"Appeal the CHQ leaders of all Central Govt. employees' Unions, Associations, Federations and GB Confederations to take a serious note of it"
You might have remembered that on 22nd December 2024, I had posted a letter (reposted once again ) issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India instructing all the Directors of its National Institutes and CRCs (Autonomous Bodies) not to issue PPOs to any employee who are retiring from the December 2024 since a proposal on the applicability of OPS to regular employees of such Autonomous Bodies recruited before 01.01.2004 was under consideration by the Ministry. And now, there is nothing to be surprised that Pension of such employees has already been stopped from the current month. I have confirmed this message from a retired Comrade of Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Olatpur, Cuttack, Odisha, an autonomous body under the above Ministry.
I had also share this message with my learned ex-General Secretary, Com. K V Sridharan who in a message had also appealed JCM Leadership to announce immediate programme against this if the order is having any hidden agenda to withdraw the old pension scheme of the exisitng employees.
As I know, no protest has yet been made anywhere in this regard including its own organization, i.e. SVNIRTAEA, Odisha which is defaunct. Perhaps, other Central Govt. employees' Unions, Associations, Federations and Confederations have not taken the issue with that seriousness. Do they think that a small unit has been affected so far and they have nothing to do? If so, I have another message for all the leaders as follows.
Currently, while the Central Govt issued the Gazette Notification on 25th January, 2025 in connection with Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), the term 'Pension' has been abolished and substituted with 'Payout'. If this is not sufficient to understand that our pension is totally in danger, then no elaberation is necessary to make it unstandable. Personally, I have also analysed this issue and posted everywhere under the title "The Other Side of UPS"
Under the circumstances, I would like to personally appeal the CHQ leaders of all Central Govt. employees' Unions, Associations, Federations and Confederations to take a serious note of it and to initiate appropriate action without further delay to defend pension and social security.
All my social media friends are also requested to share this message, if they think it proper to draw the attention of the leadership irrespective of cadre and wing. A nationwide protest followed by series of agitational programmes is the call of the time. Pension is a constitutional right. We have to defend it at any cost. If not now, then never perhaps.
= Bruhaspati Samal =
General Secretary
Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers
Odisha State CoC
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