20th Annual conference of Postal Officers Pensioners Association of AP Circle would be held on 22nd March, 2015(Sunday). Invititation follows shortly. All the members are requested to plan to attend the same without fail.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015
Pension Adalat to be held on 24.3.15- Items for discussion
The following New Items among all other pending Old Items may kindly be considered for the Agenda in Meeting to be held on 24.3.2015.
1. PSS Group B Officers have drawn the following scales in 4th CPC 5th CPC & 6th CPC as shown here. (a) 4th CPC – Rs.2000-3500 (b) 5th CPC – Rs.7500-250-12000 and in 6th CPC Fitment it is Rs.13950-23720 with 3% Incremental and Grade Pay of Rs.4800/-.
Downgrading their position. Thus at least the Modified parity orders dated 23.1.2013 are not found benefitted by many Pre-96 retirees. Kindly render correct re-fixation of their pension taking the Fitment and Grade pay of Rs.4800/- instead of lower scale + GP 4200/- They are made to suffer with drop in their monthly mention.
* As discussed above in Item No.3 above many of the Postmasters retired in the status of HSG-1 have also affected by this method. While their Grade Pay is Rs.4600/- at present as per 6th CPC., their re-fixation of pension was done with a Grade pay of Rs.4200/- There by they are getting with drop in their monthly pension which is a recurring loss. Kindly cause to re-examine all such cases.
* 2. Case of Shri R. Venkateswararao, Retd SPM Vijayawada Dn. (PPO No.10331/LPR) He made a representations on 5.5.2014 and 22.02.2015 alleging that his RCP has not been fixed correctly. Kindly cause to recheck. In this respect a copy of MOD Lr. No. A/24331/MISC/OS-8C(ii) dated 24.12.2014 of Dy.Director MGO/OS (Per) For DGOS-MOD may kindly peruse. (copy enclosed)
* 3. RCP fixation in r/o Shri Ch. Tata Rao Retd SPM (TBOP) P.P.O. No.9532/LPR DOR 30.06.1992. Grade Pay of Rs.4200 should have been given along with upward Basic Pay.
* 4. RCP fixation case of Shri T. Krishna Reddy Retd. Postmaster, HSG.I Mandapeta H.O. PPO No. 17470/LPR. His representation dt 9.1.2015 refers. As seen from the extract of Service Register the Officiating Pay of Rs.7700 and 7900 were found corrected and reduced unauthorisedly as Rs.7400 and Rss.7550 and without any attestation and recordings. The news item appeared in the EENADU daily dated 2.2.2015 may kindly refer to if any orders received in this regard.
* 5. Payment of Pension and other Pensioner Benefits under orders of Pension Ministry F.No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dt. 10.12.2009. Case of Smt. Bh. Suryakumari P.P.O. No.19888/LPR – Retired on 30.4.2009 afternoon while working as a Departmental Stamp Vendor in VJA Her representation dated 5.11.2014 refers.
6. Secondary Family Pension in favour of Kum. Poolla Neeladevi unmarried daughter of late Shri PoollaJogarao, Ex-Postmaster (Gazetted) Vijayawada HO- PPO No.7110/LPR retired on 11.3.1987. Father expired on 20.11.1990 and Mother expired on 6.12.2006. She has already furnished required information in detail. The case may kindly be expedited.
(a) Even though there is a provision for recording the details of eligible family members / physicallyhandicapped children in the Old PPO and Revised PPO formats, the columns are kept blank for reasons unknown. The pensioners would feel very happy to have these notings invariably, if any, requests are made. . This important aspect may kindly be seen and stressed upon all concerned.
7. Family Pension case of Smt. P. Ammaji holder of PPO No.8095/LPR w/o late Shri P. SuryanarayanaRetd LSG official while working as Asst. Postmaster (BCR) Vizianagaram. RCP as per 6th CPC orders paid by the Postmaster Visakhapatnam was approved by the DA(P) in Memo.No.3659/3660/Pen.V/C.No.11/89-90 dated 22.12.2011/07.01.2012 on the basis of Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- was again subjected to review by allowing a Grade Pay of Rs.2800 and issued another Authorisation in Memo. No.12599/12660 dated 2.12.2013/15.1.2014. An amount of Rs.51,189/- as excess paid family pension was ordered for recovery @ Rs.2000/- p.m. from the monthly family pension. The recovery may be stopped forthwith and order of refund of family pension amount already recovered from Smt. P. Ammaji by the Postmaster, Visakhapatnam H.O. Representation of Smt.P. Ammaji dated 4.6.2014 refers. Family pension paid @ Rs.4050/- was reduced to Rs.3530/-
7. Old Item No. 9 Shri K. Biksham Retd ASRM Z Dn.(Retd from 01.10.2005- PPO No.C-169) Payment ofarrears of Provisional Pension revised on 6th CPC Fitment Tables.
