Tuesday 30 September 2014

AIEWA MEETING MOHINDERGARH - 28 SEP 2014

Everything You Need to Know About Ebola

Along with everything else we generally get on the news, recently we have been hearing more and more about the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa, and that American citizens with the disease have been flown into the U.S. for the first time. This can be very scary, especially when you don’t really know what Ebola is, so I’ve created this guide to help you understand the history, current state and the likely future of Ebola.

What is Ebola?
Its official name for the disease is “Ebola hemorrhagic fever” due to the severe internal bleeding it causes. The Ebola virus can infect both humans and primates and is often deadly.

The name “Ebola” comes from the Ebola River in Congo where the disease was first identified back in 1967. Since then, there were more identified cases in Zaire, Gabon, Sudan, Sierra-Leon, Guinea, Liberia, The Ivory Coast & Uganda.

How do you contract Ebola?
Though its main method of infection is through contact with blood and other bodily secretions of infected people. However, it’s been found that in some cases, the disease was contracted through contact with bodies of the victims, as well as wearing clothes or using beddings that were used by the infected.

The main risk with Ebola is the incubation period in which infected are already contagious, but are still asymptomatic. This helps spread the infection between family members and friends, as well as in hospitals, prior to diagnosis. Other than people and primates, the virus can be carried by pigs & fruit-bats.

What are the Symptoms?
Early Symptoms:
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Headaches
- Joint, muscle, and abdominal pain
- Dehydration due to vomiting, diarrhea and loss of appetite
(Less common symptoms)
- Sore throat
- Chest pain
- Hiccups
- Shortness of breath
- Trouble swallowing

After a few days, more severe symptoms appear:
- Bleeding from orifices (mouth, nose, anus, genitals)
- Hematomas in the skin and eyes

In the last stages, the virus attacks the liver, nervous system and then the rest of the internal organs. Within 10 days of the first symptoms appearing, about 40%-90% of the infected will die.

Is there a cure or treatment?
At this time, there’s no official cure or vaccine for Ebola. The only known way to slow down the symptoms is by flooding the patient’s system with antibiotics and hooking them up to a respirator. It’s important to note that recently, 2 U.S. citizens who contracted the virus were treated with a drug called ZMAPP (which is still in clinical trials) and have shown considerable improvement within an hour.

Ebola is highly infectious, yet it is also very delicate and can be destroyed (externally) by washing your hands with water and soap. That being said, it’s recommended to still use disinfectants that contain Ammonia or Alcohol when treating contaminated surfaces, with the use of gloves, goggles and medical aprons for protection.

Ebola today
The 2014 outbreak is the most severe outbreak of Ebola recorded (number of infected & fatalities) since 1976. Guinea was the source of the outbreak in December 2013 but was only detected in March 2014. It then spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.

The World Health Organization reported 1,975 suspected cases and 1,069 and designated the outbreak “a public health emergency of international concern”. This designation was only used twice before (2009 - Swine Flu & 2014 - resurgence of Polio). It invokes legal measures on disease prevention, surveillance, control, and response by 194 countries.

World Health Organization Infographic
Suspicion of infection?
Since Ebola’s initial symptoms resemble the flu, basing your diagnosis on that is pure speculation and is not recommended. However, if you recently returned from a country where the disease was recently reported, please contact your local physician and explain the situation, as certain tests and preventative measures must be taken.

If you suspect others have been infected, contact your local center for disease control or health authorities with due haste!

If you suspect that you’re infected, make sure to drink a-lot of fluids (one of the early symptoms is dehydration), with mineral water and sports-drinks being most recommended for maintaining your body’s levels of electrolytes.

AIEWA MEETING MOHINDERGARH - 28 SEP 2014

General
A meeting was held at Yadav Dharamshala on 28 Sep 14, which was attended by large number of Veterans from Mohindergarh District and neighbouring Districts of Rajasthan. Col Inderjit Singh Chairman was the Chief Guest.

Feeling of Resentment
During the meeting speaker after speaker expressed their resentment at the delay in grant of OROP to the Veterans. They were questioning the very sincerity of the Govt about their promises.

Lt Col Inderjit Singh Spoke
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman Col Inderjit Singh  stated that your Association has been struggling to get you your rightful place in the Society for the last 33 years. We were the one who put up OROP to the Govt first time ever, way back on 22 Feb 1982. Ever since we got five Prime Ministers to accept it. Once in 1990 and second time in 2006 we even got it for you, but then the bureaucrats got it stopped at the next opportunity. Now the Sixth PM has sanctioned it and the Seventh PM Mr Modi had made firm commitment to grant us before, during and after the Elections.

Rewari Rally
On 13 Sep 2013, Mr Narendra Modi announced at the Veterans Rally that on taking over the Govt after elections, he would not only give OROP, but will also restore the dignity of soldiers. Veterans were very much taken in by his statement and voted and supported his party into power.

UPA Govt Sanctions OROP
We had a meeting with the leadership of UPA on 14 Feb 2014 about OROP and on 17 Feb 2014 the UPA Govt announced in the Parliament the acceptance of OROP for Armed Forces. The Finance Minister allotted funds and promised that more funds will be allotted to meet the commitment. The RM appointed a Committee for implementation before the elections. 

OROP Scuttled
This Committee produced the proposal which was far short of OROP and was rejected by the Services. Then the bureaucrats asked the Services to put up their proposal which they did reflecting true definition of OROP. This was rejected by the Bureaucrats on grounds that it was too costly and they have no money.Then the Chiefs made a presentation Hon'ble Sh Arun Jaitley the RM on 12 Jun to move matters. In that meeting the bureaucrats produced an expenditure of Rs 9100 crores to scare the leadership. No decision was taken. When even that meeting did not produce results then Gen VK Singh led delegation met the the RM. In that meeting the RM told the Veterans to tone down their expectations. In other words they are not prepared to give full OROP. The matter rests there. With no hope of OROP being given.

