SECRETARY GENERAL AND SECRETARY (RLYS), AIFPA, CHENNAI-15 DISCUSSED RAILWAY PENSIONERS PROBLEMS AT RAILWAY BOARD ON 18/09/2013
1. Representatives of AIFPA,
Chennai met Dr.Pande ED Medical (Planning and requested him to initiate action
to amend the definition of ‘family’ in the Railway Manual to include the
widowed/Divorced/unmarried daughters and handicapped son/daughter of a Railway
Pension. He has agreed to examine the
issue as some Railways refuses to issue smart card and other benefits in the
absence specific inclusion of them in the Definition of ‘Family ‘ in the
Railway Manual.
2. The fact of stoppage FMA
enjoyed by the Railway Pensioners who are affected by Chronic illness by the
Banks based on the “Audit Objections” was discussed. The Audit insisted the
medical certificate by a Railway Doctor to facilitate the payment of FMA to the
chronically ill Railway Pensioner. The General Secretary also stated that in his
meeting with the CMD, S.Rly. Chennai, he had raised the issue and CMD insisted
for specific direction from the Railway Board for issuance of such
certificate. The General Secretary
produced a circular order issued by the NE Railways detailing the issue of
Medical Certificate and other instructions.
The ED Medical Planning requested to forward the specific case with a
copy the circular instructions referred to for further action at his end.
3. The representatives of AIFPA Chennai, then pointed out the
proposals for issue of ‘Smart Card’ is pending with the Railway Board. The ED (Medical Planning) has clarified that
the orders will be issued shortly as the hospitals for inpatient treatment and
chemist for supply of drugs are getting finalized. The orders when issued will
benefit all the ‘Budgeted Railway Dispensaries/Hospitals” in all the cities
including Chennai under the Southern Railway orders may be awaited.
The representatives also discussed the difficulties
experience by the Pensioners during specialist consultations in the Railway
Hospital, Perambur in the absence of “separate” arrangement for consultation
for senior citizen and the inordinate delay in the process of specialist
consultation and the receipt of Medicine from the Pharmacy. He has promised to discuss the matter with
CMD Southern Railway, once the vacancy is filled up.
II. The representatives of AIFPA, Chennai -15 have met Shri Sanjay Lavanya, ED( Finance & Estt)
and presented two letters demanding discussions on items submitted for inclusion in the Agenda
for discussions in the 22nd and 23rd SCOVA Meetings. He has directed Shri B.K.Nanda SO/EE III to
furnish detailed replies on the items listed. He has assured to take up the
problems faced by RPF pensioners with concerned authorities. Regarding the Family Pensioners problems at
ICF, Chennai, he requested the representatives to contact Shri
P.V.Vaidyalingam, Advisor (Accounts) regarding the lack of Co-operation from
CPO/Southern Railway, he directed the representatives to meet Smt.Yachuri
ED(IR).
III. Shri P.V.Vaidyalingam,
Advisor (Accounts) has intimated that Railway Board is contemplating a “Portal”
for Railway Pensioners and Pensioners may get the Railway Orders and their
Pension data from the Portal Shortly. He
requested the representative to meet Smt.Bhuvaneswari, FA & CAO(ICF) for
family Pension pendency at ICF and to meet Smt.Hema sunitha, Deputy CAO(G),
Southern Railway regarding the issue of duplicate copy of revised PPO’s. by
Southern Railway.
IV. Smt.Yachuri ED(IR) requested the
representatives to meet Shri P.P Sharma ED(Genl) (Room No.531)as she was in a
Meeting. Shri Sharma requested the
representatives for a letter addressed to Railway Board regarding the
difficulties in getting accommodation to Pensioners Associations and the
non-intimation of ‘Adalat’ Meeting to the Federation (SCOVA) Member )by some Divisional
Railway Authorities in Southern Railway.
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