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OFFICIAL MONTHLY ORGAN OF THE BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ, NEW DELHI - 110 014

(Federation of All India Pensioners’ Associations)

(MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ON AGEING, TORONTO, CANADA)

DIRECT SUCCESSOR TO “PENSIONER” ESTABLISHED IN 1955

EMPLOYEE - PENSIONER UNITY : ZINDABAD

PENSIONERS MARCH TO PARLIAMENT

A surging crowed of Pensioners & serving Central Govt. / State Govt. employees as also University &

school teachers filled the Jantar Mantar Chowk on the Parliament Street, N Delhi at 10.00 A.M. on 25.11.2011.

Tens of thousands Superannuated persons & in-service employees gathered there to protest against

anti pensioners policies of the Central & State Govt. all of them demanding withdrawal of Pension FundRegulatory & Development Agency (PF & RDA ) Bill from the Parliament and scrapping of New Pension

Scheme ( NPS ) introduced by NDA Govt. w.e.f 01.01.2004 & continued by both the UPA Govts which

deprives the new employees of their hard-won right to PENSION.

Leaders of BHARAT CENTRAL PENSIONERS CONFEDERATION, including S.S. Ramachandran,

Chairman, Shyam Sunder, Secy. Genl. and of the major Trade Unions of Central Government / State

Govt. / University teachers / School Teachers were on the dais the huge gathering was chaired by com.

Shiv Gopal Mishra, Genl. Secy. All India Railwaymen’s Federation ( AIRF )

The entire ground echoed with Slogan shouting not only of Pensioners, but especially also of the

young workers whose right to Pension has been snatched by the cruel NPS which is now sought to be

legalized by the UPA Govt. thru the Parliament.

Over 1000 Pensioners from all over India had joined them. The grand Rally continued upto 3 PM. A

delegation of leaders, alongwith Com. Basudeo Acharya, M.P. met the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan

Singh, explained the demands & handed over a Memorandum for withdrawal of PFRDA Bill from Parliament,

scrapping off of NPS & also considering Pensioner, memorandum like full parity between pre & post 2006

retirees and adequate Medicare. The Prime Minister gave patient hearing but no promise.

Shyam Sunder, Secy. Genl, BCPC ( S.G. BPS ) addressed the grand rally He gave a clarion call for

the unity & joint struggle of Pensioners & in-service employees to achieve their demands.He emphasized:

“TODAY’S EMPLOYEES ARE TOMORROWS PENSIONERS”

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SECRETAY GENERAL’S

VISIT TO VISAKHAPATNAMAs part of Bharat Pensioners Samaj

programme to interact with Pensioners at

grassroots, Shyam Sunder, Secy Genl,

accompanied by M. Somashekhara Rao Vice

Prez South, M. Chandramowli Secy, Postal &

S.C.Maheshwari Secy (Rlys) visited

Vishakhapatnam on 21st Nov.2011. DAN Sarma

Member E.C joined at Vizag.

Same evening a meeting of Central Govt.

and Rly Pensioners was jointly organised by Rly

Pensioners’ Fedn, P&T Pensioners’ Welfare

Assn and All Central Govt. Pensioners’ Assn of

Visakhapatnam in Rly Pensioners’ Fedn Office,

behind, DRM’s Office, E C Rly, Visakhapatnam.

B. James David, President of the Fedn

presided. T. Krishna Murthy, Wkg Prez of the

Fedn while welcoming the gathering requested

the B.P.S. leaders to apprise the gathering of

the latest position on various pending demands.

Addressing the gathering, Shyam Sunder,

Secy Genl, BPS hoped that the ‘March to

Parliament’ being organised by Central Govt.

Employees and Pensioners together on

25.11.2011 at Delhi would compel the Govt. of

India to concede our just demands such as same

fitment benefit to pensioners, Parity, 50% DA/

DR merger, etc. He also hoped that the govt.

would implement CAT/New Delhi Principal

Bench order dt. 1-11-2011 on ‘Modified Parity’

without prolonging it by litigation.

S.C. Maheshwari, Secy, BPS explained the

various steps being taken by the Samaj to bring

all pensioners organisations on one platform to

further the cause of pensioners and retirees in

all sectors in the country. He also explained the

progress in respect of re-opening of RELHS-97,

enhancement of fixed Medical allowance to Rs.

1000/- P.M., 50% DR merger for pensioners’

w.e.f. 1-1-2011 etc. He appealed to all

pensioners to strengthen the senior citizens

movement in the country by extending support

to All India Senior Citizens Confederation

(AISCCON). M Somasekhara Rao, Vice-Prez,

BPS explained about ‘modified parity’ covered

by CAT/Principal Bench’s common order Krishna

Devarayalu, Secy of All Central Govt. Pensioners’

Assn, VSK also spoke, D A N Sarma, Secy, P&T

Pensioners Welfare Assn, VSK proposed a vote

of thanks. SK Krishna Rao, AGS of Railway

Pensioners’ Fedn thanked one and all for

gathering in large numbers in their office to hear

BPS National leaders.

On 22.11.2011, as a special invitee, Secy

Genl BPS led a 50 strong delegation to the 11th

Annual Conference of AISCCON at Vizag in

Kalavani Auditorium wherein he chaired ‘National

Seminar On Pensioners’.

Following resolutions related to the retirees

were unanimously passed by this largely

attended 11th Conference of AISCCON.

11 - 11A) With respect to pension toretirees, this Conference unanimously resolves

and requests the Government of India, the

following:

• “One Rank – One Pension” to be adopted

for Defence Personnel without delay.

• To bring parity among Central government

pensioners and pensioners from Central PSUs.

• Healthcare schemes like CGHS, ECHS,

RELHS & ESI may be integrated into one uniform

standardized scheme so that it is applicable to

all government retirees from State / Central /

PSUs/ Local bodies etc bringing parity among

pensioners.

• To apply the principle of minimum Pension

of ` 3500 plus DA to all ex–gratia & EPS 1995

beneficiaries.

• Not to divide Pensioners into categories on

the basis of their dates of retirement.

11B) With respect to the grievances ofretirees, While AISCCON appreciates the Govt.

 of  India, for its intention to introduce ‘Citizens

Right to Grievance redress Bill 2011’, which if

(Contd @ p.34)

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1. Hum Aur Aap :(i) Employee - Pensioner Unity ......................... 1(ii) Secy Genl’s visit to Vishakapatnam ............. 2

(iii) New Chart - wrt CAT decision 01.01.11 ....... 3

(iv) Make full use of RTI ..................................... 3

(v) International Remittance thru POs ............... 3

2. BCPC Pages : Charter of Demands to PM ......... 5

3. Supportive Co-workers lead to longer life .......... 104. BCPC Page : 50,000 March to Parliament ........ 11

5. Ah ! Dev Anand .................................................. 12

6. After all, NAC to meet shortly ............................. 12

7. BPS through Decades ........................................ 13

8. Immdtly merge 19 P&T Dispys with CGHS ........ 15

9. Merger of 19 P&T Dispensaries ......................... 1610. March to Parliament : 04.11.11 .......................... 17

11. GOI ORDERS :21.09.11 P&PW - Grievance settlement -

Ministries urged to co-operate ............. 18

20.09.11 P&PW - Pensioner’s Portal Advisory

Committee Minutes : 05.09.11 ............ 1824.09.11 P&PW - Missing Pensioner :

FP to eligible family member ............... 20

00.11.11 CPMG, Delhi, Non receipt of BP ......... 21

20.10.11 Rlys - FP @ enhanced rates to wdd/

divorced / UM daughters ..................... 21

17.10.11 CGHS - Pckge rates- general orders.. 2212. New chart showing calculation of minimum revised

pension as per para 4.2 of 1.9.2008 orders with ref

to CAT, Pr. Bench judgement of 1.1.2011 ......... 23

13. BSNL Pensioners - Arrears of Pension & I T

Financial Year : 2011-12 .................................... 26

14. Aap Aur Hum ..................................................... 2715. BPS - AGM : 04.11.11 - Complete Resolutions

(as sent to the Deptt of P&PW) .......................... 31

16. Thanks ! ............................................................. 33

17. Renewal ............................................................. 34

18. Lok Sabha Question : No DR to

Bank pensioners retd before Nov 2002 .............. 3519. Bank of Baroda - Pension Adalat : 13.01.12 ...... 35

20. DoT - HP Circle - Pension Adalat : 30.12.11 ...... 35

21. DR to Pensioners .............................................. 35

22. Shyam Sunder & SC Maheshwari

honoured @ AISCCON, Vizag : 22.11.11 .......... 36

23. Nothing without struggleIIIrd Rly Convention : 29.03.12 ........................... 36

For the kind information of allAffiliated Associations :

Make Full use of RTIBy SC Maheshwari

Secy (Rly Pensioners) BPSWe are receiving innumerable complaints

from the affiliated units that they are not getting

prompt reply from the railway offices when they

take up the grievances related to pensionary

benefits with the administration. According to the

Right to Information Act, we have got every right

to call for the details required after submitting an

application to the concerned Public Information

Officer of the Railways, duly remitting a sum of

` 10/- in the booking office. Pensioners belonging

to Deptts, other than Rlys, may enclose an IPO

for ̀ 10 with the RTI application.The problem can

be more conveniently settled this way as the Right

to Information Act stipulates a time limit for

replying the letter. (The list of Public Information

Officer in each Railway has been furnished in

the Time Table circulated by each Railway). You

are requested to fully utilize the services

extended by the Govt.

THE NEW CHART :SHOWING CALCULATION OF

REVISED MINIMUM PENSION

AS PER PARA 4.2 (1.9.2008 ORDERS)

WRT CAT DECISION (01.01.2011)We are grateful to B Sadashiva Rao, Presi-

dent and N Bhaskaran, Secy, Karnataka P&T

Pensioners for the way they prepared the new

chart showing revised minimum pension / FP as

on 01.01.2006 in terms of para 4.2 of the Deptt of

pension & PW’s OM No. 38/37/08 - P&PW (A) dt

01.09.2008 as now judicially interpretted by the

Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tri-

bunal dt 01.11.2011. While the Govt’s reaction is

still awaited, the chart has been published, with

due acknowledgement, at PP.23-25 in this issue

for the benefit of our esteemed members.

Shyam Sunder, Secy Genl

REMITTANCE OF MONEYINTERNATIONALLY THROUGH POs

Department of Post Govt. of India has made

an agreement with Moneygram International

service regarding remittance and receiving of

money anywhere in the world within 10 minutes

through the Post Offices. (Contd @ p.34)

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BHARAT CENTRAL PENSIONERS CONFEDERATION

2/13A, LGF (Backside), Jangpura - ‘A’ (PB #

3312) New Delhi - 110 014

No. BCPC/CoD/2K11 Dated - 25.11.2011

CHARTER OF PENSIONERS’ DEMANDS

Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon. Prime Minister,

7-8, Race Course Road, New Delhi - 110 108

Sir,

BHARAT CENTRAL PENSIONERSCONFEDERATION (BCPC)

is the Apex Organisation of the Central Govt

Civilian Pensioners’ Federations (including

Railways). Thus, this Confederation represents

all the Central Govt Pensioners.

The IIIrd National Convention of the Central

Pensioners Associations finalized a Charter of

Demands on 4 July, 2010 which have been

reiterated once again by the Governing Council

meeting held on 28th September 2011, as noted

below:-

1. RECOGNIZE BHARAT CENTRALPENSIONERS CONFEDERATION ASFOR 3 EX - SERVICEMEN FEDERATIONS

Extend all facilities including an effectiveGrievance Procedure on lines of JointConsultative Machinery & CompulsoryArbitration (JCM) available to serving CentralGovernment employees

1. The V Central Pay Commission in para

141.24 of its Report has observed that the

number of associations representing pensioners

needs to be reduced drastically and a

mechanism needs to be evolved to grant some

sort of recognition to Pensioners Associations

who are capable of espousing their cause and

that such of the associations which are granted

recognition may be provided facilities to the

extent possible, including provision of

accommodation for housing their offices. The V

CPC in para 141.29 have further observed that

SCOVA should meet more frequently and at least

once in three months and that it should be

multi-tier institution and it should have the same

mandate for implementation of the decisions

taken as in the case of JCM including that of

reference to the Board of Arbitration wherever a

disagreement is recorded.

2. In year 2006, the major Federations of

Pensioners Associations - Bharat Pensioners

Samaj (BPS), All India Central Confederation of

Pensioners Associations (AICCPA), National

Coordination Committee of Pensioners

Associations (NCCPA), All India Central Govt

Pensioners Association (AICGPA), All India Retd

Railwaymens Federation Secunderabad

(AIRRF) and many others including several State

Coordination Committees of Pensioners

Associations met and formed a Streering

Committee for preparing a One Memorandum

on pensioners’ problems and issues to be

submitted to the VI Central Pay Commission.

