Comrade Yechuri breathed his last! Amar Rahe!!
FLASH
Thursday, September 12, 2024
A Close friend and leader of Working Class Movement No More! Amar Rahe!!
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
1st Phase - Emails to Honourable Ministers and Officers!
Memorandum to Prime
Minister and Other Ministers and Officers from NCCPA and Affiliates!
Today on 29.07.2024, a Memorandum on Health related issues is sent by email to Honourable Prime Minister; Honourable Ministers of Health & FW; Railways; Cabinet Secretary and the Director General of CGHS.
The emails are sent by
NCCPA also to all concerned.
K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NCCPA
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Executive Council of TUI (P&R) met on 26.06.2024
Trade Union International (P&R) Executive!
The TUI (P&R)
Executive Council met today (26.06.2024) and discussed for 3 hours about the Greece Congress
(3rd world congress) and the GS report. The Executive was presided by the
President comrade Dimos Koumporis. Comrade Quim Boix GS TUI(P&R) anchored.
More than 35 Comrades from different countries attended. From India comrade
K.G.Jayaraj (Vice Secretary Organisation) and comrade K.Ragavendran (Asia
coordinator) attended and presented our interventions in the meeting.
The Executive Council
mainly analysed the 3rd World Congress and noted all positive points and some
points on which improvement is needed. TUI (P&R)'s interaction with ILO
recently was appreciated by many speakers. English knowing comrades experienced
some difficulties in understanding certain speeches made due to absence of
translation at times.
Comrade Quim Boix
finally assured that from next meeting, there will be better translation
arrangement. He assured his presence in all Regional meetings too.
The President comrade
Dimos concluded with the assurance that all decisions of congress will be
enthusiastically implemented and the rights of pensioners and young workers
will be fought. He also assured the meeting that the Greece Pensioners has met
and decided to strengthen the movement as decided by the Congress. - KR SG
NCCPA
Thursday, June 20, 2024
NCCPA Executive Decides on a Programme for Medical and Pension related issues!
DECISIONS OF NCCPA EXECUTIVE ON 19.06.2024
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
NCCPA Emails to Cabinet Secretary on Problems of NPS Retirees
NCCPA sends Reminder to Cabinet Secretary on the interpretations of DOPT OM dated 03.03.2024 and seeks necessary changes: KR SG NCCPA
NATIONAL
CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE
OF
PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS
(Registered
under the T.U. Act
RTU-01/2021)
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Memorandum to Cabinet Secretary
Memorandum to be Submitted to the Cabinet Secretary on Pensioners Long Pending Justified issues!
NCCPA / Memorandum Dated 25th May 2024
To
The Cabinet Secretary
Government of India
New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: Memorandum on Pensioners issues for consideration by the New Government assuming office after June 4th.
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National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Associations submits this memorandum on issues confronted by the Pensioners and Family Pensioners regarding CGHS and some other important Pension related issues. The Association is confident that these issues will receive careful consideration of the New Government assumes office after June 4th.
It is not out of place to mention that the Central Government remitted office recently did not pay necessary attention to the improvement of maladies in CGHS system and other Pension related issues confronting the Pensioners and Family Pensioners for long. We hope that the New Government to assume office after June 4th will seriously consider our issues and take efforts to solve the long pending issues:
1. Maladies in CGHS System:
A) Linkage of CGHS with ABHA: There are numerous maladies in the CGHS System that requires immediate attention for required improvement. Instead of attending for improvement of CGHS as demanded by several Pensioners Associations for years, the Central Government tried to further bring deterioration in the condition of CGHS system and thereby adversely affect the interests of beneficiaries of CGHS.
The glaring example is the OM ( F.No.Z15025/23)/2023/DIR/CGHS (Comp
No.8236195) I/3663776/2024 Dated 28.03.2024) issued by the Ministry of
Health & FW for mandatory linking of CGHS with ABHA system. The Central
Government one year back while desiring the linkage assured the Pensioners that
the move is only optional and not mandatory. But issued another OM recently as
above declaring the linkage as mandatory. The Pensioners and Family Pensioners
were alarmed by this move of Government because the linkage will forfeit the
beneficiaries the right to choose the treatment in a private empanelled
hospital of CGHS and force them to the Government Hospital only, if an order to
that effect is issued by the CGHS tomorrow or day after citing the adverse
financial condition.
The NCCPA requests for abrogation of the recent OMs forcing the linkage of CGHS with ABHA as mandatory.
