Revision of Pensions of Pre-2006 Pensioners

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJ’ CAMA PLACE,
NEW DELHT-110066
PHONES : 26174596. 26174456,26174438

CPA0/Tech/Pre-2005 Revision/2015-16/11

25.08.2015

Office Memorandum

Subject:- Revision of Pensions of Pre-2006 Pensioners.

Attention is invited to DP&PW OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated-30.07.2015 on the above subject (copy enclosed] in which it has been decided to grant the benefit of revision of pension of those pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f 01.01.2006 who are entitled to get the benefit of revised pension w.e.f 24.09-2012 as per DP&PW O.M. ofeven No. Dated-28.01.2013.

As per record available with CPAO, 71,515 pensioners/family pensioners are entitled to get the benefit of revised pension from 01.01.2006. These cases have been categorized as follows:-

(i) 15, 466 cases which have not been revised so far to be revised by ministries/Departments after checking their records.

(ii) 26,893 cases have been revised after due process by Head of Office – PAO- CPAO and CPAO has full required data of these cases for which a consolidated amendment authority in batches is being separately sent from CPAO to CPPCS for effecting pension revision w.e.f.01.01.2006 and PAOS will be informed accordingly.

(iii) 29,156 cases which have already been revised w.e.f 24.09.2012 but HOO/PAO’s checking of information is required for sending revision special seal authority (SSA) to CPAO after following usual process i.e. Head of Office – PAO – CPAO

All Heads of the Departments/ Heads of the Offices and Pr. CCAs/CcAs/CAs/AGs/Administrator of UTs are requested to finalize the cases mentioned at category No. (i) & (iii) above at the earliest and send the revised Special Authorities through PAOS to CPAO for arranging the payment of arrears. They may also check their records for any additional cases requiring revision. The Ministry-wise/Department-wise details ofoutstanding cases as (i) & [iiiJ above have been made available on CPAO’s website which can be downloaded by using PAO login

(Subhash Chandra)
Controller of Accounts

Pay Commission will submit its report by the end of September – Justice A.K.Mathur

The Chairman,7th Pay Commission Shri. A.K.Mathur has said yesterday in an interview to the News Agency that Pay Commission Report would be submitted by Next Month.

“The Commission will submit its report by the end of September” Justice Mathur told the News Agency.

For the past One Week there was a news in Media that 7th Commission sought extension for one month to submit the Report. Now it was confirmed officially by seventh Pay Commission yesterday. However the Chairman has not revealed anything more about recommendation on Pay Hike.

After the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework Statement tabled in Parliament, FM told that the salary outgo of central government employees will go up by 15 % if 7th Pay Commission recommendation is implemented. It indicates that only 15 to 16 % increase of Pay hike would be recommended by Pay Commission. When Unions were asked about this, though they were upset with this statement of FM, the federation sources maintained silence. They are busy with their activities for proposed one day strike action called on 2nd September to make it successful.

Let This May Not Be a Namaskar to Sun After Losing Eyes!

Let This May Not Be a Namaskar to Sun After Losing Eyes!

PROMOTION OF POSB SCHEMES

AIPRPA SUPPORTS AND REQUESTS ALL PENSIONERS WHO HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS FOR PENSION TO COME BACK TO POSB 

BUT IS THE DOP READY TO MAKE  INTROSPECTION?

“Initiatives to be undertaken for promotion of POSB schemes” – This is the new Mantra of the Department of Posts! POSB Accounts are being encouraged by the Department of Posts now! Good. But is it not that on everything that the Department comes to the same conclusion that the Unions come much earlier? Be it that Mackenzie issue or Decentralization of SB/RD or such important issues in the past, the Staff Side had always taken a correct stand much before the Department proposing for changes for adverse. At the time the Department insisted for opening of Bank Accounts in Private or Nationalized Banks for drawing salary and pension, it was the Unions that insisted for opening POSB accounts instead of going elsewhere! Letter after letters were written to the Department on this issue by the Unions and Federations but the Department refused to keep its ears open! Postal Staff all over the country resisted the move of the Department, but to no avail. Ultimately many have gone to Banks with the hope that loans will be available on the strength of their Salary / Pension Bank SB Accounts. If they have taken loans, then they cannot shift their Salary or Pension Account from their Banks until the loans are repaid completely! Now, the DoP wants all staff and pensioners are to open POSB accounts for salary and pension! Well, we are in support of this move and we request all Pensioners to return to POSB for drawing pension but is it not necessary that the DOP makes an introspection into its own attitude of taking important decisions without taking the viewpoints of the Staff Side into consideration time and again? Will it be the last occasion? Time only will tell…… 