Such a memorandum was in fact submitted to

VI Central Pay Commission by the said Steering

Committee and a large number of Pensioners

Associations.

3. These Federations and State Coordination

Committees of Pensioners Associations have

since constituted Bharat Central Pensioners

Confederation (BCPC) as their Apex National

Level Organization.

4. The Government should therefore consider

the above mentioned suggestions given by the

V Central Pay Commission and evolve a

mechanism to facilitate settlement and resolution

of Central Govt Pensioners’ problems &

grievances and accord recognition to this

Confederation as the Apex National Organization

of Pensioners Associations viz BCPC and its

constituents like BPS, AICCPA, NCCPA, AIRRF,

NFRP, etc and State level Committees of

Pensioners Associations and also strengthen the

SCOVA to function as an effective Grievance

Procedure for them.

2. WITHDRAW NEW PENSION SCHEME ASALSO THE PFRDA BILL FROM THEPARLIAMENT

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1. Pension @ 50% of last pay drawn (LPD)

has been recognized as a statutory and a

Fundamental Right to Property by the Supreme

Court of India. The steps taken by introducing a

New Pension Scheme requiring employees to

contribute to a Fund and to earn a pension

through investment in equities with no guarantee

for statutory pension @ 50% of LPD is an illegal

move which is ultravires to the Fundamental

Right to Property as enshrined in the Constitution.

It has rendered this social security in old age

contingent upon market forces which may be

ending in negation of a secured statutory

pension.

2. The pensioners are totally opposed to these

measures. There is hardly any justification for

introduction of New Pension Scheme. Its

compulsory implementation in respect of a

section of Government employees who entered

service on or after 1.1.2004 was not only not

warranted, it was illegal too.

3. It is therefore demanded that the New

Pension Scheme and the PFRDA Bill may be

withdrawn.

3. FULL PARITY TO ALL PRE 2006PENSIONERS

1. The concept of parity i.e. equalization of

pension means that past pensioners should get

the same amount of pension which their

counterparts retiring on or after revision of pay

scales from the same post will get irrespective

of the date of their retirement. The V CPC in para

137.13 of their Report observed that while it is

desirable to grant complete parity in pension to

all past pensioners irrespective of the date of their

retirement, this may not be feasible straightaway

as the financial implications would be

considerable. The process of bridging the gap

in pension of past pensioners had already been

set in motion by the IV CPC when past

pensioners were granted additional relief in

addition to consolidation of their pension. This

process of attainment of reasonable parity needs

to be continued so as to achieve complete parity

over a period of time.

2. In para 137.14 of their Report, as a follow-

up of the basic objective of parity, the V CPC

recommended that the pension of all the pre

1986 retirees may be updated by notional fixation

of their pay and pension as on 1.1.86 by adopting

the same formulae as for serving employees

from time to time and their determining the actual

pension as on 1.1.96 to be consolidated by

allowing the same fitment weightage as given to

serving employees.

3. The Sixth Central Pay Commission,

however, did not recommend that pension of pre-

1996 may be updated by notional fixation of their

pay as on 1.1.96 (One CPC below) by adopting

the same formula as for serving employees.

Though it was stated by them in para 5.1.47 of

their Report that it will be necessary to allow the

same fitment benefit as is being recommended

for existing Government employees; in fact, it

recommended fitment benefit equal to 40% of

the pension which has less than 50% of Grade

Pay (@ 40% of maximum of pre-revised pay

scale). The modified parity between present and

future retirees recommended by VI CPC was

denied by the Government when instead of

minimum of pay in the Pay Band corresponding

to the pre-revised pay scale from which the

pensioner had retired, the minimum pay of the

Pay Band corresponding to the minimum of the

lowest pay scale of that Pay Band was taken

into account to determine the amount of modified

Pariy.

4. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in their

judgment dated 9.9.2008 (Union of India Vs SPS

Vains (Retd) CA No.5566/2008) have held that

it would be arbitrary to allow officers who retired

prior to 1.1.96 to get less pension than the other

set of officers belonging to same rank / cadre

who retired after 1.1.96 and get higher amount

of pension since they would be entitled to the

benefit of revision of pay scale on / after 1.1.96

since it offends the provisions of Article 14 of the

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Constitution. The Apex Court had directed that

the pay of all pensioners in the rank of Major

General and its equivalent in two other wings of

Defence Services be notionally fixed at the rate

given to similar officers of the same rank after

introduction of new pay scales w.e.f. 1.1.96 &

thereafter to compute their pension on such

basis.

5. Since this judgment is in, we demand that

the pay of all past pensioners (pre-1.1.2006

retirees) may first be fixed notionally as on 1.1.96

and 1.1.2006 as in the case of serving

employees, on the basis of the notional pay thus

fixed as on 1.1.2006. Thus, their pension may

be so determined as to ensure that they get same

pension as is granted to an employee retiring

from the same post on or after 1.1.2006.

4. MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR PENSIONERS

1. The V CPC in para 114.12 of their Report

had recommended that the CGHS facility should

not only continue but be expanded. It had also

suggested that all Authorized Medical Attendents

(AMAs)under CS (MA) Rules, may be pooled

together at stations where there is no CGHS

dispensary to provide CGHS like facilities for

limited hours of the day.

2. The VI Central Pay Commission, in para

4.11.3 of their report, have also recommended

for retaining the existing scheme of CGHS while

simultaneously providing optional facilities (IPD)

through Medical Insurance. The VI CPC did not

favour extending CS (MA) Rules to the

Pensioners on cost and administrative grounds.

The Commission recommended that insurance

scheme to be devised by the Government should

include OPD treatment as well and in the

interregnum Government should consider

enhancing the amount of Medical Allowance for

pensioners living in Non-CGHS areas.

3. The Government, it is understood, is

processing the scheme of medical insurance

which will be optional for existing employees and

pensioners but compulsory for future employees

and pensioners. We are of the view that, if at all

introduced, the medical insurance scheme

should be optional as an alternative to CGHS

for all employees and pensioners existing as well

as future. The CGHS should be expanded to

cover all state Capitals and wherever CGHS is

not there, the AMAs may be pooled to act as

Central Health Agency to provide CGHS facilities

to pensioners as well till such time that CGHS

Dispensaries are opened.

4. In our considered view, the extention of CS

(MA) Rules to the pensioners would be more

economical option than the medical Insurance

even for purpose of IPD treatment. The

Government should examine this before deciding

to introduce Medical Insurance Scheme.

5. Since only consultation for OPD treatment

has been provided for in the proposed Medical

Insurance Scheme, the Fixed Medical Allowance

of Rs. 300/- pm sanctioned by the Government

is totally insufficient.

6. Taking into account the huge hike in

medicine prices, and a trend of further rise in

their price, it is demanded that Rs.1200/- pm may

be granted as Fixed Medical Allowance at par

with EPFO pensioners with a provision for

Dearness Relief thereon on the lines it has been

provided for in respect of Transport Allowance

to the serving employees.

7. We also demand that P&T Dispensaries

may be merged with CGHS Dispensaries or may

be allowed to function as CGHS Agency and

provide all CGHS facilities. All P&T pensioners

may be made eligible for CGHS facilities by

enrolling them as CGHS beneficiaries at the

nearest dispensary chosen by them.

5. IMPLEMENT ALL 6TH CPCRECOMMENDATIONS W.E.F 1.1.2006

1. The revision of Pay and Dearness

Allowance on the basis of recommendations of

VI CPC has been implemented with effect from.

1.1.2006. The revision of all allowances,

introduction of MACP etc. has been done only

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with effect from 1.9.2008 i.e. after a long lapse

of 32 months. There is hardly any justification

for such delayed implementation of

recommendations of 6lh CPC i.e. regarding

allowances and MACP etc.

2. Several anomalies have crept in on account

of continuance of old rates of allowances based

upon the pre-revised pay etc. Many employees

who did not get any benefit under ACP but had

retired during the period between 1.1.2006 and

31.8.2008 did not get the 3rd MACP as it was

introduced only with effect from 1.9.2008.

3. It is therefore demanded that all

recommendations of VI CPC may be

implemented with effect from 1.1.2006.

6. FULL REVISED EXGRATIA PAYMENTTO SRPF / CPF RETIREES

1. Widows of employees who had opted for

SRPF / CPF benefit were granted exgratia

payment @ Rs. l 50/- pm with DR thereon as

recopmmended by IV CPC. This was updated

to Rs. 605/- pm, by the Govt, applying the same

formula as applicable to pensioners after

1.1.1996.

2. Exgratia payment @ Rs.600/- pm was

granted to SRPF / CPF retirees with effect from

1.1.96 by the Government of India as

recommended by V CPC. The Railways had

revised the exgratia payment at the rate of

Rs.650/- for Gr. D and Rs,750/- for Gr. C with

effect from 1.11.2006 in respect of SRPF

retirees.

3. Unfortunately, perhaps due to paucity of time

at their disposal, the VI CPC has not

recommended any revision in exgratia payment

to SRPF / CPF retirees.

4. These retirees are therefore getting the

above rates of exgratia payment with DR thereon

at rates applicable to the pre-revised set-up.

5. It is therefore demanded that CPF retirees

may also be granted the enhanced rates of

Rs.650/- pm and Rs.750/- pm + DR thereon.

6. It is also demanded that the above rates of

exgratia payment may be updated by multiplying

it by 1.86 and then adding 40% of pre-revised

exgratia thereon. In other words, the existing pre-

revised rates of exgratia payment may be revised

by multiplying it with a factor of 2.26 and DR as

admissible thereon as per pre-revised rates may

be granted.

7. INTRODUCTION OF HEALTHINSURANCE FOR CG EMPLOYEES ANDEX-EMPLOYEES PROPOSAL UNDERCONSIDERATION IN THE GOVTREGARDING

1. It is not disputed that in any healthcare

delivery system the OPD is the initial point of

contact, it is only here the doctor examines the

patient and decides the course of treatment. In

emergent cases it is the OPD reception centre

of the emergency section of any health delivery

system that the patient is examined.

2. It is here the Doctor decides to prescribe

the needed medicines, administers some of them

to give immediate relief to the patient. In some

cases the Doctor feels the need for more

observations or have particular tests performed

to decide the course of treatment. Hence in such

cases he may suggest admission as an inpatient

for further treatment.

3. These cannot be disputed. These are facts

and procedures outlined by the Health Delivery

System agencies all over the World. It is also

the same in our country.

4. The CGHS was designed on similar lines

and has stood the test of time. The bulk of the

CG employees and ex-employees have seen and

experienced the user-friendly OPD attention

since 1954-55. Earlier this OPD function was

performed by Authorised Medical Attendants

under CS(MA) 1944 Rules all over the country.

Here the AMA is paid as per the consultation fee

fixed and the medicines in the prescription were

obtained from the open market chemists and

druggists. Where inpatient attention was

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necessary, the CG patient attends the approved

hospital for further attention. The AMA

consultation fees and medicines purchased are

reimbursed by the Deptt where the CG employee

patient serves. So also the hospital stoppages

are reimbursed to the employee. In respect of

hospital stoppages if the hospital provides an

estimate in advance the Dept. provides some

advance payment to the Hospital. In the CGHS

the CGHS card guarantees the cashless indoor

attention and ultimate payment. The Hospital

stoppages are directly obtained from the Dept./

CGHS Additional Director for pensioner

beneficiaries.

5. The CPC V gave a suggestion which the

Govt. have had no time to examine and come to

conclusions, even on an experimental basis, in

a selected state areas. In places where a CGHS

Wellness Centre cannot be opened due to low

number of beneficiaries being far below the

norms, the CPC V suggested redesignation of

the AMA in that locality as the CGHS doctor, with

medicines being obtained from an authorised

chemist(s). The approved panel hospitals/

diagnostic centres for CG (MA) and CGHS

beneficiaries can be utilised for treatment on the

recommendations of the designated AMA

doctor(s). As and when the beneficiaries increase

a CGHS Wellness Centre can be budgeted and

opened after approval by competent authority.

6. This involves no additional infrastructure

expenses and is affordable.

7. The Govt. seems to favour a market-driven

Health Insurance provider to take over the

healthcare needs of the CG employees and ex

employees in non CGHS areas. For one thing

current private agencies providing health

insurance mode are averse to taking OPD

treatment and expenses as as part of health

insurance scheme. Of late a few have, to grab

the contract, inclined to agree for OPD with or

without a cap. But world over the OPD is outside

the preview of the Health Insurance Providers

scheme. Further the experience world over is

that the insurance mode is a costlier mode and

net affordable to the bulk of the low paid CG

employees. The bulk of the CG employees in

this bracket is about 98% including the

supervising cadres. In terms of percentage to

total of Group A and promotees from below form

hardly 2%. Hence, for the bulk beneficiaries, the

insurance mode as it is available in the Indian

market is not affordable. Let us not forget

CS(MA) Rules 44 is a reimbursable scheme, that

is, free treatment for the employees and their

dependants. CGHS is a replacement with a token

payment on the lines of ESIC provisions. Hence

this cannot be compared to a scheme where the

contribution is based on estimated expenditure

for treatment.

