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Sunday, May 20, 2018

Ex Servicemen (ESM) Maha Rally on 20 May 2018 At Jantar Mantar/Parliament Street New Delhi


EX SERVICEMEN (ESM) MAHA RALLY ON 20 MAY 2018 
AT JANTAR MANTAR/PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI

Dear Friends,

Note :-Friends, the above ESM Maha Rally is being postponed by one week and will now be held on 20th May from 11 AM to 3 PM. Rest no change.

This change is necessitated to accommodate Team Ambala to take part in the Maha Rally.Team Ambala lead by IESM GB Member and President Ambala ESM Welfare Committee Sub Attar Singh Multani visited Jantar Mantar on 28 Mar 2018. During discussion we learnt that on 14 May 2002 Terrorists attacked Kaluchak Family Quarters in which Two Children (son and daughter)of Sub Attar Singh Multani were Martyred .He has kept Akhand Path from 12 May to 14th May 2018 in remembrance of the children. To accommodate Team Ambala,the ESM Maha Rally will now be held on 20th May 2018.All ESM are requested to attend the ESM Rally on 20th May 2018.In this connection Please refer our earlier mail dated 27 Mar 2018 as given below.

1.       Ex-Servicemen Maha Rally will be held on 13 May 2018 from 11AM to 3 PM at Jantar Mantar/Parliament Street New Delhi to Showcase Solidarity to the Cause of Soldiers and to raise “Voice “of Defence Family for the implementation of Actual OROP and other important issues as under :-

(a)    Implementation of Actual One Rank One Pension (OROP).

(b)    Pensions of Defence Widows should be same as the ESM Pensions.

(c)    Pensions of Defence Reservists be enhanced to equivalent to pension of Sepoy.

(d)    Ensuring Second Career for the early Defence Retirees till the age of 60 years through the Act of Parliament.

(e)    Improvements in Medical care Scheme ECHS.  The medical procedures which have been introduced in the Country be on ECHS Procedure list within, six months of their being operational in India.

(f)     Dire need to have Veterans Hospitals on the lines of other Democracies.

(g)    Need to enhance ECHS Budget to efficiently manage Super Specialty Care for the Defence Personnel and their dependents.

(h)    Need to have Covenant Act of Defence Forces on the lines of UK & other countries.

(j)    Need to expedite construction of Martyrs Memorial at India Gate.  Long delays have already been caused. Pictures of progress of construction of War Memorial be published regularly say every quarter in National News papers as part of enhancement of National spirit.

(k)    Need to enhance rates of Disability Pension for Defence Personnel.

2.       Our OROP case is also being pursued in HSC and the hearing is scheduled in the 1st week of April 2018.  We had made the following plea in our plaint including two modifications applied for and accepted by the HSC:-

·         Declaring the letter dated 07.11.2015 bearing reference 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)-Part-II illegal, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution;

·         Declaring  the Notification dated 14.12.2015 bearing reference No. 12(01)/2014-D(Pen/Pol)-Part-II issued by Respondent No. 1 illegal, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution;

·         Declaring  the letter of Respondent No. 1 to the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff, the Chief of Air Staff dated 03.02.2016 bearing reference 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II illegal, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution;


·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing that the pension of past pensioners be automatically and contemporaneously enhanced, whenever there is any future increase or enhancement in the rates of pension;

·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing that errors in tables prepared by the Central Government indicating One Rank One Pension computation, wherein there are numerous instances of ex-servicemen who retired with senior rank and longer length of service being shown to be eligible for lesser pension that ex-servicemen who retired with junior rank, be corrected to ensure One Rank One Pension;


·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing that fixation of pension must be on the basis of financial year 2014-2015 and not calendar year 2013;


·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing payment of revised pension with effect from 01.04.2014 instead of 01.07.2014;

·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing that Havildars who retired as Hon. Naib Subedar be given the pension of Naib Subedar;

·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing that all soldiers who have been conferred an Honourary superior rank, whether before or after retirement, be given the pension relatable to such superior rank;
·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing that all ex-servicemen of the defence services be given benefit of full pre-commissioning service period for pension calculation, regardless of their date of retirement;

·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing that veterans who have retired as Major after 13 years of service be granted the pension of Lt. Colonel;

·         Direction in the nature of mandamus to the Union of India directing that veterans who retired prior to 2004 as Lt. Colonel be given pension of Colonel;
·         Pass any other or future order(s) as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

·         7th CPC  pensions need to be worked out afresh by multiplying the factor of 2.57 to the Actual pensions as on 31 Dec 2015   and not the pensions of base year 2013.

·         33 years  rule  having been cancelled,  the pensions of Defence Personnel need to be  reworked afresh based on the rank and engagement period.

3.       Unity is the essence of “Mission Success” All ESM members, our families and our supporters are requested to attend the Rally in large members.  All logistics are being arranged for including accommodation for outstation members.

4.       ESM are requested to spread the message around their areas and motivate others to attend the Rally to make it a grand success.

Head,Hands and Soldiers…………..Together………… ……………and Heave to “FATEH” raise to the power “N”

Yours Sincerely,

Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd)
Advisor United Front of Ex Servicemen & Chairman IESM  Mobile: 9312404269, Tel: 0124 4110570

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