Two-days
session of State Working Committee of
AIPRPA Tamilnadu - 15-16,
November, 2014 - Erode
A
two-days session of the State Working Committee of AIPRPA Tamilnadu State was
held at Erode on 15th and 16th November, 2014. The SWC
was presided over by the State President Comrade M.Kannaiyan. The Reception
Committee headed by the Erode District
Secretary Comrde N.Ramasamy has made very good arrangements for accommodation
and deliberations. A detailed discussion was held on the work paper submitted
by the State General Secretary Comrade K.Ragavendran. 36 State Office Bearers
and District Secretaries have
participated in the discussion. Leaders of BSNL DOT Pensioners
Association, NFPE P3, P4 State and Divisional leaders have greeted the SWC.
The following important decisions were taken:
1.To
observe the day of 17.12.2014 as the “Pensioners & Senior Citizens Day as
well as the Centenary celebration of birth of Nakara”. Efforts will be taken to
hold the Day jointly by other pensioners organisations through the Coordinating
Committee of Central, State Government and Public Sector Pensioners
Organisations of Tamilnadu State.
2.AIPRPA
Legal & Defence Cell has been formed to help employees and pensioners
facing disciplinary proceedings on the eve of their retirement. The Cell
besides the State President and State General Secretary will contain Comrades
M.R.Meenakshisundaram (Chennai); G.Rajamani (Chennai); S.Santhanaraman
(Vellore); Advocate V.Rajaram (Dindigul); Advocate S.Thiyagarajan (Madurai);
and Advocate S.Arun (Chennai) as Members. Comrade M.R.Meenakshisundaram will
function as the Coordinator of this Cell.
3.
To form the organisation of AIPRPA in districts where we have no branches at
present, the following Office Bearers are given responsibility:
1. Ramnad: Comrades G.Subbaiah and P.Rajanayagam.
2. Theni & Virudhunagar: Comrades V.Rajaram, A.Marudai and
G.Subbaiah.
3. Madurai: Comrade Shanmuga Sundarraja will discuss with the existing
Pensioners Organisation in Madurai to explore the possibilities of merger.
4. Karur: Comrades N.Selvan and N.Ramasamy.
5. Thanjavur: Comrades Thanjai Sadasivam and N.Selvan.
6. Mayiladuturai & Nagapattinam: Comrades M.Kannaiyan and
K.Ragavendran.
7. Pattukottai & Kumbakonam: G.C.Narasimhulu & N.Selvam.
8. Villupuram & Cuddalore: R.Natarajan & S.Santhanaraman.
9. Tiruvellore: Comrade S.Santhanaraman will take efforts with the
existing pensioners’ organisation.
10. Krishnagiri: Comrades P.Sanku, S.Subramanian and S.Karunanidhi.
4. The membership of existing
District / Divisional Associations of AIPRPA has touched around 5000 at
present. It has been decided to undertake a membership campaign to increase it
to 10,000.
5. All District Committees
will organise Special General Body meetings within one month to educate the
contents of 7th Pay Commission Memorandum submitted by AIPRPA and
the importance of mobilisation activities on issues like DA/DR Merger and
Interim Relief, Pre-2006 pensioners problems
etc.
6. All District Secretaries
will forge contact with other pensioners organisations and service unions of
various organisations in every district headquarters to launch united
programmes like the calls of WFTU etc in future.
7. A Circular will be issued
monthly by the State Headquarters on developments in Pensioners Front for the
information of all Districts / Divisions until a final decision on running a
monthly or bi-monthly journal for the AIPRPA is taken in future.
8. Issues like delay in
payment of DR to pensioners; Problems faced by the Pensioners in the POSB
Counters on the pension day; Non-implementation of 24-09-2012 orders in favour
of pre-2006 pensioners in several divisions etc will be taken up by the State
Association and the CHQ for addressing to appropriate authorities.
The following two important resolutions were also adopted in the SWC:
1.On permitting the P&T
Pensioners to join CGHS without any discrimination and without any condition
like insisting that they should have been CGHS beneficiaries while in service
etc in line with the judgment of Kerala CAT and High Court of Kerala.
2, Implementing Court Judgment
with regard to pre-2006 pensioners from 1.1.2006 for all pensioners.
Some photographs taken during the State Working Committee session are given below:
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A view of Office Bearers in SWC Meeting |
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A view of Office Bearers |
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Dais of the State Working Committee Meeting |
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S.Santhanaraman State Finance Secretary |
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M.R.Meenakshisundaram Chennai District Secretary |
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Jothimani Deputy Circle Secretary P4 NFPE |
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State OGS B.Raghunathan |
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State Working President G.C.Narasimhulu |
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N.Ramasamy Erode District Secretary |
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N.Shanmugham Salem District Secretary |
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Shanmugha Sundarraja CHQ OGS handing over CHQ Quota to GS |
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T.Mani Namakkal District Secretary receiving AIC Momento from State President |
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State Working President A.C.Dharanipathy |
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State President M.Kannaiyan delivering Presidential Speech |
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State GS K.Ragavendran summing up the debate |