
|
13
|
·
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers
Plenipotentiary accredited to India
|
14
|
·
Chief Justices of States
·
Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures (within their
respective States)
|
15
|
·
Chief Ministers of Union Territories (within their
respective Union Territories)
·
Cabinet Ministers in States (within their respective States)
·
Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (within their respective
Union Territories)
·
Deputy Ministers of the Union
|
16
|
·
Officiating
Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant-General or
equivalent rank
|
17
|
·
Judges of High Courts,
·
Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal
·
Chairman, Minorities Commission
·
Chairman, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission
|
18
|
·
Cabinet Ministers in States (outside their respective States)
·
Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures (outside
their respective States)
·
Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices
Commission
·
Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures
(within their respective States)
·
Ministers of State in States (within their respective States)
·
Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councillors of
Delhi (within their respective Union Territories)
·
Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories
·
Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their
respective Union Territories)
|
19
|
·
Chief Commissioners of Union Territories not having Councils
of Ministers (within their respective Union Territories)
·
Deputy Ministers in States (within their respective States)
·
Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories
·
Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (with in their
respective Union Territories)
|
20
|
·
Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures
(outside their respective States)
·
Ministers of State in States (outside their respective State)
|
21
|
·
Members of Parliament
|
22
|
·
Deputy Ministers in States (outside their respective States)
|
23
|
·
Secretaries to Government of India
·
Army
Commanders/Vice Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other Services
·
Chief Secretaries to State Governments (within their
respective States)
·
Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities
·
Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
·
Members, Minorities Commission
·
Members, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission
·
Officers
of the rank of full General or equivalent rank
·
Secretary, Minorities Commission
·
Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission
·
Secretary to the President
·
Secretary to the Prime Minister
·
Secretary, Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha
·
Solicitor General
·
Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal
|
24
|
·
Lieutenant
Generals
·
Air
Marshals
·
Vice
Admirals
|
25
|
·
Additional Secretaries to Government of India
·
Advocate Generals of States
·
Additional Solicitor Generals
·
Chairman, Tariff Commission
·
Charge Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and ad.
interim.
·
Chief Ministers of Union Territories (outside their
respective Union Territories)
·
Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (outside their respective
Union Territories)
·
Chief Secretaries of State Governments (outside their
respective States)
·
Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General
·
Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories
·
Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their
respective Union Territories)
·
Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their
respective Union Territories)
·
Director of the Intelligence Bureau
·
Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
·
Director-General, Border Security Force
·
Director-General, Central Reserve Police Force
·
Lieutenants Governor of Union Territories (outside their
respective Union Territories)
·
Members, Central Administrative Tribunal
·
Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
·
Members, Union Public Service Commission
·
Ministers of Union Territories and Executives Councillors of
Delhi
·
Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces of the
rank of Major General or equivalent rank
·
Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories
|
26
|
·
Joint Secretaries to Government of India
·
Major
Generals
·
Rear
Admirals
·
Air
Vice Marshals
|
Conclusion:
It is very hard to define exact rank
equivalence of defence officers with their other counterparts as there are many
criterion to be considered. However, the one that should be followed is the
order of precedence that defines the status of the personnel in the order.
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