PENSIONERS ’ EMAILS & FEEDBACK FROM 1st JANUARY, 2015: SERIESNo.93

I am going to RAIPUR in few hours,for AIRIEF OBs Meet,yet I was determined to release on dot--rbkishore

1)Dear Sir:Please find herewith the text of Memorandum submitted by All India Bank Retirees Federation to PM on Retirees Demands.

 

It would be better if a suitable Memorandum is submitted by pensioners of

Insurance Industry too.

 

Together we can win the war against Injustice being done to the Pensioners

and Retirees of the Insurance Industry.

 

Regards-------VK BHASIN,CHAIRMAN,GENERAL INSURANCE PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION&FOUNDER,GENERAL INSURANCE PENSIONERS GROUP

(Facebook)         

 

2) Friends,Being a retiree of Pre-1997 period (DOR-July 1994), from GIPSA companies, with similar predicament, I am aware about the herculean struggle that my LIC colleagues have been going through all along for decades. I wish you all the very best and hope that apex court judgment will surely satisfy your expectations and aspirations. I have been regularly following the developments through my esteemed friend Shri RB Kishore's e-mails and the latest write-up you have appended from him is one of the best in the series of earlier ones from him which vividly justify rightful benefits to pensioners. Hoping that wiser counsel prevail and justice and victory will surely be with you.

Best wishes and regards,

 sincerely,------------------------Harish Ganatra

3)Dear Sir, I went thro' your message. Yes, doubting Thomases  will get refreshing thoughts on reading this.  "Each rain drop  make some flowers glow;  each struggle  lessens human woe". Fine summing up and  a tonic of optimism. Swami Vivekananda says "Don't ever give up."  Essence of life is living meaningfully  and do our mite to lessen the sorrows of others.  Maha Peryava in "Deivathin Kural" mentions "we do not know what we do really helps the person intended, but sure enough it gives immense satisfaction to the person who did it, leaves him/her happy. Is that not enough?" HE asks. So it be.
With kind regards,Yours,-------------S.R.Nagarajan.

4)How to keep up NYResolution & make NY one of rejuvenation, rebirth & renewal

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE AND A TREATISE ! 

UNTIL I REACHED THE END, I WAS UNDER SUSPENSE WHETHER IT IS YOURS !

THANKS FOR SHARING !   ---------- ---- BALU,    Blore

 

5)Dear Sir, i) I am Ravindran Nair, Rtd. A.O, Kasaragod. I was your photographer at Kozhikode Annual Gen. Body Meeting.

                    I am writing this to inform you that medical claims of widows of Kozhikode Division (Numbering more than 15 cases) are pending since July 2014.

On enquiry, it is understood that settlement is pending for want of some data entry correction at C.O.

                     I am writing this because my friend"s widow Smt. Padmini Nambiar, who has undergone angioplasty some 4 moths back is in need of money urgently.

 

I shall thank you to follow up the matter.

I am very sorry to disturb you.

Thanking You,,Yours Sincerely,-----    ----Ravindran Nair.

 

ii)os: sz_it; sz_zmsectl; sz_pensioncell
Subject: Fw: Mediclaim of widows SAD PICTURE

Dear Sri Pandey,(RM,IT)

 

1)I spoke to u on this matter  It is heartrending.

 

2)Why for the sake of Office Procedure or Data entry correction yet to be made, mediclaim settlement is pending for 4/5 months is baffling & ununderstandable

 

3)Please remember the FOUNDERS  pensioners, talk to LIC CO IT Dept or whomsoever,pass instructions to SDM, KOZHIKODE to SETTLE such CLAIMS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY

 plus

 

 Let not such ERRORS crop up again,plugging loophole, if any, is the CRUX of the issue

 

4)I shall be obliged to receive a reply from you at the earliest

 

GREETINGS FOR CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY,HEALTHY, PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2015

 

R.B.KISHORE,ED(Retd,LIC,VP,AIRIEF 044-28155810:  098403 40591

 

iii)Dear Sir,  Kindly refer your mail regarding the non-settlement of the mediclaim cases pertaining to the Family pensioners of the Kozhikode Division and the telephonic conversation our AO had with you explaining the reasons and the steps taken to resolve the issue. 

 

    We would like to inform that we have liaised with New India Regional Office and got the the master correction for the cases referred by you effected and we have personally spoken to the New India Official of the Kozhikode Division Sri Manohar to take personal care and raise invoice for these cases immediately after the master is updated at DO level.   We are in touch with him and shall keep you informed the settlement details. 

