Tamilnadu State COC of Central, State Government and Public Sector Pensioners Organisations stage Dharna on 2nd September in support of Working Class Strike in all Districts of Tamilnadu. Here is a poster from Chennai District Coordination Committee of Pensioners Associations!

All Pensioners Organisations under the banner of Tamilnadu State COC of Central, State Government and Public Sector Pensioners Organisations has organised a Dharna from 10.00 to 1.00 on 2nd September in support of the Strike. The Dharna will be held in front of Pallavan House (Transport Depot) Anna Salai, Chennai 600002. The Poster brought out in Tamil language for the Dharna is exhibited above: KR GS AIPRPA

Former Circle Secretary P3 NFPE Comrade N.T.Rajan passed away - AIPRPA dips its banner

Comrade NTR passes away

Comrade N.T.Rajan 

Comrade N.T.Rajan called by all as ‘NTR’ with love and affection has passed away today at 12.00 noon (24.08.2015) after battling it out for 20 days in a hospital in Chennai. He was 82 and is survived with his wife, three sons and a daughter. As a great leader of NFPTE and a close disciple of late lamented leader comrade A.Piramanathan and a contemporary leader to Comrade AGP, comrade NTR was a fire brand orator. He was a master of all government rules and P&T Manuals and also one of the most efficient Defense Assistants to employees. He lost his 90% eyesight due to glaucoma that restricted his physical movements, but with his sharp brain that was getting sharper with his old age, he used to guide hundreds of employees in distress. He was officiating Circle Secretary of P3 NFPTE during the tenure of Comrade AP in Tamilnadu as C/S. His funeral is at about 9.00 A.M tomorrow (25.08.2015) at his daughter's home at Puzhudhivakkam, CHENNAI 600091 (No.8, kalaimagal II street extn, behind Thanthai Periyar School). AIPRPA CHQ and Tamilnadu state Association dips its banner in honour of the departed leader comrade NTR. Long live the fame of comrade NTR! - KR GS AIPRPA

Let This May Not Be a Namaskar to Sun After Losing Eyes!

PROMOTION OF POSB SCHEMES

AIPRPA SUPPORTS AND REQUESTS ALL PENSIONERS WHO HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS FOR PENSION TO COME BACK TO POSB 

BUT IS THE DOP READY TO MAKE  INTROSPECTION?

“Initiatives to be undertaken for promotion of POSB schemes” – This is the new Mantra of the Department of Posts! POSB Accounts are being encouraged by the Department of Posts now! Good. But is it not that on everything that the Department comes to the same conclusion that the Unions come much earlier? Be it that Mackenzie issue or Decentralization of SB/RD or such important issues in the past, the Staff Side had always taken a correct stand much before the Department proposing for changes for adverse. At the time the Department insisted for opening of Bank Accounts in Private or Nationalized Banks for drawing salary and pension, it was the Unions that insisted for opening POSB accounts instead of going elsewhere! Letter after letters were written to the Department on this issue by the Unions and Federations but the Department refused to keep its ears open! Postal Staff all over the country resisted the move of the Department, but to no avail. Ultimately many have gone to Banks with the hope that loans will be available on the strength of their Salary / Pension Bank SB Accounts. If they have taken loans, then they cannot shift their Salary or Pension Account from their Banks until the loans are repaid completely! Now, the DoP wants all staff and pensioners are to open POSB accounts for salary and pension! Well, we are in support of this move and we request all Pensioners to return to POSB for drawing pension but is it not necessary that the DOP makes an introspection into its own attitude of taking important decisions without taking the viewpoints of the Staff Side into consideration time and again? Will it be the last occasion? Time only will tell…… 

Latest Orders of Pension & Pensioners Welfare Department on Issue of ID Cards to Pensioners

ISSUE OF ID CARDS TO PENSIONERS

DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS WELFARE ISSUES ANOTHER ORDER

Dear Comrades / Colleagues,

The Government had already issued an order for issue of ID Cards to CG Pensioners. Now, some changes are incorporated and the latest order is issued by the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare. This orders specifically stipulates for issue of ID Card in printed format with lamination in the specified format. 

