The retirement issue is to be handled with social mindset – says Dr. Jitendra Singh

a) Pensioners

b) Pensioners Associations identified by the Department involved in pensioners welfare

Demand side:

a) Organisations involved in Social welfare projects

b) Government Departments having Social welfare schemes

c) Indian Institute of Corporate affairs for CSR activities

d) Corporate-Public and Private with CSR funds

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The condition of applying for family pension in Form 14 on the death of pensioner has been causing inconvenience to widows, specially on account of the requirement of attestation by two Gazetted Officers.

The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Shri V. Narayanasamy informed the members of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) that the Government has decided to do away with the requirement of submission of Form 14 for commencement of family pension where the pensioner and spouse hold a joint account. The spouse may inform the Bank of death of the pensioner by way of a simple letter enclosing a copy of death certificate. The paying bank will identify the spouse based on the information given in the PPO and its own “Know Your Customer” procedures.

In other cases, i.e., where the pension is not being credited to the joint bank account of the pensioner and his/her spouse, the condition of attestation of Form 14 has been done away with and giving witness of two persons has been considered as sufficient.

Source : PIB News

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As per the Annual action Plan of Controller General of Defence Accounts, New Delhi in consultation with the Ministry of Defence, the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) Allahabad will be organising the 119th Defence Pension Adalat at Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) on 29th and 30 th October, 2013 for redressal of grievances of Defence pensioners including Defence Civilians drawing pension through PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS, TOs’ and DPDOs in the State of Jharkhand and adjoining areas.

Objective
Any Defence Pensioners / Defence Family Pensioners / Defence Civilian and their families having any specific grievances relating to sanction or disbursement of Defence pension are requested to submit their representation, in writing, in duplicate to :

Sri K D S Parmar,
Pension Adalat Officer
O/o Principal CDA (Pensions),
Draupadi Ghat,
Allahabad-211014

A format of the representation is given on this website. Applicants are advised to apply as per the format, for easy processing of their applications.

Kindly Note
Applications can either be sent by post or by E-Mail
Two copies of the applications should be sent
Photocopies of Pension payment order, Corr PPO, discharge certificate (wherever required) and other documents must be enclosed
Each application will be allotted a unique Adalat Registration Number. The same should be quoted in all future correspondence.
Individual call letters notifying the date and venue of the Adalat will be sent in due course
Incomplete and unsigned representations will be rejected.
The Date of the Pension Adalat on dt 29 th & 30th Octobar, 2013 at Tulsi Bhavan, Near Gopal Maidan, Bishtapur, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand).

TA/DA will not be reimbursed to pensioners/individuals attending the Adalat for redressal of their pension related problems.

Source : www.pcdapension.nic.in
[http://pcdapension.nic.in/pa/]

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Pensioners Portal Orders –  The next meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held to be held shortly.

The next and 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held in the month of September, 2013 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS (PP).

F. No.42/6/2013-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 26th July, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held in the month of September, 2013 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS (PP).

The 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare is scheduled to be held shortly. The details of the date, time and venue of the meeting will follow. The meeting will be chaired by the Hon’ble Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Pubic Grievances & Pensions.

2. All the Pensioners Associations under SCOVA are requested to kindly provide the following requisite information through fax as well as E-mail : –

(a) Suggest fresh items / issues, if any, for inclusion In the agenda to be discussed for the proposed meeting. Kindly do not send those agenda items which have already been discussed in the previous SCOVA meetings and on which final decision/action has already been taken. Your response in this regard may please be sent to this Department so as to reach the undersigned latest by 8th August, 2013 to enable us to finalize the agenda items. Minutes of the meetings and Action Taken Reports of the previous SCOVA meetings are available on the website of this Department www.pensionersportal.gov.in

(b) Because of the consideration of space, only one representative of your organization may attend the above said meeting. Confirmation of participation and the name of the participant may kindly be intimated in advance to the undersigned by fax/e-mail.

3. Outstation members will be paid TA/DA and local members will be paid conveyance charges in accordance with the rules/Instructions.

4. This Department looks forward to your participation in the meeting.

sd/-
(Sujasha Choudhury)
Dy. Secretary (P)

Source : www.pensionersportal.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/SCOVA_260713.pdf]

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F. No. 42/6/2013-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 26th July, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held in the month of September, 2013 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS (PP).

