Indian army ranks and salary

Indian army ranks and salary: Family fo an Indian Army person will be better compared to a family of a privately employed person. Army person will have a lot of benefits and better pay scale than any other government jobs. After the 6th pay commission, the pay scale of an Indian army officer has increased drastically. Not only pay scale, there are multiple allowances for Indian army officers. As a matter of fact, the CTC for a Lieutenant would be approximately Rs. 65000/- per month.

OST	PAY SCALE	GRADE PAY	ARMY SERVICE PAY	TOTAL IN HAND CASH (SALARY)
Sepoy	5200-20200	1800	2000	25,000
Lance Naik	5200-20200	2000	2000	30,000
Naik	5200-20200	2400	2000	35,000
Havaldar	5200-20200	2800	2000	40,000
Naib Subedar	9300-34800	4200	2000	45,000
Subedar	9300-34800	4600	2000	50,000
Subedar Major	9300-34800	4800	2000	65,000
Lieutenant	15600-39100	5400	6000	68,000
Captain	15600-39100	6100	6000	75,000
Major	15600-39100	6600	6000	1,00,000
Lieutenant Colonel	37400-67000	8000	6000	1,12,000
Colonel	37400-67000	8700	6000	1,30,000
Brigadier	37400-67000	8900	6000	–
Major General	37400-67000	10,000	–	–
Lieutenant General	37400-67000	–	–	–

Allowances as applicable

The rates of allowances applicable to the officer are:

Allowances	To Whom Applicable	Rates
Field Area Allowance	Officers Posted to Fd Area	Rs. 4200/-PM
High Altitude/ Uncongenial Climate Siachen	Officers Posted in High Attitude/Uncongenial Climate Officers Posted in Siachen	Rs. 11200

Other benefits and facilities

The Indian Army provides many facilities to the army person and his family, so their family can live in peace as they fight for peace.

Accommodation. If an Army employee gets transferred to another state, the army will be responsible to make your safe stay in that city with building Sarkari Quarters for sufficient rooms and hospitality.
Education for Children. Army Public Schools and Kendriya Vidhyalaya are set up all over the country for siblings of an Army employee, so wherever you get posted your chid’s admission will be the first priority in these schools.
Pension Plans. This is the glory of a Government job, lifetime pension. After retirement, employees will get a decent amount of money throughout your life. This is the most appreciable part of a government job.
Vacations. 60 days of annual leave is provided by Army and there is sick leave also for as much time as Army doctors will advise.
Accommodation, entitled rations, free travel and many administrative facilities are provided for the servicepersons and their family of an officer.
Job Security. Job security is a factor which provides a lifetime guarantee of your regular, monthly payments and no one can expel you from your job without any illegal, valid reason.