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November 2012

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

Single Copy : Rs. 15

web site : www.bharatpensioner.org e-mail : [email protected]

NOVEMBER 2012 Vol. VII No. 11

RNI REGD. No. DELBIL/2006/17678

Massive DHARNA by BPS @ Jantar Mantar on 11.10.12

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O R O P

On the dais with Chief Guest Mala Kapur Shankardass

Trophy + Rs. 5000/- being awarded to POPA, Hyderabad

Tripti Chakraborty of Dimapur being awarded Trophy + Rs. 3000/-

M Somasekha Rao Vice President (SZ)being honoured with a Trophy

Smt V Bhagyavathy being honoured with a Trophy + Rs. 1000/-

Group Photo of Awardees

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1. Hum Aur Aap :(i) Regarding eMO .................................................. 3

(ii) Rally at Nagpur : 17.10.12 ................................ 3

(iii) Flash : 4th National Convention of Rly

Pensioners : 09.02.12 @ Nagpur .......................... 3

2. From Secy Genl ................................................... 53. AGM : President K C Pipal : Welcome Speech ..... 6

4. Chief Guest Address : Mala Shankardass Kapur .... 7

5. BPS PMES AWARDS - 2012 .................................. 9

6. Message : AIRF - Com Shiva Gopal Mishra ......... 10

7. Massive Dharna @ Jantar Mantar ....................... 11

8. Highlights : AGM - 12.10.2012 ............................. 11

9. S C Maheshwari’s Message @ AISCCON .......... 12

10. Amendments to Rules and Regulations of BPS... 12

11. PSU absorbees : High Court Judgement ............. 13

12. GOI ORDERS :11.11.11 CGHS-Empanelment (Contd) Nagpur ... 14

11.11.11 CGHS-Empanelment (Contd) Patna ...... 17

17.07.12 National Anomaly Committee Minutes ... 19

19.09.12 Rlys : Holiday Homes Charges ........... 20

25.10.12 DR in pre-revised scales .................... 21

01.10.12 CGHS : permission for Diabetes,

Hypertension & other Cardiac Diseases,

Dialysis and Cancer ............................ 21

25.05.12 P&PW : FP for pre-2006 pensioners .. 22

02.01.12 P&PW : Next person in missing cases ... 23

25.05.12 No Extension of CGHS in new cities .. 23

15.10.12 CGHS : Continuation of empanelment ... 24

13. CAT Judgement21.06.12 FP : Legally wedded wife entitled ...... 24

14. Middle class pays the price for inflation .............. 26

15. House not in order ................................................ 27

16. Protect your Heart ................................................ 29

17. Nominations .......................................................... 30

18. Thanks! ............................................................ 31

19. Renewal ............................................................ 32

20. Aap Aur Hum ..................................................... 33

HUM AUR AAP

ATTENTION:REGARDING eMOAt present, many of the remittances are re-

ceived through electronic Money Orders (eMO)

which contain no communication. Many a time it

is almost impossible to locate your Membership

No. so that the amount is properly accounted for

in your account. In such cases, letter with full

address and Membership No. may be posted si-

multaneously.

Rameshwara Kumar, Treasurer

CORRIGENDUMIn Bharat Pensioner 10/2012 - p.34, under LE-

GAL FIGHTING FUND, the donation of ̀ 500/- from

AIRRF, Secunderabad (M - 8379/05) may be

treated as cancelled as this amount was meant

as annual membership fee for Bharat Central Pen-

sioners Confederation (BCPC) to whom it has since

been passed on. The error is very much regretted.

Rameshwar Kumar, Treasurer

FLASH :S C Maheshwari, Secy Genl, BPS, NDLS & the

Genl Secy, AIFPA, Chennai with active support

of NFRP, Palghat

Call upon Rly Pensioners’ Associations & C G

Pensioners’ Associations with membership of

Rly Pensioners to attend in large numbers.

4th National Convention ofRly Pensioners Associations on

9th Feb, 2013 at NagpurDelegation fee ̀ 200/- per person.

For accommodation at Nagpur & other information

Contact : J.N. Rao, Vice President (West),

Bharat Pensioners Samaj

Phone : 0712 265 2335 Mob : 09421703511

email : [email protected]

Associations / Federations may send draft

resolutions for consideration & inclusion by

31.12.2012. to:

Bimalendu Chakraborty,

Secy, Rly Pensioners (B.P.S.), Office of the

N.F.Railway Pensioner’s Association, NJP- Gate

Bazar, P O Bhaktinagar, Jalpaiguri-734007

Email - [email protected] Ph.- 08016135182

Secy Genl, BPS

RALLY AT NAGPUR ON 17.10.12

BY SECR PENSIONERS ASSNSECR Pensioners Association Nagpur an af-

filiate of BPS took out a grand rally from office of

the Association in Moti Bagh to DRM office to

press long pending demands. Sh J.N.Rao VP (W)

BPS led & addressed the rally. Photo @ p.36.

NEW OFFICE BEARERSThe new office bearers elected in the AGM-2012 have been shown @ p4...........EDITOR

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BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ, NEW DELHI(Federation of All India Pensioners' Associations)

Regd No. S - 2023 of 1962 - 63

MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ON AGEING, TORONTO, CANADA2/13-A, LGF ( Backside), Jangpura - 'A', Hospital Road, New Delhi - 110 014

Hon Legal Consultant : G S LobanaAdvocate, CAT Pr Bench & High Court, C-207,

Anand Lok Society, Mayur Vihar-I, Delhi - 110 091

Tel. : 011 - 2275 5422 Mobile : 098102 38999

(For any reply, a stamped ` 5 envelope a must)

Local SBI Cheques in f/o BPS should bedeposited in your own branch in BPS

Account No 10825178380 IFSC : SBIN0001274 withMICR 110002055. For ecs thru cash or outstation

cheque (except AT PAR cheque), add `̀̀̀̀ 25 asInter Branch Transfer fee.

Members, Managing Committee1. K C Pipal Agra - 01 0562-248777

2. P K Goswami (Smt) DLH - 14 0112437 8583

3. S Kodwani (Smt) DLH - 24 0112984 1621

4. G S Asiwal BPL - 32 0755266 5545

5. M M Kapur DLH - 05 093508 47712

6. V K Taneja DLH - 05 0112578 9203

7. N C Gupta DLH - 87 093127 97353

8. B D Dhyani DLH - 14 099103 17318

9. Parkash Chand DLH - 18 092105 15470

10. S P Bhargava GGN - 01 0124232 5674

11. S P Bhardwaj GGN - 03 098109 14167

12. Y P Sawhney DLH - 52 0112712 7129

13. Asis Ranjan De GUW - 12 036125 7185214. D A N Sarma VZG - 16 092475 37961

15. Lajpat Rai DLH - 58 09717496027

16. Harcharan Lal GZB - 01 092107 62511

President : Shyam Sunder

T : 011- 2437 6642 (O), 011- 2437 8583 (R)

Wkg President :

Sr Vice-Prez : P N Sharma

T : 011- 2701 8811 M : 092102 04078

Secy Genl : S C Maheshwari,

490-A/16, Gurdwara Road, Civil Lines,

Gurgaon - 122 001 Fax : 0124-2300423,

T : 0124-2302262 M : 098684 88199

Secy (Defence) : Onkar Singh Riar,

786, Urban Estate-I, Jalandhar - 144 022

M : 09855050608

Secy (Postal & Ors) : M Chandra Mowli,

Flat - 43012, Janapriya Utopia Aptts, Block- 4,

B Wing, 3rd Floor, Hyderguda (Attapur),

Hyderabad- 500 048 T : 040-2401 5050

Secy (Rly Pensnrs) - For Rly matters, contact directly:

Bimalendu Chakraborty, Nr. Balaka Club,

Sukantapally, Ward 32, Siliguri Bazar,

Jalpaiguri - 735 101 M : 080161 35182

T : 0353-2562545 (R) 2692331 (O)

Secy (BSNL/PSUs) ; Shreepad V Deshpande,

Pune. T : 020-2447 3757, M : 09422002219

Secy (P R) : A K Vatta, K-10, Finehome Aptts,

Mayur Vihar-I, New Delhi - 110 091

T : 011- 4308 1910

Editor : Send (English) News directly to:

D Jayaraman, 23, Rashi Aptts, Plot - 3, Sector - 7,

Dwarka, Delhi - 110 075 T : 011- 2508 8062

Jt Secy General : Pooran Lal,

MIG-81, Shamsabad Road, Agra - 282 004

M : 095364 61904

Asstt Secy Genl : K L Malhotra, F - 11, Rail Vihar,

GZB-12 T - 0120269 8625, M - 098182 97181

Treasurer : Rameshwar Kumar, Delhi-110 088

M - 09654892289

Contact each of them directly at :Vice-Prez (North Zone):

Harchandan Singh, Chandigarh

T : 0172 - 222 8306 M : 093161 31598

Vice-Prez (East Zone):R N Dutta, 12 - E, Shakuntala Park,

Baidyabati - 712 222 -08

T : 033 - 2632 6070 M : 098742 47912

Vice-Prez (West Zone):J Narayana Rao, 207 Kailash Aptts,

Kamptee Road, Nagpur - 440 017

T : 0712 - 265 2335 M : 094217 03511

Vice-Prez (South Zone):M Somasekhara Rao, 12-11-1411,

Buddhanagar, Secunderabad - 500 061

T : 040 - 2707 8848 M : 099490 52609

Vice-Prez (N E Zone):Th Yaisukul Singh, Irawat Bhawan,

Imphal (Manipur)-795 001 T: 0385 - 244 3738

HUM AUR AAP

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FROM THE DESK OF SECRETARY GENERALFROM THE DESK OF SECRETARY GENERALFROM THE DESK OF SECRETARY GENERALFROM THE DESK OF SECRETARY GENERALFROM THE DESK OF SECRETARY GENERAL

(KINDLY HELP US TO SERVE YOU BETTER)

Dear Affiliates &Members,

I am thankful for the confidence you have

deposed in me by unanimously electing me as

the next Secy. Genl. of this great organization.

I am aware of weaknesses & know certain

issues need urgent attention .I shall make all out

effort to live unto your expectations.

However, to enable Federation head office to

concentrate on policy and other issues of general

importance, it is felt necessary to share workload

with other office bearers. Besides Zonal Vice

Presidents who represent the President BPS in their

respective Zones, BPS has four Secretaries i.e.

Secretary Railway, Defence, BSNL/PSU, Secretary

Civil i.e. Postal & other C.G.Civil Pensioners. All

the incumbents of these posts are very experienced

& competent persons. BPS rules authorize

departmental secretaries to take-up individual

grievances & to directly write to the concerned

authorities. You are, therefore, requested to

henceforth send individual grievances directly to

departmentwise Secretaries who will either process

your grievance online through CPENGRAMS or by

referring it to the nodal Ministry.

However, to enable speedy processing of

individual grievances, it is essential to provide

following details on the proforma given hereunder:

a. Name

b. Last designation

c. Name of office with complete address, division

& zone from which retired, include the

designation of controlling officer

d. Year of retirement & type of retirement.

e. No. of PPO with particulars of its issuing

authority.(attach Xerox copy of PPO)

f. Present Full address, Contact No. Mob/Land

line, e. mail address if available.

g. Post held at the time of retirement (and scale

of pay)

h. If pension has been sanctioned, Type &

quantum may be specified.

i. The particulars of Pension Disbursing Authority

with account No

j. Representations/Correspondence done so far:

Attach supporting documents.

k. Summary of your representation brief and short

in not more than 150 words.

Kindly note that w/o complete information it

may not be possible to process your grievance.

So please help us to help you.

Note:

1. Affiliates may refer to Federation HQ: policy

issues/cases needing clarification or

modifications of orders.

2. Secretaries & Vice Presidents after action &

filtering at their level may refer cases to

headquarters if deemed necessary.

Kindly help us to serve you better.

Friends, Working of Pensioners’ Federation is

entirely different than that of recognized Trade

Unions. Pensioners’ Federations do not have any

negotiating tool, here we have to bank more on

persuasive management & opinion building. Legal

battles are too costly moreover. Legal fight alone

cannot always help us though may have to be

resorted to at times; even then it has to be backed

by the struggle in the field which includes opinion

building through Rallies, Dharnas, websites & other

social media etc which need support of sister

organizations also. Thus in my opinion instead of

Legal Fighting Fund we need a Struggle fund to

cover connecting activities. Thus, through this

communication, I seek your approval to rename

existing Legal Fighting Fund as “Struggle Fund”.

