1)It is sad news to hear about the death of veteran Leader Oscar Fernandez. He continued as Chairman of Fedn of LIC Class i Officers Associations for a very long time.
Many times Pensioners.,Employees Fedns debate if Political party leaders as Hon Chairman serve any useful purpose.Certainly contacts are useful, as Memorandums are easily delivered & some interim reply from Authorities is received.They also serve eminent purpose in comfortable Joint Call with such Leaders to the Seats of Power,MOF/GOI & coming nearer to Better appreciation of Issues & Grievances remaining unresolved for long.For AIRIEF Sri Sunil Shastri ,as Hon Chairman served very well as many meetings at Delhi we could assemble,prepare materials,ready Question Hour Debate Problems aired & present position known thro Replies.Spectacular was the 110 minutes meeting at Conference Hall with then Chairman Sri GNBajpai,
after many meetings with all Independent Directors with Notes,Charts & Tables of Loss of Pension for Various Groups of pensioners & understanding their minds & even appreciation,S/sri Sunil Shastri ,late Sri HCMehta,then President & Actuary, late CSMurty,then GS,AIRIEF,self RBK,then VP,late Sri JKKarulkar,then Sy,RIEAMumbai could fairly convince Sri Bajpai & after few months ,thanks to dogged Dr Ram Khanna,Dirtector query in Board Meeting triggered this critical issue & softening attitude noticeable.
I recall pleasantly the powerful speeches of some earlier Hon Chairmen like seasoned Trade Union Leader Sri Chengalvorayan,who kept the pensioner audience & others spellbound & also later Smt Tarakeshwari Sinha,who vehemently used to assert problems which could be solved but instead shelved by GOI,she declared in a big gathering that DA is not DEARNESS ALLOWANCE, DA is really a DIABOLIC ALLOWANCE & to this DAY ,U notice WHAT she said proved Correct. Sri Sunil Shastri also was selfconfident & suave in his dealings with all Secretaries,MOF
As right from entry into serviceas DR Officer,I became Member of LIC Class I Officers Assns,Pune 1963 onwards,Rajkot 1969,Chennai 1973,MDC 1977,Trichy 1983,ceased membership from MM& SDM Kadapa,1985.i used to contribute Articles in HM OUR VOICE ,Fedn of LIC Class i Officers Assns,when M/sAshok Kaji & Dhanda ,Editor enlarged communication spread.
2)Death of a politicianleader steeped in employees & pensioners issues.Sri Oscar Fernandez endeared himself to all who came into contact with him. It is agreat loss to labour & employees & pensioners
While we condole his death,pray for his soul to rest in peace,& to give strength to his family to bear this loss.all must follow his footprints & serve our cause & fraternity with dedication.
3)Here I attach from My Archives,our website airiefvision.wordpress.com & item 48 of Kurukshetra Booklet his appealing,endearing letter to then Hon FM PranabMukerjee emphasising that data & logic given in Memorandums drive the truth of severity of problems of pensioners & more so when LIC is owned by GOI,it behoves them to, accept pension revision for insurance pensioners.
Moreover,at his instance,13 Member Employees & Pensioners Fedns jointly affixed their signature ,including late Sri VCJain,then GS,AIRIEF ,which immediately I am not able to trace.
RBKISHORE,PATRON,AIRIEF
RB Kishore,
PATRON,AIRIEF,
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