CHQ WRITES TO DEPARTMENT OF POSTS FOR ISSUE OF ORDERS TO PRE-2006 PENSIONERS / FAMILY PENSIONERS

CHQ WRITES TO DEPARTMENT OF POSTS FOR ISSUE OF ORDERS TO PRE-2006 PENSIONERS / FAMILY PENSIONERS

(Registerd Association under No.83/2015 under Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act, 1975)

N0.AIPRPA/Pre-2006      Dated 20-08-2015      

                                                                    

To

The Director General

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan         

New Delhi – 110001

Madam,

Sub: Issue of endorsement orders by DOP to the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare orders on Revoision of Pension to Pre-2006 Pensioners – regarding.

Ref: (1) Department of Pension & PW Order No.38/37/08-P&PW Dated 30-07-2015; and

        (2) DOPT Order No.25014/1/2013-AIS-II Dated 17-08-2015.

This Association of Postal & RMS Pensioners seeks your personal intervention for causing endorsement of above orders of Department of P&PW and DOPT for Revision of Pension to Pre-2006 Pensioners / Family Pensioners to facilitate immediate action at the field level for extending the benefit to eligible Pensioners and Family Pensioners of Postal Department.

Ending the long legal battle, the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare had issued the above orders dated 30^th July, 2015 for implementation of its earlier orders No.38/37/08-P&PW dated 28-01-2013 with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of 24-09-2012.

The DOPT also issued its own orders as referred to above on 17-08-2015  clarifying that the above orders of the P&PW shall be applicable mutatis-mutandis to All India Service Pensioners of Pre-2006 also.

The Department of Posts is yet to endorse and circulate these orders. The absence of such circulation of endorsement orders, all Head Post Offices are not attempting any Revision of  Pension / Family  Pension to Pre-2006 Pensioners . As already the delay was very long due to legal battles, this Association requests for immediate endorsement of the orders of P&PW and DOPT for facilitating eligible Pre-2006 Pensioners and Family Pensioners get their due revision of pension without any further delay.

Your personal intervention will be highly appreciated.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

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REVISION OF PENSION/FAMILY PENSION OF PRE-2006 PENSIONERS OF ALL INDIA SERVICES. Click here to view

ISSUE OF IDENTITY CARDS TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS – PENSIONERS PORTAL ORDERS. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

LOGO of AIPRPA

LOGO of AIPRPA

AIPRPA CHQ HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN LOGO

The AIPRPA CHQ has developed its own LOGO. The Logo symbolizes the main motto of the organisation to defend the social security and denotes the secion of CG Pensioners it represents viz., the Postal and RMS by the Letter Box and the Mail Van. 

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

AGM of AIPRPA in New Delhi on 15-16 October 2015

Annual General Body (AGM) of AIPRPA CHQ 

meets in New Delhi

Two-Day Session of AGM on 15th & 16th October 2015

Dear Comrades,

The AGM of AIPRPA CHQ has been notified to meet on 15th and 16th of October, 2015 under the chairmanship of CHQ President Comrade D.K.Rahate. The AGM will be held in the Community Centre of P&T Colony, Sector-VI in R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110022. All CHQ Office Bearers, State General Secretaries / State Steering Committee Secretaries and the District / Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA are ex-officio Delegates. Others will be Visitors. The AGM is very important as far as our organisation is concerned because it will in the backdrop of submission of its Report by the 7th CPC to the Central Government. The major agenda before us will be to debate on the report pertaining to the Pensioners in general and the Postal & RMS Pensioners in particular. The deliberations will guide us to go to the AIC of NCCPA in Kolkata in November first week with our clear cut proposals to deal with the anomalies of 7th CPC. The indications including from the speech of the Honourable Finance Minister in the Parliament are very clear; that there may not be any substantial increase in salaries of employees or the pensionery benefits of Pensioners. Therefore once again the CHQ requests all Delegates to attend without fail; and before coming to the AGM discuss within your State Comrades about the Pay Commission Report and come with clear proposals. 

