Monday, April 18, 2016
On Second Thought, DoPT Does Not Want To Scrap Pensions Act
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has decided against scrapping a 145-year-old law, which exempts pension from being “attached or sequestered”, though a bill seeking its abrogation from statute book has already been passed by the Lok Sabha.
Earlier, the DoPT had asked the Law Ministry to include the Pensions Act, 1871 in the repealing bill so it could be removed from the statute book. One of the key provisions of the law is that it exempts pension from attachment by any court. But later, it wrote to the Law Ministry to remove the Act from the repealing bill.
After its passage in the Lok Sabha, the Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill, 2015 is pending in the Rajya Sabha.
The Law Ministry is the nodal agency for repealing laws which have lost relevance today.
A senior government functionary said that perhaps the realisation that there is no other law in the country which protects pensions led to decision against scrapping the Act.
After the DoPTs request, the Law Ministry approached the Union Cabinet to clear an official amendment to remove the Pensions Act from the repealing bill.
On March 23, the Union Cabinet cleared the official amendments, paving way for the passage of the bill in the upper house. After being cleared by the Rajya Sabha, the bill will travel back to the Lok Sabha to clear the official amendments.
Section 11 of the Act states that “No Pension granted or continued by government on political considerations, or on account of past services or present infirmities or as a compassionate allowance, and no money due or to become due on account of any such pension or allowance, shall be liable to seizure, attachment or sequestration by process of any court at the instance of a creditor, for any demand against the pensioner, or in satisfaction of a decree or order of any such court.”
Another official amendment cleared by the Union Cabinet relates to the Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015. The bill, cleared by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha, seeks to repeal The Punjab Appropriation Act among other laws. But the Punjab Appropriation Act has already been repealed by the Punjab Legislative Assembly and “inadvertently” became part of the Appropriation (Acts) Repeal Bill, 2015.
The two bills seek to scrap a total of 1,053 Acts which have become redundant and are clogging the statute books.
ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF THE CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS WILL BE HELD ON 16TH, 17th & 18TH AUGUST 2016 AT
. FORMATION OF RECEPTION COMMITTEE MEETING-REPORT.
. FORMATION OF RECEPTION COMMITTEE MEETING-REPORT.
As per the decision of National Secretariat of Confederation the Diamond Jubilee year All India Conference of The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, will be held on 16th,17th& 18th August 2016 at Chennai. Accordingly, the Formation of Reception committee meeting was held on 5-4-2016 in ITEF Room in Chennai.
Leaders from all the Central Trade Union organisations participated in the meeting. The meeting was presided by the President Confederation Tamilnadu Com. J. Ramamurthy, welcomed by Com. S.Sundaramurthy, Treasurer and the General Secretary of the Confederation Tamilnadu Com.M. Duraipandian announced the Office Bearers of the Reception Committee and other committees.
As per the decision the Hon`ble Member of Parliament Com.T.K.Rangarajan will be the Chairman Reception committee. Nearly 15 Vice Chairman including Com.M.Shanmugam, General Secretary, LPF, all India president of HMS Com.C.A. Rajashridhar, Com.T.M. Murthy General Secretary, AITUC. State President of CITU, Com. A. Soundararajan, MLA, among others. Leaders from various other organisations including Com.R. Tamilselvi, TNGEA, Com.R. Elangovan, DREU, Com.Sendhi kumar, SBI Officers Association, Com. Shanmugam from BEFI, felicitated and extended support for the successful conduct of the conference.
Earliar the president of the Confederation Com.KKN. Kutty and Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General addressed the meeting. All India Women’s Convention of Confederation will also be organized along with the All India Conference. Tamilnadu State Conference of the Confederation will be held on 15th August, 2016 in the same Venue.
In the Reception Committee, under the Chairman Reception Committee Com.T.K.Rangarajan, alongwith 15 Vice Chairman Com. M. Duraipandian will be the General Secretary Reception committee and Com.S.Sundaramurthy, will be Treasure Reception Committee. Nearly 25 General Secretaries from the other affiliates of the organisations will be the Assistant Secretaries for the various sub committees of the Reception Committee for the successful conduct of the Conference. The meeting was concluded with the vote of thanks offered by Com.M.S. Vengatesan, General Secretary of ITEF Tamilnadu Circle.