8. The scenario in the USA is also far from

satisfactory. We are extracting the ILO published

clip for your honour’s ready reference. We quote.

“USA - Health Coverage status: With the

exception of Medicare, Medical aid, the

Children’s Health Insurance Programme and the

Veterans Health Administration, . health

insurance in the USA is provided on a for profit

basis by private insurance companies and is

generally linked to a person’s employment (60%

of total number insured). Necessarily, many

people are excluded. A recent USA Census

Bureau report stated that 45.7 million Americans

are uninsured. While an even greater number

lack sufficient insurance cover the medical costs

they might incur according the American Journal

of Medicine. Medical debt is the principal cause

of personal bankruptcy in the USA. Meanwhile

the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy

of Sciences have stated that the USA is the only

wealthy industrialised nation that does not ensure

that all citizens have health care coverage, and

estimates that 18,000 deaths per year can be

attributed to the lack of insurance. A study

published in the American Journal of public

Health put the number of deaths per year at

44800. The ongoing congressional debate on

health care reform has produced on health care

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as a basic right issue of access, fairness - especially

with regard to existing insurance practices and

affordability”. unquote. - [Extracted from ILO World

Work No. 67 12/2009 issue page 19].

9. Thus we find the richest industrialised

country, a trend setter for other nations, is still to

cover all citizens with an affordable health

delivery system. In fact this ‘high cost’ by the

private insurance health providers is beyond the

capacity of the common US citizen and the

country has been witnessing avoidable deaths.

10. We presume the experience in less Wealthy

industrialised European Union countries is no

different. We have had no access to their

statistics.

11. Health Insurance mode is not the only

universal healthcare format and hence has

necessarily to be adopted. Each country has to

examine analyse the existing format even though

pluralistic or fragmented and adopt a format

affordable and user friendly to the user groups.

In our country our courts have interpreted Art 21

Right to Life of our Constitution as inclusive of

healthcare provision.

12. It is a fact that the CGHS, as sectoral health

delivery scheme for the CG fraternity, has stood

the test of time. It is affordable. It is user-friendly.

The per card expenditure is in the range of Rs.

5,000/- and hence affordable. It has become a

role model for the other sectors like Railways

(RELHS 97) and Defence Forces retirees (ECHS

2000), Port Trusts (autonomous bodies under

the Deptt of Shipping), RBI and Banking Industry

etc. Even in the Health delivery systems

managed by private agencies, they have

advertised in the media their readiness to treat

on CGHS tariffs even without reference from

CGHS. Many health delivery agencies proudly

proclaim that their hospitals are on the approved

panel of CGHS. The judiciary have ordered

payment on CGHS tariff while adjudicating

disputes in medical reimbursement issues.

13. In case the Govt. is not inclined to continue

the CGHS as a department under the DGHS,

they can corporatise the system on the lines of

the Institute of Health & Family Welfare or the

ESIC or like ECHS (Def) or with an lAS officer

as CMD reporting of HM or Secy, Ministry of

Health & FW or Secy. Dept. of Health.

14. In the circumstances kindly review the

proposal to introduce health insurance utilising

the existing private health insurance providers

keeping in view that their main aim is profit and

re-examine indepth the feasibility of utilising the

AMAs of CSMA Rules 44 as CGHS OPD

consultants to begin with for pensioners - now

without any health care - after collecting CGHS

subscriptions. After gaining experience, non-

CGHS areas can be covered in the same way in

the 2nd phase. Thus, in course of time, the

CGHS will be the main healthcare provider for

CG employees and ex-employees all over the

country. The States will follow suit as usual.

15. The next alternative will be to corporatise the

CGHS with internal automony like EPFO, CSIR,

ESIC, ECHS, BSNL, MTNL, Port Trust etc.

With regards

Yours faithfully,

(Ramachandran S. S.) (Shyam Sunder)

Chairman Secy Genl

Supportive Co-workerslead to a longer life

Getting along with colleagues has health benefits.

Employees who have their peers’ support live

longer reports a study in Health Psychology. The

reason is that people spend most of their waking

hours at work, with little time for friends. For the

study, the health records of 820 adults who worked

an average of 8.8 hours/day were followed for two

decades. Lack of emotional support led to a 140%

increased risk of dying compared to those who had

supportive co-workers.

Courtesy : Hindustan Times

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50 THOUSAND

MARCH TO PARLIAMENTCircular letter dt 30.11. 2011 from S K VyasConvenor, Steering Committee of GovernmentEmployees Organisations on PFRDA Bill, 4,State Entry Road, New Delhi - 110 001 (Mobile :9868244035) to The Steering CommitteeMembers, & other affiliated Organizations.

Memorandum demanding “Scrap PFRPA”Bill signed by 2.1 million employees, Teachers& others submitted to the Prime Minister.

Memorandum on pensioners demands

signed by 25000 pensioners submitted to the PM.

Dear Comrade, Congratulations for having

organized a march to Parliament.

7 representatives comprising the Steering

Committee Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra (AIRF), N.C.

Pathak (AIDEF) Sukomal Sen (AISGEF)

Rajendran (teachers Federation) Abhimanyu

(BSNLEU), KKN Kutty (Confederation of C.G.E

& Workers) and S.K.Vyas ( Convenor &

representative of Pensioners Assns led by Corns

Basudeb Acharia and Tapan Sen Members of

Parliament met Shri Manmohan Singh, Prime

Minister in his chamber at Parliament House on

25,11.2011 at 12 noon and submitted the

memorandum demanding Scrap PFRDA Bill.

Another memorandum on pensioners’

demands was also submitted to the Prime Minister.

The representatives raised the following issues

i) When such New Pension (Contributory)

Scheme have failed in countries like USA, Chile,

Britain etc where the pension wealth generated

through contributions from workers have

vanished with no pension for them or has given

a meager return why PFRDA Bill envisaging New

Pension Schemes is being pushed for enactment

ii) Why have Government not accepted

and incorporated even the unanimous

recommendation of the Standing Committee for

Finance Ministry for a defined benefit scheme

but have introduced defined contribution scheme

through PFRDA Bill.

iii) Why FDI to the extent of 26% is being

introduced through an executive order.

iv) When the New Pension Scheme is a

voluntary Scheme and is meant for these who

do not have any social Security (Pension)

scheme, why have Government imposed it on

Government employees compulsorily who were

already having statutory Pension which has been

recognized as a constitutional right to Property

by the Supreme Court.

The Prime Minister justified this scheme as

he felt that long time investment of the

contributions in equity market would yield more

pension than what is now admissible under the

Rules. The representatives there asked that, if it

were so, why have Government not provided for

a defined (assured) pension and have provided

defined contribution scheme.

In the end the Prime Minister told that his

Government is not against employees and their

interests and their memorandum and concerns

expressed would be addressed. He also assured

that Pensioners demands would also be looked into.

The Rally was addressed by the

representatives and Members of Parliament on

return after meeting the Prime Minister informed

the gathering about the discussions held. All

exhorted the employees to continue to resist this

bill through a sustained struggle till it is scrapped.

Steering Committee declared that on the day

following the day the PFRDA Bill is taken up for

enactment, employees all over the country

should walkout from their offices and

demonstrate for 2 hours to register their protest.

The Steering Committee will meet again on

20.12.2011 to review the situation and decide

follow-up programmes of actions.

(This Memorandum to the Prime Minister

has been reproduced at pp.5-10 / ante.)

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December 2011AH ! DEV ANAND

AFTER ALL THE NAC MEETS SHORTLYOM F.No.11/2/2008-JCA Vol.(II) dt 02.12.2011from Deptt of Personnel and Trg, New Delhi.Sub : Fourth Meeting of the NAC.

The undersigned is directed to say that the

Fourth Meeting of the National Anomaly Committee

to discuss the anomalies arising out of the

implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth

Central Pay Commission is scheduled to be held

on Thursday, the 5th January, 2012 at 3.00 P.M. in

Room No.119, North Block, New Delhi, Secretary,

Department of Personnel & Training will chair the

Meeting.

2. Agenda papers for the meeting will be sent shortly.

3. It is requested to kindly make it convenient to

attend the meeting. A line in confirmation may kindly

be sent at the under mentioned email address also.

Ashok Kumar, Deputy Secretary (JCA) 

Tel : 2309 2589

AH ! DEV ANAND :

Fiercely independent, fearless and

individualisticBy Pankaj Vohra

NEW DELHI: Dev Anand was the ultimate style

icon. India’s first superstar who cast a spell on

multiple generations. The first angry young man of

Indian cinema.

Fiercely independent, fearless and

individualistic, it was no surprise that he was the

first one from the industry to come out against the

Emergency. He also stood by his friend Kishore

Kumar when his songs were banned on All India

Radio. I met him at least a dozen times and

interviewed him on four occasions. He rarely lived

in the past, but always looked to the future. The

lesson he has left is that we should learn to

celebrate life.

A great fan of his, I can’t recall any other star’s

films commanding near the same black market

price for a first-day-first-show ticket. While in school,

some of us bunked class to see ‘Johnny Mera

Naam’ and each one of us later got a blue blazer

just like his.

Till the late 1980s, Dev saab had a huge fan

following. I had invited him to the Press Club of

India for a meet-the-press just before ‘Sache Ka

Bol Bala’ was to be released. I doubt any other

actor had received the kind of coverage he got on

the front pages of every newspaper that came out

from Delhi.

At Dainik Hindustan, the story goes that the

report, was slated for page three, but the night

foreman ran it on the front page telling his

colleagues he was pre­pared to face the

consequences as “Dev Anand has to be on page

one”.

Dev Anand would rarely get nostal­gic, but the

trick was to get him to talk about the Government

College, Lahore. I had to mention the institution

and he would start unwinding.

He rarely talked about his leading ladies, but

would turn philosophical when the conversation

shifted to ‘Suraiya and Madhubala. He was also

aware that many of his critics would accuse him of

imitating Gregory Peck and Gary Grant, something

he never agreed to.

Dev Anand had enormous affection for SD

Burman and Sahir Ludhianvi was his favourite poet.

The ultimate love song according to him was Abhi

naa jao chhod ke, ke dill abhi bhara nahin from

‘Hum Dono’. He rated Mohammad Rafi as the best

singer though he thought that Kishore Kumar

captured his flamboyance better in certain

situations.

He once disclosed that Jaidev, then assistant

to Burman, composed ‘Jayen to Jayen Kahan’ from

Taxi Driver’ for which Burman got his first Filmfare

award. Jaidev later gave the score for ‘Hum Dono’.

I once asked him how he remained so energetic,

Dev saab smiled and said his mother had always

encouraged him to have Chavanprash.

Suffering from migraines, Dev saab would say,

“Once I sense it coming, I catch the first flight to

London to see my doctor.”

Dev Anand was perhaps destined to pass on

in London. He has gone without any controversy,

keeping his integrity and image intact. We should

all celebrate his life.Courtesy : Hintustan Times

13BHARAT PENSIONER

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BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ

Through the decades

Bharat Pensioners Samaj (BPS)established in 1955, headquartered at New

Delhi, is an all India Federation of Pensioners’

Associations. It was founded, along with some

others, by Justice (Retd.) Shankar Saran of

Allahabad High Court in 1955. It functions as a

nodal point for pensioners supported by central

and state governments and quasi-governmental

organizations. It highlights the difficulties faced

by Pensioners and other Senior Citizens at

various forums and strives to resolve the

grievances of its members by negotiating with

appropriate authorities..

As part of its mandate and role, BPS

publishes a monthly Journal (BHARAT

PENSIONER), “Pensioners Hand book”whenever Pension & related rules are amended

or changed, organizes National level

Conventions, periodic seminars and conferences

to focus on the problems of Pensioners and other

elderly citizens, participates in social events.

Organizes Annual General Meetings of its

affiliates and provides support to members. It

also rewards affiliated Associations for their work.

The BPS helps the really needy pensioners

through a Benevolent Fund created with

contributions from its well-to-do pensioner

members

All pensioners and their Associations are

eligible to become members of this organization.

At present 500 associations are affiliated to it.

BPS has been the Member of SCOVA right from

its inception in July, 1986. It has also been

nominated as a member of Advisory Committee

for Govt. of India Web based ‘PensionersPortal’.

