FULL LIST OF ALL INDIA STEERING COMMITTEE

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association

Website: www.postalpensioners.blogspot.in

Email ID: aiprpachq@gmail.com

Mobile: 09444919295

                                     

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All India Steering Committee Members

 

Dear Comrades / Friends / Colleagues,

The list of All India Steering Committee Members of the All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association is furnished below for the information of all:

1. 1. Chairman: D.K.Rahate – Maharashtra [Mobile: 09821031375]
   2. Vice Chairman: T.Narasimhan – Andhra [ Mobile: 09440056969]
   3. General Convenor: K.Ragavendran – Tamilnadu [Mobile: 09444919295]
   Members:
   4. Y.Nagabhushanam – Andhra [ Mobile: 09550279069]
   5. M.K.Purkayastha – Assam [ Mobile:09435018573]
   6. Amaresh Thakur – Bihar [Mobile:09308354646]
   7. Madan Acharya – Chhattisgarh [Mobile:09424279880]
   8. Sankarpal Singh – Delhi [ Mobile: 07838170852]
   9. K.B.Barot – Gujarat [Mobile:09824050909]
   10. N.D.Sharma – Himachal Pradesh [Mobile: 09418685146]
   11. H.L.Sidhu – Haryana [ Mobile:09868933421]
   12. Tikoo – J&K [Mobile:09419169437]
   13. V.Muthukumar – Karnataka [ Mobile:09448081898]
   14. N.C.Pillai – Kerala [ Mobile: 09446023966]
   15. G.C.Joshi – Madhya Pradesh [Mobile: 09425080901]
   16. Janardan Debnath – NE Circle [ Mobile:09436465152]
   17. Shiba Chandra Dash – Odisha [ Mobile:09437519839]
   18. S.P.Surinderpal – Punjab [ Mobile:09988354582]
   19. B.M.Sunda – Rajasthan [ Mobile:09414313144]
   20. T.P.Mishra – Uttar Pradesh [ Mobile:09415239990]
   21. N.D.Vyas – Uttarakhand [09411587812]
    
    [Representatives from Jharkhand  & West Bengal will be intimated later]

 

 

A lot of phone calls are coming to the General Convenor from various comrades and friends from different districts of all Circles showing much interest in formation of Division / District branches of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association. All are requested to contact the respective Circle Representative above and plan about forming branch associations.

Delhi State Conference: The State Conference of Postal & RMS Pensioners Conference is just conducted on 19^th September, 2013 in New Delhi in a very grand manner. A panel of Comrades with Comrades Rajendra Prasad as President; N.K.Vashist as State Secretary; Sankarpal Singh as Deputy State Secretary; and Satyaprakash as Treasurer was unanimously elected.

Tamilnadu State Conference: A Steering Committee consisting of 23 Members with Comrade K.Ragavendran as its Convenor has been formed to conduct the State Conference of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association for Tamilnadu State. The State Conference will be held on 22^nd December, 2013 in which Comrades S.K.Vyas Secretary General NCCPA; D.K.Rahate Chairman and T.Narashimham Vice Chairman of AIPRPA are attending besides some important leaders of Sister Pensioner Organisations.

The following general guideline is given regarding formation:

1.    State representatives will take immediate interest in organising a meeting of important Pensioners comrades / friends from various districts of their States to form the STATE STEERING COMMITTEES.

2.    The STATE STEERING COMMITTEE will appoint DIVISION / DISTRICT STEERING COMMITTEES according to their conditions and entrust the responsibility to organise membership immediately by visiting the houses of pensioners and or going to different Post Offices on the day Pay / Pension Payment Day.

3.    Model Membership Form has been placed in this Website – All are requested to download the same and photocopy the forms to obtain signatures from members. At present an annual membership of Rs.240/- is suggested, but the State Steering Committees may decide about the membership fee for their respective States. It should be borne in mind that from the membership fee collected by Divisions / Districts, a sum of Rs.50/- shall have to be remitted each to the State and All India bodies. However, this quota amount to State and All India will be finally decided as per the Constitution / Bylaws to be finalised at the Special Conference of the All India Association.

