Monday, 9 July 2012
Saturday, 7 July 2012
Ex-servicemen take their battle for one rank, one pension to PM
If one
rank one pension is not accepted by August 15 this year, ex-servicemen
across the country will launch a protest movement, reports RS Chauhan
Indian defence
veterans, dismayed and appalled by the mistreatment given to them by the
bureaucrats of the defence and finance ministries over issues of
pension, have now written to the prime minister as a last resort and
have threatened to intensify their four-year-old agitation.
The letter, written by Maj Gen (retd)
Satbir Singh, vice chairman of the Indian Ex-servicemen Movement, points
out that section officers (lower level bureaucrats) send routine
replies without going into the details of the ex-servicemen's grievances
over the issue of one rank one pension.
'The IESM governing body is compelled to decide that incase the OROP is not sanctioned by 15 Aug 2012, the protest movement across the country will be intensified. Sir, this decision though very painful has been forced on the defence veterans since concerted efforts for the last over four years have been nullified by the govt apathy towards the welfare of defence veterans,' Gen Satbir has said in his letter to the prime minister.
'We are deeply concerned at the way the welfare issues of defence personnel are being dealt with by the govt. Letters to the PM are written only when all efforts to get the issues resolved have not borne results. Mr Prime Minister sir, we wish to inform you that we have appealed to every possible authority including your good self a number of times on the issue. It seems that your staff does not even put up our letters to you since no reply is received which has your approval. Accounts officers/section officers send the routine bureaucratic reply which does not even mention that the PM has considered and the draft of the reply has his approval,' Gen Satbir Singh wrote on July 5.
The retired officer has told the prime minister that the Rajya Sabha Petition Committee had strongly recommended granting of OROP to retired men in uniform and placed it in the house on December 19, 2011. An action taken report was to be submitted within three months, Gen Satbir has told the prime minister, but nothing has moved.
OROP implies that uniform pension be paid to the armed forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement, and any future enhancement in the rates of pension be automatically passed on to past pensioners.
Gen Satbir has quoted the Rajya Sabha committee report to point out that it has not agreed with the infructuous arguments offered by the government to deny OROP to defense pensioners/family pensioners. 'The committee observed that the three reasons, ie, financial, administrative and legal, given by government to deny OROP are untenable and merely a smoke screen to deny the ex-servicemen their rightful dues. The committee felt that such injustice to the defence forces is only due to bureaucratic apathy,' the letter to the prime minister says.
The defence veteran has told the prime minister that the Rajya Sabha committee has noted that 'out of the total financial liability of Rs 1300 crores for the year 2011-12 in case OROP is implemented fully for all the defense personnel in the country, the liability for the commissioned officers would only be Rs 235 crores and remaining for JCOs and other ranks. The committee feels that Rs 1300 crores is not a very big amount for a country of our size and economy for meeting the long-pending demand of the armed forces of the country.'
Maj Gen Satbir Singh further writes: 'Sir, the defence veterans are getting restless due to total apathy and disregard being shown to them. It also adversely affects the serving defence fraternity since most of them have veteran kith and kin and the fact that they would also be veterans in due course of time... OROP is as just and fair demand which must be sanctioned immediately. This affects over two million defence veterans and over three lakh widows.'
'The IESM governing body is compelled to decide that incase the OROP is not sanctioned by 15 Aug 2012, the protest movement across the country will be intensified. Sir, this decision though very painful has been forced on the defence veterans since concerted efforts for the last over four years have been nullified by the govt apathy towards the welfare of defence veterans,' Gen Satbir has said in his letter to the prime minister.
'We are deeply concerned at the way the welfare issues of defence personnel are being dealt with by the govt. Letters to the PM are written only when all efforts to get the issues resolved have not borne results. Mr Prime Minister sir, we wish to inform you that we have appealed to every possible authority including your good self a number of times on the issue. It seems that your staff does not even put up our letters to you since no reply is received which has your approval. Accounts officers/section officers send the routine bureaucratic reply which does not even mention that the PM has considered and the draft of the reply has his approval,' Gen Satbir Singh wrote on July 5.
The retired officer has told the prime minister that the Rajya Sabha Petition Committee had strongly recommended granting of OROP to retired men in uniform and placed it in the house on December 19, 2011. An action taken report was to be submitted within three months, Gen Satbir has told the prime minister, but nothing has moved.
OROP implies that uniform pension be paid to the armed forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement, and any future enhancement in the rates of pension be automatically passed on to past pensioners.
Gen Satbir has quoted the Rajya Sabha committee report to point out that it has not agreed with the infructuous arguments offered by the government to deny OROP to defense pensioners/family pensioners. 'The committee observed that the three reasons, ie, financial, administrative and legal, given by government to deny OROP are untenable and merely a smoke screen to deny the ex-servicemen their rightful dues. The committee felt that such injustice to the defence forces is only due to bureaucratic apathy,' the letter to the prime minister says.
