NATIONAL
CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE
OF
PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS
(Registered
under the T.U. Act
RTU-01/2021)
PAN NO:
AAEAN8586F
29, South Agraharam, Kattuputhur – 621207
(Tiruchirappalli District, Tamilnadu)
Website: nccpahq.blogspot.in E mail: nccpa.hq@gmail.com.
Shiva Gopal Mishra K.Ragavendran G.Kumar
President Secretary
General Treasurer
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01.09.2024
PRESS STATEMENT of
NCCPA
The National Coordination Committee
of Pensioners Associations wish to point out that the recent decision of the
Cabinet to promulgate Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) continues to discriminate
the entire employees recruited after 1.1.2004 due to many provisions. We desire
that the Old Pension Scheme be introduced to all work force irrespective of the
date of entry in service as the basic tenet of milestone Nakara Judgment of
Supreme Court continue to be violated by the Government decision.
The Central and State Government
employees as well the Public Sector and Private Sector workers are agitating
against the NPS and for restoration of OPS to all. The Central TUs and the
independent Federations also time and again organizing strikes opposing NPS.
The fact that due to the political compulsions and due to the dogged struggles,
many State Governments one after another, declared that they will revert to OPS
from NPS. The Central Government held out threats only against any such move of
reverting to OPS. But due to pressure and compulsions, the Central Government
declared a high-power Committee but right from the start it had repeatedly
telling that NPS cannot be abrogated. alleviating
The UPS declared now is not
alleviating many troubles of work force even though the Central Government
realized that giving a paltry sum as pension is not possible hereafter. But in
the name of fiscal prudence the Central Government continues with 10% monthly recovery of basic pay and DA and
surprisingly adds 4.5% additionally to its present share of 14% and gives all
28.5% to private fund managers! The UPS is void of many other aspects contained
under OPS like additional pension and family pension on attaining the age of
80-85-90-95-100; Commutation payment to workers; Last Pay Drawn of 10 months
average Pay before retirement as pension to all 10 years’ service holders etc.
The conditions of UPS are brining it on par with NPS only on many aspects
except assuring 50% Pension and DA at the time of retirement to 25 years’
service holders and introduction of family pension to all.
Therefore, the NCCPA demands that Old
Pension Scheme or the Defined Pension Scheme be declared to all irrespective of
the date of entry and the UPS eye-wash be taken back by the Government. NCCPA
is organizing Delhi Chalo and All India Dharna on Pensioners issues including
UPS on 13.11.2024 and a series of programmes in September – October prior to
that to highlight the issues. NCCPA also declares to stand with the work force
and all the agitations conducted to restore OPS to all.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NCCPA
To
The
News Editor
Press
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Dear
Sir, Kindly give coverage to our Press Statement in your esteemed Press /
Electronic Media and oblige.
(K.Ragavendran)
NCCPA
Secretary General
