NCCPA Writes to Chairman United Forum of Bank Unions on Pensioners of Banks!

 

NCCPA Writes to United Forum of Bank Unions!

NCCPA CHQ has preferred a letter to the Chairman of the United Forum of Bank Unions that negotiated the wage settlement with the Indian Banks Association and signed a settlement recently. As per the settlement the serving employees of Banks are getting 17% wage increase but the Pensioners as usual not given any Pension Updation. As the Kerala Bank Retirees Forum wanted the NCCPA to write to the UFBU in the similar way to the letter of AKBRF to the Chairman UFBU, we have responded. Kindly go through the copy of that letter placed in MS Word and in PDF Format for the information of all – KR SG NCCPA

National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Associations

NCCPA/Banks/1                                                                                            Dated 28.12.2023

 

To

 

Comrade Sanjeev K.Bandish

Convenor,

United Forum of Bank Unions.

 

Dear Comrade!

 

We are National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Associations (NCCPA), the Apex body of various Central Government Pensioners Associations and Bank Pensioners Associations like the All-India PNB Pensioners / Retirees Association and All Kerala Bank Retirees Forum etc.

 

We find the acceptance of “Ex-gratia” by the UFBU in the wage negotiations with the IBA is not sorting out the long pending issue of Pension Updation of Bank Pensioners. We know well that ex-gratia means, it will not be calculated for any other purpose including the grant of Dearness Relief. It will be a separate element without any other benefit and therefore, the Ex-gratia is not Pension Updation. More over the ex-gratia is only for the current wage settlement period and not for future. This ex-gratia quantum too to be discussed further in future according to the agreement! The Updation of Pension has been denied to Bank Pensioners from the time of acceptance of Pension as a separate benefit decades ago by the Unions in Banks.

 

We also find that the Bank Employees Unions used to raise the issue of Pensioners during the negotiations always but only to give up the demand and settle the issues of serving employees of Banks only. This time also during the negotiations, 17% of wage raise is achieved for the serving employees of both nationalized Banks and Private Banks but no Pension Updation to Bank Pensioners as usual. This NCCPA is not wrong if we surmise that the acceptance of ‘Ex-Gratia” by the Bank Unions in the UFBU is in nut shell, is a sellout of the Bank Pensioners by the Bank Unions.

In contrast, the Central Government Employees and Pensioners are settled for the identical fitment formula through every Central Pay Commissions, except for the fact that CPCs are constituted once in 10 years instead of once in 5 years as in wage settlement in PSUs including Banks. Moreover, the wage settlement made in RBI and NABRAD are involving Pension Updation of Pensioners of that industry too and we know very well that these institutions are akin to Banks only. Any settlement for Pension updation should cover both PSU and Private Bank Pensioners also, which is clearly absent in the present wage settlement. The habit of including the issue of Pensioners in the Charter only to surrender at the time of wage settlement with the IBA by the UFBU is detested by the millions of Bank Pensioners and others.

 

We request you to respond to our letter and also to reject the wage settlement leaving the Pension updation of Bank Pensioners for decades. Your clear stand should be welcomed by both the Pensioners of Nationalized Banks and Private Banks. NCCPA trusts that the UFBU will take such a stand to satisfy the ex-employees of Banking Industry also.

 

Thanking you,

 

Yours fraternally,

 

(K,Ragavendran)

Secretary General

5th AIC of NCCPA

 NCCPA Holds its 5th AIC

The 5th All India Conference was befittingly held in the Capital City of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) from 13-14, December 2023. The AIC was held in the absence of great leader and our former Secretary General of NCCPA and Confederation Comrade KKN.Kutty, who used to guide our movement in the correct lines. 

The inaugural session of the Conference was presided over by the President of NCCPA comrade Shiva Gopal Mishra during the inaugural session despite his other tasks. The Subjects Committee sessions were presided over by the Working President Comrade S.K.Sharma.

The Reception Committee headed by the Honorable Mayor of Greater Chennai and Comrade P.Mohan as the General Secretary & Comrade C.K.Narasimhan as the Working Chairman has made excellent arrangements to the conduct of the AIC. The toil and the4 work of the Reception Committee volunteers had made it possible to hold the conference in a nice way. The Comrades of Tamilnadu Affiliates of NCCPA and Members need special thanks for their generous contributions which made this AIC possible in the State. The Medical Camp was organized nicely and the role of the Doctor and Comrade Mathivanan ex-SPM MMC Post Office was exemplary in running the camp. 

