INCOMETAX PENSIONERS FEDERATION.

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden,

New Delhi. 110 027.

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Dated: 30.5.2016.

Dear Comrade,  

We reproduce hereunder the Circular letter issued by NCCPA and NJCA. which are self explanatory.  Kindly take note of the developments.  with greetings, yours fraternally, KKN.Kutty. Secretary General. 

NATIONAL CO-ORINATION COMMITTEE

OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS.

13/c  Feroze shah  Road,

 New Delhi. 110 001

Dated: 30.5.2016

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Email. nccpahq@gmail.com

Dear Comrades,

                We send herewith a copy of the NJCA Circular letter dated 27^th May, 2016.  The same is self-explanatory.  You could see there-from that the  Government might not positively react to the demands placed by the NJCA over the recommendations of the 7^th CPC.  Simply raising the minimum wage by a few rupees without any consequential change in the fitment formula or pay matrix will not bring about any tangible benefit. The revision of the minimum wage along would benefit only those who are likely to be recruited to the cadre of MTS in future.  As you are aware, the 7^th CPC had not accepted any demand of the employees.  It is beset with dissenting notes in many chapters.  The fight between the personnel in the organized Group  A Services and all India Services had triggered such dissenting note on the part of the Member who retired from the IAS.  A significant section of the Secretaries to various Departments, we were told, were against any revision over the recommendations of the 7^th CPC.  In any case, we are to await the outcome of the discussions at the NJCA meeting scheduled to be held on 3^rd June, at New Delhi.

                Coming to the issues pertaining to the Pensioners, we must recall that the 7^th CPC had rejected almost all the demands unanimously placed before them by the Pensioners organizations. While tendering oral evidence the Staff Side had inter alia pressed for the parity for the past pensioners before the Commission, especially in the background of the granting of one rank one pension to the Defence Personnel.  It is ironic to note that the Defence Ministry which had piloted the demand of the Ex-service men for one rank one pension i.e.parity between the past and present pensioners has now taken a stand against such parity for civil servants.  No personnel either in the organized Group A services or All India Services would stand benefited by the present recommendation of the 7^th CPC except a few as most of them were in receipt of almost time bound promotion in their career.  The modified parity one must recall has only benefited the upper echelons in the bureaucracy.  One can understand that the Govt. refusing to make improvements over the suggestion made by a Commission.  But it must be most intolerable when the Govt. refuses to implement a recommendation which was the outcome of a persistent presentation jointly by almost all the beneficiaries.  The plea advanced for non acceptance of the recommendation is the alleged impracticability due to the non availability of the relevant records.  Should the pensioner suffer for the reason that the concerned department of the Government has not kept the records properly? It is the most callous approach and must be resisted with all the force that we can command. We cannot afford to have this situation to develop. We are certain that most of the individual pensioners would be able to provide the requisite information needed to consider the first option in the pension fixation to the concerned department and most of the Departments would be able to verify the same with the available documents with them.  We must however await the decision of the NJCA in the matter.

                In the meantime, all affiliates will take such action needed to mobilize the pensioners and undertake a serious educational campaign.

                With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

KKN.Kutty.

Secretary General.

Copy of National Joint Council of Action circular letter dated 27.5.2016.

Dear Comrades,

As there had been no response from the Government to our communication dated 2^nd May, 2016,we decided to seek an appointment with the Cabinet Secretary.  Accordingly a delegation consisting of the following members of the NJCA met Cabinet Secretary, Shri P.K.Sinha, on 26th May, 2016.

                                                Com.Shiv Gopal Mishra, Com.Guman Singh,Com.K.K.N. Kutty.

From the discussions, it appears that the empowered committee has made up their mind to recommend to the Government a slight increase in the minimum wage.  No indication was, however, given as to the consequential revision of the fitment formula and pay matrix.  There had also not been hint about the need to restore the percentage of the house rent allowance which the 7^th CPC has recommended for reduction.  On advances and allowances abolished, the government might be advised to set up a Committee to go into the matter and make suggestions.  In the matter of the New Contributory Pension Scheme also, the government might refer the demand to a committee.

On the question of pension benefit to the retired personnel who are covered by the defined benefit pension scheme,  the Cabinet Secretary indicated that, both the Department of Pension and the Defence Ministry were of the firm view that the first option recommended by the 7^th CPC to bring about parity between the past and present pensioners  being infeasible and impracticable (due to the non availability of the requisite records) might not be accepted and acted upon.

Surprised over this development  the delegation request for an official formal meeting of the Standing committee so that the considered view of the Staff side could be presented.  The delegation  informed the Cabinet Secretary that non acceptance of the recommendation of the 7thCPC in the case of Pensioners will be extremely disappointing for them and will give rise to avoidable discontent.  The Cabinet secretary suggested to the Staff side to reach out to the Department of Pension and Ministry of Defence in the matter, So far he is concerned, he has an open mind on the subject provided it is workable.

The National JCA will meet on 3^rd June,2016 at New Delhi to consider these developments and take appropriate decisions.

With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

Shiv Gopal Mishra.