AIPRPA District / Divisional Association leaders are requested to help our members get their Pensioner ID Card as per these orders.

The copy of the Order is as follows: 

CHQ WRITES TO DEPARTMENT OF POSTS FOR ISSUE OF ORDERS TO PRE-2006 PENSIONERS / FAMILY PENSIONERS

(Registerd Association under No.83/2015 under Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act, 1975)

N0.AIPRPA/Pre-2006      Dated 20-08-2015      

                                                                    

To

The Director General

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan         

New Delhi – 110001

Madam,

Sub: Issue of endorsement orders by DOP to the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare orders on Revoision of Pension to Pre-2006 Pensioners – regarding.

Ref: (1) Department of Pension & PW Order No.38/37/08-P&PW Dated 30-07-2015; and

        (2) DOPT Order No.25014/1/2013-AIS-II Dated 17-08-2015.

This Association of Postal & RMS Pensioners seeks your personal intervention for causing endorsement of above orders of Department of P&PW and DOPT for Revision of Pension to Pre-2006 Pensioners / Family Pensioners to facilitate immediate action at the field level for extending the benefit to eligible Pensioners and Family Pensioners of Postal Department.

Ending the long legal battle, the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare had issued the above orders dated 30^th July, 2015 for implementation of its earlier orders No.38/37/08-P&PW dated 28-01-2013 with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of 24-09-2012.

The DOPT also issued its own orders as referred to above on 17-08-2015  clarifying that the above orders of the P&PW shall be applicable mutatis-mutandis to All India Service Pensioners of Pre-2006 also.

The Department of Posts is yet to endorse and circulate these orders. The absence of such circulation of endorsement orders, all Head Post Offices are not attempting any Revision of  Pension / Family  Pension to Pre-2006 Pensioners . As already the delay was very long due to legal battles, this Association requests for immediate endorsement of the orders of P&PW and DOPT for facilitating eligible Pre-2006 Pensioners and Family Pensioners get their due revision of pension without any further delay.

Your personal intervention will be highly appreciated.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

LOGO of AIPRPA

AIPRPA CHQ HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN LOGO

The AIPRPA CHQ has developed its own LOGO. The Logo symbolizes the main motto of the organisation to defend the social security and denotes the secion of CG Pensioners it represents viz., the Postal and RMS by the Letter Box and the Mail Van. 

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

AGM of AIPRPA in New Delhi on 15-16 October 2015

Annual General Body (AGM) of AIPRPA CHQ 

meets in New Delhi

Two-Day Session of AGM on 15th & 16th October 2015

Dear Comrades,

The AGM of AIPRPA CHQ has been notified to meet on 15th and 16th of October, 2015 under the chairmanship of CHQ President Comrade D.K.Rahate. The AGM will be held in the Community Centre of P&T Colony, Sector-VI in R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110022. All CHQ Office Bearers, State General Secretaries / State Steering Committee Secretaries and the District / Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA are ex-officio Delegates. Others will be Visitors. The AGM is very important as far as our organisation is concerned because it will in the backdrop of submission of its Report by the 7th CPC to the Central Government. The major agenda before us will be to debate on the report pertaining to the Pensioners in general and the Postal & RMS Pensioners in particular. The deliberations will guide us to go to the AIC of NCCPA in Kolkata in November first week with our clear cut proposals to deal with the anomalies of 7th CPC. The indications including from the speech of the Honourable Finance Minister in the Parliament are very clear; that there may not be any substantial increase in salaries of employees or the pensionery benefits of Pensioners. Therefore once again the CHQ requests all Delegates to attend without fail; and before coming to the AGM discuss within your State Comrades about the Pay Commission Report and come with clear proposals. 

The inaugural session of the AGM will be addressed by leaders of CG Employees and Pensioners Organisations. The Reception Committee is taking steps to invite Comrades Shiv Gopal Misra (JCM National Council Staff Side Secretary); K.K.N.Kutty (President Confederation); M.Krishnan (Secretary General Confederation); R.N.Parashar (Secretary General NFPE); and other General Secretaries of NFPE Affiliated Organisations in Delhi. Efforts also will be made to bring top leaders of other Postal Federations. Leaders of Pensioners Organisations viz., the NCCPA are also being invited to the inaugural session. 

