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| SMT.CHITRAI AMMAL W/O LATE SEP.KADARKARAI AGE.87 |
WHAT SHE WILL DO WITH THIS 6.75 LAKHS AT THIS STAGE.
DELAYED PAYMENT
OF LUMP SUM PENSION ARREARS
We have come across cases
of lump sum payment of pension arrears to widows who are aged above eighty
years and bedridden. Thanks to IESM
PENSION CELL, and various other organizations
for creating awareness in this regard.
The Pension guide books
published in Tamil by the Exwel Trust, “Therinthu Kollungal” and “Iranuva
Pensanarkalukku oru vazhikatti” in Tamil and another pension guide released in
Hindi “Gyan Leejiye” for free down load through our Blog www.indianexserviceman.blogspot.com
have created great awareness among the defence pensioners. The Indian Ex-servicemen Movement have
created a great awareness among the ex-servicemen all over India for the demand
of One Rank One Pension. Therefore all
ex-servicemen should join IESM and strengthen its movement.
With the help of IESM
Pension Cell, the “Exwel Trust” have traced out around fifty Special family
pensioners during the past three years and helped each one of them to get a
lump sum amount of more than five lakhs.
Recently on 02.03.2013,
the “Exwel Trust” have helped a widow aged around 87 years to get a pension
arrears of Rs.6.75 lakhs. This case was
referred to us by another organization, who could not succeed in their attempt
with the bank to get arrears. We
verified the documents and confirmed to the Union Banks Chief Grievances
Officer at Mumbai by letter and email.
The Bank insisted for a confirmation from CDA(P) Allahabad, that the
holder of PPO No.F/13055/66 Smt.Chitrai Ammal W/O late Sep.No.6779693
V.Kadarkarai that she is eligible for a basic pension of Rs.7000/- per month.
We represented that the confirmation will take time and by then the
widow will die. All the relevant
circulars of CDA on the subject was sent immediately to Union Bank Head Office,
Mumbai and Regional Office, Madurai.
In spite of our continued
efforts to get the payment at the earliest, the bank insisted for confirmation
from CDA(P). Later, one fine day, the
Exwel Trust member made a direct call to the Chief grievances officer Smt.Asha
Sharma at Mumbai and explained the health condition of the widow, and insisted
for payment before her death. And If the
payment is not made before her death, it will be a great shame to the Bank and
the entire banking community.
Finally on 26.02.2013 and
amount of Rs.6.74 lakhs was credited to her account. The widow in a semi conscious state, does not
understand what is happening around her.
One of her daughter Smt.Muthu Madathi brought her from the village in a
hired Taxi and the Bank Manager was kind enough to make payment immediately.
Now the question is why
such a situation had arises ? Who is
responsible for this state of affairs ? If
the the “Exwel Trust”, had not taken
such an effective step in the matter, for the payment, the widow would have
never received the amount in her life time.
Banks should take note of the situation and avoid recurrence in future.
However, we are very much
thankful for the Union Bank’s Chief
Grievances Officer Smt.Asha Sharma at Mumbai, and Shri Palanikumar of Union bank
of India Regional Office at Madurai and l the Senior Manager Shri V.Iykodu of
Union Bank, Tirunelveli Branch for helping in various ways to disburse the
pension arrears to the widow in time.
Special thanks to Smt.Asha
Sharma for her patient hearing over phone on the subject.
Some photos taken on 02.03.2013
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| WITH HER DAUGHTER AND GRAND DAUGHTER |
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| SENIOR MANAGER V. IYKODU WITH EXWEL TRUST TEAM AND HER DAUGHTER. |
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| SHOWING HER TATTOO FOR IDENTIFICATION |
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