The captioned matter has been dealt with in detail by the Commission in the Para Nos. of its Report given above.
In order to avoid any confusion or hardship to the beneficiaries
(Pensioners) the Commission has also given two worked out Examples as
to how the Option 1 and 2 are to be applied to two different cases. In
short it is a SPEAKING RECOMMENDATION giving no scope for different
interpretations by different parties to the issue as happened in the SC
Order for our IR of 20%.
Anticipating delay in collecting relevant data for computing the
revised Pension under Option 1, the Commission has also recommended
that initially Option 2 may be applied to all Pensioners
and the resultant benefit be passed on to them post haste. Later on
wherever necessary Option 1 can be extended on the basis of necessary
data collected in due course and the difference paid to them as arrears.
I have no words to express my appreciation of the Commission's Great Humanitarian and Egalitarian Approach to the Pensioners lot. How much sympathy and empathy they have shown in their dispensation to the pensioners issue? Simply Hats off to them.
The Commission has dealt with the CG Pension
subject by retracing the history of CPC right from CPC 1 to CPC 6.
Upto 3rd CPC, the past Commissions' view were that there was no need to
revise the Pension of Past Retirees. This unjustified and illogical
policy was thrown to dust by the 4th CPC and they made a small beginning
to ameliorate the hardships faced by the CG Pensioners with the
galloping inflation in the country. This step was further improved by
the 5th CPC and followed by the 6th CPC which has gone to the extent of
giving quantum jump in the Pension to the very senior pensioners of 80
plus. These rational thinking of the 4th, 5th and 6th CPC and the recent
sanction of OROP to the Veterans by the GOI have paved the way for the
7th CPC to recommend the perfection in the Upgradation of pension
almost on stage to stage basis to the CG Pensioners.
It is heartening to know from the newspapers that
GOI is going to accept the 7th CPC recommendations in toto. If this
news is correct, the GOI has no rhyme or reason to oppose the similar
demand of the LIC Pensioners in the SC for we are also the pensioners of
the GOI's own Business venture. Our Counsels have now a more strong
case against our opponents in the SC hearing on probably 26th inst for
wresting a favourable order from the Hon. Judges.
J.M. ABOOBUCKER