31 Jul 2017

THE AICPI (IW) FOR JUNE 2017 IS 280


THE AICPI (IW) FOR JUNE 2017 IS 280 

The All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers for June 2017 is announced by Labour Bureau: It is 280 points. 2 Point Increase from the previous month. 

In July 2016, one year back, it was 280 points. Then it came down and down gradually.After one year it has come back to the level of 280 points.

CDA will be 5% from July 2017 for Central Government Employees and Pensioners.

1% increase from the existing 4% based on their revised pay and Pension.

28 Jul 2017

DOT Pension - revision - list - instructions


Pension Revision of DOT/CDA pensioners as per 7th CPC. AP Circle office issues directions to SSAs.  Around 3200 cases along with list of live cases received from Dotcell. SSAs to revise and forward  to CCA , Vijayawada. All the DSs are requested to coordinate between SSA and our members/pensioners. Copy of the Circle Office attached herewith. 

Letter Page 1        Letter Page 2                              List of CDA Pensioners

23 Jul 2017

District Executive committee meeting of GUNTUR is held on 21-07-2017. Comrades M R S Prakasa Rao (Circle Pres.), V.Vara Prasad (CS) , Ch. Ramakrishna Rao (ACS) , G.Venkateswara Rao (DS). Lakshmi Narayana (DP), Bala Koteswara Rao (BS Tenali) and others spoke on various issues.
 2 photos .


13 Jul 2017


On 6-7-2017, the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare has released one Ready Reckoner Table to help central government pensioners to revise their pension under the latest formulation approved by Cabinet.

Click here for Letter & Concordance Tables 

11 Jul 2017

Our General Secretary writes :

To all Central Office bearers, Circle Secretaries and District Secretaries:
Dear Comrades,
We have to embark upon a serious legal battle to settle two important issues.
1) Our pension is being revised with 78.2% IDR instead of 68.8%. It is notional from 01-01-2007 to 09-06-2013. Actual payment is from 10-06-2013 only at par with serving staff. BSNL may restrict the payment due to financial constraints. But financial constraints cannot be a reason for the Govt to deny the benefit to the pensioners from 01-01-2007.Process of revision is almost at the final stage. Now a legal battle is inevitable to get the benefit from 01-01-2007.
2) All central government staff retired since 01-01-2006 get pension @ 50% of the last pay drawn or 50% of last 10 months average pay whichever is beneficial to them. But for those who retired before 01-01-2006 pension is @ 50% of 10 months average emoluments only. there was no option for last pay drawn.Post 2006 retirees get full pension on completion of qualifying service of 10 years., where as pre 2006 retirees got full pension (50% of pay) only on rensering 33 years of qualifying service.
In 2011 Sub rule 49 of CCS ( Pension) Rule, 1972 was amended removing the provision of pro-rata pension with effect from 01-01-2006. In some circles,full pension nwas granted based on the above modification to the BSNL employees retired during the year 2006. There were clear instructions in this regard from Directorate . Strange enough a recent clarification from DOT says that BSNL employees are not eligible for the above benefit. There is a threat of recovery of huge amounts from the people who retired in the year 2006 and got benefit. Now parity in pension is ensured to all pre 2016 central pensioners vide the latest order from the Department Of Pension dtd 12-05-2017 endorsed by DOT on 19-05-2017. Even this is not extended to BSNL retirees.
We are also getting pension under the same rule of 1972.Hence denial of benefits to BSNL retirees based on amended rule is illegal. We have to secure an order to get pension @ 50% of last pay drawn to all BSNL staff on completion of a qualifying service of 10 years, irrespective of the date of their retirement . Here also a legal battle is the only resort.
On 10-06-2017 myself, alongwith Com.D.Gopalakrishnan, Com.A.Sugumaran and Com.Sampath Kumar discussed the above two cases with an advocate in Chennai. He confidently told that both are fit cases to be filed. The cost of each case in the CAT is around One Lakh plus other expenses.
On 15-06-2017, CWC members available in Chennai discussed the matter length and breadth very seriously .Comrades G.Natarajan, D.Gopalakrishnan, K.Muthiyalu,T.S.Vittoban,V.Ramarao ,M.Govindarajan and other senior comrades participated in the discussion. we feel there there is no alternative but to approach the court of Law seeking justice.Even if we win in the CAT, we will be forced to continue the legal battle in High Court and in Supreme Court. Normally the Government may not issue general order granting the relief to all affected Pensioners. We have to submit the affidavit to ensure justice to all. For that the advocate suggested that we should attach list of our members throughout thecountry with all details. It is a herculean task. it is possible only with your full support and total involvement . It should be done in a short period of one or two months.A format is being given below. You may take Xerox copies of it as required.
Please form TEAMS of active comrades in each district unit to collect the data of members. The following particulars are required.
1.  NAME OF PENSIONER              :-
2. PPO NUMBER                                :-
3. OFFICE RETIRED FROM           :-
4. DATE OF ENTRY IN SERVICE :-
5. DATE OF RETIREMENT             :-

The data should be prepared as two lists for the two cases as;
(1) List of those who retired between 01-10-2000 and 01-01-2006.
(2) List of those who retired between 01-01-2006 and 10-06-2013.

With Fraternal greetings,
G.Natarajan,
GS.
16-06-2017

9 Jul 2017

No Extra Increment on Post-based promotion under EPP - For serving employees - pay fixations to be revised. Cases of existing pensioners should not be reopened.

Click here for DOT's Oder 





5 Jul 2017


IDA rate from 1-7-2017 is 119%. Increase of 1.9% from the existing rate of 117.1%
The Department of Public Enterprises has issued orders.
See the orders clicking here: ida-july-2017-1.pdf 

4 Jul 2017

Donations received by CHQ on account of 78.2% revision upto           30-06-2017

                                 ₹

Tamilnadu         483000

Kerala                290250

CHTD                   93300

MP                        71500

AP                         37700

STR                       30000
All the District Secretaries are requested to gear up the collections of account of above.

03/07

3 DISTRICT BRANCHES HAVING MORE THAN 1000 LIFE MEMBERS: BANGALORE (1342), ERNAKULAM (1281) AND HYDERABAD (1078).


7 BRANCHES FAST APPROACHING THE TARGET OF 1000 LMs:


WEST GODAVARI (796), VIJAYAWADA (715), TIRUNELVELI (651), CHENNAI STR (625), CUDDALORE (622), MADURAI (616) VILLIVAKKAM (620).


NOTE: MADURAI HAS TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 1500 NOW.