The annual conference of Payyannur Area was held on 04-04-2016 under the presidentship of Com. T.V.Balakrishnan. Com.K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU inaugurated the conference with a detailed speech. Com.K.Kunhiraman, Dist Secretary, Com.K.Rajan (AIBDPA) and Com. E.P.Srinivasan (BSNLEU) addressed. An informative class on ‘Global warming and Climate change’ was conducted by Com.K.R.R.Varma, Asst. Circle Secretary. Coms. T.V.Balakrishnan, M.V.Unnikrishnan and K.Karunakaran were elected President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively. 

No. 38/37/08-P&PW (A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3

rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan

Khan Market, New Delhi-ll0 003.

Dated the 06

th April, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:- Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners – delinking of revised pension

from qualifying service of 33 years.

The undersigned is directed to say that as per Para 4.2 of this Department’s OM

of even number dated 1.9.2008 relating to revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners

w.e.f 1.1.2006, the revised pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006, in no case, shall be lower than 50%

of the sum of the minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon

corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired. A

clarification was issued vide DoP&PW OM of even number dated 3.10.2008 that the

pension calculated at 50% of the minimum of pay in the pay band plus grade pay would

be calculated at the minimum of the pay in the pay band (irrespective of the pre-revised

scale of pay) plus the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale.

2. Several petitions were filed in the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal

Bench, New Delhi inter alia claiming that the revised pension of the pre-2006

pensioners should not be less than 50% of the minimum of the pay band

+ grade pay,

corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which pensioner had retired, as arrived

at with reference to the fitment tables annexed to Ministry of Finance, Department of

Expenditure OM No. 1I112008-ICdated 30

th August, 2008. Hon’ble CAT, Principal

Bench, New Delhi vide its common order dated 1.11.2011 in OA No.65512010 and

three other connected OAs directed to re-fix the pension of all pre-2006 retirees w.e.f.

1.1.2006 based on the Resolution dated 29.8.2008 of the Department of Pension &

Pensioners’ Welfare and in the light of the observations of Hon’ble CAT in that order.

3. Orders were issued vide this Department’s OM of even number dated 28.1.2013

for stepping up of pension of pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 24.9.2012 to 50% of the

minimum of pay in the pay band and grade pay corresponding to pre-revised pay scale

from which the pensioner retired. Para 5 of this OM provides that in case the

consolidated pension/family pension calculated as per para 4.1 of O.M. No.38/37/08-

P&PW (A) dated 1.9.2008 is higher than the pension/family pension calculated in the

manner indicated in the O.M. dated 28.1.2013, the same (higher consolidated

pension/family pension) will continue to be treated as basic pension/family pension.

4. Subsequently, in compliance of the order dated 1.11.2011 of the Hon’ble CAT,

Principal Bench in OA No. 655/2010, order dated 29.4.2013 of Hon’ble High Court of

Delhi in WP (C) No. 1535/2012 and order dated 17.3.2015 of Hon’ble Supreme Court

in SLP (C) No. 36148/2013, order were issued vide this Department’s OM of even

number dated 30.7.2015 that the pension/family pension of all pre – 2006

pensioners/family pensioners may be revised in accordance with this Department’s

O.M. No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013 with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of

24.9.2012.

5. In accordance with the order issued in implementation of the recommendation of

the 6

th CPC, the pension of Government servants retired/retiring on or after 1.1.2006 has

been delinked from qualifying service of 33 years. In OA No.

715/2012 filed by Shri.

M.O. Inasu, a pre-2006 pensioner, Hon’ble CAT, Emakulam Bench, vide its order dated

16.8.2013 directed that the revised pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 under para 4.2 of OM dated

1.9.2008 would not be reduced based on the qualifying service of less than 33 years.

The appeals filed by Department of Revenue in the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala and

in the Hon’ble Supreme Court have also been dismissed. Similar orders have been

passed by Hon’ble CATlHigh Court in several other cases also.

6. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Finance

(Department of Expenditure). It has now- been decided that the revised consolidated

pension of pre-2006 pensioners shall not be lower than 50% of the minimum of the pay

in the Pay Band and the grade pay (wherever applicable) corresponding to the prerevised

pay scale as per fitment table without pro-rata reduction of pension even if they

had qualifying service of less than 33 years at the time of retirement. Accordingly, Para

5 of this Department’s OM of even number dated 28.1.2013 would stand deleted. The

arrears of revised pension would be payable with effect from 1.1.2006.

7. ‘Ministry of Agriculture, etc. are requested to bring the

contents of’these orders

to the notice of Controller of AccountslPay and Accounts Officers and Attached and

Subordinate Offices under them for revising the pension of all those pre – 2006

pensioners who had rendered less than 33 years of qualifying service at the time of

retirement in the manner as indicated above on top priority. Revised Pension Payment

Orders in all these cases may also be issued immediately.

