1)a)
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2) Dear
friends, SZO,TPA Complete Circular,Group Mediclaim Policyfor
2015-16,Procedure for availing Cashless,Process for Ecard
generation,View enrolment,pre-authorisation, claims status etc
1)Today, I have
received by post detailed circular from SZO,with all necessary particulars .
1st page with details of
amount of excess premium collected,refunded alongwith pension &premium payable chart Table A for
employee/retired employee/spouse of deceased employee or deceased retired
employee & Table B for Dependants/Addl dependant of E/RE.
2)SZO OS Dept has enclosed ECard issued by
TPA Vidal Health & Gist of mediclaim policy for the year 2015-16 .ECard,in my case is
2 ,one for RBK & one for my wife Seetha Kishore
ECard is small, cute,
laminated & contains 7 details such as Card No,Card Holder,Relation, Emp Name, Policy
No,SR No, & Location for Both.Location refers to the concerned LIC Office& in my case
DONo:Z006/do LOCATION ZO,Chennai ECard no is CHE-NI-L0291-001-0521072-A
& for spouse same No but ending with B.
3)Next 4 Pages contain
Group Medi claim policy details with Policy No,Contact Nos Tamil Nadu, Kerala,
Toll free, Call Centre nos,Coordinators , even Divisionwise, with Mobile Nos
It contains Procedure for
availing cashless in detail,Updated List of Network Hospitals ,Claim
Forms in website of TPA,Hospitals have preauthorization request form to be
filled by E/RE/Beneficiary claimant & Treating Doctor.
Nonmedical expenses in
the bill has to be made before Discharge & same can be claimed as
reimbursement.
4)Diagnostic Tests
reimbursable WITHOUT hospitalization details with Maximum charge payable
are indicated.Rs65,000 for the Family during Policy Year Test has
to be recommended by a MD Doctor or a doctor with equivalent
qualification.Limit for Cataract to Actuals or Maximim Rs 60,000 per Eye whichever
is less.
All other details
including Ambulance
charges ,all other special treatments are provided.
b)Other General particulars
to be noted like Room rent including Nursing charges are also given
for easy reference.
c)Other precautions to be
taken, care to be exercised in normal course like fees, limits, proper numbered
Receipts only,Requirements alongwith Claim Forms, extracted from New India
Group Mediclaim policy are indicated
5)Next
Process for ECard generation, enrollment, preauth,claims status are supplied.
6)Vidal
Health ,Health Insurance GuideBookas a 10 page Small Pamphlet ,we earlier
circulated thro email with Flow chart from hospitalization to Cheque
settlement is also enclosed
7)Lastly a long list of
PPN-Preferred Provider Network Hospitals for Tamil Nadu
In all it contains
131,43,931 Hospitals Name,address,Telephone No
8)Respective LIC DO OS Dept
would have also embarked on & furnished all necessary info like these to
E/RE
Kerala Divisions OS Dept
would also have given list of PPNHospitals for their area
B)IT IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY TO GO THROUGH, UNDERLINE IMPORTANT PROVISIONS, REQUIREMENTS, STORE
ECARD ,TAKE XEROX, PRESERVE NOTING DOWN ALL ECARD DETAILS, DISCUSS WITH FAMILY
MEMBERS, AS THEIR HELP WILL BE NEEDED & THEY SHOULD NOT BE IGNORANT BUT BE
SURE OF COMPULSORY DATA TO GAIN ADMISSION UNDER CASHLESS OR OTHERWISE,
RIGHT NOW, GO
THRO,MARK, & KEEP UR LIST OF HOSPITALS IN UR & NEARBY AREA TO BE
SURE & ACCESSIBLE AT SHORT NOTICE FOR ADMISSION etc
TAKE FEW
COPIES OF CLAIM FORMS & ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT TO BE SUBMITTED HANDY TO SAVE
TIME LATER & BE FAIRLY AT EASE , TO MINIMISE DELAY, DOUBTS, FRUSTRATION, AS
WE NOW HAVE TO PLAY A STRICT ROLE TO COMPLY WITH, ASSIST IN CORRECT, QUICK
PROCESSING OF CLAIMS ETC
NOTE DOWN
NAMES OF COORDINATORS, MOBILE Nos NOW ITSELF TO BE HANDY,LIC DO OS DEPT
MEDICLAIM OFFICIALS,TEL NO, Mobile no FOR LATER PROCESSES TO BE AS SMOOTH AS WE
CAN EXPECT
C)As we were outlining in
quite a few earlier Emails, Ecard has atlast arrived & with it List of
Hospitals etc for easy reference.
Greetings,warm regards,of
course, prayers for good health,
------- - - R.B.KISHORE, VP,AIRIEF
3)Respected Sir, Thank
u very much for the information,With
best wishes --------ssiyer
4)Thanks.I have also recd all this
with 2Ecards_-- ---------RTSwamy
5)Thanks sir.your detailed note on Claims procedure , helped me to
approach Vidal for cashless for my wife treatment at miot hospital two days
back for fracture in PV region cashless given many thanks ------ RTSwamy
6)Delighted to know that CASHLESS was useful
Moreso,u took interest ,digested the Rules &
Procedures,& made Cashless Facility look easy & utilised properly
Thanx for such useful Feedback, u always respond
Wishing ur wife speedy
recovery,MIOT hospital is famous for modern technology & great leap forward
Please see ,preserve all
Receipts, even for post-operative treatment ,especially Physiotherapy,enquire
Vidal Customer Care/Reps the fup action & secure Maximum benefit
Greetings,-----R.B.KISHORE,VP,AIRIEF
7) Two
Mediclaim bills-claims-pending with Nagpur Division.
Dear
Kishore, As i had told you the other day, Nagpur DO is delaying settlement of
my two Mediclaims in respect of two cataract surgeries, for over a month. I
have spoken to Mr.R.G.Shinde ED [ OS] of the CO after having spoken to
MR.Chander, Sr.DM and other officials of the DO.
I understand that LIC,Western Zone is having some
problem with NewIndia Insurance co as I
learn from my talks with Mr.Shinde of the 11th batch of DRs.
I just want to know one thing from you. Am I
required to go through TPA before any medical treatment is availed ?
can’t I pay upfront to hospital and later claim reimbursement from LIC ?
I shall thank you to clarify. Also, if you can
expedite settlement of my aforesaid 2 mediclaims.
Regards to Seetha and yourself,---------------K.Gopalan.
8)
My dear KG,1)As last 2 days., Sri KSRamans
Mobile is switched off, I sent email today
I
await his fup with Nagpur DO re ur 2 mediclaims
2)
Jolly well, one can go to hospital for treatment,pay upfront ,file forms
stipulated with all receipts & requirements sticking to time schedule
& then get reimbursement
greetings,--------------R.B.KISHORE,VP,AIRIEF
9)Thank you, RBK, for
your customarily prompt reply for which you are well known among your friends
and others.---------------KGopalan.
