As a rare distinction 'Bharat Pensioners Samaj' & its one affiliate CGPA Noida only were shortlisted to represent Civil Pensioners on 7th CPC round -table. the other three organizations who participated were of Defence Pensioners. Secy General BPS pleaded : No cutoff dates, min.pension to be 65% family Pension 45% of last drawn,include DA in pension emoluments,bring down ratio bet.minimum-maximum paid, equal % rise in pension to all, take ahead Vth CPC parity formula,Smart card to all pensioners for cashless Medical care,periodical upward revision of CGHS rates to match market rates,relaxation of restriction for grant of family pension to divorced & widowed daughters,restore, 100% commuted value to PSU absorbees, Ex-servicemen status to Defence civilian, BSNL pensioners be treated at par with C.G.Pensioners fr pension fixation,rectify anomalies created by GP & implementation of 6th CPC. etc.etc'.

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S.C. Maheshwari
Secretary General Bharat Pensioners Samaj
E-mail: bharatpensioner@gmail.com
Web Sites: www.bharatpensioner.org
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3. •Pension is not largesse but a right.
•Should be adequate to enable retd.
employee to live with standard he was
living.
•There Should be no discrimination on the
basis of date of retirement.
•Gap between haves & have lots should
go on reducing
•Healthcare is a fundamental right of ex
employee.
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8. Full and modified parity will be meaningless unless the
actual grades and grade pays implemented to serving
employees on revision are taken into consideration. For
some categories especially at lower and middle levels,
grades higher than those actually recommended by the
Commissions were implemented for employees in service.
They were not extended for modified and full parity to
those who retired prior to revision in the corresponding
posts on the pretext that what were implemented were
improved grades and grade pays. This resulted in
invidious discrimination against and grave injustice to past
retirees. The gap in pensions due to this ever widens not
only with every subsequent revision but also whenever
additional installment of DR and when additional quantum
based on advanced age are granted. (contd).
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9. Parity, full or modified, will be meaningful and confer real
benefit on past retirees only when the actual grades and grade
pays implemented for serving employees are taken for this
purpose. This injustice is happening only when a higher grade
or grade pay is given to a certain category after revision. We
respectfully submit that certain sections of past pensioners are
not able to get justice in the matter of full/modified parity due
to the above discriminatory treatment. A Group-B officer, who
retired in III CPC scale had been brought down one scale lower
w.e.f., 1.1.96 and to Rs.4200/- GP w.e.f., 1.1.2006 whereas a
IV CPC Group-B officer got Rs.4600/- GP w.e.f., 1.1.2006 and
a V CPC Group-B officer got Rs.4800/- GP in revision. This
injustice has occurred to many categories of pre-2006 retirees.
We appeal to the Commission to do full justice to all past
retirees in the above regard by making suitable
recommendations.
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Pre-2006 pensioners were given 40% fitment benefit
whereas serving employees were given grade pay. This
resulted in grave imbalance between pre and post 2006
pensioners. In order to rectify this, notional fixation has to
be extended w.e.f., 1.1.2006 to pre 2006 pensioners taking
50% of corresponding grade pay into account so that they
will be brought on a common platform with post 2006
pensioners and they will all get equal justice in the next
revision as per VII CPC. We urge the Commission to
recommend same fitment benefit to employees as well as
pensioners to avoid imbalance between past and future
pensioners and also same multiplication factor for revision
to one and all to ensure equal treatment.

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24. Presently in case of pensioners other
than PSU absorbees pensioners,
recovery of commuted value of pension
lasts 15 yrs, where as in case of PSU
absorbees this recovery continues till
survival which is discriminatory. In their
case also full pension should be
restored, the day sanctioned amount
with interest is fully recovered.
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25.  Modified FR56(a) requires every one whose
date of birth is the first of month to retire
from service on the afternoon of last day of
preceding month on attaining superannuation
age. As a result, those born on Ist of Jan
loose pay & pension revision benefits due to
pay comm. recommendations and those born
on Ist july loose benefit of one increment.
They are deprived of equality of status.
Hon’ble pay comm. is requested to set right
the discrepancy.
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32.  Pending submission of commission’s
report & implementation of its
recommendations . As an immediate
measure to partially mitigate
sufferings of pensioners, BPS appeal
to the Hon’ble comm. to immediately
recommend merger of 50% DR with
basic pension & an interim relief of
20% of existing pension.
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