ACTION TAKEN REPORT ON SCOVA MEETING HELD ON 05.09.2014 CIRCULATED ON THE EVE OF 26th SCOVA MEETING SCHEDULED ON 03.02.2015.
MINUTES OF THE SCOVA MEETING HELD ON 03.02.2015 IS AWAITED.
ACTION TAKEN REPORT OVER OLD ISSUES DISCUSSED IN 25TH
MEETING OF SCOVA ON 05-09-2014 HAS BEEN CIRCULATED BY DEPARTMENT OF PENSION
& PENSIONERS WELFARE – SOME OF THE SALIENT FEATURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- Issue of Revised PPOs to Pre-2006 Pensioners:
(a) Civil
Ministries: As on 7-1-2015 out of a total of 4,31,167 cased 3,99,396 cases are
issued with new PPOs. Still 31,771 Pensioners are to be issued with
revised-PPOs.
(b) Railways:
All pre-2006 Pensioners numbering 9,48,260 were issued with revised PPOs.
(c) Postal:
1,58,876 Pensioners are issued with revised with revised PPOs out of the total 1,79,407
Pensioners.
(d) Telecommunications:
51,881 Pensioners are issued with revised PPOs out of the total 53,126
Pensioners.
(e) Defence:
Total Pensioners 16.71 lakhs. All are issued with revised PPOs.
- Pension Adalat:
It was demanded that Minutes of
Pension Adalats should be circulated by all Departments. Lok Adalats should not
be confined to only cities but hinterland areas like Ladakh etc. It was pointed
out that in Departmnts like Income Tax, Survey of India, Central Excise no Pension Adalat meetings are
being held.
It was replied that regarding
issue of Minutes, departments like Revenue, Central Excise, Survey of India are
being reminded. But in Survey of India 21 Pension Adalats have been organised
till 28-01-2015.
- Discrimination to P&T Pensioners in permitting to
join CGHS:
There is no change of stance of
the Government in this matter. It is only reieterated that only the pensioners
who were earlier members of CGHS will be allowed to remain or join in CGHS and
other pensioners who were not beneficiaries of CGHS while in service will not
be allowed. Further the matter is sub-judice in the Apex Court.
- Anomaly in fixation of
Pension to DOT employees absorbed in BSNL:
BSNL has not so far supplied the
information and therefore the proposed the meeting between the Department of
Pension & Pensioners Welfare and the DOT could not take place. DOT has been
reminded on 19-01-2015.
- Merger of 78.2% IDA to
BSNL Pensioners:
Cabinet Note has been prepared
and put up for the approval of MOC & IT.
- Upgraded Grade Pay to
Pre-2006 Retirees of S-12 Scale:
The matter is sub-judice at Apex
Court. The SLP is pending for hearing on 17-02-2015. The Department of Expenditure
has sought to examine the issue again. The relevant file has been forwarded to
Department of Expenditure.
- Extension of benefits
under OM dated 28-01-2013 w.e.f. 1.1.2006:
Again the matter is sub-judice in
Apex Court. As and when the Supreme Court decides the pending SLP, the orders
of the Apex Court will be implemented.
- Extension Counter of CGHS Jammu
at Srinagar and construction of CGHS Hospital in Jammu in the land
allotted by J&K Government:
CGHS reieterated its stand that
due to constraints of resources and man power, opening of CGHS extension
counter at Srinagar is not possible.
- CGHS contribution to BSNL
retirees who have no grade pay element:
The matter is being taken up with
the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
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