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Page 1 of 28 Private Circulation for LIC Pensioners only ( A monthly e - Magazine of LIC Retired Class I Officers’ Association, Kolkata ) August, 2016 ( Year - 2013 2 : Issues, Year 2014 & 2015 @ 12 Issues), Year - 2016 : 8 Issues) Chief Editor : Basudeb Das Editorial Board : Dilip Kr Ghosh Subir Kr Mazumder Amar Kr Goswami Subrata Kr Ghosh IN THIS ISSUE: Editorial………………...1 Legal News…………….2 Assocn News……..…5 Price index ……………8 News in brief…………8 Financial News…..…9 Of Interest……........15 Quiz……………..……..17 Spiritual lesson...…18 Jokes.…………….……21 Health Tips…….……22 Members’ Tour…...25 Readers’ Views …..27 Editorial Note….....28 EDITORIAL BEWARE OF PROPHECY It may be confidently expected that DR anomaly among pensioner groups would be removed soon as is evident from the recent Order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Had there been no strong merit or legal logic on the issue, the Hon’ble Court might not release the quantum of the DA payment to pre-1997 pensioners to 40%. It HAS become transparent to us that we are about to conquer the first peak of our legal battle and so are positively looking forward to conquer the next peak, i.e., updation of pension. Unless it is achieved, only removal of DR anomaly does not serve the purpose of minimizing the wide differences in pensions among the pensioners arose due to successive wage revisions. The fact is that, after removal of DA anomaly, the pension of an employee retired before 1997 in any cadre will still be remarkably below the pension of an employee in the same rank retired now. And difference will increase year after year. Accordingly, we have submitted amended Writ petition in the Delhi High Court by including the updation of pension as and when wage settlement is concluded. We are proceeding in a positive mind but could not confidently foretell the outcome of Judgment of the second issue. But we find, a few pensioner leaders are so much enthusiastic on the issue that they become Super-positive to foretell that updation of pension is a question of time only and advised in the past to enjoy Bihoo, Onam, Dewali, Navaratri, Eid etc. After the order of the Supreme Court, some even said that information received from reliable sources that the pension would be revised from 1.8.2012 with 40% arrear. The super- positive information unreasonably lifted the expectation of the pensioners. We all know that it is the common nature of the human being to swallow sweet pills. Again, before the proceedings in the Bench of Hon’ble Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon’ble justice Sunita Gupta of Delhi High Court on 12.7.2016, a disturbing information of LIC’s seeking with consent from petitioners put our expectations down from a rising crescendo. A cloudy confusion loomed large in the legal atmosphere. Ignoring this, our legal cell members prepared themselves and attended the Court with their Councel. In fact, the Hon’ble Court sat on that date and LIC’s case was taken up itemwise one by one ( i.e. 9, 10, 11, 1, 13, 16). We came to know two important matters. One is, the Hon’ble Court is serious about delivery of court Order by the end of August, 2016 and the other is the query of the Court on how LIC will afford to pay pension in a Funded scheme when interest rate is coming down so sharply. One of the intending entrants, AIIPA made a sarcastic remark about our revised petition having not been found in the tables of judges. These organizations clim to have acquired the status of the regular petitioners. We refrain ourselves from any reply as, sometimes, silence speaks louder than sound. We believe that it is not the time for pin pricking. We don’t want to tinker with anyone who is on the same boat in which we are sailing. We wish, they will also learn.

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Private Circulation for LIC Pensioners only

( A monthly e - Magazine of LIC Retired Class I Officers’ Association, Kolkata )

August, 2016 ( Year - 2013 2 : Issues, Year – 2014 & 2015 @ 12 Issues), Year - 2016 : 8 Issues)

Chief Editor :

Basudeb Das

Editorial Board : Dilip Kr Ghosh

Subir Kr Mazumder

Amar Kr Goswami

Subrata Kr Ghosh

IN THIS ISSUE:

Editorial………………...1

Legal News…………….2

Assocn News……..…5

Price index ……………8

News in brief…………8

Financial News…..…9

Of Interest……........15

Quiz……………..……..17

Spiritual lesson...…18

Jokes.…………….……21

Health Tips…….……22

Members’ Tour…...25

Readers’ Views …..27

Editorial Note….....28

EDITORIAL BEWARE OF PROPHECY

It may be confidently expected that DR anomaly among pensioner groups would be

removed soon as is evident from the recent Order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Had there

been no strong merit or legal logic on the issue, the Hon’ble Court might not release the

quantum of the DA payment to pre-1997 pensioners to 40%.

It HAS become transparent to us that we are about to conquer the first peak of our legal

battle and so are positively looking forward to conquer the next peak, i.e., updation of pension.