B) Improvement of CGHS:
1. Opening Wellness Centres in all Districts:
The CGHS System today is present with a lot of problems. The wellness centres are opened only in selected places and not in all revenue districts of the country. Recently the P&T Pensioners also added to the CGHS irrespective of the places of their residence, and thereby the beneficiaries are increased in all districts. But the presence of Wellness Centres in selected places force these beneficiaries to travel longer distances to the places of CGHS for taking the treatment. Thus, the diseased senior citizens are to travel long for consulting CGHS doctors. Moreover, there are no earmarked empanelled hospitals also in their place where they can go and take treatment. The Government should come forward to open wellness centres in all revenue districts or earmark a private hospital till such time in every revenue district for taking treatment by the beneficiaries.
Similarly, there are no empanelled hospitals in many cities and the beneficiaries are to travel long for indoor treatment. For example, the empanelled hospitals are present only in Guwahati of Assam in the entire North East. The difficulties experienced by the diseased senior citizens can be well understood by the Government.
2. Opening Office of AD in all States:
There are newly formed States which do not have any office of Assistant Director so far, like the Andhra Pradesh. Immediate formation of office of AD is very paramount in those states. Similarly, office of AD is kept in other states as in the case of Uttar Pradesh AD at Kanpur is looking after the area of Madhya Pradesh. These aberrations should be ended.
3. Stopping the proposal of PPP of Wellness Centers:
The recent meeting of the Secretary of Ministry of Health & PP with all Additional Directors of CGHS held on 18.04.2024 discussed the item in the agenda for running the CGHS Wellness Centres on ‘Public Private Partnership’. This shows the mental make up of privatization of CGHS by the Central Government. NCCPA is opposed to any such proposal and urges to drop the proposal for turning the wellness centres controlled by private.
4. Augmenting doctors and para-medical staff:
It can be seen that the process of recruitment of doctors and para-medical staff are faulty that even the skeleton strength of Doctors and Para-Medical Staff are absent in most of the wellness centres. The assurances of the Government notwithstanding the condition is full of shortage. Special effort to augment the
Doctors and Para-Medical Staff are much needed and to be undertaken by the
Government.
5. Medicines Shortage:
The medicines especially the life-saving drugs are not stockpiled enough at the wellness centres to distribute to the beneficiaries immediately on prescription. Many medicines are to be local purchased and the beneficiaries are asked to come again to the wellness centres to collect those medicines. This forces the Pensioners and Family Pensioners to visit the wellness centres twice and forcing the diseased senior citizens like this is cruel. NCCPA requests for suitable remedial action.
6. Enhancing the cost of treatment:
The controversy that the cost of variety of treatments and pathological tests was fixed in as far back as in 2014 and not commensurate with the new costs charged by private hospitals forced many such hospitals wriggling out of empanelment. Moreover, many specialist doctors in empanelled hospitals are not interested to consult and treat CGHS patients because they think that more money can be earned by consulting other patients. This is also due to the prevailing lower rates in CGHS. Despite the claims of the Government in the past, the cost of several treatments was to be revised and the government has taken that effort and is in the process of enhancing the rates. Our concern is the rates are to match the prevailing rates and a mechanism to periodically revise and enhance the rates should be in place. This mechanism should be constructed in consultation with all stakeholders. The situation as presented before us wherein several empanelled hospitals wriggled out of the system should not be allowed to be repeated again so that the CGHS beneficiaries are not troubled.
7. Entitlement of Wards:
The Government should not be stingy in allowing the ward entitlement to the CGHS beneficiaries from the back date. The refusal to revise the entitlement of ward from general to semi-private or semi-private to private should be looked into in the background that the beneficiaries are collected at the rates of suggested by an intervening Pay Commission and these new rates are common to old and new pensioners. When the income is for all pensioners, the government should make the expenses also for all pensioners and therefore the ward entitlement must be for all.
8. FMA enhancement and Insurance Scheme:
C) Cancelling NPS and restoration of OPS:
The National Pension System was introduced by the UPA-2 Government in the past and today after 20 years long experience with the NPS we can say that NPS is not ensuring adequate pension to the employees despite 10% contribution by them every month. Besides the Government is also on its part contributing to the NPS and the funds are being used by private players for their growth. Many State Governments have withdrawn the NPS and restored the OPS including some State Governments which followed the Central Government without thinking too much. It is seen that many organizations of employees, pensioners and NGOs are organizing big demonstrations in Delhi and the N-JCM has even proposed an indefinite strike for restoration of OPS. It is high time that the Government revokes the NPS and restores the OPS.
