(i) Substantive promotion - By time-scale to the rank of Lieutenant, Captain and Major on 6 and 12 years service respectively from the date of first commission or from the date from which service for promotion reckons irrespective of vacancies. (Auth CS No - 273/I/88).
(ii) Substantive promotion by time scale to the rank of Lt Col will be granted to Territorial Army Officers after completing 23 years of commissioned service or 21 years embodied service, from the date of first commission or from the date from which service for promotion reckons but subject to their full filling the criteria as prescribed by Army Headquarter for promotion to the time scale Lt ColTime scale Lt Col will be retired from service on completion of two years tenure in that rank or on attaining 54 years of age, whichever is earlier but not before 52 years of age. (Auth CS No-267/II/86).
(iii) All service in the Territorial Army and previous full time commissioned service in the regular forces and previous commissioned service in the Indian Territorial Force, Auxiliary Force (India), Army in India Reserve of Oficers /Regular Reserve of Officers, RoyalIndian Navy Volunteer Reserve, Royal Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve and the Defence of India Corps to count towards promotion.
Notes -
(aa) In the case of Burma Army Service including ABRO antedate 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.
(ab) Ex-Indian Army officers holding regular commissions in the Indian Army who were retired/discharged from service on account of their having joined the Indian National Army will be granted from the date of their commission in the Territorial Army the substantive rank held by them in the Indian Army at the time of capture as prisoner of war or on 15th February 1942, whichever was earlier. Service rendered by such officer in that rank prior to the date of capture as prisoner of war or on 15th February 1942, whichever was earlier, will reckon towards seniority in that rank. All full pay commissioned service rendered by them prior to capture as prisoner of war or upto 15th February 1942, whichever was earlier, will reckon towards time scale of promotions.
(b) Promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel will be by selection to fill vacancies in a fixed establishment. Only substantive Major with a minimum of 18 years of reckonable service, will be eligible for such selection.
(c) Territorial Army Officers will be eligible for promotion by selection to the substantive rank of Colonel against specific vacancies after completion of 22 years service.
(d) Acting Paid Ranks - Acting promotions in the Territorial Army will be regulated as follows :-
(i) An officer selected to fill an appointment carrying a rank higher than his substantive rank will be granted acting promotion to the rank carried by the appointments, provided he possesses the following minimum reckonable service as a commissioned officer:- Rank to which acting promotion is made Total minimum service as commissioned officer Captain 5 years Major 7 years Lieut-Colonel 13 years Colonel 16 years Brigadier 20 years
(ii) The minimum service limits for acting promotion to the rank of Captain and Major for TA Officers serving in the concessional areas and in receipt of service concessions will be as under, whether there is actual fighting in the areas or not :-
(aa) To Captain - 4 years.
(ab) To Major - 5 years.
(ac) The competent authority to make such promotions will be the officer commanding of the rank of Lt Col or above where there is actual fighting and TA Group Commander or above where there is no fighting.
(Auth : No 34366/GS/TA-3(a)/1370/SO III/D/GS-III Govt of India, Min of Def, Dated 11th May 1972)
(iii) All periods of previous service for substantive promotion will count towards the reckonable service limits mentioned above rendered prior to th date of discharge from the Indian Army.
(iv) In the case of ex-INA, officers mentioned at item (iii)of the `Note’ under sub-para (a) above the Government of India may in exceptional cases, initially grant, on the advice of the Chief of the Army Staff and on the merits of each case, to an officer acting rank her than the substantive rank in which commissioned in the Territorial Army.
(v) In the case of ex-Indian Army officers who formerly held nonregular commissions and who were retired/discharged from service on account of their having joined the INA the above conditions will however, be modified to the following extent only:-
(aa) They must have the total minimum service as commissioned officer prescribed above inclusive of commi -ssioned officer service previously. Rendered prior to the date of discharge from the Indian Army.
(vi) In addition. an officer will be requisitioned to serve for the period prescribed below in a rank before becoming eligible for the grant of acting promotion to the next higher rank.