BPS has been continuously struggling for the

expansion and upgradation of SCOVA to a

multitier institution having the same machinery

for implementation of the decisions taken as in

the case of JCM. BPS has also been arguing for

the provision of time frame, punitive clause &

multitier monitoring of online grievance redress

mechanism.

Bharat Pensioners Samaj is the only Indian

pensioners organization, which finds mention in

a UNFPA publication “SITUATION ANDVOICES / THE OLDER POOR ANDEXCLUDED IN SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA”Issue No. 2 of 2002. P. 108.

Not only its functioning has been a matter of

interest to Sociologists, Social scientists &

Anthropologists and finds a reasonable space

in their books & papers but also finds references

in Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha debates records a

number of times. As per GOI records, on 16th

August 1968 BPS had an audience with the

Prime Minister to represent the problems of

Pensioners and requested for constitution of a

statutory body for resolving pensioners’

grievances in consultation with pensioners’

representatives.

Those interested may refer to Anthropology

of Ageing by Vijay Upadhyay, Journal of

Sociology Research Vol. 32-33 by the Council

of Social & Cultural Research, Department of

Anthropology, Ranchi University, Encyclopedia

of Social Work in India Volume 4 Ministry of

Welfare (History)-1987, and India’s Elderly

Burden -Social Science by Sebastian Irudya

Rajan, Retirement in India By George

Manachery, A Fight for Rights By M.L. Sondhi,

Ageing & Society by H.S. Bhatia, Societal

Responses by Social Scientist Dr Mala Kapur

Sankar Dass: Lok Sabha Debates - page 4171

India Parliament Lok Sabha : History - 1961, Lok

Sabha Debates : History - 1962, Parliamentary

debate Vol.46 issue 1-7 P.356, Parliament

Debates official report p120 - History -1978 etc.,

BPS has been a pioneer in forging the unity

of Pensioners and has been tirelessly working

to bring the entire community under one

umbrella.

The idea of forming a National Council of

Pensioners was conceived to involve the entire

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pensioners community in great task of welding it

into one integrated whole under one umbrella

fully representing by all classes and grades of

pensioners in the country. This was in response

to demand voiced at an earlier All India Pensioners

Convention held under the aegis of Bharat

Pensioners Samaj at Delhi in the year 1973.

In the last week of May 1979 BPS organized

‘National Convention of Pensioners’ including

Elderly at Delhi to constitute “National council of

pensioners”. 100 delegates from all over the country

participated in the convention the members

intended to draw up a plan of action that will make

govt. pay heed to their problems. “Compulsionsof present day life in a highly competitiveSociety, forced pensioners & the Elderly tomeet at one place and think of their futurewelfare as aged persons” reported, “HindustanTimes” Delhi edition on 28th May 1979.

The National Council of Pensioners, in no

way intended to replace the Bharat Pensioners

Samaj, instead National Council of Pensioners

was known as supreme body of the Bharat

Pensioner Samaj. It laid down the broad policies

of Bharat Pensioner Samaj. It also elected the

executives of Samaj for implementation of the

policies & programmes of National council of

Pensioners. The National Council of Pensioners

comprised about 500 members representing all

Districts (358). Two representatives from each

departmental organizations like Railways,

Defence, P&T, Class-l officers Association etc.

Representatives of specialized skills like Doctors,

Engineers, Judges, Lawyers, Account officer,

Auditors etc were also included in National

Council of Pensioners.

In October, 1995, when 5th CPC was already

in session, BPS and AICCPA convened the

National Pensioners Convention to present a

unified Charter of demands to the 5th CPC.

Again, after the implementation of 5th CPC,

another National Convention of Pensioners was

held in Constitution Club, New Delhi. Com. I.J.

Gupta, former Home Minister who was mainly

instrumental in getting 20% fitment formula

revised to 40%, was the Chief Guest.

In 2005, BPS took the initiative to organize

the Pensioners on All India basis to oppose the

move for disbanding Central Government Health

Scheme (CGHS) An idea ! mooted by the Deputy

Chairman, Planning Commission Dr. Montek

Singh Ahluwalia, on the ground that CGHS is

both inefficient & corrupt. Whereas doubtlessly,

‘CGHS’ is the most beneficial and necessary for

the Pensioners. BPS, undertook tours to almost

all the major cities/locations in the country,

consequently the above move was thwarted. The

Government agreed to make the CGHS efficient

by introducing Computerization and providing

Grievance Committees at Dispensary (Wellness

Centre) and additional Director levels.

In the year 2006, BPS in co-ordination with

AICCPA & others could constitute, “PensionersOne Memorandum Steering Committee” for

submission of a common memorandum to 6th

CPC. This was subsequently; with the consensus

of AICCPA, NCCPA, AIRRF & others

constituents of ‘One Memorandum SteeringCommittee’ converted in to BCPC on 28th April

2008. BCPC (Bharat Central Pensioners

Confederation), is in no way a replacement of

BPS. Instead, the BCPC was constituted to be

an All India Supreme Body (confederation) from

a single platform for the welfare and redressal

of the grievances of Pensioners

On 4th April 2008, in the National Summit of

All India and State level Sr. Citizen Federations

at Hyderabad. ‘BHARAT PENSIONERSSAMAJ’ gave the clarion call to consolidate

“Elderly Vote Bank” as a viable tool to make

Government heed, to the problems of the Elderly

in the country. The thread has been, well picked

up and several Sr. Citizen organizations including

AISCCON are working on this project.

In recent times, Bharat Pensioners Samaj in

its capacity as a member of Advisory Committee

for web based ‘Pensioners Portal’, has been

BPS for DECADES

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IMMEDIATELY MERGE 19 P & TDISPENSARIES WITH CGHS

Letter No : 3722 dt 04.11.11 from Dr. MaheshJoshi, MP (Lok Sabha), B-20, Sain Colony,Power House Road, Railway Station, Jaipur-302006 to Hon’ble Ghulam Nabi Azad Ji,Union Minister for Heath & Family Welfare,Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110008

Respected Shri Azad Sahib,

A kind reference is invited towards my letter

no. 1445 dt. 20.02.2011, which was

acknowledged by your letter no. nil dt.

10.03.2011, intimating that you are examining

the matter and will get back to me shortly.

Thereafter I again wrote letter no. 3203 on

21.08.2011 a photocopy of which is enclosed for

a ready reference. These letters were regarding

merger of 19 Postal Dispensaries located in 12

cities, in which Jaipur is one of them, with CGHS.

The matter in brief is this that at present in

these 12 cities, the employees and retirees of

Postal Department are getting only outdoor

medical facilities through postal dispensaries,

managed by Postal Department, as there is no

provision of indoor/specialist medical aid, since

5 decades. To overcome this difficulty, the VI

Central Pay Commission recommended in Sept.

2008, to merge these 19 postal dispensaries with

CGHS, where outdoor / indoor / specialist

medical facilities are available. Accordingly on

the initiative of DoH&FW, the D/o posts

forwarded a proposal to DoH&FW in March,

2009. Since then the proposal is under

examination in the MoH&FW, but no final orders

have been issued for merger although a period

of 32 months has passed.

The Pensioner’s Association of Rajasthan

is calling upon me again and again for immediate

merger of these Postal Dispensaries with CGHS,

so that working / retired employees of D/o posts

in 12 Cities including Jaipur, may get all types of

medical aid through CGHS and the 5 decades

old discrimination is brought to an end.

You are, therefore, again requested to very

kindly look into this already abnormally delayed

case, to see that orders of merger, lying pending

in your Ministry, for last 32 months, are issued at

the most by the end of 2011, in the interests of

pensioners, who require indoor medical aid, in

last phase of their life. With regards,

Yours truly, MAHESH JOSHI

Copy to:- Shri S.P. Gupta, IPS (Retd.) &

Vice President, Central Govt., Pensioner’s

Association, 87, Muktanand Nagar, Gopalpura

Road, Jaipur-302018 and

Sh. Shyam Sunder Secy General BCPC New

Delhi for F/o publishing in their magzine & taking

up the matter at their level.

JOGGING

Jogging is beneficial. It’s good for your legs and

your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It

makes it feel needed

Charles Schulz

instrumental for several positive improvements

in the ‘Portal’

As stated earlier, BPS over the years had

been repeatedly suggesting to the Govt. of India

to provide ‘Time Frame’ with punitive clause as

well as to introduce multilevel monitoring system

for the success of CPENGRAM i.e. online

grievance redress system, under e. governance.

This suggestion of BPS has been fully accepted

& duly taken care of in Citizens Right to

Grievance Redress Bill 2011 expected to be

introduced in the Parliament in winter session. It

is a very big achievement & will go a long way to

ensure timely redressal of Pensioners’

grievances.

SHYAM SUNDER S.C. MAHESHWARI

Secretary General Secretary

Office: 2/13-A (Back side), Hospital Road,

Jangpura -‘A’, New Delhi -110014.

Ph: 011-2437 6642,

Mobile: 09818428385 / 09868488199

E-mail: bps.shyamsunder@gmail.com

P&T in CGHS

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Merger of 19 P&T Dispensaries with

CGHS (Only Jammu merged for now

and that too is a ‘Reverse’ merger)

Ref No. S11011/4/2009-CGHS (P) from Ministry

of Health & FW, New Delhi.

Minutes of the meeting held on 28.10.2011

regarding merger of 19 P & T Dispensaries with

CGHS in 12 CGHS cities.

A meeting was held under the Chairmanship

of Shri L.C. Goya!, Add! Secretary & Director

General, CGHS, Ministry off Health & Family

Welfare on 2Bth October, 2011 to discuss the

modalities of the proposed merger of 19 P & T

Dispensaries with CGHS in 12 CGHS cities

(Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Ranchi,

Jabalpur, Bhopal, Pune, Shillong,

Bhuhaneshwar, Jaipur, Lucknow and Dehradun).

2. The following attended the meeting-

[A] Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

(i) Shri LC Goyal AS & DG, CGHS - Chairman

(ii) Dr.,S. Brindha, Director, CGHS

(iii) Dr. B.C. Mohapatra, Addl. DDG(HQ), CGHS

(iv) Shri V.P. Singh, Deputy Secretary, CGHS

(v) Shri Rajeev Kr. Das, Section Officer, CGHS (P)

[B] Department of Posts

(i Shri V.P, Singh, DDG (Estt.)

(ii) Dr. D.C.Joshi, DDG (Medical), Lucknow

(iii) Shri Mahendra Kuniar,ADG (Medical)

(iv) Shri O.P. Nagpal, S.O. (Medical)

3. During the discussion, it emerged that

serving employees of Department of Posts are

getting OPD as well as In-patient treatment

facility while pensioners are being provided only

OPD facility. Serving employees of Department

of Posts do not pay any contribution while

pensioners are contributing @ Rs, 60/- per

month. Pensioners’ cards are issued on an

annual basis.

4. After discussion, the following course of

action was decided:-

(i) Requirements of additional funds by

Department of Posts have to be worked

out by CGHS and conveyed to Department

of Posts.

(ii) Department of Posts will send a note

(through this Ministry) to Department of

Expenditure for enhancing their budget

provision.

(iii) As the technical posts and the existing

technical incumbents of P & T

dispensaries would be transferred to

CGHS and would be redistributed, their

seniority / promotional avenues have to

be looked into carefully from the point

of view of both CGHS & P&T staff.

(iv) The serving employees & pensioners

(P&T) will have to pay the prescribed

monthly contribution / lump sum

contribution under CGHS.

(v) MoHFW’s order dt 1.8.1996 restricting

the CGHS coverage to those P & T

pensioners who had no CGHS cards at

the time of retirement has to be reviewed.

(vi) Addl. Secretary & DG, CGHS desired

that initially the proposed merger of P&T

dispensary may be implemented in

Jammu on an experimental / pilot basis.

Under this, the existing CGHS card

holders will start getting medical facility

from the P&T dispensary in Jammu. The

decision was agreed to by the

representatives of Department of Posts.

The decision has to be implemented by

1st November, 2011. An order to this

effect has to be issued by MoHFW.

Department of Posts will intimate the

cost to be paid by this Ministry on

account of this service.

5. After 3 weeks the next meeting will be called.

6. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks

to the chair.

P&T DISPYS

17BHARAT PENSIONER

December 2011

Letter No. 0420-424/2011 dt 05.11.2011 fromS.P.Gupta Central Government Pensioner’sAssociation Rajasthan, 87, Muktanand Nagar,Gopalpura Road, Jaipur - 302 018 toB. Narainsami, Union State Minister forPersonnel, PG & Pension, New Delhi - 110 001

Sub:- Minutes of 20th SCOVA meeting dt21.09.11 Paras 9.19(i) and 10.11(iii) regardingCGHS to Postal retirees.