D) Restoration of Senior Citizen Travel Concession:
During Corona Pandemic the travel concession in Train Journey was withheld by the Indian Government but even today in the name of profit to Railways the concession is not restored. The travel concession was granted as a measure to grant concession to senior citizens and this Government’s action of not restoring the concession is clearly anti-senior citizens. Such measure should not be looked into as profit and loss while the Government has no hesitation to write off lakhs of crores of rupees bank loans for the corporates without batting the eye. NCCPA urges to restore the concession immediately.
E) Constitution of 8th CPC:
The inflation rate in the country has already made the real pension a mockery. The Dearness Relef granted has already crossed 50% mark. The Pay Commission will take its time and the Government its time to examine the recommendations. Therefore, it is high time to constitute 8th Pay Commission now so that the recommendations are examined and implemented from 1.1.2026. There is only 19 months’ time left for the next revision of pension updation implemented.
F) Updation of pension for BSNL Pensioners:
G) Bank Pensioners denied Updation for decades:
The Bank Pensioners are denied any updation despite the repeated wage agreements to the serving bank employees. The argument of the Government that there is nothing in the original agreement about updation at the time of granting the pension as the third benefit is not tenable. The Bank Pensioners are denied any updation for decades. Similarly, the Bank Pensioners are denied any medical treatment unlike the serving staff of Banks but the Pensioners are to pay heavily for their Medicare. There is no justification to continue the stand of the Government. NCCPA urges the new Government to revise its stand and grant updation of pension and equal medical treatment facility like the serving staff of banks to the bank pensioners.
H). Commutation of pension period:
At present for 15 years period the recovery against commutation of pension is continuing. The 5th CPC had recommended for reducing this period to 12 years. Even the Judicial National Commission appointed by the Supreme Court had recommended for reducing the period to 12 years. The interest rate fixed by the RBI has gone down. The mortality risk factor is also reduced and as per the Institute of Actuaries the mortality risk factor has 41% reduced now. It is a fact that at present the recovery is completed before 12 years and the recovery continue to be made in 13th to 15th year are clearly in excess. Many State
Governments like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat have already reduced the
period of commutation less than 15 years despite their financial problems. The
words of Minister of State of DOPT in Parliament on 21.12.2022 that the matter
of restoring the commuted pension has been referred to the Finance Department
should not be forgotten. It is high time that the Central Government also come
forward to reduce the period of commutation of pension recovery.
I). Grant of Notional Increment to 30th June and 31st December retirees:
J). Grant of Additional Pension as and when a Pensioner enters 80 years of age:
The Honourable Courts including the Supreme Court had ruled that additional pension of 20% should be granted to pensioners as and when they enter in their 80th year of age. The Government’s interpretation of completing the age of 80 as attaining the age was not acceptable to courts. Moreover, the Government had gone to Parliament to revise the FR for Judiciary to deny the benefit of Guwahati High Court verdict to Judiciary. After the High Court and Supreme Court judgments the relevant sub rule 6 of 44 and sub rule (3) (a) of 50 CCS Pension Rules 2021 needs amendment. It is therefore pertinent to grant the additional pension as and when a pensioner enters the age of 80. NCCPA requests to amend the FR of CG Employees so that they are made eligible to receive the additional pension as and when they enter their 80th year of age.
K). Additional Pension from 65 years of age:
The Parliament Standing Committee has recommended that the additional Pension may be granted from attaining the age of 65 instead of granting on attaining the age of 80.The recommendation says that on attaining 65 the additional pension @ 5%; on 70 it should be 10%; on 75 it should be 15% and when they attain 80 years the additional pension can be 20% and so on. The Pensioner should enjoy the additional pension as the inflation is robbing the pensioners this happiness. The Government should keep the pensioners at the same living standard as they were under service. Grant of additional pension from the age of 65 can be a step towards this end. NCCPA therefore urges for grant of additional pension from the age of 65 onwards.
L). Frame Recognition Rules to Pensioners Associations:
There are no rules of recognition to Pensioners Associations at present like the service unions which are recognized under CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 etc. Selection therefore to SCOVA and Pensioners Portal are made at the whims and fancies of Government. The members selected to SCOVA also not in a position to raise subjects on their own as the Government selects the subjects. There are no statutory rights to the forum of SCOVA also. To put it mildly, this is not desirable in a democracy. NCCPA requests the Government to initiate talks with all stakeholders to frame rules of recognition to all-India and State level Pensioners Associations.