To A/Capt - After completion of 2 yers service in the rank of Lt.
To A/Major - After completion of 2 years service in the rank of Capt.
To A/Lt Col - After completion of 6 years service in the rank of Major.
Note - No acting promotion will be admissible to the rank of Lt in the case of non - Medical officers.
(vii) (aa) An officer may, in relaxation of the service limits laid down in (i) and (ii) above, be granted at the outset an acting rank not higher than the substantive or war substantive rank held by him at the time of discharge from the Indian Army. In exceptional cases, the Government of India may, on the advice of the Chief of Army Staff and on the merits of each case, initially grant to an officer acting rank higher than substantive or war substantive rank held at the time of discharge from the Indian Army. No officer will be entitled to claim acting promotion as a matter or right.
Note - The appropriate Selection Board is empowered to relax the service limits prescribed above for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in exceptional circumstances.
(ab) The possession of the minimum service limit prescribed in para (i) above by an officer will not confer on him any right to claim acting promotion. Such promotion will only be granted when an officer is actually selected to fill the appointment in the rank it carried and not when hemerely carries out the duties attached to it as an interim arrangement. This is to be regarded as a working principle and it will be entirely for the competent authority prescribed in para 20 sanctioning the higher acting rank to satisfy it self that justification for the grant of acting rank exists.
(ac) An officer who is posted to an appointment carrying a rank for which he has not the minimum qualifying serving laid down in sub-para (I) (a) above , will not be granted the paid acting rank carried by the appointment , but will hold it in the paid acting rank appropriate to his length of service. On his completing the prescribed service limit he will hold the rank carried by the appointment.
(ad) Where an appointment carries alternative ranks acting promotion will be granted in the lower rank.
(b) As an exception to the rules in sub para (d) (i) above, acting promotion of officers in Railways, Signals (P&T),Docks and Inland Water Transport E&M, IOC, ONGC and other Departmental units, the recruitment to which is confined to the serving employees of Government departments, Port authorities and Government undertakings, or of those possessing the required technical qualifications, who are commissioned from civil status, will be governed under the following conditions(Auth : CS No-262/1/84) :-
(i) These officers may be granted acting ranks commensurate with their civil status to the extent authorised in the establishment.
(ii) They should be duly recommended by their respective departments, if any.
(iii) The deciding authority in these cases will be the Central Government.
(c) The rules for retention and relinquishment of paid acting ranks will be the same as for the regular army officers as amended from time to time except the 21 days rule. Acting ranks will be granted immediately on appoint ment and officers will become eligible to draw the pay and allowances of the acting ranks so granted as soon as their service in theTerritorial Army under training and embodiment adds upto 21 days and the drawal of additional pay and allowances will be with retrospective effect from the date of such appointment. For this purpose the services in the Territorial Army need not be 21 consecutive days and it will not be essential that this service amounting to 21 days should be rendered within any specific period. An officer holding an acting rank when posted to another appointment carrying an equivalent or higher rank will, for purposes of retention of acting rank during transit period, be governed by the same rules as the officers of the regular army.
(d) Officers seconded from the regular army to fill vacancies in Territorial Army units will continue to be governed for purposes of acting promotions, pay and allowances by the rules applicable to them in accordance with their terms and conditions of service in the regular army.
39. Promotion - Medical Officers - Medical Graduates with full registerable medical qualifications recognised by the Indian Medical Council under Section II(i) of the Indian Medical Council Act 1933 and registered in India under one of the provincial Acts or possessing a foreign medical qualification recognised by the Indian Medical Council and in medical category `AYE one’ will be granted commission in the Army Medical Corps (Territorial Army) in the rank of Captain. They will be eligible for substantive promotion if qualified and recommended, to the rank of Major after 10 years of service. All previous commissioned service as a medical officer will count towards promotion, provided he was in possession of registerable medical qualifications in accordance with para 1(b) of Appx IX. Further promotion will be by selection. Rules for acting promotion will apply as in the case of other officers of the Territorial Army. Ex AMC Officers and those who hold Commissions in the late IMS, but excluding Veterinary and Dental who are retired/discharged from service on account of their having joined the INA will be governed by item (v) of note under para 25(a) and sub para (c) (A) (I) (a) of para 38 of these Regulation.