Sir, A kind reference is invited to the replies

of the above paras of 20th Scova meeting which

are as follows:-

Para 9.19(i) The existing pensioners.....fixed

medical allowance.

Reply- As per the comments mentioned by

D/o Posts, further action in the matter is to be

taken by MoH&FW.

Para 10.11(iii) To increase no. of CGHS

dispensaries.

Reply- The representatives of MoH&FW in-

formed that the proposd merger of 19 Postal

dispensaries (with CGHS) would to some extent

resolve the issue.

(2) In this connection it is stated that as per

recommedation of 6CPC (7.6.16) dispensaries

run by D/o Posts in CGHS cities be merged with

CGHS in order to provide indoor / specialist

medical aid. As a result, on the initiative of

DoH&FW, the D/o Posts sent such a proposal

to merge 19 postal dispensaries in 12 cities - viz

Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubneshwar, Dehradun,

Guwahati, Jabalpur, Jammu, Jaipur, Lucknow,

Pune, Ranchi and Shillong, to DoH&FW on

25.3.09. It remained under examination in DoH&PW

upto May 2011 (25 months), when on 04.05.2011 a

meeting was held in the chairmanship of

Shri L.C. Goyal, A.S and Director General CGHS,

which was attended to by DDG (Estt) of D/o Post.

The minutes of the metting are enclosed as

Annexure A. The D/o Posts supplied information

to DoH&FW last week of Sept. 11, as per these

minutes. (Taking nearly 4-5 months) Another

meeting between both the departments was held

on 28.10.2011.

MARCH TO PARLIAMENT : 25.11.2011

Letter no CGPA/42/BCPC dt. 18.11.2011 from

B. Chakrabarti, Genl Secretary CGPA, North

Kolkota - 700 108 to Shyam Sunder, Secy. Genl.

BCPC, Jangpura, New Delhi - 110014

Reg : Participation of Parliament March

on 25.11.2011.

Kindly find the list of 21 nos. participants of

this Association who will participate in the

proposed Parliament March on 25.11.2011. The

participants will arrive at Jantar-Mantar at 10.00

hrs. on 25.11.2011. We have arranged our

accomodation at Delhi. We would expect you at

Jantar - Mantar with office bearer of BCPC at

10.00 hrs on 25.11.2011 so that we can

accompany you to March of Parliament. It may

kindly be noted that eleven members of CORTO

will also participate in the Parliament March.

3) We have written, in this connection, to au-

thorities as below, but all invain.

(i) Prime Minister of India on 23.10.2010.

(ii) Chairperson U.P.A. on 20.5.2011

(iii) Secretary Health & FW on 7.6.11 and

19.7.11.

(iv) A.S. & DG CGHS on 25.4.11, 17.8.11,

19.9.11

(v) Secy. D/o Posts on 7.6.11, 1.7.11,

12.7.11, 8.9.11

4. Shri Mahesh Joshi M.P. Jaipur wrote

letters to Minister of H&FW on 20.2.11, 21.8.11

and 4.11.11 and to Shri Pilot State Minister for

Commu. & IT on 21.8.11. Shri Gurudas Das

Gupta also wrote to Minister of H&FW on 2.8.11.

(Photocopies attached as Ann-B)

5. The matter is, therefore brought to your

notice, being a nodel ministry for redresaal of

Pensioner’s grievences, since the issue is pend-

ing for last 38 months (Sept.08 recommenda-

tion of 6CPC) and the retirees of Postal Deptt

are without indoor/specialist medical aid since

5 decades. Hope you will kindly take stern im-

mediate action to resolve the issue.

P&T DISPYS

18 BHARAT PENSIONER

December 2011

OM No. 41-30/2011-P&PW(C) dt 20.09.2011 fromMinistry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions,Department of Pension and Pensioners’Welfare, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi.

Sub : Minutes of the Advisory Committeemeeting for web based Pensioners’ Portal heldon 05.09.11 under the Chairmanship ofSecretary (Pension, AR&PG).

Please find enclosed herewith minutes of the

Advisory Committee Meeting, held on 05.09.2011

under the Chairpersonship of Secretary (Pension,

AR&PG), for further necessary action. The action

taken on various points concerning your respective

Ministries/ Departments may also be intimated to

this Department at the earliest.

Tripti P. Ghosh, Director,Telefax: 24624802

1. Shri S.K. Vyas, Member, National Council

(JCM) and Coordinating Secretary, National

Coordination Committee of Pensioners, 13-C,

Ferozshah Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2. Shri Shyam Sunder, General Secretary,

Bharat Pensioners Samaj, P.O. Box No. 3303,

Jangpura, New Delhi- 110 014

3. Col Akhil Sharma, Indian Ex-Services

League, 9- Nyay Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi -

110 021.

4. Shri S.C. Maheswari, Retired Railways

Employees Welfare Association (Regd.) 490A/16

Gurudwara Road, Gurgaon, Haryana.

MINUTES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MEETING FOR WEB-BASED PENSIONERS’

PORTAL HELD ON 05.09.11 UNDER THE

CHAIRMANSHIP OF SECRETARY (PENSION,

AR&PG).

A meeting of the Advisory Committee for web-

based Pensioners’ Portal under NeGP was held

on 05.09.11 under the Chairmanship of Secretary

(Pension, AR&PG), in Lok Nayak Bhawan, New

Delhi to seek the advice/ suggestions for fine tuning

the work of the Portal during the next Plan period

(2012-17), based on the experience gathered in

MINISTRIES URGED TO EXTEND COOPERATIONTO PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS (including BPS)Letter No. F.No. 41/38/2011-P&PW(C) dt

21.09.2011 from Govt. of India Ministry of

Personnel, P.G. & Pensions, Department of

Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare to All Nodal

Officers of all Ministries/ Department (Web

Based Pensioners’ Portal) Lok Nayak

Bhawan, New Delhi

Sub : To extend necessary cooperation to the

office bearers of identified pensioners

associations in the matter of redressal of

pensioners’ grievances

Sir/ Madam

As you are aware, that on line grievances of

pensioners are being fed through our application

CPENGRAMS available in the Pensioners’ Portal

maintained by Department of Pension &

Pensioners’ Welfare. To facilitate lodging of

grievances by pensioners’ spread all over India,

27 Pensioners’ Associations have been identified

across the country. The list of 27 Pensioners’

Association is enclosed. However, these

associations are finding it very difficult in getting

these grievances redressed and are requiring

constant follow up with the Departmental offices

at regional level. Some of the Pensioners

Associations have pointed out that timely action

is not being taken by various Ministries/

Departments/ Organisations for redressal of

grievances and same remain pending for unduly

long periods. You are, therefore, requested to

sensitize your Department towards the

grievances of pensioners so that unnecessary

delays could be avoided leading to a prompt

redressal of grievances. The regional offices and

field officers, wherever they exist, also be

requested to provide all cooperation to the

Pensioners’ Associations who are helping us in

the redressal of grievances.

Tripti P. Ghosh, Director

REDRESSAL

19BHARAT PENSIONER

December 2011

the past and suggestions/ requirements put forth

by the pensioners.

A list of participants is annexed

(Names of official participants / attendees :

Omitted ...... Editor, BP)

Secretary (Pension, AR&PG) welcomed the

participants and initiated the discussion by apprising

them of the purpose of convening this meeting. He

apprised the participants of the action taken on the

decisions of Advisory Committee Meeting held on

19.07.10.

During the meeting the following issues were

discussed by the members of Advisory Committee.

1. The members of Advisory Committee

suggested that the components like rent for hiring

of accommodation and remuneration for Data Entry

Operator should be included in the Plan proposal

for the 12th Plan.

2. Concerned Departments/ authorities as well

as banks/ post office may be advised to provide all

co-operation to the representatives of identified

Pensioners’ Associations for redressal of pensioner

grievances.

3. List of invalid characters need to be displayed

at suitable location in Grievance Registration

Format and the limit of the character for recording

various details needs to be increased. It has also

suggested to make available the final status of the

grievance on the portal. The Department clarified

that final status is already available in the

application.

4. The grants were given to the 27 pensioners

associations during 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Secretary (Pension, AR&PG) expressed his

concern about the 10 associations who have still

not utilized the amount and have not given the

utilization certificate and other required documents.

The Audit has also adversely commented upon

these Associations. It was decided that they should

be warned in strict terms to either utilise & send us

UCs or return back the grant with interest.

After the detailed discussions the following

decisions were taken:—

1. The scheme of Pensioners Portal needs to

be continued during the 12th Plan period (2012-

17). As regards components of activities for which

Grant in Aid is given to Pensioners Associations,

provisions /or subsidy towards charges on rent of

office premises and remuneration of Data Entry

Operator should be considered. A few awareness

cum training programmes for the members /

pensioners of Pensioners Association also need

to be conducted.

2. There is need to allow the flexibility of

expenditure on individual components within the

overall sanctioned grant-in-aid.

3. Further grants should be given to only those

pensioners associations who are functional.

4. For Pensioners’ Portal, Department of

Defence and Ministry of Railways need to provide

link for viewing the status of PPO from their website.

5. To write letters to the Nodal Officers of the

Ministries/ Departments to extend necessary

cooperation to the office bearers of identified

pensioners associations in the matter of redressal

of pensioners grievances.

6. At present the redressal of grievances of

pensioners is taking unduly long time. Ministries/

Departments should fix a time line for redressal of

grievances. In this regard guidelines issued by

DARPG may be followed and may also be

displayed in the portal.

7. FAQs to be constantly monitored.

8. For Bank related grievances, DOP&PW may

examine the feasibility of directly forwarding the same

to the banks to avoid delays in grievance redressal.

9. For the Ministry of Railways, the

representative from the Ministry was asked to

provide a separate helpline for pensioners as was

available earlier.

10. It was also decided that the criteria for

selection of Pensioners Association may be made

available in the website so that more Pensioners

Associations may be encouraged to apply.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to

the Chair.

MINUTES

20 BHARAT PENSIONER

December 2011

FP in r/o Pensioner Reported Missing

OM No. F.No.1/17/2011-P&PW(E) dt 24.09.2011from Deptt of Pension & PW, Lok Nayak

Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 003

Sub: Grant of family pension to the eligiblemember of the family of a pensioner -regarding

The undersigned is directed to refer to this

Department’s earlier office memoranda No.1/17/

86-P&PW(E), dt 29.08.1986, 25.01.1991 and

18.02.1993 and No. 1/28/04-P&PW(E) dt

31.03.2009 and 2.07.2010 regarding grant of family

pension to the eligible members of the family of an

employee/ pensioner reported missing and whose

whereabouts are not known.

2. As per this Department’s O.M. dt. 29.8.1986,

subject to fulfilment of certain conditions, the family

pension can be granted to the family of an employee

reported missing and whose whereabouts are not

known after a period of one year reckoned from

the date of filing the FIR with the police authorities.

Subsequently, it was clarified vide this Department’s

O.M. dt 25.1.1991, that the Department of Pension

& Pensioners’ Welfare’s O.M. dt 29.8.1986, would

be applicable in the case of missing pensioners

mutatis mutandis. It was further clarified vide this

Department’s O.M. No. 1/17/86-P&PW(E), dt

28.02.1993 that family pension to the eligible family

member of an employee reported missing, would

accrue from the date of lodging the FIR or expiry of

leave in the case of an employee who had

disappeared, whichever is later.

3. While providing that the family pension to

the family of the missing employee/ pensioner may

be sanctioned after a period of six months from

the date of registration of an FIR with the police

vide this Department’s O.M. dt 2.7.2010, it was also

made clear that the earlier instructions did not make

any distinction between the government servant

and the pensioner and cover both of them for the

purpose of grant of family pension. However,

doubts have been raised by some quarters to the

effect as to whether family pension will accrue from

the date of lodging the FIR in the case of missing

pensioners as well.

4. The matter has been considered in this

Department in consultation with Department of

Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. It is hereby

clarified that as the previous instructions did not

make any distinction between the Government

servant and the pensioner, the family pension to

the family of a missing pensioner would accrue

with effect from the date of lodging the FIR or

from the date immediately succeeding the day

till pension had been last paid to the pensioner,

whichever is later. Accordingly, arrears in past

cases would also be admissible.

5. This issues with the concurrence of

Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure

vide their U.O. No.263/E.V/2011, dt 12.9.2011.

K.K. Mittal, Director, Tel. No.24624752

GOI ORDERS

(Contd from p.32)

19) Companion facility in the same class of

eligibility to all post retirement complimentary pass

holders. Widows pass to families of ex-gratia

beneficiaries. Companion in the higher class to

physically handicapped retired staff without

surrendering of one set of pass as at present.

Extension of pass facility to secondary family

pensioners.

20) Enhanced family pension for 10 years even

in cases of death after retirement.

