GOD SAVE LIC PENSIONERS !! G N SRIDHARAN WRITES....

The reported meting of group of our friends with the MOS (FS) on 22nd inst is indeed a good move. I am firmly of the view that It is this kind of exercises that may ultimately deliver the goods for us.

                  For LIC pensioners we have five representative organisations(Four at national level and one splinter group)There is also  an individual in the fray who claims to be independent.All of them are acting in such a manner that an average pensioner is led to believe that the remedy for all our ills particularly the elusive up gradation would come about only through the judiciary. As a result many have been assuming  the role of 'legal experts' oblivious of the reality, thanks to the blogs for providing a platform for showcasing their expertise .None seems to realise that the up gradation issue will not be decided in isolation for the LIC pensioners alone .It is only in this context I feel that the meeting on 22nd is a welcome move.

                 It is my personal opinion that we are bound to succeed ultimately in securing up gradation now that the wage revision exercise has been reopened for Bank employees following the finalisation of which the pensioners' issues are bound to be taken up. It is therefore necessary (again,in my personal view ) that it is time we follow the following: All public discources by leaders or individuals however knowledgeable they are , on the legal points for steering the pending case in the Supreme court is totally avoided. Secondly while LIC/Govt combine is bent on delaying the case and particularly when the constitution of a bench for hearing our case is is not in our hands we should feel happy to let the litigation to remain in animated suspension for at least a couple of months to come.After all we have already waited for over a decade!!

                God save LIC pensioners!!

-GN Sridharan