Port Blair, Aug 11: A meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association held yesterday at Port Blair has noted that the central government is going ahead with its agenda on pension privatization.
The meeting noted that the controversial Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill is listed as an agenda item for the current Parliament Session. The Bill may be taken up for discussion in Parliament on any day. The Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, to which the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association is affiliated, has opposed the Contributory Pension Scheme (New Pension Scheme) from the very beginning.
At the call of the Confederation, the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association will organise protest demonstration throughout these islands on the day when the PFRDA Bill is taken up for discussion in Parliament or on the next day if information is received late. At Port Blair, the programme will be held in front of the Secretariat.
The meeting of the Association noted that if the PFRDA Bill is passed, the employees recruited before 1st January, 2004 can also be brought under the PFRDA which will adversely affect their chance of getting the existing defined beneficial pension. The Association call upon all the government employees and workers to participate in the above programme in a massive way. Mr. Sadanand Rai, President presided over the meeting while Mr. D. Ayyappan, General Secretary Spoke.
