MINUTES OF MEETING OF CORE
COMMITTEE OF T-SEWA HELD AT RATNA SUDHA SADAN IN AWHO SECTOR – C, GAUTAM
ENCLAVE, SIKH ROAD, SECUNSDERABAD AT 1030 HRS ON 28 NOV 2015, SATURDAY
1 The Core Committee of T-SEWA met at
1030 hrs on 24 Nov 2015 in Ratna Sudha Sadan in the premises of AWHO Sector C, Gautama
Enclave, Secunderabad. The attendance has been found to be thin compared to
other meetings.
2. Brig CS Vidyasagar (Rtd), President
welcomed all attendees and briefed them on various developments.
3. Meeting
with Hon’ble Finance Minister on 24 Nov 2015 at New Delhi. Cmde Sudheer
Parakala, Core Committee member and Brig SKS Rana, VSM represented T-SEWA in
the meeting with the hon’ble Union Finance Minister on 24 Nov 2015 in his
official chambers in Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi. Cmde Sudheer
Parkala will brief all the members on this meeting later.
4. Organisation
of T-SEWA at Various Levels. The President informed that T-SEWA is
gaining lot of respect and every day we are receiving requests from veterans
all over India to join T-SEWA. Already the team led by Cmde Sudheer Parakala
with Col MJ Ganapathy and Col N Seetaramaiah gave a vision document as to how
T-SEWA should be structured from National level (Secunderabad) to Village level
all over India. This document has been sent to all members of T-SEWA for their
comments.
5. In the mean time, the President
requested Cmde Sudheer Parakala to work out detailed organisation with
Responsibilities, powers and method of functioning at all levels from Zonal
level to Village level. The President stressed that all T-SEWA organisations
right from Zonal level to Village level must have total autonomy to carry
welfare activities. The HQ should only step in to guide them and provide finances
to carry out any welfare programme at various levels. No diktats should be
issued to these organisations by the HQ.
6. The President requested Cmde Sudheer
Parakala to put up detailed paper to Core Committee by 31 Dec 2015 so that the
same can be deliberated and decision is taken for implementation. Suggestions
from all members have already been sought. As and when these are received, the
same will be considered by Cmde Sudheer Parakala and wherever possible the same
shall be incorporated in their paper.
7. Affiliation
to UFESM. The President spoke from the venue of Core Committee with
Brig SKS Rana, VSM and sought his opinion on T-SEWA becoming constituent of
UFESM. Cmde Suhdeer Parakala was also asked to give his opinion now that he
interacted with UFESM on 24 Nov 2015. Views of all Core Committee members were
sought. The President explained that grievances of Ex-Servicemen can be
projected to the Govt of India through memorandum. If the grievances are not
resolved then the only alternative is to approach Courts of law. Since Ex-Servicemen
do not believe in violence like Rail rook, Rasta Roko or burning of Govt
property and disrupting public order the only way left is knock doors of Courts
of law. There is no point in sitting in Dharnas for hundreds of days as it will
not make Govt of India to react. At the most symbolic protest can be organised
by conducting meeting or marching rally at various places which is a democratic
means of expressing our displeasure to draw attention of public and media.
8. The members of Core Committee having
heard views of Brig SKS Rana, VSM, Cmde Sudheer Parakala and the President
expressed their unanimous view that T-SEWA should not become constituent of
UFESM but must chart its own course to render welfare to Ex-Servicemen and
Family Pensioners. However any help sought by UFESM can be given
as and when asked for. The Core Committee requested Brig SKS Rana, VSM to
convey our stand to UFESM in the meeting to be held in Narayan Dutt Tiwari
building in New Delhi on 29 Nov 2015.
9. Other members of T-SEWA who could not
attend Core Committee can express their opinions on this important subject by
sending e-mail to the President (csvidyasagar@gmail.com) by 07 Dec 2015.
10. Nomination
of Zonal Chiefs of T-SEWA. Till AGM of T-SEWA is held the Core
Committee appointed the following to the posts mentioned against their names:-
(a) Cmde
Sudheer Parakala - South Zone, T-SEWA.
(b) Brig
SKS Rana, VSM - North Zone, T-SEWA.
10. The designation of various heads from
Zonal level to Village level will be recommended by Cmde Sudheer Parakala in
their paper. These heads could be called
President South Zone T-SEWA, President Punjab T-SEWA, President Karimnagar Dist
T-SEWA, President Puttur Tehsil T-SEWA etc. Or it could be Joint President
North Zone, Additional President Maharashtra, Deputy President Agra Dist, Asst
President Bhim Tehsil etc.
