Territorial Army Officer.
(a) The sanctioning authority for the appointment of Territorial Army officers as commanding officer, 2nds - in - Command, Adjutants and Quarter Masters, will be Army Headquarters.
(b) The sanctioning authority for the appointment of Territorial Army officers as Company commanders will be the Area/Div/Independent sub- Area/Independent Bde Gp/Independent Bde Commander or TA Group Commander concerned. Such appointment will be notified in Area/Div/Independent Sub Area/Independent Bde or TA Group Headquarters/ Independent Bde orders.
CHAPTER - III OFFICERS-APPOINTMENTS, PRECEDENCE, PROMOTION, RETENTION, SECONDING, RESIGNATION, TRANSFER, RETIREMENT AND RETENSION OF RANK GENERAL
21. Promotion, Transfer, Removal and Resignation-Officers - The substantive promotion, retirement, removal and resignation of officers of the Territorial Army will be notified in the Gazette of India. Transfer will be notified in the Army Orders.
22. Acting Promotion-Officers - Acting promotions to appointments referred to in para 20(a) and extra regimental employments will be notified in the same manner as is in the case of regular officers.
23. Reserved.
APPOINTMENT
24. Terms and Conditions - Officers - The terms and conditions governing the appointment of officers (other than Medical) are given in Appendix VIII.
The terms and conditions for the appointment of medical officers are laid down in Appendix IX.
25. (a) Counting of Service for Increments of Pay - For purpose of increments of pay, officers will be permitted to count all commissioned service in the Territorial Army under Sec. 7(3)(a) (b) & (c) of the Act.
Note - On joining the TA, officers will be allowed to count for purposes of increments of pay.
(i) Previous full paid commissioned service in the regular Armed Forces.
(ii) Previous called out or embodied service in full and 1/4th of other service in
(aa) Indian Territorial Forces;
(ab) Auxiliary Force (India);
(ac) Army in India Reserve of Officers/Regular Reserve of officers;
(ad) Royal Indian Navy Volunteer Reserve;
(ae) Royal Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
(iii) Previous service rendered in Field Service Area in full and 1/4th of the service otherwise rendered in the Defence of India Corps.
(iv) In the case of Burma Army Service including ABRO - ante date for purposes of increments of pay will be decided by the Government of India on the basis of the officer’s suitability, competence, qualifications and length of service in the Burma Army.
(v) In the case of ex-Indian Army Officers, holding regular commission (including ex-AMC and late IMS, but excluding Veterinary and Dental) who were retired/discharged from service on account of their having joined the INA, full pay commissioned service rendered prior to capture as prisoners of war or upto the 15th February, 1942, whichever was earlier.
(vi) In case of TA Officers on recommissioning in the Territorial Army:-
(aa) Previous called out or embodied service - In full in the TA.
(ab) Unembodied Service in the TA - ¼ th.
(Auth : Mo 46347/GS/TA-3/3216/SO.II/D(GS.III) Govt of India Min of Def dt 6th Jan 1972).
(b) Probation Officers - Officers will remain on probation for a period of 3 years or till such time as they pass the Retention Examination whichever is later. Provided that ex-officers granted commission in the Territorial Army and exempted from passing the retention examination under para 11 of Appendix X to these Regs, will not be required to remain on probation.