8. Medical Reimbursement case of Shri N. Krishnamachari Retd SPOs residing now with his youngest daughter in Chennai moved from Yemmiganur. Shri Pawan Kumar, ADG (Medical) Department of Posts, Medical Section, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001 took up the case with Health Ministry in No.21-30/2012-Medical dated 14.02.2014 seeking clarification for an order of Health Ministry issued on 5.6.1998 on Pension Minisry’s O.M. No.45/7497-PP&PW© dated 15.4.1997. Kindly expedite payment of his Medical Bill.
9. Non-Payment of Revised FMA of Rs.500/- p.m. by the Units in Kurnool Region. This may kindly be got expedited in A.P. & Telangana Units ( Kurnool, Ananthapur etc.)
9. Non-Payment of Revised FMA of Rs.500/- p.m. by the Units in Kurnool Region. This may kindly be got expedited in A.P. & Telangana Units ( Kurnool, Ananthapur etc.)
Part-II
The minutes of for the last 66th & 67th pension adalats are yet to be received by the Association. Kindly send these minutes.
All the Pending old items besides the issues detailed below may kindly be considered for redressal. The grievances which could not be settled at this Adalat may kindly be taken up with appropriate authority for a decision.
Items for Redressal.
1. Abnormal delay in the payment of Revision of pension and payment of Arrears from 1.1.2006 / 24.9.2012 in the case of Shri T.S.R.Murty Retd SSPOs Kheda Dn. in Gujarat Circle worked for vacant of vacancies in A.P. on 30.6.1989 ( PPO No.13205/LPR dated 8.9.1999.
2. Payment of arrears of Dearness Relief due to revision of 6th CPC rates of DR in favour of Shri K. Biksham Retd ASP settled in Nalgonda. (Representation dated 22.4.2013 refers.
3. Payment of F.M.A. to Shri M. Srinivasulu Ex-SPOs Tenali settled in Ananthapur where there is no facility of Postal Dispensary.
4. Some of the Pensioners got promoted to Sr. Time Scale Posts after their retirement. The diff. in Pension and other Pensionery Benefits including Encashment of Leave etc. may kindly be settled at an early date. Similar action is required for all other promotes after retirement please.
5. The PPOs of Pre-1996 and Pre-2006 pensioners are yet to be received by many Group B Officers. For instance the family pension even under Modified Parity get revised upward in the case of 84 year old S.Ramarao Retd. SPOs (PPO No.7172/LPR). All such cases may kindly expedite and issue revised PPOs.
6. Kindly refer to Grievance of Shri N. Subrahmanyam, Retd. AD at Tenali (PPO No.5/7.2.2014) and pension be revised upward to Rs.9375/- at least on Modified Parity.
\ It is learnt that orders are issued for Notional Fixation of LPD in OM dated 28.1.2013. The cases of M.A.Rasheed Siddique (9188/LPR), K. John (Retd on 1.7.93), A. Padmanabhiah (Retd on 1.10.1988) C.P.Subbarayudu (PPO 8187/LPR), G. Srinivasan (PPO No.9027/LPR), N. Krishnamachari (PPO No.8754/LPR) M. Chandramowli (PPO No.16371/LPR), G. Ch. Apparao (Retd. On 01.08.2005).
(a) Case of Shri A.Padmanabhiah Retd SPOs Nellore settled in Srikalahasthi. (PPO.No. 7857/ retired on 30.9.1988 He has also sent a detailed letter showing the amount of monthly loss in pension he is facing recurring loss in every month.
7. Issue of Revised PPOs in favour of Shri H.S.Sastry (PPO No.15636/LPR) Pay-in-Pay Band of PB-3 to show and S.A. Wadood (Retd on 1.2.1986) revising his RCP from Rs.11300 to Rs.12600 (Sr. Class I)
8. Revised PPO issued in favour of Shri B.V.A.N. Dattatreyulu as B.A.V.N.Dattatreyulu vide DA(P) No. 5770/Pen-III/C.No.92-93/PPO No.9579/LPR on 31.12.2011/9.1.2012. But the name of Second Family Pensioner – Smt. B. L. Leelavathi (DOB 10.10.1969) Divorced daughter of Pensioner after the event of Spouse was not recorded even though Chief PMG’s approval conveyed in C.O. lr.No.AC/PEN/2-303/92-93/II dated 7.7.2008 itself as per the Pensioner’s representation made to CPMG on 18.6.2008. Revised PPO with full details may kindly cause to be issued as early as possible w.r.t. his latest letter dated 18.01.2015 and 18.02.2015.
9. Revision of Pension in f/o Shri S.M.Basha (Retd on 1.7.2006 – PPO No.17894/LPR) Grant Inc. on 1.7.2006 vide OM dated 13.3.2009 of MOF. His case was taken up vide POPA letter dated 10.02.2014
10. Inclusion of Eligible Persons for secondary family pension along with spouse in favour of their physically challenged son. (Mr.P. Srinivas) ( of 95 Yrs old Shri P.Seetaramayya PPO No.3829/LPR) at Tenali. And issue of Revised PPO.
