EMPANELMENT OF RETIRED OFFICERS AS THE INQUIRY OFFICERS FOR CONDUCTING DEPARTMENTAL INQUIRIES AGAINST THE DELINQUENT OFFICIALS - REG.

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NPS TO OPS: NO PROPOSAL TO REINTRODUCE OLD PENSION SCHEME: RAJYA SABHA Q&A

NPS to OPS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE)

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2518

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022)

RESTORATION OF OLD PENSION SCHEME

2518 SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE:

SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government propose to reintroduce the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) following the demands for same that has risen from various quarters;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether Government is aware that experts have pointed out that under the National Pension System(NPS), economic downturns can affect pensions as it is market-linked;

(d) whether Government is aware that under NPS, there is no proper safety net for retired employees as under the OPS;

(e) whether Government propose to adopt any measure to address these issues; and

(f) if so, the details including timeline regarding the same?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): The National Pension System (NPS) was introduced for Central Government employees w.e.f. 01.01.2004 vide Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No. 5/7/2003-ECB & PR dated 22.12.2003 for all new recruits joining the Central Government service (except armed forces) from 01.01.2004.

On introduction of the National Pension System, the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 were amended. Accordingly, the benefits of old pension scheme under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 are not admissible to the Central Government civil servants appointed on or after 01.01.2004, under the amended rules.

There is no proposal to reintroduce old pension scheme to Central Government civil employees joined on or after 01.01.2004 under consideration of Government of India.

(c) to (f): NPS is now regulated under PFRDA Act, 2013 and regulations framed there under by PFRDA and Department of Financial Services. As per information furnished by Department of Financial Services:

The returns being market linked is a basic design feature of the National Pension System (NPS), however, pension being a long-term product also enables the investments to grow with decent returns, despite short term volatility. Further, the prudential guidelines stipulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the skills of the professional Fund Managers chosen through a rigorous process, and choice of asset allocation across various asset classes (Equity, Corporate Bond, Government Securities) enable the subscriber’s accumulations to grow over the long term, riding over the short-term volatility.

To safeguard the interest of the subscribers against any possible erosion of the pension wealth in times of an economic downturn, the exposure of equity/ equity linked instruments have been limited to only 15 % in the default scheme, which is made available to the Government subscribers in a default mode. Equity exposure exceeding this limit of 15% is only available for the subscribers who choose to exercise individual investment choice while moving out of the default scheme. Further, risk averse subscribers can also choose to invest their entire contribution (100%) in Government bonds

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022

 

PROCEDURE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGE OF OPTION BY A PENSIONER/FAMILY PENSIONER FROM FMA TO CGHS(OPD) FACILITY AND VICE-VERSA - REG (23/03/2022)

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Membership, Subscription and Funds

 AC meeting of Association was held 26.02.22. It was decided to, first of all, make the Association strong financially by way of subscription and donation as we have to fight so many legal cases as narrated in earlier post. Needless to say that these cases, more or less, will benefit each member and some more cases may also be filed. Accordingly, it was decided in meeting that every member will subscribe with 1000/- yearly and also donate at least 5000/- yearly  to Association. Entry fee will also be 1000/- per individual. Wherever state unit affiliated to All India Association exists, subscription & entry fee wil be paid through affiliated state unit. Donation,   however, will be paid to All India Association directly. Association has already applied for PAN to open bank account. Meanwhile, following account will be used for the purpose-

Account No. 90672010069746, IFSC CODE--CNRB0019067, MICR 110015416, CANARA BANK  C R BUILDING, I P ESTATE BRANCH, NEW DELHI in name of AIACEGEO.

President of Association Sh. A.  K. Sharma has volunteered to start deposit with 50000/- (Fifty thousand) & Vice President Sh. J. P. Sharma with 25000/- (Twenty five thousand). Sh. J. P. Sharma also promised to deposit 50000/- (Fifty thousand) more on behalf of members from Mumbai. Vice President Sh. Anand Kishore and Joint Secretary Sh. Subrata Choudhury have also deposited Rs. 5000/- each.