M) Formation of National Litigation Policy:
Most of the cases filed in different courts against the employees and pensioners are by the Government at the Centre, State Governments and the Public Sector Undertakings. The Supreme Court had revealed this information. Accordingly, the Central Government in 2010 had tried to frame a ‘National Litigation Policy 2010’ but given up. A National Litigation Policy 2015 was in the air but not seen the light of the day. Now we are in2024 but there is no National Litigation Policy by the Central Government. The result is that the number of cases against the employees and pensioners are on the increase by the Official Side. More over the trend that calling the Judgments as “In Personam” and not as “In Rem’ even when the case covers most of the similarly placed is not at all justified. Dragging poor pensioners to courts at their old age is not at all justified. NCCPA request for early framing of appropriate ‘National Litigation Policy’ to drag each and every pensioner to different courts at their old age.
Hope and Trust that these issues will be settled early by the New Government so that the senior citizens in the country feel a sigh of relief.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(K.Ragavendran)
Secretary General NCCPA
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Greet the Success of World Congress of TUI(P&R)
Trade Union International (Pensioners
& Retirees) 3rd World Congress
The 3rd World Congress of TUI (P&R) is being
organized at Athens (Greece) from 14-18 April, 2024. Greece is an European
Country and we learn that the Pension Quantum was reduced 17 times in that
country and many Pensioners committed suicide also. Powerful movement by the
Pensioners Associations and Working Class of that country headed by WFTU and
TUI(P&R) have been launched. An appropriate country to hold the World
Congress of the TUI(P&R).
From India, six Delegates and one Visitor representing NCCPA,
AIBDPA and AIPRPA as well as a new Affiliate ‘All Kerala Bank Retirees Forum’
and an accompanying husband of a woman comrade from AIBDPA are to attend. So
far VISA is granted to 5 Comrades by Greece and the remaining two are trying
for VISA.
Comrades K.Ragavendran Secretary General NCCPA and TUI Asia
Coordinator; D.K.Debnath General Secretary AIPRPA; A.K.Ghosh Working President
NCCPA and Member of the Finance Commission TUI(P&R); Swastika Dasgupta
AIBDPA Vice President and Member of the Women Commission TUI(P&R); her husband
got the VISA so far.
Comrades K.G.Jayaraj General Secretary AIBDPA and Executive Committee
Member TUI(P&R); M.Suresh General Secretary AKBRF and a new Member TUI(P&R)
have not been given VISA so far by the Greece. The attempts are on and shortly
the results will be known.
The World Congress of TUI(P&R) is expected to be large
with representatives of a large number of countries of the world. The World
Congress will review our past growth and plan for the movement to be launched
by the world pensioners and retirees in all countries. We know well that
already each year October 1st is being observed as “World Pensioners
Day” by the TUI(P&R) synchronizing with the UN Call of “World Elders”. Against
the medical mafia who charge different medicines with different prices with a
profit motive is targeted and the world congress will plan action.
From India, we are going to emphasize an excusive action in
addition to World Pensioners Day as decided in our Thiruvananthapuram Regional TUI
(P&R) Conference recently. It is an occasion to understand the condition of
Pension and
Social Security in all countries today and to plan for appropriate action. We
will also take up the new affiliation to TUI(P&R) the ‘AKBRF’ and ‘DRPU’ as
they have expressed their desire to become affiliates of TUI(P&R).
NCCPA greets the Trade Union International (Pensioners and Retirees)
for its successful World Congress at Athens (Greece).
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
NCCPA MONTHLY SOON AT YOUR HANDS!
NCCPA Monthly journal soon!
Dear Affiliates and Comrades!
NCCPA Monthly soon at your Hands!
NCCPA monthly journal will.soon be opened circulation. All efforts are on. The name (title) of the journal will be as approved by the RNI. Expect the announcement soon in the month of May, the working class month. All action is being carried out at Tiruchy and Chennai. We are confident that the NCCPA monthly organ will be soon in your hands. New suggestions for the journal are welcome. All are free to suggest the new topics to be in this journal. It is planned that 24 pages of running matter + 4 pages of colourful wrapper will adorn the journal.
