Indian armed forces have directly expressed their disapproval for the government's 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

The Congress-led UPA government on Wednesday approved the formation of seventh CPC, which will recommend higher salaries for more than 8 million employees and pensioners of the central government.

While many thought that the move would help the UPA attract voters in next year's polls, Air Chief NAK Browne raised concerns that the commission would not be able to resolve issues related to the armed forces.

Mr.  Browne, the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC), pointed out that the PM had said that pay revision of the armed forces would be de-linked from that of civilians and a separate commission would be formed to revise salaries of the armed forces.

In addition, the PM had announced the creation of a high-level committee to resolve issues relating to command and control status of armed forces in comparison with paramilitary and civilians.  But nothing like that happened.

Mr.  Browne argued that a separate pay commission would not be able to benefit the armed forces as anomalies could arise again.

A source from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, "Armed forces were being ceremoniously duped and what the Air Chief has said makes sense so that his men get a better share of the pay commission pie."

The newly formed 7th CPC will take effect from January 2016, with a two-year window for formalization of the recommendations of the same.