 

      We wish to inform that the claims of the family pensioners require master correction because of the introduction of the Floater Policy Concept this year.

We have already escalated this to CO and our CO had also taken up with New India to rectify this.  Please note that we are taking personal and sincere efforts in  getting  the pending claims settled at the earliest and shall take all efforts to get this problem solved permanently.

 

Thanking and assuring you of our best services at all times, ------AO - OS/P,SZO

 

iv)Dear Sri Ravindran Nair, 1)Indeed, sometimes beyond our comprehension & new rules implications on all fronts, not taken into account ,even by CO, these issues creep in.

2)Anyway, I am deeply satisfied that ZO/OS(P), a committed lady AO has done good liaison ,even listening to my 12 calls, these 4 days or more.Basic issue for these cases are resolved & after invoice, payment will be made

Hereafter, U & KZE Divn OS can pursue as the thorn is removed.

It is for ZO to fup in general the Procedure to be followed hereafter in such cases, even if New India IT is involved, without delaying the claim

 

Greetings & warm regards,----RBKISHORE,VP,AIRIEF

 

v)Dear Sir,Thank you for the pains you are taking in the  above subject 
I will contact OS KKD and resolve the matter

Thanking you once again-------Ravindran nair,Kozhikode

6)1)Please go through the Circular from MOF/DFS titled “assurance of freedom of noninterference in PSBs in commercial decisions,transfer & posting ”

 

2)This circular is very un-like normal MOF Circulars or dictats,One can easily see the NAMO stamp of authority  to see what he says comes true in action.Circular has cemented that good days ahead of NAMO in many spheres of activity.This looked unbelievable few days before, let alone  past decades & more too.We took it for granted we have to live under the umbrella of MOF for anything & everything.Socalled autonomy which was sadly missing ,appears atlast to have come through.Very title of the MOF Circular is appealing & echoes independent decision making power of CEOs of Banks, FIs, Insurance companies

 

3)It is clear from the Circular that the meeting which was convened by Hon PM has fructified in the form of this noble idea ,trusting Chairman of PSBs, PSUs, FIs who are the kingpin for UOI in its myriad activities.This spells in future the desideratum of Independent Corporate Governance, a dire need ,which was sadly absent .Hopes & dreams have turned true today because of this MOF circular.It breathes fresh air, it spells out in unambiguous terms that good governance by PSBs.FIs/Insce Cos in the interest of organization will be welcome.

 

4)It also contains freedom in administrative matters & so very useful to us immediately alongwith commercial decisions.The thought of always waiting to get blessing of MOF will now disappear.In a way, it is a timely thought & a boon by Govt to all of us.Prayers are being answered.Let more punch be given on DDay & let this percolate to the eminent SC Bench too .Coupled with National Litigation Policy, these will be powerful & potent tools & weapon in our armoury. It portents a happy reckoning & a smile on our faces,coming as it does from the allpowerful MOF at the most propitious moment

 

Greetings-----RBKISHORE,VP,AIRIEF

 

7)Dear Sir,Thanks for your mail. So, by God's Grace, the Festival, Pongal, will really be Bountiful and Plenty, synchronizing as it does, the year's labour  of Love and Expectation  has been rewarded. In our case it is not a year's labour  and expectation but of more than a decade. 
LET US ALL PRAY THAT JUSTICE IS DONE.
HEARTY GREEINGS FOR A HAPPY PONGAL. 
Yours, ----------------------S.R.Nagarajan.

8)We cannot expect the Central Government to divest itself of its
powers under Sec 48 of LIC Act-more so because LIC is 100% 
owned by the Government of India as the sole shareholder, but 
if the spirit of the circular is followed, we can expect the powers 
to be used constructively and prudently. 

But it has to be seen how the guidelines are put into practice.
Nevertheless it is worth a patient wait and watch.

Kind regards.------------C H Mahadevan

 

9)DEAR SRI.KISHORE JI,MANY THANKS FOR YOUR FRANK AND FORTHRIGHT OBSERVATIONS ON THE CITED CIRCULAR OF MOF.ONE THING IS PERTINENT TO BE NOTED IN THIS CONNECTION THAT THE SAID CIRCULAR OWES ITS ORIGIN NOT DUE TO BETTER SENSES DAWNING IN THE MINDS OF BABUS NOR
THE COMPULSIONS OFVARIOUS COURTS ,BE IT SEVERAL HIGH COURTS LIKE TAMILNADU, MAHARASHTRA,KERALA ET AL  BUT DUE TO THE CHANGE OF RULERS AT THE CENTRE WHO MAY NOT SUPPORT THEIR WHIMSICAL DECISIONS.THANKS TO THE PRAGMATIC AND POPULAR DECISIONS OF PRIME MINISTER MODI.