The inaugural session of the AGM will be addressed by leaders of CG Employees and Pensioners Organisations. The Reception Committee is taking steps to invite Comrades Shiv Gopal Misra (JCM National Council Staff Side Secretary); K.K.N.Kutty (President Confederation); M.Krishnan (Secretary General Confederation); R.N.Parashar (Secretary General NFPE); and other General Secretaries of NFPE Affiliated Organisations in Delhi. Efforts also will be made to bring top leaders of other Postal Federations. Leaders of Pensioners Organisations viz., the NCCPA are also being invited to the inaugural session. 

The venue for the AGM is Community Centre of P&T Colony in Sector-6 of R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110022. The accommodation for stay of Delegates is arranged near the venue. The accommodation for stay is available from 6.00 A.M of 15th October to 17th October morning. However, those Delegates arriving in Delhi on the previous day viz., on 14th itself will be provided with a temporary accommodation by the Reception Committee. Therefore such comrades are requested to contact the leaders of Delhi State (Rajinder Prasad Verma: 09873162960; Deep Chand: 09711795486; Sankarpal Singh: 07838170852) and inform the time of their arrival in Delhi. A detailed circular will later be released by the Reception Committee to all concerned. 

The Notice issued today by the CHQ for the AGM is reproduced below for information:

AIPRPA / AGM / 1 / 2015    Dated 17-08-2015

To

All CHQ Office Bearers / State General Secretaries / District & Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA

NOTICE

It is hereby notified that the Annual General Body Meeting of AIPRPA CHQ will be held in the Community Centre of P&T Colony, Sector VI, R.K.Puram, New Delhi – 110022 from 10.00 A.M of 15th October to 06-00 P.M of 16^th October (both days) under the chairmanship of Comrade D.K.Rahate CHQ President. The items of Agenda for discussion by the AGM will be as under:

1. Condolence.
2. Report of General Secretary.
3. 7^th CPC Report and our future task.
4. Organisational Review.
5. Resolutions.
6. Any other item with the permission of Chair.

All Office Bearers of CHQ, all State General Secretaries and State Steering Committee Secretaries and all District / Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA who are ex-officio delegates to AGM are requested to attend without fail.

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

Note: Accommodation for Delegates will be from 6.00 A.M. of 15^th morning to 17^thmorning and those who are arriving previous day are requested to inform the Reception Committee in advance for temporary accommodation elsewhere.  

Big Expectations from 7th CPC and Low possibilities projected by Union Finance Minister!

Honourable Finance Minister Shri.Arun Jaitely had spoken about the possible impact of 7th CPC recommedations in Parliament.

The Speech is critically reviewed by Comrade Elangovan of DREU.

I am reproducting the comments of Comrade Elangovan for the consideration of our members: 

  

7^TH CPC WIL INCREASE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PAY ONLY BY 15%.

SHOULD WE ACCEPT?

 R.ELANGOVAN,

WORKING PRESIDENT, DREU

1.     The Medium Term Expenditure Framework statement has not yet been uploaded in Finance Ministry’s website.However I have taken the figures provided by print media including The Hindu.As per their statement the expenditure on salaries will rise by 9.56% in the fiscal 2015-16 as a result of 7^th CPC implementation over the normal estimated expenditure in the 2015-16 budget to Rs.100619 crores. This means that the expenditure projected was Rs.91,839cr which if increased by 9.56% becomesRs.100619 crores.

2.     While going through the earlier framework statements I have come to the conclusion that the ‘salaries’ shown is pay with normal increments plus DA projected.

3.     As per the estimated strength and provision there of statement laid as part of finance budget,the normal projection as PAY was Rs.60731 cr and so DA is Rs 31,108 as deducted from Rs 91 839 cr.The budget document does not give the DA expenditure separately. It gives the total expenditure on all allowances. I have therefore arrived at the figure based on calculations. However I have sought the expenditure on DA, HRA, and Transport Allowance separately through RTI.

4.     The increase proposed is Rs.100619 cr from Rs.91,839cr  which means that there will be an increase of Rs.8780 cr. There won’t be any DA after 1-1-2016 up to 31-3-2016 in the fiscal 2015-16.Therefore the whole increase is on basic pay in this fiscal.

