Dehradun: Since 2014, 553 Air Force personnel, a majority of them officers, went for a premature retirement as the hike in their salary was lower than what they expected, said sources from the Indian Air Force (IAF). According to serving officers, most officers quit after seeing a scant increase in their flying pay allowance (a component in their salary, which is approximately Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.2 lakh), which was revised from a slab of Rs 10,500-Rs 15,750 per month to Rs 17,300-Rs 25,000 per month, according to the 7th pay commission.
IAF personnel who take an early retirement and join civil airlines, often receive a lucrative hike. The approximate starting salary in civil airlines is Rs 2.5 lakh per month, depending on the portfolio. In 2014 alone, some 100 officers quit the IAF. Talking to TOI, a serving officer said, "With the 7th pay commission, we were definitely expecting a higher increase in the flying allowance, but it was incremented only marginally, which might have triggered officers to take premature retirements. In civil airlines, experienced pilots get hired with a very good salary package, which is also a incentive for them to quit," said a serving Air Force officer.
17/01/18 Yeshika Budhwar/Times of India
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IAF personnel who take an early retirement and join civil airlines, often receive a lucrative hike. The approximate starting salary in civil airlines is Rs 2.5 lakh per month, depending on the portfolio. In 2014 alone, some 100 officers quit the IAF. Talking to TOI, a serving officer said, "With the 7th pay commission, we were definitely expecting a higher increase in the flying allowance, but it was incremented only marginally, which might have triggered officers to take premature retirements. In civil airlines, experienced pilots get hired with a very good salary package, which is also a incentive for them to quit," said a serving Air Force officer.
17/01/18 Yeshika Budhwar/Times of India
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