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Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...
Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled nayak) is an Indian Army and Pakistan Army rank equivalent to corporal. [1] The rank was previously used in the Indian Army during the Raj and the Camel Corps, ranking between lance naik and havildar. In cavalry units, the equivalent is lance daffadar. Like a British corporal, a naik wears two rank chevrons.
For instance, the commanding officer of INS Vikramaditya, India's aircraft carrier, a selective rank and appointment, with some 20 years of service, is, according to the new pay levels, below an Indian police officer with 14 years' service (in 'level' (rank), pay, and protocol), and two level below police officers with 16 years of time scale ...
An 1842 painting of a lance naik in the 65th Bengal Native Infantry (Volunteers) by Alex Hunter Insignia of an Indian Army Lance Naik. Lance naik (L/Nk) is the equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Indian and Pakistani armies and, before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below naik. [1] In cavalry units the equivalent is acting lance ...
The Chief Ministers of Indian states have varying salaries, with Telangana's Chief Minister earning the highest at ₹400,000 (US$4,800) per month. Other states like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra follow with salaries of ₹390,000 (US$4,700), ₹365,000 (US$4,400), and ₹340,000 (US$4,100) respectively.
Rank Pay is a scheme implemented by the Rajiv Gandhi led Indian National Congress (I) Government in 1986, in the wake of 4th Central Pay Commission (4CPC), that reduced the basic-pay, or grade pay, of seven armed officers ranks of 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant, captain, majors, lt-colonel, colonels, and brigadiers, and their equivalent in the Air Force and the Navy by fixed amounts designated as ...
7600 grade pay created an anomaly. Army Majors, and their equivalents with 9 years and more service, remained in 6600 grade pay till 13 years of service, while officers from all other services in the time scale jumped to 7600 grade pay after 9 years including in the defence accounts, and the Indian Police.
Ranks of the Indian Army – Other Ranks; Insignia: Rank: Subedar Major 1: Subedar 2: Naib Subedar 3, Havildar: Naik: Lance Naik: Sepoy 4: 1 Risaldar Major in cavalry and armoured regiments; 2 Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments; 3 Naib Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments. Called Jemadar until 1965. 4 No Insignia