After the flag hoisting in which the National Flag was hoisted by Comrade M.Kannaiyan Advisor of AIPRPA Tamilnadu and the NCCPA Flag by Comrade S.K.Sharma the NCCPA Working President and respects to the Martyrs Column the AIC was started in Maharashtra Bhawan, Chennai 600007.

Comrade Swadesh Dev Roye WFTU Deputy General Secretary and one of the leaders of CITU inaugurated the AIC. His speech was very much inspiring to all of us with highlights of Pensioners issues and the role of the Union Government in attacking the labour laws and rights of the pensioners. 

Comrade C.Srikumar another WFTU Deputy General Secretary in India and the General Secretary of AIDEF and one of the leaders of AITUC spoke and touched the subjects of Pensioners and how the JCM is taking up those subjects and fighting for the Pensioners. 

Comrade V.A.N.Namboodiri (Patron NCCPA); Janardhan Mazumdar (SG NFPE); C.K.Gundanna (AGS BSNLEU); N.L.Sridharan (GS AISGPF); Dr.S.Sridhar (President AIRRF); K.G.Jayaraj (GS AIBDPA); and K.Ragavendfran (SG NCCPA) delivered their special address in the inaugural session. Comrade Shiva Gopal Mishra delivered his presidential address and concluded the inaugural session. 

The Report was placed by Comrade K.Ragavendran Secretary General in the Subjects Committee session chaired by Comrade S.K.Sharma Working President of NCCPA. Audited Accounts were submitted by ATR Comrade Sadhan Kumar Banerjee. 46 Delegates including the Office Bearers and Chief Executives of Affiliates spoke and intervened on the Report, Accounts and Amendments placed before the house.

After the summing up by the Secretary General Comrade K.Ragavendran the Report was unanimously adopted by the House. The Accounts also were unanimously adopted. The placed amendments and the addition for amending the constitution to include the selection of Patrons as our requirement without part of the Executive were unanimously approved by the House and decided to place the amendments for the acceptance and approval by the Registrar of TU. 

Resolution Committee placed the Resolutions preposed by the CHQ and the amendments given by the Delegates and the same were approved and all the resolutions will be circulated to all the Affiliates and Office Bearers shortly. The Policy and Programme Resolution placed by the Secretary General was also approved unanimously by the House. Resolutions to start a new bank account in the name of NCCPA in a Nationalized Bank in the Joint names of the Treasurer G.Kumar and the Secretary General K.Ragavendran to be jointly operated by them has been approved unanimously. All resolutions in full form will be placed in our website shortly and sent to all Affiliates and Office Bearers also.

The following Office Bearers were elected unanimously:

President: Shiva Gopal Mishra

Working Presidents: (1) S.K.Sharma (Rajasthan CGPA)

            (2) A.K.Ghosh ( West Bengal CCCCGPA)

Vice Presidents: (1) S.Rahman ( Assam CCCGPA)

                 (2) M.L.Gupta [ AI PNB Pensioners/Retirees Association (Regd)]

    (3) T.S.Parameswaran ( Kerala CGPA)

    (4) J.P.Dhandre (Nagpur Postal Audit & Accounts Pensioners)

    (5) Basudev Sen Gupta ( Federation of CGPA West Bengal)

    (6) K.B.Krishna Rao (Karnataka P&T Pensioners Association)

    (7) R.Elangovan (DRPU)

        (8)  Reserved for AIRRF.