S C Maheshwari, Secy. Genl,Bharat Pensioner Samaj

ATTENTION :All pensioners & Family pensioners

are required to furnish Life Certificates

to Pension Disbursing authorities

during November 2012

SECY GENL

November 2012

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BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ(FEDERATION), NEW DELHI

Welcome speech of Shri K.C. Pipal, President

BPS ND delivered on the eve of 57th Annual

Conference of Bharat Pensioners Samaj. New Delhi

held on 12.10.2012 at T.N. Bajpayee Memorial Hall,

12-Chelmsford Road, New Delhi Rly Station.

Honorable Chief Guest Ms Mala Kapoor

Shankerdass renowned Sociologist, Guest of

Honour Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra General Secretary,

AIRF, Platinum Age Brothers, office bearers of BPS

Secretary General Shri Shyam Sunder Ji, Vice

Presidents S/s R.N. Tripathi, Harchandan Singh,

R.N., Dutta, J. Narayan Rao, M. Somasekhar Rao,

Th Yaisukal Singh, Secretary Defence Lt Col K.S.

Bhardwaj, Secretary Postal Shri M. Chandramowli,

Secretary Rly Shri S.C. Maheshwari, Secretary

BSNL Shri Shreepad V. Despande, Secretary PR

Shri V.K. Taneja,, Editor D. Jayaraman, Joint

Secretary General Shri P.N. Sharma, Asstt. Secy

Genl Shri K.L. Malhotra, Treasurer Shri Rameshwar

Dayal, Members of Executive Committee, other

delegates from nook corners of India, Ladies &

Gentlemen, I welcome you all in this Conference.

I am grateful to Ms Mala Kapoor Shankerdass

Chief Guest and Guest of Honour, Shri Shiv Gopal

Mishra, Secy Genl. AIRF who have very kindly

consented and have come to grace the occasion,

sparing time from their busy schedule.

I am very much thankful to Shri Shree Gopal

Mishra, Genl. Secy AIRF for allowing BPS Fed. to

hold AGM in this historical TN Bajpayee AC Hall.

I am thankful to all delegates, who have come

to attend this conference from nook corners of

India. I am also thankful to all Platinum Age

Brothers, who have come to attend the Conference

and to grace the occasion.

I convey my heartiest good wishes to all

colleagues of my ‘Executive Committee for

extending whole hearted support in the smooth

working of the Federation.

I would like to bring to the kind notice of the

House that despite best efforts by BPS, the

following resolutions adopted earlier are still

pending at Govt. level to press for early settlement.

We have staged Dharna yesterday only on

11.10.12 at Jantar Mantar. I convey my warm

greetings to all participants in Dharna.

Pending Demands:1. Equal retirement benefits to the pensioners at par

with employees by adding 50% of grade pay.

2. Complete parity to pre-2006 pensioners with

post 2006 pensioners

3. Medical attendance treatment & preventive

health care

4. Wages & pension revision every five years

5. Merger of 50% Dearness Relief in pension

6. Revision of ex-gratia of pre-1986 CPF/SRPF(e) retirees

7. Upgradation of JAG scale of S-21 to S-23 from Pay

Band-3 to Pay Band-4 like S-24 as duties and

responsibilities of S-21 to S-24 remains the same.

8. Increase of FMA from Rs. 300 to Rs. 1000/-

9. Canteen facilities to Civilian Defence Pensioners

10. Restoration of commuted portion of pension

after 12 years.

11. Merger of P&T Dispensaries with CGHS &

payment of FMA to the pensioners, who

resides beyond 2.5 km from P&T Dispensaries

12. Revise pension of all Central Govt. pensioners

wef 1.1.2011 by appointing 7 th Pay

Commission to ensure revision every 5 years

instead of 10 years as suggested by 6 CPC

13. Addl. pension to start from 65 years onward

with 5% increase every 5 years upto 50 years

of age & 20% increase every 5 years thereafter.

14. To scrap New Pension Scheme introduced

wef 1.1.2004

15. Enhance family pension for 10 years even in

cases of death after retirement.

16. BSNL Medical re-imbursement scheme-

restoration of without voucher facilities viz.

quarterly medical allowance

17. Applicability of merger 78.2% IDA instead of

68.8% to BSNL pensioners as agreed for

working employees

These demands may be pressed by next Working

Committee. Detailed activities of the Federation will be

discussed in Secy Genl’s report to be presented by

him. With these words I conclude Best wishes to all

K C Pipal, President

PREZ ADDRESS

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Dr. Mala Kapur Shankardass Chief Guest atBharat Pensioners Samaj

(Federation of All India Pensioner’s Association affiliated to IFA)

57th Annual Conference, 12th October, 2012,T N Bajpayee Memorial Hall,

12, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi, India.

Dr. Mala Kapur Shankardass is a sociologist,

gerontologist, health and development social

scientist. She is into academics, research,

activism, consultancy and writing. She works at

both national and international levels. She holds

the Asia Chair of International Network for

Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), an

international NGO in consultative status with

United Nations and working in 68 countries across

all the continents. She is also Founder and

Managing Trustee of Development, Welfare &

Research Foundation (DWRF), through which she

advocates for older persons rights and works for

and with senior citizens. She is on the Expert

panel on ageing issues with different agencies of

the United Nations and national bodies. She is

also involved with gender, health and development

concerns. She chaired the Sub Committee on

Gender for the Committee for the formulation of

the revision of the National Policy for Older

Persons (GoI). She can be contacted at

[email protected] and through postal

address D – 104, Anand Niketan, New Delhi -21.

Namaste and Good afternoon, Respected

Senior Citizens, Distinguished Guests, Members

of the Bharat Pensioners Samaj, Ladies and

Gentlemen.

I am extremely happy to join all of you in your

57th annual conference. I am honored to be invited

to this large all India gathering. It is such a

pleasure to see so many of you assembled here

today, coming from all parts of the country. It

speaks volumes about your commitment to your

organization. Congratulations on the success of

Bharat Pensioners Samaj stabilizing itself year

and after year. I have been following your

successful path with great pride. I hope your

issues and demands are resolved at the earliest

and your dharna yesterday on 11th October at

Jantar Mantar, New Delhi went off well. My request

to you is to please submit your charter of

demands to the Planning Commission, who are

these days busy preparing the 12th Five Year Plan,

so that many of your concerns are addressed by

the government in the new development plans

being framed.

Much is talked about retirement planning and

all of you belonging to different regions of the

country, through your organization are doing a

great job to highlight different aspects of retirement

and especially of pensions. I am impressed by

your annual reports, and other regular publications,

it all reflects of the sincerity and the dedication of

each one of you and more so of the various office

bearers to the cause.

I am grateful to Mr S. C. Maheshwari, for

extending the invitation to me to be the Chief Guest

at today’s function. He asked me to speak on

elder abuse issues and related matters. Given

the short time of 10 minutes, I will try to cover

some aspects of it.

Elder abuse and neglect is a growing concern

and of intergenerational interest. Both the young

and the older generation have to work together to

avoid it. Since a large majority of those present here

today belong to the older generation, I will touch on

the issue from their perspective and interest.

In a family set up, the beginnings of elder abuse

and neglect start with dependency of older people

on the younger family members. Whether it is

financial dependency or physical or psychological

or any other form, it is generally the cause or the

basis on which abuse starts in a family situation.

Most people try to financially plan for their

retirement, but do not plan for ‘retirement living’,

that is for living their life in the later years. Money

matters and finances as part of retirement planning

are an important aspect of old age, but later years

are much more than finances, they need to be

managed in many other ways. With increasing

longevity ‘retirement living’ thus is an important

aspect of everyone’s life which needs adequate

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attention and careful planning. Proper management

of retired living, of later years also reduces the risk

of elder abuse and neglect. Planning and

management of these years is all about how you

want your life to look like in old age.

Health is an important part of later years, but

while remaining healthy must be a goal through

the life course for all of us, retirement living is

about going beyond health. Successful retirement

living is about attitude to old age, all about

productive ageing, it is finding purpose in life

beyond 60 years and most importantly keeping

all your resources with yourself and utilizing them

appropriately as per need.

Based on my experience of working on old

age issues and with older people, my advice to

you is that during your life do not give away your

resources – your property, your assets, your

valuables to the younger generation. These should

be passed on only after death. Why do most

people give away their resources to their children

during life is because many have the attitude that

they do not need them in later years. But

remember, old age is a celebration, every phase

of it, each year of life must be enjoyed and lived.

Each and everyone person has the right to live

their life with autonomy and dignity. This is only

possible if your resources are within your hand. If

you have property, or pension, or wealth from

assets, it is for your use, for you to enjoy your old

age and benefit from it. Yes, you can willingly

share it with your children, but only use part of it,

do not ever give it away totally. Let the children

live with you but let it not be the other way, that is

you live off your children, do not become

dependent on them.

Also, importantly, use your time for yourself.

Find time to do activities that you enjoy, if it is

grand children caring, doing work for your adult

children – do it as an enjoyment, as a

responsibility, but never as a burden. Resist it if

forced on you. Do activities which give you a

purpose in life and which suit your health and

well being. Let your children realize that you have

a life of your own. You are entitled to do what you

wish to do, as much as the adult children like to

do things as they desire. Be involved with

activities of your choice and express your likes

and dislikes, but do not be rigid, uncooperative

and stubborn. Be amicable so that children can

respect your individuality, your special

contribution to their life and to your own well being.

Do keep your mind sharp. Be vigilant of any

financial fraud or misdeed. Be careful with financial

dealings as your children could be party to over

looking your financial interests. Be aware of your

bank dealings, of signing documents and

important papers that concern you. It is necessary

that your children should be impressed with your

intellectual abilities. They should know that they

can not fool you in any financial or other matter.

Your mind should be alert to all that involves you

in any way. It is said about the mind - ‘use it or

lose it’. So you need to keep your intellectual

stimulation always alive. Keep yourself busy and

involved with whatever you enjoy doing. Take an

interest in your life, in your activities. You should

keep busy with voluntary work, you are lucky if

you have paid work, be involved with hobbies, mind

games, brain work, always have something to do,

even relaxing and taking life easy should be

stimulating. Don’t let life defeat you.

It is important to be connected with people.

Research indicates that people who develop

friendship and keep them in old age, live longer,

healthier and happier. Also contact with the

outside world, with your sincere friends

safeguards you against abuse. Children feel

threatened by close contacts of their ageing

parents. If they know that you can talk against

them and about their bad behavior with others,

with relatives, siblings, friends, that they will be

under scrutiny, they will resist being abusive. Don’t

fear them, if they do anything wrong to you, stop

them immediately, right in the beginning. Show

them you will not tolerate any misbehavior or

mistreatment. Do not accept defeat and become

helpless. Your friends, siblings and other contacts

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can keep a watch on you and consequently a

check on your children and others who may abuse

or neglect you. Keep your spirits high.

Life changes that come with retirement living

can be challenging, but your attitude plays a big

part on how you will find your happiness. Discuss

your problems with your well – wishers, solutions

are always there. Take matters is your hands and

do not be without hope. Your life is precious, do

not let it stagnate and rot. Each year has to be

lived. It is rightly said – Add life to your years. Be

1. NFRPA -New Jalpaiguri S P Vatta Trophy with Cash Award of Rs 5000/-

2. Postal Officers Pensioners Association, Daya Maheshwari Memorial Trophy +

Hyderabad Cash Award Rs 5000/-

3. Tripti Chakarborty, Secretary Cash Award Rs 3000/- + Trophy cum Certificate

NFRPA Dimapur branch

4. Railway Pensioners’ Association, Palakkad Cash Award Rs 3000/- + Trophy cum Certificate

5. Smt V. Bhagyavathi Hamath, Secretary, Cash Award Rs 1000/- + Trophy cum Certificate

Central Govt Pensioners Forum (AP), S’bad

6. Railway Pensioners Association, Rajkot Trophy cum Certificate

7. Chhatisgarh Pensioners Samaj, Raipur Trophy cum Certificate

8. Railway Pensioners Welfare Association, Trophy cum Certificate

Dindigul

9. Retd Railway Men’s Federation, Chembur, Trophy cum Certificate

Mumbai

10. C.G. Pensioners Forum, (AP) Secunderabad Trophy cum Certificate

11. Y.G. Willington, Secretary, Trophy cum Certificate

Central Govt Pensioners Forum (AP), S’bad

12. Central Govt Pensioners Welfare Association Trophy cum Certificate

Phagwara (Punjab)

BPS PMES AWARDS - 2012Based on Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation System

Bharat Pensioners Samajdistributed the following awards for the year 2011 - 2012 @ the AGM -2012

your engine driver and work towards living a life

free of abuse and neglect.

