LIC PENSIONERS CHRONICLE

                   NITHIN PB                  

Pensioners -
young and kicking!

Happy to note, your Editor is a '2004 model' pensioner!  I would sometimes think all the pensioner organisations should have their own 'Youth Wings'.  And it is my suggestion, persons who have retired from 2000 onwards should be considered eligible to be members of  their Youth Wings. Such pensioners should be entrusted with more responsible jobs. Having been afflicted with all sort of diseases, pensioners are these days fast becoming 'out-of-date-models' with no spares available to replace body parts that have ceased to function !

Happy, he has pension!

Pensioners are clamouring for justice with anger and anguish.  Your editor's words  that he is a happy guy, that he considers himself to be rather fortunate to enjoy benefits like pension which many did not enjoy at all in LIC, that he could continue in service upto 60 years, etc. makes interesting reading.  To look at the brighter aspects of life and to remain happy is  a positive and sure way to remain contented, quietly satisfied and happy in life.

Coming to court cases, the 'weak' among pensioners think for justifiable reasons, "time is precious".  So please don't procrastinate! Shri K. Sundararajan, Bangaluru has written in his article "stop endless emails and circulars".  It is like riding a horse inside an earthen pot, "many are departing and atleast awaken now!  

In fact signs of more pensioners becoming restless were found in the article "Wanted: Big initiatives!" where I found correspondence exchanged between Shri SC Kapur and Shri Ravindra Thakur.  They had a fascination towards arguments advanced by Shri M. Arunachalam. 

While Shri Asthana and Shri Jain think of taking forward the SLP to its logical end, it is time we also check with our friends close to the ruling party.  It is important that we know the thinking of the government in the matter.  The Govt. and LIC will immediately react that the matter is in the court. But then, are we not entitled to ask through influential persons that they enter into a dialogue with us. That will have the advantage of an early settlement (?) in this matter which involves the fate of thousands of pensioners, "many of whom are departing" as Shri Sundararajan has put it. This is only one option; the other option is already open...

Tail piece: Shri M. Arunachalam has written about 'LIC Pensioners Calicut' as an interesting and informative blog."My appreciation to technical staff too, involved in the blog", he writes.  I feel, appreciation should go not only to the Editor, but to the thousands of pensioners who visit the blog and thereby encourage this movement called

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