NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF INSURANCE PENSIONERS
(Affiliated to Bharateeya Mazdoor Sangh)
BMS Office, Vishwakarma Bhavan, 185, Shaniwar Peth, Pune 411030. Tel.: 020-24454040
President: S. L. Burman General Secretary: Ashok J. Joshi
(Affiliated to Bharateeya Mazdoor Sangh)
BMS Office, Vishwakarma Bhavan, 185, Shaniwar Peth, Pune 411030. Tel.: 020-24454040
President: S. L. Burman General Secretary: Ashok J. Joshi
The Executive Director (Personnel) Life Insurance Corporation of India, Central Office, Yogakshema, MUMBAI
Dear Sir,
We are happy to see you at the helm of affairs in the Personnel Dept, and hope that the grievances of pensioners would get an early solution with the rich experience you have because of your long association with the Dept in the past. We would like to draw your kind attention to the following issues and implore your urgent action in the matter.
(1) SC Order dtd 07-05-2015- The interim verdict given by the honourable Supreme Court in respect of CA Nos 8959-8962/2013, 6995/2013, 9223/2013, 9409-9410/2013 states- "As an ad-interim measure, it is directed that the petitioner-Corporation shall release 20% of the amount as per the impugned judgments pertaining to the High Court, in favour of the respondent-employees within six weeks hence, subject to final result in the appeals." As such we request you to take steps to immediately release arrears for 100% DR neutralization to pre 8/1997 retirees and up gradation of basic pension to all pensioners till date as HC orders apply "in rem".
(2) Mediclaim related issues- We are thankful to you for having finalized the floater scheme and MOU signed with New India Assurance Co Ltd with cashless facility for all diseases. But many aspects contained therein simply remain on paper without seeing the light of implementation. (a) Even after lapse of 2 years hapless pensioners are yet to be issued ID cards either by LIC or by TPA or by NIA for cashless hospitalization. Though substantial efforts are done by P & IR Dept, CO, they have failed to produce the desired results. Needy pensioners, though eligible for cashless hospitalization, are required to cough up advance payments in lakkhs, in the absence of ID cards. Hence immediate action is requested to issue ID Cards. (b) Though time limit of maximum 30 days is prescribed for reimbursement by NIA, even now ground reality remains the same- NIA is taking 2-4 months to settle the claims after all queries are submitted. We request you to remedy the situation by your kind intervention.
(3) Cash medical allowance- NOIP has been demanding cash medical allowance in line with in-service employees to mitigate the outpatient medical expenses that run in thousands every month. RBI's recent circular dtd.11-03- 2015 in this regard is worth appreciating, as they have granted Rs.3900-6500 to their pensioners as medical allowance per year. Your benevolent gesture to LIC pensioners is requested in granting the allowance immediately.
(4) ImplementationoftheOrderdtd.17-12-2012inDBSA1492/2002passedbytheHCofRajasthanatJaipur- M.C.Jain's case
We learn that LIC's SLP (Civil) No.16713/2014 and Petitions for SLP to Appeal-CC No.8094/2014 arising out of the impugned order captioned above, have been dismissed by the Honorable Supreme Court vide its order dtd 02-07-2014. We request you to immediately arrange to initiate the implementation of the captionedorder, whichhasafarreachingeffect,someofwhichcanbesummedupasfollows-
We are happy to see you at the helm of affairs in the Personnel Dept, and hope that the grievances of pensioners would get an early solution with the rich experience you have because of your long association with the Dept in the past. We would like to draw your kind attention to the following issues and implore your urgent action in the matter.
(1) SC Order dtd 07-05-2015- The interim verdict given by the honourable Supreme Court in respect of CA Nos 8959-8962/2013, 6995/2013, 9223/2013, 9409-9410/2013 states- "As an ad-interim measure, it is directed that the petitioner-Corporation shall release 20% of the amount as per the impugned judgments pertaining to the High Court, in favour of the respondent-employees within six weeks hence, subject to final result in the appeals." As such we request you to take steps to immediately release arrears for 100% DR neutralization to pre 8/1997 retirees and up gradation of basic pension to all pensioners till date as HC orders apply "in rem".