I wish all of you success in your endeavors to

live a full, happy, healthy and productive life with

dignity and respect.

Thank you for your patient hearing and for this

wonderful opportunity to be with all of you. Do

stay in touch. I seek your blessings in my work

and initiatives. Join me in my tag line Little Things

Matter, be the change for your well being.

AWARDS

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A I R F

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November 2012 DHARNA / AGM

Massive Dharna at Jantar Mantar byBHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ

New Delhi: On 11.10.2012 Bharat Pensioners’

Samaj staged a ‘Mass Dharna’ of Central Government

Pensioners including Railways & Defence from 11.00

A.M onwards at Jantar Mantar here today to press

their long pending demands over three hundred

delegates from every part of the country representing

over 7 lac pensioners.participated The main demands

include:

(1) Early implementation of C.A.T/Principal

Bench, New Delhi’s Order dated 1-11-2011

regarding implementation of modified parity to

pre 1-1-2006 central govt. pensioners and

family pensioners with payment of arrears

thereof from 1-1-2006 onwards

(2) 50% dearness relief merger benefit to

pensioners w.e.f.,1-1-2011

(3) Restoration of commuted portion of pension

after 12 years instead of present 15 years

(4) Raising of fixed medical allowance to ̀ 1200/-

p.m.

(5) Withdrawal of new pension scheme introduced

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

(6) An effective grievance redressal mechanism

with strict timeline with punitive clause

(7) Minimum Pension of Rs 3500/- to all

superanuated persons including ex-gratia &

EPS 95 beneficiaries

(8) Medical attendance &treatment facilities to all

superannuated Persons

A Memorandum containing the demands was

submitted to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.

Secretary General, BPS

Highlights : Bharat Pensioners SamajAGM on12.10.2012

1. Over 200 delegates from all over the country

participated in 57th AGM of Bharat Pensioners

Samaj, the largest and the oldest Federation

of Indian Pensioners, at 12,Chelmsford Road

N.Delhi. Proceedings which started with the

singing of National Anthem, paying homage

to departed souls was presided over by its

President K.C.Pipal

Dr Mala Kapur Shankardass, Socialogist,

Health scientist &Gerontologist of international

fame, graced the morning Session as Chief

Guest. AICCPA President SS Ramachandran.

AIFPA Chennai, Joint General Secretary MRV

Nath, & V. Krishnamurti Secy (Railway) were

the distinguished guests.

2. 9 Associations & 3 individuals were awarded

for their outstanding services to Pensioners &

Family Pensioners .This year’s Daya

Maheshwari Memorial Trophy went to NFRPA

New Jalpaiguri & S.P.Vatta Memorial Trophy

was awarded to Postal Officers Pensioners

Association(POPA) Hyderabad (A.P.). 31 Sr

members on their having attained the age of

80 years were admitted to Platinum Age

Brotherhood & were honoured with a shawl &

Citation Certificate.

Morning session concluded with the address

by Dr Mala Shankerdass on “Elder abuse”

3. Afternoon session was graced by the Guest

of honour, S. Harbhajan Singh Sidhu, National

Genl. Secretary HMS who assured of full

support to BPS in its struggle for the rights of

Pensioners/Family Pensioners.

4. In addition to usual business as per agenda,

Elections of the Managing Body were

conducted as per schedule. Shyam Sunder &

S.C. Maheshwari were respectively elected

unanimously as President & Secy Genl. 32

resolutions were adopted highlighting

Pensioners’ Problems.

S.C.Maheshwari

CORRIGENDUM

In Bharat Pensioner 06/2012 under Legal Fight-

ing Fund Donations at p.27 (THANKS!), the amount

received (Uttarpara CGPA) should have been

shown as `10,025/- instead of ` 1,025/- printed

therein. The error is very much regretted.

Rameshwar Kumar, Treasurer

November 2012

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Message of S C Maheshwari, Secy Genl, read for

AISCCON Conference, Trivandrum 02.11.12

Dignitaries on the Dais, Ladies & Gentlemen,Bharat Pensioners Samaj whole heartedly

support the demand of universal minimum Pension

to all Sr. Citizens, However, if the activists or the

audience here, feel that every thing is OK in the

organized sector & that the govt pensioners are a

happy lot among Sr. citizens, then you are definitely

in, for a surprise, as in the organized sector there

are 27.8 lac of pensioners who get less than 1000

rupees per month & several lac of retirees do not

get anything. Those recruited after 1.1.2004 may

not get a penny on their retirement as their own

contribution is not secured.

An other fact is that the pay scales of pensionable

govt employees are kept low by design, that is why

as far back as 17th December 1982 Supreme Court

of India ruled that Pension is not largesse but it is a

deferred wage, which the pensioner earned through

the sweat of his brow during his younger days.

Brothers & sisters, in the name of 100%

neutralization of inflation Pensioners in the organized

sector are paid squeezed dearness relief & no less

than the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission

Sh Montek Singh Alluwahlia accepted it, in his

statement to PTI on 27.02.2008. Inflation today has

gone up by 152 % over 01.01.2006 figures but we

are paid only 72% DR.

As if this is not enough, going against the ruling

of Honorable Supreme Court. Pensioners have been

divided into different categories based on the date

of retirement i.e. pre & post 1986, pre & post 1996,

pre & post 2006 & in each group of category, pension

of those retired from same rank, same seniority,

same pay scale, same length of service, varies from

few hundred to thousands of rupees per month.

Brothers & sisters we whole heartedly support

the demand of minimum universal pension in

both^Miorganized & unorganized sectors as it will

give seniors Right to live with dignity which our

constitution guarantees. But at the same time BPS

calls upon the activists & the organizations present

here to help us in our struggle to make lives of age-

old pensioners livable. Jai Hind

Er. S.C.Maheshwari

AISCCON

Amendments to RULES AND REGULATIONSof BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ made in

the 57th AGM on 12.10.2012

• Rule No 5. Membership Fee :

The word ‘Pensioner’ wherever occurring in this

Rule shall be substituted by “Bharat Pensioner”.

Note : “Add Biennial” & “Triennial” after “Annual”

• Rule No. 12 Managing Committee :

12(i) Add (ii) “Working President” below

“President” Substitute “(iii)” for existing “(ii)”

12(a)(iv) Substitute “Five” for “Three”

12 (v) Add “General” after “Joint Secretary”

12 (vi) Add “General” after “Assistant Secretary”

12 (ix) Deleted

Rule 12 a This sub rule of two terms shall,

however, be applicable only in the case of

President, Working President, Secretary General

& Treasurer.

After Rule 12a add Rule 12a(i):To read : Out of

the two posts i.e. President & Working President,

incumbent of one post will be from outside NCR

• Rule 13. Office Bearers :

13(a) Add “Working President”/before “the Vice

President” in the second line.

13(a) Add following note below item (a)

“President” :

“The ‘Wkg President’ shall function as President

in his absence.”

13(b) Substitute “Wkg President” for “latter’s”

13(d) Substitute “Five” for “Three”

13(e) Add “General” after “Joint Secy.”

13(f) Add “General” After “Assistant Secy.”

13(h) Add “Deleted” after “Joint Treasurer”

13(i) Substitute “Secretary Public Relations” for

the existing heading entry.

Substitute “Secretary Public Relations” for

“Chief Organiser”

13(j) Add “BHARAT” before “PENSIONER”

13BHARAT PENSIONER

November 2012 HC JUDGEMENT

ORAL ORDER

(per the Honourable Ms. Justice G. ROHINI)

The 1st respondent herein filed OA No.710/2010 in Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad

Bench aggrieved by the revised pension fixed by the petitioners herein which had resulted in drop of his

pension/emoluments. The said O.A. was disposed of by the Tribunal below by common order dated

27.09.2011 along with O.As. filed by three other similarly situated persons with the following directions:

“The OA is partly allowed giving a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the representation of

the absorbee pensioners regarding drop in pension and arrive at a suitable formula so that they are

treated on par with other Central Government pensioners in accordance with the spirit of the Honourable

Supreme Court judgment and issue appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of

receipt of a copy of this order. The OA is ordered accordingly.”

Aggrieved by the said order, the Union of India and two others filed this writ petition contending inter

alia that the Tribunal below had failed to take note of the fact that the writ petitioners have already

protected the interest of the pensioners by passing orders dated 27.5.2009. It is also contended that

all the attendant benefits were extended in implementation of the Judgment of the Supreme Court,

dated 1.5.1998.

On a careful reading of the order under challenge, we do not find any substance in the above

contention.

After considering the very same stand taken by the writ petitioners, the Tribunal below opined in

para-19 of the order under challenge that the demands of the absorbee pensioners should be directed

to be considered in the light of the order of the Supreme Court, dated 1-5-1998 both in letter and spirit.

Therefore, we are not inclined to interfere with the order under challenge.

However, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the time for passing an

order in terms of the order under challenge shall stand extended by three (3) months from the date of

receipt of a copy of this order.

The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs.

[UoI Deptt of Pension & PW & others vs SGK Murthy & another - W.P. No. 12923/2012 - HighCourt of Andhra Pradesh - Date of Decision : 31.07.2012]

A P High Court rejects Govt Appeal in Anamoly

reg : Pension of PSU absorbees (6th CPC) Case

BUREAUCRACY

Bureaucracy defends the

status quo long past the time

when the quo has lost its

status.

LAURENCE J PETER

Silence is the garden of meditation.

Maxims of Ali

Proficiency in meditation amounts to fixity in the

real. Ramana Maharshi

Meditation is not the means to an end. It is both

the means and the end. Jiddu Krishnamurti

November 2012

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

1.

2.

3.

List of New Hospitals empanelled under CGHS. NAGPUR

GENERAL PURPOSE

Continued from October, 2012 IssueANNEXURE - OM DT 11.11.11

Approved for

General purpose incl

Joint Replacement


Joint Replacement


Joint Replacement

General purpose


Joint Replacement ,

Cardiology & Cardio-

thoracic

Orthopaedics

Cardiology &

Cardiothoracic

Cardiology &

Cardiothoracic

Whetheraccreditedby NABH

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Whether already on the panelof CGHS and if yes, facilities

approved for

YES : General and specialized (IOL

implant, orthopedic joint replacement)


implant, laparoscopic surgery,

orthopedic joint replacement)


implant, laparoscopic surgery,

Lithotripsy/TURP, orthopedic joint

replacement)

YES : General purpose

YES : General purpose and specialised

purpose Cardiology & Cardio-thoracic

surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery,

Urology including TURP, Orthopaedic

surgery including arthroscopic surgery

and Joint replacement, Gastroenterolog

y and GI surgery excluding liver

transplant, Oncology [Surgery &

Chemotherapy], Paediatrics and

Paediatric surgery, Endoscopic surgery

and ENT].

YES : General and Orthopaedic surgery

including Arthroscopic surgery and Joint

replacement

YES :Cardiology, Cardiovascular and

Cardiothoracic Surgery

YES : Cardiology, Cardio-vascular &

Cardiothoracic surgery].

