Monthly Journal of KARNATAKA POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PENSIONERS' ASSOCIATION (R)
(KSR Act 1960, REG. No. 1069/98-99) (FORMERLY RMS PENSIONERS' ASSOCIATION) Registered as "A Wholly Charitable Trust" U/S 12A of I.T. Act 1961 Registered Office: Pensioners’ Bhavan, Telecom Layout, Sriramapura Phase II Bengaluru-560064 Working Office: # 165, 4th Main, 3rd Block, 3rd Stage, Basaveshwaranagar, Bengaluru-560 079 Phone: 23230545 e-mail: [email protected] Website : www.kptpa.org G. Babu M.N. Gopinath K.B. Krishna Rao V. Gopal K.R. Anantha Ramu President, Vice President Secretary, Joint Secretary Treasurer Ph.: 23220355, 94480 40355 Mob: 9480586661 Ph.: 23230545 Mob : 8197918085 Mob : 9448477129 VOLUME XX ISSUE 7 JULY 2019 Annual Subscription : Members- Rs. 150/- Others - Rs. 200/- Single Copy - Rs. 18/- ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 13-7-2019
Govt. School students awarded cash prize and the Executive Committee members of K P&T PA with Chief Guest Sri D Balasubramanian, GS, AIFPA Chennai and Guest of honour Dr. Kishore Kumar, Addl. Director, CGHS. ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 13-7-2019
At the Reception
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 2 JULY 2019 Proceedings of the Annual General Body Meeting of Karnataka Posts and Telecommunications Pensioners’ Association held on 13.07.2019
The 24th Annual General Body Meeting introduced Shri D.Balasubramanian, Chief of Karnataka Posts and Telecommunications Guest, Dr.C.S.Kishore Kumar, Guest of Honour Pensioners’ Association was held at NGO Hall, and Shri.K.K.Gangadhara. Shri Krishna Rao Cubbon Park, Bengaluru on 13.7.2019. spoke about the Association entering its 25th Morning Session: year, the contributions of the founders of the association, the successful completion of the 2. The Morning Session of the General Body construction of association’s two buildings in Meeting started at 9.30 a.m. President of the 2012 and 2018, the help of Shri Babu, President, Association Shri G.Babu declared the AGB the generous and voluntary contribution of open and Shri K.B.Krishna Rao, Secretary, members and non-members, including children welcomed the gathering. and grandchildren of ex-members. He said 3. Shri Krishna Rao presented the minutes that donation exceeded Rs.65 lakh, but we still of the last AGB held on 9.9.2018, which had need money for the lift and a big hall on the been published in the September 2018 issue second floor for holding AGB. He appealed for of Pensioners’ Champion. The minutes were donations. confirmed by the House. 7. Shri D.Balasubramanian then inaugurated 4. He also presented the Annual report for the open session. In his speech, he 2018-19 for consideration and adoption by the congratulated KP&TPA for constructing its own House. The Annual Report was published in buildings and saluted all the members for their the April 2019 issue of Pensioners’ Champion generous donations. He said that KP&TPA did and the Audited Accounts in June 2019 issue. what the other Associations could not. He said The Secretary read out the salient features that Shri S.M.Vittal Rao, during his visits to and explained some of the points mentioned Channai encouraged AIFPA also to construct in the report and the report was adopted. Due its own building. He urged the members to to paucity of time, the annual accounts could donate further so that lift could be provided not be presented in the morning session. and meetings can be held on the second floor. He also appreciated the tireless efforts of Open Session: KP&TPA in SCOVA, particularly that of 5. The open session of the General Body Shri K.B.Krishna Rao. He said that the next started at 10.30 a.m. with the joint Secretary revision of pension need not be after another V.Gopal requesting the Chief Guest ten years. Based on the price index, pension Shri D.Balasubramanian, General Secretary, must be revised by 2021. Defence pensioners All India Federation of Pensioners Associations, were granted OROP and Civil pensioners Chennai and the Guest of Honour Dr.Kishore should not be discriminated and there should Kumar C.S., Additional Director, CGHS to be complete parity in pension between past occupy the chairs on dais. He also invited and present pensioners. Referring to minimum Dr.Prabhakar, Ophthalmologist ,OSD, CGHS, wage recommended by the 7th CPC, he said Shri N.Bhaskaran, Permanent Advisor and that while the demand of the staff side was Shri K K Gangadhara, Kannada Writer to the for a need based minimum pay of Rs.26,000, dais. The other two advisors Shri B.Sadashiva the CPC recommended a minimum pay of Rao and Shri M.Ramiah were not present. Rs.18,000 only deriving the specifications of 6. Shri K.B.Krishna Rao, Secretary welcomed food requirement of a worker’s family from the the gathering to the open session and recommendations of Dr Wallace Aykroyd ,