40. Promotion - Junior Commissioned Officers - The promotions of junior commissioned officers will be governed by establishment and as a rule will be made in accordance with their seniority in the unit, but in the interest of particular units it may be necessary to promote or appoint officers who are not next in seniority, or who have not served in the lower ranks. When recommending a promotion by which a junior commissioned officer will be superseded, the commanding officer will state in writing the circumstances which have led to such recommendations. This statement will be forwarded to the Area/Div/Indep Sub-Area/Indep Bde Gp/Indep Bde Commander or TA Group Commander. The promotion of Territorial Army JCOs will be carried out on a substantive basis only except during the period of embodiment for service under Rule 33, Territorial Army Act Rules 1948. The pay and allowances appropriate to the higher substantive rank will be admissible with effect from the date of grant of such rank During the periods of embodiment for service mentioned in para 1 above, the same rules regarding substantive as well as acting ranks, as laid down for the corresponding ranks in the Regular Army, will be applicable.
41. Promotion Examination - Officers - Lieutenants and Captains will be required to qualify for promotion to the next higher substantive rank. Details of the examination are shown in Appendix V.
RETENTION
42. Retention Examination - Officers - An officer of the Territorial Army will not be permitted to remain in the service if at any time during the first four years of his commission he is found unsuitable for retention. If he fails to pass the retention examination within four years from the date of his appointment, he will be permitted to resign and if he declines to do so he will be removed. An extension of the term can only be justified on special grounds beyond the officer’s control.
43. Retention Examination - Junior Commissioned Officers granted direct commissions - A Junior Commissioned Officer who has been granted direct commission will not be permitted to remain in service, if at any time during the first four years of his commission he is found unsuitable for retention. If he fails to pass his retention examination within four years from the date of his appointment, he will have the option to revert to the rank of Havildar/Dafadar failing which he will be discharged from service. An extension of the term can only be justified on special grounds. Details of retention examination are shown in Appendix XI.
SECONDMENT
44. Secondment - Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers - An officer or a junior commissioned officer of the Territorial Army may be seconded from his unit for a period not exceeding three years, if employed in any special appointment approved by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief subject to the approval of the Chief of the Army Staff.
RESIGNATION
45. Application for Resignation - Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers - The application of an officer or a junior commissioned officer to resign his commission will be forwarded through the normal channels to Army Headquarters.
When for warding the application, the Commanding Officer will also forward the usual `No demand’ certificate (Indian Army Form A-450) together with his remarks, stating whether:-
(a) All regimental claims have been paid.
(b) He is aware of any outstanding public claim on account of outfit allowance or other service.
(c) There is any objection to the resignation being accepted.
46. Resignation on Medical grounds - Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers - No officer or junior commissioned officer will be permitted to resign his commission on the grounds of ill-health save on the certificate of a medical board appointed by the Area/Div/Independent Sub Area/Indep Bde/Gp Commander or TA Group Commander for this purpose.
47. Discharge of an Officer or a Junior Commissioned Officer and Liability under Section 6(2) of the Territorial Army Act - An Officer, or a junior commissioned officer who applies for permission to resign his commission, or whose services are dispensed with, is not released from his military obligations as an officer of the Territorial Army until he has been duly discharged. Such discharge will not release him from his liabilities under Section 6(2) of the Act or from civil liabilities in regard to any public claims against him.
48. Reserved.
TRANSFER
49. Transfer - Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers - Transfer of officers and junior commissioned officers will be governed by Rule 13.
RETIREMENT
50. Retirement - Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers - Officers and junior commissioned officers will be retired from the Territorial Army in accordance with the provisions of Rule 14(c).
RETENTION OF RANK