The defence veteran has told the prime minister that the Rajya Sabha committee has noted that 'out of the total financial liability of Rs 1300 crores for the year 2011-12 in case OROP is implemented fully for all the defense personnel in the country, the liability for the commissioned officers would only be Rs 235 crores and remaining for JCOs and other ranks. The committee feels that Rs 1300 crores is not a very big amount for a country of our size and economy for meeting the long-pending demand of the armed forces of the country.'
Maj Gen Satbir Singh further writes: 'Sir, the defence veterans are getting restless due to total apathy and disregard being shown to them. It also adversely affects the serving defence fraternity since most of them have veteran kith and kin and the fact that they would also be veterans in due course of time... OROP is as just and fair demand which must be sanctioned immediately. This affects over two million defence veterans and over three lakh widows.'
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Central D.A. from July'12 may rise by 7% again.
Central D.A. from July'12 may rise by 7% again.
Subject to AICIN data for the next two months remaining in the current level, the following assumption is being made.
The AICPIN data for April 12 has been recently published. It rises to 4 points and reached 205. We know that D.A. is calculated on the basis for 12 months average. To calculate the D.A. payable from 1st July 2012, we need the figures of May and June 2012 which are to be released on 30.06.12 and 31.07.12 respectively. If the data remains for the next two months in the same level, the hike will be 7%. If it marginally changes by thes months, the rise will be still 7% which will take the total D.A. to 72% - as at present no major rise is expected in this period - as per present trends.
Subject to AICIN data for the next two months remaining in the current level, the following assumption is being made.
The AICPIN data for April 12 has been recently published. It rises to 4 points and reached 205. We know that D.A. is calculated on the basis for 12 months average. To calculate the D.A. payable from 1st July 2012, we need the figures of May and June 2012 which are to be released on 30.06.12 and 31.07.12 respectively. If the data remains for the next two months in the same level, the hike will be 7%. If it marginally changes by thes months, the rise will be still 7% which will take the total D.A. to 72% - as at present no major rise is expected in this period - as per present trends.
RE-PENSION THROUGH PSU BANKS
Reg: Payment of pension by Public sector Banks: As per Item 34, of
the Reserve bank of India, Master Circular dated 01 July,2009 , the
instructions are: "...agency banks to spread over the disbursal of
pension during the period of last four working days of the month,
except for the month of March,which will continue to be credited on or
after the first working day of April"
Sunday, 3 June 2012
LIC PENSIONERS CASE LATEST NEWS
LIC PENSIONERS CASE LATEST NEWS
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Posted: 02 Jun 2012 05:26 AM PDT
Special Leave Petition may come up before the Supreme Court bench hearing the case on 16th July 2012. Details awaited.
Saturday, 2 June 2012
PRE 2006 CENTRAL PENSIONERS CASE LATEST NEWS
- No hearing could be held in Delhi High Court on 21-5-2012 - Reg Modified Parity to Pre-2006 Pensioners (since the turn of the case came up at the fag end of the day. The case was adjourned till after vacation and fixed on 17th July, 2012. (Ref: UNION OF INDIA & ORS. VS. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SAG & ORS. – W.P (C) NO. 1535/2012)
Thursday, 17 May 2012
ONE RANK ONE PEMSION LATEST NEWS
‘Pay anomalies concerning ex-servicemen sent to Def Min'
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 19:56
Tags: VK Singh, Jhajjar, Defence Ministry
The issue of One Rank-One Pension is under consideration of the Government, General Singh said this addressing an ex-servicemen rally held at village Palda in this district.
General Singh said that the government is sensitive to the needs of the retired soldiers.
He said that it is the duty of the Army to take care of the dignity and welfare of ex-servicemen, war widows and their family members.
Recently, General Singh had addressed a gathering of ex-servicemen in Haryana's Gurgaon where he had said that after the sixth pay commission, 46 anomalies were discovered which were causing losses to the ex-servicemen and had been put before the government.
Addressing the rally here, General Singh said that ex-servicemen are the legacy of our country and the fame of the Indian Army is only because of their efforts.
He said that such rallies are being organised all over the country and the aim of such rallies is to redress their grievances and to take care of their health and meet their needs.
The General said that keeping in view the welfare and honour of ex-servicemen, war widows and their families, the year 2012 has been declared as the year of Ex-Servicemen Welfare.
He said that under this initiative, for the redressal of their grievances an ex-servicemen cell has been set up and it is headed by a retired brigadier level officer.
Now, the ex-servicemen could register their complaints on the tollfree number 1800-111-6644 of the cell, he said, adding, they could also enquire about the redressal by calling on the same number.
While visiting the stalls of Health Camp, Pension Adalat, Sena Kalyan Awas Sanstha, Sena Samuhik Bima Yojna organised at the venue of the rally, he said, ex-servicemen should take full advantage of these facilities.
Gen Singh also honoured the war widows during the rally.
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