Whether Promises Fulfilled
Our respected Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi where ever he went during Electioneering he asked the public whether the Govt fulfilled their promises to the people? When the public said no he urged them to throw them out. Now the time has come for Veterans to ask Mr Modi, where is the OROP he promised and what should we do during Haryana elections when the already sanctioned matter has not been implemented by his Govt even after four months of his coming to power?

Resolution
Despite great victory in General Elections, the public after seeing their performance have rejected NDA in recent by polls. Now it is your turn to decide. The Association during its Governing Council Meeting have passed a Resolution requesting the Govt to sanction OROP by 31 Dec 2014. If it fails to do it then we shall make some more sacrifices to win their hearts over for giving us OROP.

Appeal
We appeal to you to exercise your vote judicially as other States have done so that the leadership realises that it cannot get away by making false promises to the Veterans. Having done that get yourself ready to make sacrifices after 31 Dec 2014 for achieving OROP.

Copies of the Resolution were later distributed to the Veterans. (See Resolution below.) This has been sent to Sh Narendra Modi the Hon'ble PM.

The Meeting ended with the members resolving to prepare themselves for a long struggle ahead and for making sacrifices.

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RESOLUTION FORWARDED TO THE PRIME MINISTER

Respected Modi Saheb

1. You were very kind to promise to fulfil the long standing demand of OROP of Veterans on coming to power. Your first action to restate your commitment by the President during the Joint Session of Parliament was very reassuring. Hearing that, the bureaucrats who have successfully stalled its implementation for over 33 years, got into action again.

2. In our Governing Council Meeting held in Delhi on 21 Aug the present position with regard to grant of OROP was explained.

3. It was a matter of deep shock for all present to know that despite your commitment the Bureaucrats are out to deny us our rightful due. They were in agony to know what was going on and then went on to pass the attached RESOLUTION which they wanted me to convey to you so that you could take preventive action to ward off this disastrous situation.

4. Many volunteers got up to make supreme sacrifice if the OROP did not come through even with a leader like you at the helm. We have no doubt that you will not let this happen.



Yours Sincerely

Inderjit SIngh
The Hon’ble
Sh. Narendra Modi Bhai
The Prime Minister of India
South Block
New Delhi - 110011

Copy to :-
The Hon’ble
Sh. Arun Jaitley
Defence Minister
Govt of India
South Block
New Delhi – 110011

The Hon’ble
Sh. Rao Inderjit Singh
Raksha Rajya Mantri
New Delhi -110011

Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag,
PVSM,UYSM,AVSM,VSM,ADC
Chief of Army Staff
Integrated HQ of MoD
New Delhi-110011

Admiral RK Dhowan,
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC,
Chief of the Naval Staff
Integrated HQs of Armed Forces (Navy)
South Block, New Delhi-110011

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
Chief of the Air Staff
Indian Air Force
Vayu Bhawan, New Delhi 110011

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GRANT OF ONE RANK ONE PENSION

RESOLUTION

GENERAL

Past History
1. We have been struggling for the last 33 years for the grant of ONE RANK ONE PENSION (OROP) for Veterans. Down the line five Prime Ministers starting with Indiraji had accepted to give it. All their benign gestures to grant the Veterans their rightful dues were however frustrated by the hostile bureaucracy.

Recent Commitments
2. Now the Sixth Prime Minister had announced its acceptance in the Parliament on 17 Feb 2014. The seventh Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi had given his commitment even before he assumed the charge. After assuming charge he reiterated his commitment through Presidential address to the joint session of the Parliament.

Bureaucratic Opposition
3. The bureaucrats are out to frustrate the commitment of Sh Narendra Modi also. They first produced their own version of OROP, which was rejected with the contempt it deserved. When they were given the correct definition, they worked out Rs 9100.00 crore as expenditure to scare the leadership into reneging from their commitment. 

Parting Shot
4. A delegation of Veterans met the Hon'ble RM on 16 Jul 2014. After the meeting when they were leaving, as a parting shot, the Hon'ble RM told them that they should lower their expectations. In other words we should not hope to get true version of OROP. A time has come when unless the Hon'ble PM takes appropriate action he was also likely to fail as his illustrious predecessors.

RESOLUTION

5. We therefore unanimously resolve to appeal to Sh Narendra Modi our respected Prime Minister, 

a) to take matters in his own hands and fulfill his promises made at Rewari to grant OROP to the Veterans on coming to power, as the Bureaucrat who have short changed us for the last thirty three years are not going to let it happen so easily;

b) we further submit that we shall be waiting for its implementation until 31 Dec 2014. If it does not come through we shall know that the Hon'ble Prime Minister, our respected leader, is not satisfied with the sacrifices already made by the veterans for the Nation. We shall then make a few more with the hope that he would be won over into fulfilling his promises.

CONCLUSION

6. During recent Elections wherever the Hon'ble PM went, he asked the public whether the previous Govt fulfilled their promises to them? When the public answered NO, he told them to throw the Govt out , which they did with a vengeance unheard of before. We are sure that the dedicated and effective leader that he is, he would not allow the bureaucrats to land him in similar situation.


(Inderjit Singh)
Lt Col (Retd)
Chairman)

PAN Card Explained



PAN is a 10 digit alpha numeric number,
where the first 5 characters are letters,
the next 4 numbers and the last one a letter again.
These 10 characters can be divided in five parts as can be seen below.

The meaning of each number has been explained further.

1. First three characters are alphabetic series running from AAA to ZZZ

2. Fourth character of PAN represents the status of the PAN holder.
  • C — Company
  • P — Person
  • H —HUF (Hindu Undivided Family)
  • F — Firm
  • A — Association of Persons (AOP)
  • T — AOP (Trust)
  • B — Body of Individuals (BOI)
  • L — Local Authority
  • J — Artificial Juridical Person
  • G — Government
3. Fifth character represents first character of the PAN holder’s last name/surname.