10) Dear
RBK, I am indeed grateful to you for writing to Mr.K.S.Raman of Nagpur. On
receiving your mail he spoke to me on his way back home from Coimbatore where
he had gone to consult a medical expert for his wife’s health. Incidentally, he
has decided to settle down in Coimbatore.
Nagpur OS dept, as I learn from
Mr.Raman,has forwarded my claim papers only yesterday to TPA ! What a delay of
more than 35 days only !
I must get my Pension
File No as well as Mediclaim policy No for my reference. I will have to write
to OS Dept.
Thanks &Regards,------------------------K.Gopalan
11)Consumers end up
surrendering LPG subsidy by mistake
DEEPA
H. RAMAKRISHNAN -The Hindu
A new option in the
Integrated Voice Response system that allows consumers to give up their LPG
subsidy is causing a lot of problems. Consumers say it is very inconvenient
with many saying that they have given up their subsidies by mistake while
trying to book refills.
“I usually press 1
for a refill booking but this time it said zero first and so I pressed it only
to find that I had given up my subsidy,” said N. Kumar, a senior citizen.
LPG distributors
said they were receiving complaints from consumers whose children pressed the
number by mistake.
“Those who are not
educated or familiar with phones are finding it difficult,” said a distributor.
Sources in the oil industry said
that in the State, so far, 32,000 persons had opted out of LPG subsidies and
over 672 persons, who reportedly “gave up” their subsidy, have opted in again.
“The opting out is lifelong but you can get on to the scheme at any point of
time. All you have to do to is go to your distributor and tell them you want
the subsidy and they can activate it for you,” said a source.
Learning from TRAI. Consumer
activist T. Sadagopan said that earlier, mobile phone companies used to have a
similar option to copy dialler tunes.
“An accidental
pressing of a button could lead you to have that tune. Then, when objections
were raised with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India that one button alone could not be used as confirmation, it
was changed and another step was included in the process. Something similar is
a must. Also, oil companies could go in for some other number. Refill booking
should always be the default option.”
Many have unintentionally given up
their subsidy by pressing ‘0’ while booking for refills---------------------P.Ramanathan
12)Below are the RECOMMENDATIONS OF SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION
which are tentative in nature.
One salient feature is open
ended pay scale which RBI must follow.
Pay Band and Grade Pay
abolishment confirmed by Chairman , Seventh pay Commission.
What happens to Takru's
diktat that RBI officials must get pension on Pay +Grade Pay?
1. There
will be no running Pay band and Grade Pay System
2. The uniform multiplication factor for arriving revised pay will be 2.86
3. The Pay scales will be open ended to avoid stagnation in the scales
4. The Minimum Pay will be Rs. 21000
5. The CCA will be separated into two components as it was in the fifth CPC
6. Percentage of HRA will remain same.
7. The Criteria for retirement age will be either completion of 33 Years of service or at the age of 60 Years whichever is earlier.
8. CGEGIS Insurance Coverage and Monthly premium will be increased
9. Classification of Posts will be Modified
10. The 7th Pay Commission recommendation will be implemented with effects from 1.1.2016.-----------------------Sitendra Kumar
2. The uniform multiplication factor for arriving revised pay will be 2.86
3. The Pay scales will be open ended to avoid stagnation in the scales
4. The Minimum Pay will be Rs. 21000
5. The CCA will be separated into two components as it was in the fifth CPC
6. Percentage of HRA will remain same.
7. The Criteria for retirement age will be either completion of 33 Years of service or at the age of 60 Years whichever is earlier.
8. CGEGIS Insurance Coverage and Monthly premium will be increased
9. Classification of Posts will be Modified
10. The 7th Pay Commission recommendation will be implemented with effects from 1.1.2016.-----------------------Sitendra Kumar
13)Universal application of the Law laid down by the S.C.
There is a
lingering doubt, amongst some of us, whether the LIC can restrict the benefits
accruing as a result of a Judgement of the High Court or the Supreme Court. I would like to share my
views on this point. It may also create a healthy discussion or debate and in
the interest of the pensioners.
The LIC Act
under Sec.48 says that the Govt. may notify the terms and conditions of service
of its employees. The revision of pay scales etc. are notified from time to
time including our Pension Rules. In other words, it is called statutory rules
i.e rules made by the Govt. under powers vested upon it under the main law. These rules have the
force of law. The rule making power is not absolute but shall have a nexus
with the provisions of the substantive law i.e the main Act and restricted for
the purposes of implementation of the main Act. Such rules, notified in
the official gazette, shall be placed in both houses of the legislature for a
period of 30 days. This is to ensure that the legislature will get an opportunity
to see that the rules are within the law enacted by it and the Executive has
not clothed itself with unwarranted powers. Needless to say that such rules
shall also be within the Constitution of India, just as the main law itself,
and if there is any violation of the Constitution or any other Act for the time
being in force (unless specific exclusion is provided), such rule will not be
legally valid or binding. To quote an example,
the Nakaras case divided the pensioners into different groups, by their
retirement date and that was held as discriminatory offending Art.14 & 16
of the Constitution of India.
A Judicial
decision is a law of precedence and its enforcement is a Fundamental right like
any Constitutional provision (here also there are some exclusions but that is
beyond the scope of this submissions). Such right is universal and
unrestricted. To hit the nail on the head, a decision on our pension case will
be applicable to all the pensioners, irrespective of whether they are members
of any association of pensioners or not. If this is not so, there will be
another discrimination, again offending the theory of non discrimination. There
shall be no plea of ignorantio juris or estoppel against a
statute. Moreover the rule enforcing authorities are always the Government and
they cannot be discriminatory in the applying the law. A Statutory authority,
like the LIC, is considered as a limb of the Government, as established by the
LIC Employees themselves, for the first time in the 70’s. We are enjoying that
ruling, as well as all other public sector employees. The LIC cannot say today
that the right to move the HC/SC with a writ is restricted to only for
enforcement of the Govt’s duty to its citizen. The benefit of that decision was
extended to all other employees of Govt. undertakings. After the abolition of
payment of bonus in LIC, there was a case in the SC which was decided by
Justice Krishna Iyer, and it was held that the benefit thereof is paid to all
employees. The rationale was that a limb cannot survive
without a body, and hence a statutory body like the Govt. itself, in a welfare
State has to be a model employer, obeying all the laws of the land. LIC
is bound by this theory. There was an interesting example. During my tenure in
the Internal Audit Dept of LIC, after a wage settlement, LIC wanted a consent
letter for implementation of the new wage structure and one of our Class III
friend, in a Kerala Branch, did not give his consent and was not given the
benefit of the revision. I remember to have raised an audit query, as a result
of which after some correspondence, the benefit was asked to be paid to him.