Unless it is achieved, only removal of DR anomaly does not serve the purpose of minimizing

the wide differences in pensions among the pensioners arose due to successive wage

revisions. The fact is that, after removal of DA anomaly, the pension of an employee retired

before 1997 in any cadre will still be remarkably below the pension of an employee in the

same rank retired now. And difference will increase year after year. Accordingly, we have

submitted amended Writ petition in the Delhi High Court by including the updation of pension

as and when wage settlement is concluded.

We are proceeding in a positive mind but could not confidently foretell the outcome of

Judgment of the second issue. But we find, a few pensioner leaders are so much enthusiastic

on the issue that they become Super-positive to foretell that updation of pension is a

question of time only and advised in the past to enjoy Bihoo, Onam, Dewali, Navaratri, Eid

etc. After the order of the Supreme Court, some even said that information received from

reliable sources that the pension would be revised from 1.8.2012 with 40% arrear. The super-

positive information unreasonably lifted the expectation of the pensioners. We all know that

it is the common nature of the human being to swallow sweet pills.

Again, before the proceedings in the Bench of Hon’ble Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon’ble

justice Sunita Gupta of Delhi High Court on 12.7.2016, a disturbing information of LIC’s seeking

with consent from petitioners put our expectations down from a rising crescendo. A cloudy

confusion loomed large in the legal atmosphere. Ignoring this, our legal cell members

prepared themselves and attended the Court with their Councel. In fact, the Hon’ble Court sat

on that date and LIC’s case was taken up itemwise one by one ( i.e. 9, 10, 11, 1, 13, 16). We

came to know two important matters. One is, the Hon’ble Court is serious about delivery of

court Order by the end of August, 2016 and the other is the query of the Court on how LIC will

afford to pay pension in a Funded scheme when interest rate is coming down so sharply. One

of the intending entrants, AIIPA made a sarcastic remark about our revised petition having not

been found in the tables of judges. These organizations clim to have acquired the status of the

regular petitioners.

We refrain ourselves from any reply as, sometimes, silence speaks louder than sound. We

believe that it is not the time for pin pricking. We don’t want to tinker with anyone who is on

the same boat in which we are sailing. We wish, they will also learn.

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The General Secretary of the Federation Shri GN Sridharan sent his condolence message immediately

after he received our mail intimating the sad news at about 9am on 30.07.2016. The message is

quoted below:

I am extremely sad to know of the demise of Shri Chandrasekhar Bhattacharya. He is perhaps the last

of the old stalwarts of Kolkata who played a constructive role in the Federation of (in service) Class-I

Officers Associations. I recall the talk I had with him over phone when I visited kolkata in

October,2014 when he told me of his deteriorating health condition but was practical in advising me

not to go to his place during the short time at my disposal. I feel I have lost yet another old friend

over there. Kindly convey my heartfelt condolences to his family members. – GN SRIDHARAN

LEGAL NEWS :

BREAKING NEWS

ALL 6 CASES ie ITEM NOS 9, 10, 11, 1, 13 & 16 OF COURT NO.5

RELISTED on 4th

AUG’16 2016

ACTUAL ORDERS OF 12 JULY’16 HEARING IN DELHI HIGH COURT

“$~09 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI, + W.P.(C) 184/2007

FEDERATION OF RETIRED LIC CLAS I OFFICERS ASSOCIATON ..... Petitioner, Through Mr. Rajiv K. Garg, Advocate.

versus

UOI & ORS. ..... Respondent Through Ms. Abha Malhotra, Advocate for UOI. Mr. Ashok Panigrahi and Mr. Surajit

Bhaduri, Advocates for LIC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SUNITA GUPTA

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Adjournment slip has been circulated on behalf of the respondent-Life Insurance Corporation of India with no

objection from the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner states that he has filed an application for amendment of

the writ petition. The said application is not on record. Counsel for the petitioner will get in touch with the

Registry and remove office objection, if any, and get the application listed. Counsel for the petitioner has drawn

our attention to paragraph 27 of the judgment dated 31st March, 2016 passed by the Supreme Court. As per

paragraph 27, the Life Insurance Corporation was directed to pay 40% of the amount as per para 3A of the

appendix to each of the employees within six weeks and file an affidavit before the High Court to the said effect.

Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Life Insurance Corporation states that the said order has been

complied with and an affidavit has been filed in W.P.(C) No.3984/2016. Directions have been issued on the said

aspect in W.P.(C) No.3984/2016. Relist on 4th August, 2016.

SANJIV KHANNA, J.

SUNITA GUPTA, J.

JULY 12, 2016, NA”

WE DEEPLY MOURN THE SAD DEMISE OF OUR BELOVED LEADER and Ex-GS Chandrasekhar

Bhattacharya who left for his heavenly abode on 30th

July, 2016 at 6.05 am. Our heartfelt

condolence to his wife, daughter and other members of his breaved family. May his soul rest in

peace!