21) Bank loans at subsidized rates of interest

to pensioners to meet the cost of higher education

of children and marriages of daughters.

22) Early issue of orders extending CGHS/

RELHS/etc facilities to minor dependent children

of dependent widowed / divorced daughters as

per VI CPC recommendation.

23) Early orders on extending date of option

for pre 1-1-1996 pensioners and family pensioners

for revision as on 1-1-1996 as pre V CPC be

issued w/o delay

24) Early orders on concessional Telephone

facility to P&T pensioners.

Secy Genl, BPS

21BHARAT PENSIONER

December 2011

NON-RECEIPTS OF BP :

A MAJOR GRIEVANCE

DEPARTMENT OF POSTSO/o OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL,

DELHI CIRCLE, NEW DELHI-110 001To,

1. The CPMG, West Bengal Circle Kolkata

2. The CPMG, Andhra Pradesh Circle

3. The CPMG, C.G. Circle Dehradun.

4. The CPMG, UP Circle Lucknow

5. TheCPMG, M.P.Circle Bhopal

6. The CPMG, Punjab Circle Chandigarh

7. The CPMG, Tamil Nadu Circle Coimbatore.

8-10. The SSPO.s Delhi East Dn., Delhi

North Dn. New Delhi West Dn.

No PG/DA-67-14/2011 Dt- .11.2011

Sub: Regarding non-receipt of BharatPensioner Samaj Monthly Magazine by itssubscriber

Please find herewith enclosed complaints

received from the subscriber of M/s Bharat

Pensioner Samaj Mostly magazine, residing in

Kolkata (West Bengal), Mathura, Ghaziabad (UP),

Hyderabad, Vijayawada (AP), Sunder Nagar, Bhilai,

Bastar (C.G.), Jabalpur, Indore, Seoni (M.P.), Mohali,

Jalandhar City (PB), Coimbatore (Tamilnadu),

KNHPO (Delhi East Dn.) Rohini-85 (Delhi North

Dn.) Paschim Vihar ND-63 (New Delhi West Dn.)

regarding non-delivery of Bharat Pensioner Samaj

Magazine posted from Delhi Circle.

You are requested to please instruct the

concerned Delivery Post Office’s fall in your jurisdiction

for timely delivery of said Magazine in future.

Asstt. Director (PG)

O/o CPMG, Delhi Circle, New Delhi-110001

Copy to:-

5. The Supdt. New Delhi Stg. Dn. - He is

requested to please confirm that the magazine

addressed to above complainant are being

posting for N.D. PSO on the date of posting.

6. M/S Bharat Pensioners Samaj, Post box

3303, Jangpura New Delhi-110 014 for

information please.

Rly Bd’s RBE No. 150/2011 /Letter No. F(E)UI/2007/PN1/5 dt 20.10.2011

Sub : Payment of Family Pension atenhanced rates to the widowed/divorced/unmarried daughters beyond 25 years of age -Clarification regarding

In terms of sub-rule (4) of Rule 75 of the Railway

Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, enhanced family

pension is payable to the eligible member of the family

as indicated in sub-rule (6) of Rule 75 of Rules ibid.

Instructions were issued vide Board’s letter No. F(E)lll/

98/PN1/4 (RBE No.44/2005) dt 16.03.2005 and letter

No. F(E)lll/2007/PN1/5 dt 18.9.2007 extending the

scope of family pension to divorced/widowed

daughters and unmarried daughters respectively

beyond 25 years of age. Para 8.2 of Board’s letter

No. F(E)lll/2008/PN1/13 dt 15.9.2008 provides for

payment of enhanced family pension under Rule

75(4)(i)(a) to the family of a Railway servant, who

dies in service, from the date following the date of

death of the Railway servant for a period of ten years,

without any upper age limit.There will be no change

in the period for payment of enhanced family pension

in case of death of a pensioner.

2. The matter regarding admissibility of

enhanced family pension to the eligible widowed/

divorced/unmarried daughters of deceased

Railway servants and pensioners beyond 25 years

of age has been under consideration in this Ministry

in consultation with the Department of Pension and

Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW) and it is clarified

that such daughters beyond 25 years of age will

continue to be eligible for family pension at

enhanced rates as per the Railway Services

(Pension) Rules, 1993. In other words, the

enhanced family pension payable will be for ten

years in case of death of a railway servant while in

service and in case of death of a railway servant

after retirement, family pension at enhanced rate

will be payable for a period of seven years, or for a

period upto the date on which the retired deceased

railway servant would have attained the age of sixty

seven years had he/she survived, whichever is less.

3. Please acknowledge receipt.

S.SREERAM, Joint Director Finance (Estt.)

GOI ORDERS

22 BHARAT PENSIONER

December 2011

OM No. S. 11011/23/2009-CGHS D.ll / HospitalCell (Part I) dt 17.10.2010 Ministry of Health& Family Welfare Deptt of Health and FamilyWelfare Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110 108

Sub. : Fresh empanelment of private hospitaland revision of package rates applicableunder CGHS, Delhi

The undersigned is directed to state that CGHS

has initiated action for fresh empanelment of private

hospitals under CGHS, Delhi (Which covers area in

Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Noida)

and also for the revision of package rates (which

were fixed in 2006), to be paid to hospitals, by floating

tender for the same. On the basis of the responses

received rates for various procedures / treatment

have been arrived at and have been uploaded in

the website of CGHS. www.mohfw.nic.in/cghsnew/

index.asp and can be downloaded.

2. In order that CGHS beneficiaries get

treatment from well maintained and run hospitals,

it has been decided to have differential rates of

reimbursements, as per details given in the

enclosed rates list. The principle followed for the

differential package rates begin.

(i) where L-1 rates were arrived at on the basis

of rates quoted by non-NABH accredited hospitals /

super-speciality hospitals, NABH accredited

hospitals will be entitled to reimbursement of certain

percentage of additional amount over and above

the L-1 rates.

(ii) where L-1 rates were arrived at on the

basis of rates quoted by NABH accredited hospitals,

then non-NABH accredited hospitals would be

entitled to an amount lower by certain percentage

than the reimbursement made to NABH accredited

hospitals at L-1 rates; and

(iii) Rates for super-speciality hospitals have

been identified separately and notified in the rate list

put on the website of the CGHS. Super-speciality

hospitals covered under this category are;

a. Cardiology and Cardio-thoracic surgery

b. Joint Replacement surgery made under

orthopaedics

c. Nephrology and Urology including renal

transplantation,

d. Endocrinology;

e. Neurosurgery;

f. Gastro-enterology and Gl surgery; and

g. Oncology

8.3 The hospitals shall extend credit facility

to the above categories of CGHS beneficiaries

under emergency / with prior permission

irrespective of the CGHS city where they are

registered and send the bill to additional Director,

CGHS (Hqrs) Delhi.

8.5 In case of emergencies empaneled

hospitals shall not refuse admission nor demand

payment from CGHGS beneficiaries on

production of valid CGHS card, issued by

competent authority of any CGHS city.

9. During in-patient treatment of the CGHS

beneficiary, the hospital will not ask the

beneficiary of his / her attendant to purchase

separately the medicines / sundries / equipment

or accessories from outside and will provide the

treatment within the package rate, fixed by the

CGHS which includes the cost of all the items.

13. The office Memorandum supercedes all

earlier instructions relating to empanelment of

hospitals for specialised and general purpose

treatment and investigations for Delhi, Faridabad,

Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and NOIDA areas.

14. This issue with the concurrence of

Internal Finance Division of the Ministry of Health

& FW, vide Dy. No. AS & FA / 2457/2010

dt 16/08/2010

15. The revised rates will come into effect

from 1st September 2010.

GOI ORDERS

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harm than good, backing evidence

suggesting that some supplements may

be injurious to health.

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BSNL Pensioners / Arrears of PensionAnd Income - Tax for the Financial Year2011-12 (i.e. Assessment Year 2012-13)

The employees, who retired from BSNL, during

the period 1-10-2000 to 31-12-2006, have been

extended the benefit of “II Pay Revision” and the

same is made applicable with retrospective effect

from 1-1-2007. As a result of this the basic pension

an on 1-1-2007 is revised as under :

(1) Basic Pension x 2.1944 =

Revised Consolidated Pension.

(2) (+) Dearness Relief @ zero% on 1-1-2007.

(3) The Dearness Relief rates have been

increased quarterly thereafter and the rate applicable

w.e.f. 1-10-2011 is 52% on revised pension.

As a result of this revision the Basic Pension of

BSNL pensioner and family pensioner has been

increased and the amount of arrears exceeding

Rs. One Lakh has been paid to them. This isdefinitely good news, but on account of this, these

pensioners in some cases will be liable to pay

Income-Tax for the financial year 2011-12.

The arrears on account of increased pension are

spread over in 6 years, namely, 2006-07, 2007-08,

2008-09, 2009-2010, 2010-11 and 2011-12 whereas

the total amount has been paid in the year 2011-12.

Broadly, the income of a pensioner is from two

sources i.e. (1) Pension received during the year

and (2) The amount of interest received from all

sources. This year there is addition of (3) Arrears

of pension received. If all these 3 sources are put

together, the total income may exceed the ‘NO TAX’

limit applicable to Senior Citizen Pensioners. From1-4-2011 all the pensioners retiring at the ageof 60 years become ‘Senior Citizen’ and areeligible to NO TAX limit of Rs. 2,50,000/-.

Let us assume, the income of a pensioner from

all the sources, for the financial year 2011-12 reach

Rs. 3,70,000/-, then the position will be as under :

Income Rs. 3,70,000/-

NoTax Limit Rs. 2,50,000/-

Taxable Income Rs. 1,20,000/-The income tax payable will be @ 10% on

Rs. 1,20,000/- i.e. Rs. 12,000/-.

This income - tax can be saved if the pensioner invests-

(1) upto Rs. 1,00,000/- in various schemes such

as PPF, NSC, SSS, 5 years Fixed Deposit in Bank

etc, as admissible under section 80-C of the

Income Tax Act and

(2) additional Rs. 20,000/- in some infrastructure Bonds

If the income is less than Rs. 3,70,000/- but

more than Rs. 2,50,000/-, the investment to the

extent of amount in excess of Rs. 2,50,000/- will

meet the requirement of saving tax.

Since the arrears received are for 5 to 6years, section 89 of the Income Tax Actprovides for appropriating the amount ofarrears of a particular year, to the relevant year.This facility can be availed by doing thefollowing exercise.

1) To allocate the total amount of arrears (arose

on account of increase is pension) in 6 years.

2) To specify the correct income and investment

of the relevant year.

3) If the Income Tax returns for the relevant

year have been filed, revised returns cannot be

compiled and submitted.

4) If, perchance, in one or more of these years

income tax was due and not paid, the same will

have to be paid now, with penalty.

5) The detailed calculations need full

information about the Income-Tax slabs, the

Income Tax rates and the provisions of rules,

applicable to the relevant year. The pensioner may

require the help of qualified Chartered Accountant,

to know and claim refund if any.

However the calculations of income-tax fora persons depends on his income, investmentetc. Hence one specific formula cannot begiven. This article is presented as a guideline.

The Income-Tax Slabs and the rates applicable, for

the income for the financial year 2011-12 are as under.

For Sr. Citizen PensionersTaxable Income Income Taxup to Rs. 2,50,000/- NIL

Rs. 2,50,000 to Rs. 5,00,000 10%

Rs. 5,00,000 to Rs. 8,00,000 20%

More than Rs. 8,00,000 30%

For those who have attained 80 years of

age the income Tax upto Rs. 5,00,000/- is NIL

and Rs. 5,00,000/- to Rs, 8,00,000/- it is 20%.

S.K. Deshpande, AICG Pensioners Assn.

1785 Sadashiv Peth, Pune - 411 030.

Tel. : 020 - 2543 3900

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AFFILIATES

RENEWAL: Please remember to renew your

subscription (Rs.450) due this month or the next.

SEND DIRECT: Please send your reports

(in English) direct to the Editor, BPS –

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Dwarka, New Delhi -110075.

Please send your reports (in Hindi) to: R N

Tripathi, Sr VP, (BPS), L-21, Lakshmi Nagar,

Delhi - 110 092.

Add ID: Please quote your ID (mailing number and

pin code number) while writing to BPS, New Delhi

(Reports received without your ID, mailing no/ Pin

code no, may not be taken up for publication).

AHMEDABAD: BSNL & DOT Pensioners’Assn – Silver Jubilee Get-to-Gather was held

on 08.11.11. More than 300 pensioners attended

the function. Smt Darshana Momaya Dabral,

CCA, Gujarat was the Chief Guest. Shri A N Patel

made an announcement that BDPA had been

awarded a Trophy and Cash Award/Certificate

by the BPS, New Delhi in recognition of

outstanding contribution as the Best Affiliate of

BPS. Shri D D Mistry was honoured by the BDPA

and his services were appreciated by the

speakers. He thanked the BPS, New Delhi for

conferring the honour on BDPA at national level.