Name of the Hospital

Mure Memorial Hospital, Maharajbagh

Road, Sitabuldi, Nagpur 440 001

[Tel: 0712 -252 2370 / 253 5317]

w.e.f. 21st February 2011

Suretech Hospital & Research Centre Ltd.,

13-A, Banerjee Road, Dhantoli, Nagpur

400 012 [ Tel: 0712 -242 6778 / 661 2999]


Shri Radhakrishna Hospital & Research

Institute, East Wardhman Nagar, Nagpur

440 008 [Tel: 0712-2680582, 2790572]


Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, 5 YMCA

Complex, Maharaj Bagh Road,

Sitabuldi, Nagpur


Care Hospital, 3, Farmland, Panchsheel

Square, Beside Big Bazaar, Nagpur

440010 Tel: 0712-3982222,


Ortho Relief Hospital & Research

Centre, Plot 19, Opp Ramakrishna Math,

Dhantoli Nagpur, Maharashtra 440012,

India Tel: 0712-2443313


Arneja Heart Institute, Plot No 123,

Behind Somalwar High School,

Ramdaspeth, Nagpur, Maharashtra,

Tel: 0712-2427929


Avanti Institute of Cardiology, 5

Abhyankar Road, Dhantoli, Nagpur


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4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

No

No

No

No

Yes(Correc

ted)

No

No

No

No

Dr. K. G. Deshpande Memorial Centre,

North Bazar Road, Gokulpeth, Nagpur


Ashwini Kidney and Dialysis Centre,

301 & 401- B, Neeti Gaurav Complex,

Central Bazar Road Ramdaspeth,

440010 Tel : 0712-2548520, 2420562


Spandan Heart Institute & Research Centre

India Ltd., 5, Abhayankar Rd, Dhantoli,

440012 Tel : 0712-22543333, 22543426


Sushrut Hospital Research Centre & P G

Institute of Orthopaedics, Central Bazar Rd,

Nr Tarun Bharat Press Ramdaspeth,

Nagpur-440010 Tel: 0712-2524062, 2542426


Wockhardt Heart Hospital, 1643, North

Ambazari Road, Nagpur 440 033

[Tel: 0712 – 224 4844 / 653 4444]

w.e.f. 21st February 2011(address corrected)

Crescent Hospital & Heart Centre, Nr

Mount Carbel School Lokmat Square,

Nagpur, Maharashtra 440010, India

Tel : 0712 2421813


Gautam Superspeciality Brain Spine

Accident & Head Injury Critcal Care

Hospital Vasantsheela Dhantoli Lokmat

Sq. Nagpur-10 Tel: 2450092


MIDAS INSTITUTE OF GASTRO-

ENTEROLOGY, Central Bazar Road,

Ramdas Peth, Nagpur 440 012

Tel 0712-2434242


Shri Krishna Hrudayalaya & Critical

Care Centre, Tikekar Road, Congress

Nagar, Square, Dhantoli, Nagpur -

440012 Tel. 0712- 2444434.

w.e.f. 1st November, 2011

Nil

Nil

SUPER SPECIALITY

CANCER HOSPITAL

Cardiology &

Cardiothoracic

Urology & Nephrology

Cardiology &

Cardiothoracic

Orthopaedics

Cardiology &

C a r d i o t h o r a c i c ,

Orthopaedics

and Neuro-surgery

Cardiology &

Cardiothoracic

Neuro surgery

GE & GI Surgery

Cardiology,

Cardiovascular and

C a r d i o t h o r a c i c

Surgery

YES : Eye Care [Cataract / Glaucoma,

Retinal-Medical

YES : Urology & Nephrology

YES : Cardiology, Cardiovascular and

cardiothoracic surgery

YES : Orthopaedic surgery, including

arthroscopic surgery and joint

replacement.

YES : [Cardiology, Cardiovascular &

Cardiothoracic surgery].

YES : Neurology and Neurosurgery).

YES : Gastroenterology and GI surgery

No

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

1.

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

EYE CARE CENTRE

S. M. Vishwakarma Memorial Eye

Hospital, Kamal Chowk, Nagpur


Sarakshi Netralaya, A/201, Neeti

Gaurav Complex Ramdas Peth Nagpur,

Tel 0712-2420264


Suraj Eye Institute-OM Drishti Trust, Plot

No 559 New Colony, Necosabag Fly

Over, Nagpur Tel: 0712 2595600


Dr. K. G. Deshpande Memorial Eye

Hospital & Retina and Vitreous Surgery

Centre, Gokulpeth, Nagpur


DRISHTI EYE CLINIC AND SQUINT

CENTER , RamdasPeth, Nagpur


Evista Eye Care Centre, 14-1, Opp.

Dhantoli Park, Dhantoli, Nagpur -

440012. Tel. No. 0712– 2459855


Mahatme Hospital Pvt. Ltd., 16 Central

Excise Colony, Chatrapati Square Ring

Rd, Nagpur-440015 Tel 0712- 2222556


Ambade Eye Hospital, 1st Floor, Kamla

Tower, Nr Jaswant Talkies, Indora Chk,

Kamptee Rd, Nagpur-440017

Tel : 0712-6561193


SMM Eye Welfare Charitable Trust,

2163-C, Chintaman Nagar, Rajiv Nagar,

Somalwada, Nagpur - 440025.

Tel. 0712-2289102


Anjani Eye Hospital, 20 Farmland, Near

Lokmat Square, New Ramdaspeth,

Nagpur-440010. Tel. 0712-2425839


Khare Dental & Implant Center, Plot 289

Prakash Bhavan,Near Coffee House

Sq, Dharampeth, Nagpur-440010


Eye Care

Eye Care

Eye Care

Eye Care

Eye Care

Eye Care Centre

Eye Care Centre

Eye Care Centre

Eye Care Centre

Eye Care Centre

Dental Clinic

YES : Eye Care Cataract/Glaucoma,

Retinal-Medical & Vitreo-Retinal surgery,

Strabismus, Occuloplasty, Adnexa &

other specialised treatment].

No

YES : Eye Care Cataract / Glaucoma,

Retinal – Medical & Vitreo-retinal

surgery, Strabismus, Occuloplasty and

Adnexa and other specialised treatment

YES : Eye Care [Cataract / Glaucoma,

Retinal

YES

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes : General Dentistry

DENTAL CLINICS

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

1.

1.

2.

3.

No

N R

N R

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

DIAGNOSTIC AND IMAGING CENTRE

Imaging Point Ramdaspeth Nikolas

Towers, Central Bazar Road, Besides

Tarun Bharat press, Ramdaspeth

Nagpur 440010 Maharashtra

w.e.f. 12th July, 2011

Khemka X-Ray, Ultrasound and Colour

Doppler Centre, 5, Vinayak Aptts, Lok

at Square, Dhantoli Nagpur - 440012

[Tel: 0712 - 243 0652, 244 3033]


KK K. K. Sonography, 2D Echo & X –

Ray Clinic, Kamptee Road, Nagpur

w.e.f. 12TH July, 2011

Rainbow Medinova Diagnostic

Services, 282 Central Bazar Road,

Ramdaspeth, Nagpur - 440 010


VIDARBHA DIAGNOSTICS (GALAXY),

Wardha Road, Nagpur


Anupama Hospital Pvt Ltd, Khazanchi

Rd, Patna-800004 Tel: 0612-230244,

2302245


Heart Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Chandralay,

Kankar Bagh, Patna

Tel : 0612- 2367997, 2346606


Dr. Ruban Memorial Hospital, Ratan

Store Clinic, Units of Basudeo Health

Foundation Pvt. Ltd., South-East Gandhi

Maidan, Nr Subash Park, Patna-800001

Tel: 0612 – 2320446, 2320404


Jeevak Heart Hospital & Research

Institute (P) Ltd., 6 Doctors Colony,

Kankar Bagh, Patna Tel0612- 2365814,

2363473


NIL

MRI USG X-Ray OPG

Bone Densitometry CT

Mammogarphy

XRay,

USG,MAMMOGRAP

HY and OPG

USG ONLY

Diagnostic Laboratory,

Radiology and Nuclear

Medicine

Radiology

General Purpose

including Joint

replacement

Cardiology & Cardio-

thoracic surgery

Urology & Nephrology,

Gastro-enterology incl.

Laparoscopy

Cardiology &

Cardiothoracic

surgery

Yes : MRI USG XRay OPG Bone

Densitometry CT Mammogarphy

No

Yes : Cardiology, Cardiovascular and

Cardiothoracic surgery

Yes : Urology including Dialysis and

Lithotripsy and Gastro-enterology

including Laparoscopic Surgery

YES : Cardiology, Cardiovascular and

cardiothoracic surgery

List of New Hospitals PATNA

SPECIALITY (SELECTIVE) HOSPITALS

SUPER SPECIALITY (HOSPITALS)

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DENTAL CLINIC

1.

1.

2.

3.

1.

1.

2.

3.

4.

DIAGNOSTIC AND IMAGING CENTRES

CANCER HOSPITAL

EYE CARE CENTRES

Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Phulwari

Sharif, Patna 801 505

Tel : 0612- 2250127, 2253956


A.B. Eye Institute, Premchand Marg,

Near Bhadurpur Gumti, Rajendra Nagar,

Patna 800 016


Sri Sai Lions Netralaya, B-144 PC

colony Kankarbagh, Patna

Tel 9421014317 , 9234526698


Divya Drishti Eye Care Centre Mangle

Market Sheikhpura Raja Bazar Patna-

800014 Tel: 0612-2296446


Nil

BIO-LAB & Pawan Ultra Sound,

Khazanchi Road, Near Mahabir Mandir,

Patna 800 004


Central Diagnostics,1st floor, Sumbha

Complex, West Boring Canal Road

Patna-800001 Tel : 06123296197


Goal Ghar Chikitsa Kendra GPO

Patna-800001 Tel : 0933 44062755


Bio-lab & Pawan ultrasound

Khazanchi road near Mahavir Ashtana

Patna -800004 Tel : 0612-2672163


Cancer Treatment

Eye Care

Eye Care

Eye Care Centre

Diagnostic Laboratory

and USG

Laboratory Services

Ultra Sound and

Color Doppler.

Laboratory services

and Ultra Sound,

Color Doppler.

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

YES : Comprehensive Oncology

[includes Surgery, Chemotherapy and

Radiotherapy

Yes : Eye Care [Cataract / Glaucoma,

Retinal and Vitreo retinal surgery,

Strabismus and Occuloplasty and

Adnexa and other specialised treatment].

No

No

No

No

Yes : for Diagnostic Centre (Clinical

Pathology and Biochemistry, USG / Color

Doppler).

Your Thoughts

But those who worship me, surrendering all

actions to me, regarding me as the supreme goal,

meditating on me with single-pointed yoga. Those

whose minds are set on me, O Partha, I rescue

before long from the ocean of death-bound

existence. Fix your mind on me alone, place your

intellect in me, then you shall, no doubt, live in

me alone. Bhagwad Gita

Meditating on the lotus of your heart,

in the centre is the untainted, the

exquisitely pure, clear and sorrowless,

the inconceivable, the unmanifest, of

infinite form, blissful, tranquil, immortal,

the womb of Brahma.

Kaivalyopanished

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Gist of the Minutes of the Meeting ofthe National Anomaly Committeeheld on 17th July, 2012 (Extracts)

The 4lh meeting of the National Anomaly

Committee (NAC), which was held on 5.1.2012

at 2:30 p.m. at New Delhi was adjourned. Record

Note of that meeting is at ANNEXURE I (not

printed). The NAC next met subsequently on 17th

July, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room No.

119, North Block and was chaired by Shri P K

Misra, Secretary DoP&T.

Parity in Pension

The Chairman stated that since the matter is

sub judice, any further action on this issue will

be dependent on the directions of the Court of

Law. There seemed to be no point in keeping these

items in the National Anomaly Committee. This

was agreed to.

Commutation of Pension

The Staff Side stated that the additional amount

of pension commutation due to retrospective

revision of pay of post-31st December, 2005

retirees, should be done on the basis of the then

existing (old) commutation tables and not on the

basis of the New Commutation Table

recommended by the Sixth CPC. This flows from

the fact that the New Commutation Table came

into force on or after 1.9.2008 and, therefore cannot

be made applicable to determine additional

commutation value. As a matter of fact, the new

Table was not in existence on the date of

retirement of such pensioners.

The Official Side stated that the revised

commutation table is used for calculating only

the future commutation of pension and is not

applicable to the past commutation. In respect of

a pensioner who has already commuted the

pension, the revised commutation table is used

only to compute the amount of pension that has

become additionally commutable due to

retrospective implementation of the revised pay

scales. Further, if the concerned pensioners feel

that the revised commutation table is not

favourable to them, they have the option of not

opting for the additional commutation. The

Chairman pointed out that the suggestion of Staff

Side to apply old commutation table in case of

those retirees who retired between 1.1.2006 and

31.8.2008 could result in further anomaly for post-

1.9.2008 retirees as in their case only revised

commutation table is applicable. The Chairman

directed Department of Pensions to work out

tables using existing (old) commutation table and

the revised commutation table for the employees

who retired prior to and after 1.9.2008 so as to

explore the possibility of a fair resolution for both

the pre-1.9.2008 as well as the post-1.9.2008

retirees.

Revision of Base Index for D. A.

The Staff Side stated that a 12-monthly average

index of 536 (AICPI-IW) 1982 series, corresponds

to 74.97% increase over the base index of 306.33

as prescribed by Fifth CPC. Since 74% increase

in DA has only been merged in emoluments (Pay

Band), this increase corresponds to 12-monthly

average index of 533.02 of cost of living Index

(1982 = 100) series. The base index for the Sixth

CPC Pay Scale should, therefore, be 533.02 of

1992 index i.e. 115.12 in (2001 = 100) series for

the computation of DA in pay scale of Sixth CPC,

and not 115.76.

Department of Expenditure stated that

Dearness Allowance is calculated based on the

12-monthly average of AICPI for Industrial Workers

and that the twelve monthly average as on

1.1.1996 was 306.33 and on 1.1.2006, it was 536.

