The Forum of Civil Pensioners Associations had the ONLINE Meeting on 13.11.2025. As decided in that meeting a ‘Committee’ was constituted to finalize the action plan of FCPA. The Committee had two sittings and finalized the document unanimously.
1. Insist on formation of FCPA at all States and Districts within one month by respective Associations to their Units and feed them the importance of Unity. Educate them that the struggle will be long drawn. FCPA will write to all Affiliates. We will educate that the struggle will be long drawn and not short one and prepare the rank and file. FCPA CHQ will write to all Associations in this regard.
2. The Trade Union International (Pensioners and Retirees) and the WFTU will be written by Comrade K.G.Jayaraj ,Vice Secretary Organization TUI (P&R) about the condition and our Programmes – They can issue appropriate solidarity to Indian Employees and Pensioners.
3. FCPA will write to JCM Staff Side Secretary and copy to all members of Staff Side that dangers are more for the employees and Pensioners by the TOR. Suggest leading measurers to declare appropriate countrywide action to change the TOR and scrap the Validation clause to Employees and Pensioners. The demands of inclusion in the TOR about Pension revision for existing Pensioners and Family Pensioners; Scrap Validation of pension rules which denies pension revision and arrears; deletion of inappropriate reference to “Unfunded Cost of Non-contributory Pension Schemes; 30% interim relief; Merger of 50% DA/DR from 1.1.2024; Date of Effect of 8th CPC as 1.1.2026 and payment of entire arrears; NPS and UPS to be scrapped and OPS should be restored; the release of 18 months DA arrears; the Commutation restoration after 11 years and the Additional Pension from the age of 65 etc., if JCM Staff Side feels appropriate. In that letter we suggest mobilization of Employees and Pensioners in any manner including Convention and Strike to change the TOR if the letter to Honourable Prime Minister by the Staff Side has no effect.
4. FCPA will write to BPS to enlarge the united action by the Pensioners. We will also approach State Government and other Pensioners Associations.
5.FCPA will write to Central Trade Unions and Political Parties – explain the designs of government on Validation clause and TOR and request them for their support.
6. FCPA and All Associations can write to PM / FM/ Cabinet Secretary and JCM Staff Side Secretary on amendments to TOR and drop the validation clause – 20th to 23th November.
7. All Pensioners have to be approached to explain the dangers of Validation and the retrograde TOR – and ask them either sign in mass Signature campaign with their Name, PPO Number and signature –email campaign – Postcard campaign Letter campaign (Whichever is possible) to communicate our dissatisfaction on TOR – throughout December. [In Kerala alone from 15.12.2025 to 7.1.2026] – Signatures from districts can be collected at Delhi by Comrade Jogi and emails copy forwarded to their CHQs and FCPA CHQ. The number of Postcards and letters sent to be intimated to the respective CHQs and the CHQs in turn intimate to FCPA CHQ. Comrade Jogi’s Postal address in Delhi will be communicated to all Associations shortly.
8. Members Demonstration on 17.12.2025 at all Districts on the National Pensioners Day. On 15.12.2025 the FCPA will organize National Pensioners Day ONLINE and the topic will be educative and all Associations are invited to participate.
9. Members are mobilized on 9.1.2026 on District level dharna in all districts by the members of Associations.
10. A Committee of 14 Comrades comprising of S.G.Mishra, Prahalad Rai ,G.L. Jogi and I.S.Dabas (Delhi) – VAN Namboodiri & K.G.Jayaraj (Kerala) – D.Balasubramanian (TN) – K.S.C.Bose (Andhra) – Radhakrishna (Karnataka) – V.Krishnamohan (Telangana) – A.K.Ghosh (West Bengal) – D.K.Debnath (Assam) – – Virendra Tiwary (U.P) – S.C.Pandey (U.P) to be members of this Committee to form the team of MPs to raise a motion in Lok Sabha.
11. State FCPAs should organize Press Meets, issue Press Statements to campaign our Programmes and Demands in the month of January 2026. Every State should take necessary interest in organizing the Press Meet.
12. Regional level Conventions within States between 20.01.2026 to 30.01.2026 in all states. Each Association will give two or three names (President and General Secretary preferably) and attend many Conventions earmarked by CHQ of FCPA. State leaders of FCPA will be there in addition. They will invite all Central Trade Unions and all willing Unions of Central / State Govt / Public Sector to these conventions. The venues can be decided by the respective State level FCPAs.
13.State level meetings in the month of February (1-5 February) where the Political Parties will be invited and our Pensioners Leaders will explain to the leaders of Political Parties and seek their support and solidarity.
14. On13.02.2026, State level Dharna at all State Capitals to be organized. Central TUs and other leaders to be invited.
15. State level conventions in the month of February (20-28 February) where the leaders of Central TUs and Political Party leaders –will be invited as speakers. The speakers on behalf of FCPA will be allotted by the CHQ of FCPA.
16. If JCM Staff Side is organizing any struggle, we from FCPA will fully fall in line and participate.
17. The FCPA will meet in March 1st Week to plan our further actions.
K. Ragavendran, Secretary General, NCCPA