A seminar on Knee/Joint pains and related

surgery with a slide show was organized by

Aditya Orthopedic Hospital, Ahmedabad.

DANAPUR: E R P Brotherhood – In the meeting

held on 13.11.11, minutes of the previous

meeting and Accts were read out and confirmed.

Members were briefed about the preparations

for the AGM to be held on 23.12.11.

GUWAHATI: N F R P A (Rest Camp, Pandu) –With profound grief, we record the sad demise

on 23.10.11 of our respected Duttada, an Ex-

N F R employee and Treasurer of NFRPA at the

age of 90. Born in a remote village of the then

East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on 01.11.21,

he joined Railways in Coochbehar in 1942 and

retired as Chief Coaching Clerk on 31.10.79. He

was closely associated with NFRPA from 1983

till his death as a Treasurer. The NFRPA

condoled his death and the Associations’ Flag

was flown half mast for 3 days in his honour. He

was also associated with the religious, socio –

cultural organisations and also known for his

contribution in theatre.

NELLORE: AP Govt R E A – A meeting was

held on 15.10.11. The President informed the

gathering that D R @ 5.992% has fallen due on

01.07.11. He requested the State Govt to release

this DR. He reminded all pensioners about the

submission of life certificate to the Pension

Disbursing Authority in November itself without

fail. He informed the members that pending HLP

case would be coming up for final hearing afterDeepavali holidays. The Secy read out names

of Sr Members to be felicitated on 17.12.11.

Following office bearers were unanimously

elected for a period of 3 years for Allur Mandal

Unit. President: D Sriramulu, Treasuer: P

Venkateswarlu. Besides this, 1 Associate

President and 3 each VP’s and Jt Secretaries

were also elected. President conveyed Birthday

Greetings to members born in October.

SHILLONG: CGPA, Meghalaya – AGM was

held on 18.06.11. Following new office bearers

were elected. President: A B Paul, VP: T K

Bhattacharjee, Secy: G C Bhattacharjee,

Treasurer: S K Biswas. Besides this, 5 Advisors,

2 Jt Secretaries, 1 Auditor and 9 EC Members

were also elected. The Secy highlighted the

activities of the Assn during the year. It was

resolved to take up with the CGHS expeditious

issue of plastic cards to all beneficiaries. The

President in his speech stressed for immediate

settlement of all long-pending demands of

pensioners.

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SRI GANGANAGAR: C G P A – Meeting was

held on 06.11.11. The President apprised

members about Scova Meeting minutes. They

were informed that full parity / modified parity for

pre-2006 pensioners would be taken up for

discussion in the next meeting of the NAC.

Members were advised to apply for formal revision

of pension through their departments from where

they had retired.

VIJAYAWADA: Welfare Assn of the Telecomand BSNL Pensioners – The Open Session

was held on 13.11.11. More than 600 comrades

attended the meeting. Com. Ramankutty, Gl

Secy of AI BSNL PWA spoke about the BSNL

pensioners problems. Com. B Kondiah, Incharge

of Reception Committee made ellobarate

arrangements at Vijayawada for the stay of

comrades. The meeting ended with a vote of

thanks by Com. N S Sarma, the Local Secy.

TENALI: Rly Pensioners Welfare Assn -A meeting was held on 23.10.11. It was

attended by a large gathering of pensioners.

M Somasekhara Rao, VP, Southern Zone

of DPS also attended this meeting on a

special invitation. He was given a rousing

reception on this occasion. Rao told the

gathering that BPS has been making

persistent efforts in improving the condition

of CG Pensioners in general and Rly

Pensioners in particular. Shri Parameswara

Rao, Secy explained the services rendered

by his unit to Rly Pensioners. S Ameeruddin

and Dhananjay Rao also spoke. In the

picture (above) may be seen from left to right

: S/Shri S. Ameeruddin, CH. Parameswara

Rao, D. Dhananjay Rao, M. Somasekhara

Rao and Jaya Rao.

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BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ

Resolutions adopted by the 56th AnnualConference of Bharat Pensioners’ Samaj held

at New Delhi on 4th November, 2011

This Annual Conference of Bharat

Pensioners’ Samaj expresses its grave anguish

and disappointment over the continued indifferent

attitude of the Government of India towards pre

1-1-2006 pensioners & over the raw deal meted

out to them by the VI central pay commission

and thereafter in its implementation. It hardly

behooves an enlightened employer to allow the

discontent among its older pensioners to persist

and deepen further and further in the evenings

of their lives. This meeting therefore urges on

the authorities to take immediate steps to resolve

the following issues to the satisfaction of their

older pensioners.

1) Extension of following benefits to pre1-1-2006 retirees:

a) Same fitment benefit to pre 1-1-2006

pensioners as implemented for serving

employees w.e.f. 1-1-2006 i.e. basic pension

+86% DR +50% of grade pay. Since Principal

CAT Delhi in its judgement dated 01.11.2011 in

OA 655/2010 has struck down DOP & PW OMs

dated 1.9.2008, 03.09.2008 & 14.10 2008. G.O.I

should implement its commitment of being a

good litigant. And without entering into further

legal battle with helpless pensioners should

accept the above demand.

b) Full pension for 20 years of service / 10

years in superannuation cases.

c) Last pay drawn or average of last 10

months pay whichever is beneficial to the retiring

employee towards emoluments for computation

of pension.

2) Full parity upto 1-1-96: Full parity may be

brought upto 1-1-96 as recommended by the V

CPC : considering that V CPC enunciated this

principle for a laudable purpose and abandoning

it has done grave injustice to past pensioners. It

needs to be appreciated that parity is not linked

to cent per cent neutralization of price-rise as

erroneously assumed by the VI CPC and both

are different and for different purposes Correct

implementation of modified parity as on 1-1-

2006.

Correct implementation of modified parity as

on 1-1-2006 to do equal justice to all those who

retired in various pre-revised pay scales. The

manner in which modified parity has been

implemented has violated the accepted

principles and the established law. Introduction

of Pay Bands in place of pre-retired pay scales

should not act to the detriment of pre 1-1-2006

pensioners in the matter of modified parity. It is

the bounden duty of the government to fully

protect the past pensioners under the new

dispensation. This conference therefore urges

the government to take early remedial measures

Modified parity to those who retired in IV CPC

scale of Rs.1400-2300 on Indian Railways w.e.f.

1-1-96 and 1-1-2006.

“Certain categories of staff in scale Rs. 1400-

2300 mentioned in Annexure B of RBE 138/97

dated 16/10/1997 were placed in higher scale of

Rs. 1600-2660 by V PC, with corresponding

scale Rs. 5000-8000 w.e.f. 1.1.1996. This scale

Rs. 5000-8000 was in vogue till 31.12.2005 as

mentioned in V PC PPOs..

Finance Directorate of RB unilaterally

reduced this scale to Rs. 4500-7000 with PB

1+GP Rs. 2800 denying min. pension Rs. 6750

w.e.f. 1.1.2006, citing DOP & PW instructions.

DOP &PW is nodal agency for pension matters

and not for pay scales.

MOF(DOE) is the authority in the matter of

pay scales. RB reducing the pay scale, without

consulting and without concurrence of

MOF(DOE) is unjustified and untenable.

The arbitrary instructions of RB to the

disadvantage of pre 1996 pensioners need to

be withdrawn forthwith. “

3) Injustice to S 21-23

Implement Equal work equal pay as

enunciated by the Hounourable Supreme Court

Once an employee from departmental

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Channel is inducted into Group ‘A’ cadre, he/she is interpolated into Group ‘A’ seniority &become member of homogenous Group ‘A’services for further benefits and if the dutiesresponsibilities do not differ he/she shouldnot be discriminated against in the matter ofpay fixation

{Supreme court decision reported as 1987 (1)

SCC 582 Telecommunication Research Centre

Scientific Officers (Class-I) Association & Ors.

vs. UOI & Ors & the decision reported as 1987

(1) SCC 592 M.P.Singh vs. UOI & Ors}

In all departments of the CentralGovernment including Railways. A NonFunctional Selection Grade

(NFSG Rs 14300—18000 ‘Vth CPC scale’)is provided in the JUNIOR ADMINISTRATIVEGRADE (JAG)to prevent stagnation. Itconstitutes 30% of the total Functional JuniorAdministrative Grade. (5th CPC Scales S.21to 23) The designation, duties, Schedule ofPowers, (Disciplinary and Financial) andresponsibilities are the same for JAG as wellas NFSG. NFSG is not a promotional Railway.

Board’s letter RBE 135/2000 of 14-07-2000which clearly spells out that “NFSG is segmentof JAG” and that “it will not be treated as aPromotion”. But while implementing 6th CPCrecommendations the said existing Scale 24has been placed in PAY BAND 4 leaving behindJAG in PAY BAND 3. This has resulted higherpay packet to the erstwhile S 24 than JAG (S21-23) though the duties & responsibilities remainidentically the same. This is an anomaly whichneed to be suitably addressed

4) Revision of ex-gratia rates of pre 1986 CPF

& SRPF (C) beneficiaries’ w.e.f. 1-1-2006 raising

minimum exgratia to Rs.3500/- p.m. This benefit

of minimum ex-gratia /pension of Rs 3500 plus

DR be extended to EPS 95 beneficiaries also.

Granting of same percentage of relief to families

getting ex-gratia. Extension of exgratia to voluntary

retirement cases also.

5) Merger of 50% DR with basic pension w.e.f.

1-1-2011 or an alternative benefit in lieu thereof

to protect pensioners against ravaging inflation.

6) Early steps for revision of pension’s w.e.f.

1-1-2011 to ensure quinquenial revision as

revisions at long intervals have been doing grave

injustice to pensioners in the context of fast growth

rate of the economy and continuous high inflation.

7) Restoration of commuted portion of pension

after 12 years.

8) Reopening of RELHS-97 and making it

open-ended and removal of lock in period for

referral to private recognized hospitals.

9) Merger of postal dispensaries with CGHS

and opening of more CGHS dispensaries to cater

to the growing needs of pensioner at various

places. CGHS Benefit be extended to all those

retirees who were getting it while in service e.g

KVS pensioners.

10) Enhancement of FMA to Rs.1200/- p.m.

Extension of this benefit to CPF & SRPF

beneficiaries and their families.

11) Raising of income tax exemption limit to

Rs.5,00,000/- p.a. and graded relief for higher age

groups.

12) Monitoring mechanism at various levels

for disposal of pensioners Grievances.

13) CDS canteen facilities to DefenceCivilian Pensioners (issue of Smart Cards fordrawing grocery items from CS Depots)

14) Withdrawal of new pension scheme.

introduced w.e.f. 1-1-2004

15) 20% of additional pension on attaining 75

years of age for those whose superannuation age

was 58 years.

16) Admitting secondary family pensioners to

medical schemes such as RELHS.

17) Consideration of Railway pensioners

associations affiliated to Bharat Pensioners Samaj

for allotment of railway accommodation for running

their offices without discrimination.

18) Introduction of smart card facility to RELHS

members throughout the country covering all

chronic diseases and medical emergencies.