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 3 JULY 2019 noted nutritionist referred to as “Aykroyd Ambulances are not being given way. Patients formula’. Shri Subramanian said that the norms are brought in very critical condition and doctors, set by the 15th ILC in 1957 recommended who are human too, are blamed and assaulted. wage determination for 3 consumption units of He said that he leaves it to the people to judge a worker’s family, assigning 1 unit for the how right it is to attack hospital staff, damage husband ,0.8 unit for the wife and 0.6 unit each the hospital properties. He also said that CGHS for 2 children and therefore the minimum wage doctors are like family physicians, treating the determination on 3 consumption units is faulty. patients for years. Often patients ask if there Wife being an adult should be assigned one are any side effects of the medicines unit and the children also a unit higher than prescribed. Doctors take precaution while 0.6 units and the minimum wage should be prescribing medicines. Consumption of junk increased to Rs.26, 000 and consequently the food & eatables sold by road side and minimum pension to Rs.13,000. Continuing unhygienic habits like spitting and urinating in with his speech he said that there is an urgent public, throwing of garbage etc. also contribute need for unity amongst all pensioners’ largely for ill health and spread of diseases. associations and they should come under one Dr. Kishore Kumar was honoured by Shri G umbrella to pursue our demand for revision of Babu President. pension every 5 years . Regarding revision of Dr.Prabhakar, ophthalmologist, OSD, pension of BSNL pensioners, he said that CGHS spoke about the liberal measures there are two viewpoints. One is to maintain introduced by CGHS recently. He was felicitated status quo with simultaneous wage &pension by the President. revision. Another view is to delink pension revision from wage revision and pension revision 9. Shri K.K.Gangadhara, Kannada writer, the with 7th CPC fitment formula. He is hopeful special invitee, was felicitated by the that, now that the dust has settled, the Association in recognition of his contribution Government will take a decision soon. About to the Kannada literature during the past 4 his federation, he said that AIFPA was started decades. He was honoured by by a retired Postmaster General who had Shri D.Balasubramanian, the Chief Guest. In brought all Departments and cadres together. his brief speech, laced with wit and humour, A United organization of all pensioners is the he spoke about his earlier days. His entry in need of the hour, as pensioners are a to literary field was as a reporter for a local homogenous category. He was honoured by weekly in Kodagu. Later, he commenced Shri. Babu, President. He thanked KP&TPA translation of literary works from Malayam to for inviting him to be the Chief Guest and for Kannada. He continued with his literary work honouring him. even after joining the Department of Posts. He thanked the Association for honouring him 8. Dr.C.S.Kishore Kumar, AD, CGHS and the saying that he considers it as very special, Guest of Honour spoke briefly. He said that since it is done by his old friends. though he hesitated to accept the invitation as he is not used to speaking publicly, he feels 10. Ten meritorious students of Government deeply honoured by the invitation and thanked Higher Primary School, Yelahanka, Bengaluru KP&TPA for the same. He expressed deep were awarded with a cash prize of Rs.1000 concern over the assaults on the doctors that each for having secured the first three places th th th are being reported from all over the country. in 5 , 6 and 7 standards along with one prize The main reason is that people nowadays are for the highest marks scored in Kannada th getting impatient, road rages which occur so language in 7 Standard. The envelopes frequently can be quoted as examples. containing the cash were given away by the
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 4 JULY 2019 Chief Guest, Guest of Honour, President & the Smt.N.Nagalakshmi and Shri B.Nagaraju. Vice President. Group photo was taken with all old and new 11. Forty Senior members, who are 75 years Executive Committee Members present. and older, were felicitated by 15. Shri S.M.Vittal Rao was reelected as the Shri Balsubramanian, Shri Babu, Internal Auditor for 2019-22. M/s GRSM & Shri Bhaskaran and Shri Krishna Rao. Each Associates, chartered accounts were also re of them was garlanded and presented with appointed as Auditors for 2019-20. shawl and fruit basket. 16. President read out the agenda and invited 12. Shri V.Gopal, Joint Secretary proposed Shri K.B.Krishna Rao to start the discussions vote of thanks. The Open Session ended at on the agenda items. Shri Krishna Rao said 1.00 p.m. that most of the PAOs including Autonomous Afternoon Session: bodies have implemented 7th CPC and there was inordinate delay in implementing 7th CPC 13. As soon as the members reassembled in respect of Railways, Defence Civilian after lunch, Shri Krishna Rao welcomed the pensioners and Pensioners of Autonomous members to the afternoon session at 2.30 PM. bodies. But BSNL pensioners have not been the Treasurer Sri K R Anantha Ramu presented extended 7th CPC benefits. DoT has informed the audited Annual Accounts for 2018-19. It pensioners’ associations that revision of was published in June 2019 issue of pension can be examined only after revision Pensioners’ Champion. Sri Sadananda LM 1233 of pay of BSNL employees. AIBSNLPWA, sought some clarifications on the corpus fund however, wants pension revision to be delinked indicated in the balance sheet and about