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As all of you are aware Department of Posts has commenced the process of verification of membership of Gramin Dak Sevaks for grant of recognition. The AIPEU-GDS was formed in the year 2012 and the Federal Council of NFPE held at Hyderabad in 2013, which is the highest decision and policy making body of NFPE, has decided to grant “Associate Membership” to the newly formed AIPEU-GDS. For the last four years, AIPEU-GDS is functioning without recognition and joined all the programmes of NFPE including strike. During this four year period it had conducted two All India Conferences and formed Branches in all the 22 Circles. After formation of AIPEU-GDS, it is the first membership verification taking place.
There is no doubt that the AIPEU-GDS will get recognition and shall become number one recognised GDS Union, with flying colours. But that is not enough - we should make the AIPEU-GDS as the only one recognised GDS Union in the Department of Posts. It is not impossible.
For fulfilling the above task, all Circle/Divisional Branches of NFPE affiliated Unions/Associations and also all CHQ office bearers are hereby requested to take immediate action to implement the following directions of NFPE.
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3. Still there are some divisions where the branches of AIPEU-GDS are not yet formed, inspite of repeated instructions from NFPE. All those Divisions where the branch of AIPEU-GDS is not yet formed should form the Branch Union or at least an Adhoc Committee at Divisional level with a Secretary or Convenor before 15th April 2016. The name, designation and official address with pin code and mobile number of the newly elected Secretary or Adhoc Committee Convenor should be intimated to the General Secretary and Circle Secretary. Wherever Circle Unions are not functioning immediate action should be taken to form a functioning Circle Union or Circle level Adhoc Committee of AIPEU-GDS.
4. It is reported from some circles that some P3 and P4 Divisional Unions of NFPE has not taken any positive action to form the Divisional Branches of AIPEU-GDS. Not only that in some limited divisions, the rival GDS Union, which is campaigning against NFPE and has formed separate unions for Group-C and Postmen/MTS in the name of “UNITED” to break our P3 and P4 Union and thereby to destabilise NFPE, is given all help and assistance by the some P3 and P4 Unions of NFPE and also holding joint meetings with the rival GDS Union which is no more an affiliate or Associate of NFPE. This is not permissile and is in violation of the directions and guidelines issued by NFPE. It is once again made clear that disciplinary action will be taken against those divisions which refuse to form the branches of AIPEU-GDS and which are still cooperating and extending all help to the rival GDS Union and conducting joint meetings. The recognition of all such Divisional Unions which refuse to carry out the directions of NFPE will be withdrawn without any further notice.
5. Last date for submission of application by GDS Unions for participating in the membership verification process is 31-03-2016. AIPEU-GDS has already submitted application to the Directorate on 18-03-2016. Please note that the name of our union is “AIPEU-GDS”. Department may issue orders fixing the last date for submission of authorisation forms to the Divisional heads, along with the model authorisation form with the signature of an officer of the Directorate. Immediately on publishing the authorisation form by the department all the affiliated unions of NFPE should jointly jump into action and collect maximum number of authorisation forms from GDS of each division. As GDS are working in remote villages, action plan should be chalked out now itself, for visiting each and every Branch Post Office by the NFPE leadership, for collecting authorisation forms signed by the GDS in favour of AIPEU-GDS.
6. AIPEU-GDS is the GDS Union of NFPE and it is the collective responsibility of all Circle/Divisional Unions of NFPE to make our GDS Union as the only one recognised union. Let us take it as a challenge and prove that it is possible.
7. A separate circular issued by AIPEU-GDS CHQ is also enclosed herewith.
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50% of Last Pay Drawn as Minimum Pension to all Pre-2006 Pensioners with less than 33 years of service also!
A Great Victory to Pre-2006 Pensioners!
After a long legal battle the Government conceeds
another point to Pre-2006 Pensioners!
After a long battle the pre-2006 pensioners got another issue sorted out with the Government conceding grant of full pension to pre-2006 pensioners with less than 33 years as recommended by 6th CPC! This comes after the Govt deciding to extend the judgment given out by Supreme Court in the case of Inasu from Kerala.
Now all those pre-2006 pensioners who got only proportionate pension for want of 33 years qualifying service, will get the refixation from 1.1.2006 and get arrears also.
The order of Ministry of Pension & Pensioners Welfare is given below:
REVISION OF PENSION OF PRE-2006 PENSIONERS - DELINKING OF REVISED PENSION FROM QUALIFYING SERVICE OF 33 YEARS. (Click the link below to view)
http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/PPWA_070416.pdf
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