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 GNS writes. I was following with keen interest the posts in the blogs relating to the reported latest move of the Federation of LIC class1 officers' Associations to enlist retired class1  officers as Life members of their organization. I had initially thought of refraining from expressing my views on the same.  However, as one who was deeply involved in both the federations of Serving and Retired class1 officers for long spells(18 yrs & 10 yrs respectively )i am tempted to react on the said move.(Let me hereafter refer to the said two organisations as Fedn-S & Fedn-R respectively  in this note for the sake of brevity) As human memory is short it is necessary for me to trace a bit of history.The Fedn-s in LIC  in its present form came into being  in the latter half of 1964 thanks to the pioneering and dynamic efforts of Shri Ashok Kaji who was supported wholeheartedly by activists at Mumbai , Delhi, Madras & Calcutta .At one or two of these centres independent associ

  EDERATION OF RETIRED LIC CLASS I OFFICERS' ASSOCIATIONS     Acting President :    Shri P.P.Dhamija R-6/104, Raj Nagar, GHAZIABAD – 201002. Tel: 0120-4107104 / 9810186067 Email Id –  premdhamija38@gmail.com General Secretary :      D Krishnan No.6/1, Sreshta Riverside Apartments, Wood Creek Road, Nandambakkam, Chennai - 600089 Tel : 9176635967 / 044 42850049. Email Id -  dkrishnan1@gmail.com   E circular No.DK/64                                20--05-2021 Dear Friends, Reg: Clarification from in-service Federation… I am bringing out here the text of the exchange of messages on WhatsApp between  Sri Raj Kumar Pillai, GS of in-service Class I Federation,  and me on the subject of Life Membership call, given by the in-service Federation to the retired Officers. It will be seen that there was, in

  FEDERATION OF RETIRED LIC CLASS I OFFICERS' ASSOCIATIONS     Acting President   :    Shri P.P.Dhamija R-6/104, Raj Nagar, GHAZIABAD – 201002. Tel: 0120-4107104 / 9810186067 Email Id –  premdhamija38@gmail.com General Secretary :      D Krishnan No.6/1, Sreshta Riverside Apartments, Wood Creek Road, Nandambakkam, Chennai - 600089 Tel : 9176635967 / 044 42850049. Email Id -  dkrishnan1@gmail.com   E circular No.DK/63                                19-05-2021 Dear Friends, I thought a rather peculiar situation has suddenly come up, pointing to an area, where we perhaps need to be alert and tighten up. Yes, I am talking about Membership of our Associations, and our being not too vigilant, in bringing into our fold, those who are newly/already retired. I do know of some units amongst us, who systemati

  Retd LIC Chennai officers V R K 1:46 PM (53 minutes ago) to bcc:  me RETIRED   LIC   CLASS   I   OFFICERS’   ASSOCIATION – CHENNAI                                                                                                               (Affiliated  to Federation of Retd. Class I Officers’  Associations) 14-05-2021 Friends, With deep sorrow we regret to inform you the demise of two of our friends within about a week. A.Lakshmikanthan, aged 75,   Retired from Poonamalle branch as AO in May 2005, six months ahead of  his superannuation, succumbed to Covid 19 on 5 th  May 2021, as informed by his son. He was AO in P&IR Do I and CBO 15 earlier. One of the very sincere members of the Association,  he was active and took great interest  in the Association activities.  He was a devoted committee member and also an office bearer  of the Madras Insurance Institute during 70s and 80s, serving the cause of Insurance Education.  He has left behind his wife, son and a daughter. The octoge

  E circular No.DK/62                                                           12-05-2021 Friends, Reg:   Matters of Wage-Revision covering  Pensioners  Retired after 1-08-2017 The main purpose here is to inform you that we have taken up with the Central Office, matters that are of importance to pensioners amongst us, who Retired after the Effective Date of the recent Wage Revision, 1-08-2017. While the in-service employees have been paid their Arrears on account of Revision, there is as yet no idea, of when the Pensioners’ dues would be disbursed. We take it, that the Attendance in Offices would be thin, and the CO would take their time in completing the roll out of the Benefits, due to the pensioners. There are two aspects to the Benefits for Pensioners here. One is the Arrears of Salaries due to Revision, and the other relates to Re-fixing the Pension at Retirement. Since the Revision involves Merger of DA with the new Basic, there is a wee bit of a possibility, that after Re-fixin

  FEDERATION OF RETIRED LIC CLASS I OFFICERS' ASSOCIATIONS     Acting President   :    Shri P.P.Dhamija R-6/104, Raj Nagar, GHAZIABAD – 201002. Tel: 0120-4107104 / 9810186067 Email Id –  premdhamija38@gmail.com General Secretary :      D Krishnan No.6/1, Sreshta Riverside Apartments, Wood Creek Road, Nandambakkam, Chennai - 600089 Tel : 9176635967 / 044 42850049. Email Id -  dkrishnan1@gmail.com   E circular No.DK/61                                         10-05-2021 Friends, Reg:   The wait continues.. Some other matters of relevance.. As we anxiously await some positive information regarding our attempts at making