Bharat Pensioners Samaj

Pensioners celebrate"29th PENSIONERS' DAY On 17TH DECEMBER 2011 Er.S.C. Maheshwari, Secy (Rly.).BPS It was on the 17 th December 1982, that the Supreme Court of India in a landmark judgment in the case of D.S. Nakara and others vs. Union of India, held that : Pension is neither a bounty nor a matter of grace depending upon the sweet will of the employer. It is not an ex gratia payment, but a payment for past services rendered . Pensioners in India, therefore, celebrate this day as ‘Pensioners Day’ to salute and remember, with gratefulness, the late D.S. Nakra who fought for years to bring dignity and grace to the community, through this judgment. On this day it is important to counter the contention: 1. That the pension of Government employee is a burden on the exchequer. 2. That the rapid growth observed in the pension payments is likely to pose a serious threat to fiscal sustainability & 3. That providing subsidy based pension program to a few people cannot be susta

Petition Before the PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE With reference to Bill No. 131 of 2011(The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011) Sir,        While Bharat Pensioners Samaj, the oldest & the largest body of Indian Pensioners and a stake holder in DOP &PW Grievance redress mechanism, congratulates, the Government of India for introducing in Lok Sabha the ‘Citizens Charter Bill 2011’, it beg to convey the dismay of the retirees in the country for excluding their matters from the definition of “Complaints”        Sir, serving public servants have definite negotiating instruments/ channels for redress of their issues. However, Pensioners have no other channel except the grievance redress mechanism of DOP &PW, which too is almost defunct, as toothless DOP &PW in the absence of sufficient powers is functioning like a Post Office. The concerned Min

Pensioners exccluded: Read:   Definition of Complaint in   The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011: Complaint means a complaint filed by a citizen regarding any grievance relating to or arising out of ,any failure in the delivery of goods or rendering of service pursuant to the citizens charter, or in the functioning of a public authority,or any violation of any law, policy ,programme,order or scheme but does not include grievance relating to the service matter of a Public servant whether serving or retired.  Er. S.C. Maheshwari

BPS-Official monthly Publication-December 2011 issue                   https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/December%20magzine%202011.pdf?w=f19db6d0

The Sunday Guardian SUNDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2011 Pension Bill opposed across the board  NAVTAN KUMAR   NEW DELHI | 11th Dec The proposed Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill does not ensure guaranteed return to pensioners. The bill, tabled in Parliament, puts a question mark on the assured return option to pensioners. Pensioners are concerned over the fate of their hard-earned money as the new bill proposes to invest the pension funds in the market. This lacks the social security ingredient as it is subjected to market risks. The proposed module has been a failure in European countries, say pensioners, but the government appears to be hell-bent on implementing it in India. Suggestions from the Parliament standing committee on finance, headed by former finance minister Yashwant Sinha, have also been ignored. The bill seeks to set up a statutory PFRDA

SecretaRy General’s visit to visakhapatnam                                                                                                                                                                                                                        As part of Bharat Pensioners Samaj  programme to interact with Pensioners at grassroots. Shyam Sunder Secretary General, accompanied by M. Somashekhara Rao Vice President South, M. Chandramowli Secretary, Postal & S.C.Maheshwari Secretary (Railways) visited Vishakhapatnam on 21 st Nov.2011. DAN Sarma Member E.C joined at Vizag.                       Same evening a meeting of Central Govt. and Railway Pensioners was jointly organised by Railway Pensioners' Federation, P&T Pensioners' Welfare Association and All Central Govt. Pensioners' Association of Visakhapatnam in Railway Pensioners' Federation Office, behind, DRM's Office, East Coast Railway,  Visakhapatnam.  B. James David, President of the Federa

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Greetings, Important Notice: Nothing without struggle “Rail Pensioners march to New Jalpaiguri” When to avert  ‘Mahabharat’ Lord Krishna wanted to make a compromise between Pandvas  and Kauravas with merely 5 villages under Pandava’s control and rest entire estate with Kauravas but Kaurvas replied “Can’t give a piece of land even equal to the top of needle without a war. Same situate before us today, Govt. of India is rejecting every just demand of Pensioners. N.F. Railway  Pensioners Association invites you to IIIrd National Convention of Railway Pensioners Associations under the aegis of BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ  at New Jalpaiguri (WB) On 29 th March 2012 Contact Bimalendu Chakraborty,Mob.08016135182,Tel: 0353 2592331,2562545 e.mail: bimalendu1947@gmail.com    Postal address: Bimalendu Chakraborty,working chairman,Office of the N.F. Railway Pensioners Association; NJP Gate bazar, P.O. Bhaktinagar, (West Bengal)  Pin-734007 Note: Delegation fee Rs 150/- per person inclusive of one

