CHQ Writes to Postal Department and Pension Department to protect messenger services in Pension and Family Pension!
No.AIPRPA/Pension/Messenger/1 Dated 03.07.2021
To
The Director General
Department
of Posts
Dak
Bhawan
New
Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub:
Abolition of messenger service to draw pension and family pension in violation
of Government of India stand by the Department of Posts – Regarding.
Ref: DoP
F.S.Division File No.112-03/2019-SB dated 29.06.2021.
This All
India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association would hasten to bring to your
notice and for personal intervention against cancellation of messenger service
to draw pension and family pension from POSB Pension Accounts. We wish to point
out that the Circular issued by the Directorate FS Division as referred to is
violative of Government of India instructions issued by the Department
of Expenditure under Ministry of Finance on 1.12.2009
v-11012/2/3(19)/Bank/RBD/2004/1670. The Department of Expenditure OM had
granted the facility for withdrawal of pension by old / sick / disabled / incapacitated
persons by endorsing the letter of RBI dated October 14, 2009.
This
Association emphasises the point that there is a clear distinction
between the pension and family pension amount and other National Small Savings
issues. The restriction imposed by the Department of Posts that all types
of messenger services are banned cannot be extended to Pension and Family
Pension withdrawals also as that would amount to clear violation of existing
orders of the Finance Ministry of GOI.
This
Association would therefore urge upon your personal intervention to cause to
issue corrigendum to the Circular issued by the FS Division of Directorate on
29.06.2021 immediately as in many places already the authorities started to
refuse messenger services to old and immobile pensioners and family pensioners.
The present illogical position would bring enormous trouble to the sick and
aged pensioners and family pensioners.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(K.Ragavendran)
General Secretary
No. AIPRPA/Pension/Messenger/2 Dated 03.07.2021
To
The
Secretary
Department
of Pension & Pensioners Welfare
Nirman
Bhawan
New
Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub:
Abolition of messenger service to draw pension and family pension in violation
of Government of India stand by the Department of Posts – Regarding.
Ref:
Circular of Department of Posts F.S.Division File No.112-03/2019-SB dated
29.06.2021.
This All
India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association would hasten to bring to your
notice and for personal intervention against cancellation of messenger service
to draw pension and family pension from POSB Pension Accounts. There may not be
any distinction between SB Accounts and SB Pension Accounts in the POSB System.
But all the conditions applicable to Bank SB Accounts are automatically
applicable to Post Office Savings Bank also. It seems that the Postal
Department is behaving that the POSB is outside the ambit of Finance Ministry
guidelines.
We wish
to point out that the Circular issued by the Directorate FS Division as
referred to is violative of Government of India instructions issued by
the Department of Expenditure under Ministry of Finance on
1.12.2009 v-11012/2/3(19)/Bank/RBD/2004/1670. The Department of Expenditure
OM had granted the facility for withdrawal of pension by old / sick / disabled
/ incapacitated persons by endorsing the letter of RBI dated October 14, 2009.
This
Association emphasises the point that there is a clear distinction
between the pension and family pension amount and other National Small Savings
issues. The restriction imposed by the Department of Posts that all types
of messenger services are banned cannot be extended to Pension and Family
Pension withdrawals also as that would amount to clear violation of existing
orders of the Finance Ministry of GOI.
This
Association would therefore urge upon your personal intervention with the
Postal Department to ensure messenger services to old and immobile pensioners
and family pensioners using POSB Accounts as the present illogical position
would bring enormous trouble to the sick and aged pensioners and family
pensioners.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(K.Ragavendran)
General Secretary
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