1st ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF AIPRPA A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
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| T.K.Rangarajan M.P inaugurating the AIC |
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| NFPE Secretary General M.Krishnan special address |
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| A Section of delegates in the AIC |
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| Leaders and Retired top officers of DoP on Dais |
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| Chief PMG TN Circle T.Murthy and Leaders on the Dais |
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| S.K.Vyas NCCPA Secretary General |
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| Dr.U.Srinivasaraghavan former Chairman Postal Board |
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| Chief Postmaster General Tamilnadu T.Murthy greeting the AIC |
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| Full view of the Dais |
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| Former Chief PMG TN Circle S.Brahmanandam addressing |
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PRP/2/1 Dated 21st July, 2014
To
All CHQ Office Bearers &
Central Managing Committee Members
AIPRPA
Successful
1st AGM & Foundation AIC
The foundation All India Conference as well as the
1st Annual General Body Meeting of AIPRPA that was held under the
Chairmanship of Comrade D.K.Rahate,
the Chairman of the All India Steering Committee is a thundering success. The
AIC was held in Nathan Mahal Vellore (TN) that was named as Babu
Tarapada Mukharjee Nagar. The entrance of the Conference Hall was named
as Comrade A.Piramanathan entrance and the Conference hall was named as
Comrade C.S.Panchapakesan Arangam. More than 400 Delegates and more
than 500 Visitors representing different States across the nation from the
Himachal Pradesh to the host state Tamilnadu declared the emergence of All
India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association as a monolithic all India
organisation of Postal Pensioners.
The AGM / AIC commenced with the hoisting of our
National Flag by the veteran senior most leader Comrade A.G.Pasupathy; AIPRPA Flag by the All India Chairman Comrade D.K.Rahate; and the NCCPA flag by
Comrade S.K.Vyas Secretary General
NCCPA amidst slogans renting the air.
The session was started with folk songs by Saroj Cultural Group organised by AIIEA
of Vellore. All leaders were invited on the dais by the General Convenor. A
warm welcome address was delivered by the Chairman of the Reception Committee
Shri. G.V.Selvam (Vice President VIT
(University). Com.T.K.Rangarajan
Member of Parliament inaugurated the AIC with his punctuating speech. Dr.U.Srinivasaraghavan (former DG DoP);
Shri.T.Murthy (Chief PMG TN Circle);
Shri.S.Brahmanandam (former Chief
PMG TN Circle); Com.S.K.Vyas
(Secretary General NCCPA); K.G.Jayaraj
(General Secretary All India BSNL-DOT Pensioners Association); and Com.N.L.Sridharan President of Tamilnadu
State Government Pensioners addressed the inaugural session in that order. Com.M.Krishnan (SG NFPE); Com.C.C.Pillai (Ex-SG NFPE); Com.K.V.Sridharan (Ex-GS P3 NFPE); Com.R.Chandraprakash (Ex-CHQ President BPEA
Group ‘C’); Com.T.Jagadeesan
(General Secretary TNEB Retired Pensioners Welfare Association); Com.A.Sundaram (General Secretary TN COC of
Central, State Govt & Public Sector Pensioners Organisations); and Com.T.Narasimhan (Vice Chairman AIPRPA)
have graced the dais at the time of inaugural session but delivered their
special address during the subsequent subjects committee sessions on 19th
A/N and 20th F/N.
Subjects
Committee session of the AIC
The subjects committee was held on the afternoon of
the 19th and on the forenoon of the 20th July, 2014. The
Report on the activities of All India Steering Committee and the Audited
accounts for the period from the inception of the Steering Committee to the eve
of the AIC were placed by Comrade K.Ragavendran General Convenor for the
consideration of the house. Both the Report and the Accounts were unanimously
adopted with some amendments to the Report.
The AIC was attended by delegates from 14 States viz., Himachal Pradesh,
Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarpradesh, Assam, North East, Odisha, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Kerala, Telengana, Andhra and Tamilnadu. Delegates from Madhyapradesh were unfortunately unable
to reach the AIC due to unexpected accident to Com.Kanak Delegate at Gudur
Railway Station necessitating his urgent hospitalization at Nellore Govt
Hospital. The comrade was later declared out of danger and discharged after
three days hospitalization.
Many Delegates including the Members of the All
India Steering Committee and State General Secretaries participated in the
debate on the Report of the General Secretary and on organisational review.
Delegates during the course of the debate wanted several amendments and
modifications to be made to the draft bylaw of APRPA. The Chairman provided
time for proposing any amendment to the Report, Bylaw as well as to seek
clarifications on the Accounts etc. Accordingly many amendments were proposed
in writing by delegates. This showed the involvement of the delegates in the
process of shaping the AIPRPA organisation.
