M.V.Ruparelia, A503
Rashmi Utsav, Near Jangid Estate & Vijay Park, Mira Road (East) Dist.
Thane. 401107. M. 09821732855. E/Mail: mvrup@yahoo.co.in
To
8th March,
2013.
Shri Jairam
Rameshji, Honorable Minister of Rural Development,
Government of India, Krishi Bhawan, Dr Rajendra Prasad
Road, New Delhi-110001.
Respected Jairamji,
Sub: Report of Task
Force headed by Shri Mihir Shah notified in Web Site of Rural Ministry.
Ref: News in
Live Mint & The Wall Street Journal of 4-3-13.
It is observed from
above News that you are very happy & in total agreement with the
recommendations and would put it up to Cabinet for implementation. We would
request you to look in to the following observations sympathetically.
Recommendations of
this Task Force are nothing but a JOKE of the Day and Mockery of
Respected Elders of the Country!!
The learned Task Force has recommended Rs 300 p.m. as IGNOAPension from 1-4-13, same amount as already given for other 2 pensions by Government from 1-4-12!! Let government be fair to their elders and give Rs 300 to Senior Citizens from the same date viz 1-4-12, as given to other 2 categories and not from 1-4-13, as recommended. Rs 300 to a Senior Citizen belonging to BPL Family of 5 are nothing but a social crime. If only one senior citizen is in BPL Family of 5, the entire family shares the meagre pension of Rs 300. Even after State/UT`s contribution, it works out to Rs 600 for five members i.e. Rs 20 per day for 5 and Rs 4 per one living/breathing INDIAN CITIZEN!! BRAVO to TASK FORCE!!
Financial Constrains are for only helpless, ailing BPL Elders of a Highly Advanced & Financially Prosperous Country, which boasts in the ENTIRE WORLD for having RESPECT for their ELDERS!! Government spends Rs 20000 p.a. (more than Rs 1600 p.m.) for one Under Trial Prisoner and much more for convicts. Even alcoholic & drug addicts are granted Rs 900 p.m. by same Govt for food during their remaining in Anti-addict Centres! Rs 300 to Respected BPL ELDERS are a MOCKERY OF HUMANBEING & SOCIAL CRIME!! Kindly, consider how much Government is spending for SC/ST/OBC/Minority citizens only considering that they are born in those families and they are looked after well by Government and are given lot of facilities and opportunities without seeing their financial or social position. BPL are also born in BPL families, which are not given any facilities or opportunities to educate themselves or get employment or earn their livelihood for centuries together. Those born in such disadvantaged poor families remain BPL due to competitive social & economic condition in the Country and deserve special treatment on par with SC/ST/OBC/Minority Community etc.
The learned Task Force has recommended Rs 300 p.m. as IGNOAPension from 1-4-13, same amount as already given for other 2 pensions by Government from 1-4-12!! Let government be fair to their elders and give Rs 300 to Senior Citizens from the same date viz 1-4-12, as given to other 2 categories and not from 1-4-13, as recommended. Rs 300 to a Senior Citizen belonging to BPL Family of 5 are nothing but a social crime. If only one senior citizen is in BPL Family of 5, the entire family shares the meagre pension of Rs 300. Even after State/UT`s contribution, it works out to Rs 600 for five members i.e. Rs 20 per day for 5 and Rs 4 per one living/breathing INDIAN CITIZEN!! BRAVO to TASK FORCE!!
Financial Constrains are for only helpless, ailing BPL Elders of a Highly Advanced & Financially Prosperous Country, which boasts in the ENTIRE WORLD for having RESPECT for their ELDERS!! Government spends Rs 20000 p.a. (more than Rs 1600 p.m.) for one Under Trial Prisoner and much more for convicts. Even alcoholic & drug addicts are granted Rs 900 p.m. by same Govt for food during their remaining in Anti-addict Centres! Rs 300 to Respected BPL ELDERS are a MOCKERY OF HUMANBEING & SOCIAL CRIME!! Kindly, consider how much Government is spending for SC/ST/OBC/Minority citizens only considering that they are born in those families and they are looked after well by Government and are given lot of facilities and opportunities without seeing their financial or social position. BPL are also born in BPL families, which are not given any facilities or opportunities to educate themselves or get employment or earn their livelihood for centuries together. Those born in such disadvantaged poor families remain BPL due to competitive social & economic condition in the Country and deserve special treatment on par with SC/ST/OBC/Minority Community etc.
Para 25 of National Policy, 99 lays down that rates of monthly pension will need to be revised at intervals so that inflation does not deflate its real purchasing power, whereas TASK FORCE has now suggested in 2013 for linking with inflation and that too not with immediate effect but in Phase II i.e. with effect from 1-4-14!! WHOLE COUNTRY must salute such TASK FORCE!!
Task Force has suggested Rs 500p.m. from 5th year (2016-17) of 12th Plan. This is nothing but cheating BPL Elders!! Task Force has not cared and taken note of Country-wide agitations by Joint Action Committee of all Organizations of Senior Citizens of the entire Country for last 3 years and recent mass agitation in Delhi by Pension Parishad headed by Smt Aruna Roy.
Task Force has not bothered to remove the adoption of 13 Parameters by Rural Ministry for classifying BPL Family for giving this meagre pension to Senior Citizen but has boldly suggested to continue present criteria and to consider change over later to criteria notified by Government for fixing Priority Households and General Households under National Food Security Act!!! Can this be due to lethargy & inertia of the Task Force to examine the given task and decide as per terms of reference or just to eyewash and strengthen the prejudice of Government for their Elders due to so called restraints of resources only for Elders or to recommend on dotted lines of thinking of anti-elder Government officials!!
Kindly,
consider the plight of BPL Elders of the Country sympathetically.
Thanking You,
Yours Sincerely,
(M.V.Ruparelia)
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