Handling of Legal Cases in Pipe
Line
11. The President informed that Brig SKS
Rana, VSM after consulting our legal counsel Brig AK Srivastava suggested that
we can start filing our cases in the following order of precedence:-
(a) AFT Case 1 - Enhancement
of Pension of Officers from Lt to Maj Gen to be filed in AFT Delhi by Dec 2015
(due to non-receipt of Vakalatnamas from about 110 litigant officers and single
ladies). Gp Capt CRR Sastry, our Legal Advisor has been requested to write to
all litigants to send their vakalatnamas without any further delay. Otherwise
they are likely to be taken off from our list to be submitted to AFT Delhi and
legal fees if collected will be returned. Those who did not send the legal fees
but sent only Vakalatnamas will not be included in the list of litigants if
they do not remit their legal fees at the earliest. Any one sending their legal
fees after 15 Dec 2015 has to pay Rs 6,000 as they are known as Impleaders.
Even members of T-SEWA who did not remit legal fees by 15 Dec 2015 even after
submitting Vakalatnamas are to be treated as Impleaders. Gp Capt CRR Sastry has
been requested to take action accordingly. Hence forth all litigants are
requested to correspond with Gp Capt CRR Sastry (mob no: 8374446108, e-mail id
: sastry.crr@gmail.com) about this case including receipt of Vakalatnamas.
Gp Capt CRR Sastry was also requested to send blank Vakalatanams by e-mail
which can be downloaded by litigant members and send them directly to Gp Capt
CRR Sastry.
(b) AFT Case No 2. Broadbanding. It
is being dealt by Col PPS Kumaran (mob no: 9447101671, email id: ppskumaran@yahoo.com). The last date for submission of Vakalatnamas and
legal fees is 15 Jan 2016. Any member wants to join this legal fees has to send
Vakalatnamas and cheque to Col PPS Kumaran and if they send legal fees by NEFT
then they should send it in favour of TSEWA-AFT acct no: 35238730663 under
intimation to Col PPS Kumaran and Lt Col G Parvthesam (mob no: 9490941822,
e-mail id : majgp@yahoo.com). Any veteran who wishes to join the legal case has
to fill up membership form and send membership fees by cheque to Col PPS
Kumaran. Col PPS Kumaran in turn will inform by e-mail on daily basis receipt
of membership form from veteran(s) to Lt Col G Parvathesam, Treasurer who will
give membership no. There after Col PPS Kumaran will prepare legal brief and go
to Delhi to first brief Brig SKS Rana, VSM and then discuss the case in detail
with our legal counsel Brig AK Srivastava. The case is likely to be filled in
AFT Delhi by 31 Jan 2016. The legal fees is as under:-
(a) Officer veterans - Rs
5,000 (per case)
(b) Hony Lts/Hony Capts - Rs
4,000
© JCOs - Rs 3,000
(d) NCOs (Hav & Nk) - Rs 2,000
(e) Sepoy - Rs 1,000
Officers could
be eligible for more than one case like Pension enhancement as on Jan 2006 (AFT
Case No 1), Broad Banding (AFT Case No 2), Pension of Col (TS) for all pre- 16
Dec 2004 Lt Col(TS) which is AFT Case No 3. Such officers are required to pay
Rs 5000 each i.e 3 x 5000 = Rs 15,000 as our legal counsel will charge his
legal fees for every case. Same is the case with JCOs and OR. For every case
they are required to pay legal fees separately.
© AFT Case No 3: Pension of Col (TS) to
all Pre – 16 Dec 2004 Lt Cols(TS). This case is being dealt by Lt Col
KP Radhakrishnan (mob no: 9448350925 and e-mail id : radhakrishnan_kp@yahoo.com). This case is planned to be filed in AFT Delhi by
29 Feb 2016. Last date for submission of Vakalatanams and remittance of legal
fees to Lt Col KP Radhakrishnan is 15 Feb 2016.
(d) AFT Case No: 4: Enhancement of Pension
of JCOs, OR and Family Pensioners. This case is under planning stage.
Unless we are able to get State Coordinators like Col PPS Kumaran & Lt Col
KP Radhakrishnan, we can only explain the likely arrears they are to get from
Jan 2006. It is seen JCOs and OR are not forthcoming unlike officers to file
their cases in AFTs. The legal fees for Single ladies is as under:-
(i) Single Ladies of JCOs - Rs 500
(ii) Single Ladies of NCOs & OR - Rs 200
(e ) AFT Case No 5: Pension of Lt Col to all
pre – 16 Dec 2004 Majs with 20 Years’ Service. This is under planning
stage. Once we get a coordinator who can collect particulars from affected
Majs, we will commence our work in right earnest.