Nothing without struggle “Rail Pensioners march to New Jalpaiguri” When to avert  ‘Mahabharat’ Lord Krishna wanted to make a compromise between Pandvas  and Kauravas with merely 5 villages under Pandava’s control and rest entire estate with Kauravas but Kaurvas replied “Can’t give a piece of land even equal to the top of needle without a war. Same situate before us today, Govt. of India is rejecting every just demand of Pensioners. N.F. Railway  Pensioners Association invites you to IIIrd National Convention of Railway Pensioners Associations under the aegis of BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ  at New Jalpaiguri (WB) On 29 th March 2012 Contact Bimalendu Chakraborty,Mob.08016135182,Tel: 0353 2592331,2562545 e.mail: bimalendu1947@gmail.com    Postal address:  Bimalendu Chakraborty,working chairman,Office of the N.F. Railway Pensioners Association; NJP Gate bazar, P.O. Bhaktinagar, (West Bengal)  Pin-734007   Note: Delegation fee Rs 150/- per person inclusive of one night s

Pensioners March to Parliament A surging crowed of Pensioners & serving Central Govt. / State Govt. employees as also University & schoolteachers filled the Jantar Mantar Chowk on the Parliament Street  N.Delhi at 10.00 A.M. on 25.11.2011.             Tens of thousands Superannuated persons & in-service employees gathered there to protest against anti pensioners policies of the Central & State Govt. all of them demanding withdrawal of Pension fund regulatory & development agency (PF &RDA ) Bill from the Parliament and scrapping of New Pension Scheme ( NPS ) introduced by NDA Govt. wef 01.01.2004 & continued by the UPA Govt. which deprives the new employees of their hard-won right to PENSION.             Leaders of BHARAT CENTRAL PENSIONERS CONFEDERATION , including S. S. Ramachandran, Chairman,  Shyam Sunder Secy. Genl. And of the major Trade Unions of Central Government/State Govt. /University teachers / School Teachers were on the dais t he huge gatherin

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BPS & AISCCON  h erein after, will work hand in hand for the betterment of Superannuated Persons & the Elderly- Declared   Shyam Sunder Secy. Genl. BPS Bharat Pensioners Samaj is here at Vizag, to  add a new Chapter in the history of Pensioners movement in India i.e.  An era  of  co-operation & co-ordination between two great organizations BPS & AISSCCON-Said S.C.Maheshwari Two sections of  3000 strong Audience at AISCCON 11th annual Conference at Vizag  on 21st &22nd Nov.2011 Shyam Sunder Secy. Genl. Bharat Pensions Samaj being honoured ER. S.C.Maheshwari ,  Secy. BPS being led to Dias at 11th annual Conference of AISCCON  at Vizag on 22nd Nov.2011                         Er.S.C.Maheshwari being honoured  at AISCCON 11th annual conference at Vizag  BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ DELEGATES AT AISCCON 11th ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT VIZAG BPS delegates at Vizag -22.11.2011

Daya Maheshwari Memorial Trophy

Bharat Pensioner official publication of BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ-NOV. ISSUE

A right approach to rights Citizens’ Right to Grievance Redress draft Bill 2011in Parliament If Govt. Records have anything to say, it was on the 16 th August 1968 that  BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ had an audience with the then Prime Minister of India to represent the problems of Pensioners and requested for constitution of a statutory body for resolving pensioners’ grievances in consultation with pensioners’ representatives.   Since then, the BPS has been tirelessly pursuing the issue and pleading with the Government for a strong Grievance redress mechanism inclusive of time frame, punitive clause & multitier monitoring along with a system of information dissemination.  Over the years its efforts were rewarded through creation of a separate Department of Pensions & Pensioners’ Welfare (1985), SCOVA (1986)  RTI Act (2005), Govt. of India Pensioners Portal (2006), Online grievance redress Mechanism CPENGRAMS(2007). But severe glitches in delivery system were found to be defeating

National Convention of Railway Pensioners under the aegis of BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ

Let us all work for together to make the event a grand success.

Dr.K.R.Gangadharan Delegates at BPS AGM   November 4th, 2011 will be written in golden words in the History of BSNL & DOT Pensioners Association, Ahmedabad as it got recognition of the services rendered to Pensioners Fraternity by the Bharat Pensioner Samaj New Delhi.  Dr.K.R.Gangadharan,   Vice President,  Asia  Board of Directors    International Federation on Ageing awarded  Daya Maheshwari  Memorial Trophy

Greeting, Documents uploaded on website :   www.bharatpensioner.org Life Certificate to be submitted by Pensioners/Family Pensioners in Nov.every year. Personal appearance not essential-Read CPAO Notification . http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/LifeCertificate_CPAO_301011.pdf   Judgement in OA 655/2010 of S29 Pensioners case,  been pronounced.DOP & PW clarifactoryOMs Of 3.10.2008 , 14.10 2008 &11.02.2009  struck down & Govt has been asked to revise the pension as per original notification   http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22740206/PCAT%20judgement%20OA%20655-2010%20s-29.pdf Bharat Pensioners Samaj,   the oldest & the largest body of Indian Pensioners   which has the rare distinction to have found space in the Publications of   UNO, several Sociologists & Anthropologists, held its 56 th   Annual General Meeting  here in Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan . 150 delegates from different parts of the country Who represented their Federations & Associ