from pay revision. Hopefully, it will be resolved registration of the association as a wholly without any further delay. DoP has issued charitable trust under the IT Act. President orders for implementation of revised Grade gave a detailed reply and said that the accounts Pay of Rs.4600 to pre-2006 pensioners. have been audited by a reputed company of KP&TPA has collected particulars from eligible chartered accountants. However, if any further members and they are being forwarded to details are required we can always seek them concerned authorities for necessary action. from the auditors. After furnishing the However, the issue of revision of pension of information sought for by some other members, pre 2006 pensioners at 50% of the last pay the General Body adopted the annual accounts or average emoluments on a par with post unanimously. 2006 pensioners is not yet resolved. He also 14. The President Shri G.Babu announced the explained the case of notional increment for names of the newly elected Executive those who retire on 30th June and 31st December Committee Members for the period from and why it is necessary to modify the increment 2019-22. Shri Krishna Rao said that 4 members rule itself. He said that we will pursue it with of the EC viz. Shri B.L.Channappa, the departments concerned and the subject Shri V.Muthukumar, Shri M.Nanjunde Gowda has been sent to DoP&PW for inclusion in the and Shri D.Venkatesalu did not file their agenda for the 31st meeting of SCOVA likely nominations for personal reasons, though they to be held shortly were requested to continue. They were 17. Shri D V Padubidri, President, Udupi Dist felicitated in the meeting by the President. He P&T Pensioners Association, quoting then introduced the 4 newly elected EC examples spoke about the implication of the Members, Shri M.Muniyappa, recommends of both 6th and 7th CPCs. Shri C.Ramakrishna Reddy,
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 5 JULY 2019 18. Shri Sadananda LM 1233 wanted the 22. Shri G.Babu, in his concluding remarks, association to pursue with the government thanked not only EC members, but all, who several pending demands such as re-fixation have volunteered towards making the AGB a of pension of pre- 2006 pensioners at 50 % grand success. of the LPD, restoration of commuted part of 23. More than 400 members attended this pension, grant of age-related additional pension. year's AGB, some of them with their family Secretary replied that all the issues raised by members. 17 applications for new membership the member will be discussed with advisors were received. 117 members renewed their on accounts matters and pursued with subscription for Pensioners’ Champion.24 DoP&PW. members paid donation for the building fund 19. Shri M R Sehacahar, ALM 2347 speaking amounting to Rs.71,802. The Executive on the revised pension admissible to pre 2006 Committee conveys its sincere thanks to all grade S-12 retirees consequent upon grant of the members, well wishers and their family grade pay of Rs.4600, pointed out that there members and many volunters helping the is some difference between the figures Association who made the AGB a successful indicated in the table published by the event. association in Pensioners’ Champion June 24. Digital Life Certificate: In compliance of 2019 issue and those found in the table that the instructions of the Department of Pension he had accessed from internet. Secretary and Pensioners Welfare, KP&TPA had made informed the member that KP&TPA had necessary arrangements in the Annual General published the tables prepared by it in January Body meeting to register pensioners with and June even before DoE and DoP&PW had Jeevan Pramaan web site to facilitate published the revised tables and the tables submission of DLC in November 2019. About published by KP&TPA exactly match with 40 pensioners utilized the facility. tables posted on the official website of 25. After vote of thanks, the session concluded Department of Pension which apparently proves at 4.30 PM with National Anthem. that the one accessed by the member is In the meeting of the newly elected inaccurate. Executive Committee Members of the 20. Shri I V Patil, LM 2315 raised the issue association held immediately after the end of of counting induction training period for the the afternoon session, the following were purpose of TBOP, and BCR in Postal unanimously elected as the office bearers for Department, which is pending for a long period. the years 2019-2022. Shri Rao said that it was brought to the notice President : Sri G. Babu of CPMG in March19 and that it has been Vice President : Sri M.N. Gopinath implemented in some Divisions. Secretary : K.B.Krishna Rao 21. Regarding CGHS, Shri Krishna Rao Joint Secretary : Sri V. Gopal explained some of the pensioner friendly orders Treasurer : Sri K.R. Anantha Ramu implemented by CGHS recently. He explained Internal Auditor : Sri S.M. Vittal Rao the procedure in obtaining the OPD treatment (Elected in the AGB) at the empanelled private hospitals and Members of the New Executive Committee answered queries raised by the members in Sri Chandrasekhara Karanth; Sri M Muniyappa; the audience. Answering Shri S.Rajagopalan Sri V.Murugan, Smt.N.Nagalakshmi; LM 1047, the Secretary said that now on line Sri B Nagaraju; Sri B S Ramachandra, registration for appointment with the doctors Sri N Ramaiah; Sri C.Ramakrishna Reddy; of Wellness Centers is also available. Sri Range Gowda