The annual price of the monthly for Jan to December will be 240/-. All affiliates are kindly requested to enroll subscribers from now onwards @ 160/- from May to Dec (8 issues). Remittance detail will be shortly intimated. Individual subscribers are requested to send EMOs for 160/- (For 8 months from May to Dec) to "NCCPA, 29 South Agraharam, Kattuputhur 621207, Tiruchy District, Tamilnadu".
Cooperation of all Affiliates and well wishers are kindly solicited.
KR SG NCCPA
Friday, March 8, 2024
International Women Day Symposium!
March – 8: International Women Day
The International Women Day on March 8 is observed in the whole world. It is evident that the countries of Socialism depict a different picture of safety and economic freedom to the women in contrast to the capitalist world that is no doubt the overwhelming majority.
In the capitalist world, the women are looked upon as sex objects and women trafficking is a major concern. Girls and women are forced into sex trade and there is no humanity in this flesh trade. There is no financial freedom to women in the capitalist countries where the working women also are financially subservient to the men folk especially the husbands. The equal pay for men and women is still a far cry in most of the countries except in big businesses and Public Sectors.
International Women Day should be an eye opener and the women folk should come out openly in opposing the injustices against them. The day is creating awareness among the women folk more and more. But, wearing of same sarees in the offices and celebrating the day with sweets etc are not going to bring the situation to any change and the struggles alone can lead to emancipation. The men folk no doubt should involve in the struggle but it is the women who have to organize themselves and agitate against the prevailing injustices.
WFTU (World Federation of Trade Unions) has taken initiative to organize a symposium online today at 8.30 P.M IST. The topic of the INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM is “THE ROLE OF WORKING WOMEN IN THE INTERNATIONAL CLASS ORIENTED TRADE UNION MOVEMENT”. DANIA LEYVA (Cuba) and CINZIA DELLA PORTA (Italy), members of the Educational Committee of the IWI (International Workers Institute) will be addressing the symposium.
All are invited to participate online in Zoom. The LINK to Zoom is:
826 1504 3923
ACCESS CODE 710937
Monday, February 12, 2024
Comrade Vyasji! We shall carry forward your vision!
We Remember the legendary leader comrade S.K.Vyas!
Friday, February 9, 2024
Solidarity of NCCPA!
Pensioners Workers Unity Zindabad!
Pensioners should join Confederation Dharna / Demostrations!
Pensioners should join the picketing and court arrest on 16th, wherever feasible!
It is our task to show that Pensioners are part of working class action!
Friday, February 2, 2024
NCCPA declares solodarity to Bank Pensioners Dharna!
NCCPA Solidarity to Bank Pensioners Dharna at Delhi!
Send Emails to Honourable Finance Minister on 4.2.2024 morning!
The NCCPA support to Bank Pensioners Dharna can reach the Central Government by sending the following email to Honourable Finance Minister Ms.Nirmala Sitharaman in her email ID: nsitharaman@nic.in on 4.2.2024 when the Bank Pensioners are sitting in protest Dharna in Jantar Mantar New Delhi:
Text of Email to be sent by 'All Affiliates of NCCPA. The State and District Associations of Nccpa affiliates also can send the following email to Honourable Finance Minister on 4th Feb in expression of our support to them. Kindly place your designation and the name of affiliate with State or District at the end of email:
Email Text:
Periodical pension updation along with Wage accord of bank emoloyees is the right of bank pensioners. The existing discrimination with emoloyees on medical insurance also should be ended for Bank Pensioners & Family Pensioners. We as an affiliate of NCCPA support the Dharna by Bank Pensioners at Jantar Mantar New Delhi on 4th Feb 2024 and urge the Govt. of India to settle the decades old pending problems of Bank Pensioners & Family Pensioners immediately.
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Thursday, February 1, 2024
All amendments approved!
Amendments approved by Registrar!
All the amendments adopted in the AIC of NCCPA at Chennai from December 13-14, 2023 are approved and the revised Constitution will be ready within 2 or 3 days! The revised latest constitution of NCCPA will be sent to all Affiliates and Executive Members.
Hearty thanks to comrade M.L.Gupta (Vice President NCCPA & President All India PNB Pensioners & Retirees Assn) and comrade S.K.Sharma (Wkg President NCCPA) for interacting with the CHQ of NCCPA and taking up the arduous task of submitting and get it approved by the Registrar of Trade Union, Jaipur.
