News Flash from NOIP (BMS)

Today myself along with Shri Arvind Mittimani ji went to DFS, Jeevan Deep Bldg New Delhi, for having update on our pending issues.

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  It's learnt that parliament session is going on and it will not be possible to get time from any senior officer.
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  We decided to take a chance for having the latest updates on our issues from DFS and sought an appointment with concerned Joint Director.
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  As the luck would have it, we were able to see Jt Director DFS, Insurance wing at about 3.40 PM.
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  While interacting, it was learnt that four of our issues could see the light of day in near future itself: -

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    OMOP to left-over ex-servicemen, engineers and resigned employees.
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    Increased pension to 80+ pensioners.
  • 3
    50% of last drawn pay as pension, if it is favourable to pensioner.
  • 4
    Double the family pension up to 67 yrs of age instead of 65 yrs age of deceased pensioner retiree.
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  In fact we were told that financial feasibility has been assessed in point no 4, which is around 1 crore+.

As such it was sufficient to deduce that homework as to financial impact, has already been undertaken by DFS.

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  It was further learnt that the benefits already extended to Banking sector, are also under active consideration for LIC pensioners.
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  Pension updation issue is being vetted at DFS post one to one meeting of our GS with FM in the presence of Secretary DFS, which provides hope of just & rightful resolution in line with our aspirations. But frequent follow-up meetings by NOIP-BMS with the Secretary, Joint Secretary, are the need of the hour.
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  The accommodation to meet Joint Director and Under Secretary, despite their preoccupation with parliamentary supplements during on-going session of Parliament, witnesses the goodwill earned by NOIP in parlance.
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  We thanked them for giving time despite preoccupation

Rajiv Kumar Sharma,

CCM, Delhi

28-11-2024