NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE
OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS..
(Registered undder the T.U. Act.No.
RTU01/2021.Dated.7.01.2021
Website: nccpahq.blogspot.in.E mail:
nccpahq@gmail.com.
13.c Feroze Shah Road,
New Delhi. 110 001
PRESIDENT:
COM.SHIV GOPAL MISHRA.(97176 47594)
SECy.
GENERAL: COM.K.K.N.KUTTY.
(98110 483030)
Dated: 22nd January, 2021
Dear Comrades,
The National JCA has called upon
the employees and workers to observe Ist Feb. 2021 as call attention day to
bring to the notice of the Government of the growing discontent amongst the
employees over the long pending demands.
The Confederation of Central Government employees and workers, while
endorsing the call, as they are integral part of the NJCA has asked the
employees to observe the Ist Feb. 2021 as protest day As you are aware we sail in the same boat in
as much as the Government has so far lent a deaf ear to the issues of
Pensioners in the country. The dearness
relie, the two instalments of which have already become due along with the
third would be kept freezed and the consequent arrears permanently forfeited.
So far as you are aware, the major chunk of the benefits of the 20 trillion
package has gone to the corporate houses in the country, especially the Adanis
and Ambanis. The Circular letter of
Confederation, which is reproduced hereunder pin points the objective to be
achieved during the observance of the protest day on Ist February, 2021 . The NJCA and Confederation together is the
biggest united platform of Central Government employees.
The NCCPA calls upon its
affiliates and State Units to join the struggle along with the working
employees on Ist Feb. 2021 and organise dharna or demonstration in as many
places as possible to convey the message that the Pensioners share the same
perception as explicitly spelt out by the
Secretary General, NJCA and the Confederation. By synchronising our action with that of the
working employees we are uniting all those who are opposed with the Government
policies. The farmers of the country are
waging a very determined battle undaunted by the threats and repressive
measures unleashed by the Government.
They must win and their victory shall be the first salvo against an
authoritarian regime. On Ist February,
2021, while we demonstrate for getting our demands conceded, it will also be to pay the solidarity and
support to the struggling farmers of the country. Kindly talk to the leaders of the working
employees and ensure that the programme has the largest participation of the
Pensioners. The charter of demands we
had finalised and that we have decided to pursue through struggles is
enclosed.
Wishing your efforts to make the
programme on Ist Feb. 2021, the day the Budget for the year 2021-22 is likely
to be presented by the Finance Minister reverberate throughout the country with cent per cent participation of the
members and with greetings,
Yours fraternally,
KKN Kutty
Secretary General.
NCCPA CHARTER OF DEMANDS.
1. Implement
Option No. 1 as a pension fitment formula as recommended by the 7 th
CPC.
2. Revise
the Pension of BSNL absorbed retirees immediately with 15% fitment; recommended
by the 3rd PRC and approved by the government from 01-01-2017, delinking the
wage revision in BSNL. Clear all pending medical bills and medical allowance;
3. Evolve a
policy for automatic grant of pension and other pensioner’s benefits to the
pensioners and retirees of the autonomous bodies on par with the Central Govt.
Pensioners.
4. Provide (a)
notional fixation of pension under Option No. 3 on the basis of the pay
scale/pay
level of the cadre or
grade from which the pensioner retired. (b) Provide fixation of pension in the
case of all pre 2006 pensioners on the basis of the grade pay/pay level or pay
scale of
the post or cadre from
which one has retired as per the judgments of Courts.
5. Extend
the benefit of CS(MA) Rules to all pensioners who are not covered by
CGHS.
6. Increase
the FMA to Rs. 2000 as has been granted to PF Pensioners.
7. Raise
the minimum pension to 60% of the Minimum wage. i.e. Rs. 10,800 p.m.
8. Restore the
commutation portion of pension after 10 years.
9. Provide
increased rates of pension on attainment of 70 years onwards.
10. Scrap the New
Contributory pension scheme and restore the defined benefit pension
11. Revise the
pension of the Punjab National Bank pensioners
and settle the anomalies in pension and other benefits arising out of
the amalgamation of Banks.
12. 13.Provide
the benefits arising from the court
judgements to all similarly placed pensioners.
Viz. the court order for the grant of one notional increment for those
who retire on 30th June and grant of MACP with effect from 1.1.2006
13. Introduce
medical insurance scheme for pensioners,
whoever opts for such a scheme as per
the recommendation of the Pay Commission.
Copy
of Confederation’s circular letter of date on observance of protest day on Ist
Feb. 2021.