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 6 JULY 2019 24th Annual General Body Meeting 13-7-2019 GREETINGS
Your organisation is a vibrant one and democratic norms are being followed. I wish your AGB all success. Gopalakrishnan D. Vice President, AIBSNLPWA, Chennai I wish the Meeting glorious success adding one more feather towards successfully marching towards the welfare of Pensioners. Dinesh Mistry, General Secretary BSNL & DOT Pensioners Association (India), Ahmedabad-380001. Our association works for pensioner’s love’s sake. Their welfare’s sacred cup it will take. Let us conduct it through thick and thin with our guiding hand at length. Wish the meeting all wishes. R.Soundararajan, Nagapattinam 10-7-2019
Wishing this year’s AGB a great success. Glad that the association is in its Silver Jubilee year. While it is an occasion to welcome new members to the Executive Committee, it is a time for to say ‘SAYONARA’ to the outgoing EC members. M.Ramiah, Former Vice President and Permanent Advisor, KP&TPA I wish 24th AGB a grand success. Let KP&TPA continue to be the ‘Guiding Star” of P&T Pensiners. B.Ammaiappan, Jt. Secretary, Postal Pensioners’ Welfare Association, Madurai All India Central government Pensioners’ Association (North India Region), Jalandhar City and ‘Pensioners’ Friend’ wish all of you the best of luck in your efforts for the welfare of Central government pensioners and family pensioners. You association is doing a lot for the pensioner community. Your sincere efforts in taking up the important issues with the government of India, Ministry of Pension & PW is laudable. Your association is always in the forefront in the struggle for the cause of pensioners. We wish you the best of luck. V S Jolly, Editor, Pensioners Friend, Jalandhar City I convey my best wishes for the successful functioning of the AGM. Satya Prakash Gupta, Secretary P&T Pensioners Association, Rajasthan, Jaipur My best wishes for the AGM to be held on 13th July and Pray for bright future of our Association.. G.M. Halvadia, President, Telecom Pensioners' Association, Sihor, Gujarath
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 7 JULY 2019 Attention of Linking of Mobile Number, Email i.d. and PAN card of DoT&BSNL Telecom CDA Pensioners and BSNL IDA Pensioners Pensioners Linking of Mobile Number, Email i.d. and PAN card of Telecom CDA Pensioners and IDA BSNL Pensioners. Extension of time for submission of KYP form. Time for submission of ‘Know your pensioner’(KYP) form has been extended up to 10-09-2019 as communicated by CCA, DoT, Karnataka Circle vide letter No. 12/PDA/CPMS/Jun 19 dated 2-7-2019 (For other details : page 14 of April 2019 issue of Pensioners’ Champion ) All Telecom CDA Pensioners and BSNL IDA Pensioners retired and receiving pension from Karnataka Circle are requested to send K Y P form in the proforma given below to the office of The Controller of Communication Accounts, Karnataka Circle, Amenity Block, Palace Road, Bangalore 560001 latest by 10-09-2019. K.Y.P. FORM (KNOW YOUR PENSIONER) 1 Name of Pensioner 2 Category of Pension Pensioner / Family Pensioner 3 Whether SI No.2 above is Pensioner then (a) Name name of Family Pensioner and Date of birth (b) Date of Birth (Enclose photocopy of Date of Birth) (DD/MM/YYYY)
4 Whether SI No.2 above is Family -Pensioner, (a) Name then name of Pensioner and Date of Death (b) Date of Death (Enclose photocopy of Death Certificate) (DD/MM/YYYY)
5 PPO No. 6 PPO Code- 7 Aadhaar No.(Self attested copy to be enclosed -optional) 8 Name of Bank and Address with IFSC Code / Name of Post Office and HPO with address, where pension is credited 9 Account No.of Bank / Post Office 10 Mobile No. 11 PAN No.-(Self attested copy to be enclosed ) 12 E-mail ID (If any) 13 Permanent Address 14 Correspondence Address CONSENT LETTER FOR O/o. CONROLLER OF COMMUNCIATION ACCOUNTS, DEPT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS I hereby give permission to the O/o Controller of Communication Accounts, Department of Telecommunications, Govt.of India for use of my Aadhaar Number for authentication of my identity as pensioner and payment of pension. Date : Place : Signature of Pensioner/Family Pensioner
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 8 JULY 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 13-7-2019
Guests seated on the dais
Executive Committee Members
Audience PENSIONERS’ CHAMPION 9 JULY 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 13-7-2019
Sri G. Babu, President, addressing Sri K.B.Krishna Rao, Secretary, addressing
Sri V.Gopal, Jt.Secretary, addressing Sri D. Balasubramanian, Genl. Secretary, AIFPA, Chennai, Chief Guest addressing
Dr. Kishore Kumar, Addl. Director, CGHS, Dr. Prabhakar, Ophthalmologist, OSD, Guest of Honour addressing CGHS addressing PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 10 JULY 2019 A N N U Sri D. Balasubramanian, Chief Guest A Dr. Kishore Kumar, Guest of Honour being honoured L being honoured
G E N E R A Dr. Prabhakar, OSD CGHS, being honoured Sri N. Bhaskaran, Founder Secretary and Advisor L to the association being honoured