4. Next four characters are sequential number running from 0001 to 9999.

5. Last character in the PAN is an alphabetic check digit.

Nowadays, the DOI (Date of Issue) of PAN card is mentioned at the right (vertical) hand side of the photo on the PAN card.

Monday 29 September 2014

PROJECT SANGAM

PCDA Pension had launched "Project Sangam" where you may may view your latest Corrg PPO, however there is no option to download it.

Log on to http://pcdapension.nic.in/ then click "Project Sangam - Issue of Corrg PPOs" then click "Commission Officer" and provide the data asked for. You will be taken to a new window depicting your original and new corrig ppo.

Sunday 28 September 2014

Payment of Life Time Arrears of Pension

IMPORTANT

What happens when moneys by way of arrears (like DA, enhancement of Pension etc) are due to a Pensioner who expires before getting the amount? Govt has issued revised instructions last year, attached for your reference, which may be gone through.

A doubt may arise whether a separate Nomination is required, when Pension a/c is already there in joint names of Pensioner and his wife with the Bank. The above OM makes it clear that a separate Nomination for Life Time Arrears of Pension is required. Since the OM is of recent origin, even Banks may not be aware of the correct position and they may not be clear about this.

This Nomination is under Central Govt. Pension Rules and is entirely different from the ones we make for our SB accounts which are made under the Banking Laws. Banks are required to collect such Nomination forms even at the time of opening of Pension Acct. Many Banks have not done this.

Remember that Pension and arrears of Pension can be credited to the Joint a/c only as long as the pensioner is alive and not beyond. On the death of the Pensioner, the Joint a/c becomes a “single account” on intimation by the spouse to the Bank and Family Pension is credited automatically to this account in spouse’s name.

Life Time Arrears of Pension etc due to the Pensioner when he was alive can be paid only to his Nominee. Form-A is attached. Fill it in triplicate, go to Pension paying branch of the Bank and obtain acknowledgement in one copy for your record.

The above OM issued by Deptt of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare deals with action by the Bank in the absence of a valid Nomination for Life Time Arrears and we need not allow this situation to arise. Take necessary action to avoid hardship to the spouse later.
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No.1/22/2012-P&PW (E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003.
Dated the 10th July, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:- (i) Payment of arrears of pension in cases where valid nomination has not been made under the Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983;
(ii) payment of arrears of family pension — reg.

1. Attention is invited to the Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules. 1983 which provide that after the death of the pensioner, all moneys payable to the pensioner on account of pension will be paid to the nominee of the deceased pensioner. In the absence of any nomination made by the pensioner, the arrears of his/her pension are paid to the legal heir as per the procedure indicated in para 4 of part A of annexure to Ministry of Finance OM No.1 (3)-E.V/83, dated 11.10.1983. However, dependents of some pensioners expressed difficulties in obtaining the legal heir-ship certificates and represented that the necessity of production of legal heir-ship certificates may be waived where the amount of arrears payable is small
2. The matter had been examined in Ministry of Finance, D/o Expenditure vide OM dated 04/06/1985 and it was decided that in case where a valid nomination does not exist under the Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983 and the dependent of pensioner is unable to produce the legal heir-ship certificate, the Payment of Lifetime Arrears of Pension accruing to the deceased pensioner may be authorized on the basis of any documentary proof regarding the relationship and heir-ship of the claimant if the gross amount of arrear does not exceed Rupees 25,000. In such cases, if the gross amount did not exceed Rupees 5,000 and case represented no peculiar features, the accounts officer was authorised to make the payment on his own authority.
3. The Government has further looked into the matter and decided to increase the limits of Rupees 5000 and 25000 as indicated in Department of Expenditure OM, dated 4.6.85 to Rupees 50,000 and 2,50,000 respectively. The conditions and the procedure of payment as indicated in Department of Expenditure OM, dated 22.10.1983 and 04.06.1985 will remain the same, which are reiterated hereunder.
4 The Pension Disbursing Authority (PDA) may receive application along with any documentary proof regarding the relationship and heir-ship of the claimant, in case the claimant is the recipient of fmily pension, the disbursing Officer will verify the identity of the claimant with reference to the disburser’s half as well as pensioner’s half of the PPO and give a certificate of having done so. PDA will duly attest the documents received from the applicant and forward these along with the application to the Accounts Officer. The Accounts Officer, on receipt of application along with a copy of PPO of the pensioner and other documents from the PDA, will calculate the amount of arrears and issue necessary authority for payment of Life-time arrears to the disbursing authority if the case does not present any peculiar features and the amount does not exceed Rs.50,000. In case the amount exceeds Rupees 50,000 hut does not exceed Rupees 2,50,000, the Accounts Officer will obtain the orders of the Head of Department or Administrator or the CAO in the case of pensioners from Indian Audit & Accounts Department or any Officer of that Department declared as an HOD. Payment will be made on execution of a duly stamped indemnity bond in Form T.R. 14/G.A.R. 26, with such sureties as necessary in terms of para 7 below. In case of any doubt and also in cases where the amount of arrears exceeds Rupees 2,50,000, payments shall be authorized to be made only to the persons producing the legal authority.
5. This department’s OM No. 43/4/95-P&PW(G), dated 30.10.1995 stipulates that in the event of death of a family pensioner, the right to receive any arrears of family pension would automatically pass on to the eligible member of the family next in line. The requirement of succession certificate for payment of any arrears occurs only where there is no member in the family who is eligible to receive family pension after the death of the family pensioner. Therefore, it has been decided that the provisions of this office memorandum will also apply to the payment of arrears of family pension where no member of family is eligible to receive family pension.
6. The Head of Department here means the Head of Department as defined in rule 2 (xvi) of the General Financial Rules, 2005. However, in order to ensure that the citizens do not have to face unnecessary hardships, it has been decided that in the case of field establishments, the Administrative Ministries/ Departments may delegate the power of head of Department to the Head of Office in the rank of Deputy Secretary/Director, if felt necessary by them. It is also clarified that this OM will cover all such past cases.
7. Normally, there should be two sureties, both of known financial stability. However, in case the amount of claim is less than Rs.75,000/, the authority accepting the indemnity bond for and on behalf the President of India should decide on the merits of each case whether to accept only one surety instead of two. The obligor as well as the sureties executing the indemnity bond should have attained majority so that the bond has legal effect or force. The bond is required to be accepted on behalf of the President by an officer duly authorised under Article 299(1) of the Constitution.
8. These orders will not be applicable in cases where a valid nomination exists under the Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983. In such cases, the payment of arrears will be authorised to be made to the nominee (s).
9. As regards pensioners/family pensioners belonging to the Indian Audit and Accounts Departments, these Orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
10. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide their ID Note No.568/E.V/2013, dated 28th June, 2013 and O/o Controller General of Accounts vide their ID No. 1(7)/TA-III/2011-12/Miscl/116, dated 13.02.2013.