Recently our
friend, Shri M.C. Jain derived some benefit, as result of a writ petition,
which I understand, was paid to him. Pensioners like him are also eligible for
the same benefit and I will be glad to hear, all in the same position have been
paid. If not there is a case for adjudication. Another confusion is with regard
to jurisdictional applicability of a High Court decision. A Constitutional
interpretation by a High Court when it becomes final after an Appeal, if any,
to the SC has universal applicability. One High Court decision is quoted in
other HC’s/SC to seek parity. Similarly a SC decision on a case arising from
one decision, is uniformly applied and made applicable in other States to
attain uniformity and to uphold the rule of law. Else an authority like the
Chairman of the LIC, who is concerned in the management of an institution
spread throughout the Country, has to
necessarily take
uniform decisions and cannot discriminate an employee/member of the public
working/living in one state from another in a different state. Nakaras case for instance
is followed by all the Courts in the Country. The Chandigarh HC, in our pension
case, approvingly quoted the Judgement of Justice Bhandari of Jaipur HC that “the benefit arising
out of the directions above would, however, be considered by the respondent
Corporation so that every retired employee may get the same benefit”. Otherwise, a spate of litigation
will arise, defeating the object of obtaining finality in the decision. The
Chandigarh Bench of the Punjab & Haryana HC also said, I quote, “We are of
the view that whatever grievance with regard to the implementation of the
Boards resolution dated 24-11-2001 is concerned, the same can be raised by the
Union of India who has chosen not to file any appeal in the matter and this can
easily be considered as an approval of the said resolution of the Board dated
24-11-2001 which was allegedly pending for nine years”. Therefore, here also
the Govt. has lost the right of appeal.
The doctrine of “law and
justice shall meet eye to eye” is a well known saying meaning that a law
properly enacted by due process but which is patently such that it pricks the
judicial mind, may be declared a nullity by the SC. Many examples can be quoted,
but that is not my purpose. I think none need to hold any view that only the
petitioners, in our pension case, will enjoy the fruits of our labour. I invite other views on
the subject to supplement and to remove doubts that may subsist. We need not be
carried away, by the action of the LIC considering payment, of the so called
interim relief, only to some of the petitioners, into such ideas and I am sure
ultimately every one of the pensioners will be benefitted.
--------------------------------------------A.S.Ramanathan.
09676840504—040 23117170
14)SIR, THE
SC HAS RULED THIS IN ITS JUDGMENT IN OUR GRATUITY
CASE THAT THE
BENEFIT GIVEN TO ONE GROUP OF PERSONS
WILL BE APPLICABLE
EQUALLY TO THE OTHER GROUP OF
PERSONS WHO ARE NOT
BEFORE THE COURT. BESIDES
THIS IS THE LAW AND
THE PROVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION
ALSO THAT THE LAW
LAID DOWN BY SC IS BINDING ON ALL
COURTS WHILE THE LAW
LAID DOWN BY A HIGH COURT WILL
BE BINDING ON ALL
THE COURTS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION.
JUSTICE MISHRA HAS
ALSO BEEN SAYING ON EVERY DAY
DURING DISCUSSIONS
THAT WHATEVER BE THE JUDGMENT
THAT WILL BE
APPLICABLE TO ALL THE PENSIONERS OF LIC
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY--------------KML
ASTHANA
15)Dear Sri. RBK ji., In response to your general appeal dt.17 th. Jul. 2015 by
e-mail,
I sent my cheque for Rs.5000/- by courier yesterday to your
address.
I know it is a very big task to conduct a case in
Supreme Court
that too by retired people like us, mobilizing people and
inculcating in
their mind the importance and necessity of fund and the
difficulty in getting it
after retirement really a Himalayan task. You alone can do it, your voice
only to
reach the silent
retired people (spectators) to respond positively. The name R B K itself
has the mesmerism,
that he will do it and will achieve it, no other can have
such a capacity and a
will,as far as I know. So inspite of my financial crunch my heart
ordered me to respond
positively to your call,I know it is a very small amount but with little
shyness I resorted to
sent.Kindly accept.Wish you all the best.God bless you and all.
Thanking you with
regards,-----------P.G.Vijairengam,Trichy
16)Dear Sri PGV,
1)What
a noble mind u have
What
a generous individual u are
What a commitment to
pensioners cause u possess
2)Pensioners
somehow, in spite of problems, in spite of hiccups, in spite of 2 Goliaths we
are fighting last 12 yrs & more, LIC & UOI,yet we scaled victory
after victory,from one pinnacle to higher pinnacle of Mt Everest
3)Please accept my profound thanx & heartiest
congratulations for the magnanimous donation U sent, received just now,vide
cheque no 007575 dt 20/7/15 on CBI TRICHY CANT ,payable at par for Rs 5000
No words to thank u,
4)Please persuade ur dear friends & comrades
for a common fight to donate liberally
greetings & warm
regards, ------R.B.KISHORE,VP,AIRIEF(Sri
R.Kannan,Treasurer,RIEA has already issued & sent Receipt No 1819 dt 25/7/2015)
17)Dear
Shri Pillai, I wonder how and why you accessed my inbox to send
your mail.
I have a solution for the OROP problem which has been
enormously aggravated by the
mindless action of the central government to implement
the cleverly crafted act of
commission of the 6th Pay Commission!
When the whole world was aware of the present situation
of the need for increasing
or prolonging the working life and shifting the goal
post of retirement the greedy
members of bureaucracy availed of following
circumstances:
i)The politicians of the (mis)governing UPA were busy
feathering their own nests
in the prevailing atmosphere of unprecedented
corruption
ii)Any liberalization/largesse during periodic
revision of pay/pension would
normally be scanned with lens of consequences to
future generation and past/
retired personnel. NDA had very thoughtfully enforced
their intention to save/serve
the economic future by implementing revision of
Fundamental and Supplementary Rules
that makes persons joining central government service
(civilian) on or after 1/1/2004
to contribute to their pension while in service (and
hence these personnel will not benefit
from such undue loosening of the purse strings).As is
their wont the government and beaurocrats
just forgot or ignored the possible grievances and
claims of past personnel!
iii)Presently India has proportionately higher working
population than other nations
thanks to the tardy method of control of population.
The Grievance and claim for OROP got enormously
enlarged by the proposal to
give full pension with qualifying service of 20 years
while hither it was 33!
and now let me explain my solution to the problem:
Cancel with immediate effect proposal of full
pension with only 20 years!
Restore the requirement of 33 years for full
pension.
Let us not worry about the few who availed of the
benefit during 2006 to
2015! There are many more in the queue and by stopping
them we can restore
sanity and equilibrium.
As a measure of enticement or inducement pension can
be increased by 10%
to all present/future/past pensioners!
The white elephant gifted by the 6th Pay
Commissioners can be duly covered up for burial!
Please feel free to correct any error or omission in
this suggestion of a fellow human being!
warm regards to all fellow Indian citizens -of all
ranks and hues!
n.s (Navalpakkam Srinivasan
)Probus Club
18) The OROP Elephant and the Presstitutes
From: kpillai555@gmail.com
The Term Presstitutes (as per Urban Dictionary) is a term coined by Gerald Celente and often used by independent journalists and writers in the alternative media in reference to journalists and talking heads in the mainstream media who give biased and predetermined views in favor of the government and corporations, thus neglecting their fundamental duty of reporting news impartially. It is a portmanteau of press and prostitute.“Presstitutes” is now a generalised term for people who are NOT to be believed.