Secretary General: K.Ragavendran (AIPRPA)

Deputy Secretary General: (1) K.G.Jayaraj (AIBDPA)

          (2) D.K.Debnath (AIPRPA)

          (3) Basawanand (ITPF)

          (4) P.Lahiri ( West Bengal CCCGPA)

Assistant Secretary General:

Jagmohan Thakur (AI Audit & Accounts Pensioners Association)

T.N.Venkatiswaran ( Kerala CGPA)

C.P.Shobana (AIPRPA)

S.Radhakrishna (AI Audit & Accounts Pensioners Association)

Ishwar Singh Dabas (AIPRPA)

S.Mohandas (AIBDPA)

P.Krishnamurthy ( Telangana APRPA)

M.R.Das (AIBDPA)

Treasurer: G.Kumar (AIPRPA)

Assistant Treasurer: Sadhan Kumar

 Banerjee (West Bengal CCCGPA)

Organising Secretary: (1) B.P.Ganak (AIPRPA)

 (2) S.C.Pandey (AI Audit & Accounts Pensioners Association)

 (3) N.Somaiah (Telangana APRPA)

 (4) N.Nageswara Rao (AIPRPA)

 (5) M.Suresh (AKBRF)

 (6) Manisha Biswas ( AIBDPA)

 (7) S.C.Bhattacharya (AIBDPA)

Internal Auditor:  R.Natarajan (Puducherry Pensioners Association)

Ex-Officio Executive:

Shok Haran Singh [(AI PNB P/R Association(regd)]

Ashok Salunghe (ITPF)

Chandrasekara Rao ( Vizag All CG Employees Pensioners Association) 

Rajasekara Reddy (Defense Officers Pensioners Association)

Kalooram Jingar (Chittodgarh CGPA)

A.Murugesan (DRPU)

M.V.Naik ( Nagpur Central & State Pensioners Association)

K.Radhakrishnan ( Puducherry Pensioners Association)

Suryaprakash ( Coffee Board Pen Assn & Autonomous and Statutory Board Pen Assn)

U.V.Singh ( Ground Water Board Pensioners Association)

Krishna Gopal (Udaipur CGPA)

Nikilesh Mitra (Federation of CGPA West Bengal)

B.M.Sunda (Rajasthan CGPA)

General Secretary Ratlam CGPA

General Secretary Amaravati CGPA

General Secretary Nainital CGPA

General Secretary Rohtak CGPA

General Secretary CLTRIPA.

The AIC unanimously selected the following Patrons NCCPA:

V.A.N.Namboodiri 

Pavitra Ranjan Chakraborti ( CCCGPA West Bengal)

C.L.Mathur (Ajmer Retired Railwaymen Association)

R.P.Sharma (Rajasthan CGPA)

H.N.Joshi ( Ratlam CGPA)

The AIC unanimously approved the following two Associations of Pensioners as our Affiliates from 2024:

All India Retired Railwaymen Federation

National Forum of  Atomic Energy Retirees.

It was decided to refer to Executive the next venue of the AIC after discussions. 

With formal vote of thanks, the AIC concluded.

-KR SG NCCPA-

NCCPA AIC

 NCCPA AIC concludes with resolutions on Pensioners issues / Policy & Programne and unanimous elections!

NCCPA AIC is held at Chennai for two days on 13-14 December, 2023. The AIC started with the hoisting of National Flag by Senior leader and Advisor AIPRPA Tamilnadu comrade M.Kanniyan and the NCCPA flag by the Working President comrade S.K.Sharma. Amidst strong slogans renting the air, martyrs column was respected by all leaders and comrades.

Comrade Shiva Gopal Mishra NCCPA President presided over the inaugural session and the Working President Comrade S.K.Sharma presided the Subjects Committee. Comrade P.Mohan GS Reception Committee welcomed all and invited to dais and the inaugural session stared with comrade  C.K.Narasimhan Working President of Reception Committee address.

Comrade Swadesh Deb Roye WFTU Deputy General Secretary inaugurated the conference. Comrades C.Srikumar WFTU Deputy General Secretary; V.A.N.Namboodiri Patron NCCPA; Janardhan Mazumdar SG NFPE; C.Gundanna AGS BSNLEU; N.L.Sridharan GS AISGPF; Dr.S.Sridhar President AIRRF; K.G.Jayaraj GS AIBDPA; and K.Ragavendran SG NCCPA delivered special address. Then comrade Shiva Gopal Mishra delivered his presidential address. 

The report submitted by the SG; Audited Accounts submitted by the ATR; Amendments proposed for the constitution; Election of office bearers and the discussion of 46 Delegates and OBs and Chief Executives; and the Summing up by the Secretary General are all spectacular and elections and all other issues are unanimous.