Com.K.Ragavendran
General Convenor summed up the debate by answering some questions raised by
delegates during the debate. After his summing up the Report and the Accounts
were adopted by the house with some amendments accepted by the CHQ in the
Report.
The General Convenor explained about various
amendments received to the draft bylaw explained the amendments accepted as
well as the rationale for not accepting certain other amendments. Finally the
draft bylaw was placed before the house by the Chairman with the agreed
amendments and the same was unanimously adopted by the subjects committee.
The AIC decided to invite suggestions from all
comrades about the name of the monthly journal for the CHQ and to create a
unique logo to the AIPRPA organisation. All such suggestions received by the
CHQ will be placed for discussion in the next session of CMC (Central Managing
Committee) to take appropriate decision.
Special
Address by Com.M.Krishnan SG NFPE
An important highlight of the AIC was the special address by Comrade
M.Krishnan (SG Confederation) in the Seminar on New Pension Scheme and its impact.
He elaborately covered the subject and also on the various organisational
issues confronting the AIPRPA as well as on the need to overcome them to build
a strong organisation for AIPRPA. He declared that the building of the AIPRPA
will be given total support by the NFPE and its affiliated unions and
associations at all levels.
Election of
Office Bearers to CHQ
The AIC has elected Comrades C.C.Pillai (Ex-SG NFPE) and K.V.Sridharan
(Ex- GS P3 NFPE) as Advisors and the following Comrades as the office bearers
of the CHQ for the ensuing term:
Chairman: Com.D.K.Rahate
(Maharashtra)
Vice Chairman: Com.T.Narasimhan
(Telengana)
Com.T.P.Mishra
(Uttarpradesh)
Com.G.C.Joshi
(Madhyapradesh)
General Secretary: Com.K.Ragavendran
(Tamilnadu)
Deputy General Secy: Com.Surinderpal
(Punjab)
Asst.Gen Secretaries: Com.N.C.Pillai
(Kerala)
Com.R.N.Dhal
(Odisha)
Com.S.K.Humayun
(Andhra)
Finance Secretary: Com.Sankarpal
Singh (Delhi)
Asst.Finance Secretary: Com.N.D.Sharma
(Himachal Pradesh)
Org Gen.Secretaries: Com.Amaresh
Thakur (Bihar)
Com.Y.Nagabhushanam
(Andhra)
Com.CH.V.Ramarao
(Telengana)
Com.Rajendra
Prasad Verma (Delhi)
Com.H.V.Kurup
(Kerala)
Com.V.Janakiraman
(Karnataka)
Com.Shanmuga
Sundar Raja (Tamilnadu)
CMC Members: All
State General Secretaries are CMC Members.
A Resolution empowering the CMC to co-opt Office Bearers and CMC
Members to the CHQ taking into account the expansion of the AIPRPA organisation
that demands such co-option was unanimously adopted by the AIC.
Highlights
of the AIC
- Com.T.K.Rangarajan
speech underlined the challenge thrown by the Corporates to the survival
of pensioners, employees, youth and common people and explained the nature
of attack on trade union rights as well as on the social security.
- NFPE &
Confederation Secretary General Comrade M.Krishnan’s seminar special address
exposed the hollowness of the claims of the Government towards NPS and
emphasised the policy offensive of the Central Government on the employees
and pensioners in the name of neo-liberalism.
- Com.S.K.Vyas NCCPA
Secretary General highlighted all important issues raised in the Common
Memorandum submitted to the 7th CPC like Parity between the
past and present pensioners; Minimum Pension not less than the minimum of
the scale in Government services; Starting pension @ 67% instead of 50% of
last pay drawn; Rationalisation of Additional Pension; Full Medicare
facilities to all pensioners without discrimination and issue of Smart
Card to all Pensioners for cashless and hassle less medical treatment in
Government and Government Aided Private Hospitals etc.
- Com.K.G.Jayaraj AI
BDPA General Secretary touched many important issues before the Pay
Commission and emphasised the need to unify all pensioners’ organisations
to defend the Social Security of pensioners.
- Dr.U.Srinivasaraghavan
former Secretary to Government India gave several ideas including for
advising the retiring people to undergo thorough medical chekup before
retirement as well as to counsel them about financial management and
health.
- Shri.T.Murthy Chief
PMG Tamilnadu Circle explained about the changes taking place in the
Department of Posts.
- Shri.S.Brahmanandam
former Chief PMG spoke on the need for full medical facility after
retiremet and advised that all retiring employees should be guided two
years before and criticised the delay in payment of DA for pensioners.
- Speeches of all other
leaders in the Conference viz., Comrades C.C.Pillai, K.V.Sridharan,
T.Narasimhan, and R.Chandraprakash were very much educative and their
speeches have enthused the delegates.