Dear
Comrades,
During our campaign to make the 26th
November one day General Strike a grand success, we faced innumerable queries
over the long pending demands of the Central Government employees,
especially, the freezing and denying the
DA/DR payment upto 30th June, 2021,
the continuing impasse over the NPS; the dubious attitude of the
Government over honouring the assurance held out in 2016 etc. The lamenting of the Cabinet Secretary over
the financial health of the Government when the Staff Secretary met him recently
would be considered by the rank and file of the membership as nothing but a
pitiful distraction. There had been no
such situation when the promise was held out in 2016 . In fact the Government had been boasting of
the steady growth of the economy then.
Even during covid days they merrily went ahead with the privatisation
spree; On the contrary the Government had been taking advantage of a pathetic
situation of the people at large in pushing through their agenda. There had been no response from the
Government to very many issues and problems of the employees faced with the
covid-19 pandemic. They had no qualms in
pushing through the despised legislations over the labour code during this
period.
The Indian
farmers has no doubt shown the way as to how to combat the situation emanating
from sheer chicanery. They have proved
that the unflinching determination is the only way forward. We must salute them and imbibe the qualities
they have demonstrated in no uncertain terms.
We are,
therefore, happy to note that the National JCA has decided to hold a protest
demonstration on Ist Feb. 2021, the day when the Finance Minister will rise to
present her budget proposal before the Parliament. We would like to name the programme as
protest day rather than the call attention day for this Government has no intention to listen to any legitimate grievances of the
people. The protest day may be organised
in front of all offices, eliciting the participation of the entirety of the
employees. The occasion must be used to
explain the chicanery indulged in by the Government by not honouring the
assurances held out on revision of minimum wage; how unprecedented and wrong was it to deny
the Dearness Allowance/Relief to employees and pensioners; how the NPS will
deny the requisite pension to the employees even after collecting contribution
from them; as to how the privatisation of public sector and Government run
organisations is amounting to selling away the Nation’s assets for a song to
the cronies of the ruling party; as to how the negotiating forum has been
permanently shut down etc. etc. Above
all it must be the occasion to
congratulate the farmers of the country
for their determination, courage, conviction and unflinching faith in struggles as the
certain way to success. While explaining
the grievances of the farmers emanating from the enacted farm laws, we must also
point out as to how the parliamentary system was overturned by dubious
methods, when the Government had no majority in Rajya Sabha.
It will also
be pertinent to point out that the enacted legislation has the strange
provision in as much as the farmers are not entitled to approach the judiciary
(the courts of law at any level) to settle their dispute with the giant
corporates. The Law stipulates that such
disputes are to be brought before the Government appointed bureaucrats, whose
decision would be deemed to be
final. For not anything, at least
for this obnoxious and extremely untenable provision alone, the enactment must
be scrapped
In the
charter of demands, prepared by the NJCA and endorsed, all important demands
have been included. For the sake of
uniformity, we would not like to incorporate any other issue. We would like to convey a strong message of
unity of the Central Government employees to the Government.
We request
all affiliates, State COCs to immediately convey to the Branches and through
them to all members of the programme slated for Ist Feb. 2021 and take immediate steps required to make the
programme a grand success on Ist Feb. 2021.
All Branches, divisions, regions of all affiliates, the district and
state units of COCs must ensure that each and every member of the unit and
present on that day at the office takes part in the demonstration adhering to
the norms and stipulations made by the concerned Governments to arrest the
spread of Covid 19.
We have
convened the meeting of the National Sectt. to discuss and decide as to how to
make the programme participative of all members and a grand success. With
greetings,
Yours
fraternally,
Sd/-
R.N.
Parasar
Secretary
General.
Copy of
NJCA’s letter dated 20th January, 2021 to all constituent
organisations:
Sub: Call
attention day by Central Government employees on the day of presentation of the
Budget on 1st. Feb. 2021.
You are well
aware that the present Government taking advantage of the covid 19 pandemic
situation have started implementing many anti labour decisions including arbitrarily passing the 4 labour
codes in the Parliament inspite of the opposition and the protest by the
Central Trade Unions. It is also pertinent to mention that none of the major
demands of the Central Government employees including threw 7th CPC
related demands, MACP issues and NPS is
settled. Adding salt to the wound the
Government has frozen the three instalments of DA/DR due to the Central
Government employees/pensioners. 56 J is being used as a weapon to punish the
employees and the trade union leaders.
Corporatisation and privatisation in Railways and Defence is being
implemented ruthlessly by the Government.
In this background in consultation with the Senior leaders of the
constituent organisations of the NJCA it
has been decided to observe CALL
ATTENTION DAY BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES on the day of the presentation
of the Budget 2021 on 1;02;2021 by
holding massive demonstrations at all Central Government
establishments/units/branches and wherever possible joint agitation in a
central place of the city. District head
quarters/town etc. . In Delhi also we will plan for a centralised agitation at
Jantar Mantar. Therefore, it is
requested that all your affiliates may be directed to observe the protest programme in an effective manner in
support of the following demands. (Charter of demands enclosed)
Sd/-
Shiv
Gopal Misra
