Letter to CEO

ALL INDIA INSURANCE PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION 

The CEO & Managing Director, LIC of India, Central Office, Mumbai – 400 021.

04.04.2025.

Dear Sir,

The Circular regarding renewal of Group Mediclaim Policy for the year 2025-26 was issued by the Central office on 3rd April, 2025. But, we are dismayed by the fact that none of the issues raised by our Association for incorporation in the policy have been addressed and included. In this regard, we like to refer to the representation dated 17th February, 2025 we submitted to you. The issues we raised are the following:

• 1.
  Cadre Sum Assured to be enhanced to Rs. 20 lakhs / Rs.30 lakhs with subsidy to the extent of 75% in view of the price escalation for treatment, procedures and medicines.
• 2.
  Provisions to cover the expenses for dental treatment and also for reimbursement of cost of hearing aids and other age related treatments.
• 3.
  Provision to cover the expenses incurred for all types of robotic surgeries.

In that representation we also referred to the discussion our Association had with the ED (Personnel) on 24th May, 2024 in the course of which the latter responded positively to some of the issues including the coverage of expenses for all types of robotics surgeries. But to our utter disappointment, we find that the renewed Group Mediclaim Policy has not incorporated any of the issues mentioned above. On the other hand, the premium has been increased on an average by 8.3%. This is most unfortunate and would put heavier burdens on the pensioners and family pensioners who are also made to bear the brunt of 18% GST.

We, therefore, earnestly request you to take immediate steps to incorporate the issues we raised in the Group Mediclaim Policy of the current year and relieve the pensioners and family pensioners of the burden of GST.

We also request you to recall our earlier representations to you to provide the Cash Medical Benefit to cover the domiciliary medical expenses of the pensioners and family pensioners. This is in vogue in RBI and Central Civil Services. ED (Personnel) in course of the discussion held on 24th May, 2024 assured a positive consideration of the matter. But nothing came about so far.

We would request you to consider the matter urgently and provide this benefit to the pensioners and family pensioners of LIC without further loss of time.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

General Secretary.

Waqf Bill passed in Rajya Sabha

Restoration of Commuted Portion of Pension before 15 years-Railway Board Circular

Restoration of Commuted Portion of Pension before 15 years-Railway Board Circular

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Courtesy : C H Mahadevan 

Achievement of Budget for Single Premium for FY 2024-25

Yahoo Mail: Search, organise, conquer

Revision of income limit for dependency riteria

Mediclaim Premium Ready Recknor for both Catrgories which includes GST also

Mediclaim Premium Ready Recknor for both Catrgories which includes GST also

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Courtesy : C T Joshi

CO Circular dated 03.04.2025 reg Renewal of Group Mediclaim Policy for the year 2025-26

CO Circular dated 03.04.2025 reg Renewal of Group Mediclaim Policy for the year 2025-26 

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'Entire Selection Process Tainted' : Supreme Court Upholds Quashing Of 25K Staff Appointments By West Bengal SSC In 2016

'Entire Selection Process Tainted' : Supreme Court Upholds Quashing Of 25K Staff Appointments By West Bengal SSC In 2016

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BREAKING| Supreme Court Judges Decide To Make Their Assets' Declarations Public

BREAKING| Supreme Court Judges Decide To Make Their Assets' Declarations Public

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Breaking| Lok Sabha Passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 With 288 Votes In Support And 232 Against It

Breaking| Lok Sabha Passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 With 288 Votes In Support And 232 Against It https://www.verdictum.in/news/lok-sabha-passes-waqf-amendment-bill-2025-1573131     

MC Singla Case listed in SC on 03.04.2025

M.C. SINGLA (DEAD) THR. LR.vs.UNION OF INDIA

Case Details :

PENDING
Diary No.	4295/2016 Filed on 03-02-2016 12:00 AM   [SECTION: IV]
Case No.	C.A. No. 007993 / 2023  Registered on 07-12-2023 SLP(C) No. 005561 / 2016  Registered on 13-02-2016 S.L.P.(C)...CC No. 003099 / 2016  Registered on 13-02-2016
Present/Last Listed On	03-04-2025 [HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA] [CL.NO. : 116]
Status/Stage	PENDING (Final Hearing) Not taken up/ Not Today-Ord dt:20-03-2025
Admitted	[ADMITTED ON : 21-11-2023]
Category	0110-Labour Matters : Others
Petitioner(s)	1 M.C. SINGLA (DEAD) THR. LR.   2 O.P.UMMAT   3 K.C.NANDA   4 KARTAR SINGH RATHI   5 D.P.WADHWA   6 O.P.KHURANA   7 ALL INDIAN PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (REGD.) JOINT SECRETARY
Respondent(s)	1 UNION OF INDIA   2 PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK CHAIRMANCUMMANAGING DIRECTOR   3 INDIAN BANKS ASSOCIATION SECRETARY   4 PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK GENERAL MANAGER   5 ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED IOBS EMPLOYEES (REGD) THROUGH ITS ORGANISING SECRETARY
Pet. Advocate(s)	SUNNY CHOUDHARY
Resp. Advocate(s)	MITTER & MITTER CO.   RAJESH KUMAR GAUTAM[R-4]   P. K. MANOHAR[R-5]
Impleaders Advocate(s)	P. K. MANOHAR[IMPL]
Intervenor Advocate(s)	DIPAK KUMAR JENA[INT]

Why Bank Retirees worry overplay in Pension updation?