8. All pension disbursing officeslbanks are also advised to prominently display

these orders on their notice boards for the benefit of pensioners.

9. This issues with the approval of Ministry of Finance, Deptt. of Expenditure vide

ID Note No.

2(9)/EV/2015, dated 15.3.2016.

10. Hindi version will follow.

I.

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Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

To

1. All MinistrieslDepartments of Government of India. (as per standard mailing

list).

2. All SCOV A Members

3. All identified Pensioners Association

Copy to (i) NIC Cell for uploading on the web site of the Department.

(ii) AD (OL), DoPPW for Hindi Version

Today, the 6th April, 2016 Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary had a telephonic talk with Ms. Annie Moreas, Member (Finance) on the issue of 78.2% IDA merger. She has stated that the file is ‘moving’ and may be sent to the Minister. But the fact remains that the file is still with the Secretary, DoT even after about one week of its submission to him by the establishment section of DoT.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had approached the Supreme Court against the order of TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) for payment of compensation to the customers for call drops. While hearing the petition  on 5th April, 2016 by the bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Nariman, Attorney General, Mukul Rohatgi sought time till 12-04-2016 to submit the proposal, rather ‘solution’ of the government to end the impasse in this regard. Earlier the counsel for COAI argued before the bench ‘nobody is running away from call drops issue’ but objected to the clauses in the Telecom Consumers Protection (9th Amendment) Regulations of 2015.

One of the most important and attractive poll promises of the BJP was that once they are elected to govern the country, they are committed to bring back the black money stashed away to foreign countries within 30 days. But even after 23 months there is no result in this regard despite appointment of a Special Investigation Team headed by former supreme court judge M.B.Shah. And the investigation agencies are reported to be struggling to estimate how much Indian wealth is parked in tax havens.

Now, the Panama papers have bring out another list of India’s rich and influential who have parked money in tax havens, the officials are grapping to find credible ways to verify a new estimate showing that over Rs.33,83,500 crore has left India during the period 2004-13. The investigation team is not at all confident of any major breakthroughs in the near future. But even at this stage the irony is that there is no effective intervention by the government other than certain statements.

Determined to rally for 220 klm starting from Patras end finishing outside the Greek Parliament in Athens are hundreds of unemployed and working people to demand measures against unemployment and measures of support for the unemployed.

The initiative of the Municipality of Patras exposing the extreme problem of unemployment, the poverty and misery of the popular families which began yesterday on Sunday, April 3rd, has been embrased by PAME and the class-oriented trade unions, by active popular organizations, cultural and athletic associations of the people of Greece.

Some of the slogans heard along the long rally are: “Unpaid work and terrible working conditions is what the capitalist barbarity has to offer”, “No more poverty and unemployment, no more sacrifices for the plutocracy”, “We will not become slaves of the employers”, “We demand work for all, work with rights”.

The demonstrators will arrive in Athens on Sunday, April 10th, 2016.

The WFTU has extend its solidarity to the demonstrators and the people of Greece and appeals to its members and friends worldwide to send messages of solidarity to this important initiative

The meeting between the TUIs and the WFTU Leadership concluded with great success. In the meeting took part high level delegations of all TUIs the main topics were the strengthening of the class oriented struggle in every sector and the preparations for the 17th World Trade Union Congress in Durban, South Africa. In the framework of the meeting, the international delegations took part in the demonstration organised by PAME against the destruction of social security.

On behalf of the WFTU Secretariat, the WFTU General Secretary took the floor and talked about the high value of the exchange of experience, the collective discussion and the common planning of the WFTU with its sectoral organizations -the TUIs- and announced the decision of the secretariat that this meeting will take place every year in order to strengthen the coordination and cooperation.

The TUI delegates discussed openly about the great steps they have done and the problems they face and have to overcome. The meeting concluded in a militant spirit and reassured that initiatives will be taken in every sector to promote the 17th World Trade Union Congress.

The SecretarIat

There was a large participation of pensioners in the Kollam District Convention held at K.G.Bose Centre, Kollam on 05-04-2016. Com.B.Thulaseedhara Kurup, District President, CITU inaugurated. Com.N.Guruprasad, Circle Secretary delivered the keynote address with an elaborate speech covering the Tirupati AIC decisions, current position of 78.2% IDA merger, the ensuing referendum in BSNL and the Elections to the state legislature. Com.R.Aravindakshan Nair, CHQ Treasurer, C.Muraledharan Pillai, District Secretary, BSNLEU and Com.K.N.Jyothilakshmi, Asst Circle Secretary, BSNLEU also addressed. Com.N.Sasidharan Nair, Dist Secetary welcomed the gathering and Com.V.Ponnappa Pillai, Vice President presided. Com.M.S. Thulaseedharan Pillai proposed vote of thanks.