IRS (C&CE) OFFICERS’ WELFARE ASSOCIATION.
Secretary
General: Address
for communication:
Lokanath
Mishra Panchu
Chaura, Puri-752001.
Mob. 09437314941
mail
Id:jailoknathjee@gmail.com
Ref No.IRSOWA/2015/126 Dated:-
15.12.15
To,
The Chairman,
Central Board of Excise and Customs,
North Block, New Delhi-110001.
Respected Sir,
Sub-
Suggestions/demands on the recommendations of the 7th CPC-regarding.
We beg to draw your kind attention
to letter F. No.
A-26017/154/2015-Ad.IIA Dt. 11.12.15 of CBEC.
We submit
herewith our suggestions/ demands on the recommendations of the 7th CPC :
1.
Minimum Pension:-
The 7TH Pay Commission endorses the Supreme Court verdict in Nakara
Case that a pension scheme must provide a pensioner to live at a standard
equivalent at pre-retirement level. Even if the arguments and findings of the
CPC in arriving at the minimum wage are accepted a pensioner is legitimately
entitled for 1.8 units pension which works out to Rs. 10800 (18000 x 1.8
divided by 3 ) as minimum pension. The rate of pension works out to 60% of last
pay drawn in this case.
2.
Parity in
Pension:-
The present parity in pension as formulated by the CPC is totally different
from OROP scheme. While the OROP scheme is beneficial to each and every defence
pensioner, the parity scheme proposed is not at all beneficial to more than 60%
of the pensioners. To include more pensioners in the ambit of the scheme,
parity may be allowed between posts/grades at the pre-retirement and at the
present level instead of parity between scales of pay of the past and present.
3.
Age-related
additional pension:-
Almost all the recommendations of VII CPC were made reckoning the opinion of
the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare where as the
Department’s opinion that the age related additional pension should be
allowed from 75 years onwards was discarded by the Commission on a flimsy
argument that the Ministry of Defence had not supported the proposal. The stand
of the CPC is unjustified. There should be at least 10% increase in pension on
attaining the age of 75 years.
4.
Restoration of commuted
portion of pension:-
The commutation factor for those retiring at the age of 60 years is at present
8.194. Therefore the commuted portion should reasonably be restored after 10
years (12 years for pre 2006 retirees) even after discounting the risk factor.
The interest portion accrued to Government of India exchequer, on this account,
is more than 22% per annum.
5.
Fixed
Medical Allowance:-
Regarding the Health Insurance Scheme, no rational and convincing proposal is
put forth by the CPC. However the proposal is not new and it is a long pending
one. Till a mutually agreeable Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme is
implemented, the pensioners may be allowed a Fixed Medical Allowance of Rs.
1200/- per month, an amount which is allowed to the pensioners of EPF
organization who are also governed by the same CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.
6.
Exercising of option:
It has been recommended by 7th CPC for 32% hike in the basic pension
(2.57 factor) with one more option for ensuring equal pension for equal number
of years of service. In the 2nd option,
the increments earned in the post occupied immediate before the retirement by
the pensioners will be taken into account. In this connection, it is to state
that the pensioners either got more pay or same pay of the post occupied by
them at the time of retirement due to introduction of ACP/MACP. Therefore, it
is required to provide one more option to the effect that for fixation of
pension on 2nd option
as recommended by 7th CPC
the pensioners can choose either pay of the post fixed by promotion as well as
upgradation under ACP/MACP or higher pay as fixed under ACP/MACP which provides
more benefit to them with a condition to change the option subsequently if
required.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(LOKANATH MISHRA),
Secretary General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to:
1) Cabinet Secretary, President House, New Delhi.
2) The Revenue Secretary, North Block, New Delhi.
3) The Joint Secretary, Implementation Cell, Deptt. of
Expenditure, New Delhi.