sd/-
(Sujasha Choudhury)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: DOPT [http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/PPWE_100713.pdf}

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FORM A 
[See Rule 5]
Pension Disbursing Authority/Head of Office
(Name of Bank/Treasury/Post Office/Accounts Officer, etc.)
Place...........................
I, ......................................... (Name of the Pensioner in capital letters) hereby nominate the person named below under Rule 5 of the Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983.

1 Name and address of the nominee




2 Relationship with the pensioner

3 If nominee is minor, Date of birth

4 Name and address of person who may receive the said pension during the nominee's minority

5 Name and address of other nominee in case the nominee under column (1) predeceases the pensioner

6 Relationship with pensioner

7 Date of birth if the other nominee is minor

8 Name and address of person who may receive the pension during the other nominee's minority

9 Contingency on happening of which nomination shall become invalid



Place: ..............................................                                                     Signature & name of pensioner
Date: ..............................................                         Address:

Witness:

Signature:

Name & address:



Signature of Pension Disbursing Authority/Head of Office

Acknowledgement to be sent by the Pension Disbursing Authority/ Head of Office

Certified that application/nomination has been received from ....................................................... (name of pensioner) whose address is ..................................

Place:
Date:

Signature of Pension Disbursing Authority Bank/ Treasury/ Post Office/ Accounts Officer/ Head of Office

Full Address:

Thursday 25 September 2014

Attempt to Create Disunity Among Veterans by AIEWA Chairman Col Inderjeet Singh

ALL INDIA EX SERVICES WELFARE ASSOCIATION
(We Were THIRTY YEARS YOUNG On 21 Nov 2011)

M 35 Palika Bhawan,
RK Puram, Sector 13,
New Delhi 110066.
Ph :011 26110710
Fax :011 241O6144

Dear Friends


To begin with I apologize for taking so long in replying to the most blasphemous mail received by me. My laptop packed up and being a novice I could not operate any other. Please forgive me for this.

Petty Politicians



I have been accused of creating disunity by friends who were responsible for destroying all efforts to bring about unity. From day one, they started their outfit only to fulfill their political ambitions. The only stumbling block they found was me and our Association.. They first tried to persuade me into falling in line. When that did not work because I refused to follow their political agenda, they threatened me with dire consequences if I did not toe their line. When that did not deter me from putting across the facts, they even resorted to filthy abuses. Yes it is filthy abuses. I only prayed to the Almighty to forgive them "for they know not". These so called gentlemen can even go to that level. Rather than deter me they only confirmed of being third rate politicians who would resort to literally anything to achieve their political designs. 

Defaming and Demeaning


This also failed, then they resorted to defaming and demeaning me. Their coterie of "you scratch my back and I your Club" think tank, led by Col Rajan, first called me a fraud. I did not consider it worthwhile answering the charge, for I was sure Veterans would understand. Then they fielded a very senior officer to drive home their point. When he was given the facts he quickly scurried for cover. The next they fielded an erstwhile Director General Resettlement (DGR) to expose me, hoping that he would carry more conviction having headed the DGR. When he was also appropriately replied he too ran for cover and has not been heard thereafter, despite my invitation to come and know more about us.

Destroying Unity! Who?


With all the plans of the coterie of their think tank going unstuck, they have come out with the latest charge of destroying unity.

First it would be appropriate to ask this coterie as to what they mean by unity. Gentlemen what I have understood from their past performance is that everybody else should pack up and merge with them and make them the soul voice of veterans so that their coterie can achieve their political designs and ambitions unhindered. Can you sacrifice your cause for the political ambitions of a few? If so then go ahead and be with them. If you stand for the good of all then think before you take a plunge.
Before you however do that please go through the following extract of my mail to Gen Satbir and Gen Bahri to know how these Messiahs of unity literally butchered the real unity effort taken by me after you all literally forced me to take the initiative in Oct 2010.

Our Stand Vindicated


Finally the present blasphemous propaganda against me started after I put out my mail before elections about performance of various Govts over the past 33 years. On reading my mail Col Rajan from Bangalore called me a fraud and set about his coterie to expose me. With what is happening about OROP I stand vindicated. A matter that the Parliament had approved can not be implemented even after four months by the Govt. Finding it difficult to face the reality, all of them have gone underground, rather than publicly apologize to a man who over the years had staked even his life for the Veterans.

Conclusion

Friends after they circulated their blasphemous mail against me the right course for me was to proceed against them and make them feel sorry. Fortunately for them, I have no time as they have, for indulging in wasteful activities and therefore avoided doing that. I must however submit that every one has a limit up to which he can ignore, so have I.

With warmest regards

Sincerely

Lt Col Inderjit Singh

Chairman
Mob : 09811007629

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UNITY
Dear Friends


This is not the first time I have been accused of creating disunity amongst Veterans. The Organization which was started with the aim of bringing all Organizations under one flag is being accused of creating disunity. How ironical ? It tickles you further when you see who is accusing.