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“$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI, + W.P.(C) 3983/2016

MADAN LAL GANDHI AND ORS ..... Petitioner, Through Mr. Jay Savla, Advocate. Mr. Raj Pal Singh, Advocate for

petitioner No.3.

versus

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondent, Through Ms. Abha Malhotra, Advocate for UOI.

Mr. Ashok Panigrahi and Mr. Surajit Bhaduri, Advocates for LIC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SUNITA GUPTA

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C.M.No.24316/2016

This is an application for amendment of the writ petition. Our attention is drawn to the judgment dated 31st

March, 2016 passed by the Supreme Court. Learned counsel appearing for the Life Insurance Corporation of India

states that he has no objection to the amendment application being allowed. He, however, clarifies that they do

not accept that the petitioners are entitled to the reliefs as prayed for. In view of the statement made, the

application is allowed.

W.P.(C) 3983/2016

Amended writ petition should have been filed along with the application in terms of the Delhi High Court Rules.

However, the same has not been filed. We grant three days’ time to the petitioner to file the amended writ

petition. Counter affidavit to the amended writ petition will be filed within 3 days thereafter. Rejoinder, if any, will

be filed within 10 days after service of the counter affidavit. Relist on 4th August, 2016.

SANJIV KHANNA, J.

SUNITA GUPTA, J.

JULY 12, 2016, NA”

“$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI, + W.P.(C) 5868/2016

ALL INDIA INSURANCE PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION AND ORS ..... Petitioner

Through Mr. Som Dutt Sharma, Advocate.

versus

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondent, Through Mr. Dev. P. Bhardwaj, Standing Counsel for UOI.

Mr. Ashok Panigrahi and Mr. Surajit Bhaduri, Advocates for R-2 & 3.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SUNITA GUPTA

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Issue notice.

Notice is accepted by Mr. Dev. P. Bhardwaj, Standing Counsel on behalf of the Union of India and by Mr. Ashok

Panigrahi, Advocate on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 and 3. A copy of the writ petition will be furnished to the

counsel for the respondents. Counter affidavit will be filed within 10 days. Rejoinder affidavit, if any, will be filed

within 10 days after copy of the counter affidavit is served on the petitioners. Relist on 4th August, 2016.

SANJIV KHANNA, J.

SUNITA GUPTA, J.

JULY 12, 2016, NA”

“$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI, + W.P.(C) 3984/2016 KRISHNA MURARI LAL ASTHANA .....

Petitioner, Through Mr. R.K. Singh, Mr. Kumar Gaurav and Mr. B.N. Dubey, Advocates.

versus

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondent, Through Ms. Abha Malhotra, Advocate for UOI.

Mr. Ashok Panigrahi and Mr. Surajit Bhaduri, Advocates for LIC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SUNITA GUPTA

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Adjournment slip has been circulated on behalf of the respondent-Life Insurance Corporation of India with no

objection from the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner states that they have filed additional submissions and do

not want to amend the pleadings or file any other document. Counsel for the petitioner has drawn our attention to

paragraph 10 of the judgment dated 31st March, 2016 passed by the Supreme Court, which makes a reference to

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.6676 of 1998, pending in the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur. It is stated that the file of

the the said case has not been transferred to this Court. Counsel for the petitioner will get in touch with the

Registrar General of the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur to ensure compliance. We are not satisfied with the

affidavit filed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India in compliance with the directions given in paragraph 27 of

the aforesaid judgment of the Supreme Court. The Life Insurance Corporation will file a detailed affidavit within 7

days clearly stating that they have complied with the direction given by the Supreme Court to pay 40% as per para

3A of the appendix to each of the employees (pensioners) within six weeks. The manner in which computation has

been made for payment of 40% of the amount as per para 3A of the appendix would be stated. The affidavit would

also specify whether the pensioners have been disbursed the amount payable to them. Relist on 4th August, 2016.

SANJIV KHANNA, J.

SUNITA GUPTA, J.

JULY 12, 2016, NA”

“$~01 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI, + W.P.(C) 4894/2016

RETIRED LIC CLASS I OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, HYDERABAD ..... Petitioner

Through Mr. Gaurab Banerji, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Saurav Agrawal, Ms. Vaidehi Mitra and Ms. Astha, Advocates.

versus

LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ANR ..... Respondent

Through Mr. Ashok Panigrahi and Mr. Surajit Bhaduri, Advocates for LIC, Mr. Vivek Goyal, CGSC for UOI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SUNITA GUPTA

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Adjournment slip has been circulated on behalf of the respondent No.1. However, the counsel for the petitioner as

objected to the adjournment. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.1, Life Insurance Corporation of

India states that they require 10 days’ time to file a counter affidavit to comprehensively answer all the

contentions raised. He has drawn our attention to the legal issue and the facts. We accept the prayer made by the

counsel for the respondent No.1 and grant 10 days’ time to file counter affidavit. One of the reasons why we have

accepted the said request is that in W.P.(C)

No. 5903/2016, All India Retired Insurance Employees Federation Vs. Life Insurance Corporation of India and Anr.,

we have granted the said respondent 10 days’ time to file counter affidavit. Learned counsel appearing for the

Union of India submits that they do not have a copy of the writ petition. A copy of the same would be supplied to

them during the course of the day. Union of India will file their counter affidavit within 10 days. Rejoinder, if any,

within 10 days thereafter. Relist on 4th August, 2016.