4.    A Circular in regional language may be printed by the State / District Steering Committee Convenor for circulation among the Postal & RMS Pensioners to give a clear  picture about the formation of our All India Association. The First Circular of the All India Steering Committee can be used for necessary materials for printing such Circulars at State / District level.

5.    A copy of the Circular so printed by the State / District Steering Committees shall be sent to the General Convenor by post for information to the following address: “ K.Ragavendran General Convenor, All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association, 2/44, Muthial Chetty Street, Purasawalkam, Chennai – 600007”.

6.    As already circulated it must be our endeavour to complete the formation of Division / District formations at the earliest to enable organising special conference / convention at State level to form the State organisation of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association before January 2014.

7.    The All India Special Conference will be organised in February 2014 to form the All India Organisation. Therefore State level formation in all States shall be completed prior to the All India Conference.

8.    Approach all Divisional Secretaries of Postal Federations in order to enlist their support and solidarity to the formation of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association. Keep in mind that NFPE Secretary General Comrade M.Krishnan has already directed all NFPE Unions to extend total support.

 

Comradely Yours,

K.Ragavendran

General Convenor

 

Model Membership Form

Membership Form for Enrolment

Dear Comrades / Friends,

The specimen Membership Form is placed hereunder. All are requested to download the same and use for enrolling membership in our All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association.

 

In Chennai it has been decided to fix annual membership from April to March of every year Rs.240/- with the understanding that the CHQ and State Association will get the quota of 50/- each and the balance 140/- will be retained by the District or Divisional Association as the case may be. This will be finally decided through our bye-law to be approved in our All India Special Conference in February 2014; Meanwhile you are at liberty to decide at your State level about the quantum of membership subscription per year.

 

The full list of All India Steering Committee of our Association will be placed in our website in a day or two, so that all comrades can contact the respective State Representative and plan for building the Association in their branches and States.

Comradely Yours

K.Ragavendran

General Convenor

 



DOPT SECRETARY HELD TALKS WITH JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE TO 7th CPC

TALKS HELD BETWEEN DOPT SECRETARY & JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE

 

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR 7th CPC UNDER PROCESS

 

 

 

The DOPT Secretary headed a meeting to discuss about the terms of references with the leaders of Staff Side of Standing Committee of National Council JCM on 24^th October, 2013. It is learnt that while the Staff Side leaders have broadly discussed about various aspects of terms of reference from the view point of staff side, it was stressed that the first blue print of terms of reference shall be supplied by the Official Side so that the Staff Side could react on that. Comrade S.K.Vyas Member of the Standing Committee as well as the Secretary General of the National Coordinating Committee of Pensioners Association; Comrade K.K.N.Kutty President Confederation; Comrade Umraomal Purohit Secretary Staff Side JCM NC as well as a Member of the SCOVA attended the above meeting.

We once again reiterate that the Government should provide an opportunity to the Pensioners Organisations also on the matter of finalization of terms reference of 7^th CPC in order to include the pensioners’ issues to our satisfaction. We point out the assurance of the Advisor to the Honourable Prime Minister who said that the 7^th CPC will look into the demands of the pensioners also.

HON'BLE PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISOR ON PENSIONERS ISSUES

ADVISOR TO PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA ON

7th CPC & PENSIONERS ISSUES

 

The adviser to the Prime Minister, TKA Nair,had said that the Centre has always been concerned about the genuine problems of senior citizens and the Seventh Pay Commission will look into the demands of pensioners. He added that "Several schemes benefiting the elderly and pensioners have been implemented by the government. The 7th pay commission will also look into the request and demand of pensioners. It is always our concern to endeavour into the genuine problems of elderly citizens. We have been taking different effective steps at the state, national and international levels for the ageing population of our country".

