SN, 1992 PENSIONER

Shri GN Sridharan’s anguish for old and very old pensioners’ plight, who have been denied 100% neutralization in dearness relief is worth examining a bit detail. There are many senior pensioners who share his views that they are ‘kuch barsonka mehamaan hai‘ and hence, would love to accomplish the same without further loss of time and energy. But, it is also not a denying fact that all – hundred out of hundred - pensioners are with the views of Shri Asthanaji, Shri HK Aggarwal, Shri Kapur, among others, that nothing less than stage to stage updation - along with every revision of pay scales besides extension of 100% neutralization of D.R./D.A to pre August 1997 pensioners.

It may be noted that those who retired before the 01-08-1997 have completed 15 years or more post retirement and get full basic pension (commuted pension restored). Many among them are 80/85 years old as of 2013. It would have been better if these elderly LIC pensioners had received  20% and 30% additional pension benefit  over and above the presently drawn  pension like GOI pensioners of their age group.

LIC family pensioners are getting paltry amount of pension as against 30% of the last ten months average or last pay drawn by the pensioner or employee dying in harness. The family pensioners also get 100 % D.R. from 01-01-1996 and 80, 85..years old get additional 20%, 30%...pension. The family pension (30%) and additional pension (20%...100% ) are not sub-judice, are not matters of court. All LIC Association leaders may like to take up these issues vigorously with LIC/GOI independent of updation of pension and 100% D.A./D.R. neutralization.

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All courts have opined in favour Shri Asthanaji and others/all pensioners. It should be ensured that the additional - age related - pension should be retrospectively from 01-01-2006 and the family pension (30%) should be retrospectively from date(as per rules ) of demise of pensioner/employee.

Furnished below is percentage of D.A./D.R.at 100% for the months of Aug.2013 to Jan.2014 applicable to pensioners retired on different pay scales.

                             

As per 1986 pay scales	As per 1993 pay scales	As per 1997 pay scales (*)	As per 2002 pay scales (*)	As per 2007 pay scales (*)
771.84%	355.25%	208.08%	129.60%	84.90%

(* already getting 100% DR)

All those retired from 1986 to 1997 July, 31 can work out the D.R. difference they would get  for the period Aug.2013 to Jan.2014 if they are given the benefit of 100% D.R. - as indicated below:

Basic Pension   x 771.84

-------------------------------   =   Amount of D.R. to those retired with 1986 pay scales.

            100

 Basic Pension x 355.25

-------------------------------   =  Amount of D.R. to those retired with 1993 pay scales.

            100

An Example :

Shri   Anurag  Kulkarni  retired as AAO at the maximum of AAO’s pay scale of 1986 (say,Rs.4260/). His basic pension is Rs.2130/-. He gets D.R. on graded/tapering basis. He got a total pension of Rs.17024/- (Rs.2130/- + Rs.14894/- D.R. on tapering basis) on 01-09-2013.

With D.R. at 100%, he would get ( Rs.2130 x771.84 /100 =Rs.16441/- D.R. and a total pension of Rs.18571/-. Just a meagre increase of Rs.1547/-. The increase/difference in pension will be ‘little’ more (not substantial) for higher grades of AO, ADM etc. retired with 1986 pay scales.

The package/pension position of Shri Anurag would be ‘enviable’ as and when he gets updation of pension as well as 100% D.R.  Please see below :

The total pension of AAO retired at the maximum of pay scales of 1986, 2002 and 2007(stagnation increments not included – and without commutation) for Aug.2013 to Jan.2014

                  1986                                  2002                                       2007

         50% of basic of Rs.4260     50% of basic of Rs.20910 50% of basic of Rs.3264o

                 _________                           _________                       __________

 

               2130                                   10455                                    16320

             16441 D.R@771.84%        13550 D.R.@129.60%        13856 D.R.@84.90%

            _________                          ________                             _________

             18571                                   24005                                    30176

            =========                          ========                             =========

(E&OE )

The disparity of pension drawn by AAO, the lowest grade of officers, who has been deprived of periodic revision of pension along with every pay revision is telling/very obvious.

All the - ‘old’ - and lower category - pre 1997 pensioners are living as if with ‘subsistence pension’ and  with all the age related health problems .

The justice has been delayed beyond tolerance point.  The fair and favorable justice to pensioners seem to be matter of few weeks.

Old age, death are inevitable and certain. Shri Sridharan’s concern for old and very old pensioners can be marginally mitigated, if Shri Ashtanaji  and all other leaders ensure to obtain all benefits retrospectively. They may be well aware of the GOI instruction for extending pension benefits to kith and kins (legal heir(s), under certain circumstances, which reads as under:

“In cases where the pensioner and family pensioner was alive as on 01-01-1996 /01-01-2006 (i.e. material date from which pension benefits are given) and died subsequently, his/her legal heir(s) is/are entitled to arrears  w.e.f. 01-01-1996/2006 till the date of death of pensioner/ family pensioner. For this, legal heir(s) have to apply to Pension Sanctioning Authority." (LIC  to us).

SN,1992 Pensioner