The AIC elected the following Patrons and the Executive Cimmittee  comprising the following Office Bearers:

NCCPA Patrons:

1. V.A.N.Namboodiri (AIBDPA)

2. Pavitra Ranjan Chakraborti  (WB CCCGPA)

3. C.L Mathur (Rajasthan Ajmer Retired Raliwaymen)

4. R.P.Sharma ( Rajasthan CGPA)

5. H.N.Joshi ( Ratlam CGPA) 

Office Bearers: 

S.G.Mishra- President 

S.K.Sharma - WP ( Rajasthan CGPA)

A.K.Ghosh - WP ( WB CCCGPA)

S.Rahman - VP (Assam CCCGPA)

M.L.Gupta - VP (AIPNBP/RA)

T.S.Parameswaran - VP (Kerala CGPA)

D.K.Dhandre - VP - Nagpur Audit & Accounts

Basudev Sen gupta - VP (Fed WB CGPA)

K.B Krishnarao - VP (Ktka P&T)

R.Elangovan - VP - (DRPU)

Reserved for - VP- (AIRRF)

K.Ragavendran  - SG (AIPRPA)

K.G.Jayaraj - Dy. (AIBDPA)

Debnath - Dy (AIPRPA)

Basawanand - Dy (ITPF)

P.Lahiri - DY ( COCCGPAvWB)

Jagmohan Thakur - ASG AI Audit & Accounts

T.N.Venkatiswaran  - ASG - Kerala CGPA

Shobana - ASG AIPRPA

Radhakrishna - ASG - AI Audit & Accounts

Ishwar Singh Dabas - ASG - AIPRPA

S.Mohandas - ASG - AIBDPA

P.Krishnamurthy - ASG Telangana APRPA 

M.R.Das - ASG AIBDPA               

G.Kumar - TRR - (AIPRPA)

Sadan Banerjee - ATR (COCCGPA WB) 

B.P.Ganak - OGS ( AIPRPA)

S.C.Pandey - OGs (AI Audit @ Accounts)

Somaiah - OGS (Telangana APRPA)

Nageswararao - OGS (AIPRPA)

M.Suresh Bank - OGS (AKBRF))

Manisha Biswas - OGS ( AIBDPA)

S.C.Bhattacharya - OGS (AIBDPA)

Auditor: R.Natarajan Puduvai Pen Assn

34 Total 

Exofficio in Executive:

1) Shok Haran Singh - AI PNBP/RA

2) Ashok Salunghe - ITPF

3) Chandràsekara Rao - Vizag CG Employees Pensioners

4) Rajasekhara Reddy - Defense Officers Pen Assn 

5) Kalooram Jingar - Chittidgarh CGPA

6) A.Murugesan - DRPU

7) M.V.Naik -Nagpur Central State Pen Assn

8) Radhakrishnan K - Puducherry Pen Assn

9) Suryaprakash - Coffee Board & Autonomous/Statutory Board

10) U.V.Singh - Ground Water Board Pen Assn

11) Krishnagopal - Udaipur CGPA

12) M.V.Naik Nagpur Central & State Pen Assn

13) Nikilesh Mitra - Federation of CGPA WB

14) B.M.Sunda - Jaipur CGPA

15) Ratlam CGPA GS

16) Amravati CGPA GS

17) Nainital CGPA GS

18) Rohtak CGPA GS

19) CLTRIPA GS

Affiliation approved in AIC:

1) Atomic Energy Pensioners

2) AIRRF

The AIC is completed with the vote of thanks and National Anthem.

- KR SG NCCPA-

NCCPA AIC will meet in Chennai as planned!

 All Roads to Chennai Tamil Nadu for AIC of NCCPA!

The AIC of NCCPA will be in two days session on 13-14 December 2023 at Chennai. All Preparations for stay of the delegates, Office Bearers, and Leaders and to comfortably attend the AIC has been done by the Reception Committee.

The Reception Committee has taken all pains despite the prevailing conditions in Chennai due to the unprecedented rains. The area where our AIC is being held and the area (Rooms) of stay by the Delegates are already clear. This information is a big relief to all of us. All Delegates are requested to come without any concern as we will take care of their problems and Chennai City is already getting normal life from the rains!

