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)

 

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Shiva Gopal Mishra                                       K.Ragavendran                                              G.Kumar

President                                                         Secretary General                                         Treasurer

97176 47594                                                   9444919295                                                     9444311728

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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

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(K.Ragavendran)

NCCPA Secretary General