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NPS Committee invites Suggestions for streamlining National Pension System.!?

No.57/112016-P&PW(B
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated the 16th January, 2017

Notice

Subject: Measures for streamlining the implementation of the National Pension System for Central Government employees- reg.

A Committee has been constituted to suggest measures for streamlining the implementation of the National Pension System for Central Government employees. Accordingly, suggestions / views are invited for streamlining the implementation of the National Pension System for Central Government employees for consideration by the Committee. Suggestions may be sent through email on the harjit.singh59@nic.in and chakrabarti75@gov.in

(Harjit Singh)
Director (Pension Policy)

In the common memorandum submitted to the 7th Pay Commission by the staff unions and pensioners associations, it was demanded to scrap the PFRDA Act and implement statutory defined benefit pension to the employees recruited on or after 01-01-2004,instead of NPS. But the pay commission gave a recommendation to streamline the NPS and the government is now attempting to another farce exercise only to cheat the employees and the pensioners as in the case of “High Level Committees” constituted to implement the assurances given by the Group of Ministers to the NJCA. 

1% RICH HAVE GRABBE 58% OF INDIAN WEALTH.

According to the studies made by a research organisation, Right Group Oxfam, 1% rich in India owns 58% of the total wealth of the country. 57 billionaires in India have the same wealth of $216 billion, which is the total wealth owned by the bottom 70% of the people. The inequality has been  steadily increasing after the neo-liberal policy has been introduced. The rich becomes richer and the poor the poorer.

It is not different the world over. After the collapse of the USSR and the unipolar policy of capitalist system, the inequality has increased pushing down the common people to below poverty line. Each and every action of the central government is  corporate-friendly and against the interest of the common people.

MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE CONFERENCE HELD BEFITTINGLY AND SUCCESSFULLY.

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THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS WITH COMS.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI, K.G.JAYARAJ AND N.K.NALAWADE.

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The spacious Recreation Club hall at Mahadji Sindhey Telephone Exchange ,Pune was jam packed with pensioners from all the districts of Maharashtra on 15-01-2017. The occasion was the Circle Conference of AIBDPA, Maharashtra. Com.Nagesh Nalawade, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU and the main architect of the organising committee welcomed all and controlled the proceedings. Com.Subhas Bartakke, Circle President presided over the conference.

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor inaugurated the conference with an elaborate and inspiring speech, covering almost all the issues of the pensioners. Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, in his address dealt the organisational issues and exhorted to strengthen the AIBDPA at all levels to meet the challenges. Coms. Appa Saheb Ghagre, Circle President, BSNLEU, Gulab Kale, Assistant Circle Secretary, BSNLEU and S.S.Amre also addressed the conference. Com.B.P.Petkar presented the report and accounts and were adopted after active discussion.

Office bearers were elected unanimously and the following are the important functionaries.

Advisors : Coms. B.P.Petkar, S.N.Barkulabi

Patrons : Coms. S.S.Amre, B.R.Hiwarkar

Circle President : Com. P.G.Suryavanshi

Circle Secretary : Com.R.N.Patil

Treasurer. : Com. A.S.Ingale.

A SEMINAR ON ” SAVE PENSION AND PENSION FOR ALL ” HELD AT MIDNAPORE.

A good seminar, participated by hundreds of pensioners,  was organised on 08-01-2017 by the Reception Committee of the ensuing West Bengal Circle Conference. It was held at the Karmachari Bhawan, Midnapore and Com. Anupam Saha, District Secretary and General Secretary, Reception Committee welcomed the gathering. Com.Susanta Ghosh, CHQ Vice President and Circle Secretary presented the subject, “Save Pension & Pension for All” effectively. The main speaker was Com.Pranab Chattopadhyay, Veteran leader of the State Goverenment employees in particular and the entire middle class employees and retirees in general.

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HABRA BRANCH UNDER KOLKATA DISTRICT FORMED

A new branch of Habra, under Kolkata District Branch has been formed on 14-01-2017 in a well attended meeting. Com. Gautam Chatterjee, Branch Secretary, BSNLEU presided and Com.Pijush Chakraborty inaugurated. Coms. .Ajit Nandan, District Secretary, Pankaj Saha, D.Dasbakshi and Sisir Dutta also addressed.

KARAIKUDI DISTRICT CONFERENCE HELD SUCCESSFULLY.

The biennial District Conference of Karakudi in Tamil Nadu Circle was held with good participation of pensioners on 08-01-2017. Com.M. Muthuramalingam, District president was in chair. Com.S.Mohandoss, CHQ Vice President and Circle President, inaugurated the conference with an inspiring speech, covering recent developments and issues of pennsioners. Com.C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary, delivering the special address dealt on organisational matters. Com.Mohandas, District Secretary, AIBSNLEA, Bhoominathan, District Secretary, BSNLEU, Radhakrishnan, Circle Vice President etc addressed. Report and accounts were adopted after discussion.

Office bearers were elected unanimously with the following important functionaries.
Com.M.Muthuramalingam (President), Com.V.Subramonian (District Secretary) and Com.R.Subramonian (Treasurer)

KHAMGAN DISTRICT BRANCH IN MAHRASHTRA FORMED.

In a well attended meeting of BSNL DOT pensioners held on 10-01-2017, the District Branch of Khamgan has been formed. Com.R.N.Patil, District Secretary, Jalgoan addressed the meeting and explained the need to form the AIBDPA district Branch. Com.A.S.Choudhary, District President, Jalgoan also spoke on the issues of the pensioners. After discussion, the District Branch was formed with the following important functionaries.

Com.Thakare P.G (President) Com.H.L.Tiwari (District Secretary) and Com.G.P.Abhav (Treasurer).

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UNDUE DELAY IN 78.2% IDA FIXATION PROCESS- KERALA WITNESSES MASS DHARNAS WITH OVERWHELMING PARTICIPATION OF PENSIONERS.

Pensioners all over Kerala expressed their anguish and anger against the undue delay in the 78.2% IDA fixation process and drawal of arrears thereof. Pensioners from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta held a massive and powerful Dharna in front of the CCA office, Thiruvananthapuram on 10-01-2017. Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary inaugurated the Dharna participated by about 500 pensioners. Com.R.Aravindakshan Nair, Circle President and CHQ Treasurer presided. Coms. K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, P.K.Muraleedharan, Circle Convenor, NFPE, M.C.Nair, Circle Prsident, AIPRPA, Jacob Thomas, Circle President, P-III(NFPE), Benny, District Secretary, BSNLEU addressed the dharan. Com.N.Guruprasad, Circle Secretary welcomed all and Com.N.Vikraman Nair proposed vote of thanks.
After the Dharna, a delegation consisting Coms.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, R.Aravindakshan Nair, Circle President and N.Guruprasad, Circle Secretary met the CCA, Shri. Manoj and discussed the issue of early completion of the work related to 78.2% IDA fixation and calculation of one extra increment for pension. They demanded that at least by 31-03-2017,everything in this regard should be completed.The CCA stated that the works could not be completed within the stipulated period due to shortage of staff and though now additional staff are posted, still,it is not sufficient.The delegation immediately offered the services of retired staff which was accepted by the CCA. Initially, two retired Section Supervisors, Coms.M.Balachandran Nair and M. Salauddin are being made available from 11-01-2017 itself.

Similar Dharnas were also held at Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Ernakulam and Kottayam by the respective district branches.