From: kpillai555@gmail.com
The Term Presstitutes (as per Urban Dictionary) is a term coined by Gerald Celente and often used by independent journalists and writers in the alternative media in reference to journalists and talking heads in the mainstream media who give biased and predetermined views in favor of the government and corporations, thus neglecting their fundamental duty of reporting news impartially. It is a portmanteau of press and prostitute.“Presstitutes” is now a generalised term for people who are NOT to be believed.
19) MY
OBSERVATIONS, HUMBLE COMMENTS & PROJECTIONS AFTER READING S/SRI A.S.RAMANATHAN &
C.H.MAHADEVAN’S EMAILS by R.B.KISHORE
This is a
wonderful piece of write up explaining and elaborating the justified and
legitimate aspirations of the pensioners and their expectations that might be
favourably decided on 23rd of September, 2015.The wonderful way of putting the
things clearly reflects your in depth study and full knowledge of the root of
the problems and of the legal points involved. This will really and
definitely help our stalwarts in the legal battle. This is a literature rich in
facts and legal knowledge of which every pensioner should take full advantage. Your observations, comments
and projections in all matters relating to our problems and their solutions and
also in so many other matters and subjects which are related to the people of
all spheres. The human touch and love for all shown by you in all respects is a
unique example which every one should try to follow.
I wish you to be always in
good health and spirit.
With regards,--------Santimay Kar.
N. B. At the moment, I am
in L.A.,California and would return to India by the end of November, 2015.
20) IBA agreed that
while the proposed revised scheme would apply to employees who retire from hereafter, a separate scheme would be worked out
for the existing
retirees.
But at the end, we could succeed
in including all the existing
retirees
also under the same scheme
as applicable to
working
employees.
Because of this, the premium per head would be substantially less for them.
Cashless treatment in
hospitals made available for
retirees
Unlimited reimbursement would available because the Rs. 100 crore buffer
corpus is applicable to
them also.
Domiciliary treatment as applicable to in service employees
also stands extended
to them.
Other limitations of age, entry-level disease, etc. would not apply.
This has become a part of the service conditions under the
industry-level bipartite settlement.
Hence the coverage of all existing retirees under the new
scheme is a significant achievement. -----------GS, AIBEA
21) Dear Sir, Herewith
I send a text of the Circular which is self explanatory about various
developments
in the demands of Bank Retirees.
Pl.
note that the Domiciliary Medical Benefit is granted to the existing Retirees.
We
must take these issues similarly with our Management of LIC and GIC.
Regards,
--------------------------------------VK BHASIN
22)To Shri K.Ravi,General
Secretary.,Union Bank Retired Staff Association, Tamilnadu.
Medical
Insurance
: I am referring to your
e-communications with Shri M.K.Mundul, Jt. Gen. Sec. of our Maharashtra
counter part. I substantially concur with all the views expressed therein.
Certain portion from the Report placed by GS, AIBEA before its recent
Rajkot CC is forwarded to you few minutes before. (Inadvertently I have wrongly
typed "AIBRF" in the subject portion instead of correct
"AIBEA").
An abstract from that Report is reproduced here under.
Unlimited reimbursement would available because the Rs. 100 crorebuffer corpus is applicable to them(retirees) also
.It means, retirees and their
spouses will be also included in that Rs.100 crores corpus and may get
reimbursement in cases of expenses beyond Rs.3/4 lacs in any year.
However,
when I touched this aspect with Shri C.N.Prasad, General Secretary, State Bank
of Mysore Pensioners' Commune (HQ:Bangalore) during recent Indore CC of AIBRF, he opined that in all (including dependent
family members) the group medical insurance scheme of IBA will cover around 44
lacs lives. The corpus of Rs.100/- crores will be too low to meet with the
requirements of all.
Anyhow, I am just sharing my views with you, Shri Mundul and others.
With greetings, -------- B.G.Raithatha,General Secretary,UBREA
23)Dear Sir:At the outset let me
introduce to you. I am a Retiree Pensioner from the General Insurance Industry
and also Chairman of General Insurance Pensioners Association.
I have seen a text of your report where it is stated that the
demands of Pensioners like Pension Updation, Family Pension
Revision, etc. will be seperately examined by IBA in the context of availability of funds. Do you think that IBA will do so after
signing the Wage Award now?
This argument given by
the Bank Management is totally untenable since the Pension Updation is a Legal Right as
pronounced by the Supreme Court of India and in various Judgements of the High Courts. Further
since the Pension Scheme is notified by the Central Government the Bank Pensioners have
to be reckoned as Central Government Pensioners as decided by the Karnataka High Court
in a case of Pensioner of SBI Mysore.
Also, the Supreme Court has laid the clear law on Pension
Updation that there cannot be
different groups of Pensioners that isone who retire now and those
who retire earlier to draw different Pensions which in fact is
held as Breach of Constitution of India under Article 14 Law to Equality) and Article 21 (Right to decent Living)
Fundamental Rights guaranteed to Citizens of India.
In this context we must also note that the Central Government is
granting not only Pension
Updation to their Pensioners but also giving better Family Pension
(30 per cent as also now in RBI case for their Pensioners)
besides Old Age Special Pension beyond 80 years of age.
Whereas most of the State Governments follow to implement the
same decisions for their Pensionersas given to Central Govt. Pensioners, it is
pity that the Nationalized Banks are not following the decision of the Central Govt. and in fact they are expected to
do more for their Pensioners since the nature of
working of Bank Employees is quite risky due to commercial aspects.
In view of the above the Nationalized Banks cannot adopt different
standards for their Pensioners if not give them better
Pensionary benefits.
Hence there is no question of cost angle involved in the matter,
in my humble view.
I sincerely request you to look into my above submissions and
taken up the issue with IBA
accordingly to give justice to Bank Pensioners.
With regards --- VK BHASIN, Chairman
,General
Insurance Pensioners Association
24)Message received from a Google group member.Regards,
S.Vinaitheerthan
Useful info.
Dear Members,
In the last few months, some
of my close friends passed away and the family members asked me for help
for transfer of pension to the spouse. In all these cases, the
pensioners had included the name of the spouse , in their Bank Account for
Pension . Transfer of the pension in the name of the spouse in all
these cases was very easy and quick, in terms of DoP’s M.O No. No.1127/2011-P&PW(E) Dated: 20th
September, 2013. ( The M.O. is reproduced below.)
While dealing these
cases, I came across a few friends who had not made the pension account joint
with the spouse. I suggested to them for immediate action.
I am sure most members of
our Association are aware of the DoP’s M.O mentioned above and have joint
pension account with the spouse, This note is for a few members who may not have included the name
of the spouse in their pension account. and are requested for immediate action.
With regards,------------M.P.Budhiraja.