The venue for the AGM is Community Centre of P&T Colony in Sector-6 of R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110022. The accommodation for stay of Delegates is arranged near the venue. The accommodation for stay is available from 6.00 A.M of 15th October to 17th October morning. However, those Delegates arriving in Delhi on the previous day viz., on 14th itself will be provided with a temporary accommodation by the Reception Committee. Therefore such comrades are requested to contact the leaders of Delhi State (Rajinder Prasad Verma: 09873162960; Deep Chand: 09711795486; Sankarpal Singh: 07838170852) and inform the time of their arrival in Delhi. A detailed circular will later be released by the Reception Committee to all concerned. 

The Notice issued today by the CHQ for the AGM is reproduced below for information:

AIPRPA / AGM / 1 / 2015    Dated 17-08-2015

To

All CHQ Office Bearers / State General Secretaries / District & Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA

NOTICE

It is hereby notified that the Annual General Body Meeting of AIPRPA CHQ will be held in the Community Centre of P&T Colony, Sector VI, R.K.Puram, New Delhi – 110022 from 10.00 A.M of 15th October to 06-00 P.M of 16^th October (both days) under the chairmanship of Comrade D.K.Rahate CHQ President. The items of Agenda for discussion by the AGM will be as under:

1. Condolence.
2. Report of General Secretary.
3. 7^th CPC Report and our future task.
4. Organisational Review.
5. Resolutions.
6. Any other item with the permission of Chair.

All Office Bearers of CHQ, all State General Secretaries and State Steering Committee Secretaries and all District / Divisional Secretaries of AIPRPA who are ex-officio delegates to AGM are requested to attend without fail.

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

Note: Accommodation for Delegates will be from 6.00 A.M. of 15^th morning to 17^th morning and those who are arriving previous day are requested to inform the Reception Committee in advance for temporary accommodation elsewhere.  

Big Expectations from 7th CPC and Low possibilities projected by Union Finance Minister!

Honourable Finance Minister Shri.Arun Jaitely had spoken about the possible impact of 7th CPC recommedations in Parliament.

The Speech is critically reviewed by Comrade Elangovan of DREU.

I am reproducting the comments of Comrade Elangovan for the consideration of our members: 

  

7^TH CPC WIL INCREASE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PAY ONLY BY 15%.

SHOULD WE ACCEPT?

 R.ELANGOVAN,

WORKING PRESIDENT, DREU

1.     The Medium Term Expenditure Framework statement has not yet been uploaded in Finance Ministry’s website.However I have taken the figures provided by print media including The Hindu.As per their statement the expenditure on salaries will rise by 9.56% in the fiscal 2015-16 as a result of 7^th CPC implementation over the normal estimated expenditure in the 2015-16 budget to Rs.100619 crores. This means that the expenditure projected was Rs.91,839cr which if increased by 9.56% becomesRs.100619 crores.

2.     While going through the earlier framework statements I have come to the conclusion that the ‘salaries’ shown is pay with normal increments plus DA projected.

3.     As per the estimated strength and provision there of statement laid as part of finance budget,the normal projection as PAY was Rs.60731 cr and so DA is Rs 31,108 as deducted from Rs 91 839 cr.The budget document does not give the DA expenditure separately. It gives the total expenditure on all allowances. I have therefore arrived at the figure based on calculations. However I have sought the expenditure on DA, HRA, and Transport Allowance separately through RTI.

4.     The increase proposed is Rs.100619 cr from Rs.91,839cr  which means that there will be an increase of Rs.8780 cr. There won’t be any DA after 1-1-2016 up to 31-3-2016 in the fiscal 2015-16.Therefore the whole increase is on basic pay in this fiscal.