Government converted the average of 536 which

is based on the 1982 series by dividing it by 4.63,

which was the linking factor for conversion of the

base from 536 to 115.76. The Sixth CPC also

recommended the usage of the base of 536. The

Official Side pointed out that although the Sixth

CPC had in ils Report mentioned a base of 116

but the Government worked it out as 115.76 which

has resulted in relatively higher increase in

Dearness Allowance.

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The Chairman directed that since this issue

entailed pure mathematical calculations, the

Department of Expenditure will share the

calculations with the Staff Side and if they still had

any further issues, then those could be examined.

Income criteria in respect of parents andwidowed / divorced / unmarried daughters

In regard to the demand of the Staff Side to

convert income criteria in respect of parents and

widowed/divorced/unmarried daughters from the

limit of ` 3,500 plus DA to a fixed amount, it was

pointed out that as per the present criterion as

recommended by the Sixth CPC, periodical

enhancements in the rate of DR, would result in

more and more families becoming eligible for family

pension. The Staff Side agreed to drop this item.

Anomaly in pension of those inreceipt of stagnation increments in

pre-revised pay scale

The Staff Side stated that persons who were in

service as on 1.1.2006 and drawing the maximum

of pre-revised pay scale plus stagnation increments

and had chosen to be fixed in his Revised Pay

Band + Grade Pay (which is 40% of the maximum

pre-revised Pay Scale) have not been given 40%

of stagnation increment in their fixation. In their

view, such persons on retirement after 1.1.2006

have thus been deprived of a stagnation increment

in the pre-revised scale and accordingly their Grade

Pay should be increased by 40% of their stagnation

increment in the pre-revised scale. The issue

relating to availability of re-option subsequent to

the issue of Government orders, dt 19.3.2012 by

the Department of Expenditure, relating to grant of

one increment in pre-revised pay scale on 1.1.2006

as a one-time measure in respect of all those

employees whose next increment fell between

1.2.2006 to 30.6.2006 and then re-fixing them in

the revised pay band so as to grant next increment

on 1.7.2006, was also raised by the Staff Side.

The Official Side stated that the fitment tables

were framed after taking into account the

stagnation increments. Nevertheless, it was

decided that suitable clarifications on stagnation

increment as well as on the issue of options to

be granted will be examined.

INDIAN RAILWAY ESTABLISHMENTMANUAL VOLUME-II

(Revised Edition-1990)Chapter-XXII (Staff Welfare)Section-C (Holiday Homes)

Advance Correction Slip No.ll (Para-2224)Para-2224 may be substituted by the following :

Para-2224(i): The Charges for occupation of the

Holiday Homes (w.e.f. 1.9.12) are as follows:

Charges Per Suite Per Day

Serving Employees

(a) Gazetted Officers ` 60/-

(b) Group ‘C’ ` 30/-

(c) Group ‘D’ ` 12/-

Retired Employees

(a) Officers above JAG `175/-

(b) Officers upto and inclusive of JAG `80/-

(c) Group ‘C’ `60/-

(d) Group ‘D’ `30/-

Para 2224(ii): As far as possible, Group ‘D’

staff, both serving and retired, should be provided

the lowest type of accommodation; where such

accommodation is not available, they may be

provided the next type of accommodation at

charges applicable to the lower type of

accommodation.

(Authority: Board’s letter No. E(W) 2012/WE-

2/4 dated 19.09.2012)

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superior person does.

People will always follow the

example he sets.

GOI ORDERS

21BHARAT PENSIONER

November 2012

OM No. F. No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G)dt 25.10.12, from Deptt of Pension &

Pensioners’ Welfare, New Delhi - 110 003

Sub: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Govtpensioners who are in receipt ofprovisional pension or pension in the pre-revised scale of 5th CPC w.e.f. 1.7.2012.

In continuation of this Department’s OM No.

42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 30th April, 2012

sanctioning the Dearness Relief to those

Central Government pensioners who are in

receipt of provisional pension or pension in the

pre-revised scales of 5th CPC, the President

is pleased to grant the Dearness Relief to these

Central Government pensioners as under:

(i) Those who are in receipt of provisional pension

or pension in the pre revised scales of 5th CPC

are entitled to Dearness Relief @ 151% w.e.f

1.7.2012.

(ii) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired

from service between the period 18.11.1960to 31.12.1985 and are in receipt of ex-gratia

@ Rs.600/p.m. w.eJ. 1.11.1997 under this

Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E)

dated 16.12.1997 are entitled to Dearness

Relief @ 151% w.e.f. 1.7.2012.

2. The following categories of CPF beneficiaries

who are in receipt of exgratia payment in terms

of this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-

P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 are entitled to DR

@ 143 % w.e.f. 1.7.2012.

(i) The widows and dependent children of the

deceased CPF beneficiary who had retired

from service prior to 1.1.1986 or who had died

while in service prior to 1.1.1986 and are in

receipt of Exgratia payment of Rs. 605/- p.m.

(ii) Central Government employees who had retired

on CPF benefit before 18.11.1960 and are in

receipt of Ex-gratia payment of ̀ 654/-, ̀ 659/

-, ` 703/- and ` 965/-.

3. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee

shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee,

In their application to the pensioners/family

pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and

Accounts Department, these orders issue in

consultation with the C&AG.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of

Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their

OM No. 1(4)/EV/2004 dt 25th October, 2012.

S P Kakkar, Under Secy to the Govt of India

OM S-11045/40 /2012/CGHS/HEC/CGHS (P),dt 01.10.12, from Deptt of Health & Family

Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Sub: Permission for treatment / investigationsin respect of CGHS beneficiariesavailing treatment for Diabetes,Hypertension & other Cardiac Diseases,Dialysis and Cancer.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the

subject mentioned above and to state that at

present the CGHS beneficiaries undergoing

treatment for Diabetes, Hypertension & other

Cardiac Diseases, Dialysis and Cancer require

repeated investigations / treatment procedures

over a period of time and as per the existing

guidelines they are required to procure permission

every time to get the prescribed treatment /

investigations done at CGHS empanelled

hospitals / diagnostic centres.

2. With a view to alleviate the inconvenience

to CGHS beneficiaries in obtaining the requisite

permission(s) every time, this Ministry has decided

to permit issue of permission (referral) letters by

competent authorities with a validity of six months

from the date of issue of the original prescription

for undergoing the prescribed treatment /

investigation procedures to be conducted at the

prescribed intervals over a period of six months

as advised by a Government Specialist. The same

permission (referral) letter shall be valid for

undergoing the prescribed treatment procedures

/ investigations on multiple times during the six

months, at intervals as advised by the Government

Specialist.

V P Singh, Deputy Secretary to Govt of India.

Tel : 011-2306 1831

GOI ORDERS

November 2012

22 BHARAT PENSIONER

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GOI ORDERS

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UNSTARRED LOK SABHA Q & A

No extension of CGHS in new cities

While answering the question in Lok Sabha

(25-5-2012) regarding the subject of CGHS

covered cities, the Minister of Health and Family

Welfare Sh, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that at present

there is no proposal to expand CGHS to new

locations due to severe resource constraints,

especially the acute shortage of qualified medical

and paramedical professionals, besides financial

and logistic constraints. Now the medical scheme

of CGHS is functional in 18 states and 2 Union

Territories of the country and 10 states are not

covered under CGHS Particularly Goa and

Chhattisgarh are not covered under CGHS.

Courtesy:Pensioners’ Counsellor - Sep -2012

GOI ORDERS

November 2012

24 BHARAT PENSIONER

Legally wedded wife of a Pensioneris entitled for Family Pension.

Central Administrative Tribunal Ernakulam

Bench OA No. No. 501/2011 dtd. 21-6-2012.

Applicant: R. Ambika W/o (Late) T. Rathinam

(Ex Senior Trackman). O/o the Sr. Section

Engineer/Permanent Way/Bommidi Section,

Southern Railway, versus

Respondents : Union of India represented by the

General Manager, Southern Railway,

Headquarters Office, Park Town Chennai 600003

& Others

The application having been heard on 19-6-2012

the Tribunal held as under.

Hon’ble Mrs. K. Noorjehan M(A) delivered the

judgement.

The applicant is aggrieved by the inaction on

the part of the respondents to grant the benefit of

family pension and other consequential arrears

of the same.

2. Brief facts of the cases as stated by the

applicant are that while working as Senior

Trackman under the Sr. Section Engineer/

Permanent Way, Bommidi Section of the then

Palghat Division of the Southern Railway Sh. T.

Rathinam was medically declared unfit and

discharged from service during the year 2005. On

that basis, the son of the applicant was appointed

on compassionate grounds. The applicant’s late

husband was drawing pension from the 3rd

respondent. While so, on account of some

difference between the applicant’s husband and

the applicant she was compelled to stay away

from her husband. On 30.5.2009 the applicant’s

husband passed away leaving behind the

applicant. A legal heirship certifificate in favour of

the applicant issued by the Taluk Officer is at

Annex A2. It is averred that on an enquiry she

came to know that her name was not included in

her husband’s Pension Payment Order to enable

her to draw the family pension automatically.

When Salem Division was formed, the place where

the applicant’s husband was working came under

OM No.S 11041/23/2009/-CGHS (Hosp.Cell) / CGHS (P)/Pt-IX dt 15.10.2012Deptt of Health & Family Welfare,

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001Sub: Continuation of empanelment of private

hospitals, diagnostic laboratories andimaging centres under CGHS andrevalidation of CGHS package rates - reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the

various office memoranda issued by this office

from time to time vide which private hospitals,

diagnostic laboratories and imaging centres were

empanelled under CGHS in Delhi & NCR and other

CGHS covered cities from 7.10.2010 onwards

which would be completing empanelment period

of ‘2’ years before 31st March 2013 and to state

that it has been decided to extend the validity of

empanelment of such empanelled hospitals,

diagnostic laboratories and imaging centers on

the same terms and conditions under which they

were empanelled, till 31st March 2013 or till next

empanelment, whichever is earlier.

2. Similarly, the CGHS rates notified in 2010-

11 in Delhi & NCR and other cities are also

revalidated till further revision of the rates.

3. The private hospitals, diagnostic laboratories

and imaging centres, which are not interested to

continue their empanelment under CGHS shall

have to submit letters seeking withdrawal of

empanelment on or before 31st October 2012,

failing which it shall be construed that they intend

to continue their empanelment under CGHS as

per the terms and conditions of MOA signed with

CGHS by them. The private hospitals, diagnostic

laboratories and imaging centres are also required

to submit revalidated Performance Bank

Guarantee (in case they expire prior to 31st March,

2013.)

4. The hospitals shall however complete the

treatment as per the same terms and conditions

in respect of CGHS beneficiaries, who were

already admitted prior to issue of this OM.

6. These Orders shall be effective from the date

of its issue.

V P Singh, Deputy Secy to the Govt of India

CAT DECISION

25BHARAT PENSIONER

November 2012

adjudicated before the competent Court of law.

Therefore, the applicant cannot invoke the

jurisdiction of this Tribunal under the

Administrative Tribunals Act 1985, They further

submitted that while disposing the OA 406/ 2010,

this Tribunal held that if the applicant is the legally

wedded wife of Sh. Rathinam, she is entitled for

family pension. The contention of the respondents

is that neither the name of the applicant was

mentioned or declared in the record of the ex-

employee’s family composition nor the family

composition of their son Sh. R. Fernandaz who

is the beneficiary of compassionate appointment.

Therefore, the respondents are unable to

recognise the applicant for grant of family pension.

4. I have heard the learned counsel for the

parties and perused the documents.

5. The short question that comes up for

consideration is whether the applicants entitled

to receive family pension due to the death of her

husband, an employee of the Southern Railway.

6. This is the second round of litigation. In

compliance with the direction issued by this

Tribunal in OA No. 406/2010, the respondents

issued Annx. All impugned order. The

respondents have instructed the applicant to

obtain legal heirship certificate from the Tashildar.

In the aforesaid order the respondents rejected

her claim for family pension mainly on the ground

that she produced only a Xerox copy of an

unsigned legal heirship certificate after many

remainders. It was also mentioned that her name

was not included as wife in the family composition

certificate given by the employee from 1998 to

2004 and that she deserted her husband and lived

with another person. The applicant moved MA No.

