To
The regional provident fund commissioner ( pension head office ) , EPFO, new Delhi
Ref : your letter no 5957 dated 14th March 2022
Respected sir ,
Thank you sir for the response made to my letter .
Sir, what all you have explained about the pension system what it stands now with it's position is not unknown and is in our knowledge that has been replied earlier to the individual memorandums and to the questions tabled in parliament by the hon'ble MPs .
Now the ultimate question before the EPS 1995 pensioners has stood unanswered that should they continue to suffer life long in high scale of human indignity with socio-- economic insecurity or face the death uncared of, and supportless from any body with the prevailing nuclier family system and other compelling circumstances under the democratic goveranance of country with the consequences caused , being faced by the pension scheme not finding scope for enhancement of pension in the built up system despite constitutional rights of life enshrined and non violation of human rights to be ensured .
Whether the viability of employees pension scheme 1995 to be continued with it's provisions not revisiting it for necessary changes is important or the protection of life with socio-- economic security and human dignity as per the constitutional values is important may please be thought of with logic and scientific approach and arrived at the conclusion that stands justifiable under the warranting situation .
The service pension is required to meet it's intended purpose that meets the cost of maintenance of life in retirement period . But the pension provided by the EPS 1995 has negated it's purpose providing a meagre minimum pension that does not suffice for any needs of life . How could the unsupportive poor pensioners survive to live their life with the present meagre range of minimum pension and also at basic level in the range less than Rs Rs 1000 not exceeding much above Rs 2500 , while
the present cost of life touches to around Rs 10000 across the country is what it matters much to the EPS pensioners . Human life is not a animal life to be survived supportless without an adequate quantum of income to meet the basic needs of livilihood viz some shelter , food and water and essential medicines for old age problem.
Only The AIR IS FREE and nothing else . The life matters to us primarily .
Every citizen pays indirect tax throught out life to the govt that creates liability on the part of the govt of the day to ensure their socio-- economic security with dignity and senior citizens are provided old age pension to be economically better secured by some state govts with discharge of their liability . Whereas the EPS pensioners are made worse than old age pensioners , deprived of normal life by unliveable pension with contribution to the pension fund under EPS 1995 .They seek their share of terminal benefit at an adequate level being undeniable that always gets upheld by the judicary what it has come out till now .
The pensioners want to live their life with human dignity that needs certain quantum of minimum pension that suffice it for a minimum life not getting burdened much on others to maintain the livilihood .
It may please be MINDFULLY understood that whether the provident act 1952 brought 7 decades ago has protected and served the purpose of the "Bhavishya " (titled it great name ) of the pensioners retired under the provident fund act with the contribution of equal share of employers under the provisions of employees pension scheme with amendments, changes and in vice versa defending the present status of the EPS 1995 . EPFO has done just bank transaction with the employees providing an unliveable pension and not secured the retirment life what it is supposed to meet the basic objective of the TITLE of " BHAIVISHYA NIDHI " with universal system of pension by the employers appropriate share of contribution up to any level within it , meant for welfare of the workmen in retirement life .
How does the Service Pension stands justifiable for all time when it is kept stagnant without it's periodical revisions and also unlinked to living cost index (DA) not providing economic security to the retirees is an issue . Should this pension scheme continue with it's present provisions regardless of it's defeciancies causing irreparable damage to life remains to be solved revisiting the EPS 1995 .
Why this different type of pension scheme called EPS 1995 is brought into operation inviting sever CONSQUENCES disrupting life of pensioners in unspeakable situation with unliveable pension matters very much . It has continued to cause sufferings having taken the lakhs of lives of pensioners in despair and disgust .
The minimum pension in adequate quantum is a dire need and essential for certain period of service that qualifies for pension what it operates with the govt pensioners .
Given the position that the pensionable service of only EPS 1995 unaccounted of the period of service of family pension scheme 1971 which is upheld by NCDRC new Delhi for accounting it with the wages held that were low at the time of retirment and the basic pension kept unrevised for more than 20 years stopping annual reliefs since the year 2000 besides
notwithstanding the existing provisions of the pension scheme , the hike of minimum pension with DA , being a question of survival with human dignity with it , may kindly be addressed by grant of the same at an appropriate amount to be judged on the basis of present cost of life with an open mind of humanity concern what we all humbly and sincerely request so that the poor unsupportive senior citizen EPS pensioners crossing the age of 70 ,75 plus live the remaining life with stress-free condition and some peace of mind not getting burdened on others much at mercy .
What all has been expressed herein is in right perception and not subjudice to the cases .
Either the issue may be got addressed by the hon'ble central provident fund commissioner , EPFO with pension fund corpus that continues to grow with constant contribution to it or by the hon'ble prime minister through a cabinet decision what it was done in the past with financial adjustments if found necessary for issue of orders on hike of minimum pension at an adequate quantum of amount that suffice it for basic maintenance of present cost of life in the interest of welfare and welbeing of senior citizen EPS pensioners .
We hope you goodself will have understood our feelings at ground reality and would kindly help to mitigate the problem of human crises .
With high regards
Sincerely your's
ShamRao ,national secretary
EPS 95 pensioners coordination committee ,
Bidar , Karnataka
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