I took up the initiative to bring about Unity after all of you forced me to do it. Please find below an extract of my mail to Gen Bahri and Gen Satbir which gives out how these Messiahs of unity literally butchered a most sincere effort to bring about unity by me. This mail they did not 
answer.

On the accusation of twisting facts please go through the following mails of Gen Bahri, Gen Satbir, Gp Capt VK Gandhis two mails and mine. You would know who is twisting facts. Me or their coterie?


Warm Regards

Lt Col Inderjit Singh
Chairman
AIEWA

UNITY- MAIL EXTRACT

Now about we speaking in the same voice. In 2010 I had received a lot of mails for initiating the process of unity amongst us all the ESM Orgs. Moved by these sentiments I invited all the orgs for working out a common agenda on 21 Oct 2010, which all can present to the leadership when they get the opportunity to meet them. I had been given time by the RM and I thought if we could work out this common agenda we could all go together and present to the RM on 23 Oct 2010. What you all did to that initiative is given below in brief just to refresh your memory.

THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
1) MOVED BY THE SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED BY YOU ALL I TOOK UP THE INITIATIVE TO INVITE ALL ORGANIZATIONS FOR WORKING OUT A JOINT MEMO ON 21 OCT.


2) THE IESM PROMPTLY REJECTED THE INVITATION ON ACCOUNT OF SHORT NOTICE. I THEN SOUGHT FROM THEM THEIR INPUTS SO THAT THESE COULD BE INCORPORATED..BRIG CHANDER KAMBOJH INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE ATTENDING IN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY.


3) SUDDENLY I GOT A MAIL THAT IESM WOULD COME AND GEN SATBIR, BRIG KAMBOJH AND COL JOSHIPURA WOULD ATTEND. THEY INCLUDED BRIG KAMBOJH IN THEIR LIST EVEN THOUGH HE SAID THAT HE WOULD ATTEND IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY.


4) MEETING WAS HELD AS SCHEDULED. THE DRAFT MEMO PREPARED BY US WAS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AND LOT OF GOOD SUGGESTIONS WERE GIVEN BY THEM ALL


5) AFTER THE MEETING ALL SUGGESTIONS WERE INCORPORATED AND FRESH DRAFT CIRCULATED TO ALL FOR APPROVAL SO THAT IT COULD BE GIVEN JOINTLY ON 23 OCT TO THE RM. DURING THE MEETING COL JOSHIPURA SHOWED KEENNESS TO ACCOMPANY. THE PERMISSION FOR HIM WAS ACCORDINGLY OBTAINED FROM MOD.


6) ON 22 OCT GOT A MAIL FROM GEN SATBIR THAT THE MEMO SHOULD NOT BE PRESENTED YET. IT WAS THEREFORE HELD BACK.


7) ON 23 OCT WHEN COL JOSHIPURA WAS CONTACTED TO COME HE SAID THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE IESM HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE DECISION SO HE COULD NOT COME. HE DID NOT GET BACK. OBVIOUSLY THEY DECIDED AGAINST GOING TO THE RM WITH US. BRIG KAMBOJH IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY WENT ALONG.


8) THE ENTIRE INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE LETTERS GIVEN TO THE RM WERE PUT ON THE INTERNET FOR YOU TO KNOW. IN RESPONSE TO THAT MAIL THE IESM SENT A MAIL ASKING EVERYBODY TO COME TO THEM ON 16 NOV FOR WORKING OUT THE COMMON STAND.


By this move you had first stalled the move forward from where we left on 21 Oct and then destroyed the work put in by so many including yourself and your other stalwarts. Having destroyed it then in your desperation to take all the credit you called a meeting for working out a common stand afresh.There was no mention at all of what had already been done on 21 Oct 2010. Had your mail said that we meet to finalize the draft already worked out I would have gladly participated. But NO. Why should you,when you have different agenda. That could happen only if your intentions were honest. Tell me who destroyed the unity of Veterans? You or me?


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Pax Vobis!


CK Sharma


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From: 'Vinod Gandhi'
Date: 24 July 2014 15:14
Subject: [IESM_Group:862] Attempt to create disunity among Veterans by AIEWA Chairman Col Inderjeet Singh
To:

Dear Veterans

IESM does not react to mails by individuals on issues of OROP and methods followed by various organizations to achieve it as IESM believes in democracy and also believe everyone has a right to his opinion. Chairman AIEWA Col Inderjeet Singh has been fighting battle for OROP since last 25 years and has his own ideas and definition of OROP. His definition/understanding of OROP is at variance with the definition approved by Koshiari Committee. Col Inderjeet Singh has been writing many mails to Government and environment postulating his definition of OROP and criticizing approved definitions of OROP and its implications as understood by veteran’s organizations including IESM. IESM has never replied his mails even though IESM completely disagrees with his definition/understanding of OROP. But in his latest mail (given in line below), on the reaction to the meeting of IESM delegation with Finance Minister Sh Arun Jaitley on 16 July, Col Inderjeet Singh has twisted the report to misguide veterans and malign IESM. He has also named IESM office bearers and made an attempt to malign their image. Hence It has become necessary to clear the misunderstanding created by Col Inderjeet Singh and clean the air at this important juncture of battle for OROP.

IESM is six years old and I have been its Gen Sec for five years. Col Inderjeet Singh, Chairman AIEWA, has been fighting for OROP for last 25 years with NIL achievement. In the last five years of struggle he has written many mails lauding his efforts as to how many times he got us OROP in last 25 years but never got it. It always eluded him and hence veterans were always left high and dry. It will be inappropriate of him to blame IESM for his failures for initial 20 years of his fight for OROP as IESM did not exist in those illustrious 20 years. He has been adversely commenting against IESM regularly, but veterans’ community in its wisdom has always ignored his calls thinking these are rattling of an old worn out man. IESM never commented on his self praise/ failures as IESM always believed in putting up united front rather than create divisions within veterans’ community.

