The representatives NCCPA affiliated pensioners organisations of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu met on 10-04-2017 and formed the district unit.
Office bearers were elected unanimously with Com. A.Meenakshisundaram of AIBDPA (President), Com.S.Subramaniam of CGPA (Vice President), Com.Rajanayam of AIPRPA (Secretary), Jayachandran of Railways (Joint, Secretary) Com.K.Kaliprasad of AIBDPA (Asst.Secretary), Com.Johnson of Railways (Tresaurer) and Com.Amalraj of Excise (Organising Secretary)
Our continuous efforts and struggles have at last yielded the desired result. BSNL management has issued letter restoring the quarterly medical allowance to BSNL retirees, which was stopped unilaterally in 2011.
AIBDPA thanks the BSNL management and congratulates all the BSNL pensioners who have participated in all the struggles for restoration of medical allowance.
We sincerely thanks BSNLEU who took the initiative to rally round all the working unions to agree for restoration of medical allowance to the retirees- view letter>.medical allowance to retirees restored.RetdEmployeeswithout voucher (1)
NFPE has called upon all its divisional branches to organise day long mass dharna on 27th April 2017 demanding implementation of the Kailash Chandra Committee report on the Gramin Dak Sevaks. The report has been submitted on 24-11-2016, but so far it is not implemented citing the various procedure. There are certain recommendations which will benefit the GDS, the most exploited section in the postal department. The government has to take an early decision and implement the favourable recommendations.
AIBDPA fully support the agitation of the postal comrades.
F.No.42/15/2016-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date : 07th April, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/15/2016-P&PW(G) dated 16th Nov, 2016 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief admissible to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 2% to 4% w.e.f. 1.1.2017.
2. These orders apply to (i) Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensioners/family pensioners (v) Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension.
3. These orders shall not be applicable on following categories
(i) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan and are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance.
(ii) Central Government Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and are in receipt of 1/3 restored commuted portion of pension.
(iii) CPF beneficiaries, their widows and eligible children who are in receipt of ex-gratia payment in terms of this Department’s OM No.45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 and revised vide this Department’s OM 1/10/2012-P&PW(E) dated 27.06.2013.
Separate orders will be issued in respect of the above categories.
4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and reemployed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.
6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
7. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.
8. The offices of Accountant General and authorised Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, 11/34-80-11 dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CPL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.
9. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the C&AG.
10. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their OM No.1/3/2017-E.II(B) dated 30th March, 2017.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
The World Federation of Trade Unions, representing 92 million workers in the 5 continents, expresses its dissatisfaction and denounces the sentence of life to 13 workers and of 5 years jail to four more workers of Maruti Suzuki, regarding the incident of violence in the Manesar plant of Maruti in 2012.
The violent incident in 2012, plotted by the management of the factory, through the hiring of musclemen in order to crush the trade unions and the workers who were fighting for their rights. The convicted workers are not responsible for the incident in which a general manager of the factory was killed.
The WFTU is greeting the demonstrations and the initiatives to take place on 5th April 2017, expressing the Trade unions’ solidarity and demanding the unconditional release of the Maruti workers and reinstatement of dismissed workers.
The Secretariat
International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ranked India at 121 out of 131 countries in Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP) with an abysmal 27%, which means out of 100 jobs, only 27 jobs are with women. Nepal has got FLFP of 79.9%, China 63.9%, Bangladesh 57.4%, 56.3% in US, 50.8% in European countries and 35.1% in Sri Lanka. The few countries which are below India include Pakistan 24.6% and Arab countries 23.3%.
The jobless women in India are mainly in rural area. It is also reported that the FLFP is continuously reducing in India. In the Central government the ratio between men and women workers were 9.15 : 1. Lack of education among women in backward rural areas is one reason.
The continued governments at the centre have not paid any serious attention to this matter. Government of India and State governments have to seriously tackle the issue.
The Reception Committee formed for the sucessful conduct of the 3rd biennial circle conference reviewed the progress. Com.Prasant Banerjee, Chairman ,Reception Committee and former Kolkata Mayor presided over the meeting and gave valuable guidance. Coms. Sanjib Banerjee, Circle Secretary and Com.Supriya Mitra, Circle President also addressed the meeting. The circle conference is scheduled to be held on 27-04-2017
It is known all over the world that the USA, the European Union, Turkey and the Gulf monarchies have founded, financed and armed the ISIS. Their goal was dismembering Syria and founding new puppet states in order to steal the region’s wealth.
Today, with the USA bombings against Syria, the government of Trump continues the policy of the previous Presidents. Through these bombings, it supports the ISIS. It makes the situation even more dangerous for a generalized war.
The class-oriented trade union movement demands:
– The foreign troops to leave the Region
– To stop the imperialist intervention against Syria and the whole Middle East
– The wealth-producing resources of Syria belong to its people.
– The peoples of the Region are the only ones who have the right to decide freely and democratically on their present and future.
– to stop chemical weapons use by everybody
A new Area Branch, Pachora, has been formed under Jalgaon District in Maharashtra. The meeting held for this purpose on 08-04-2017 was inaugurated by Com.R.N.Patil, Circle Secretary. Com.A.S.Ingale, Circle Treasurer and Com. M.D.Badhe addressed.
Office bearers with Com.M.S.Patil (President), Com.B.L.Slunke (Secretary) and S.G.Ahire (Treasurer) have been elcted unanimously.