GREAT SALUTE TO THEIR GREAT SPIRIT.

Legal cases filed by AIACEGEO

 STATUS OF LEGAL CASES FILED BY AIACEGEO

A. In Delhi CAT:

1. Arrears of pay at par with NCB Supdts w.e.f. 01.01.96- On final hearing.

2. In rem implementation of Subramaniam issue- On final hearing.

3. In rem implementation of Balakrishnan/Chndrasekaran verdict relating to MACP- Already won by us. CONTEMPT already filed in which notice issued. Now CBIC is in High Court & V hv filed our counter. 

4. Implementation of junior senior clause- on final hearing.

5. MACP OA seeking GP of 6600 & 7600.

B. Allahabad CAT:

1. Pay parity with Chief Enforcement Officer as recommended by VIth CPC under para 7.15.24- Our rejoinder filed.

2. Promotion of our Supdt to DC instead of AC- Our rejoinder filed.

3. Upgradation of posts & scale under GST at par with state officers- Our rejoinder filed.

4. Uniform pay fixation formula i.e. multiplification factor of 2.67- Our rejoinder filed.

5. Implementation of in situ promotion scheme to grant promotion as AC & DC after 20 & 25 years of service from date of approval of this scheme w.e.f. 2011- Our rejoinder filed.

6. Arrears of pay w.e.f. 01.01.86 for complete implementation of Jabalpur CAT order- Our rejoinder filed.

7. Promotion of ad hoc AC to DC on completion of 4 years of service- Our rejoinder filed.

8. Contempt in Subramaniam verdict- Our rejoinder filed.

9. Removal of stagnation independent of cadre restructuring as approved by Cabinet- Govt counter awaited.

10. NFU to grant financial parity with CSS (This case is in name of individuals)- Govt counter awaited.

C. Writ in Delhi High Court:

1. Time scale to our officers in PB3 instead of PB2 after 4 years of service- Our rejoinder filed.

2. NFU seeking financial parity with CSS counterparts- Our rejoinder to b filed.

3. CBIC Writ against CAT order in our favor for in rem implementation of Balakrishnan verdict of Madras High Court on MACP-V have filed counter. 

D. Cuttack High Court:

1. Writ seeking pay scale of DSP of CBI for our Supdts since 19866- Admission stage.

2. Arrears of pay at par with CBI Insprs since 1986- Admission stage.

E. Pay arrears writ in Jabalpur High Court- Rejoinder filed.

F. Writ for parity in promotions with Exmnrs being prepared.

G. We also have to fight MACP case in Supreme Court against SLP to be filed by CBIC against Jabalpur High Court Order.

H. We may also have to file/fight some more cases in the interest of cadre. 

BUT FIGHTING THESE CASES IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT FUNDS

Annual increment to pensioners

ALL INDIA PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION OF CBIC

President:                                                                                                            Secretary General:

A. K. Sharma                                                                                                                       Ravi Malik

Mob. 9815300006                                                                                                   Mob. 9868816290

Vice Presidents: A. Venkatesh, N. N. Lal, J. P. Sharma, Santanu Roy, Anand Kishore Joint Secretaries: S. Chandrasekar, Rajender Kumar, Atar Singh, Subrata Choudhury, B. C. Barthwal Finance Secretary: Raj Kumar Chief Advisor: Lokanath Mishra Advisors: Ramesh Babu, G. C. Roul Organising Secretary: C. Sastry Organising-cum-Office Secretary: V. K. Sharma

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION: 240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201002 (U.P.)

Email- ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com

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REF No. 03/22                                                                                  Dated 23.02.22

To,

Sh. V. Sriniwas,

Secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, 

Lok Nayak Bhawan,, Khan Market New Delhi.

Sub: Grant of annual increment to pensioners and family pensioners.

