PENSION IN DANGER

         

PENSION IN DANGER

Dear Comrades,

       Sincere request to read the letter posted here which has been issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment instructing all the Directors of its National Institutes and CRCs (Autonomous Bodies) not to issue PPOs to any employee who are retiring from the current month.

        The fact is that a proposal on the applicability of OPS to regular employees of such Autonomous Bodies recruited before 01.01.2004 is under consideration by the Ministry.

        Can you guess its impact Comrades?

      In my opinion, if I'm  not wrong, it is a systematic planning of the Central Govt. to stop the pension system in toto starting with these Autonomous Bodies.

         We were in struggle for restoration of OPS which was ended with UPS on 24.08.2024 with just a Press Release through PIB.Though four months will be completed soon,  no Gazette Notification has yet been issued. I apprehend about implementation of UPS even. As you know, Ordinary Gazette Notifications are issued weekly where as Extraordinary Gazette Notifications are issued daily by the Central Govt. basing on the importance of the matter. Since 16 weeks have been elapsed, Gazette Notification on UPS has neither  been considered Ordinary or Extraordinary by the Govt.

      We have earlier witnessed such inactive Press Release against Revision of Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula in July 2016.

       As such, without consuming more time, we may accelerate the issue once again failing which Pension must be in danger.

        May I appeal the leaders / Comrades of each Union, Association, Federation and Confederation irrespective of cadre and wing  to be more serious  in this regard.

Regards.
🙏🙏🌷🙏🙏
B. SAMAL
General Secretary
Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers

Odisha State CoC