HINDI CIRCULAR OF POSTAL & RMS PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association

Hindi translation of the first circular from the All India Steering Committee is placed hereunder for the benefit of Comrades and Friends in the Hindi Belt.

All are requested to download the circular and circulate to all Postal & RMS Pensioners and enrol them as members of our Pensioners Organisation.

Give wide publicity to the contents of the circular.

Comradely Yours,

K.Ragavendran
General Convenor

EMAIL SENT TO SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ON DELAY IN PAYMENT OF DEARNESS RELIEF TO POSTAL PENSIONERS

ORDERS OF DOP DATED 11-10-2012 IS CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF DEARNESS RELIEF TO POSTAL PENSIONERS IS TO BE MADE WITHOUT WAITING FOR ANY FORMAL ORDERS FROM ANY OFFICER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ONCE THE ORDERS OF DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS WELFARE IS EXHIBITED IN PENSIONERS PORTAL

SOME OFFICERS STILL REFUSE TO PAY DR UNLESS INSTRUCTIONS COME FROM CIRCLE OFFICE

AIPRPA EMAILED TO SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TO INTERVENE

COPY OF EMAIL SENT TODAYTO SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS IS HEREUNDER:

 

 

 

 

ALL INDIA POSTAL & RMS PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION [CHQ]

2/44, Muthial Chetty Street, Purasawalkam, Chennai - 600007

Email:aiprpachq@gmail.com

Website: www.postalpensioners.blogspot.in

Phone: 044-26401955 / 09444919295

 

Respected Madam,

 

Sub: Request for causing intervention for immediate payment of DR to Postal Pensioners - Misinterpretation of DOP Orders dated 11-10-2012 - reg.

 

This is to seek your kind intervention on the matter of misinterpretation of the orders of the Department of Posts issued vide No.F.No.100-13/2012-Pen Dated 11-10-2012 on the issue of follow up action on the proceedings of 21st meeting of SCOVA regarding payment of Dearness Relief to Pensioners immediately on the orders exhibited in the website of Pensioners Portal.

 

The said orders of the DOP was very clear to the effect that no such orders is required from any level of the DOP separately for effecting payment of DR once the orders are placed on the website of Pensioners Portal. However there appears to be some misinterpretation at some divisions [for example the Chengalpattu Division of Tamilnadu Circle] wherein it has been reportedly maintained that unless an order or instruction is received from the Circle / Regional Office, payment of DR cannot be effected to the Postal Pensioners.

 

This stand is contrary to the spirit and intention of the Department of Posts orders cited above and is causing some delay despite the Pensioners Portal released the orders of the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare regarding payment of DR.

 

Your kind and personal intervention to cause to set right the matter will receive high appreciation from our Postal  Pensioners.

 

Thankiing you,

Yours faithfully,

 

K.Ragavendran

General Convenor

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association &

Ex-Secretary General - NFPE

 

 

DEARNESS RELIEF ORDERS ISSUED FOR PENSIONERS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS WELFARE

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare issued orders for payment 10% Dearness Relief to Central Government Pensioners yesterday. The order dated 03-10-2013 is placed hereunder along with the orders of the Department of Posts issued last year authorising payment of Dearness Relief to Postal Pensioners without waiting for any formal endorsement from the DOP. Our Pensioners Association leadership may approach respective HOs for immediate release of DR to Pensioners:

 

FIRST CIRCULAR OF ALL INDIA STEERING COMMITTEE

Dear Comrades, Friends and Colleagues ,

 

I am placing the first Circular of the All India Steering Committee of All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association [CHQ] in our website. Hindi translation of this Circular will be placed in the website shortly for the benefit of Hindi belt comrades. The names of the Members of the All India Steering Committee will be published very shortly. All Pensioners Comrades and friends are requested to keep in touch with the concerned representative of their State in the All India Steering Committee for proceeding further in the formation of State and Division / District bodies of AIPRPA.

