Dear friends,
We are progressing slowly towards our final show down in the Supreme court case in spite of our earnest efforts to speed up. We are facing hurdles from management and also from vested interests but steadily we are moving towards the end with utmost patience and perseverance. Of course this is not possible without your earnest support for the right cause. We expect the Supreme court to open after vacation on July 7th and we will get our Transfer petition listed after that.
We request your continuous moral and financial support for our earnest attempt to get the denied benefits. We are also going to various places to explain the present position of our case but with little constrain in finance which we are sure that you will support, at the time of need.
We took up the challenge of getting the Med-claim direct payment facility for the retirees covered under Staff Med-Claim in 2004 immediately after the formation of our Association and ofcourse it progressed slowly but steadily we were able to convince GIPSA to entrust the work of formulating a pattern to United India management and after 5 years, we were able to get the same in 2010. Thanks to Sri. Verma DGM, for his bold attitude in implementing the same in United India after a thorough study.
We immediately took up with the other companies and kudos to Sri. Ramdoss CMD who implemented it within 15 days in Oriental and once he took over in New India as CMD he implemented it there also.
National management was bit slow and we met the General Manager Shri. Brahma at Kolkata, with Shri. Pathak DGM, and they were very considerate and wanted to improve the facility and implement, as we requested, the benefit to be on par with the regular employees. We are happy to inform you that Mr. Brahma has kept his word and he has implemented the circular with an additional clause of 50% advance payment, where the Hospitals refuse to accept the facility, subject to other conditions.
We visited New India H.O. during the month of June and had discussions with the Pension Dept. and as well with Sri.K.V.Krishna DGM, (Personal) to sort out the problems of Pensioners, which included one more option for those went out of the Staff Med Claim and Family pensioners who missed payment of premium on the due date.
We had a meeting with the Chief Officer of Life insurance Corporation P & GS, Sri. Satyanandam with the specific agenda to sort out problems faced by Pensioners in getting Form 16 and certificate of total pension received during the year for those who did not come under Income tax. We also complained him about the bouncing of cheques of New India pensioners during the month of April and May, which was sorted out by our interference and inter action with LIC Mumbai and the Bankers. He was apologetic about the happening and assured us to take remedial action. Our main demand of DA payment to Oriental pensioners, who receive by cheque, as and when it is due, was well received and we expect them to take action at least before the next payment in November.
Friends, truthfulness and sincerity will always succeed and we are sure that we will end up only in success.
Please ensure payment of SUBSCRIPTION immediately since that will only keep us going and strengthen our fight for the right cause.
With regards,
GENERAL SECRETARY
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Friends
The expectation of our Association to get the Transfer Petition to be referred to the Court for final hearing, on 17th March 2010, did not materialize and the case is again postponed to 3rd May 2010, since the acknowledgement for serving notice to one of the Mumbai Respondent did not reach the Registrar, even though all the four companies have filed their counter.
Now the Association is concentrating on other issues and we met some of the Members of Parliament and submitted our Memorandum for implementing our Charter of Demands in the ensuing revision of pay scales which is due to the Working employees. We also met the Minister for State for Finance and appraised him about our demands and submitted a Memorandum.
We took up the matter of Mediclaim Direct Payment Facility for National and New india with the concerned Head Office Officials and they have assured to implement in April 2010.
We are also contacting the individual members, by arranging small group meetings at their place of convenience and taking up their grievances with the Management and solving them.
Patience and Perceiverence will always pay.
Nagarajan
The expectation of our Association to get the Transfer Petition to be referred to the Court for final hearing, on 17th March 2010, did not materialize and the case is again postponed to 3rd May 2010, since the acknowledgement for serving notice to one of the Mumbai Respondent did not reach the Registrar, even though all the four companies have filed their counter.
Now the Association is concentrating on other issues and we met some of the Members of Parliament and submitted our Memorandum for implementing our Charter of Demands in the ensuing revision of pay scales which is due to the Working employees. We also met the Minister for State for Finance and appraised him about our demands and submitted a Memorandum.
We took up the matter of Mediclaim Direct Payment Facility for National and New india with the concerned Head Office Officials and they have assured to implement in April 2010.
We are also contacting the individual members, by arranging small group meetings at their place of convenience and taking up their grievances with the Management and solving them.
Patience and Perceiverence will always pay.
Nagarajan
Monday, February 1, 2010
CHENNAI MEET
HI!
Let us start with a good news that our DA will raise by 91 slabs around 20% increase on your basic pension from March.
Our Chennai meet on 30th Jan 2010, was overwhelmingly succesful with good participation and interaction from our members.
We started with prayer and with Mr.Ponraj, our Working President set the ball rolling superbly compering the whole meeting.
President Shri V.Ravishanker elaborately dealt with Mediclaim especially the need of the direct payment facility for pensioners in the present cicumstance, where the treatment cost is soaring, and appreciated the work of our Association in the introduction of the same in Oriental and United, and the struggle we are putting in getting it in National and New India likely to be introduced shortly.