IESM is an organisation in which members of Governing Body believe in each other and decide on a strategy after doing a lot of brain storming. IESM also gets inputs from the grass roots as IESM has 25000 members (in just six years of its existence) from all states of India and many ex-servicemen organisation have joined IESM as associate members. These organisations and 25000 members would not have joined IESM unless they had faith in IESM and its leadership. These inputs are received in periodic meetings of IESM with state conveners/ coordinators and during AGMs. In fact, it will be true to say that IESM's character is pan-India. On the other hand, AIEWA is run by Col Inderjeet Singh and all decisions are taken by Col Inderjeet Singh and few of his friends & followers. It will not be an exaggeration to say that Col Inderjeet Singh, one man army, wants to control future of veterans' community as per his vision of veterans' welfare and his vision of OROP. I am forced to make this impression because Col Inderjeet Singh has been constantly writing against IESM since the time IESM came into existence. Reasons for his antagonism towards IESM are a mystery for veteran community and probably show his desperation because of his failures to get OROP. It seems Col Inderjeet Singh and AIEWA cannot tolerate any other organisation fighting for OROP for the fear that if the other organisation succeeds in getting OROP Col Inderjeet Singh and his tall personality will become irrelevant. Another probable reason of his dislike of other organisations could be that Col Inderjeet Singh thinks that he has a copy-right on fight for OROP. Whereas on the contrary IESM has been always encouraging other organisations to join hands and fight for OROP jointly or individually but fight for OROP. Well, this is the difference between welfare oriented organisation (IESM) which fights for welfare of veterans and personality based organisation (AIEWA) which works to hog laurels for an individual without any positive result.

IESM was formed in 2008 because philosophy followed by existing organisations did not get us OROP in last 25 years. IESM has done a lot of brainstorming and decided to follow a different path (This was decided in the meeting on 13 Aug 2008. This meeting was attended by veterans from all India and the result is that IESM, jointly with the help of other organisations, has been able to get OROP for all veterans, widows and disabled soldiers). Other major demands of veterans have also been accepted by the Govt and will be approved soon whether it is National War Memorial or National Commission for Ex-servicemen. It is because of the policies of IESM (whether it is return of Gallantry medals or submission of memorandums signed in own blood) that two Governments (UPA and NDA Governments) stand committed to OROP. IESM has decided to increase pressure and will keep increasing pressure till all important issues of veterans are suitably addressed to the satisfaction of veteran community. IESM has realized the power of vote and has been communicating to veterans to rise above local issues and fight for the problems ailing to veteran community and fighting for the respect of veterans. If Col Inderjeet Singh does not approve of IESM's philosophy, well then that is his problem: IESM will continue working for welfare of veterans.

Col Inderjeet Singh’s recent mail has convinced veterans that he is not fighting for OROP but for personal laurels. He has questioned the working style of Chairman and Gen Sec in his mail and made some unsavoury remarks. Whereas need of the hour was to show a united face to Govt and increase pressure on the Govt for issuance of Implementation order for OROP. On the other hand he has chosen to create and communicate chinks in veteran unity. His communication gives veterans the impression that AIEWA will readily sacrifice welfare of veterans if it is not achieved through AIEWA. Veterans’ community is bewildered on this attitude.

Coming to IESM's report which was issued after IESM delegation met Finance Minister Sh Arun Jaitley on 16 July 14. This record had been issued after lot of deliberations and to ensure that doors for future dialogue is kept open but while at the same time confirming that IESM is steadfast on definition of OROP and will not accept any dilution in OROP. It has been very clearly and firmly stated by the delegation that there is only one definition of OROP and the rest is only calculations. Yes, honorable FM did attempt to explore our minds (which every Finance Minister will do to save some funds) whether veterans would accept a diluted version of OROP but it was firmly rejected. It has been reported accordingly. My reported version is "End result is that FM did not give any commitment and time frame of approval of DGL put up by Armed Forces HQ. He also did not give assurance of involving IESM and ex-servicemen in the discussion of DGL". This is exactly what was discussed there. Whereas Col Inderjeet Singh twisted the sentence to say his quote "The end result is not just NO COMMITMENT on matters put up by them, it is a direction to tone down our demand. Which means only a bureaucratic version of OROP and not the true version of OROP." This is nothing but convoluted version of the original report given with an intention to confuse veterans and to paint IESM in bad light. Col Inderjeet Singh has miserably failed in this as veterans have seen through his machinations to twist facts to serve his ends. He has also gone on to bring in pension of Maj Generals in the discussion whereas IESM never ever discussed pensions of officers. IESM has always put forward the pensions of widows and soldier in every discussion and in every meeting. That is how He twisted the facts and presented them to suit his end. I am happy to say that veterans have seen through his gimmickry and have not reacted to his biased reporting. Veteran community is aware that Col Inderjeet Singh and AIEWA would be ready to water down the definition of OROP like he did 25 years back when he accepted one time increase rather than OROP. Why had he done that, only Col Inderjeeet  Singh, his conscience and his God only knows!

My advise to Col Inderjeet Singh will be to stop punching holes in OROP and its fight. If he must fight then he must join in with others rather than sending messages of disunity among veterans’ community. Another sane advice which veterans have been giving him that there is a time for every individual to retire and they had been hinting that his time to retire from this fight has come. He should accept it gracefully.
Regards

Gp Capt VK Gandhi VSM
Gen Sec IESM
L - 48, Sector - 25,
NOIDA. 201301
Tele no 01204313951
Mobile 09810541222

Pls see IESM latest NEWS on
 http://www.iesm.org

IF YOU SEE SOMEONE WITHOUT A SMILE GIVE HIM ONE OF YOURS.

From: Inderjit Singh <aiewa81@hotmail.com>
Date: 20 July 2014 19:59
Subject: FW: VETERANS MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER
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Dear friends

I am sending you my views on the reecent meeting of IESM with the Finance Minister. It has three trailing mails of the IESM heirarchy as follows:-

a) Gen SK Bahris mail to Chiefs
b( Gp Capt VK Gandhis Mail about the meeting
c) Maj Gen Satbirs mail to Sh Arun Jaitley

Please go through these mails before reading my views.

