A note by Maj Gen Satbir Singh,
Vice Chairman, IESM, explains, how the Parliament is being misled by various
ministerial representatives. There seems to be no sympathy and intentions in the ruling party to ameliorate the sufferings of defence personnel, which instead has closed its eyes and has become immune towards the just demands of the veterans. It is instead heaping injustices after injustices upon the defence personnel especially veterans.
Dear Friends,
1 The report submitted by the Govt in
response to the questions asked in the Parliament is clearly a clerical
bureaucratic answers. 39 serious anomalies had been identified by the Service
HQs. The MoD needs to answer if any of the anomalies has been resolved?
2 Approx over 3000 cases
have been decided in favour of def pers by the AFTs. The MoD has to answer as
to how many judgements have been implemented in letter and spirit. The answer
is not hard to find. A minuscule of the judgements have been implemented. In
most of the cases as a policy MoD has been appealing in the SC. All important cases
ie OROP, RANK PAY CASE, DISABILITY PENSION AWARDS, 6TH CPC MANIPULATION OF
FIXATION OF PENSIONS, PRE 2006 RETIREE MAJ GENS CASE BASED ON THE JUDGEMENT IN
THE CASE OF PRE-96 RETIREE MAJ GENS WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN WON BY MAJ
GENS------ I can go on and on .The DESW instead of resolving the grievances,
has been adding to the grievances. Two months ago, IESM team after due invite,
had met Mr Harbans Singh OSD in DESW and a list of serious anomalies had been
sent to them which had been discussed during the meeting. NO REPEAT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE
ANOMALIES.
3 Intentionally or otherwise all the tables issued
with the 17 Jan 2013 letters of enhancement of pensions are wrong. The same has
been pointed out to the MoD. These have not been corrected. As per these tables a Maj with 21 yrs of
service has been shown to get more pension than Maj Gen with the same service. Something
basically wrong or is it intentionally being done as a policy to keep on
heaping injustices on the soldiers.
4 While NFU AND 3RD CARRIER
PROGRESSION HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED TO THE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, DEFENCE SERVICES HAVE
BEEN DENIED THE SAME. This has been represented to the Govt, but the same has
still not been granted.
5 Is this not a serious grievance that
the CPCs had no representation from the def forces inspite or strong pleas from
the three Chiefs. Even the committee of Secretaries headed by the Cabinet Secy
twice, in 2009 and in 2012 had no representation from the def forces. Is it fair? People who do not know about def forces are deciding
on them. Is it not injustice?
6 As per the normal rules of
governance, one Dept which has stake in another Dept, cannot adjudicate on each
other. Keeping this in mind, HOW CAN GP OF IAS SECRETARIES WHICH HAS INTER SE
EQUATION WITH THE DEF FORCES BE ASKED TO DECIDE ON MATTERS MILITARY PERSONNEL? Is
this not a serious grievance? Inspite of numerous representations, no action
has been taken.
7 While the budget allotment for
CGHS has been made at the rate Rs 10500 per beneficiary the ECHS has been allotted
at the rate Rs 3050 per beneficiary. Inspite of this glaring injustice having
been brought to the notice of the RM , nothing has been done, resulting in most
of the empanelled Super Speciality Hospitals withdrawing from ECHS.
8 CSD has been allotted merely
30 Percent of the required Funds, denying the def forces the availability of
adequate CSD items. This is due to the faulty system of ACCOUNTING. The money
deposited by the defence personnel in CSD CANTEENS instead of being
deposited in CSD A/C, is being deposited in Central Fund. This System was
unwisely introduced in 1977. Inspite of numerous representations, it has not
been corrected.
9 In view of the above and many more
instances of injustices, HOW CAN THE RM/RRM MAKE SUCH WRONG STATEMENTS IN
PARLIAMENT THAT THE GRIEVANCES OF DEF FORCES ARE BEING ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. IT IS TOTALLY MISLEADING THE PARLIAMENT AND
THE PEOPLE OF INDIA.
10 WE MUST RAISE STRONG VOICE AGAINST IT.
Regards.
Maj Gen Satbir Singh,
Vice Chairman, IESM
ONLY COURT WAY TO BE ADOPTED ELSE NO ONE WILL HEAR UR GRIEVANCES, RANK PAY CASE APPROACH TO BE FOLLOWED FOR ALL CASE INCLUDING NFU[TOP AGENDA SHOULD BE SORTED OUT BEFORE 7th CPC]
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