Sir,

Kindly refer to your office letter issued vide F. No. 38/02(01)/2022-P&PW(A) (7691) Dt. 20.01.22 addressed to various departments regarding additional quantum of pension on attaining the age of 65, 70 and 75 years based on 110th report of Parliamentary Standing Committee to give due justice to pensioners and family pensioners.

2. It is submitted with due regards that it is really a welcoming step and was long needed for the pensioners and family pensioners. But it seems that they need even a better deal because of their various needs being increased with age and also because of recovery of approximate double the commutation value in case of commutation of pension.

3. According to the present scheme, a consolidated amount reckoned at the commutation value of 8.194 years is disbursed to the pensioner at the time of retirement whereas recovery is affected for 15 years, i.e, for approximately double the commutation value. As per a Note prepared by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare {File F.No.42/8180/2011-P&PW (G)}, the rate of interest at which commuted value of pension is fully recovered is 20.7% per annum in the case of employees who retired at the age of 60 years after 01.01.06. This is, in fact, gross injustice to the poor pensioners. It is also worth to submit that it is helplessness of the employees to get the pension commuted at the time of retirement due to their prevailing circumstances and need to meet various expenses after retirement. The fact is that they are forced to get the pension commuted to fulfil instant family obligations because of the fact that amount of pension is even less than the actual cash in hand as salary on account of no allowance except DA being granted to the pensioners and family pensioners. The family pension also becomes half of the pension on demise of the pensioner.

4. The pension structure gets seriously dis-aligned as 50% increase in living price takes place even in less than 5 years. This results in considerable erosion of the financial position of the pensioner and family pensioner. Dearness Relief does not adequately take care of the inflation at this level. Working employees are rightly getting automatic relief by way of 25% increase in their allowances with every 50% rise in Dearness Allowance alongwith annual increment in pay. As pensioners do not get any allowance or annual increment, they feel discriminated and helpless in the present scenario of high inflation, climatic changes including incidence of pesticides/chemicals & rising pollution. Old age disabilities/diseases also set in by the time an employee retires and go on manifesting very fast needing additional finances to take care of these disabilities and diseases. Senior citizens, during their advanced age, have also to bear additional financial burden due to social & family obligations. 

5. In view of the above, it is requested that the government may also kindly consider to grant annual increment to the pensioners and family pensioners at a fair rate to be decided by the government itself in addition to the additional quantum of pension after every five years.

Thanking you, 

Yours sincerely,

                         

(RAVI MALIK),

                                        Secretary General.

  

ALL INDIA OFFICE BEARERS MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION.

 ALL INDIA PENSIONERS' ASSOCIATION OF CBIC. 

 DATED 17.02.2022.

THE NEXT ALL INDIA OFFICE BERERS MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL BE HELD ON 27.02.2022 ON VIRTUAL MODE. 

RAVI MALIK 

SECRETARY GENERAL. 

 THE ALL INDIA PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATION OF CBIC.

 

Minutes of 3^rd National Conference/General Body meeting of the Association held on 15.02.2022  at 7 AM to 9.30 AM on  virtual mode.

 

The meeting was inaugurated by Shri A.K.Sharma , President, on virtual mode however after inauguration Shri Sharma took leave on certain personal grounds. Then on request Shri S.K.Pareek was presided over the meeting on virtual mode.

 

1.    The minutes of the last meeting was approved.

2.    The Secretary General presented his report in short cut, which was approved after discussions.

3.    Discussions were made on all Old/ Unfinished Agenda Points -  ( Pay parity/MACP/NFGP/notional promotion due to delay in conducting DPCs and non fixation of proper ratio in promotions/restoration of old pension scheme/Sanction of freezed arrears of DA) and all New agenda  items: - ( a.  Pension should be exempted from Income Tax. b. Continuance of cashless benefits to pensioners under CGHS scheme. C. Registration of the Association under Society Act at Delhi on all India basis.) After discussions it was resolved that the new body shall take all initiatives to settle all these grievance points as early as possible.

