2nd State Conference of AIPRPA Kerala!

With the Honourable Minister of Law & SC ST Welfare of Kerala LDF Government comrade A.K.Balan delivering the inaugural speech, the 2nd State Conference of Kerala opened with a bang! The two-day Conference at Palakkad is attended by more than 400 delegates. State President M.C.Nair presided the Conference. Comrades C.C.Pillai CHQ Advisor of AIPRPA and former SG NFPE; KKN.Kutty SG NCCPA; M.Krishnan SG Confederation; K.Ragavendran GS AIPRPA; N.C.Pillai and H.V.Kurup AIPRPA CHQ office bearers; V.A.Mohanan State GS AIPRPA Kerala; N.Guruprasad  Circle Secretary AIBDPA Kerala; P.V.Rajendran R3 CHQ President; P.K.Muraleedharan P3 CS and AGS and many other leaders of repute are on the dais. The Honourable Minister is now inaugurating the historic State Conference:

AIPRPA leaders please Note!

1. Observe Pensioners Day on 17.12.2018 as "Respect Judicial Verdicts Day & Scrap NPS Day" by holding meetings etc in all places.

2. Mobilize for remaining NCCPA Dharna on 19th at Hyderabad; 20th at Chennai and Trivandurm.

3. Intensify Post Card Campaign - we learn that this programme is yet to take off properly. Most important.

4. Get train reservations as per quota allotted to your State to reach Delhi in time to attend NCCPA 15.03.2019 Token Fast by Pensioners.

5. Except Salem and Namakkal of Tamilnadu, no other State or District / Divisions have so far remitted contributions towards AIPRPA Office Furnishing Fund. Please expedite remittances as CHQ is pinning its trust on your cooperation. Urgent!

- KR GS AIPRPA.

• NCCPA call for Dharna observed by Nagpur! 

At the call of NCCPA, the Vidharba Coordination Committee of CG Pensioners Associations, organized the Dharna in front of CGO complex at Nagpur. Comrade Petkar the General Secretary of the COC presided. Comrade K.Ragavendran the Deputy Secretary General NCCPA inaugurated. Many leaders with their members participated representing Defense, BSNL, Postal Accounts and other CG departments. Confederation,  State Government and Public Sector leaders also addressed. Comrades Gurmeet Singh GS JCTUA; A.S.Dagde leader of State Govt employees & pensioners; Nilesh Nasare GS Vidharba Confederation COC; Dhandre GS Postal Audit & Accounts Pensioners Association and many other leaders addressed. Comrade Subash Pande CITU Secretary Amravati  greeted and extended solidarity on behalf of central trade unions. Comrade N.D.Wakodiker leader of Zilla Parishad  Pensioners too addressed us.

Comrade Rajinder Prasad passed away! 

Our CHQ Vice President and Delhi AIPRPA State President comrade Rajinder Prasad breathed his last at about 2.00 P.M yesterday (11.12.2018). It is reported that due to sudden deterioration of health, he was admitted in hospital and after three days while seemed to be recovering, has shockingly passed away. His mortal remains were cremated yesterday itself. Comrade Rajinder was a CHQ leader earlier in R3 for long years and served with iconic leaders like Iyer, Banerjee in R3 and with leaders like Adi in NFPE. He lend such a solid support to AIPRPA and NCCPA in all our activities. He undertook the responsibility of organising AIPRPA AGM and also CMC in Delhi in the past. His passing away has caused an irreparable loss and void in our movement. AIPRPA CHQ dips down its banner in honour and memory of comrade Rajinder Singh! Rajinder Amar Rahe! - KR GS AIPRPA

AIPRPA to stand with Confederation"s call on 12th

OBSERVE  2018 DECEMBER 12  

as “SCRAP NPS & RESTORE OPS” DEMANDS DAY

          National Secretariat of Confederation has decided to observe 12th December 2018 (strike notice serving day) as Demands Day raising the demand - “Scrap NPS & Restore OPS” throughout the country.  All affiliates and C-O-Cs are requested to observe the day in a befitting manner by conducting demonstrations in front of all offices, organising gate meetings/general bodies and also wearing badges with the slogan - “Scrap NPS & Restore OPS”.  The struggle against NPS is getting intensified day by day.  Delhi State Govt. has passed a resolution in the State Assembly demanding the Central Govt. to scrap NPS imposed on Delhi State Govt. employees.  State Govts. of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu has already appointed Expert Review Committees to submit recommendations regarding modalities for scrapping of NPS and restoring OPS.  Tamilnadu State Government employees and Teachers (all organisations) have decided to organise indefinite strike demanding scraping of NPS and restoration of OPS.  Confederation is in touch with other organisations in Central Sector and is exploring the possibility of organising higher form of trade union action including indefinite strike.  After the two days strike on January 8th & 9th, an All India Convention of NPS employees along with other like-minded organisations will be organised.  Our ultimate aim is to organise an indefinite strike, no sooner than later, exclusively on one demand ie; “scrap NPS & Restore OPS”.

Maharashtra holds its AIPRPA Conference today!

It is to our joy and pleasure that one of the biggest States in India, the 'Maharashtra" has held its foundation State Conference today! More than 100 Pensioners  representing  various districts and divisions thronged the venue under the presidentship  of CHQ President comrade D.K.Rahate at 'Sri Santh Sena Maharaj Sabhagraha'  at Dadar  Mumbai. Comrade Sharad Pawar welcomed all to dais. Comrade Mangesh Parab delivered address about the purpose of our forming AIPRPA Maharashtra Stare. Comrades K.Ragavendran GS AIPRPA; P.S.Pande former CHQ President R3; C.B.Surve Ex-CS P4; Manohar Chauhan former P3 Circle Office Bearer; P.M.Shirsat former President IPOs & ASPOs Association; and  P.G.Vichare participated.

This 1st State Conference was attended by pensioners from all 9 divisions of Mumbai metro city and other divisions including Pune, Amravati, Akola, Goa, Aurangabad, Nanded and Ratnagiri today. The Conference elected a 25 member office bearers body headed by comrades P.S.Pande (State President); and Mangesh Parab ( State General Secretary). The Conference also constituted a Steering Committee for Mumbai Metro District consisting of 9 postal divisions with comrades D.J.Redekar ( President); Sharad Pawar (District Secretary); and M.H.Band (Treasurer). The conference resolved various resolutions on pensioners issues and also supported the NCCPA Programme of Action. CHQ extends its warm greetings to all the leaders took up the responsibility of building a strong AIPRPA in Maharashtra State. - KR GS AIPRPA.

AIPRPA CHQ Office inaugurated!

As informed earlier our CHQ Association office is inaugurated on 4.12.2018. Tamilnadu State President comrade M.Kannaiyan cut the ribbon and inaugurated. CHQ and State Association Tamilnadu will function from here. Full address will be circulated in our CHQ circular shortly. Comrades K.Ragavendran GS; S.Ragupathy ASG NFPE; S.Santhanaraman State GS;  M.R.Meenakshisundaram District Secretary Chennai; G.Kumar State Treasurer and many State and District office bearers in Chennai and surrounding districts attended in this simple function. We have an office now! Let us exalt our functioning to heights! On the day of inauguration itself, P3 Chennai City North Division donated 15 armed chairs to our office. Some comrades announced there itself of their contributions to furnish the office. It is in your hands to improve the office with all vital things. Kindly contribute in K.Ragavendran SB Account 052201000007552 IOB Egmore (IFSC : IOBA0000522) and intimate by email to aiprpachq@gmail.com for proper accounting and issue of CHQ receipts towards 'CHQ Office Improvement Funds'. - KR GS AIPRPA