Family Pension and Invalid Pension under New Pension System.

Govt of India has extended the benefit of family pension to the family's of employees covered under NPS, in case of their untimely death before the retirement. In case of invalidation of employees, employees will become eligible for invalid pension. The calculation of pension in both cases would be according to the 1972 pension provisions. But this benefit is provisional as the new rules are being framed. Even after the new rule, some kind of regular pension is expected in case of above circumstances.

As NPS is notified by cabinet to NVS employees, all the alllied rules also come into effect automatically. Suppose a senior employee unfortunatley looses his life, what his family gets under CPF is less than 10 lakh rupees. What will happen to his family? Had he opted for NPS, his family would be secure. We need to think about this a lot in Samiti. We have around 25 per cent employees who are going to retire within a decade. What will happen to them, if we all madly reject NPS. Are we capable of getting 1972 regular pension? Do we have it in us to go for strike?

We need to keep in mind another fact too. Already 10 per cent of us are covered under NPS.Ten per cent of vacancies are there in samiti. Another 15 per cent will retire in five years. We have been mute witnesses to the inner fights across the regions and unions! We know the fear factor that has been injected into our cadres! Inspite of all these things, is it ok to be positive? We all need to seriously ponder over these things.

We got arriers before KV guys!!

When I came to know that KV teachers are yet to get the arreares, I wondered a lot. Navodaya had been always at the receiving end while KV was pampered by the big bosses at HRD ministry. Sixth PRC has done some goodthings for Navodayans, teachers got 10 per cent residential allowance. Though they could not get stepped up basic pays unlike their colleagues in residential schools in Andhra Pradesh, it was not a total disappointment. Still Navodaya teachers feel discriminated as they are not entitled to GOI Pension. Employees do recognize the efforts of officers at the top within samiti for the positive changes that they have witnessed during last few years. But the logical conclusion of all such efforts is attaining GOI Pension. Unless it happens,employees will vote with their feet whenever and wherever they find greener pastures. Attrition will nagatively effect the students' academic performance.