5.     As we have already seen that the basic pay is Rs.60731 cr. the increase of Rs.8780 cr. is over this Rs.60731.This increase is 14.45% only.The expenditure projected for 2016-17 is Rs.1,12,000cr which is Rs.11,400 more over 2015-16 which works out to 11.32%. This is due to Increment, DA,HRA, TRA etc.The projection for 2017-18 is 1,16,000 cr.

6.     If 40%  of Basic Pay is to be given,the increase of expenditure in the fiscal 2015-16  must  be Rs. 24000 cr as against the Rs. 8780 cr. The demand of JCM Staff side is that there must be an increase of 371% of basic pay as on 1-1-2016. With the 119% DA we would be drawing 219% already. The real increase demanded is 152% of Basic Pay.So not the 152% or 40% of 5^th and 6^thCPC is intended to be given to us. Only around 15% is going to be given.As The Terms Of Reference of 7^TH CPC directs them to recommend only what is‘FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE’to the Government.Now the Government InParliament states only 15% is FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE. ARE WE TO ACCEPT IT.?Some PSUs got 15%. But that is for 5 years. But for Central Government Employees it is for Ten Years.Are We To Accept?

7.     Pension expenditure for civilian pensioners was estimated to be Rs.27,145cr and defence pension Rs.54,500 cr. The total is Rs.81645 cr. This is expected to go up to Rs.88521 cr, which is an increase of Rs.6876 cr.As there will be no Dearness Relief for the fiscal 2015-16 the increase is to be accounted only to Basic Pension.

8.     I have sought the expenditure break up for dearness relief under RTI. However the rough calculation shows a near increase of same 15% in Pension.

9.     The impact of 6^th CPC on expenditure as per estimated strength of establishment and provision there of in respect of Central Government civilian employees was as follows:

ARREARS Rs 26084 cr.  For three  years mostly on Pay and DA regular PAY Increase per annum:   Rs 8685 cr. These are actual figures.The 219% ofRs. 8685 cris  Rs.19000 cr. EVEN THIS IS NOT GIVEN.

10.We must issue a warning to the government afresh demanding acceptance of our demand.I recall my earlier note where in I had quoted BibekDebroy’s report that the 7^th CPC will not be that destabilising to the Government as that of 6^th CPC. GOVERNMENT PROVES THAT.

Declaration adopted by the National Convention of CG Pensioners by NCCPA in Hyderabad on 31st July 2015

Declaration adopted by the National Convention of CG Pensioners by NCCPA in Hyderabad on 31st July 2015

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS

NEW DELHI

DECLERATION Adopted by the All India Convention of Central Government Pensioners held on 31^st July, 2015 at Hyderabad,Telengana State.

This All India Convention of Central Government, Postal, Railway, Defense, BSNL-DOT, EPF and Paramilitary Pensioners organized by NCCPA (National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Association) notes with deep concern, after observing the economic policy being pursued by the government of India for the last two decades or more, that unless a sustained long drawn programmatic action through mass participation is generated, continued long standing sufferings  of the people including pensioners cannot be removed. This convention notes with regret that in spite of Dharnas, Demonstrations, Parliament march, submission of memorandum to the Prime Minister including general strikes organized by Trade Unions and Confederation of  Central government employees where pensioners also moved shoulder to shoulder with working people, both UPA and NDA governments remained un-responded. This convention is of the firm opinion that World Bank-IMF sponsored new economic policy, which was ushered in 1991 is the fountain source of continued miseries of the pensioners along with workers and employees.

End results of Neo-liberal economic policies are (a) Increasing concentration of wealth in hands of the few (b) Withdrawal of state participation in economic activities (c) Job loss and declined in earnings (d) Relentless rise in prices, (e) Unbridled scam, scandal and corruption. Effect of the end results of the above economic policy is well manifested in every sphere of our social life. Prices of essential commodities to maintain the subsistence level of livelihood, reduction in social security measures, casualization and contractualization in appointment is ever-increasing. High inflation resulting on account of policy of liberalization has also hit the pensioners in a big way. By introducing New Pension Scheme and enacting PFRDA Act, 2013, the social security in old age has been demolished for those entering service on or after 1-1-2004. The sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended that merger of D.A./D.R. should not take place and has also discarded the principle of equalization of pension/parity in pension between past and future pensioners. Not only central government pensioners, pensioners of other sector like BSNL pensioners, EPF-95 pensioners, Ex-service men pensioners are also the victims of the severe economic offensive of the successive government.