Now, for renewal of Registration for 2023 (Jan to Dec) the accounts will be audited at Chennai and submitted online with the Registrar. Comrades M.L.Gupta and S.K.Sharma will coordinate with the CHQ for renewal of NCCPA also. Thanks to them once again. - KR SG NCCPA-
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Solidarity to Banks Pensioners!
Bank Pensioners on Struggle!
The call of the National Convenor of Bank Pensioners Dharna is reproduced. We can understand the seriousness of the Dharna program from this call. All affiliates if NCCPA in Delhi are kindly requested to spare their time on 4.2.2024 and join the Dharna and support the struggle with our banners and flags: KR SG NCCPA
फोरम आफ बैंक पेंशनर एक्टिविस्ट्स
Forum of Bank Pensioner Activists
(AN ASSOCIATE OF AIBRWA)
PRAYAGRAJ
न त्वहं कामये राज्यं न स्वर्गं नापुनर्भवम्।
कामये दुःखतप्तानां प्रणिनामार्तिनाशनम्॥
TO ALL PENSIONERS & WORKING:
(NCR & ADJOINING CITIES)
In future, friends, don't say that no one initiated the movement or carried out the movement. The Dharna of February 4, 2024 is dedicated to the elderly Pensioners of the Country, who are facing financial difficulties for want of Pension Revision.
√ Despite government advice, Banks did not provide Health Insurance from the Welfare Funds.
√ Due to Special Allowance, Pensioners after November 2012 are getting thousands of rupees less Pension every month.
√ All the Pensioners living in NCR and its surrounding CITIES, as well as those Bankmen who are currently in service & are pension Optees, should participate in this Dharna at Jantar Mantar without fail.
√Difficulties will not be resolved by sitting at home. The vicious behavior of Unions is not hidden from anyone. Unions have transformed into extortion gangs. It has become their profession to collect subscription every month and levy from arrears of every settlement from their members.
√ Previous agreements were delayed by around three years. This time the agreement was concluded in 10/11 months.
√ Despite the dispute of Special Allowance being subjudice in the court, SA has been increased and the Pension Revision was postponed on the pretext of being subjudice in the court.
√ Walk out of the house. Keep medicines and water with you.
✓✓ If you have difficulty alone, please come with spouse or with someone else . The eyes of the Pensioners of the Country are fixed on you. The success of the Dharna will give a big message. Therefore make it successful at any cost.
Wish you GRAND success.
(J. N. Shukla)
National Convener
29.1.2024
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भविष्य में न कहना दोस्तों कि किसी ने आंदोलन की पहल नहीं की और न आंदोलन किया। 4 फरवरी , 2024 का धरना देश के वयोवृद्ध पेंशनर्स को समर्पित है, जो पेंशन रिवीजन न होने के कारण आर्थिक कठिनाईयों का सामना कर रहे हैं।
√ सरकार की सलाह के बावजूद बैंकों ने कल्याण निधि से स्वास्थ्य बीमा नहीं कराया।
√ स्पेशल एलावंस के कारण नवंबर, 2012 के बाद के पेंशनर्स हजारों रूपया हर माह पेंशन कम पा रहे हैं।
√ एनसीआर और उसके आस-पास के नगरों में रह रहे सभी पेंशनर्स के साथ-साथ वे बैंककर्मीं जो अभी सेवा में हैं और पेंशन विकल्पी हैं, जंतर-मंतर पर इस धरने में शरीक हों।
√ घर बैठे रहने से कठिनाइयां कम नहीं होंगी। यूनियनों का शातिराना व्यवहार किसी से छुपा नहीं है। वे वसूली गैंग में तब्दील हो गई है। सदस्यों से हर माह चन्दा और हर पांच साल में होने वाले समझौते के एरियर से लेवी की रकम वसूलना उनका पेशा हो गया है।
√पहले समझौते तीन वर्ष की देरी से हुआ करते थे। वहीं समझौता इस बार 10/11 महीने में संपन्न हो गया। स्पेशल एलावंस का विवाद अदालत में विचाराधीन होने के बावजूद इसे बढ़ा दिया गया और पेंशन रिवीजन को कोर्ट में विचाराधीन होने के बहाने टाल दिया गया।
√ घर से निकले। साथ में दवा और पानी रखें।
✓✓ अकेले कठिनाई हो तो किसी को साथ लेकर आएं। देश के पेंशनर्स की निगाहें आप लोगों पर टिकी है। धरने की सफलता एक बड़ा संदेश देगा। इसलिए इसे हर हालत में सफल बनाएं।
सफलता की कामना के साथ,