Tuesday, 13 January 2015

NCCPA SECRETARY GENERAL SUPPORTS FORMATION OF DEPARTMENTAL WISE PENSIONERS ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING AIPRPA

AIPRPA CHQ WROTE LETTER TO NCCPA SECRETARY GENERAL ON FORMATION OF AIPRPA AND THE STAND OF NCCPA OVER IT

COMRADE S.K.VYAS SECRETARY GENERAL NCCPA REPLIED ENCOURAGING FORMATION OF AIPRPA AS A RIGHT STEP IN MOBILIZING LARGE SECTIONS OF UNORGANISED PENSIONERS UNDER DEPARTMENT WISE PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS

The reply of Secretary General NCCPA is reproduced below in this connection.ON  (NCCPA)

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATION

13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi -110001

Dear Com. K. Ragvendran,

Thanks for your letter dated 31.12.2014. As I was out of Delhi, there is a certain delay in reply for which I may kindly be excused.

NCCPA is not at all opposed to the idea of a monotithic Pensioners Organisation of Postal Pensioners. we have seen that formation of Central Government (Composite) Pensioners Associations have not been able to motivate all pensioners to join them. If  postal pensioner has initiated to form CGPA, the majority of those who have joined it, are Postal Pensioners and only a few Pensioners from other Departments have joined it. If on the other hand an Audit & Accounts Pensioner has initiated to form Pensioners Association, the majority who have joined it are Audit & Accounts Pensioners with few from other Departments. Whereas Postal Pensioners Associations / Railway Pensioners Associations / Central Excise & Customs Pensioners Associations whereever formed have obtained membership from most of the pensioners from respective Departments. On the basis of these ground realities, NCCPA totally favours Pensioners Associations of respective Departments which can federate into a National level Pensioners Associations of respective Departments and these federations can affiliate with NCCPA while their Circle / State level bodies may affiliate with the State /Circle Committees of NCCPA. This is the pattern which is obtaining in Confederation of CGEs & Workers as well.

The CGP as already in existence would obviously be reluctant for such a reorganisation of Pensioners Associations as they would take this move as poaching away some of their members. If we explain that since these Departments wise Pensioners Associations will affiliate at the National level with NCCPA and at State / Circle level with state committees, the composite character would be restored with wider unity amongst the Pensioners, I hope this will satisfy them.

With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

Sd/-

(S.K.Vyas)

Secretary General