25)Dear Mr Kishore,Today, Mon., July
27, 2015, I received by courier the following from VIDAL HEALTH THIRD PARTY
ADMINISTRATOR PRIVATE LIMITED (Formerly TTK Healthcare TPA Private Ltd.),
"Anmol Palani", L-2, No.88, G.N.Chetty Road, T'Nagar, CHENNAI-600 017
Ph. : 044 - 42894444, Fax : 044-42024343, E-mail : lic@vidalhealthtpa.com Website
:www.vidalhealthtpa.com :
(1) 2 Nos.Laminated Health
Cards, one for self and one for wife.
(2) Health Insurance Guide Book and
(3) List of Vidal Network Hospitals in Tamil Nadu and Vidal
Chennai-Preferred Provider Network Hospitals (PPN).
Thank you so much and regards. Keep well. All
the best.----------P.
Ramanathan.
26)Dear Mr Kishore,
You are certainly entitled to lay back and heave a sigh of relief at the end of
a great saga in having been instrumental in bringing about radical changes in
our Mediclaim and in introducing cashless hospitalisation facility. I am sure
that the community of LIC pensioners will ever be thankful to you for this
also.
27)Dear Sri
Ramanathan sir, You
are lucky that you are in Southern Zone. They have sent the circular regarding
Cashless Hospitalisation as also procedure for laminated Ecards..
We in SCZ have not
received any thing from Office so far. Unless the Pensioner is tachy savvy he
does not know anything about Cashless Hospitalisation etc., Our TPA MediAssistIndia has not sent e-cards of Pensioners so far. They
have sent ecards in respect of existing employees only to each Divisional
Office through a CD. It is for the Divisional Office to generate e-cards in
respect of existing employees and their family members and give it to them.
Zonal Office has informed Divisional Office they can send the soft copy of
ecards to the email ids of employees.
What a difference.
South Zone has always
taken lead and unfortunately SCZ is not even ready to follow them.
Such is the poor state of
affairs in SCZ.
Hope now you have fully
recovered. Wish you a very healthy and long life.
Thanking you sir, Yours Brotherly, ----------- C T JOSHI.
28)INSPIRATIONAL
PICTURES & QUOTES
THANK U SIR FOR SENDING
INSIPIRATIONAL QUOTES REALLY NICEAND EDUCATIVE
With Best Regards ----------------------M.S.Sachdeva
29)Dear LIC Pensioners Friends, Proceedings in our
contempt case at Punjab & Haryana High Court Chandigarh are over today.
Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain did not pass any favorable order today keeping in view pendancy of whole issue before supreme court and as such posted our matter for next hearing on 5th October 2015.
Regards ----------------------BRMehta, Panchkula
Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain did not pass any favorable order today keeping in view pendancy of whole issue before supreme court and as such posted our matter for next hearing on 5th October 2015.
Regards ----------------------BRMehta, Panchkula
30)Dear Shri Venugopalan,
Asthana was never in the shelves, he has been working as is
required from time to time and will do so also but he cannot come up and open
up the strategy to LIC. We have to work as per own strategy instead of
opening up the same to the opponent.
Have you appreciated what the withdrawal of the
application means?
Where was the necessity of opposing the same? When
that is not a condition precedent to making payment by opposing withdrawal we
have a rope to LIC to stretch as you must appreciate that the proceedings have
been delayed at least by one week. Our insistence should have been for
payment of the 20% without delay. The SC order does not say you withdraw and
pay the same. It was a facility given to LIC to withdraw and why let the
money be kept idle.
Yes you are correct that the above effort has given a
handle to LIC to delay the compliance of 7th May order and that is why I have been
saying let them withdraw the amount, we are not concerned and cause of action
for us arises only after the payment is made, which opportunity has been lost.
It is a good suggestion that all the three should
make out a strategy and work together, but how when two do not have any
strategy so far. Merely harping on the meeting again and again does not solve
the purpose. Before that
you have to chalk out your strategy and then discuss the same so that all three
can work on the same. The persons asking for meeting have not so
far been able to settle themselves as to how we have to fight our case. The
whole aim of the call for “meeting” is to somehow condemn or blame Asthana and
to cover up their own lacuna.
Are
they not responsible for not filing their reply to their SLPs in spite of lapse
of such a long time of three years, then what will they argue their case before
the SC, the delay has not been opposed. It is essential to file a written
reply, where is that?
They have all along been banking on Asthana but have
been blaming to show their intelligence and dedicatedness to the cause of
pensioners and in that zeal they even forget that in this manner they are not
doing anything for the benefit of the pensioners but of LIC. There is no
restraint in them.
Mr. Venugopalan, I have been fighting the cases since
the very beginning and that too with success. But Chronicle has taken
birth only now. I am also not going to be provoked by such comments and
divulge my mind to the unmindful activities being promoted by Chronicle and his
supported correspondents.
I have already been raising objections to the deposit of
the amount therefore I need not do so. It is only Chandigarh who have to
raise their objections, if cogent reasons they have any, mere filing of the
statements will not serve the purpose, they should come forward and be prepared
to fight in the SC since nothing is going to be done in HC.
In connection with
Contempt I can refer you to the comments of Justice Markandey Katju, who has
written in an article that Courts had dismissed contempt petitioners 99%, In my
case also the contempt petition has been dismissed as against the law, which
people are trying to make out a case of publicity against me without
understanding the law. This dismissal is a boon in disguise and has opened a
way for me to press upon the SC to get the compliance done by itself instead of
asking for preferring a contempt petition in the HC, should this happen the
arena of litigation will spread since the pensioners in every State will have
to approach their HC, the jurisdiction of HC being limited to their State. But since their mind is restricted to opposing and
blaming me they do not try to understand the things behind this and by
provoking are trying to make me divulge my strategy because they have none.
I am also bound by the instructions and mores of my
Federation and not of others who are not ready to sit together and come out
with a strategy.
KML Asthana
28/7/2015
Mr. Venugopalan,
I had written the earlier messages but then thought
to withhold to see the proceedings today.
Now have u seen that Asthana was not hiding but he is
acting in the right direction. He is not interested in fake
publicity. What I had said
the same thing
happened the case has been adjourned to October because no HC can take the
overriding SC. But one thing people havefailed to understand the direct effect
of withdrawal of the amount for permission to withdraw 20%. LIC must be happy
with
the objection raised
from our side, because it will close the door of
payment of a single
pie what to say 20% on the reason that the Petitioners themselves have not
allowed us to withdraw the money
how we could make
payment. That is why patience is required and
one should act within
the limits of the law and procedure. Is it
not correct?
Now you may judge whether the direction was right or wrong?
Anyway God bless them and give them a failure in
their efforts
to create hurdle in smooth progress of litigation by
AIRIEF through Asthana, nor Mr. Murthy expect that Asthana will do as per his
desires
without judging the pros and cons. My Murthy is a
mentor and guide and conducting the proceedings for Chandigarh why he does not
take action what he is suggesting for all. He has not so far been able to
understand the implications of the verdict of P&H HC, which contains
neither revision nor interest.
Mere saying sinking the differences will not serve
the purpose, I am and have been ready but he never came forward for the same.
Can Mr. Mehta tell why this deliberate act to oppose
the application of
LIC to withdraw the amount and block the way of payment,
if at all?
