The government may announce the new pay package on 15 August for armed forces.

Armed forces had expressed dissatisfaction over the Sixth Pay Commission report and sought the revise of pay structure recommended by commission. The country has a total of 12 lakh personnel of the armed forces.

A meeting to discuss about salaries and perks of armed forces is scheduled on Wednesday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair the high-level meeting to take final decision on the salary issue. The meeting will also be attended by Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Cabinet Secretary K. Chandrashekhar.

The pay commission had submitted the report on May 24 and recommended 40 percent hike in the salaries. The hike becomes 20 per cent after imposing some taxes on hiked salaries. The armed forces had sought the intervention of defence ministry and submitted a joint memorandum to defence minister Antony. Defence minister had assured them some improvements in the original recommendations of commission.

The service chiefs and personnel below officer rank (PBOR) had also expressed their dissatisfaction on the pay structure issue. The army is should, now, be ready to get revised pay structure in terms of independence gift.