(Contd @ p.20)

AGM : 04.11.11

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NEW MEMBERS - AnnualA - 1029 Samuel Fredrick Singh DL - 09 10/12

A - 1030 Piyush Kanti Chaudhuri Shillong 10/12

A - 1033 D N Sarkar Howrah 10/12

A - 1034 P K Tewari Etah 10/12

A - 1035 H N Bhatnagar GZB 10/12

A - 1038 Thakar Dass Chawla Roorkee 10/12

A - 1039 K N Hussain Jatni Khurda 10/12

A - 1040 W D Madanagopal Secunderabad 10/12

A - 1043 S S Karri Vizianagaram 10/12

A - 1044 S S Ramaswamy Erode 10/12

A - 1045 Mohan Lal V Dahod 10/12

A - 1046 V S Rajput Chhindwara 10/12

A - 1048 Ganeshi Lal Agra 10/12

A - 1051 H K Sharma DL - 35 10/12

A - 1054 V K Agast Navi Mumbai 10/12

NEW MEMBERS - BiennialA - 1036 Jasbir Singh Khanna DL - 67 10/13

A - 1041 D L Vohra DL - 70 10/13

A - 1052 Yograj Verma Jind Jn. 10/13

A - 1053 J P Lal Kurukshetra 10/13

NEW MEMBERS - TriennialA - 1031 K K walia DL - 09 10/14

AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS (New)A - 1027 AICGP Assn Dombivili 10/12

A - 1028 AICGP Assn Kolhapur 10/12

A - 1032 BPS Madhupur Jharkhand 10/12

A - 1037 ACGE Pensioners Assn Vishakapatnam10/12

A - 1042 C S Rayulu Vishakapatnam10/12

A - 1047 CGPA Chhindwara 10/12

SCPC FUND Donations NOVEMBER, 2011L - 9001 Daisy Anand Delhi - 48 5005

L - 2014 S K Mittal Delhi - 52 2100

M - 8794 S P Sen Jhalda 1100

A - 0524 S P Bhargava Gurgaon 1100

M - 4877 Lt Col I N Thukral(R) Gurgaon 1000

L - 9120 S B Gupta Kolkata 600

M - 6660 B L Parmar Ujjain 550

L - 2105 C R Chatterjee Kolkata 400

M - 6098 AICCPA Amritsar 350

M - 5063 R N Dutta Vaidabati 300

M - 6204 K B Lal Delhi - 02 120

L - 2684 M I Naqvi Akola 101

L - 2684 Razia Naqvi Akola 101

M - 4220 N Koteswararao Vijayawada 100

M - 7519 Ram Pher Delhi - 62 50

L - 2706 John V Liddle Sahranpur 30

AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS (RENEWAL)M - 7350/10 CGPF S’bad 10/13

M - 1856/11 BPS Stana 11/12

M - 7830/11 BPS Agra 11/12

M - 4209/08 POPA Hyderabad 08/12

M - 6098/07 AICGPA Amritsar 07/13

M - 5050/01 HPKS Hamirpur 01/13

M - 5545/10 BPS GZB 10/12

M - 3284/12 RPWA Delhi - 58 12/12

M - 7622/01 RPF Rayaguda 09/12

M - 7968/01 PPA Karnal 01/12

M - 6660/04 BPS Ujjain 04/12

M - 4093/09 SCRlyPA Tenali 09/12

M - 0528/03 BDP Samaj Ghogha 03/13

M - 5947/05 CGPA Bhopal 05/12

A - 0965/06 RPA/ERly Madhupur 06/12

M - 3790/08 CGPA Fingpara 08/12

M - 1123/10 CGPA Serampur 10/12

M - 6837/12 FEF-MO Delhi - 45 12/12

M - 0183/12 RPA Rewari 12/12

RENEWAL - AnnualM - 5063/01 R N Dutta Vaidabati 01/13

A - 0150/10 Rs Lavania Agra 10/12

A - 0149/10 Y P Sawhney Delhi - 52 10/12

A - 0433/07 J C Arora Karnal 07/12

A - 0152/10 R P Sandhu Karnal 10/12

M - 5574/10 B R Agnihotri Delhi - 92 10/12

M - 8616/02 B P Tripathi Manganj 02/13

A - 0115/09 J N Jhori Udaipur 09/12

M - 5558/10 Dalip T Dave Vadodra 10/12

M - 7079/10 Y P Bhatia FBD 10/12

M - 7948/11 R K Chawla Delhi - 18 11/12

M - 5597/11 G S Murthy Hyderabad 11/12

M - 8240/11 S K Gupta Delhi - 88 11/12

A - 0538/12 B P jagdhari Nimach 12/12

M - 8269/12 Y C Dixit Dharwad 12/12

A - 0157/10 J L Lamba Yamuna Nagar 10/12

A - 0812/10 B N Roy Chowdhury Bareily 09/12

M - 4154/12 R C Paul Hyderabad 12/12

A - 0378/04 Sk Md Shariff Donakonda 04/12

M - 8538/11 Madan lal Chugh Sriganga Nagar 11/12

M - 8068/02 V K Tewari Jabalpur 04/12

M - 7881/10 K Subbarao Kavali 10/12

M - 8288/01 H C Guleria Nalagarh 01/13

M - 6223/11 P S Ahluwalia Agra 11/12

M - 8307/01 G Sriramamurti VSK 01/13

M - 4962/11 I J Singh Agra 11/12

M - 0726/10 A D Silva Rawat Bhata 10/12

M - 6512/09 C R Sathayanarayana S’bad 09/12

M - 8772/11 S L Tripathi Satna 11/12

A - 0527/05 P K Dhar Jharkhand 05/13

M - 8653/03 J G Bhat Bhavnagar 03/12

M - 5631/11 Birbal Narang Ambala Cantt 11/12

M - 8024/03 S N Acharya Jabalpur 03/13

M - 5653/11 Mahabir Singh Arora Muzaffar Nagar 11/12

M - 7935/12 Asulal U Kurdia Beawar 12/12

M - 5642/11 Nanak Chand Faridabad 11/12

M - 7133/12 S Krishnan Chennai 12/12

A - 0552/11 K N Singh Khagaul 11/12

M - 3880/11 S A Pandian Tenkasi 11/12

A - 0183/11 D K Mukherjee Kolkata 11/12

THANKS !

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M - 6520/10 K K Banerjee Makhla 10/12

M - 6657/12 P Rajagopal Natham 12/12

M - 7938/12 R M Saran Delhi - 32 12/12

A - 0187/11 J P Jain Delhi - 93 11/12

M - 8749/09 B S Saini Delhi - 35 09/12

M - 7860/09 K K Sood Amritsar 09/12

M - 7213/12 C P Jain Jaipur 12/12

M - 4980/11 C M Mulmule Akola 11/12

A - 0415/06 B N Prasad Gorakhpur 06/12

M - 4162/12 L P Rajak jabalpur 12/12

A - 0530/11 R P Jha Mehsana 11/12

M - 5001/12 R N Sibal Delhi - 18 12/12

M - 1177/10 Syed Khasim Venukonda 10/12

A - 0325/02 C M Dubey Bhopal 02/13

M - 6765/09 N K Bhalla Fathegarh 09/12

M - 8549/12 K C Pipal Agra 12/12

M - 7614/12 R K Sehgal Delhi - 24 12/12

M - 5578/10 R K Bhagotra Delhi - 24 10/12

A - 0411/06 Jagadish Baitha Khaira 06/12

A - 0854/11 P P Badwe Nasik 11/12

M - 6675/04 O P Garg Patiala 04/13

M - 7997/02 D N Bahl Faridabad 02/12

M - 7912/11 R K Gupta Delhi - 09 11/12

M - 7913/11 R N Joshi Delhi - 33 11/12

BiennialM - 8441/10 M Chandra Mouli Hyderabad 10/13

M - 0542/12 M Krishnamurthi Chennai 12/12

M - 8206/10 M R Maini Delhi - 58 10/13

A - 0179/11 T R Balasbramanium Chennai 11/12

A - 0178/11 M Indu Bhaskar Kharagpur 11/12

M - 7650/01 H C Adhlakha Faridabad 01/13

TriennialM - 8390/05 P M Vaishnav AM 05/14

M - 7606/11 K K Sharma Delhi - 34 11/14

M - 5484/09 S P Lamba Faridabada 09/14

M - 7148/12 P L Gupta Noida 12/14

M - 8386/05 D B Mishra Bangalore 05/14

A - 0200/11 Joy Paul Navi Mumbai 11/14

M - 8859/02 Kumkum malhotra Patiala 02/14

(Contd from p.2)

passed, would be the most revolutionary

reform in public interest, this conference appeals,

that the definition of ‘complaint’ in Chapter I under

the heading Definitions 2 . (f)  of the proposed

Bill may be amended to specifically include the

grievances of superannuated persons/

Pensioners as they are not Public servants.

The revised definition of “Complaint may be

amended to read:

 (f) “Complaint” means a complaint filed by

a citizen including a superannuated Person/Pensioner regarding any grievance relating to

or arising out of any failure in the delivery of goods

or rendering of service pursuant to the Citizens

Charter, or in the functioning of a public authority,

or any violation of any law, policy, programme,

order or scheme but does not include grievance

relating to the service matters of a public servant.

11C) With special reference to retirees inprivate and public sector industries,

Employees Family Pension Scheme was

introduced in 1995. Under this scheme, retired

industrial workers are still getting a maximum of

Rs 1000 per month as pension. This amount has

not been revised despite several representations

since starting the scheme. Considering the plight

of senior citizens in this segment, this conference

unanimously resolves and requests the Ministry

of Finance and Ministry of Labour to look into

this specific issue and suitably revise the amount,

commensurate with present cost of living and

inflation.

12.Widows in India are victims of financial

abuse by their own relatives and are left without

any heath care, even if they belong to APL

category. Therefore, this Conference

unanimously resolves and requests the

Government of India that ALL widow seniorcitizens, irrespective of the fact whether they

belong to BPL or APL Category, must be

provided with monthly pension and subsidizedhealth care.

THANKS !

(Contd from p.3)

Initially this service will be introduced in 100 post

offices of the country. Delhi,Punjab and Tamil

nadu will be the first states to have this facility in

their post offices by the year 2014, this service

will be introduced in the 5000 post offices of the

country. This was disclosed by the telecom

Minister Kapil Sibal on 29.09.2011. This service

will be a big help to the people residing in rural

areas and who do not have any account in a Bank

or any financial Institution.

–VK Taneja, Secy (Public Relations), B.P.S.

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D R FOR PENSIONERS

May-11 June-11 July-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11

All India CPI (IW) 187 189 193 194 197 198

Base 2001=100

% age Increase 57.51 58.59 59.67 60.82 62.12 63.35

Contributed by :

J N Uppal, Dy Director (Retd), CSO,

Min of Planning Statistics and Programme Implementation.

C-26, Amar Colony, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi - 110 024 - Tel - 2644 8938 (R)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA / MINISTRY OFFINANCE / LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 4871,

Answered on 02.09.2011

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO RETIRED

PENSIONERS OF BANKS

4871. Shri Kapil Muni Karwariya

will the Minister of Finance - be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government proposes to provide

neutralization of Dearness Allowance hundred

per cent to the pensioners of the Public Sector

Banks retired prior to November, 2002;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the time

by which such neutralization of D.A. is likely

to be provided to such retired employees of

the said banks; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor ?

ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of

Finance (Shri Namo Narain Meena)

(a) There is no proposal for neutralization of DearnessRelief to 100% to the pensioners of Public

Sector Banks retired prior to November, 2002.

(b) Do not arise.

(c) Pension to Bank employees are paid in terms

of the Provision of Bank Employees Pension

Regulations framed / amended based on

settlement / joint note, which do not provide

100% nuteralization of Dearness relief to

those retired prior to November, 2002.

DELHI & NCR

BOB PENSION ADALAT : 13.01.2012

HIMACHAL PRADESH - DOT :

30.12.2011

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December 2011

22.11.11 : Shyam Sunder and S C Maheshwarihonoured at ASCCON @ Vishakapatnam.

BHARAT PENSIONER : Registered with Registrar of Newspapers for India vide

No. R. N. DELBIL/2006/17678

BOOK POST/PRINTED MATTER : Posted at N.D.P.S.O., Com. Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi -110 002 on 15 / 16 December, 2011

If undelivered, please return to : BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ, Post Box No. 3303, Jangpura P.O., New Delhi - 110014

Printer & publisher : Shyam Sunder for Secy Genl, Bharat Pensioners Samaj.

Printed at Compudata Services, 42, DSIDC Shed, Scheme-I, Okhla-II, New Delhi - 11 00 20 (printers) from

(place of publication) 2/15-B, Hospital Road, Jangpura-A, New Delhi - 110 014

e-mail : bps.shyamsunder@gmail.com Editor (for the purpose of the Act) : Y C Rai.

December 2011

web site : www.bharatpensioner.org

Postal Regd No DL(S)-01/3274/2009-11Licence No U(SE)-18/2009-11to post without pre-payment

NOTHING WITHOUT STRUGGLE“Rail Pensioners march to New Jalpaiguri”

When, with a view to averting the ‘Mahabharat’, Lord Krishna wanted to make a compromise between

Pandavas and Kauravas with merely 5 villages being granted to Pandava’s control and the rest of the

empire left with Kauravas, the latter replied : “Can’t give a piece of land even equal to the top of a needle

without a war. Same situation before us today, the Govt. of India is rejecting every just demand of Pensioners.

NF Rly Pensioners Assn invites you to IIIrd National Convention of Railway Pensioners Associationsunder the aegis of BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ at New Jalpaiguri (WB) On 29th March 2012

Contact : Bimalendu Chakraborty, Mob. 08016135182, Tel: 0353 2592331, 2562545

E-mail: bimalendu1947@gmail.com

Postal address : Bimalendu Chakraborty, Working Chairman, Office of the N.F. Railway Pensioners

Association; NJP Gate Bazar, P.O. Bhaktinagar, (West Bengal) Pin-734 007

Note : Delegation fee Rs 150/- per person inclusive of one night stay, one Dinner on the 28th & Lunch on 29th.