NOIP was born in 2004, affiliated to Bhrateeya Mazdoor Sangh, a nationalistic, Number One Central Trade Union. In fact we were late in entering pensioners’ field though the Pension Rules were notified in 1995. It is a bare fact that pensioners join multiple associations of pensioners and hence majority pensioners are having multitude membership. It is also a grave fact that pensioners have to fend for themselves because the associations of in-service employees seldom take up the issues related to pensioners. As pensioners do not have any power to fight out the issues with the management/GOI, it is a dire necessity to have continuous liaison with both and keep them apprising about the burning issues concerning pensioners.
As such NOIP believes that perfect liaison only would bring remedy to our problems. NOIP though a nascent organization, has become the hope of pensioners and it is unique for the following reasons-
- It is the first pensioners’ organization to submit the Charter of Demands for pensioners and has been insisting LIC to call us also for negotiations.
- Meets LIC’s top officials in CO (MD/ EDP/ Chairman) at least 3-4 times in a year for follow-up of pending issues. Pune being NOIP’s HQs, we have easy access to CO. This is not the case with other associations and they hardly meet LIC’s top officials once in a year.
- NOIP is instrumental in getting one more option to opt for mediclaim, inclusion of parents and parents-in-laws in medicalim scheme after employee’s retirement, cashless hospitalization for all in-patient admissions, 75% subsidy in mediclaim premium for pensioners too, increase in SA coverage etc. Since many are left out from the Mediclaim cover NOIP has been following up for one more option (second time) and also demanding the option to those who have resigned from service including those resigned on health grounds. Chairman Shri.M R Kumarji has assured to consider our demand during the time of fresh recruitments in 2020.
- NOIP studies the issues in all details and hence pursuing some anomalies to be set right like computation of basic pension insisting 50% of last basic pension drawn as basic pension, retirement in the same month if DOB is first of the month, etc. We are happy to inform that due to the continuous follow-up with LIC for more than 10 years, LIC has referred the computation of pension at 50% last basic drawn (whichever is beneficial to the retiring employee) to the GOI for notification.
- NOIP has been following up regularly with the LIC for granting flat 30% of basic pay as family pension, full pension after 20 years of service, increased pension for pensioners aged 80 and above, 100% DA neutralization of pre 8/1997 retirees, up gradation of basic pension with every wage revision, etc. We are happy to inform that due to the continuous follow-up with LIC for more than 10 years, LIC has referred the computation of family pension at 30% last basic drawn for notification by GOI.
- NOIP was the first organization to demand Group Insurance Scheme to pensioners and right from 2015, strongly making out a case of existence of Insurable Interest for pensioners. We are happy that LIC extended the GIS to pensioners but unfortunately stipulated a cutoff date as 1-4-2018. NOIP is pursuing the matter with LIC insisting to offer GIS to all the pensioners irrespective of date of retirement.
- The demand of one more option for pension (OMOP) was hanging in air since 1996. NOIP had been building pressure through BMS on the DFS (Dept of Financial Services) especially after the NDA Govt came to power in 2014. Due to the efforts of BMS Late Shri.Jaitleyji, the then FM approved the demand and it was notified in April 2019. More than 42000 PF optees both in Life and General Insurance industry exercised the pension option and are drawing monthly pension now from 1-12-2019. On our continuous follow-up with LIC, OMOP matter is re-referred to DFS recommending allowing the option to Ex-Servicemen and direct recruit engineers in Engineering Dept recruited in 1996-97 and favourable response is awaited through notification.
- NOIP has been demanding cash medical allowance to cope up with monthly medical expenses
- Regular communication to members through emails, whatsapp, sms etc (we are appreciated by one and all for our continuous communications).
- Meeting Ministers/officials of Finance Ministry at regular intervals
In view of the above, we urge upon you to join NOIP to strengthen the organisation and to inspire us more in the services of the pensioners at large.
We have enclosed here with the enrolment form. Please fill up and post to the address given at the bottom.. Kindly remit the fees Rs.1000-00 plus donation into NOIP’s a/c mentioned therein.
With greetings,
Yours brotherly,
(General Secretary)
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