(2) Mediclaim related issues- We are thankful to you for having finalized the floater scheme and MOU signed with New India Assurance Co Ltd with cashless facility for all diseases. But many aspects contained therein simply remain on paper without seeing the light of implementation. (a) Even after lapse of 2 years hapless pensioners are yet to be issued ID cards either by LIC or by TPA or by NIA for cashless hospitalization. Though substantial efforts are done by P & IR Dept, CO, they have failed to produce the desired results. Needy pensioners, though eligible for cashless hospitalization, are required to cough up advance payments in lakkhs, in the absence of ID cards. Hence immediate action is requested to issue ID Cards. (b) Though time limit of maximum 30 days is prescribed for reimbursement by NIA, even now ground reality remains the same- NIA is taking 2-4 months to settle the claims after all queries are submitted. We request you to remedy the situation by your kind intervention.
(3) Cash medical allowance- NOIP has been demanding cash medical allowance in line with in-service employees to mitigate the outpatient medical expenses that run in thousands every month. RBI's recent circular dtd.11-03- 2015 in this regard is worth appreciating, as they have granted Rs.3900-6500 to their pensioners as medical allowance per year. Your benevolent gesture to LIC pensioners is requested in granting the allowance immediately.
(4) ImplementationoftheOrderdtd.17-12-2012inDBSA1492/2002passedbytheHCofRajasthanatJaipur- M.C.Jain's case
We learn that LIC's SLP (Civil) No.16713/2014 and Petitions for SLP to Appeal-CC No.8094/2014 arising out of the impugned order captioned above, have been dismissed by the Honorable Supreme Court vide its order dtd 02-07-2014. We request you to immediately arrange to initiate the implementation of the captionedorder, whichhasafarreachingeffect,someofwhichcanbesummedupasfollows-
Date: 06-06-2015
- Similarly placed Cl I and Cl II officers who retired after 01-08-1992 and up to 31-03-1993, have to be re-fixed their basic pension with revised basic as on 01-08-1992 and pension arrears to be paid from 01-08-1992.
- Also Cl I and Cl II officers retired after 31-03-1993, have to get revised salary arrears and pension arrears on the revised basic.
- CCl I and Cl II officers (Existing as on 01-08-1992) have to get revised arrears of salary from 8/92 to 3/93.
- Family pensioners have to get pension at revised basic wherever applicable and also salary arrears from 8/92 to 3/93, if applicable.
- (5) Family Pension- VI Pay Commission has recommended 30% of last pay drawn as family pension and full pension if one completes 20 years of service. For RBI pensioners, the Govt issued gazette notification dtd Jan 12- 18 Jan, 2013, granting flat 30% of last pay drawn as family pension and full pension if 20 years service is completed. We request the same to be adopted for LIC pensioners.
- (6) Computation of Basic Pension- VI Pay Commission has also recommended computation of pension as average of last 10 months' basic pay or 50% of last drawn basic whichever is beneficial to the retiree. This ensures un anomalous situation if one retires in the intervening period of new wage revision. We request same rule to be applied to LIC pensioners as thousands of pensioners are affected in LIC due to the faulty method of computation of pension, being followed in LIC in such cases.
- (7) Increasedpensiontopensionersofage80andabove-VIPayCommissionhasrecommendedincreasedpension to very senior citizens of age 80 and above. The same may please be granted to LIC Pensioners too.
- (8) One more pension option- We have been demanding one more option for pension to those who did not opt earlier. The said facility was given to Bank Pensioners during the 2010 wage revision. But LIC employees /pensioners were deprived of this offer. Hence we request you to grant one more option to opt for pension as there are hardly 15% who have been left out of the pension net.
- (9) Anomaly Case of Shri.R.B.Halleppanavar- Please find attached the details of anomaly in respect of Mr Halleppanavar. We request you to undo the injustice perpetrated on him by granting one more increment and re-fix his basic accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