(b) Even though there is provision for recording the details of physically handicapped children in the Old PPO and Revised PPO formats, the columns are kept blank for reasons unknown. The pensioners would feel very happy to have these notings invariably. This important aspect may kindly be seen and stressed upon all concerned.
11. Inclusion of name of physically challenged daughter of Shri G. Venkataswamy Retd SPOs at Anantapur (Retd on 1.7.1991) to receive secondary family pension since the pensioner lost his spouse. Next event will arise at any time. He wants to look after the fate of his physically challenged daughter expeditiously while alive. Kindly expedite.
12. (Old Item No.3) Case of Shri M. Srinivasulu Retd SPOs at Ananthapur. PPO No. 22603 / LPR wef1.7.2008 Irregular implementation date of Directorate orders 8007/2010-Vig dt. 6.09.2012 wef 1.1.2013. (ii) Payment of arrears additional increment and DR there on w.r.t. his letter 09.07.2012 and reminders.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Good news to the retirees without getting promotion due to late holding of DPCs
Retired government employees who missed out on their promotions due to late meetings of the committees deciding on such departmental elevations will now be able to avail its post-retirement benefits.
"Instructions have been issued to all ministries and departments to give benefit of promotion to those employees who missed it due to late meeting of departmental promotion committee (DPC)," an official in the department of personnel and training (DoPT) said.
It would not be in order if eligible employees, who were within the zone of consideration for the relevant year but are not actually in service when the DPC is being held, are not considered while preparing year-wise zone of consideration or panel, as per the DoPT order.
Consequently, their juniors are considered (in their place) for promotions, who would not have been in the zone of consideration if the DPC had been held in time, it said.
"Appointment committee of Cabinet has observed that DPCs often do not consider such eligible officers who are retiring before the occurrence of the vacancy in the panel year," the order said, adding that this "undesirable trend negate the very purpose" of government's existing instructions for inclusion of such employees.
There have been reports that some of the eligible retired employees are not being given the benefit of promotion which they missed due to late DPCs. In fact the DPCs were being held very late, the official said.
The DoPT has asked all central government ministries and departments under it to ensure "strict compliance" of its instructions to include retiring employees for promotions in case the DPCs are delayed.
Such retired officials would, however, have no right for actual promotion, the DoPT official said.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Medical bill rising, ministry plans to shift to health insurance scheme
The health ministry has moved a proposal for ending the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) in its current form and moving to an insurance-based scheme — the Central Government Employees and Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme (CGEPHIS) — in an apparent attempt to cut costs.
Instead of the government directly paying the medical bills of CGHS beneficiaries, the new scheme will be implemented through insurance companies registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and selected through bidding.
Currently, under CGHS, government employees pay Rs 6,000 annually as fixed medical allowance (FMA). The new FMA for beneficiaries is yet to be calculated. While the government’s actual financial commitment will depend on bids and the new FMA, the ministry is working on a presumptive figure of Rs 14,000 per family, which works out to approximately Rs 1,000 crore annually.
The scheme will cover medical expenses up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year. Beyond that, the insurer will have to get clearance from the nodal agency on a case to case basis. An additional sum insured of Rs 10 crore in each of the four zones will be provided by the insurer as buffer for such cases. The CGHS in its present form does not have any annual cap, but each procedure has a prescribed maximum limit for reimbursement. While a note for the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) was circulated last year, a fresh proposal incorporating inputs from various departments including the DoPT, erstwhile Planning Commission and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has been sent to the finance division of the health ministry.
While existing employees can choose between CGHS and CGEPHIS, the new scheme will be made compulsory for new employees.
Sources in the health ministry said the proposal dates back to 2011, when the committee of secretaries gave its in-principle approval. The proposal was revived after the NDA government took charge. Former Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, however, was opposed to the idea. According to sources, Vardhan was of the opinion that the change would actually mean a higher burden on the exchequer. The annual CGHS bill has increased in the past few years, rising from Rs 987.75 crore in 2008-09 to Rs 1755.62 crore in 2013-14. The average expenditure per beneficiary adds up to Rs 4,787 (which means about Rs 23,000 for a family of five) — Rs 11,955 for pensioners and Rs 2,096 for serving employees.
The total number of CGHS beneficiaries is 36,67,765. Besides serving and retired government employees, this includes former vice-presidents, former prime ministers, MPs and former MPs, sitting and retired judges of the Supreme Court, PIB accredited journalists, railway board employees, Delhi Police personnel in Delhi and employees and pensioners of 60 autonomous/ statutory bodies.
Under CGEPHIS, the OPD needs will be met by the FMA. While the CGHS covers only 25 cities, the new scheme will be pan-India. This would automatically increase the financial commitment. All diseases, including pre-existing ones, will be covered, and in case of transplants, the expenses incurred for the donor or processing of cadaver organ will also be covered. Interestingly, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, which was run by the labour ministry so far, will be under the health ministry from April 1, as it moves from an insurance-based scheme to a trust-based scheme.
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