Request for Equitable Relief and Dignity in Pension Revision - BPS writes to the PM

 

To 

Shri Narender Modi ji,

The Honorable Prime Minister, 

Government of India.

  Subject: Request for Equitable Relief and Dignity in Pension Revision 

Respected Prime Minister Sir,

On behalf of Bharat Pensioners Samaj (BPS), representing millions of pensioners across our nation, we deeply acknowledge and respect your recent decision to revise salaries and pensions of MPs retrospectively to address rising inflation. 

However, pensioners, too, have been severely affected by persistent inflation, significantly eroding  purchasing power and quality of life.

Sir, we are deeply concerned by the recent amendment introduced in the Finance Bill, which threatens to deprive existing pensioners of the benefits provided by the Central Pay Commission (CPC). This amendment, on implementation, would severely harm the financial stability and dignity of existing  pensioners nationwide. & will  remind us of the British colonia era of past when dignity and basic needs of pensioners were often overlooked.

After a prolonged interval of ten years, the minimal adjustments provided by merging Dearness Relief into the basic pension, coupled with nominal fitment benefits against squeezed DR paid over the period of ten years, barely offer genuine respite. Such limited revisions place pensioners in vulnerable circumstances.Withdrawal of even this benefit, will be reminiscent of past colonial era. 

We earnestly appeal to you to compassionately review this policy, and specifically request the immediate withdrawal of this damaging amendment to the Finance Bill. Ensuring that pensioners receive fair, just, and timely adjustments reflecting the real impact of inflation is imperative. Pensioners deserve to live their twilight years with dignity and comfort, in recognition of their lifetime contributions to the progress and prosperity of Bharat Varsh.

Bharat Pensioners Samaj holds great faith in your leadership and deeply trusts that you will deliver justice to pensioners by ensuring adequate and meaningful revision in pensions.