              IN TWO WORDS LET US CALL IT "MODI EFFECT" .HIS ARRIVAL AT POLITICAL ARENA IS TIMELY AND GOD SENT NOT ONLY TO THE OPPRESSED PENSIONERS BUT ALSO PEOPLE  IN GENERAL WHO ARE WAITING FOR SUCH A DRASTIC CHANGE.
WITH WARM REGARDS----        -JALARAMAIAH

 

10) Dear Shri Kishore,Thanks for your mail.As you rightly said in your earlier mail, this communication from the Ministry of Finance shall go a long way in redressing the grievances of all stakeholders; this is subject to the ability of the incumbent Chairman to take bold but objective decisions.  I wish and pray this happens in case of LIC, which should lead others by taking right decisions at the right time. Amen!

Regards,----------------------------RS Ahuja

 

11) RBK,Excellent Guidelins after a DEEP and Sustatined study of the problem.

Your "should" for the members of the Negotiating Committee shows how you

view things on personal 'commitment'.

 

The points made on how to move about and present the issues is really commendable. SWOT each year, each month,each week is essential in management. You are into it. Hats off to you

 

-------------Nan Narayenen,Madurai Keep Going,Keep Growing

 

 

12)Kishore ji,I have gone through the attachments sent by you with regard to Reserve Bank

Retired Employees Association writing an excellent convincing communication on Pension 

Updation related issues and the Ministry of Finance opposition to it despite Governor RBI pursuing it strongly & the Govt. of India opposition to it is in violation of the Constitution of India.

 

Similar communications to the Minister of Finance should also be written by the

Financial Sector Institutions under the Govt. of India be it Nationalized Banks, LIC or

GIC Pensioner bodies.

 

If we continue to raise our voice loud enough, it will definitely have an impact on the

Ministry of Finance and in turn the Government of India since we are also Central Govt. 

Pensioners.

With regards----V.K.BHASIN,Chairman, General Ins. Pensioners Association& Founder: General Insurance Pensioners Group (Facebook)

 

13)Dear Mr Sahni.Yes, we have returned as there was no hearing of our civil appeals yesterday.There is no chance for hearing today as well.But nothing to get disheartened about.
But I can assure all pensioner colleagues on my part that efforts are actively on to have the appeals listed and heard at the earliest.
It was my first visit to the Court Room No 6 of the Supreme Court on 14th inst.While I appreciate the restlessness and anxiety of our aged pensioners for the cases to be heard and disposed of early as revealed from phone calls and enquiries from their homes.I was able to get first hand experience of the ground realities faced by the litigants right from the time passes are obtained for entry to the time they come out of the Court with lot of discussions in between with counsel. It really requires a very hard work on the part of the case managers and their counsel to achieve success.I found every one moving in a hurry in the Supreme Court premises.Of course we LIC pensioners are in a greater hurry indeed understandably!
Let us hope all the three sets of petitioners and counsel are able to turn lucky through early hearing and disposal of the civil appeals.
Kind regards------------------C H Mahadevan

 

14)SIR,     AS YOU KNOW THAT OUR CASE DID NOT COME IN S.C. YESTERDAY .SHRI ASTHANA  D.D. GUPTA  AND MEERUT PEOPLE AND SHRI R.K.SINGH OUR ADVOCATE  WERE PRESENT IN THE COURT UP TO 1 P.M.  AS THE COURT WAS UP TO 1 P.M. ONLY.  TODAY THE COURT WAS UP TO 4  P.M. ONLY . OUR SHRI D.D.GUPTA , ASTHANA ,AND OUR ADVOCATE SHRI R. K. SINGH WERE IN THE COURT. SHRI ASTHANA LEFT THE  COURT  BEFORE LUNCH BREAK AS THE POSSIBILITIES OF OUR CASE TO BE HEARD WERE REMOTE. HOWEVER SHRI D.D.GUPTA AND OUR ADVOCATE WERE PRESENT IN THE COURT UP TO 4 P.M. IN THE LAST WHEN ALL HAD GONE HON.JUDGE SHRI MISHRA ASKED R.K.SINGH WHY YOU  TWO PERSONS ARE HERE WHEN NO ONE IS HERE IN THE COURT ? SHRI R.K.SINGH THEN SAID THE  CASE POSITION AND REQUESTED THAT AFTER TWO TIMES MENTIONING  OUR CASE IS NOT HEARD. HE ALSO REQUESTED HON'BLE JUSTICE TO TAKE UP OUR CASE FIRST IN THE NEXT DATE OF COURT. JUSTICE THEN KINDLY CALLED THE REGISTRAR AND SAID HIM TO SLATE THE CASE ON FIRST NO. ON NEXT DATE I.E. ON 21ST JAN. 2015. . 