- Leaders of various
Pensioners Organisations in Tamilnadu viz., Comrades N.L.Sridharan (TN Govt
Pensioners Association), T.Jagadeesan (Electricity Board Pensioners
Association) and A.Sundaram (COC of all Pensioners Organisations) highlighted
the movement being built up jointly by all in the state and expressed such
a unity to be built up at all India level.
- The Report of the
General Secretary on behalf of the Steering Committee in addition to
dealing with the issues of general nature and postal specific nature
placed before the Pay Commission, laid the path to build a strong postal
pensioners movement as well as the united movement of all CG Pensioners
organisations on the one hand and the entirety of Pensioners belonging to
Central, State Government, Public Sector organisations. The Report also
pointed out the emerging united movement of Pensioners internationally.
- The AIC adopted a
bylaw for the smooth functioning of the AIPRPA.
- Various resolutions on
pensioner’s issues and a Policy & Programme resolution were
unanimously adopted.
- Office bearers were
unanimously elected to lead the organisation and to take all efforts to
build the organisation at all India level.
- The participation by
retired senior officers of the Postal Department like the former DG Posts
Dr.U.Srinivasaraghavan and the retired Chief Postmaster General Tamilnadu
Circle Shri.S.Brahmanandam and their speeches with involvement on the
pensioners’ issues received appreciation from all sections.
- The participation by
the Chief Postmaster General of Tamilnadu Circle Shri.T.Murthy and his
valuable address on current developing road map of Postal Department was
educative to all.
Some important Resolutions adopted in AIC
1.
On Policy & Programme of AIPRPA
2.
On scrapping of NPS and PFRDA
3.
On endorsing the stand taken by all Pensioners
Organisations in the common memorandum before the 7th Pay Commission
on all basic issues of Pensioners.
4.
On improvement of CGHS scheme and extension of
the CGHS to all without discrimination in the country especially to Postal
Pensioners living at any place irrespective of the fact as to whether they were
beneficiaries of CGHS while in service or not.
5.
Grant of Festival bonus and Festival Advance to
Pensioners.
6.
Implementation of Jodhpur CAT judgment on MACP
to promotee employees to all similarly placed including the eligible retired employees
Role of the Reception Committee
The
Reception Committee to 1st AIC had played a spectacular role in
organising the AIC in a befitting manner. All appreciations to the entire
members of the Reception Committee headed by Honourable Vice President of VIT
University Shri.G.V.Selvam who gladly accepted to be the Chairman of the
Reception Committee and extended solid support to the conduct of AIC at Vellore.
The General Secretary of the Reception Committee Comrade S.Santhanaraman who is
also the District Secretary of AIPRPA Vellore District boldly undertook the
responsibility to host the AIC and accomplished with his sheer hard work and
dedication. If we are not mentioning the names of each and every comrade
whether he or she belongs to AIPRPA Vellore or from any Sister Pensioners
Organisations or Service Unions and Associations belonging to different
departments of Central, State Government or PSU organisations, it is purely for lack of space in our circular
only. All played their due role in achieving the success of the AIC and the
newly elected CHQ salutes all those comrades and thanks them immensely for
their physical as well as liberal financial contributions. The CHQ as well as the Reception Committee
thanks from the hearts the fullest cooperation extended by various district
organisations of AIPRPA in Tamilnadu who stood up to the task of holding the
AIC and taking up the task as seriously as if they themselves are hoisting the
conference in their district and mobilised both funds and participation by
pensioners in the AIC. The CHQ and
Reception Committee thanks immensely the support extended by the Comrades of
Kerala, Uttarpradesh, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra through donations and
advertisements to the souvenir. The success is due to the collective sharing of
responsibility at the call of the All India Steering Committee.
Future Task
Now
that we have completed the democratic formalities of formation of our All India
Postal & RMS Pensioners Association by holding our AIC successfully and a
team of CHQ Office Bearers is in place, it is time to concentrate the huge task
of building our AIPRPA in all Districts and States. It is once again to be
reiterated that we are not rivals to any of the existing Pensioners
Organisations but a cementing force of all Pensioners Organisations while
building our strong Postal & RMS Pensioners Association to approach and
organize nearly two lakhs of unorganised Postal Pensioners in the country. The
unity is paramount because it is the only defence we could have to protect the
social security including pension in the neo-liberal economy. The unity of
Postal & RMS Pensioners as a monolithic organisation with strength is also
essential in the background that it is mainly because of our weakness that the
Postal Pensioners are discriminated by the Central Government on some important
issues like medical treatment etc. Let us emerge as one of the strong
organisations of Pensioners in the country through our systematic and dedicated
work amongst the postal pensioners in the days to come. The CHQ appeals to one
and all to come forward and engage in the gigantic task of building our All
India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association.
With Greetings,
Comradely
Yours,
Sd/-
(K.Ragavendran)
General
Secretary
greetings! - M.Palani, Tuticorin RMS, Tamil Nadu
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