Reception Committee has made all arrangements to meet the Delegates and Office Bearers of NCCPA from Chennai Central Railway Station; Chennai Perambur Railway Station; Chennai Egmore Railway Station; and from Chennai Air Port. Volunteers will be with the flag of NCCPA at all the above places. Comrades are guided to go to the main entrance and meet the Reception Committee (Chennai Central at the entrance of PF Number 11).

All Roads are leading to Chennai. The AIC of NCCPA will be an event of historical importance. There will be speeches from Shiva Gopal Mishra (President NCCPA); Honourable Mayor of Greater Chennai; Su.Venkatesan Honourable M.P; Dr.Srinivasa Raghaven IPoS; Swadesh Deb Roye WFTU Deputy GS; C.Srikumar WFTU Deputy GS; VAN Namboodiri Patron NCCPA; N.L.Sridharan GS of AISGPF; K.G.Jayaraj Executive Committee Member of TUI(P&R); Janardan Mazumdar SG NFPE; Dr.S.Sridhar President AIRRF; Gundanna AGS BSNLEU and others that we cannot miss.

The Conference will analyse various demands of Pensioners. Resolutions will be adopted on different issues. Struggle path will be decided to win the demands of Pensioners. NCCPA AIC is definitely an important event.

All Delegates - Office Bearers - Chief Executives of Affiliates - Leaders are welcome! - KR SG NCCPA

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1st Anniversary of Comrade KKN!

 

Comrade KKN Kutty 1^st Anniversary!

08.12.2023!

Photo taken while our voyage to Bokota 

It was on this day last year that we have lost our leader Comrade KKN Kutty. Started his trade union career in Chennai Income Tax Office and associated in the activities of Confederation Tamil Nadu in the beginning had rose to the apex level and started leading the entirety of Central Government Employees and later the Pensioners movement in the country. I was in a way close to him for the past 40 years and during the period of my tenures as the Secretary of NFPE and later the Secretary General of NFPE, I had the opportunity to move with him very closely. He was Secretary to Confederation and Comrade S.K.Vyas was the Secretary General of Confederation at that time. Slowly due to his work over the years he was an established leader and became the Secretary General of Confederation and Comrade Vyas as the Chairman of the Confederation.  Associated with the JCM National Council and the Standing Committee as the leader of Income Tax employees and moved with NCCPA President Comrade Shiva Gopal Mishra (Staff Side Secretary) and used to associate in all issues of all Departments and contributed with Comrade Vyas in making the Pay Commission Memorandum also and submit it for Staff Side to improve it.

His association with international working class movement was also spectacular, He attended all meetings of WFTU and TUI(Public Services) as well as later with the TUI(P&R) at Kathamandu (Nepal) and Bokota (Columbia). I had the opportunity to go to Brazil (South Americal) to the meeting of TUI(Public Services) along with him and attended with him both Kathmandu 1^st Regional Conference of TUI(P&R) and Bokota Pensioners World Conferences where Comrade KKN Kuttu played his major role.

He used to be very friendly and sharp to all the problems of all CG Departments and Pensioners. He was Socialistic in life and toiled with class-consciousness for the class. We have lost a invaluable leader of our movement. The Photo above depicts his photo along with me taken during our voyage to Bokota World Congress of Pensioners and Retirees. It is not at all possible to bridge the vacuum caused by his absence. Let us pledge to follow his foot steps and work for the emancipation of our class. – KR SG NCCPA

NCCPA AIC on December 13-14 at Chennai

 NCCPA AIC

NCCPA AIC is on December 13-14. Delegates start arriving on 12th onwards. Some comrades are enquiring about the condition in Chennai because of rains and water. Comrades, two things. Already Chennai is improving and within today or tomorrow normalcy is expected. Secondly, the area of our AIC and Delegates stay are already normal. Areas around Chennai Central or Egmore Stations, where the AIC is going to take place and delegates are to stay, are without any problem. Moreover, things will improve within 48 hours in whole of Chennai. The Airport also normal from today for landing and take off. So, the AIC will be on time and all Delegates are welcome!

Come to Chennai without any worry! Reception Committee will be ready to receive you in Rly Stations or Airport - KR SG NCCPA