With greetings,

 

Yours comradely,

K.Ragavendran

General Convenor

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association

 

All India Steering Committee

All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association [CHQ]

New Delhi- 110001

Website: www.postalpensioners.blogspot.in

Email ID: aiprpachq@gmail.com

Mobile: 09444919295

D.K.Rahate                                                                  T.Narasimhan                                           K.Ragavendran

Chariman                                                                     Vice Chairman                                         General Convener

[Mobile: 09821031375]                                         [09440056969]                                            [09444919295]

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Circular No.01/2013                                                                                                                        Dated 23-09-2013

FORMATION OF ALL INDIA POSTAL & RMS ASSOCIATION

Dear Comrades / Friends / Colleagues,

We the Pensioners of the Postal Department are the largest segment of Central Government Pensioners next only to Railways and Defense. But we are one of the poorly organised sections of Pensioners amongst the CG Employees. This contradiction is to be taken very seriously considering the historical facts that it was only the movement of Postal Workers brought the first introduction of Social Security to native Government Employees in India.

History of Pension

The Indian Postal System was established in 1854. There was no pension at that time to anyone. Following the 1871 Paris Commune revolution by the working class of Paris in France that resulted in the capture of administrative power of Paris for some weeks, the European Governments were afraid of spread of such actions by workers in other places. They then introduced some social security measures and resultantly the PENSION ACT 1871 was promulgated by the British Government in India. However the benefit of pension was extended only to Anglo-Indians and some native stooges of British Government.

In the year 1880, the Postmen staff of Pune City went on an indefinite strike for 143 days. That strike was supported by the great freedom fighter Balagangadhara Tilak. The strike was successful and the British Government introduced CPF [Contributory Provident Fund] system to native government employees. This was the first victory of Postal Employees that ensured a social security in India.

Again the victory of working class in forming its own government in Soviet Union in 1917 terrified the European Governments. In that background the British Government introduced a scheme of Limited Pension to native Government Employees replacing the CPF. But there was discrimination between a Class III employee and a Class IV employee in payment of pension. It was again the historic 20 days strike of Postmen Staff called by the legendary leader V.G.Dalvi and supported by many legendary leaders like Dada Ghosh that ended the discrimination between a Class III and a Class IV employee as well as paved way for constitution of I CPC also that recommended Family Pension. But the Family Pension was introduced only for a period of 10 years. The 1960 Strike by CG Employees spearheaded by the Postal Workers ensured the payment of Family Pension for life. After 1968 Strike the CCS Pension Rules 1972 came into effect and even today we are governed by that rules only for payment of Pension except for those who were recruited on or after 1.1.2004. Several attempts of the Government to dilute and weaken the pension was averted by the milestone judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the famous Nakra Case delivered on 17^th December, 1982.

Liberalisation attacking Social Security

However the advent of LPG polices started attacking the Pension and other Social Security measures. Even before the enactment of  PFRDA Bill, the Government introduced New Pension Scheme for employees recruited from 1.1.2004. Now both the Houses of the Parliament adopted the PFRDA Bill with both UPA and the main opposition NDA supporting the notorious bill. Only the left Parties opposed stoutly in the Parliament but the Government went ahead with the enactment. There will be no guarantee for any minimum Pension even under the NPS and way has been paved for the entry of FDI in the Pension fund. The future of the entirety of CG Employees and the existing Pensioners is thus in danger. In addition to this, the LPG policies are attacking the medical facilities of the Pensioners also. The Government is considering withdrawal from its commitment to the medical needs of the Pensioners slowly. Even the recommendations of the Pay Commissions are diluted by Government Orders and Pensioners are forced to knock the doors of various Courts of the land for justice.

Need of the Hour

The attack on the rights of the Pensioners is not isolated. It is part and parcel of the attack on the entire working class. However, it is a fact that several Organizations of the Pensioners in the country, which are consistently taking up the issues of Pensioners, could not succeed in halting the attacks on Social Securities. The reason is the inherent weakness of the Pensioners Organizations to mobilize and organize the pensioners totally. At a rough estimate we can say that more than 80% of Pensioners are unorganised and scattered and remain oblivious to the grave threat to their own pension and social security.