B O D Y
M Smt. Pushpavathi, teacher, Govt. H.P. School, Yelahanka E Sri K.K. Gangadhara, Kannada writer, being honoured by Smt. N. Nagalakshmi, EC Member E being honoured by the Chief Guest T I N G 13-7-2019
Sri B.L. Chanappa outgoing ECM K.K. Gangadhara Addressing being honoured PENSIONERS’ CHAMPION 11 JULY 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 13-7-2019 Senior members honoured in the AGB
Audience
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 12 JULY 2019 CGHS-Beneficiaries GoI, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Department aged 75 years of Health & Family Welfare, OM Z 15025/35/2019/DIR/ CGHS/ CGHS(P) Dated the 27th June, 2019. Clarification regarding Consultation from Specialists at CGHS empanelled hospitals in respect of CGHS beneficiaries aged 75 years and above With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to draw attention to Office Memorandum of even number dated 29-5-2019 and to state that with a view to facilitate ease of availing direct consultation facility , it has now been decided that while availing direct consultation from Specialists of empanelled private hospitals, the CGHS beneficiaries shall fill up the form provided at the reception by the empanelled hospitals mentioning the Specialist (Speciality) he/she seeking consultation. In case of pensioner CGHS beneficiaries aged 75 years and above, the hospitals shall enclose the form and submit along with the hospital bill to CGHS. The format for the same is enclosed herewith Sd/- Dr.Atul Prakash Director, CGHS
FORM FOR DIRECT CONSULTATION BY CGHS BENEFICIARIES AGED 75 YEARS & ABOVE To
The Medical Superintendent
(Hospital) ......
Subject: Direct OPD Consultation...... (Speciality) for CGHS beneficiary aged 75 years and above
Reference: Letter No. OM Z 15025/35/2019/DIR/CGHS/ CGHS(P) Dated the 29-05-2019.
Sir /Madam
I am...... years old CGHS beneficiary (Name)......
CGHS Beneficiary ID No...... City......
I am patient of (disease)...... and I want OPD consultation of
(Speciality)......
Signature of the beneficiary
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 13 JULY 2019 PENSION REVISION OF BSNL PENSIONERS Shri P.Gangadhara Rao, General Secretary, All India BSNL Pensioners Welfare Association lead a delegation of BSNL Pensioners from Bihar and met with Shri Ravishankar Prasad, the Hon’ble Minister for Communications at his residence in Patna and submitted a memorandum on revision of pension of BSNL pensioners.
BSNL GoI, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Department of Public Enterprises th IDA OM No. W-02/0002/2014-DPE (WC)-GL / XIV /19 dated 4 July, 2019 Board level and below Board level posts including non-unionised supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)- Revision of scales of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2007 - Payment of IDA at revised rates. In modification of this Department’s OM of even No. dated 02-4-2019, the rate of DA payable to the executives and non-unionised supervisors of CPSEs (2007 pay revision) is as follows a) Date from which payable: 01.07.2019 b) Average AICPI (2001=100) for the quarter March, 2019 – May, 2019 March, 2019 = 309, April, 2019 = 312, May, 2019 = 314, Average of the quarter = 311.67 c) Link Point: 126.33 (as on 01.01.2007) d) Increase over link point: 185.34 (311.67 minus 126.33) e) DA Rate w.e.f. 01.07.2019: 146.7 % [(185.34/126.33) x 100] 2. The above rate of DA i.e. 146.7s% would be applicable in the case of IDA employees who have been allowed revised pay scales (2007) as per DPE O.Ms. Dated 26.11.2008, 09.02.2009 and 02.04.2009. 3. All administrative Ministries/ Departments of the Government at India are requested to bring the fore goings to the notice of the CPSEs under their administrative control for necessary action at their end. Samsul Haque, Under Secretary
Submission of Life Certificate by Pensioners of 80 years and above GoI, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare OM No.. 1/20/20 18-P&PW (E) Dated: 18.7.2019 Submission of Life Certificate. It has been the experience of this of November, which would be valid till 30th of Department that the Senior Pensioners i.e. the November of the subsequent year. pensioners 80 years and above, are facing a The remaining pensioners below the lot of difficulties, standing in queues while age of 80 years may continue to give their giving the Life Certificates in November. It has Life Certificate in November as per existing been under the consideration of the provisions of CPAO Scheme booklet. Government to provide some relief to such This has the approval of competent pensioners. authority. It has, therefore, been decided by the Sd/- Government, that Senior Pensioners aged 80 years and above be allowed to give their Life Sanjoy Shankar Certificate w.e.f 1 st October every year instead Under Secretary to Govt. of India
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 14 JULY 2019 GoI, Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare No. 38/33/12-P&PW(A) dated 9th July 2019 Office Memorandum Revision of Pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 of Pre-2006 pensioners who retired from the 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or equivalent pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods.
