Training,service and incentives for officers in Territorial Army.

 

 

      Training in Infantry TA is carried out on Urban and provincial systems.

  • Urban systems of training :  Training is carried out on weekends and holidays.  Four hours training is counted as one day.
  • Recruit Training : 32 days in the first year only including a camp of not less than 4 days if the trainee volunteers with the written consent of his employer, if any.
  • Annual Training :   A minimum of 30 days extendable upto a maximum of 60 days including a camp for 14 days.
  • Post Commission Training:   All Officers are required to undergo 10 weeks of Post commission Training within two years of their commissioning.
  • Voluntary Training to gain additional military training, provided the trainee Volunteers with the written consent of the employer, if any.

 

Service Embodiment
 

All personnel of infantry and Departmental TA will be called out for

service embodiment by the Central Government or the authority empowered

by it to do so, on the eve of national Emergency or for Internal Security

duties and training exercises. Failure to report for service on such

occasions is punishable under the Territorial Army Act 1948.

Territorial Army personnel are entitled to the following benefits

from the Defence Estimates during embodiment for training and service

embodiment:

  • Pay and allowances and Service Benefits - When embodied as applicable
  • to Regular Army.

  • Camp allowance of Rs 10/- per day when attending camps

  • or courses of instruction (For Officers).

  • Increment On completion of 365 days of physical service.

  • Bounty  Rs 450/- to Officers Rs 300/- for JCOs and

  • Rs 175/- to Other Ranks of infantry units, on completion

  • of minimum 80% of annual training camp every year.

  • TA Group Insurance benefits to personnel of non-departmental

    TA units.

  • Terminal gratuity : After completing 5 years of physical service

    or 10 years of total service to personnel other than civil Govt. employees.

  • Pension : On Completion of 20 years physical service to officers

  • and 15 years to JCOs/OR other than civil Govt. employees.

  • Family/disability Pension  is also admissible as applicable to Regular Army.

  • Leave as admissible to Regular Army personnel during embodiment of

    service and appointment on permanent instructional staff.

  • Accumulation and encashment of leave accrued during the above period,

    as per terms and conditions laid down from time to time.

  • Ex-servicemen status to pensioners and disability pension holders and

    Gallantry award winners.

  • Free Medical treatment to self and dependants in respect of all pension

    holders.

  • Outfit allowance: @Rs 6000/- at the time of commissioning and after

    every 7 years of physical service or 10 years of commissioned service to officers, Rs 3200/- to Honorary Commissioned officers and Rs 500/- to JCOs.

  • Medals and Awards as applicable to Regular Army.  In addition, TA officers

    are entitled to TA Decoration on completion of 20 years and JCOs and OR to TA medal on completion of 12 years meritorious service.

  • Incentives
     
     

    Certain state Govts and departments give the following incentives to their 
         employees:

    • Pay and allowances in addition to the military basic pay and allowances as applicable.
    • Special increments on completion of 3 to 5 Annual training camps.
    • Additional DA at higher rates during service embodiments by certain departments.
    • One time incentive grant in certain departments and one time honorarium by state govts.
    • Mufti allowance and lumpsum Daily allowance in departments like ONGC and IOC.     
    • Cash award varying from Rs 2500/- to 5000/- on award of TA Decoration/TA Medal.
    • Certain tax exemptions by some state Govts.
    • Choice station posting.