501/ 2011 producing a copy of the letter of

Tehsildar certifying the genuineness of the Irgal

heirship certificate issued by him. This was in

response to Annx R-7 letter of the Sr. Divisional

Personnel Officer, addressed to the Tahesildar

requesting him to verify the genuineness of the

legal heirship certificate Resultantly the applicant

could now produce Annx. A12 legal heirship

the Salem Division wef 1-11-2007. Immediately

after the death of her husband she represented to

the authorities of Salem Division as also Palghat

Division to grant family pension to her as she is

the legally wedded wife of late. T. Rathinam. Since

the respondents were neglecting her request she

was constrained to file OA 406/ 10 before this

Tribunal praying for a direction to grant her family

pension. The said OA was disposed of directing

the respondents to dispose of the representation

submitted by the applicant within 2 months. In

compliance of the said order the 2nd respondent

issued Annx, A7, Annx. A8 and Annx A9

informing her to submit the legal heirship certificate

and all the original documents. Thereafter the 2nd

respondent issued another communication

Annex. Al 1 stating that the Village Administrative

Officer has given a certificate that the applicant

had deserted her husband about 15 years ago

and living with another person in Kadathur Village.

This fact was also certified by the Village

Administrative Officer, Kethareddypatti. It is further

stated in the communication that the applicant

has not produced any document to show that she

is the legally wedded wife of late T. Rathinam.

She submitted fresh legal heirship certificate

issued by the Tehsildar in her favour alongwith

another certificate stating that she had not

conducted a second marriage as alleged.

Narrating all these facts, the applicant submitted

a fresh representation dtd. 9-3-2011 (Annx. 14)

to the 2nd respondent alongwith original

documents. So far nothing is heard from the 2nd

respondent nor was the family pension released.

She further submitted that of family pension is a

statutory duty cast uponthe respondents and

failure to discharge the same is arbitrary and

discriminatory.

3. The respondents contested the OA by filing

their reply. In their reply statement it is averred

that the claim of the applicant relates to grant of

family pension and that the applicant’s identity

as a widow of the deceased Railway pensioner is

in dispute the legal aspects which is to be

CAT DECISION

November 2012

26 BHARAT PENSIONER

certificate signed by the Tehsildar in her favour

and Annx. A13 certificate from Tahsildar showing

that she had not contracted a second manage.

The respondents have admitted the receipt of these

certificates. According to the applicant the

marriage between the deceased and the applicant

was not legally dissolved nor there is any case

pending for divorce which would prohibit her claim

to family pension. The respondents have

conceded that her name appeared as wife in the

family composition certificate till 1994. Since she

had not remarried she is still legally wedded wife

and widow of the late employee. Therefore she is

the legally wedded wife and widow of the deceased

who is entitled to claim family pension. This

Tribunal while disposing of the earlier OA 406/

2010 have held that “If the applicant is the legally

wedded wife of Sh. Rathnam, she is entitled for

family pension. There is no other claimant for the

family pension other than the applicant. In such

circumstances her claim is just and legal leaving

aside the ethical and moral issues of her deserting

her husband for many years. The proof sought by

the respondents and submitted by the applicant

will also establish that she is the legal heir and

widow of the deceased.

7. In this view of the matter, the OA succeeds.

I, therefore, declare that the applicant shall be

entitled for family pension on demise of her

husband on 30-5-2009. The respondents are

directed to pay family pension from 31-5-2009

within four months from the date of receipt of a

copy of this order. No costs.*

In Mayur Vihar’s Samachar market, a daily

stop for its mostly professional residents, fruit-

seller Ahmed says most people stop to take a

look at his shiny apples and red grapes but leave

without buying. “Who will pay Rs 60 for 12

bananas,” asks Maya Sharma, a teacher. Prices

have come home to roost.

In India, inflation typically hits the organized,

urban labour force the hardest, economist

Abdusaleh Shariff of the Washington-based US-

India Policy Institute told HT.

Courtesy : Hindustan Times

Middle-class pays

the price for inflationInflation and you

by - Zia Haq

Samuel Baig still stout at 70, has taken a

painful decision that could simply mean not being

able to walk straight again. His broken leg fused

incorrectly after a fall seven months ago. Hobbled

by Healthcare expenses, Baig told his doctors

last month he had no cash to continue treatment

or even a surgery. He’d rather limp.

Baig’s hard times mirror how India’s high

inflation is hurtling its middle-class into a silent

crisis. Incomes have fallen or failed to meet rising

costs. January through June this year, India’s

national income grew 5.6%, the slowest in

months, while retails prices rose over 10%.

A study by the UN’s Food and Agriculture

Organization says a 10% inflation rise hits welfare

of both rural and urban households in emerging

economies. Away from policymakers’ gaze, prices

are spooking households as the government

battles its own cash crunch.

Unlike the US’s Medicaid or the UK’s National

Health Service, there’s no universal health coverage

in India, which spends just 1.2% of its GDP on

healthcare. Of this, the Centre funds only 0.3%.

High food prices - still the largest slab of

monthly family expenditure - threaten to leave

people financially drained for years.

“A little gold jewellery is a must. But Rs 25,000

for just a necklace?” asks Ravi Kant, chief

mechanic at a garage in Delhi’s Green Park, who’s

planning his son’s wedding. At over Rs 32,000

per 10 grams, gold prices are at their highest

decadal level because investors typically buy up

bulk gold during a downturn.

Personal inflation rates may not equal the

official rate, which is just a broad measure. It is

surprising - or probably not - that rice and wheat,

which India produces in surplus, have risen higher

than protein items. In mid-September, rice was

51% higher at Rs 41 a kg than a year ago.

INFLATION

27BHARAT PENSIONER

November 2012

House not in orderby SITARAM YECHURY

Thanks to regular disruptions, the government evades

parliamentary scrutiny. To avoid this, Parliament must

meet mandatorily for at least 100 days in a calendar year

The media reports that the Union Cabinet is

mulling over truncating the forthcoming winter

session of Parliament, given the schedule for

assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and

Gujarat announced by the Election Commission.

Already the monsoon session was lost over the

Coalgate scam. Last year’s winter session was

wasted due to the government’s obduracy over

not agreeing to a Joint Parliamentary Committee

(JPC) to probe the 2G spectrum scam. The irony

is that the government eventually agreed to

constitute a JPC.

Apart from such loss of parliamentary time due

to disruptions, of late the sessions have begun to

get truncated due to elections to some assembly

or the other. Last year’s budget session had to

be truncated due to similar reasons. Parliament’s

primary responsibility of supervising the financial

allocations under the budget had to be guillotined.

Thus, the government escaped from parliamentary

scrutiny. In a country of our vastness and diversity,

elections to various state assemblies are bound

to occur frequently as scheduled. Parliament,

however, should not suffer as a consequence, in

the discharge of its duties.

The centrality of our Constitution lies in the

sovereignty of the people. This is exercised by

those elected to the legislature. The executive is

accountable to the legislature, which, in turn, is

accountable to people. Thus, the efficiency of this

mechanism that translates this sovereignty of

‘We, the people’ depends on the duration and

proper conduct of parliamentary proceedings. The

government of the day may find it convenient to

escape Parliament’s scrutiny and thus being

unaccountable to it. This, however, has the

potential to undermine the very constitutional

scheme of things in our country.

The recent record of parliamentary sittings tell

a sad story. The 14th Lok Sabha was marked by

the least number of sittings in our Parliament’s

history. During the course of its five years, it sat

on 332 occasions - an average of 66 days a year.

Worse, 24% of this time was wasted in disruptions

and adjournments. The British Parliament, on the

contrary, sits for at least 160 days a year.

Apart from making the government

accountable, Parliament is also mandated with the

sole authority to legislate and to draw the

government’s attention to matters of public

importance. Without adequate number of sittings,

Parliament cannot discharge these responsibilities.

The current election campaign to the presidency

in the US has once again generated a debate

whether India should move towards a presidential

form of government, a change that the BJP has

advocated since 1991. The continued parliamentary

impasse in our country feeds such a debate.

A presidential form concentrates all powers in

one leader. The president inducts key personnel

to run the State apparatus who are not directly

accountable to Parliament. By advocating this

system, the BJP, being the political arm of the

RSS, facilitates the objective of converting the

secular democratic character of the Indian republic

into its version of a rabidly intolerant fascistic ‘Hindu

Rashtra’. The constraints of a coalition under the

parliamentary system circumscribe the BJP’s

efforts to impose its hardcore communal agenda.

After much debate, the parliamentary system

was preferred by the Constituent Assembly

because it best serves the secular foundations and

the federal character of India’s political system and,

at the same time, is both accommodative of and

responsive to our rich diversity and social plurality.

Late President KR Narayanan, speaking on the

Golden Jubilee of our republic in Parliament’s

Central Half, said: “The form of government, the

parliamentary democratic form, was chosen by the

founding fathers after deep thought and debate, hi

the Constituent Assembly, Dr Ambedkar explained

that the drafting committee in choosing the

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parliamentary system for India, preferred more

responsibility to more stability, a system under

which the government will be on the anvil every day.

Thus the parliamentary system was a deliberate

and well-thought-out choice of the Constituent

Assembly. It was not chosen in imitation of the

British system or because of the familiarity with it

that India had acquired during the colonial period.”

We, thus, “preferred more responsibility to

stability which could slip into authoritarian

exercise of power.” The dangers of authoritarian

instances, like the Emergency of 1975, will only

multiply if we abandon this system. In any case,

what is true in a monolingual country like the US

cannot be relevant in India given its vast social

plurality and multilingual character.

The only way to negate the dangers posed by

the erosion of parliamentary scrutiny is to ensure,

through a constitutional amendment, that

Parliament meets mandatorily for at least 100 days

in a calendar year. Further, the timetable of the

schedule for these 100 days must be pre-

announced. This will help other constitutional bodies

like the Election Commission to choose dates for

election that do not conflict with parliamentary

sittings. Currently, upon the advice of the Cabinet,

the President of India summons Parliament. Though

there is some sort of a tradition regarding the timing

of the sessions, there is never a certainty. A

declared timetable will provide that certainty.

This will have an additional advantage. Very

often .the prime minister is away on foreign tours

when Parliament is in session. These mutually

agreed dates for State visits with other countries

won’t come in conflict if there is a declared

timetable. The PM must attend Parliament to face

scrutiny and, thus, ensure that the government is

accountable to Parliament which, in turn, will be

accountable to the people.

In our Parliament’s 60th anniversary, these

important changes must be undertaken to further

strengthen our parliamentary democracy.

Sitaram Yechury is CPI(M) Politburo memberand Rajya Sabha MP

EXERCISE PROTECTS YOUR BRAIN

The brains of older people who exercised

regularly showed less shrinkage and damage over

three years than those who did not, found a

European study. Greater brain shrinkage is linked

to problems with memory and thinking and these

findings suggest that exercise is one way of

maintaining a healthy brain, both in terms of size

and reducing damage.

Working out to keep fit is also more effective

at protecting the brain than cognitive challenges

such as games and puzzles, reported the journal

Neurology. Physical activity on a scale from

“moving only in connection with necessary

(household) chores” to “keep-fit/heavy exercise

or competitive sport several times per week.”

Scientists recommend weight-lifting, . walking

and balance exercises, as those who used

weights showed the most improvement.

VEGETARIANS LIVE LONGER

It might be time to replace chicken wings with

carrot sticks! According to a new study,

vegetarians - especially men-have a longer lifespan

than those who eat meat. The kinds of foods

frequently eaten in vegetarian diets - fruits,

vegetables, nuts, legumes - can reduce a person’s

risk for diseases such as cancer, heart disease,

and type-2 diabetes, control body mass index,

said the study.

Vegetarian men live an average of 83.3 years

and vegetarian women 85.7 years - 9.5 and 6.1

years, respectively, longer than others, reported

researchers from the California’s Loma Linda

University. This is also because they exercised

regularly and avoided cigarettes more than

overweight people.

Courtesy : Hindustan Times

ECONOMICSEconomics is a subject that does not

greatly respect one’s wishesNikita Khrushchev

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PROTECT YOUR HEART

FOOD

Do’s and Don’ts

1. Cooking should be without any oil: All oils

are Triglycerides and deposit in the arteries of

the heart leading to heart disease. Our

requirement of oil/fat can be met by way of

invisible oils, which are present in small

quantities in all foods that nature has provided.

So, to avoid heart attacks and to reverse heart

disease you should not use even a drop of oil.

Thus “Zero Oil Cooking” is the best.

2. Go vegetarian: All the animal foods including

milk and milk products have Cholesterol which

lead to formation of blockages in combination

with Triglycerides. If we arrange all the animal

foods in terms of harmful foods red meat and

egg yolk are the worst, white meat is next and

fish is next. All of them are harmful. Among the

animal foods egg white and skimmed milk can

be taken. Fill up your stomach with cereals,

chapaties, rice, pulses, fruits and vegetables.