Instructions have been issued vide this earlier Pay Commission periods and based on Department’s OM of even number dated the fitment tables provided by Ministry of 4.1.2019 that for the purpose of revision of Finance (Department of Expenditure), tables pension/family pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 under No. 24 & 25 have been revised. Accordingly, para 4.2 of the OM dated 1.9.2008, the Grade revised concordance Tables No. 24 & 25 are Pay of Rs. 4600/- may be considered as the enclosed here with. corresponding Grade Pay in the case of pre- 2006 pensioners who retired/died in the 5th 3. All the Ministries/Departments are requested CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or equivalent to revise pension/family pension w.e.f. 1.1.2016 pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission in respect of pre-2006 pensioners/family periods. It was also provided that the revised pensioners who retired/died in the 5th CPC pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 in terms of para 4.2 scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or equivalent pay of OM dated 1.9.208, for the pre-2006 scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods pensioners who retired from the pay scale of using the concordance tables enclosed Rs. 6500-10500/- in the 5th CPC or equivalent herewith. The other provisions/instructions for pay scales in the earlier Pay Commissions revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners, as would be Rs. 8345/-. The entries at serial contained in this Department’s OM of even number 13 in the annexure of this Department’s number dated 12.5.2017 and 6.7.2017 will OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013 remain unchanged. were also revised accordingly. 4. This issues with the approval of Ministry of 2. This Department has issued concordance Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their tables for revision of pension, w.e.f. 1.1.2016, OM No. 30-1/33(c)2016-IC/E.III.A dated of pre-2016 pensioners by notional fixation of 28.6.2019. pay in the 7th CPC vide this Department’s OM Editor's Note: dated 6.7.2017. Tables No. 24 & 25 in these concordance tables indicated the revised Tables annexed to the OM not printed. pension/family pension based on the Readers may please refer to the table published corresponding 6th CPC grade pay of Rs. 4200 in page 11 of Pensioners' Champion June 2019 in respect of pre-2006 pensioners/family issue for details of revised notional pay and pensioners who retired/died in the 5th CPC pension admissible under 7th CPC after scale of Rs. 6500-10500 or equivalent pay revision of grade pay from Rs.4200 to Rs.4600 scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods. Consequent on the decision to consider the Central Board of Direct Taxes vide its Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- as the corresponding notification dated 23.7.19 has extended the Grade Pay in the case of pre-2006 pensioners, "due date" for filing of Income Tax returns who retired/died in the 5 th CPC scale of for the financial year 2018-19 to 31st August Rs. 6500-10500 or equivalent pay scale in the 2019.