Dr.Rajagopalan Joint Secty., spoke about our achievements in the past 6 years and introduced all the representatives from LIC, POST OFFICE, SHRIRAM INVESTMENTS and Benefit fund, to speak about their products, for the benefit of our members, to choose the right portfolio to re invest their money, since by March2010, our previous investments comes to a close.
Our Genl.Secty. Shri.V.A.Nagarajan spoke about the need for finance to fight the cases in Supreme Court and discussed elaborately about the case itself. He cleared, beyond doubt, the apprehension in the minds of PF optees, whether they will be benefited because of the case in Supreme Court, of course in the affirmative.
The meeting ended with the full, elaborate, detailed explanation about the case and the advantage position we are now in, by our Chair person Shri.A.G.Gajapathy.
With National Anthem we dispersed for small snacks.
NAGARAJAN
Let us start with a good news that our DA will raise by 91 slabs around 20% increase on your basic pension from March.
Our Chennai meet on 30th Jan 2010, was overwhelmingly succesful with good participation and interaction from our members.
We started with prayer and with Mr.Ponraj, our Working President set the ball rolling superbly compering the whole meeting.
President Shri V.Ravishanker elaborately dealt with Mediclaim especially the need of the direct payment facility for pensioners in the present cicumstance, where the treatment cost is soaring, and appreciated the work of our Association in the introduction of the same in Oriental and United, and the struggle we are putting in getting it in National and New India likely to be introduced shortly.
Dr.Rajagopalan Joint Secty., spoke about our achievements in the past 6 years and introduced all the representatives from LIC, POST OFFICE, SHRIRAM INVESTMENTS and Benefit fund, to speak about their products, for the benefit of our members, to choose the right portfolio to re invest their money, since by March2010, our previous investments comes to a close.
Our Genl.Secty. Shri.V.A.Nagarajan spoke about the need for finance to fight the cases in Supreme Court and discussed elaborately about the case itself. He cleared, beyond doubt, the apprehension in the minds of PF optees, whether they will be benefited because of the case in Supreme Court, of course in the affirmative.
The meeting ended with the full, elaborate, detailed explanation about the case and the advantage position we are now in, by our Chair person Shri.A.G.Gajapathy.
With National Anthem we dispersed for small snacks.
NAGARAJAN
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Court hearing on 21/1/10
Friends,
As usual the hearing on 21/01/10 went on expected lines, but in one of the petitions the Management declared that they are filing the counter in the evening of 21/01/10. Hence all the chances are given to the management and the Registrar posted the case to 17th March 2010.
We expect that on 17th March the Registrar will fix up a date for hearing before the Judges and we are preparing to face the case of admission of Transfer Petition in court.
National management and New India management are yet to announce the direct payment facility on medi-claim for retirees and we are harping on them.
nagarajan
As usual the hearing on 21/01/10 went on expected lines, but in one of the petitions the Management declared that they are filing the counter in the evening of 21/01/10. Hence all the chances are given to the management and the Registrar posted the case to 17th March 2010.
We expect that on 17th March the Registrar will fix up a date for hearing before the Judges and we are preparing to face the case of admission of Transfer Petition in court.
National management and New India management are yet to announce the direct payment facility on medi-claim for retirees and we are harping on them.
nagarajan
Monday, December 7, 2009
Our Case at Sup.Court.
Dear friends,
Our case came up before the Registrar of Sup.court on 26th Nov.2009 and as usual the management did not reply and last chance to reply was given by the Registrar in all but one of cases and service of notice on three respondents to be done by Registered Post and it is likely that the case may be posted before the judge only in the hearing next to this.
We are patiently waiting for the final tussle and will work for the victory with all your co-operation and perceverance.
God is always with us.
please send your subscription to the New address of Our Association given below.
NISVREA, 7-A, South Gangai Amman Koil First Street, Choolai medu, Chennai 6000094.
with regards
nagarajan
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Case at Sup.Court for pensioners with 20yrs less service
Dear Friends,
As informed you earlier the case for SVR Optees with 20yrs less service asking for pension was listed for 9th Nov. 2009 before the Bench Headed by Hon'ble Judge Jain. With due caution Our assn. represented by Sri. Nagarajan Genl.Secty., went to Delhi with our Chennai Adv. Sri.Parthiban on 7th Nov and held a conference with our Sup.Court Advocate Sri. Dayan Krishnan. To our surprise a letter was delivered by M/s Law Associates, Adv. for the Management, which was addressed to the Registrar of Sup.Court requesting him to adjourn the case since they will not be able to attend on that day due to personal reasons. We were very much worried with the attitude of the Management and giving the required line of action to the Sup.Court Advocate came back to Chennai on 8th itself.