                                      FRIENDS, NOW WE HAVE CAN REALLY ASSUME THAT OUR CASE WILL COME ON 21ST JAN 2015.KINDLY WAIT FOR  THE TRIFLING  TIME.AS WE HAVE SO LONG ------ MORE THAN A DECADE.WE MAY SEE ACTUAL LIGHT IN THE END OF  THE  TUNNEL ..PUT YOUR FINGERS CROSSED AND PRAY GOD FOR THE COMING GOOD DAYS. THANKS --------V.C.JAIN

 

15)DEAR SIR,THIS IS FURTHER TO INFORM THAT ON 14TH THOUGH ONE STAKEHOLDER HAD GOT THE PASS ISSUED BUT HE WAS NOT SEEN IN THE COURT UPTO LUNCH WHEN I WAS THERE IN THECOURT.  NONE OF THE STAKEHOLDERS WAS PRESENT IN THECOURT ON 15TH. ONLY MR. R.K. SINGH, OUR ADVOCATE WERESITTING IN THE COURT WITH OUR SHRI DD GUPTA ALL INDIADyGENSECRETARY FOR THE NUMBER AND IN THE END ONBEING ENQUIRED BY THE HON'BLE JUDGE SHRI RK SINGHMADE MENTION TO THE HON'BLE COURT ON WHICH THEHON'BLE COURT DIRECTED FOR LISTING THE OUR CASE ONTHE NEXTWEDNESDAY I.E. 21ST JAN AT NUMBER ONE.

THIS IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION PL.----------KMLASTHANA

 

16)  HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE MIRACLE & MAGNIFICIENT ACHIEVEMENT UR BLOG HAS ACHIEVED ,CROSSING LANDMARK 10,000 HITS IN JUST 45 DAYS  TRULY REMARKABLE & MEMORABLE MILESTONE .THIS GIVES U & ALL OF US & READERS ENORMOUS INSPIRATION FOR MORE ACCOLADES OF DISTINCTION IN THE MONTHS & YEARS TO COME

GREETINGS -------R.B.KISHORE,VP,AIRIEF,

 

17) Respected Sir,I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.IN FACT, YOU ARE THE INSPIRATION FOR LAUNCHING OF THIS BLOG.  IN TRUE SENSE IT IS YOUR BLOG AND WITH YOUR EFFORTS THE BLOG HAVE BECOME POPULAR  AMONGST THE PENSIONERS

COMMUNITY.WITHOUT YOUR INSPIRATION & SUPPORT THE BLOG WOULD NOT HAVE ACHIEVED SUCH TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.

 

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. with regards, rksahni

 

18)Dear Colleagues, I started this blog  as a Hobby and for dissemination of useful information for the benefit of  LIC Pensioners in particular and other Pensioners in general.
I am very much  encouraged to see a tremendous response to this nascent Blog from all my friends and well wishers.The viewership is about  to cross 10,000 mark since inception of the blog ie 27th November, 2014.
I sincerely and heartily thank you all for this support.

 
          The blog has been posting information on various matter such as Our Court Cases, Important Court
Judgments relating to pensioners,Health tips,entertainment in the form of Videos , Jokes, National and International News of Interest, News from Sister Organisations, LIC(Employees) Pension Rules, 1995,
LIC Family Floater Group Mediclaim Policy,2014-15,CPI Figures and a few widgets to facilitate on the web itself the calculations of  Interest on Principal, Maturity Amount and EMI on Loan.
Though  I have been taking every care to post correct information, there has been one lapse recently
for which I had expressed my sincere regrets.
             Now I request you to please send your comments, suggestions to improve the blog  and any piece of important information for sharing amongst us which can be mailed to me at the e-mail ID:
rksahni278@yahoo.co.in
At the end I wish you all a very HAPPY UTTRAYAN / MAKAR SANKRANTI & PONGAL.
WITH GREETINGS , REGARDS, ----------RK SAHNI    MOBILE: 9416137078

 

 

COLLECTIONS : R.B.KISHORE, VP,AIRIEF:    16/1/2015