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- The South Central Railway Employees’ Sangh is protesting against downward revisions of pensions and forced recoveries from retired staff.
- Union leadership argues that these financial actions are legally impermissible for Group C and Group D employees under existing Supreme Court rulings.
- The union is calling for the refund of recovered amounts and a formal waiver process for any alleged excess payments.
- These changes are intended to provide financial security to retired workers and ensure adherence to pension regulations.
What to watch next
- Response from South Central Railway regarding pension revision procedures
- Decision from the Department of Expenditure on potential waivers
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M. Raghavaiah
General Secretary
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“recoveries of excess payments from retired Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ employees have been held to be impermissible in law.”
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…sanction in several cases. He contended that zonal railways do not have the authority to initiate such recoveries or advise banks to reduce pension payments. Referring to Supreme Court judgments, Mr. Raghavaiah said recoveries of excess payments from retired Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ employees have been held to be impermissible in law. The union leader maintained that recovering excess or erroneous payments from retired employees, or from employees due to retire within a year of the recovery order, is legally untenable. He also cited a case involving…
“unrecoverable excess payments should be processed for a formal waiver through the Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance), rather than being recovered from employees.”
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…an appointment on compassionate grounds, in which a woman employee was allegedly reverted to a lower post for not securing 60% marks in graduation, despite no such condition being prescribed. Mr. Raghavaiah said unrecoverable excess payments should be processed for a formal waiver through the Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance), rather than being recovered from employees. He further pointed out that under the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, a pension once sanctioned cannot ordinarily be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner. If a clerical error is detected after two years, the…
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Named India · IN-TG · South Central Railway · Department of Expenditure · Ministry of Finance · M. Raghavaiah · Noor · Railway Board · South Central Railway Employees’ Sangh · Suburban Train Travellers Association · V. Sripati Sharma
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