On 9th November, in the afternoon when the case was taken up for hearing, we all expected the case to be adjourned. But to our surprise Attorney General Sri.Nanavathi appeared for the management and vehemently argued for the case seeking leave. Since nobody expected Sri Nanavathy to appear for the management, especially when' they ' circulated the letter seeking adjournment, we were taken aback and Sri Nanavathy is of that stature, Judges will grant leave just at the sight of him. God was with us. Fortunately Our Advocate Sri.Dayan Krishnan rose up and objected to the Judge that the minimum basic necessity of circulating the change of Advocates is expected at Supreme Court, and it is a case of Pensioners and Leave should not be granted without hearing our arguments and the final trial should be ordered. Even though the Management made a big show by appointing the costliest advocate spending so much of money for a single appearance Judge did not budge and saw the genuinity in our demand and posted the case for final hearing in Feb.2010. God is with us since our advocate is only a intervener in this case and the main Advocates for the employees were spell bound at the sight of the Attorny General Sri. Vahnavathy and did not speak even a word. Justice prevailed.
Friends, Management will do any thing to stall our enthusiasm and will try to wear us out in finance and perceiverance. We will not budge. We will fight till the last. Come what may.
59 slabs have increased for this quarter and the present point is 3688. We give below the calculation for DA which can be used for finding out whether you have received correct DA increase. The calculation is Your basic pension*(present point ie3688-1740 divided by 4) * 0.0023. This is only for those retired under SVR Scheme.
Please pay your due subscription and help us in helping you.
Nagarajan
As informed you earlier the case for SVR Optees with 20yrs less service asking for pension was listed for 9th Nov. 2009 before the Bench Headed by Hon'ble Judge Jain. With due caution Our assn. represented by Sri. Nagarajan Genl.Secty., went to Delhi with our Chennai Adv. Sri.Parthiban on 7th Nov and held a conference with our Sup.Court Advocate Sri. Dayan Krishnan. To our surprise a letter was delivered by M/s Law Associates, Adv. for the Management, which was addressed to the Registrar of Sup.Court requesting him to adjourn the case since they will not be able to attend on that day due to personal reasons. We were very much worried with the attitude of the Management and giving the required line of action to the Sup.Court Advocate came back to Chennai on 8th itself.
On 9th November, in the afternoon when the case was taken up for hearing, we all expected the case to be adjourned. But to our surprise Attorney General Sri.Nanavathi appeared for the management and vehemently argued for the case seeking leave. Since nobody expected Sri Nanavathy to appear for the management, especially when' they ' circulated the letter seeking adjournment, we were taken aback and Sri Nanavathy is of that stature, Judges will grant leave just at the sight of him. God was with us. Fortunately Our Advocate Sri.Dayan Krishnan rose up and objected to the Judge that the minimum basic necessity of circulating the change of Advocates is expected at Supreme Court, and it is a case of Pensioners and Leave should not be granted without hearing our arguments and the final trial should be ordered. Even though the Management made a big show by appointing the costliest advocate spending so much of money for a single appearance Judge did not budge and saw the genuinity in our demand and posted the case for final hearing in Feb.2010. God is with us since our advocate is only a intervener in this case and the main Advocates for the employees were spell bound at the sight of the Attorny General Sri. Vahnavathy and did not speak even a word. Justice prevailed.
Friends, Management will do any thing to stall our enthusiasm and will try to wear us out in finance and perceiverance. We will not budge. We will fight till the last. Come what may.
59 slabs have increased for this quarter and the present point is 3688. We give below the calculation for DA which can be used for finding out whether you have received correct DA increase. The calculation is Your basic pension*(present point ie3688-1740 divided by 4) * 0.0023. This is only for those retired under SVR Scheme.
Please pay your due subscription and help us in helping you.
Nagarajan
Friday, October 30, 2009
Pension for svr optees with less than 20yrs of service
Dear friends,
The SLP on the payment of proportionate pension for svr optees below 20years of service is being taken up by supreme court and listed for trial on 9th November 2009. Our advocates are following the matter with utmost vigil and we are sure to get a favorable result since we have already won in Division bench of Chandigarh. We are taking all possible steps to take up the 5 years notional credit also with the above case.
National pensioners are put to maximum trouble because of some communication failure on the part of LIC and RBI mumbai and around 53 pensioners are yet to get their ecs for september. Now we have co-ordinated with the Lic officials and all the 53 pensioners will get their cheques of pension for Sep and Oct 2009. within two days.
Our machinary never rests since Service to Pensioners is the prime aim.
nagarajan
The SLP on the payment of proportionate pension for svr optees below 20years of service is being taken up by supreme court and listed for trial on 9th November 2009. Our advocates are following the matter with utmost vigil and we are sure to get a favorable result since we have already won in Division bench of Chandigarh. We are taking all possible steps to take up the 5 years notional credit also with the above case.
National pensioners are put to maximum trouble because of some communication failure on the part of LIC and RBI mumbai and around 53 pensioners are yet to get their ecs for september. Now we have co-ordinated with the Lic officials and all the 53 pensioners will get their cheques of pension for Sep and Oct 2009. within two days.
Our machinary never rests since Service to Pensioners is the prime aim.
nagarajan
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