No further unwanted comments please in my name.
Krishna Murari Lal Asthana
31)Dear All, Sri. Asthana has come out openly to
point out that the strategies adopted by some of our senior leaders have not
yielded the anticipated results in today's hearing. We can not altogether blame
their aspirations and efforts taken under deep considerations. And, at times,
we too do err without our knowledge. We should have given further thoughts over
the avenues that are open to LIC / GOI to run away from the legal clutches. To
our dismay, they have quoted the hearing at Supreme Court on 23rd
September and got away conveniently buying time upto 5th October. We
can not brush aside the feelings of Sri. Asthana, when he suggests that such
hasty conclusions could have been avoided.
Now, we are pleased to know that Sri. Asthana is
prepared to sit and discuss with other leaders to chalk out a common programme
to face the hearing at Supreme Court. Our
leaders need not have any reservation in disclosing their strategies, at least
among themselves, before such a meeting and that would certainly pave the way
for a better understanding and flawless decisions. Since we are divided in our
approach, ultimate sufferers are our pensioner-colleagues. Disunity amongst us
provides a helping hand to LIC / GOI. My
humble clarion call to all our fore-front leaders to forget the past events,
realize the short duration available before us and be prepared to give an all
time big bang against the sinister moves of the Monstrous Organizations and
come out with a clear cut favourable orders on all our demands from the Apex
Court.
I hope our eminent leaders would give due
considerations to the overall wish of each and every pensioner at large.Let us
march unitedly and success will be ours.
With folded hands,
-------- M.P.Subrahmanian, RIEA,
Madurai.
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33)Respected Sri.
B.R.Mehta, Your kind above post addressed
to selected activists pouring out your unhelpful emotions towards the
unexpected outcome of the result on 28th at Chandigarh HC. Having known the
nature of our Great LIC Management in handling our just demands, even after the
verdicts of respective HCs and the interim order of Supreme Court, Sri. Asthana
might have come out with the said conclusions based on his earlier experience.
Had yesterday's proceedings been a fruitful one, even to a miniature level,
Sri.Asthana could have become the happiest person indeed. But, your judgment
that he might have enjoyed at yesterday's turn of events, we are hard to admit
and digest. May be the disappointment over the happenings might be the cause
for all those unnecessary imaginations. Will it be wise and appropriate using
harsh word like " Arrogance " at a time when every one is anxious to
unite all the organizations for the benefit of our pensioner community. Any
move to thwart such an attempt would be termed as wanton dis-service done to
our rank and file.Hope my feelings would well be appreciated at your end and be
in the foremost to see a changed favourable atmosphere to the utter apprehension
of our opponents.
With kind
regards, --------------------M.P.Subrahmanian, RIEA, Madurai.
34)Respected Sh.
MP Subramanian, Many Thanks to you Sir for your first direct
communication to me yesterday. I have also seen a comment from my elder
brother Sh. Angurajan our respected OS AIRIEF residing at your place and who
was kind enough to visit Panchkula in march,2014 making a humble request to Sh.
Asthana for not sending his mails either to LIC Pensioners Chronicle or a few
pensioners like me.
Sir, with due regards I
beg to differ with you and hope you will be kind enough to permit me for the
same.
Let me repeat once
again that my emotions were not unhelpful. Chandigarh High Court outcome dated
28.07.2015 was not unexpected at all. That is another thing that my views as
expressed under my yesterday post "What Next " are very hard to admit
and digest for a great person like you.
Word Arrogance used by me for personal trait of Sh. Asthana is on the basis of
our very long exposure to deal with him and as such to explain the reality or
bitter truth as being seen by us personally is not any disservice for cause of
Pensioners. Rather disservice is being done by those who prefer to keep mum
while knowing each and every thing.
Since we are not on same platform regarding said issue so
let us respect each other despite differences and as such let us close this
issue here with no further correspondence.
With regards, ---------------------B.R.Mehta
Panchkula
35)Respected Sir, Thanks for your kind response. I assure you
that I will not disturb you any more.
-------------- M.P.Subrahmanian, RIEA, Madurai.
36)RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT HAS ALLOWED
WITHDRAWAL OF 20% AMOUNT. SINCE THERE
WAS NO NOTICE NONE APPEARED
ON OUR BEHALF NEITHER MYSELF NOR
MY ADVOCATE, MORE OVER WE HAD
NOOBJECTION TO IT.EVEN IF PRESENT I WAS NOT
TO RAISE ANY OBJECTION EVEN IF
LIC HAD
PRAYED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF 100% OF
THE AMOUNT WHAT TO SAY OF 20%.
I AM NOW WAITING
FOR THE NEXT STEP THAT
LIC TAKES. MY
PROGRAMME IS READY
PL INFORM ALL.---------
------ KML ASTHANA
37)Implications of Jaipur Bench
allowing withdrawal of 20% amount
·
As the amount was allowed by the Court to be withdrawn, LIC can
now breathe easy free from fear of contempt of Supreme Court order dt
7/5/2015(although I also agree with majority of friends against filing a
petition for it), as only now they will be able to pay the interim relief to
the respondents even though the prescribed deadline has not been adhered to.
·
While I agree with Mr Asthana that it makes no
difference even if LIC is allowed to withdraw 100% of the amount (which is
barely 9% of the dues as per the Jaipur Bench judgment dt 12/1/2010), a
valuable opportunity has been lost by us to reiterate before the same court
that delivered the judgment that its judgment has been wantonly misinterpreted
by LIC and a far less and inadequate amount has been deposited by LIC,especially
pointing out that there was a recovery from a family pensioner.
·
LIC has availed of a God-sent opportunity to put the
cart (i.e., withdrawal of deposit ) before the horse (i.e., the payment of
interim relief) successfully creating a ground for avoidance of contempt (if at
all it arises!).
·
The so called interim relief (as determined by LIC) -
when paid- can but provide miniscule benefit to not even 5 % of the eligible pensioners. So the
vast mass of the aged pensioners and family pensioners will continue to wait
for justice without interim relief till such time as the Supreme Court comes to
their rescue.
·
Interestingly, the interim relief provided would have
been somewhat more meaningful if the SC order had included ad hoc increase in
monthly pensions pending disposal of CAs in its directions. But interim
relief is what the Apex Court orders in its discretion and we can do nothing
about it.
·
Now all pensioners
have to wait patiently for the 23/9 hearing in SC. Let us hope for a positive
development on that day.
Greetings. ----------------------C H Mahadevan
38) Dear
Mr RBK Sir, From the days of my ZTC Chennai tenure, I have looked at you as my
Guru in view of your hard work, commitment and a great command over the English
language.
On this Guru Poornima Day, I seek your good
wishes & blessings.