(f) AFT Case No 6. Grant of Penson of Hav to
all pre – 2006 Sepoys. All post – 2006 Sepoys retire and draw pension
of Hav due to ACP scheme whereas the same has been denied to pre – 2006 Sepoys.
(g) AFT Case No 7: Pension of Nb Sub to
Hony Nb Subs, Pension of Sub to Hony Subs and Pension of Sub Majs to Hony Sub
Majs. All such post - 2006 honorary ranks draw pension of their
corresponding ranks i.e. Hony Nb Sub draws pension of Nb Sub. But the same has
been denied to pre- 2006 retirees.
(h) AFT Case No 8: Grant of Enhancement of
Ordinary Family Pension to Single Ladies
of Hav, Nk and Sepoy as on Jul 2009 and 24 Sep 2012. All NCOs and OR have been given enhanced
pension w.e.f 01 Jul 2009 and 24 Sep 2012. Similarly all JCOs were given
pension hike w.e.f Jul 2009. Family pensioners of Officers have been given
pension hike w.e.f. 24 Sep 2012. But single ladies of Hav, Nk and Sep have not
been given any hike in pension which is against principle of EQUITY. On an experimental basis a case is being
planned to be filed in AFT Kochi for which legal expenses will be borne by
T-SEWA. But such family pensioners need to become members of T-SEWA as this
organisation will file the case on behalf of its members.
12. Visit
of President for makng Presentation to Officers, JCOs & OR. The
President has been invited to make a presentation on issues affecting veterans
like Pensions, OROP, 7th CPC etc. His programme is as under:-
(a) Agra, UP - From 04 to 08 Dec 2015 (under
arrangements of
Hav
Harish Chandra Asthana).
(b) Tamilnadu - From
11 to 18 Dec 2015 (with the help of Col PN
Krishnan
and Col TN Raman). Presentations will
be
made in Chennai on 12 Dec, Sirivilliputtur on
13 Dec 2015, thereafter in Vellore,
Tiruvannamalai and Tiruchinapalli till 17 Dec.
Cmde Sudheer
Parakala also will accompany the
President.
13. State of Vakalatnamas. Gp Capt
CRR Sastry, Legal Advisor informed on perusal of all Vakalatnamas collected
from Lt Col G Parvathesam, Treasurer he found the following types of
litigants:-
(a) Priority
I- All Clear. Litigants who
sent vakalatnamas both for AFT and hon’ble Supreme Court and remitted legal
fees. This is Priority I and they all shall be included in our legal case to be
filed in AFT Delhi by end of Dec 2015.
(b) Priority II: Vakalatnama of AFT Delhi
only Sent and Not of Hon’ble Supreme Court. Litigants who remitted
legal fees, sent Vakalatnam of AFT Delhi only. They did not send Vakalatnama for
hon’ble Supreme Court. Their names will be included in our legal case. Gp Capt
CRR Sastry will send blank Vakalatnama for hon’ble Supreme Court to such
litigants and they are requested to send it to him duly filled by 20 Dec 2015
failing which their names will not be included in our legal case to be filed
subsequently in hon’ble Supreme Court (if dragged by Govt of India to hon’ble
Supreme Court).
© Priority III: Legal Fees Remitted but No
Vakalatnamas. Litigants who remitted legal fees but not Vakalatnams for
both AFT and hon’ble Supreme Court. Gp Capt CRR Sastry will send blank
Vakalatnamas and litigants are requested to fill them up and send them to him
by 20 Dec 2015 failing which they will not be included in our legal case and
legal fees will be refunded.
(d) Priority IV: Litigants sent only
Vakalatnamas but NOT Legal Fees. Such litigants will not be included in
our list to be filed in AFT Delhi. They are requested to immediately remit
legal fees either by Cheque through Speed post or by NEFT and giving all details such as Transaction no,
date, amount, IFSC of bank by e-mail to Lt Col G Parvathesam by 20 Dec 2015.
14. Gp
Capt CRR Sastry, Legal Advisor will send communication through E-mails, SMS and
even by letter under speed post to Prioritgy II to IV litigants. T-SEWA will
not be responsible if members do not adhere to the requests made to expedite
submission of Vakalatnamas and remittance of legal fees.
15. Additional Volunteers. The
President appealed to members of Core Committee for volunteers to strengthen
hands of Col Dr GB Sethi, Gen Secy and Lt Col G Parvathesam. The following
volunteered to come daily and they shall be paid cost of fuel to commute from
their homes to Office and back :-
(a) Cmde Ashok Kota - All
correspondence with Col PPS
Kumaran & Lt Col KP Radhakrishnan.
Attending to any query received from
Litigant members on AFT Case No 2 & 3.