The 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare is scheduled to be held shortly. The details of the date, time and venue of the meeting will follow. The meeting will be chaired by the Hon’ble Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Pubic Grievances & Pensions.

2. All the Pensioners Associations under SCOVA are requested to kindly provide the following requisite information through fax as well as E-mail :

(a) Suggest fresh items/issues, if any, for inclusion in the agenda to be discussed for the proposed meeting. Kindly do not send those agenda items which have already been discussed in the previous SCOVA meetings and on which final decision/action has already been taken. Your response in this regard may please be sent to this Department so as to reach the undersigned latest by 8th August, 2013 to enable us to finalize the agenda items. Minutes of the meetings and Action Taken Reports of the previous SCOVA meetings are available on the website of this Department – www.pensionersportal.gov.in

(b) Because of the consideration of space, only one representative of your organization may attend the above said meeting. Confirmation of participation and the name of the participant may kindly be intimated in advance to the undersigned by fax/e-mail.

3. Outstation members will be paid TA/DA and local members will be paid conveyance charges in accordance with the rules/instructions.

4. This Department looks forward to your participation in the meeting.

sd/-
(Sujasha Choudhury)
Dy. Secretary ,(P)

To
Standing Group (5 Associations)

(i)  National Council (Staff Side) JCM,
13-C, Ferozshah Road,
New Delhi -110001

(ii) All India Retired Railwaymen’s Federation,
Block 303, Railway Colony High School,
Chilkaliguda, Secunderabad –
500025, Andhra Pradesh.

(iii) All India Federation of Pensioners Association,
G-2, Soundarya, New No. 51, Old No. 22,
Kavarai Street, Saidapet West,
Chennai 600015,
Tamilnadu.

(iv) Bharat Pensioners’ Samaj,
Post Box No. 3303,
Jangpura P.O.,
New Delhi – 110 014.

(v) Air Force Association,
Air Force Station,
Race Course Camp,
New Delhi – 110 003.

Rotating Group ( 10 Associations)
(i) Disabled War Veterans (India),
B6/6, DLF City, Phase I,
Gurgaon,
Haryana – 122002.

(ii) Association of Retired Officers of IA&ID,
H. No. 2154,
Sector 38-C,
Chandigarh – 160038

(iii) All India Central Government
Pensioners Association,
EP-233, Naya Bazar,
Jalandhar City, Punjab 144001

(iv) Karnataka Posts and Telecommunications Pensioners Association,
1397, 23rd Main,
Banashankari 2nd Stage,
Bengaiuru – 560070

(v) Co-ordination Committee of Central Government Pensioners’ Association,
68-B, K. G. Bose Road,
Mangafa Lane, Kolkata,
West Bengal – 700020

(vi) All India Central Government Pensioners’ Association,
355, Ganga Mandir,
Cuttak,
Orissa – 753001

(vii) Central Government Pensioners’ Association,
“Pension Kendra”, II Floor,
Capital Towers, Patturaickal in.,
Thrissur – 680022,
Kerala.

(viii) Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association,
Jammu Olympic Association Building, Parade,
Jammu (J&K) – 180 001

(ix) Ali India Organisation of Pensioners Kanpur,
120/469, Lajpat Nagar, Kanpur,
Uttar Pradesh – 208005

(x) All India Central Government
Pensioners’ Association,
1785, Sadashivpeth, Phadkeshankul, Near Pune, Vidyarthi Griha,
Pune – 411030
(Maharashtra)

Source: Pensioner Portal
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/SCOVA_260713.pdf]

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F.No.42/8/2013-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare)

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Deihi -110003
Date: 18th July, 2013

RESOLUTION

The Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) was last reconstituted vide this Department’s Resolution No.42/50/2010-P&PW(G) dated 24th June, 2011 for a period of two years. Consequent upon expiry of the tenure of the SCOVA, the Government of India has decided to reconstitute the SCOVA with the following composition :-

(a) Minister of State (Personnel, P.C. & Pensions) – Chairman

(b) Non-Official Members (15)

(i) Standing Group (5 Associations)

(ii) Rotating Group (10 Associations)

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Introducing a dedicated day for attending pensioners in person…

No.55/40/2012-P&PW(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
New Delhi, the 31st Dec., 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Introducing a dedicated day for attending pensioners in person – reg.