Erstwhile UPA government and the present NDA government have no different approach on policies and are jointly in the process of implementing economic reform measures. But for BJP’s support the PFRDA Act could not have been passed. Through various policy pronouncements, the new government has made its intentions clear. FDI has been allowed entry in Insurance (49%), Defense (26%-49%), Railways (100%) and in New Pension Scheme. It is not unlikely that the New Pension Scheme replaces all existing defined benefit dispensations / reduce the pension. Government has issued directives to NPPA (National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority) to withdraw its circular, which capped the prices of several crucial drugs paving the way to hike the prices of those drugs.

It appears that center point of all attacks on the common people is the government policy and only a concerted resistance movement can force the government to abandon those policies. Unions and associations of the Central Government Employees and workers under the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery are agitating under JAC and having found an indifferent attitude of the government they have announced an indefinite Strike from 23-11-2015 in a massive march to Parliament on 28-04-2015.

All the Central Trade Unions (including Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh) are waging a bitter struggle including an All India Strike on 2-09-2015 against the Anti-Labor, Anti-Worker, Anti-People and pro Corporate policies of the government. The Central Government Pensioners while agitating on their demands have also to extend unqualified support and solidarity to this struggles by organizing appropriate agitational programs.

It is in this backdrop the pensioners should look up for settlements of their demands which have been pending for long. Pensioners are to ponder over who are the framers of the policy decisions. Government appointed the Pay Commission and the Commission will prepare the recommendations within the terms of reference given to them. It can hardly be expected that commission’s recommendations will be beneficial to the employees as well as to the pensioners. Pensioners have been active participants in the struggles and strike actions of the Indian Working Class in the last two decades against the new liberal policies. They have marched to the parliament on several occasions with working people and more recently on 28-04-2015 to register and demonstrate the emphatic protest and opposition to the government economic policies, New Pension Scheme / PFRDA Act. This convention therefore urges upon the pensioners of all sectors, being part of common struggles of working people to chalk out programs to achieve the following demands:

                                                         

                                        DEMANDS

1.Date of effect of pension revision by Seventh CPC is 1-1-2014.

2.      That revision of pay and pension is done after every 5 years.

3.      That merging DA/DR after every 50% rise of DA quantum.

4.  That seventh CPC covers the most exploited segments of Civil Services namely viz. casual/contract workers and the G.D.S.

5.   That the full parity in pension is granted to past pensioners as on 1-1-2014 and grant pensionary benefits to Para-military forces and pensioners on par with Armed personnel.

6.  That PFRDA Act. may be repealed and defined benefit statutory pension scheme reintroduced for those who enter service on or after 1-1-2004 and their contribution be transferred to GPF.

7.     Assure Defined Benefit pension system for all and bring pension system of all sectors under statutory pension scheme.

8.    Grant of minimum pension on par with the basic pay of MTS under Central Government.

9.    Hassle-free cashless medical treatment for all-  ending the discrimination of P&T pensioners by permitting them to join CGHS scheme without any condition - and extension of CSMA rules, 1944 to pensioners drawing FMA.

10.  Pension revision of BSNL pension should be made mandatory whenever wage revision is implemented in BSNL.

11.  That SCOVA may be recognized and functions on the pattern of JCM and Compulsory Arbitration Schemes and frame rules for recognition of Pensioner’s Organization.

This convention decides the following programme of action to be jointly performed by the pensioners to popularize the demands and to achieve the same. Since Central Government Employees have already embarked on a sustained struggle culminating in an indefinite strike in support of their demands, this convention decides the following programme of Action.

                                                     

                                                       programme of Action.

1.      To popularize the demands as mentioned in the declaration through branch level/group meetings.

2. Organize campaign program throughout the country in the month of August/September, 2015.

3.  Organize district /taluk level conventions during 15^th to 30^thSeptember,2015.

4.  Organize joint massive Dharnas/Rallies when organized by the Central Government Employees at State.

5.    Observe any type of Protest/Demands Day jointly with serving employee’s organizations and organize Dharna/Demonstration on the Strike days according to local situation.