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 15 JULY 2019 Subscription received for Pensioners’ Champion in JUNE - JULY 2019 Rs.120/- Smt./Sri Rs.150/- Smt./Sri Rs.150/- Smt./Sri Rs.300/- Smt./Sri 401 H.V.Shivaswamy 2019 V.S.Karanth 2674 C.S.Shyamasundar 1500 N.Goplakrishnan 1828 Abdur Rasheed 2037 MD.Ilyas 2676 P.Sonnappa 1659 V.K.Kulkarni Rs.150/- Smt./Sri 2074 B.S.Balappa 2679 G.Gangadharaiah 1664 S.B.Hombal 84 R.Gopalakrishna 2104 D.Kariyappa 2701 G.L.Srikanta Sharma 1732 N.Munirathnam 390 K.V.Viswanatha 2135 M.Chandrasekharaiah 2731 H.S.Shivanna 1788 P.N.Dwarakanath Murthy 2136 E.Krishnaji Rao 2741 K.Gundu Rao 1792 B.S.Bhandary 650 P.N.Sreenivasa Rao 2139 D.G.Puttamadaiah 2806 A.L.Ananthasubramanya 1867 H.K.Prathap 710 R.Soundara Rajan 2146 K.Lakshmipathy Rs.200/- Smt./Sri 1885 B.R.Sundaresh 844 H.K.Munimadaiah 2162 S.A.Kumbar 1409 K.Adaikal Dass 1891 C.C.Indoor 847 S.N.Krishna Murthy 2190 R.Muddaiah 2739 K.Lokanathappa 1989 K.V.P.Gupta 867 B.N.Malleshappa 2191 S.S.Manjunath S-150 D.K.Joshi 1994 V.Chandrappa 901 R.Karthikeyan 2205 H.N.Rama Reddy S-336 Maria Clement.J.P 2011 M.V.Chayapathi Rao 932 K.R.Sridhara Murthy 2212 S.Jayapalan S-341 K.Bhaskar 2086 T.Gurumurthaiah 936 M.R.Subba Rao 2250 M.Nagaraja Rs.240/- Smt./Sri 2097 Rukmini Pai 980 T.N.Jagadeesan 2251 C.Murugesan 1667 Chandrasekharaiah 2186 B.Somasekhara Goud 1000 I.R.Prakash 2314 T.S.Ramakrishnaiah Rs.250/- Smt./Sri 2255 T.V.Parthasarathi 1017 P.S.Viswanatha 2324 S.Jayasekhar 1237 Dr.L.Radhamony 2284 Somasekharaiah 1086 B.L.Satyanarayana 2336 K.Vishnukanth 2013 K.Guruswamy 2311 J.Elumalai 1171 Roddom Subramanya 2389 Govinda Rs.300/- Smt./Sri 2360 K.R.Kambaiah 1184 V.Venkataramu 2396 M.Sathyanarayana 127 K.R.Subbanna 2375 K.Balan 1207 K.Sunithi Reddy 207 S.H.Ragothama Rao 2508 K.I.Sosamma 1230 R.Bhuvaneshwari 2399 B.B.Mali 224 B.Venkateshan 2547 P.Subbarathanaiah 1246 N.G.Govinda Rao 2405 C.Chinnapaiyan 676 H.C.Keshava Murthy 2583 V.C.Viswanatha 1265 K.Sivadass 2406 M.Arumugam 686 K.S.Panchapakeshan 2594 V.S.Sortur 1278 U.Manohar Shenoy 2421 B.S.Shivakumara 691 P.Balachandra Menon 2619 H.K.Mallya 1320 G.V.Lakshminarayana swamy 816 C.S.Parthasarathy 2642 Dinesh Khare 1365 Y.Subramanyam 2439 S.Yamuna 825 P.Ramanatha 2645 P.Pasupathinathan 1487 M.Thamees Deen 2470 K.H.Jagadeesha 846 Sathyananda 2658 C.Munikannan 1510V.Ananthapadmanabhaiah 2520 M.Chikkamuniyappa 897 Revathy Mohan 2671 G.Satyanarayana 1555 M.N.Rajeev 2531 L.V.Aswathanarayana 918 R.K.T.Shastry 2723 C.Honnappa 1558 Shamsundar 2537 C.S.Krishna Murthy 994 T.Jayaraman Rs.450/- Smt./Sri 1577 M.Nagalingam 2538 H.K.Nagarajan 1011 K.Seshadri 2364 K.R.Ambrose 1631 A.G.Venkateshu 2540 K.S.Parameshwar 1018 H.R.Gopala Iyengar 1721 M.V.Prahlada Rao Bhat Rs.500/- Smt./Sri 1117 T.R.Chandrashekaraiah 1729 V.M.Shetty 2574 H.S.Kadarmandalgi 368 S.M.Sreerama Setty 1210 A.R.Venugopal 1731 E.Santhanam 2587 K.S.Subbaramaiah 1739 Girishchandra 1235 Vadiraj.K.Kulkarni 1900 G.Mathiyazhagan 2596 Sardar Rs.600/- Smt./Sri 1313 H.Suresh Mallya 1915 M.S.Ramamurthy 2610 M.Chokalingam 1318 U.B.Nandakumar Rao 1480 Savithramma 1952 G.K.Shanmugham 2643 D.H.Krishna Rao 1343 B.S.Jaiparameshwar 2458 N.K.Reddy 1954 T.G.Thimme Gowda 2654 M.Durairaj 1444 B.Venugopala Setty Rs.750/- Smt./Sri 1955 C.S.Subbakrishna 2655 M.C.Krishnan Kutty 1526 P.A.Longhinose
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 16 JULY 2019 Newly Enrolled Members Name (Smt./Sri) Designation & Office in which last worked Type & No. 1 R.Srinivasa Jr.Admininstrative Officer, ALM 2828 Anthropological Survey of India, Nagpur 2 L.Prakash Astt.Postmaster General(BD), O/o CPMG, Bangalore LM 2829 3 N.Ramalingam MTS, Bangalore City R M S LM 2830 4 Mohammed Ali Khan MTS, Bangalore City R M S LM 2831 5 Thalathunnisa Sorting Assistant, B’lore City RMS LM 2832 6 N.R.Bhagya HSG II CMA, B’lore City RMS LM 2833 7 N.Kotraswamy Postmaster, Head Post Officer, Hospet LM 2834 8 R.T.Rangamani Jr. Accts.Officer, O/o GM(PAF), Bangalore LM 2835 9 R.N.Tavakari