The undersigned is directed to inform that in order to facilitate mitigation of problems of Central Civil Pensioners, it has been decided that on every Wednesday, concerned officers of the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare will be available between 15.00 and 16.00 hrs, in person, in Room No. 310, Lok Navak Bhavan (near Gate No.1) to meet pensioners and, as far as possible, answer the queries/points raised by the pensioners.

2. The Central Civil Pensioners, aggrieved of pension related matters and seeking clarification etc., on application of any of the following rules/regulations may meet the concerned officers of this Department alongwith a written submission, by appearing in person, on the prescribed date, time and venue, and make us of this facility.

3. The rules being administered by this Department are:

(i) CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972;

(ii) CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981;

(iii) CCS (Extra-ordinary Pension) Rules;

(iv) GPF (CS) Rules, 1960; and

(v) CPF (lndia) Rules, 1962.

sd/-
(Tripti P Ghosh)
Director (PP)

Source : www.pensionersportal.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/Day_311212.pdf]

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All India Railwaymen’s Federation General Secretary Shri.Shiva Gopal Mishra have posted a letter on his official blog regarding that the eight agenda items has sent to Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare for the forthcoming meeting with Secretary(Pension). We have reproduced full text of the letter and given below for your ready reference…

Pensionary Benefits :
AIRF has sent agenda items to Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare for the forthcoming meeting with Secretary(Pension).

ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION
4, State Entry Road, New Delhi-110055 INDIA

No.AIRF/NC/JCM(GC)(Pension)

May 18, 2013

The Secretary,
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare,
Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi-110003

Dear Sir,
Sub: Agenda items

We are sending herewith 08 agenda items on pensionary matters for discussing the same in the forthcoming meeting with the Secretary( Pension).

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Item No.1
Sub: Less payment of pension to pre-96 and pre-2006 retirees
It has been noted that the employees drawing pay scale of Rs.1400-2300 in V CPC were allotted pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 in V CPC, and subsequently they were placed in scale Rs.9300-34800 in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200. But it is surprising that, pre-1996 retirees have been placed in PB-I pay scale Rs.5200-20200 with Grade Pay of Rs.2800.

In AIRF’s opinion, this is discrimination with the employees retired before 1.1.1996.

Necessary action, therefore, needs to be taken in the matter urgently.

Item No.2
Sub: Provision of HRA for PensionerslFamily Pensioners
A Government Servant while in service is paid either House Rent Allowance or government accommodation. After retirement he is left with no facility of government accommodation or House Rent Allowance. As such, a pensioner has to pay a major part of his pension as a rent for accommodation. On account of high prices of residential houses, it is not possible for a retired employee to purchase even a small house out of his retirement dues.

AIRF, therefore, requests that, some provision, for payment of HRA to Pensioners/Family Pensioners, should be made to enable them to spend their retirement life comfortably.

Item No.3
Sub: Increase in Family Pension
A government employee gets pension @ 50%of his Basic Pay after retirement, which is considered sufficient to meet the expenses on day-to-day requirement of the family such as food, clothes etc., but after the demise of pensioner, only 30% pension is admissible as Family Pension to his widow. As such, the family gets 40% less pension in comparison to the pension admissible to the employee. It is understood that, after the demise of pensioner, the expenses are not reduced by 50%, which is perhaps the base of fixing FarnIy Pension. Moreover. besides expenses on food, there are some other miscellaneous expenses, which cannot be overlooked. In the circumstances, the existing provision of 30% pension to the family of deceased pensioner is inadequate for survival.

AIRE is, therefore, of the view that the Family Pension should be increased at least from 30% to 40%.

Item No.4
Sub: Arbitrary orders denying revision of Pension and Family Pension in favour of the pensioners who were in receipt of Compulsory Retirement Pension and Compassionate Allowance under Rules 40 and 41 of the Central Civil Services(Pension) Rules, 1972
In terms of rule 40 & 41 of Central Civil Services(Pension) Rules, 1972, Compulsory Retirement Pension and Compassionate Allowance are sanctioned. Such Compulsory Retirement Pension and Compassionate Allowance, whenever sanctioned, are revised at par with other pensioners. But DOP&PW’s O.M. No.38/37/08—P&PW(A) dated 03.10.2008 has stated that, there should not be any revision on the Compulsory Retirement Pension and Compassionate Allowance. This order will adversely affect the living standard of the such retired employee.