This situation has to be remedied urgently. It will be possible only by taking two steps. Fist, the Postal and RMS Pensioners, which is one of the largest contingent of Government Pensioners are to be brought under an Organization in all States and Districts. Secondly, all Central Government Pensioners Organisations on one hand and the entirety of Pensioner Organisations in the country representing Central, State Government, Teachers, PSUS and other departments shall come under one platform to defend the hard won rights of Pension and Social Security.

It is specifically in this background, we are starting this All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association with the confidence that we shall be able to bring most of the Postal Pensioners into our fold. We resolve to work  under the NCCPA [National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Associations] led by Comrade R.L.Bhattacharjee [Chairman] and senior most leader Comrade S.K.Vyas [Secretary General].

NFPE Supporting the formation

We thank the Secretary General NFPE Comrade M.Krishnan in particular and the entire NFPE organisation in general for their support extended to us in our endeavour. The NFPE Secretary General has called upon the whole NFPE Organisation to help us to build the Pensioners Organisation. We are immensely thankful to the Secretary General NFPE and all other General Secretaries of NFPE Organizations. We are strengthened very much by the stand of the NFPE and we are looking forward a leap in membership of our AIPRPA [All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association] by the support extended by NFPE, because the entire leadership of the Postal Trade Union of NFPE will be reaching out the unorganised Pensioners on our behalf.

 We seek the support of other Federations

We the Pensioners should have no difference into which trade union organisation he or she had served while in service. Similarly we have not to see any differences as to whether a Postal Pensioner was an employee or an officer. All are Postal Pensioners and a distinct class. We shall all work together to reach out all the unorganised pensioners and enrol them into our organisation. We therefore seek the support of the FNPO and BPEF Federations also in our endeavour.

All India Steering Committee

We have resolved to function as a Steering Committee with each representative for each Postal Circle. The All India Steering Committee will be headed by the following Comrades with Comrade K.Ragavendran the former Secretary General NFPE as its General Convener. The All India Steering Committee will function with:

Chairman:    Com. D.K.Rahate [Ex-NFPE President]  [Mobile: 09821031375]

Vice-Chairman: Com. T.Narasimhan [Vice-President Confederation] [09440056969]; &

General Convenor: Com. K.Ragavendran [Ex-Secretary General NFPE] [09444919295]

 

Formation of State / Division / District Committees:

A State level Postal & RMS Pensioners Association is already functioning in Delhi State. This Organisation will have a direct walk over into our Association as  State  Association. Similar  Organisations in all other States are to be formed for our Association. The District or Division level Postal & RMS Pensioners Associations already functioning if any,  anywhere, will directly walk into our organisation with their formation in tact as a District / Divisional body in the respective Circle. Wherever no such Associations are functioning, the All India Steering Committee will guide in the formation of State level Organisations as well in forming the Divisions / District Organisations.

According to the conditions and feasibility, the formation at lower levels can be either as a Divisional one or as a District one. If already Postal & RMS Comrades are functioning as a District formation and want to continue as such, there is no problem. The All India Steering Committee will help in the formation of State level Steering Committees, which in turn will help forming District level or Divisional level Steering Committees with Postal & RMS Pensioners.

With our hectic efforts to enrol membership in the base level organisations, Divisional or District Conferences shall be organised to form the new organisation at the base level before November, 2013. The existing District or Divisional level Postal & RMS Pensioners Associations need not hold any Conferences if not due according to their own calendar, but they will organise their GB Meeings to take the decision to merge with the All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association to facilitate formation of State Organisation in a State Conference / Convention to be held before the end of 31^st December, 2013. The Special Conference at the All India level will be held either in January or February 2014.

Let us commence our gigantic task.

Let us reach out all unorganised Postal Pensioners

With regards,

Comradely Yours

K.Ragavendran

General Convenor