5.     As we have already seen that the basic pay is Rs.60731 cr. the increase of Rs.8780 cr. is over this Rs.60731.This increase is 14.45% only.The expenditure projected for 2016-17 is Rs.1,12,000cr which is Rs.11,400 more over 2015-16 which works out to 11.32%. This is due to Increment, DA,HRA, TRA etc.The projection for 2017-18 is 1,16,000 cr.

6.     If 40%  of Basic Pay is to be given,the increase of expenditure in the fiscal 2015-16  must  be Rs. 24000 cr as against the Rs. 8780 cr. The demand of JCM Staff side is that there must be an increase of 371% of basic pay as on 1-1-2016. With the 119% DA we would be drawing 219% already. The real increase demanded is 152% of Basic Pay.So not the 152% or 40% of 5^th and 6^th CPC is intended to be given to us. Only around 15% is going to be given.As The Terms Of Reference of 7^TH CPC directs them to recommend only what is‘FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE’to the Government.Now the Government InParliament states only 15% is FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE. ARE WE TO ACCEPT IT.?Some PSUs got 15%. But that is for 5 years. But for Central Government Employees it is for Ten Years.Are We To Accept?

7.     Pension expenditure for civilian pensioners was estimated to be Rs.27,145cr and defence pension Rs.54,500 cr. The total is Rs.81645 cr. This is expected to go up to Rs.88521 cr, which is an increase of Rs.6876 cr.As there will be no Dearness Relief for the fiscal 2015-16 the increase is to be accounted only to Basic Pension.

8.     I have sought the expenditure break up for dearness relief under RTI. However the rough calculation shows a near increase of same 15% in Pension.

9.     The impact of 6^th CPC on expenditure as per estimated strength of establishment and provision there of in respect of Central Government civilian employees was as follows:

ARREARS Rs 26084 cr.  For three  years mostly on Pay and DA regular PAY Increase per annum:   Rs 8685 cr. These are actual figures.The 219% ofRs. 8685 cris  Rs.19000 cr. EVEN THIS IS NOT GIVEN.

10.We must issue a warning to the government afresh demanding acceptance of our demand.I recall my earlier note where in I had quoted BibekDebroy’s report that the 7^th CPC will not be that destabilisingto the Government as that of 6^th CPC. GOVERNMENT PROVES THAT.

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CHQ E-Mails to Secretary Department of Posts

MAIL SENT TO DG DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ON POSTMAN JUDGMENT

AIPRPA / Pension / Postman       Dated 11-08-2015

To

The Director General

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan

New Delhi – 110001

Madam,

Sub: Refixation of Pension for Postmen Pensioners on the basis of the Supreme Court Judgment on SLP Civil Appeal Number 2010 OF 2009 delivered on 7-5-2015 – regarding.

This Association hastens to bring to your kind notice that consequent on the disposal of the Civil Appeal noted above with the judgment for granting monetary benefit notionally from 1.1.1996 to 10.10.1997, the Department of Posts has to issue an order for implementation of the above benefit. Though there will not be any payment of arrears of wages or salary is involved, the notional benefit will necessitate refixation of pension of all the post-1.1.1996 Postman retirees.  Due to delay in issue of orders by the Department of Posts, thousands of pensioners belonging to Postman cadre retired since 1996 are yet to receive their due benefit.

This Association therefore requests for quick release of appropriate orders taking into consideration that the issue had been prolonged for a number of years in litigation.  We also request for refixation of pension without any need for personal representations from the pensioners concerned.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

K.Ragavendran

General Secretary

NCCPA CIRCULAR

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTE OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION

13C, FIROZ SAHA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001

KOLKATA OFFICE -68B, MALANGA LANE

K.G.BOSE BHAVAN, KOLKATA-700012

   PRESIDENT R.L.BHATTERCHERJEE                                 

SECRETARY GENERAL (OFFG) – PABITRA CHAKRABORTY

Dated: 10-08-2015

To

All CHQ Office Bearers / National Executive Members & Secretaries of all Affiliated Units.

