Agenda Items for 23rd SCOVA Meeting to be held on 20th September, 2013 at New Delhi

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AGENDA ITEMS

1.

As details of family members eligible for family pension
in the event of the death of the pensioner, joint photograph with the spouse
and the amount of family pension payable in the event of death of the
pensioner are available under Part II of the Pension Payment Order issued by
the Pay and Accounts Officer or other designated authority. It is redundant
and unnecessary to insist on submission of all these details in Form 14 for
sanction of Family pension. On the death of the pensioner, a written request
from the spouse along with a death certificate of the pensioner is sufficient
to sanction the family pension. So the extant cumbersome procedure may be
dispensed with and a simplified procedure introduced.

2.

Benefit of upgraded Grade Pay Rs 4600, introduced
subsequently in place ofalready implemented GP Rs.4,200/- for S-12 grade in
pre-revised scale of Rs 6,500-10,500 w.e.f 01.01.2006 in terms of O.M No.
F.No 1/1/2008-IC dated 13.11.2009 of M/o Finance, Department of Expenditure
is not extended to pre-2006 pensioners retired from S-12 grade. The
clarification assumes importance in view of the need for protection of 50% of
the minimum Pay in the Pay Band & Grade Pay in O.M dated 28.1.2013.

3.

At present the complaints lodged with Public Grievances is
forwarded to the Ministry. Therefore, complaints on Subordinate Officer take a
long time to reach them(Subordinate Officer). It is therefore necessary that
the complaints are forwarded directly to the officers against which the
complaint is lodged to avoid undue delay.

4.

In implementation of the 5th CPC
recommendations, Dept of Pensions & PW had issued OM dated 03.02.2000 for
revision of disability and family pensions for post 1996 disabled pensioners
which, inter alia, applied the principle of broad-banding to compute reckonable
percentage of disability. Vide OM dated 11.09.2001 the same benefits were extended
to pre-1996 pensioners with effect form 01.01.1996, These orders, like others
issued by DP&PW, are equally applicable to civil as well as defence
pensioners.MOD, however, extended the broad-banding benefit to post-96
disabled pensioners only, vide its order dated 31.01.2001, denying it to the
pre-96 lot. The 2009 Cabinet Secretary’s Committee, agreed to eliminate this
anomaly, However, MoD(DESW) orders dated 19.01.2010 granted the benefit w.e.f
01.07.2009 only, completing ignoring the fact that the same benefit on the
civil side has been extended w.e.f 01.01.1996. The matter was again raised
with Deptt/ESW in August 2010. The need to apply the orders w.e.f 01.01.96
was accepted. However, the revised orders are yet to be issued even after
lapse of nearly 2- 1/2 years.

5.

Aged Pensioners are unable to go to crowded Government
hospitals and obtain specialist’s prescription as the Specialists in the
Government Hospitals are not only reluctant to issue such prescription on one
hand but also the waiting time is enormous in the hospital. It is suggested
that Specialist of various disciplines may be appointed on contract as is now
resorted to.

6.

As per instructions issued by the Govt. of India, Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare vide letter No.6024/2007/CGH5(HR)CGHS(P) Dated
17.12.2012 the beneficiaries of CGHS can get treatment in all CGHS covered
cities in India and there is no need for obtaining temporary attachment while
on a visit to another CGHS city. It has been brought to the notice of this
Association by the members that if they carry CGHS cards while on visit to
out stations, their dependant members, who do not accompany them, face great
difficulty in case of emergency as without card Wellness Centres do not
entertain any patient. Even in case of serious emergency empanelled hospitals
do not entertain any patient if the CGHS card is not produced to them within
four hours of admission and treat the CpHS beneficiaries as ordinary patients
and cashless treatment is not permitted.  similar is the positions of the card holder if he leaves the card behind for use of his dependents in his
absence or the dependent(s) goes to outstation. The Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare is requested to find out a viable solution to this problem so
that the beneficiaries of CGHS do not suffer during their visit to
outstation.

7.

Govt. of India, M/o P&PG & Pensions, Department
of Pension and Pensioner Welfare, New Delhi’s Ordr No.F-38/37/2008-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013.  In the light of the judgement of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi
dated 29.04.2013 delivered with reference to Writ Petition No’s WP(C) 1535/2012,
WP(C) 2348/2012,WP(C) 2349/2012 and WP(C) 2350/2012 read with Hon’ble Supreme
Court of India’s decision in SLP (C) 23055 of 2013 of the Union OF India Vs
CG S-(29) (SAG) Pensioners Association dated 29.07.2013, the date of effect
mentioned in the GOI order dated 28/1/13 may be revised retrospectively from
1.1.2006 and arrears paid to the eligible Pensioners.