3. All the dry fruits which have high fats shouldbe avoided completely: Almonds, cashew

nuts, walnuts, pistachio, ground nuts or

coconuts are full of oil ( the . other name is

Triglycerides) which help in blockage formation.

However, dates, figs, avocados, rasins have very

little fat and can be taken by heart patients.

4. Take all types of fruits, vegetables:They give us Vitamins, minerals, anti oxidants

and fiber which is heart friendly. Vegetables

can be taken raw in the form of salads or can

be cooked without oil.

5. Dairy products are bad for the heart: Use

them after removal of almost all the fats. Curd,

paneer, tea, coffee, milk shake, custard,

puddings, rasgolla or sandesh can be taken

when you make them with skimmed milk.

6. Sugar: Can be taken by the heart patients but it

has high calories. It can be restricted in over

weight patients and avoided by Diabetic patients.

Diabetic patients should avoid all sweets and

sweet fruits. Artificial sweeteners like Sugar free,

aspartame in small quantities are alright.

EXERCISES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

1. Walking is the best kind of exercise forthe heart patients: It is ideal that a heart

patient walks for at least 35 minutes per day.

2. Walking should be done before meals(Breakfast, lunch or dinner) or in emptystomach by the heart patients: If you need to

walk after meals it is ideal to wait for 1 and half

hour. Morning or evening walk are almost equal.

3. Yoga is the best form of low gradeflexibility exercise for the heart patients:Yoga helps to relax the body and in stress

management also. About 30 minutes of

practise is most ideal. Meditation and Anulom

Vilom Pranayama, if performed in addition to

asanas have special benefits.

4. Physical activities allowed: Heart patients can

also do all kinds of physical activity (including

stair climbing, driving car, going to office,

household chores, talking) provided they are able

to do them comfortably and without Angina.

Courtesy : Dr. Bimal Chhajer, SAAOL, N D

HEART

Collect `̀̀̀̀ 10 Lakhs for Legal

Fighting Fund (LFF)We have engaged a Senior Advocate from the

Supreme Court to intervene in Modified Parity case

on behalf of the pre-2006 pensioners. This involves

expenditure of several lakhs of rupees. BPS has,

therefore given a call for collection of ̀ 10 Lakhs.

Several Federations and Assns have assured to

participate with substantial contributions. Many

individuals have sent donations of 5,000 & above.

Many others sent thousands!

What about YOU? If you have already sent a

donation, thanks! If not, send it now. All affiliated Assns

are making special effort to collect funds straight away

for this noble cause. S C Maheshwari, Secy Genl

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NOMINATIONS1. Who is a nominee?

According to law, a nominee is a trustee not

the owner of the assets. In other words, he is only

a caretaker of your assets. The nominee will only

hold your money/asset as a trustee and will be

legally bound to transfer it to the legal heirs. For

most investments, a legal heir is entitled to the

deceased’s assets. For instance, Section 39 of

the Insurance Act says the appointed nominee

will be paid, though he may not be the legal heir.

The nominee, in turn, is supposed to hold the

proceeds in trust and the legal heir can claim the

money. Nominee can also be one of the legal heirs.

Important

• Mention the full name, address, age,

relationship to yourself of the nominee.

• Do not write the nomination in favour of “wife”

and “children” as a class. Give their specific

names and particulars existing at the moment.

• If the nominee is a minor, appoint a person who

is a major as a guardian giving his full name,

age, address and relationship to the nominee.

Why is the concept of nominee?

If the nominee does not become the sole owner,

why does such a concept of “nominee” exist at

all? It’s pretty simple. When you die, you want to

make sure that the Proceeds due from Insurance

Company, Mutual Fund etc. reach the legal heirs

through the mominee without any legal hurdles.

If a person dies and hasn’t nominated anyone,

your legal heirs will have to go through the process

of producing all kind of certificates like death

certificates, proof of relation etc.. not to mention

that the whole process is really cumbersome!

2. Nomination in Life Insurance

Nomination in life insurance has one limitation,

as insurance policies are bought to secure your

financial dependents, your first choice of nominee

has to be your family members. Provision of

nomination in life insurance is related to Section

39 of the Insurance Act.

Nomination is a right conferred on the holder

of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to

appoint a person/s to receive policy moneys in

the event of the policy becoming a claim by the

assured’s death.

3. Nomination in Mutual funds

You can nominate up to three people, who can

be registered at the time of purchasing the units.

Nomination in mutual.funds is at folio level and all

units in the folio will be transferred to the nominee(s).

4. Nomination in Shares

“A reading of Section (109(A) of the Companies

Act and 9.11 of the Depositories Act makes it

abundantly clear that the intent of the nomination

is to vest the property in the shares, which

includes the ownership rights thereunder of the

nominee upon nomination-validly made as per the

procedure prescribed

5. Nomination in PPF

You can nominate one or more persons as

nominee in PPF. Form F can be used to change

or cancel a nomination for PPF. Also note that

you cannot nominate anyone if you open an

account for a minor.

6. Nomination in Saving/Current/FD/RDAccount in Banks

While opening a new account, there is a

column for nomination in the same form and you

should fill it. You can nominate two persons with

first and second option. Note that in case you

have not done any nomination till now, you should

request Form No. DA-1 from your Bank which is

used to assign a nominee in future.

(Examples of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Canara

Bank), In the same way to change/ cancel the

nomination, you need to fill up Form No. DA-2.

7. To provide for the contingency of the pre decease

of a nominee, a second nomination may be provided.

Conclusion: It is important to make sure that

your loved ones do not face legal issues and only

say and think lovely thoughts about you when

you are not around, rather than crib & grumble.

Source : Internet

NOMINATIONS

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November 2012

NEW MEMBERS - Annual

A - 1455 M G Kulkarni Latur 09/13

A - 1459 Devinder Singh Chugh DL - 18 09/13

A - 1461 Yogpaul Kolkata 09/13

A - 1462 B S Sharma DL-44 09/13

A - 1463 V V Gopinathan Nambiar Kannnur 09/13

A - 1464 U K Kale Bhopal 09/13

A - 1465 S Vellaiyan West Tambaram 09/13

A - 1466 V Sadanandes Waraiah Hyderabad 09/13

A - 1468 Col K B L Verma DL-05 09/13

A - 1469 K Kutumba Rao Hyderabad 09/13

A - 1470 Sarat Chandra Padhi Bhubaneswar 09/13

A - 1471 M Padmanabha Raju Tanuku 09/13

A - 1472 S Shamsher Singh DL - 15 09/13

A - 1473 M L V Prasad Hyderabad 09/13

A - 1474 S S Dalal Gguraon 09/13

A - 1475 G T Deoskar Bina 09/13

NEW MEMBERS - Biennial

A - 1460 Colonel S Mali Chennai 09/14

NEW MEMBERS - Triennial

A - 1454 Dr. Y Mani Singh Yairipok 09/15

NEW AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS

A - 1456 Rly Pensioner Samaj Damoh 09/13

A - 1457 Retd C G Emps Assn Murad Nagar 09/13

A - 1458 Rly Penrs W Assn DL - 18 09/13

A - 1467 K.Penrs Sanghatan Kanpur 09/13

LEGAL FIGHTING FUND from NON MEMBERS

A.G.Pasarkar Ambajogai 8750

S.R Raval Ahemedabad 1011

Kala Chand Sarkar Assam 1000

Kamal Narain Soukar GZB 500

Sushma Nayyar GZB 250

LEGAL FIGHTING FUND Donations OCTOBER, 2012

M - 7683 : Rly Electric Sub StationKatni 15000

M - 0368 : Retd Rly Emp Assn Mughalsarai 7580

A - 1438 : K Manihar Singh Impahl 5000

M - 3217 : Chattisgarh Penrs Samaj Raipur 5000

M - 3979 : N F Rly Penrs Assn Guwahati 4600

A - 0908 : R R E Penrs Assns Bhilai 4000

M - 1822 : N F Rly Penrs’Assn Tinsukia 3000

M - 4591 : B Chakrabarty Bhaktinagar 3000

A - 1446 : Secy, NF Rly Assam 3000

A - 1419 : Sita Ram Rao Vijaywada 2000

A - 1341 : Rly Penrs Org Lucknow 2000

A - 0078 : K K Saxena DL - 91 2000

M - 5266 : Dr. V P Nagpal Pardeepgarh 1800

M - 5610 : Rly Penrs Assn Durg 1800

A - 0874 : Prem Prakash Ambala City 1700

M - 8794 : Shyama Pada Sen Jhalda 1500

A - 1046 : V S Rajput Chhindwara 1500

M - 6966 : Rly Penrs Fedration Bobbili 1400

A - 0590 : Om Parkash Verma DL - 75 1100

L - 9101 : S P Kaura Kurukshetra 1100

L - 2732 : P Sharan Gupta Gurgaon 1000

M - 8979 : BPS & P&T P WAssn Visakhapatnam 1000

M - 1596 : Rly Penrs Samaj Narsinghpur 1000

L - 2441 : N Talitemjen Jamir Mokokchung 1000

A - 1434 : G. N Sortur Hubli 1000M - 4756 : Sher Singh Ludhiana 1000A - 0835 : Uma Shanker Saxena Jhansi 501A - 1254 : T C Chawla DL - 29 500M - 3634 : Central & AIS Penrs Assn Bhopal 500M - 7864 : Prabhu Dayal Singh Ghaziabad 500

M - 7921 : Datar Singh Jalandhar 500M - 5063 : R N Dutta Baidyabati 500M - 6098 : AICG Penrs Assn Amritsar 500

M - 5653 : Mahabir Singh Arora Muzaffar Nagar 500

M - 8625 : Swaran Singh Rihana Kalan 500

L - 9228 : G S Oberoi Ahmedabad 500

L - 9019 : R K Sinha DL - 96 300

A - 0339 : Girindra Nath Biswas West Bengal 300

L - 2584 : Tuhi Ram Sharma DL - 36 300

M - 7833 : M N Kalra DL - 88 300

A - 0087 : F C India Vijayawada 250

A - 0224 : Yograj Chowdhary Tira 200

M - 6237 : N Guruswami HYDERABAD 200

A - 1090 : Bhag Singh Jalandhar City 200

A - 1091 : Gurbachan Singh Jalandhar City 200

A - 1093 : Ajaib Singh Jalwa Jalandhar City 200

A - 1094 : Chaman Lal Jalandhar City 200

M - 4730 : Dr A K Mitra, Secy Kharagpur 200

A - 0595 : K M Gupta New Delhi 200

L - 2779 : Daljit Singh DL - 08 200

M - 8196 : S Co-ord Com of Penrs Assns Lucknow 200

M - 4093 : S C Rly Penrs Assn Tenali 150

A - 0236 : Harinath B Shirali Bangalore 100

M - 5725 : Sukkhoo Lal Allahabad 50

SCPC FUND Donations OCTOBER, 2012

M - 8234 : N K Ramanathan Ahmedabad 10000

L - 9180 : B N Zutshi DL - 96 4000

M - 5701 : C S Shrivastava Khurai 120

M - 7977 : S Kumar Chakraborty Kharagpur 100

M - 4099 : A V Krishna Rao Bapatla 50

AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS (RENEWAL)

M - 8489 : Rly Pensioners Assn Kazipat 09/13

M - 6208 : Rly Penrs Assn Gondia 10/13

M - 7830 : Bharat Penrs Samaj Agra 09/13

M - 4209 : P O Penrs Assn. Secunderabad 08/13

M - 5610 : Rly Penrs Assn Durg 11/13

M - 6204 : Party Office, Narinder Niketan DL - 02 10/13

M - 5542 : Bharat Penrs Samaj Ghaziabad 10/13

A - 0799 : Sc of Planning & Arch DL - 92 09/13

M - 1856 : Bharat Penrs Samaj Satna 11/13

THANKS!