Regards,---------------------------R.Venugopal
Regards,---------------------------R.Venugopal
[ THANK U, RV, I AM SIMPLY DELIGHTED & ELATED,COMING
AS IT DOES FROM A VETERAN LIKE U,AN ALLROUNDER,A DEDICATED
SERVICE IN LIC, A DISTINGUISHED STINT IN NIA, ABOVE ALL,LIKE CLIFFI, A
FOUNTAIN OF LUCID ARTICLES FLOWING FROM UR FACILE PEN,INDEED MIGHTIER THAN THE
SWORD.I LIKE THE IDEA OF VENERABLE TEACHER, TRAINER, PROFESSORS WHO DO SIGNAL
SERVICE TO MOULD HUMAN CHARACTER, ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOUR & CONCEPTS &
PRECEPTS OF MORALITY, ETHICS, DISCIPLINE & DEVOTED ,DEDICATED SERVICE TO
ALL STAKE HOLDERS,IMBUED WITH CREATIVITY & FUTURISTIC IDEAS.LET THE TRIBE
OF SUCH SILENT COMMUNICATORS & MOTIVATORS GROW,SERVE AS AN ENGINE OF GROWTH
IN THIS DIRE, DISTRESSED WORLD.
LET
US EMULATE THE HON, SARVAPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN,ERUDITE SCHOLAR IN SANSKRIT &
ENGLISH & CONSIDERED THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE ORIENT & THE OCCIDENT,& DR APJ ABDUL KALAM,AGAIN
ONE WHO IS ENSHRINED IN THE HEARTS & MINDS OF STUDENTS & YOUNGSTERS IN
PARTICULAR.SO FORMER TEACHERS DAY & LATTER, STUDENTS DAY FORM
A VERITABLE COMBINATION OF HEADS & TAILS, AS THROUGHOUT OUR LONG SOJOURN IN
LIFE, WE ARE ALWAYS AT TIMES TEACHERS & AT TIMES PLAY THE ROLE OF TRAINEES/STUDENTS----RBKISHORE ]
39)Dont miss to read Sri KRamanans 1st hand experiences of 1993
Mumbai Bomb Blasts
Sri
K.Ramanan's 1st hand experience of 1993 Mumbai Blasts :So vivid, so
telling, so thrilling,so intimate, so sombre, so solemn,so touching,being 1st
hand,filled with human emotions, tears roll in our eyes too when we go thro
line by line,an inhuman, barbaric ,terrorist act ,100 s of lives dead, 1000s
injured,families destroyed,----------------- R.B.KISHORE,VP,AIRIEF
----------------Yakub Memon was hanged today(30/7/2015) at 7
AM, on his 53rd birthday, in a Nagpur Jail, just an hour before, as I write
this.
My inner heart is still restless and I hope it will get peace when Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim are given their one way ticket to hell.
And what happened to the victim who lost his legs and impacted me so much? Did he survive ? Did he have a wife and children? Parents whom he had to care for ? What happened to them? Are his children now grown up and settled in life ? I will never know. I can never forget His blood splashed face and that will continue to haunt me for life.----K.Ramanan
My inner heart is still restless and I hope it will get peace when Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim are given their one way ticket to hell.
And what happened to the victim who lost his legs and impacted me so much? Did he survive ? Did he have a wife and children? Parents whom he had to care for ? What happened to them? Are his children now grown up and settled in life ? I will never know. I can never forget His blood splashed face and that will continue to haunt me for life.----K.Ramanan
40) Dear
Sir, I report with great regret the sad and sudden
demise of Sh Kesavan nair of
Guruvayur on 28 07 2015. He used to tell me about your visit
to his house when you went to Guruvayur.I met him in Trichur in our assn meeting with Angurarajan. He was very interested in
our case and I used to tell him we will succeed and get enhanced pension.
I am aggrieved that he in no more to see the
outcome of our case..
-----------------------------------------------------------------A V Subbaraman.Aao (retd) Pollachi
[Sad,
Shocked,Stunned,Stupified,only last September,myself & Mrs Seetha Kishore
visited his abode in Guruvayur, after customary holy darshan of Lord Guruvayurappa.He
was ecstatic,the entire family was agog with thrill & happiness,Sri Kesavan
Nair used to talk to me on phone many times,like an youngster elated with
sincere & devoted efforts put in,always praising me to skies for full facts
& figures,was so glad to know victory was imminent.A Homely lunch we had
together,he showed every room,divinity enshrined,Guruvayur elephants virtually
in his backyard,
Smt Kesavan Nair , an intimate host,so
glad earlier to speak to Seetha on phone as were his wonderful
daughters,soninlaw,himself a judge of standing, was cocksure of the legitimacy
of our stand & confident insce pensioners will emerge victorious at
last.Least did we expect this sudden sad news of his death.In fact, our plans
to visit Guruvayur in July ,could not fructify as all trains were booked,we
planned to see him again to witness his childlike simplicity to be close &
friendly & spend time in the amiable company of his entire family;but that
was not to be.Sure early
September2015, we have darshan at Mammiyur & Guruvayur & positively
visit his home without fail.Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.May
his soul rest in peace.Really unable to digest,only anger at unpardonable delay in judicial processes which snatches
away many a kind soul---R.B.KISHORE, VP,AIRIEF]
41)i) I
have spoken to ZO again.In all probability, the circular portion of SZO may come from
respective Divisions OS Dept shortly.I felt so many
details contained therei is like a gist for quick reference .One cannot refer
again & again to Policy for minute details, limits allowed under various
Heads & many more which an employee/pensioner has to be aware....
I
should thank you to kindly inform when I am likely to receive the said circular
portion of SZO from
you.
It's time for my receiving the form of
Life Certificate / Existence Certificate from you to be returned to you after
duly completing it for me to receive my monthly pension for August 2015 to July
2016. Please send it.
Thanks and regards. ---------P.
Ramanathan.
ii)
Dear Sri Ramanathan,1)I spoke to ZOOS just now,after performing my
fathers ceremony.
Smt Revathy
told me that some SZ Divns have sent their own Circular with useful info to be
preserved & acted upon.ZO OS has directed other Divns who have not sent , to
follow ZOOS Circular pattern.She will fup & do the needful
2)Sri
Jayakumar, ZOOS Pension Cell told me that LIFE/Existence certificate circular
is already sent.I told him I am yet to receive,I requested him to verify these
do not get stagnated in Despatch.I confirmed my address remains the same as
ever.
3)We wait for
few more days & hopefully the matters would have been sorted out
Greetings, ----- RBKISHORE ,VP,AIRIEF
iii) Dear Sri Ramanathan,1)I just received SZ OS
Pension Cell letter dt 20/7/2015/This time to fully make all payments thro
NEFT, they have asked for Bank SB Ac No, Name of bank, IFSC code, Xerox or
cancelled cheque leaf, Xerox of PAN CARD & as usual in the form of
EC, Email id & Mobile no
I spoke to Sri
Jayakumar & he said they want to fully comply with RBI provisions & ECS
to NEFT completely
2)Proverbial
LIC DO1 letter will come but as usual
after some delay .
greetings,
-----------R.B.KISHORE,VP,AIRIEF
42)a) Following Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Decision,
Department of Pension orders for Revision Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners from
01.01.2006 as per revised concordance Table in OM dated 28.01.2013.