AIPRPA CHQ CIRCULAR NUMBER FIVE 

Dear Comrades / Colleagues, 

The latest Circular of the CHQ has already been despatched to all CHQ Office Bearers and State General Secretaries. However, for the information of all members the same is reproduced hereunder: 

Circular No: 5/2015    Dated 01.08.2015

To

The CHQ Office Bearers / State General Secretaries

Dear Comrades / Colleagues,

NCCPA NATIONAL CONVENTION HELD SUCCESSFULLY

As notified the national convention of CG Pensioners  under the platform of NCCPA was held successfully in Sundarayya Vignana Kendra, Hyderabad with more than 300 Delegates from various states representing all affiliates of NCCPA. Exactly 100 Delegates representing AIPRPA took part in the convention. This growing strength of Postal & RMS Pensioners in the united activity of CG Pensioners is a positive development and the CHQ appreciates the initiative taken by our State Organisation leadership for enthusiastically organising for this convention. AIPRPA delegates from eight States viz., Tamilnadu (29); Andhra (20); Kerala (18); Maharashtra (15); Karnataka (6); Telengana (4); Odisha (4) and Delhi (3) attended including two women delegates from Kerala. In addition to the General Secretary four delegates from AIPRPA viz., the CHQ President Com.D.K.Rahate; State GS of Kerala Com.V.A.Mohanan; CHQ Organising Secretary from Delhi Com.Rajinder Prasad Verma; and Kasargode District Secretary of AIPRPA Com C.H..Shobana (Woman Delegate) deliberated on the Draft Declaration of the Convention. Some more Postal Pensioners addressed on behalf of the State Committees of CGPA organisations like West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Amravati (Maharashtra).

Highlights of the Convention:

Inauguration: Comrade A.K.Padmanabhan CITU All India President inaugurated with his remarkable speech contained all the attacks of neo-liberalisation in the world and in India; the issues of Pay Commission for employees and pensioners vis-à-vis the policies of the Central Government in attacking the economic interests of working people; the motive behind amending the labour laws to attack the collective bargaining and association rights of working class; importance of 2^nd September all India Strike etc.

Special Addressess: Comrade Shiv Gopal Misra (GS AIRF); Pathak (President AIDEF); KKN.Kutty (President Confederation) elaborately covered the issues before the Pay Commission especially for Pensioners and the need to organise effective struggles in future to defend the interests of pensioners.

                                              

Subjects Committee: The Draft Declaration as submitted with his speech on important points of the Declaration by the officiating Secretary General Com.Pavitra Ranjan Chakraborty was discussed in the hose. Comrades K.G.Jayarajan (GS AIBDPA); K.Ragavendran (GS AIPRPA); P.C.Nair (GS Para Military Pensioners Association) supported the Declaration and suggested improvements and modifications wherever necessary. Several State COC of CGPA organisations and Delegates representing affiliated organisations like AIBDPA, AIPRPA etc took part in the debate on Declaration.

Important Decisions: The Convention has unanimously decided to extend total solidarity to the 2^ndSeptember Strike and to organise solidarity action like dharna or demonstration etc according to local conditions. It was also decided to support the strike of CG Employees from 23^rd November by our solidarity action. A campaign programme to highlight the important issues as finalized by the Charter of Demands in the national convention has been planned. It was  emphasized by delegates including the GS AIPRPA for working towards a united platform of all Pensioners organisations to face the situation that will arise in the aftermath of submission of its report by the  7^th CPC.

Reception Committee: The host organisation viz., the Telengana State All Pensioners & Retired Persons Association headed by Comrades Prabakhar Nair and M.N.Reddy had organised the convention in a nice manner despite the availability of short time to it.

Victory of Pre-2006 Pensioners after a long battle

The issue of orders by the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare on 30^th July for granting fixation of pension in accordance with the original OM dated 1.9.2008 read with the fitment table annexed to the orders from 1.1.2006 instead of 24-09-2012 for all Pensioners in addition to S-29 Scale Pensioners is a big victory to the Pensioners. Now those category of Pensioners whose pension was fixed only based on minimum of pay band instead of the  pay in the pay band with appropriate grade pay will get their pension revised from 1.1.2006 and if there is any increase due it will be granted. The Government instead of hearing the viewpoints of Pensioners’ Organisations and dragging the settlement only after a long long legal battle is deplorable. Now the problem is almost settled as far as the fixation of pre-2006 pensioners except for those whose service had fallen short of 33 years. The Government while conceding defeat in one aspect is still refusing to incorporate the judgment on another aspect viz., grant of full pension for those pre-2006 pensioners whose total qualifying service was between 20 years and less than 33 years. The battle however for this aspect shall have to continue by all Pensioners Organisations.