4.    Shri C.S. Sharama, IRS, Asst. Commissioner, Customs, Delhi was requested to conduct election of office bearers of the Association for the tenure 2022-25. Shri Sharma agreed and conducted the election. The following members were elected for the posts as stated below against each of their names:

A.   President- Shri A.K. Sharma.

B.   Vice Presidents-  A.Venkatesh, N.N.Lal, J.P. Sharma, Santanu Roy, Anand Kishore.

C.    Secretary General- Ravi Malik.

D.   Joint Secretaries- S. Chandrasekar, Rajender Kumar, Atar Singh, Subrata Chaudhury, B.C. Barthwal.

E.    Advisory Committee- Chief Adviser-  L.Mishra, Advisers- G.C. Roul & Ramesh Babu. 

5.     The Secretary General (elected) had nominated for the post of Organising Secretary to Chittaranjan Sastry, , Organising Secretary -cum- Office Secretary to V.K.Sharma and for the post of Finance Secretary to Raj Kumar in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Association.

6.    It was resolved that the new committee shall try to create more units through out the country as per the provisions of the Constitution of the Association by taking assistance from different service Associations of the field formations of CBIC for affiliation under the Association. There are few interdependent registered pensioners associations of different retired employees of CBIC  existed at Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Cochin etc, hence the new committee shall try to affiliate such associations under the All-India Pensioners’ Association of CBIC.

7.    It was resolved that the new committee shall immediately challenge the seniority list of ACs for 2002 to 2013 issued by CBIC recently. The new Committee also submit a representation to solve all the MACP anomalies (such as adhoc promotion should not be considered one up gradation, effective date of MACP should be 01.01.2006, 3^rd MACP should be GP 6600 in PB-3, granting NFGP should not get up set one upgradation under MACP etc) . The new committee shall also submit a representation for granting one increament to the persons having date of birth 1^st July and retired on 30^th June during 6^th CPC period. The new Committee shall also submit a representation for granting notional promotion to the officers who retired without getting promotions due to delay in conducting DPCs and non fixation of appropriate ratio etc.

8.    The financial position of the Association was reviewed. The Financial Secretary had reported that the present balance is Nil. It was resolved that the new committee shall collect donations from the members for improvement of the financial position of the Association.

9.    The house was adjourned till the next National Conference/ General Body Meeting.

10.                        Meeting was ended after giving thanks to Chair.  

 

 

 

                                                      (Lokanath Mishra)

                                                      Secretary General.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE ALL INDIA PENSIONER’S ASSOCIATION OF CBIC.

 

                                     Notice             Dated 24.12.2021.

 

A meeting of the National Conference/ General Body Meeting of the All India Pensioner’s  Associations of CBIC will be held on 15.02.2022 on virtual mode. All the Office bearers / National Executive Committee  Members/ representatives and delegates of affiliated units are requested to attend the same. The Office Secretary will intimate the contact details of virtual modes to them in advance.  The following Shall be the agenda of the meeting:

1.    Approval of last meeting’s minutes.

2.    Presentation of Reports.

3.    Old/ Unfinished points -  ( Pay parity/MACP/NFGP/notional promotion due to delay in conducting DPCs and non fixation of proper ratio in promotions/restoration of old pension scheme/Sanction of freezed arrears of DA)

4.    New items: - ( a.  Pension should be exempted from Income Tax. b. Continuance of cashless benefits to pensioners under CGHS scheme. C. Registration of the Association under Society Act at Delhi on all India basis. )

5.    Election to elect all India office bearers for the tenure 2022 to 2025.

6.    Organizational Review( efforts are to be made to create and include more nos. of affiliation units)

7.    Financial Review.

8.    Any other item with permission of the Chair.

 

                                            Lokanath Mishra

                                             Secretary General.