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – February, 2025

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU

Shram Bureau Bhawan, Block No. 2, Institutional Area, Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh – 160036 Dated: 01.04.2025

F.No. 5/1/2021-CPI

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – February, 2025

• 1.
  Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index for the month of February, 2025 is being released in this press release.
• 2.
  The All-India CPI-IW for February, 2025 decreased by 0.4 point and stood at 142.8 (one hundred forty two point eight).
• 3.
  Year-on-year inflation for the month of February, 2025 stood at 2.59% as compared to 4.90% in February, 2024

Renewal of Group Mediclaim Policy for the year 2025-26

Mediclaim Policy has been renewed for 2025-26 without any change of TPA

*AICPI(IW) FOR FEB - 2025*

 *AICPI(IW) FOR FEB - 2025*

                   142.8

                (9387.47)

        IF IT REMAINS THE SAME FOR MARCH,2025,

THERE WOULD BE REDUCTION OF 20 SLABS OF DA WEF 01.05.2025 FOR IN-SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF LIC.

             R K SAHNI   

Misinterpretation of Section 87A: Tax Burden on Small Taxpayers Read more at: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/misinterpretation-section-87a-tax-burden-small-taxpayers

Misinterpretation of Section 87A: Tax Burden on Small Taxpayers

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Revision of interest of small savings schemes for quarter 1st April 2025 to 30th June 2025

Revision of interest of small savings schemes for quarter 1st April 2025 to 30th June 2025

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EASTERN NEWS APRIL 2025

Respected Readers,

 

One more eventful financial year is over and now we Welcome a New Financial Year 2025-26, the first month April -2025 begins its journey today.

This month is also important as on 7^th of the month, 'World Health Day" will be observed globally by WHO, as a health awareness day with theme of this year, 'Healthy beginning, Hopeful future", to mark the Foundation of WHO in 1948.

The birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of Indian Constitution and a leader to fight for social justice, will be celebrated across the Country on 14^th April 2025 at all levels.

The people of different Community of the Country will celebrate many religious and cultural festivals, like Ram Navami Jayanti on 6^th, Baisakhi on 14^th, Bengali New Year's Day and Bihu on 15^th, and Good Friday on 18^th of April 2025 with full enthusiasm.      

The 'Eastern News APRIL-2025' issue' is sent as an attachment to this e-mail. We wish good health, happiness and peace of mind to all our readers, members and their family as well.

We also look forward to your valuable suggestions on this issue for further improvements in our future issues.

 

Regards.

Bimanan Kumar Bhattacharjee

General Secretary

LIC RETIRED CLASS-I OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION,

KOLKATA 

98748750597

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mePensionJCM Provisions on Pension Disparity passed in the Finance Bill – Outcomes of the NC JCM Meeting with Secretary (Pension) held on 29/03/2025

Provisions on Pension Disparity passed in the Finance Bill – Outcomes of the NC JCM Meeting with Secretary (Pension) held on 29/03/2025

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Recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilot(ALP) Indicative Notice

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SECRETARY (PENSION) CLARIFICATION

SECRETARY (PENSION) CLARIFICATION

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(1)

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AITIC PRESS RELEASE ON PENSION 28.03.2025

AITIC PRESS RELEASE ON PENSION 28.03.2025

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DHARNA BY RETIREES ON 29.3.2025

 AIBRF- KARNATAKA STATE COMMITTEE,

No 33, 5th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore -560003.

E.mail: kevinaik@gmail.com 

Mob: 9448276015

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DHARNA BY RETIREES

ON 29.3.2025

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It was massive 

It was mammoth

It was magnificent

It was inspiring

It was, on one hand  an expression of Bank Retirees Anger, Anguish, Disappointment and on the other a display of determination, unity and solidarity.

FINANCE ACT 2025

FINANCE ACT 2025

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चैत्र नवरात्र व हिन्दू नव वर्ष की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं

A webex meeting today (29th March, 2025)

Dear friends,

The Secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, GoI, New Delhi conducted a webex meeting today (29th March, 2025) from 10.30 am to 11.45 am with the Pensioners Associations across the country. 

The meeting is to remove the Pensioners' apprehension on the applicability of 8th CPC in view of validation of Pension Rules passed in Lok Sabha.

I received an invitation from the DOPPW to participate in it  and accordingly I represented our AGOPA in the above meeting.

Firstly,  Staff side JCM members like Shiv Gopal Mishra, Gunman Singh spoke and expressed their apprehension about the Government move.

The Secretary told that in 6th CPC, there is a disparity and distinction between pre and post 2006 retirees. But, there is no such distinction in 7th CPC between pre and post 2016 retirees. 

The Secretary clarified that this 7th CPC position of no disparity is the policy of the Govt and it will continue.

Then, all of us asked as to why the Finance Bill included the Validation of Pension Rules?

The Secretary told that this is not an amendment to the Pension Rules but it is a Validation of existing rules.

 The Secretary categorically assured that there will be no disparity or distinction between pre and post retirees of 8th CPC also.

Then, the Associations wanted the department to issue a notification to the above extent.

The Secretary accepted to issue the notification of what he assured us in the meeting.

----S.P.kulkarni 

President BPPS BMS CHQ New Delhi &

GENL SECRETARY MH.

Cabinet approves release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2025

Cabinet approves release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2025

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved to release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2025 representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 53% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate against price rise.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of increase in both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs. 6614.04 crore per annum. This will benefit about 48.66 lakh Central Government employees and 66.55 lakhs pensioners.

This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7^th  Central Pay Commission.

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MJPS/SKS

Pension Amendment: A Blatant Betrayal of Retirees’ Rights

Pension Amendment: A Blatant Betrayal of Retirees' Rights    

All India BSNL Pensioners Association strongly condemns the government's proposed amendment to the Pension Rules, which seeks to override Supreme Court rulings and deny rightful benefits to pensioners. This amendment is not just a bureaucratic change—it is an outright assault on the dignity and financial security of millions of retirees who have served the nation with dedication.    

LIC PRESS RELEASE