Mediclaim-direct payment facility for Retirees

Friends

At last the management of United India has come out with the circular on 30 the of March 2009 for direct payment facility to Retired Employees in their company.

For Hospitalisation - 50000/- or more with a request from the retired employee and estimate from the Hospital including the ailment and other details.

Retired Employee should deposit 10% of the estimated value or 10000/- whichever is less with the Hospital and produce the reciept to the concernd office.

We have now succeeded with United India and we are now approaching the other companies and then will fight for the improvement in the scheme. Kudos to NISVRREA.

Our case at supreme Court has been reviewed and out of notices for 8 petitions but for Karnataka all the other notices have been served and our next review is scheduled on 27th April 2009. Let us hope for the best and pray for good result.

We are continuously working for the Retirees to enhance their pension at every Revision of Scheme and now the Negotiations are on in the Industry and we are also active by submitting our Charter of Demands to the Minister of State for Finance on 4th March 2009 and insisted the Ministry to invite us also to participate in the on going Negotiations. We will continue to fight for our right and in the changed scenerio after the Sixth Pay commission Implementation, Where Pensioners were given due importance, Our fight will be successful.

D.A.increase for pensioners:

All the pensioners will get Dearness allowance increase of 49 slabs from their March 09 salaray

Pension for svrs optees less than 20yrs

The cases filed and won by Chandigarh SVR optees who put less than 20 yrs of service in Chandigarh Division Bench, is listed for hearing in Supreme Court on 10th Feb 2009. Our members from Chennai has filed an intervention Petition in Supreme Court and pleaded to be included as party in the above case. The final decision will be applicable to all employees and Nisvrea is taking all steps to co ordinate with the Advocate at Supreme Court level.

med-claim - cash less settlement for Retired employees of United india

Our Association's constant efforts to get cash less settlement for Hospitalisation expenses under Staff Med-Claim, with several meetings with United India management, ended in a fruit ful note on 9th January, when Mr. Karat GM personal has agreed to sign the basic note prepared by Personal Dept. agreeing in principle to extend the facility with some conditions. The Technical Department in United India Head office is preparing the circular and we are in touch with them to get the details and date of implementation. Kudos to Nisvrrea.

Friends, out of the 8 cases filed on our behalf in Supreme Court for Transfer we have got notice ordered on Kerala, Chennai, Mumbai and Karnataka and the other petitions but for Kolkata came up for hearing in Supreme court on 8th December 2008, before the Chief Justice's court. The petitions which came up for hearing were of more importance since two of the petitions namely Himachal and Gujarat were already decided by the High court and appeal is pending in Division Bench of the respective courts with the case at Bhubaneswar. Hence we did'nt take any chance and again appointed Sri. L.Nageswar rao to appear for us. Our team went to Delhi on 6th Dec., 2008 and had conference with the Senior counsel Sri. L.Nageswara rao at his residence, accompanied by Adv. Sri. Dayan Krishnan, our representatilve at Delhi with Sri Parthiban Advocate from Chennai. On 8th the case listed at No.19 in court no. 1 came up for hearing at 11 am and our senior counsel was arguing another case at Court no. 2 and our representative Advocate Sri.DayanKrishnan and Chennai Advocate Sri. Parthiban started with explaining the case to the Hon'ble Chief Justice and were answering the questions posed by the Chief Justice and our Senior Cousel rushed to our Court after finishing at Court No. 2 and to our relief joined Sri Dayan and Parthiban and made his presence felt by placing the facts precisely and the moment the Chief saw our Senior Counsel, ordered for notice and also gave interim relief (Stay). We were relieved and now we are another step ahead and will have a final hearing during end of February or beginning of March 2009.

Friends, be prepared for the final assault and your assistance in Finance is the most needed one and of course the Moral support.

Our case at Sup.court.

Our case on Transfer petition came up for hearing on 17th oct 2008, before Hon'ble Justice Kabir and Justice Katju, in Court no. 9, for admission. We were represented by Sri.Nageswra rao Senior advocate with Sri Dayan Krishnan, Parthiban, Goutham and Nikhil Nayyar advocates. The judge initially asked us whether all the petitions mentioned in the list were of NISVREA and our Advocate responded positively and the next question was whether the amount was paid or not? and our counsel said no and continued with the explanation that the amount pertaining to clause 6 of the Svr Scheme has not been paid and the judge after making some clarifications decided to send notice to the Management and asked us to petition for stay of the proceedings in the other High courts.
We made arrangements to petition for stay in supreme court and also made all the documents available for the supreme court to send the notice to all the management on 17th itself.
Friends the first ordeal is over and God has helped us in doing so and we are now awaiting for the Management and Union of india to reply and for the date of next hearing. Let us all pray the Almighty to help us in this most crucial step and we expect your full co opearation.

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