Assist Col Dr GB Sethi, Lt Col G
Parvathesam and President in office
Work.
(b) Capt
B Joseph - All work connected with SBI, Bhaskar
Rao
Nagar, Canara Bank, Sainikpuri,
purchase of any office requisites, items required
for personnel working in the office, maintenance of property / Stock register,
accounting of money expended on all purchases, dealing with Chartered
Accountant.
16. Web Site for T-SEWA. The
President informed that T-SEWA blog has been put into operation by Wg Cdr
Ashwani Kumar Sarda. Posts are regularly being placed by the President who has
been given powers to do so. All members of TSEWA can see the posts and can give
their feedback in the comments portion of the blog to improve functioning of
T-SEWA. The President requested if any member can suggest a suitable web
designer for T-SEWA. Col Dr GB Sethi, Gen Secy informed that he already
requested an officer who designed web sites for others. He volunteered to design
web site for T-SEWA.
Points
from Col Dr GB Sethi, Gen Secy
17. The
Gen Secy informed that our data base is nearing completion. Many veterans who
sent their legal fees but could not be identified due to NO or inadequate data
of NEFT are being identified by various means. He hoped by 05 Dec, Saturday we
should be able to come out with almost 99% correctness in our data base. We are
sending mails and also on telephone getting in touch with officers to furnish
their payment details. He also informed that about 20 cheques were dishonoured
by our bank due to many mistakes such as (a) Signature in the cheque not
tallying (b) Figures and words in cheque did not match (c) Cheque unsigned (d) Stop payment instructions received from
senders (e) Litigants not joining AFT
Case No 1 being not eligible.
18. Despatch of I-Cards. He informed
that about 250 I-Cards have been despatched to members by Col MK Veeramani.
Particulars of 500 veterans and single ladies are given to our Printer. By end
of Dec 2015, he hopes all members would be despatched I-Cards.
19. Design of Membership Form. Lt
Col VRRS Reddy, Core Committee member showed a sample of new membership form he
designed. This new membership form has been examined in great detail by all
members of Core Committee. Suggestions to include essential data and removal of
un-wanted data from the form was explained. In next meeting on 05 Dec 2015, we
should be able to standardise our membership form. The Core Committee thanked
Lt Col VRRS Reddy for his dedicated work on making the new membership form.
20. Points from Other Members.
Col
MJ Ganapathy stressed that our efforts to spread
T-SEWA in various locations must be expedited. With President travelling to
various states on his presentations, we should be able to identify dedicated
veterans who can be State Coordinators.
21. Meeting with Hon’ble Finance Minister.
Cmde Sudheer Parakala along with Brig SKS Rana, VSM attended the meeting
convened by hon’ble Finance Minister in his office in Finance Ministry on 24
Nov 2015. Cmde Sudheer Parakala briefed the Core Committee on the high lights
of the meeting.
(a) The meeting was held in a very cordial
atmosphere. The hon’ble Minister held for the first time a meeting with veteran
delegation without any officials.
(b) He
was handed over a memorandum which he studied with lot of interest.
© Pension Equalisation. The
delegation informed the hon’ble Finance Minister though they are satisfied with
announcement of OROP and notification issued by Min of Def, the issue which is
agitating most of the veterans is pension equalisation not being done once
every year as per accepted and understood definition of OROP. The hon’ble
Minister was told of hardships faced by single ladies and old aged Sepoys who
get pittance of pension.
(d) Mean of Max and Min of Pension in 2013.
The delegation requested the hon’ble Minister the base year be taken as 2014
and pension be fixed at the max. Otherwise you will find many veterans with
same total length of service not getting uniform pension defeating the very purpose
of OROP.
(e) PMR Cases. The restriction of PMR cases not to be given
benefit of OROP will see old and tired Armed Forces. It is better to let go
those who serve for pensionable service thereby allowing youngsters to get
promotion. The hon’ble Minister was informed of acute stagnation in Armed
Forces in all ranks.
(f) The
hon’ble Minister suggested to the delegation as to why cannot they approach
Single Man Judicial Commission to project their grievances. The delegation
informed him that the commission is only recommendatory body and finally the
Govt of India has to take decision. It would be better if the Govt can
sympathetically consider these demands and clear them to earn good will of 30
lakh veterans.
(g) The
hon’ble Minister assured that Govt will examine the demands made by the
delegation on file.
22. Col
Rana (nominated by Brig SKS Rana, VSM) represented T-SEWA in the meeting with
hon’ble Defence Minister on 25 Nov 2015.
There being no more points, the meeting was declared
as closed.
Brig CS Vidyasagar (Rtd)
President, TSEWA
29 Nov 2015