Warm regards

Sincerely

Lt Col Innderjit Singh
Chairman
Mob : 09811007629
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IESM MEETING WITH HON'BLE FM- WHAT? A DISASTER

Dear Friends

On 16 Jul 2014 a delegation of IESM Stalwarts under the leadership of Gen Satbir met Mr Arun Jaitley. The meeting was arranged kind courtesy Gen VK Singh the Hon'ble Minister who also accompanied them. 

The details of the Meeting were truly reflected in a letter by Lt Gen SK Bahri to the Chiefs written on 17 Jul. The letter is given below. 

Then on 18 Jul the IESM very proudly put out a resume of the Meeting written by Gp Capt VK Gandhi their illustrious Gen Secy. This mail is given below for the information of our readers.

An important aspect which is reflected honestly by Gen Bahri and missing from the resume by Gp Capt Gandhis mail I quote below for you to understand the way we are being be fooled by the Netas of this organizations-
"Finally, when we took leave of him, as a parting shot he said that, we should lower our expectations. So the mind of the RM is now known to us. Therefore, unless you three show a united front the ESM, current and future, can keep whistling till they turn blue."

I am sure you would agree with me if I said that this matter should have been made the key note of the mail put out by their Gen Secy.
Obviously they wanted to hide this fact from Veterans lest they lost their already diminishing credibility. Rather than admitting their failure they try to cover it up by the following statement-
"End result is that FM did not give any commitment and time frame of approval of DGL put up by Armed Forces HQs. He also did not give assurance of involving IESM and ex-servicemen in the discussion of DGL".

The end result is not just NO COMMITMENT on matters put up by them, it is a direction to tone down our demand. Which means only a bureaucratic version of OROP and not the true version of OROP.

Then Gp Capt Gandhi goes on to extoll the Veterans to tighten up their belts to fight a long battle for their izzat and status. Whose status they talk about we all know and stated clearly by Gen Satbir in his follow up letter to the RM. An extract is given below
It is the principle of seniority in Armed Forces which we cherish. As per this principle, a senior rank person should not draw pension/ pay less than rank lower than him. It is a simple principle we need to maintain hence we cannot afford any violation with OROP principle.

By what stretch of imagination would you call OROP the increasing of the pension of a maj gen to go beyond what similar rank is getting now. Please ask the General.
The OROP means he gets the same pension as the current Maj Gen. If that is more than a brigadier, he gets more but if the current maj gen is still getting less he continues to get less. That is OROP. The case of increasing pensions of any rank is a different matter altogether and has to be pursued separately. This is what he has been pursuing as his main agenda and is even doing so at the cost of all else in his present mail. 

Friends what Gen Satbir calls OROP is neither OROP nor the Izzat, what he wants is his pension should be more than brigadier. Who would accept this rubbish? I am sure the Govt knows him well and giving us the treatment we deserve for our tomfoolery.

Finally they in their desperation to hog the limelight did not mention anything about the role of Gen VK Singh our erstwhile Chief and an Hon'ble Minister in the present Govt. Was he the messenger boy or an escort of these VIPs? Please ask the General himself for they may not like to answer.

This was the finest chance to get OROP, with both former and present Govts fully committed. With what they are up to, the sooner they shut their shop the sooner the OROP would be granted. Their tomfoolery has already lost us five years of OROP.

Gen Bahri has very rightly stated that Chiefs should put up a united front or every thing is going to be lost. I agree with him as it is required amongst us veterans even more. I therefore invite you all to our Governing Council Meeting on 12 Aug at Netaji Nagar Community Center New Delhi to work out our stand. If you want to see a little more of us at grass root level come to Vill Kheri Khumar near Jhajhar on 27 July at 1100 hrs. These programs in details will be put out on our blog VOICE OF VETERANS (aiewa.blogspot.in ) shortly.

With warmest regards and best wishes for the resolution of OROP despite our friends.

Sincerely

Lt Col Inderjit Singh
Chairman
Mob : 0 9811007629 

 MAJ GEN SATBIR SINGH'S MAIL TO RM 


Sh Arun Jaitley
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri
Ministry of Defence
South Block, New Delhi-110011
Sub: IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE RANK ONE PENSION (OROP)

Dear Sh Arun Jaitley,

We are grateful for granting us the meeting with you on 16 July 2014 with regard to issue of Implementation letter for OROP.

Sir, your contention that the gap between the calculations made by the Service HQs and the officials of MoD namely CGDA, PCDA, Secy DESW is very large, due to which there was delay in issuing the Govt Letter; is a serious cause of concern for the Defence Fraternity. Since, there is only ONE Definition of OROP as approved by the Parliament and therefore, there has to be only ONE calculation, irrespective of small or large gap. It is simple Mathematics. As pleaded by us, there cannot be two calculations. These gaps have been designed to find a way to deny full benefit of OROP to ex-servicemen. A point to be noted here is that had OROP been granted 25 years back there would not have been any gap now. Sir, we are not after money and not asking for back dated payment, it is the principle of seniority in Armed Forces which we cherish. As per this principle, a senior rank person should not draw pension/ pay less than rank lower than him. It is a simple principle we need to maintain hence we cannot afford any violation with OROP principle.

Sir, in case X and Y Groups are to be granted OROP as per their respective Groups, the funds required will be 4500 – 5000 Crores, as per calculations correctly carried out by the Service HQs. And in case all Defence Employees are to be granted ‘X’ Group rates of pensions, then the amount required would be 6500-7000 Crores as per the calculation made by PCDA.

The funds required for the two options are not too large for the Nation to pay justified pensions to the Retired Soldiers, who have given their life and comforts of life for national security.