November 2012

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A - 0818 : Bharat Penrs Samaj Kota 10/13

A - 1042 : All Central Penrs Assn Vishakapatnam 10/13

M - 8522 : W Assn of Tele & BSNL PenrsVijayawada 11/13

A - 0814 : Rly P W Mens Assn Bathinda 10/13

M - 7578 : Sewa Nivrutt Karamchari SanghIndore 10/13

M - 4093 : S C Rly Penrs Assn Tenali 09/13

M - 8748 : Penrs Forum of RlymensKatni 09/13

RENEWAL - Annual

M - 7532 : S Jayaraman Bangalore 09/13

M - 5641 : A D Choudhary DL - 63 11/13

A - 1265 : R P Gaur (SSE) DL - 32 03/14

M - 8989 : Nirmal Singh Panchkula 07/13

M - 8469 : Satiender Kumar Greater Noida 08/13

A - 1061 : G Radha Krishnan Pune 11/13

A - 0493 : K Satyannarayane Vizianagaram 09/13

M - 8742 : C B Bansal Sonepat 09/13

M - 4883 : Madan Singh DL - 75 09/13

A - 1039 : K N Hussain Jatni Khurda 10/13

M - 8507 : Satyanand Singh Gaya 10/13

M - 6184 : N H Pandya G Krupa Rajkot 10/13

M - 3971 : P S Raizada Rishikesh 09/13

A - 0064 : K Venkateswara Rao Tanuku 08/13

M - 8512 : A K Majumdar Karimganj 10/13

A - 1025 S B Verma Lucknow 09/13

M - 4096 : H C Sharma Bhilwara 09/13

A - 0440 : Q L Gautama, Sonepat 07/13

M - 4920 : Kharaiti Ram Faridabad 10/13

M - 7833 : M N Kalra DL - 88 09/13

A - 0486 : S Banarjee Haridwar 09/13

M - 5266 : Dr V P Nagpal Pardeepgarh 05/13

A - 0099 : O P Punn Abra 08/13

M - 1007 : K Shantinath Shukla Dharampur 07/13

A - 0150 : R S Lavania Agra 10/13

M - 7860 : K K Sood Chheharta 09/13

A - 1030 : P Kanti Chaudhuri Shillong 10/13

A - 0127 : G K Bahl DL - 32 09/13

M - 5460 : G Venkataratanam Hyderabad 08/13

A - 0624 : H J Sojitra Rajkot 02/13

M - 5525 : R Singh Chouhan Pisangan 10/13

A - 1044 : S S Ramaswamy Erode 10/13

A - 0821 : Bisheswar Dihingia Dibrugarh 10/13

M - 8770 : V M Ponnusamy Chennai 10/13

M - 7908 : J Chandrasekharan Thane 11/13

M - 8511 : P Perumal Salem 10/13

A - 0128 : S K Kapoor DL - 29 09/13

M - 6214 : N C Kharbanda DL - 08 10/13

M - 5574 : B R Agnihotri DL - 92 10/13

M - 7735 : T R Giri Siliguri 05/13

A - 0874 : Prem Prakash Ambala City 12/13

A - 1017 : M Gopal Trehan DL - 85 09/13

M - 8540 : A U Shaikh Freeland Ganj 11/13

M - 7921 : Datar Singh Jalandhar 11/13

M - 6547 : N B Ghosh Kolkata 11/13

M - 5608 : V S Sharma Chittorgarh 11/13

M - 8469 : Satinder Kumar Greater Noida 08/14

M - 7741 : Nand Kishore Mishra Bhagalpur 05/13

A - 0787 : M L Shorya DL - 07 09/13

M - 7874 : R P Thaldi DL-85 10/13

M - 5558 : Dalipchandra T Dave Vadodra 10/13

RENEWAL - Biennial

M - 6302 : Krishan Gopal Sud Parwanoo 01/15

M - 8783 : G V Kamat Curchorem 11/14

M - 6780 : H V Dasan Chennai 10/13

M - 7770 : Raghuvansh Lal DL - 24 06/14

M - 4506 : B J Mehra Gandhinagar 12/14

M - 6165 : G R Das Orissa 09/14

M - 5684 : P N Baweja DL - 75 12/14

M - 7573 : M S Rao Vishakhapatnam10/14

A - 0831 : Manohar Lal Pandey DL - 87 10/14

M - 5701 : C S Shrivastava Khurai 12/14

M - 5725 : Sukkhoo Lal Allahabad 12/14

A - 0520 : Bibek Bandhu Paul Kolkata 09/14

RENEWAL - Triennial

M - 8566 : C Prakash Garg DL-78 12/15

M - 8794 : Shyamapada Sen Jhalda 12/15

A - 0018 : Edvin P Dsouza Bardez 06/15

M - 6235 : H K Agarwal Vadodara 11/15

A - 0853 : V K Goverdhan Hyderabad 11/15

A - 1069 : P Venkataratnam Vijayawada 11/15

M - 4412 : A N Ahuja DL - 18 11/15

D R FOR PENSIONERS

Apr-12 May-12 June-12 July-12 Aug-12 Sep-12

All India CPI (IW) 205 206 208 212 214 215Base 2001=100

%age over 01.01.06 69.68% 71.04% 72.41% 73.78% 75.22% 76.51%

65% to 72% i.e. 7% increase w.e.f. July, 2012 (already published in October 2012 issue)65% to 72% i.e. 7% increase w.e.f. July, 2012 (already published in October 2012 issue)65% to 72% i.e. 7% increase w.e.f. July, 2012 (already published in October 2012 issue)65% to 72% i.e. 7% increase w.e.f. July, 2012 (already published in October 2012 issue)65% to 72% i.e. 7% increase w.e.f. July, 2012 (already published in October 2012 issue)

Contributed by : J N Uppal, Dy Director (Retd), CSO,

Min of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

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AHMEDABAD: BSNL & DOT PensionersAssn – First Dt Conference was held at Rajkot on

26.08.12. More than 150 pensioners participated

in the conference. S/Shri A N Patel and J B

Kumpavat spoke on burning problems of

pensioners and threw light on latest developments

on various issues. S/Shri S S Singada, J C

Mandalia, and V K Thumar were elected as

President, Dt Secy and Treasurer respectively.

They were also felicitated with shawls.

Pension Adalat was held by the CCA, Gujarat

for Palanpur, Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Kheda and

Himatnagar Districts. BDPA was represented by

its office bearers. It was decided to extend ECS

facility for Provisional Pensioners.

AHMEDABAD: P & T & Other Central GovtPensioner’s Assn – 29th AGM was held on

11.09.12 with Vijaylaxmi T. Sheth, Rtd Chief PMG

Gujarat in the chair. More than 446 pensioners

attended this meeting. The Secy extended a warm

welcome to the President and other members who

attended this AGM. 15 Sr Members (80+) were

felicitated with momentos and certificates. 46

pensioners (70+) were honoured with shawls and

certificates. Shri C A Shaikh, Rtd SPM Sanand

was specially honoured on completion of 91 years

of his age. The AGM unanimously approved the

accounts for 2011-12 and budget proposals for

2012-13. Following office bearers were

unanimously elected. President: Vijaylaxmi T.

Sheth, V P: D S Bhatt, Wkg President: C N Vyas,

Jt Secy: B V Vyas, Treasurer: M P Soyantar. 4

Resolutions were introduced and unanimously

adopted.

BHOPAL: C G P A – A demonstration was

held on 25.09.12 at 1200 hrs near Press Complex

by Central & State Pensioners against the rise in

diesel price and also against opening of the FDI

for foreign companies. Office bearers of the assn

addressed the gathering and raised slogans. Wide

publicity of this demonstration was given in the

local press.

CHANDIGARH: Customs & Central ExcisePWA – The bi-monthly meeting was held on

11.08.12. Members from Amritsar, Jalandhar,

Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Sonepat, Mohali,

Panchkula, Chandigarh, Patiala and Ambala

attended the meeting. The House was informed

about the adjournment of the case filed by the

Central Govt against the orders of the Principal

Bench of CAT, Delhi to November 2012. Members

were also told about the meeting held by Addl

Director of CGHS, Chandigarh with Pensioners

Assn on 15.06.12. The House was also apprised

about the collection of Rs 5600/- from members

by way of Life Membership Fee, Annual

Subscription and Donations. Members born in

September and October were felicitated. It was

decided to hold the next meeting on 06.10.12.

GHAZIABAD: B P S – 16th Circle Conference

was held on 07.10.12 with Shri S K Sharma,

President in the Chair. Following office bearers

were elected unanimously. President: S K

Sharma, Circle Secy: K B Lal, Treasurer: R S

Verma. Besides this, 5 VPs, 4 Asst Circle

Secretaries, 3 Asst Treasurers, 1 Circle Org Secy,

3 Asst Circle Org Secretaries and 6 EC Members

were also elected.

KANPUR: Pensioners Samaj – The joint

meeting of outgoing and new executive

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committees was held on 07-09-12. Dr Jagadeesh

Sharma was declared as the 4th Patron of the

Samaj. Newly elected 5 office bearers and 15 EC

members took oath of office and secrecy. It was

decided to request the Secy. Gen BPS to include

the demand for the extension of CSD canteen

facilities to Defence Civilian Pensioners in our

charter of demands. It was also decided to send a

deputation from the Samaj to meet Addl. Director

CGHS Kanpur regarding shifting Pandu Nagar

Welfare Centre to Armapore.

KARNAL: Haryana Civil Pensioners Assn –A large number of pensioners draw their pension

from SBI. They have been facing a lot of problems

and harassment from the SBI. The association

wrote to the RBI to sort out these problems.

Accordingly the Chief Manager of SBI (Main

Branch) Karnal contacted the association and a

meeting was convened on 17.08.12. Problems

were listed out and explained to the officers. The

Chief Manager and other senior officers assured

the gathering that proper solutions to these

problems would be found and that members would

not face this problem in future. This assn also

approached the higher authorities of Punjab

National Bank, Syndicate Bank, State Bank of

Patiala, Canara Bank etc, and explained their

problems. On the pattern of the meeting held by

SBI, the Punjab National bank also held a meeting

in which more than 60 members participated.

Senior officers of the Punjab National bank also

listened to the problems of the Pensioners and

assured that they would not be facing these

problems in the coming months.

KUNIHAR (HP): Pensioners’ Assn – 25th

AGM was held on 12-09-12. 196 members

attended this meeting. The Genl. Secy. Presented

the Annual Accounts for 2011-12 and it was

approved by the House. He also listed the

achievements made by the Assn. during the year

under review. Pending demands of pensioners with

the Central Govt. and State Govt. were highlighted.

Members resolved to share the noble cause

undertaken by the BPS, New Delhi and assured

that they would whole heartedly support the BPS

in this regard. The House also thanked the Govt.

of HP for having issued orders to call for option

certificate for claiming the revised rate of FMA from

regular employees and pensioners and urged the

fellow pensioners to exercise the option by the

due date (09.12.12)

MADHUPUR (JHARKHAND): BPS – This unit

has sent a report on their activities. Payments of

FMA to 55 railway pensioners/family pensioners

delayed at CPPC/SBI (Patna) were taken up with

the authorities and payments got disbursed to

them. Disbursement of the family pension of 10

family pensioners pending with SBI, Madhupur and

8 cases pending with Allahabad Bank, Madhupur

were also taken up with the authorities and

payments have since been made to the individuals.

1 pensioner, who retired on 31.08.04, has not got

his pension revised till Aug 2012. This Samaj has

taken up the matter with the authorities concerned

for the early settlement of this claim. Pensioner’s

Day was celebrated on 17.12.11 when 25 members

attended the function. The SBI, Madhupur,

honoured this gathering by offering sweets and

snacks. The SBI, Madhupur organized a health

check up camp on 17.08.12 in their premises when

10 pensioners attended and got their health

checked up by a reputed Physician of Madhupur.

The Bank felicitated these members with shawls

and sweet packets etc. The bank also honoured

the Genl. Secy of this unit by presenting a VIP

chair for his office use.

MAKDHOOMPUR : Bihar Pensioners Samaj

(Local Branch) has demanded simplication of the

procedure for transfer of pension account from one

Nationalised Bank to another.

PATIALA : The following members were

elected to the executive body of the association

on 03 June 2012. President : Harbans Singh, Vice

President : Harbans Singh Ahuja, S L Shorey,

Genl Secy : Kuldip Singh Virk, Asstt Genl Secy:

Sohan Lal Arora / G S Rahil / J S Kohli, Treasurer:

Sukhdev Singh Shorey, Asstt Treasurer : Jagdev

Singh, Auditor : Joginder Singh Kala, Members :

V P Goyal / Faquir Chand / Sita Ram / M S Sodhi

/ Mathura Dass

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Group Photo of Platinum Age Brotherhood Group Photo of Awardees

Guest of Honour Harbhajan Singh Sidhu Addressing the AGM

S P Vatta Memorial Trophy awarded toPOPA, Hyderabad

Daya Maheshwari Memorial Trophy being awarded to S K Kanjilal

Platinum Age (Lajpat Rai) being

honoured with a Shawl

Platinum Age (Jaswant Singh) being honoured with a Shawl

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