 Solidarity to 2^nd September 2015 Strike

In Tamilnadu State, the COC of 17 Pensioners Organisations including our AIPRPA has decided to sit in half a day dharna in Chennai Metro as well as in all District headquarters from 10.00 A.M to 1.00 P.M. to show solidarity to the strike. The NCCPA National Convention noted that in states due to lack of transporation on the day of strike it may not be possible to organise long dharnas and therefore it was decided to organise dharnas or demonstrations etc as per local conditions. The CHQ therefore calls upon our AIPRPA State and District Association leadership to consult other Pensioners Organisations as well as the Confederation of CG Employees and Postal Federations to decide the type of solidarity action best suited to all. The important point is that the Pensioners cannot remain idle as the fight on 2^ndSeptember is not only for workers but also to protect the interests of pensioners and senior citizens under attack by neo-liberal policies. All are therefore requested to plan and intimate by email or SMS to CHQ the nature of programmes conducted on 2^nd September with photos to facilitate the CHQ to exhibit them in our website.

Expedite formation of AIPRPA

It is again urged that those States where the Steering Committees of AIPRPA is not yet formed to take initiative to organise the Association should not waste more time in this task. It is more than one year since our 1^st and foundation AIC at Vellore. The inability to organise even a State Convention of Postal Pensioners to form a Steering Committee of State AIPRPA is unfortunate. The CHQ Office Bearers are expected to perform this task with their experience and understanding. The CHQ urges for immediate action in States like Punjab, Bihar, Karnataka, J&K, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, North Eastern States excluding Tripura etc. The CHQ also urges the existing Steering Committees in States like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttarpradesh and Tripura to take serious efforts to complete the formation of District / Divisional formations at the earliest and organise a State Conference within the next two or three months (before November at any cost). Please keep in mind that we have to act as per the joint appeal of AIPRPA and NFPE / NFPE Affiliated Unions issued in the month of April 2015 in building the organisation. All the existing State and District formations are requested to remit the quota to CHQ as per the bylaw viz., 50/- per member per year to ensure a strong finance in CHQ.

Issue of pamphlets in local languages

All our States and CHQ Office Bearers are requested to issue a pamphlet in their respective regional languages by translating the contents of this circular, so that all can understand the issues better. Issue of a circular by the State Association, and by the CHQ Office Bearer where no such State Formation has come into existence will be much useful for organising our lower formations. Moreover the need to organise solidarity action to 2^nd September strike etc are very important to be  understood by our membership and postal pensioners.

Monthly journal of CHQ

The CHQ has already applied online for title verification with the RNI and also completed the initial formalities with the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in this regards. We have applied for one the three titles viz., Pensioners Post; Postal Pensioners or Pensioners Unity. The CHQ will have to wait for another one month for approval by the RNI for the title and thereafter action will be continue with the Magistrate Court for further permission to issue the journal in the approved name. We are confident that all formalities will be completed and the first issue of our monthly journal will be in your hands within three months.

Oncoming important events

1.NCCPA AIC: The NCCPA All India Conference is scheduled from 6^th to 7^th of November, 2015 in the city of Kolkata. West Bengal being one of the strong centers of pensioners movement, the AIC of the most militant joint forum of pensioners viz., the NCCPA will be an important milestone. Number of Delegates allotted to each State will be intimated shortly. But however the CHQ Office Bearers, State General Secretaries and State Steering Committee Secretaries can go ahead and book their reservation as trains are getting full already due to Diwali on 10^th November, 2015.

2. AIPRPA AGM: Immediately in the aftermath of submission of its report to Government by the 7^th CPC, the Annual General Body of AIPRPA CHQ will have to meet. The CHQ Office Bearers, the State General Secretaries, the State General Conveners of the Steering Committees, and the District / Divisional Secretaries are the eligible delegates to participate. The venue of this AGM will be New Delhi and the Delhi AIPRPA has taken the responsibility to organise this AGM in their city. Date will be announced shortly. Due to necessity comrades are requested not to mind the travel two times for Delhi and Kolkata in close interval.

Comradely yours,

Sd/- 

(K.Ragavendran)

General Secretary