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Gist
of talks with MD Sri Mukesh Kumar Gupta 28/2/2020
1)Last
few days, I was trying & trying hectically on & off,to get
MD but of no avail.It needs tremendous patience & perseverance
.
Today
morn,as is my strategy to get connection before MDs many assignment
meetings etc commences, I must be able to contact PA so that my
wish will be fulfilled.She told me,as my voice has become familiar
to her,that in 20 mts she will call back.I told her if I repeat my
Mobile,She could tell my Mobile No OK.I told her I should not miss
this time
I
got busy with my work,as they are many,so many domestic work has
accumulated,KYC bombardments from Banks ,harassing honest citizens
& more so Elders & Sr Citizens,even warning otherwise,by 29
feb ,account will be declared moribund& not only self –attested
copies,Originals have to be shown & Photos too
2)BSNL
is creating problem as,all know their pathetic position, large
numbers have given VRS acceptance & suddenly pops up SMS BSNL
is modifying change in service for Landline &
provisioning is being made & Reference No is given
.Mrs Kishore took up with AE Tnagar, & he said better we
contact another BSNL No. HO & he gave that No.Today I tried as
per his advice after 11 am,ringing, nobody picks up,same drama.What
a pity,who is governing whom,God alone knows,citizens are taken for
a ride
3)Afternoon
230 to 5pm,I am as dead as a dodo,as one or 2 AF Heart pill
compulsorily sends me to bed rest. SO, the gentleman took the
phone,I conveyed disappointment as Morning never other PA connected
to me,so appealing for help.He noted my Mobile No & said he
will call back, when enquired, he told me MD has gone to Chairmans
chamber .I waited for more than 1 hour,PA informed
MD has just come back,he is connecting,I was in 7th Heaven
of delight
4)I
introduced myself,said sorry to disturb him, he said No problem, I
enquired
i)at
what stage the 2 BOARD Resolutions of July 2019 on Last drawn basic
pay or Average of last 10 months basic pay,whichever is higher on
promotions within 10 months of preceding wage charter,now more than
7 months,& Another Oct 2019,on Family Pension at 30 % of Basic
Pay,same as for RBI & GOI Family pensioners, now 4 months over.
MD
said they have followed up intensely with Govt,stepped up efforts
with Liasison Officer ,Delhi for CO fup cases,he was happy that our
Delegation met MOF officials recently,he requested me that such
combined fup becomes necessary,was aware of Sri AnandTyagis PR
efforts ,with Sri DKrishnan & our representatives. I
interjected to say it reveals MOF Officials total dominance over
even such Crucial Board Resolutions,that too after many many years
of fup & so it does not indicate so-called Govt motto of quick
disposals & help Financial institutions with a reciprocal help
when LIC does so much to Govt.Those adversely affected have to wait
eternally is UNFAIR, I emphasized.
MD
said a 2013 reference, is now only approved & when my curiosity
was kindled, he said it was not Pensioners matter but employees !!
ii)I
then placed before him ,apart from normal references coming from
all Pensioners fedns,it is high time, NEW INDIA must offer an
OPTION to join FFP Group Mediclaim,as more than 3 years, not done,
normally whenever there is a fundamental change ,like OSA increase
offerred,then itself, Option for others must have been opened as a
fair treatment.I stressed he must take special interest to secure
this,for which pensioners fraternity will be grateful.i told him,
when a mighty pension option itself went thro successfully by
October end deadline , this is nothing & so we will await this
good news.
iii)When
a Regular Pensioner dies, FP amount is so low,less than 1/3 of
RPension & so LIC must be sympathetic to FP as they can no
longer allocate meagre FP for old OSA & SO,must help secure the
benefit of choice to what FP prefers & proportionate rule
should be removed,as many times it is 1 step down only.Such simple
concessions must be automatic for mutual agreement
iv)As
FM is rationalizing GST rates in many meetings convened, the GST
12.5 % which swallows very high amount ,can be trimmed &
lowered,if not eliminated,to enable Employees & Pensioners to
enjoy some reduction in premium. MD said this is in the realm of
Govt .
v)As
pensioners spend lot of expenses on both RP& Spouse illnesses,
total amount spent on several items, injections,medicines, repeat
consultation, cost of all medicines ,all throughout the year
accumulate to a huge amount for the family & so,LIC must get
atleast 5 % of CSA,Compulsory SA for the year,to save as a chunk of
pension disappears & many are in distress.Such measures will
help considerably poor pensioners,as we don’t get Domiciliary
Benefit Yly allowance & we don’t have Preventive Health Check
up too
5)I
then concentrated on Pension credit on 1st Positively,
irrespective of 1st being a Sunday,Holiday, or
Non-working Saturday,a good decision taken but ifs & buts like
RBI Notification not helpful as it is made applicable to Corporates
only , sounds strange .RBI should have gone a step further to
enlarge this facility to Institutions like LIC,GIC Pensioners who
deserve to be protected.MD said they are widening contacts &
relationships with IDBI Bank & other banks to fulfil this
facility & help pensioners .
6)I
told him that the salutary practice introduced from 2013
after AIRIEF talks with then Chairman Sri Dinesh K
Mehrotra, all Pensioners fedns started receiving CO Circulars
affecting Pensioners directly or indirectly,somehow last year we
are not getting to Functionaries earmarked already.MD said
Pensioners circulars are inserted in Pensioners portal. I strongly
told him, that direct receipt by Pensioners Fedns enables all to
issue Flash emails or Circulars by them which creates responses &
so it must continue.He has agreed for the same .
7)
I then enquired about wage revision,MD said no progress,waiting for
banks talks,I said 14% plus a good % rise in Retirement benefits &
tomorrow 29th IBA meet may throw more light
8)Direct
Recruits centralized training under Mysuru Infosys,I asked some
details,Batch No 30,total strength 433 ,training will be over by 13
March & soon thereafter for posting.
I
profusely thanked him & hoped I am not intruding as we get
distinct replies & we too speak with conviction.He said day
before my missed call was there & he was at Varanasi then.I was
very glad at his openness & I mentioned at 80 +,racing to
81,many times because of Top Mgt BUSYNESS ,it becomes irksome &
so we feel frustrated & ponder how to tackle &
get solutions to pensioners issues
Greetings
,
R.B.KISHORE
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