The CGDA/PCDA/DESW should not be allowed to dilute the definition of OROP or coin their own definition or understanding of OROP. Their calculations, based on datum line 01.01.2006 pensions rates, are totally against the approved definition which requires the OROP to be calculated based on the rates of pensions as on 01.04.2014, the date from which OROP has been sanctioned and future enhancements are to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners. This was duly discussed in the meting chaired by you on 12th June 2014. The M1 and M2 Models by CGDA, PCDA, and DESW were out-rightly rejected.

Sir, ex-servicemen are fighting for a principle, any dilution of definition of OROP will not be acceptable to the Ex-Servicemen. It has to be full OROP as per the definition already approved by the Parliament.

In view of the foregoing, please expedite issue of Govt Letter for the implementation of OROP as per the DGL prepared by the Service HQs.

With regards,

Maj Gen (Retd) Satbir Singh, SM
Chairman IESM
Mob: +919312404269, 0124-4110570
Email ID: 
satbirsm@gmail.com
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GP CAPT VK GANDHI'S MAIL ABOUT THE MEETING

Dear Veterans,

IESM delegation met with FM Sh Arun Jaitley on 16 July 14. Following members were part of the delegation.

1 Maj Gen Satbir Singh Chairman IESM
2 Lt Gen SK Bahiri
3 Gp Capt VK Gandhi Gen Sec IESM
4 Wg Cdr CK Sharma Treasurer IESM
5 Col Handa
 Diwave
6 Hony Lt K Pandey Mem GB IESM
Gen Sabir Singh impressed upon FM that ex-servicemen thank the Govt for granting OROP, however despite a lapse of five months since approval of OROP on 17 Feb 14, Government order for implementation is still not issued. We request that the implementation order may please be issued soon. Moreover Rs 1,500 crore allotted for OROP is not adequate for full OROP and more funds may please be released for OROP.

FM replied that the DGL is under active consideration of Govt and it will be issued once consultations are completed. He hinted that funds required for OROP is much more than expected. 

The issue was discussed for good 15 min but FM did not give any commitment about time frame for issue of implementation order. He opined that it seems he would need to order a meeting between Armed Forces HQs and Govt deptts (DESW, CGDA) to iron out the differences. It was suggested that IESM should also be consulted and permitted to give its views but FM remained noncommittal on this.

End result is that FM did not give any commitment and time frame of approval of DGL put up by Armed Forces HQs. He also did not give assurance of involving IESM and ex-servicemen in the discussion of DGL.


IESM is of the opinion that veterans will need to tighten their belts for another long battle with the Govt for OROP, your Izzat and status.



IESM will continue to discuss the issue with all authorities for release of implementation letter for full OROP. IESM will not accept any dilution in definition of OROP as approved by Parliament.

It seems DESW and CGDA have succeeded in delaying implementation of OROP for veterans but have had no objections for approving bureaucrats treatment abroad along with an escort on Govt expenses. What a pity this is how India takes care of soldiers and veterans. 

Regards

Gp Capt VK Gandhi VSM
Gen Sec IESM
L - 48, Sector - 25,
NOIDA. 201301
Tele no 01204313951
Mobile 09810541222

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LT GEN SK BAHRI''S MAIL TO CHIEFS


From: Satish Kumar Bahri <
skbahri1@yahoo.com>
To: COAS <
sysspcell@gmail.com>; CNS <cns-india@nic.in>; CAS <hawkeye@bol.net.in> 
Sent: Thursday, 17 July 2014 11:07 PM
Subject: OROP AND OTHER PROBLEMS OF DEFENCE SERVICES


Dear Chiefs,
 
I do write to you all of and on, and sometimes mark to you my mails to the political bosses, for information. But this time I am writing as an old senior officer who has his ear to the ground listening to the murmurs in the ESM community. Though my hearing may not be that good, you cannot expect any thing better from an alumni of 1st (J) NDA and a gunner to boot, it is still acute enough. This tribe holds the senior officers (Lt Gens & above) including me, responsible for all that ails the three services. Be it lack of equipment, their status or the pay and allowances. So gentlemen, it is time you show some jointmanship and take a stand against a slimy and fickle political system, abetted by a self serving bureaucracy.

I would like to inform you that yesterday, 16 Jul 14, I along with Maj Gen Satbir, IESM and Col Handa, DIWAVE and some others from IESM met the RM on the subject of OROP, due to the kind courtesy of Gen VK Singh. The gist of the meeting was that the RM emphasised that he was-


a) committed to granting OROP, as it has been repeatedly promised by the PM and stated by him in his budget speech.



b) the definition of OROP as stated by Koshiyari Committee is not sacrosanct as politicians are prone to make populist commitments.



c) wanting a definite figure of the financial effect OROP would have. He said that he wants the CGDA and DESW to work out the amount. We offered him the various figures given by different committees and that the maximum amount was in the region of Rs 9,000 crs. When he repeated that the CGDA and DESW will form a committee along with service reps to take on this task, we clearly told him that we had no trust in the desire of the two civilian reps to resolve any matter in favour of soldiers. When we told him that if the pensions are paid as per the accepted definition of OROP for three months the expenditure for the year can be extrapolated. He was not willing to do even that.


Finally, when we took leave of him as a parting shot he said that we should lower our expectations. So the mind of the RM is now known to us. Therefore, unless you three show a united front the ESM, current and future, can keep whistling till they turn blue. Pardon for being presumptuous to suggest that you have to seek an appointment with the PM together and convince him that the money spent on maintaining the morale of the soldiers will be more paying than spending Rs 45,000 crs on a sinking Air India. Otherwise, believe me it will be a repeat of the Thimayya story, of the politicians playing one Chief against the other.


I am also enclosing a note I have sent to the Pay Commission entitled "Armed Forces Of India: A Forgotten Entity" for your information.



With warm regards.


Lt Gen SK Bahri (Retd)
Chairman 
Alliance Of Ex Servicemen Organisations