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
Advisor United Front of Ex Servicemen & Chairman IESM Mobile: 9312404269, Tel: 0124 4110570
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