Manager(Ops&CS), Business Development Division, B’lore LM 2836 10 D.Ramaswamy LSG Supervisor, SBCO, Chitradurga Head Post Officer LM 2837 11 K.S.Venkateshan Jr.Scientific Officer, CQAL, Bangalore ALM 2838 12 R.Seethalakshmi Sorting Postwoman, B’lore City Head Office LM 2839 13 R.Rangamma Postwoman, Bangalore City Head Office LM 2840 14 R.Sreenivasa Murthy UDC, All India Radio, Bangalore ALM 2841 15 Juliana.R.Vincent Accts.Officer, Survey of India, ALM 2842 16 B.S.Eshwarachar Postman, Bangalore City Head Office LM 2843 17 R.Kotappa MTS, Bangalore City R M S LM 2844 18 G.Guruprasad Postal Asstt. O/o SSPOs, Bangalore East Division LM 2845 19 K.Obaiah Sr.Supdt. Of Post Offices, Belgaum Division LM 2846 20 C.K.Thomas Superintending Surveyor, Survey of India, Bangalore ALM 2847 21 H.V.Ashwathanarayana Dy.CPM, Basavanagudi Head Post Office LM 2848 22 K.Kamala MTS, Mangalore Head Post Office LM 2849 23 H.A.Nagamani Postmaster, Jalahalli West Post Office LM 2850 24 S.N.Vijayalakshmi Postmaster, Jalahalli East Post Office LM 2851 25 Devaky Postal Asstt. Rajajinagr Head Post Office, Bangalore LM 2852 26 C.B.Budihal Asstt.Engineer, O/o CE, S-2,III CPWD, Bangalore ALM 2853 LM: Life Member ALM: Associate Life Member
ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Month CPI 12 Months' Monthly % increase % increase BSNL IDA Base Total Ave. over 261.42 over 115.76 2001=100 From 1-7-2019 : 146.70% 7th CPC 6th CPC (5.3% increase over April 2019 rate of 141.4%) July 18 301 3462 288.5 10.35 149.22 Dec 18 301 3538 294.83 12.78 154.69 May 19 314 3648 304 16.28 162.61 7th CPC: DA/DR w.e.f. Jan 2019: 12% (3 % increase over July-2018 rate of 9%) Expected DA/DR w.e.f 1-7-2019 : 16 % ( If the consumer price index point for June 2019 is not below 314, then DR w.e.f. 1-7-2019 will be 17 % )
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 17 JULY 2019 APPEAL FOR DONATIONS FOR THE BUILDING FUND We appeal to our Members who have not yet paid their contribution to the building fund to consider remitting their donation to facilitate provision of a lift to the new building. 35th list of donations is published below. Donation to be remitted by crossed cheque payable to “Karnataka P&T Pensioners’ Association”. Cheques may please be sent to: K.R.Anantha Ramu, No 1158, 7th Main, 7th Block, HMT Layout, Vidyaranyapura, Bangalolre-560097. (Mob: 9448477129) Donation for the Building Fund - 35th List Sl Name Membership Amount Receipt Progressive No. Sri/Smt. No. Rs. No. Total of donation 1297 Nagesh Ramaiah Well wisher 25050 4147 1298 M.Ramaiah 3 10101 4146 111111 1299 H.S.Srimathi 2357 10000 4161 15000 1300 Somashekaraiah 2284 5111 4165 10111 1301 V.M.Shetty 1729 5000 4138 10000 1302 B.B.Mural 1315 2100 4128 1303 Y.Subramanyam 1365 2000 4148 12000 1304 N.M.Hegde 1447 2000 4144 10000 1305 S.L.Nagarajan 1530 2000 4145 4000 1306 B.R.Sundaresha 1885 2000 4168 4000 1307 Dinesh Khare 2642 2000 4157 1308 D.Shantharaj 2703 2000 4131 1309 K.R.Subbanna 127 1000 4149 1310 T.R.Chandrasekharaiah 1117 1000 4158 3000 1311 C.Honnappa 2723 1000 4151 1312 S.N.Krishna Murthy 847 500 4162 2500 1313 A.G.Venkateslu 1631 500 4175 1500 1314 A.Prakash 1700 500 4137 2500 1315 P.N.Dwarakanath 1788 500 4139 1000 1316 V.Chandrappa 1994 500 4163 11000 1317 B.K.Raju 2685 500 4171 1318 Juliana.R.Vincent 2842 440 4156 1319 R.Seethalakshmi 2839 400 4153 1320 H.K.Mallya 2619 200 4140
PENSIONERS' CHAMPION 18 JULY 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 13-7-2019 Registration of members with Jeevan Pramaan for Digital Life Certificate
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