Consequently, Pre-2006 Pensioners will get revised
Pension from 1st January 2006 instead of 24.09.2012.
This is the order for which Pre-2006 Pensioners were
battling since 2008. On implementation of 6th Pay Commission report, Pension of
Pre-2006 Pensioners was revised as per Office Memorandum F.No.38/37/08-P&PW(A)
01.09.2008and F.No.38/37/08-P&PW(A).Pt.1
dated 03.10.2008. As per Concordance Table in these OMs many
Pre-revised pay Scales were bunched and fitted into a single 6th CPC Pay Band
and pension all Pensioners retired in these pre-revised pay scales were fixed
in the minimum of revised 6th CPC Pay band, which caused huge anomaly in
Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners. For instance Pre-revised Pay Scale S-9
(5000-8000) to S-15 (8000-13500) were fitted in to PB-2 (9300-34800). So, a
Pensioner who retired at the highest level in S-15 received same pension fixed
for a Pensioner whose last drawn pay was at the minimum of pre-revised pay
scale S-9.
Many of the pensioners filed case against these OMs
before Administrative Tribunal and were granted favourable orders. However,
Department filed appeals before Hon’ble High Courts.
A thread relating to this issue started in 07.10.2008
by Senior Member of GConnect discussion board Mr.V.Natarajan which has more
than 1500 replies and 2.40 lakh views as on date, would reveal entire facts of
legal recourse right from Central Administrative Tribunal to Apex Court.
This is the link of the related GConnect
discussion Board thread on this issue:
While
Pre-2006 Pensioners got favourable Verdict in all Forums, Department filed
appeals in the next higher forums which got dismissed subsequently.
At last Govt issued Office
Memorandum No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013,
in which Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners was revised with effect from 24.09.2012
as per revised concordance table annexed in OM dated 28.01.2013 which was based
on fitment table used for Central Government Empolyees inOffice
Memorandum No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 30.08.2008.
However,
the demand of pre-2006 pensioners that they are entitled to revision of Pension
as per revised concordance table with effect from 1st January 2006 since 6th
CPC was implemented from the said date was not fulfilled in the said order.
Hence, Pre-2006 Pensioners persisted with legal recourse
which was finally decided in favour of Pensioners by Hon’ble Supreme Court by
providing 4 months time for implementation of CAT’s decision for all Pre-2006
Pensioners with effect from 1st January 2006.
Checkout following link to read entire information
on revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners
Now,
in compliance of Apex Court’s decision, Department of Pension and Pensioners’
welfare has issued OM dated 30.07.2015 for revision of Pension of Pre-2006
Pensioners as per revised concordance table annexed to OM dated 28.01.2013,
with effect from 01.01.2006.
------------
b){ATLAST A GREAT, GRAND ,SOLID
VICTORY, THANX TO SUPREME ,SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT,WITH A DEADLINE.WE HAIL DEPT
OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE , UOI, DECISION &
CIRCULAR.WHAT ALL IS STATED THERE LOOKS TO BE A REPLICA OF INSURANCE PENSIONERS
KURUKSHETRA LEGAL BATTLE,BEING WAGED FROM 6676/1998 CWP,RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT. “While
Pensioners got favourable Verdict in all Forums, Department filed appeals in the next higher forums
which got dismissed subsequently.”
ATLEAST NOW AN ACCEPTANCE ,WILL IT BE A REPENTANCE,RIGID
GOVTS OUT TO OUTSMART SENSIBLE, MODEST, LEGITIMATE DEMANDS & GRIEVANCES OF
EVEN SENIOR CITIZENS, ELDERS, PENSIONERS FEDERATIONS ,THAT TOO AFTER A SERIES
OF VICTORIES IN VARIOUS COURTS & FAVOURABLE OBSERVATIONS FROM SC BENCH,
RECOGNISE & ADHERE TO JUDICIAL WISDOM & PRONOUNCEMENTS, WITH DUE
RESPECT & not DISDAIN. 23 9 2015 MUST BE AN EYE-OPENER TO LIC & UOI NOT
TO CROSS LAXMAN REKHA, NOT TO IGNORE & THROW AWAY FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
ENSHRINED IN OUR CONSTITUTION,WITH MORE THAN 15,000 PENSIONERS HAVING DIED,
NONE TO WIPE THE TEARS OF THE WIDOW & FAMILY.
THIS COUPLED WITH LATEST 1st JULY, 2015
VERDICT, HON'BLE Supreme
Court of India observed that it is the duty of the State Government to avoid
unwarranted litigations and not to encourage any litigation for the sake of
litigation. The Apex Court made these observations in the judgment delivered by
the Division Bench consisting of Justices
Dipak Misra and Abhay Manohar
Sapre.
The
Court delivered its judgment in a Civil Appeal No. 1123 OF 2015 (State
of Rajasthan and Ors. vs. Mahendra Nath Sharma) in which two State Governments
had denied pension benefits to Lecturers, Librarians and PTIs, who retired
prior to 1.1.2006.
The
State then preferred an appeal before the Supreme Court, wherein the Apex Court
also ruled in favour of the respondents. It also said, "It is a well
known principle that pension is not a bounty. The benefit is conferred upon an
employee for his unblemished career." The Court relied on observations
made in D.S. Nakara vs. Union of India and emphasized that the parts reproduced
from D.S. Nakara form fundamental concept in service jurisprudence.
The Court accordingly ruled in
favour of retired persons and gave the states three months to pay back the
amount, failing which interest at 9 per cent per annum would be levied on the
amount, until the date of realization.
WHAT
AUSPICIOUS, BEFITTING, POINTERS
TO IMPENDING FINALS IN SUPREME COURT BENCH ON THAT CRUCIAL DAY OF RECKONING ,WEDNESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER, 2015 WITH SAME HON
JUDGE DIPAK MISRA & ANOTHER,TO ANNEX
THE PRINCIPLED TWIN BENEFITS OF FULL DR TO PRE-8/1997 PENSIONERS & PENSION
UPGRADATION WTH EVERY WAGE REVISION FOR
ALL GROUPS OF PENSIONERS,MARKING A
HISTORIC TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL, OF
BONAFIDE OVER MALAFIDE,OF PRINCIPLES OVER POLITICS, OF JUSTICE OVER INJUSTICE.
WITH FERVENT FAITH & INTENSE PRAYERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CULMINATION
TO BLESS ENTIRE PENSIONERS FRATERNITY IN THE TWILIGHT OF THEIR LIVES FOR
A DECENT LIVING AS A DIGNIFIED HUMAN
BEING .----R.B.KISHORE, VP, AIRIEF
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CPI
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|||
LICI
|
Employees
|
Pensioners
|
|
Apr-15
|
256
|
5843.43
|
|
May-15
|
258
|
5889.08
|
|
Jun-15
|
261
|
5957.56
|
|
5896.691
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Avg b1960
|
258.3333
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5896.691
|
5896
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Last Avg
|
5788
|
5772
|
|
Diff
|
108.6908
|
124
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SLABS
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DA/DR
|
27
|
31
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