Dear Comrades,

CHQ congratulates the affiliated units of NCCPA and the pensioners of all other organizations for participating in large number in the Hyderabad convention organized by NCCPA to make it a grand success. Our thanks are also due to the host Branch, Telangana State All Pensioners' and Retired Persons Association for arranging the convention in a befitting manner. National leaders of the trade unions in different fronts viz. Central Trade Union, Railway and Defense Employees Federations and confederation of Central Govt. employees enlightened the delegates on the attacks of neo-liberal economic policies in every walk of life of the common people including pensioners and stressed upon the need to organize effective movement by the pensioners of all sectors unitedly along with working people to defend the interest of the pensioners. An approved declaration is circulated separately.

Solidarity Programme in support of 2^nd September, 2015 strike by the Central Trade Unions and Central Govt. employees strike from 23-11-2015.

Declaration approved by the convention of All Pensioners Organisations unanimously decided to extend total solidarity to 2^nd September'15 strike by organizing Dharna/Demonstration etc. Organizing Dharna or holding Demonstration on the strike day may not be uniformly possible for all the States because of suspension of vehicular traffic on account of general strike. So, it may be planned according to local situation and campaign programme may be undertaken on earlier days in support of the strike.

As regards proposed indefinite strike by the Central Govt. employees from 23-11-2015, pensioners may jointly with State Co-ord. Committees of Central Govt. Employees or separately hold demonstration or sit on Dharna. Branches may communicate the nature of programme undertaken by them.

All India Conference : Third Triennial Conference of the NCCPA is to be hosted by the Co-ordination Committee of Central Govt. Pensioners' Associations, West Bengal. A strong Reception Committee has already been formed and the Committee has also started functioning. Venue of the conference and accommodation for delegates has already been booked. Conference will be on 6^th & 7^th of November, 2015 and preceded by an Executive Committee meeting on 5-11-15. Accommodation for delegates has been booked for three days i.e. 5^th, 6^th and 7^th. Bulletin from the Reception Committee is under issue. Affiliates may book their Railway reservation accordingly.

In my circular dated 15-06-2015, all the affiliates were requested to intimate NCCPA, CHQ at Kolkata Office (68B, Malanga Lane, Kolkata-700012) the amount of quota already remitted by them for the years 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 with receipt No. and date, so that the same could be verified with this office record. Barring a few, others have not yet furnished this information. Since strength of the delegates in the ensuing conference is to be determined on the basis of the quota received for the above years, the affiliates are requested to furnish this record immediately for their own interest.

After long legal battle, Dept. of pension and Pensioners Welfare issued order on 30^th July'15 granting fixation of pension in accordance with the original OM dated 01-09-2008 read with the fitment table annexed to the orders from 1-1-2006 instead of 24-9-2012. Full order will be published in The "NCCPA News Letter" August, 2015 issue.

78.2% IDA Merger : It is understood that Deptt. Of Expenditure has raised some objection on the Cabinet Note prepared by DOT. DOT is again re-submitting the file.

Yours Comradely,
Pabitra Chakraborty
Offg.Secretary General

                                                                                                                                                

MODEL TABLE SHOWING THE MINIMUM PENSION DUE TO PRE-2006 PENSIONERS FROM 1.1.2006

MINIMUM PENSION TO BE FIXED TO  DEFERENT CADRES WHO RETIRED 

BEFORE 1-1-2006 as per section -2 of gazette notification dt. 29^th august 2008

S.NO				CADRE		MINIMUM PAY IN PAY BAND		GRADE PAY		TOTAL		ELIGIBLE MINIMUM PENSION
1				MTS		5200		1800		7000		3500
2				POST MAN,MG		6460		2000		8460		4230
3				TBOP PM,MG&PA,SA		7510		2400		9910		4955
4				BCR PM,MG& TBOP,LSG PA,SA		8560		2800		11360		5680
5				BCR,HSGII PA,SA		9300		4200		13500		6750
6				HSG I PA,SA		12450		4600		17140		8570
7						13750		4800		18150		9075
8						15600		5400		21000		10500
s.no					gradepay		Minimum pay In pay band		total		Minimum pension to be fixed
9					6600		18750		25350		12675
10					7600		21900		29500		14750
11					8700		37400		46100		23050
12					8900		40200		49100		24550
13					10000		43000		53000		26500