AIRF, therefore, urges upon that, this order may please be called back and the revision, already undertaken, should be allowed to stay.

Item No.5
Sub: Revision of PPO in favour of Pensioners/Family Pensioners
Ministry of PPG&P(Departrnent of Pension) vide Para 11 of F. No. 38/ 37/08-P&PW(A) dated 01.09.2008 has issued order that revised PPO should be suo-moto issued by the pension sanctioning authority. This has been revised vide PPG&PW’s subsequent F. No.38/37/08—P&PW(A) Pt. I dated 14.10.2008 stipulating that the disbursing authority should furnish calculation in respect of revision of Pension/Family Pension to the pension sanctioning authority, and on receipt of the same, pension sanctioning authority would revise the PPO in favour of pensioner/family pensioner.

This order has created utter confusion and the same was raised in the ordinary meeting of the NCIJCM, held on 15.05.2010, when it was assured that the matter would be sorted out early. Unfortunately, after lapse of long 18 months, the matter could not be sorted out, resulting in, large number of pensionerslfamily pensioners of pre 01.01.2006 could not get the revised PPO.

AIRF, therefore, urges that, necessary action may be taken to issue revise PPO to the PensionerslFamily Pensioners of pre 01.01.2006 retirees.

Item No.6
Sub: Fixation of pension of pre-2006 retirees in terms of VI CPC pay scales
AIRF feels that the pension of pre-2006 retirees should be fixed on the basis of corresponding pay stage in new Pay Band plus Grade Pay of their last pay drawn in pay scale held by them at the time of their retirement.

In this regard, the Hon’ble CAT, New Delhi vide its judgement dated 01.11.2011 in OA Nos.0655/2010, 3079/2009, 306/2010 and 0507/2010 have given the direction to fix the pension of pre-2006 retirees as stated above.

AIRF understood that, instead of Implementing the judgernent of the CAT, DoP&PW has challenged the judgement before the Hon’ble High Court, New Delhi.

AIRF, therefore, requests, that the DoP&PW, instead of fighting against Hon’ble CAT’s orders, may consider the justified demand in the interest of the pre-2006 retirees.

Item No.7
Sub: Restoration of commuted portion of pension
Presently, there is a provision for restoration of commuted portion of pension after 15 years. On an average, a small number of pensioners attain the age of 75 years. As such, most of the pensioners are deprived of the benefit of restoration of pension.

AIRF, therefore, requests that the period of 15 years may be reduced to 12 years so that some more pensioners could get the benefit of restoration of commuted portion of pension.

In this connection, it is pertinent to mention that the Fifth CPC had also recommended to reduce this period to 12 years.

Item No.8
Sub: Enhancement of age related to additional basic pension
There has been a demand from certain Pensioners Associations! Pensioners Samaj on the issue of enhancement of pension on attaining the age of 65, 70, 75 and 80 and so on by 5% every time.

Presently, age related enhancement in pension is admissible to the pensioners having 80 years of age completed.

As all are well aware that, a handful pensioners survive up to the age of 80 years. As such, majority of pensioners are unable to get the benefit of enhanced pension.

AIRF, therefore, requests the government to take a positive view to reduce minimum age limit from 80 to 65 years for giving the benefit of enhanced pension.

Source : ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION (AIRF)
[http://airfindia.com/AIRF%202013/Agenda%20items%20on%20Pensionary%20Benefits_19.05.2013.pdf]

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The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has developed a web-based ‘Pensioners’ Portal’, under the National e-Governance Plan for dissemination of pension related information as well as registration of pensioners’ grievances online. Addressing the media during the National Editors Conference in the Capital, Mr. V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office stated that welfare of pensioners and their families is of utmost concern for the Government. The department has on date received 56836  pension grievances and Redressed 38822 cases. More than 17 lakh hits have been received on the pensioner portal.

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