SANJIV KHANNA, J.

SUNITA GUPTA, J.

JULY 12, 2016, NA”

KML ASTHANA INFORMS :

AS USUAL A FALSE VERSION OF THE PROCEEDINGS. NOT ALL PARTIES WERE REPRIMANDED FOR NOT SUBMITTING

OBJECTIONS BECAUSE AS USUAL JAIPUR IS THE FIRST AND ONLY UNIT WHICH HAD ALREADY FILED ITS OBJECTIONS

ABOUT THE PAYMENT OF 40% IN INCORRECT MANNER. OTHER UNITS INCLUDING HYDERABAD DID NOT FILE ANY

OBJECTION. WHY? AND NOW THEY ARE BOASTING. THEIR WRIT PETITION HAS ALSO NOT BEEN TAGGED WITH

JAIPUR WRIT PETITIONS INSPITE OF PRAYERS MADE AND IT WAS ORDERED THAT THE SAME WILL BE HEARD NOT

WITH JAIPUR BUNCH OF CASES. SINCE ONE FILE HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED FROM JAIPUR HIGH COURT, THERE WAS

NO QUESTION OF THE CASE BEING HEARD TODAY IN ABSENCE. CASE OF KML ASTHANA WILL REMAIN ABOVE ALL.

ALL BOAST AS ALWAYS.

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GN SRIDHARAN INFORMS :

Today's proceedings in Delhi HC : Despite attempt by LIC counsel, as expected, to get two weeks

adjournment, the cases came up today ,and there were serious discussions on the issues involved. All

the lawyers were present. The Court heard all the cases during almost one hour in the forenoon. On an

enquiry by the Bench, the counsel for LIC admitted that they had not filed their counter, and at this, the

Judge expressed anguish. Curiously, our Federation's amended petition was also not in the case bundle

but our counsel pointed out the same was filed as early as the first week of June 2016 (our counsel is

following up with the Registry to get the matter set right). There was mention of the fact by participating

advocates that old pensioners seven steps above get pension less than one third of the pension paid to

lowest cadre. The Judge made an enquiry on how the funded scheme would sustain increase in pension

in the days to come on the falling interest rate. A good deal of explanations emerged. Sometime during

discussion, the Judge said discrimination must end'.

Mention was also made on the faulty calculation. Judge directed LIC counsel filing an appropriate

affidavit within (as heard by us, within four days). LIC is to file counter for amended petitions before the

next hearing.

The next hearing is to take place on 4th Aug 2016. From the way the Judge was observing, it is obvious

that LIC will not ask for adjournment. It looks that the Bench is serious about the time schedules . For

further details, we have to wait for the written order to come in a day of two. We are in the process of

engaging a Senior Counsel to take forward case.

CH MAHADEVAN WRITES

"As on 31/03/2015, there is an amount of Rs.32,503.52 cr in the LIC Employees Pension Fund...For

2014-15, LIC has paid Rs.839.42 cr including commuted pension. The interest income alone is

Rs.2425.16 cr...Even if our pension is upgraded with an increase by 100% on an average, the pension

outgo will be less than 1% of the operating surplus." --- Mr C H Mahadevan in a blog.

ASSOCIATION NEWS:

FROM THE DESK OF GENERAL SECRETARY

Lodha Panel Report 29.07.2016

On January 4, 2016, the Supreme Court released the recommendations made by the three-member Lodha panel. The proposals were mainly aimed at structural changes for better governance. Age and tenure caps, one-state-one-vote, accountability and distribution of BCCI's funds were mainly in focus.

On July 18th the Supreme Court passed the Order directing BCCI to implement the recommendations of the Lodha Panel in letter and spirit and complete change of constitution and re-election of the Board and affiliated Associations within 6 months under scrutiny by the Lodha panel.

Primarily it is a matter relating to Cricket administration in India but deep inside it provides an outline of what should be the structure of any democratic organization for fare administration.

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It is a pleasure to inform our readers that the LIC RETIRED OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION in Kolkata thought in this line long before the Lodha Panel report was made public. On 31st August, 2013 the Annual General Meeting of the Kolkata Association discussed this subject and recommended that the term of a Governing Body Member should be capped to 3 / 5 years depending on the portfolio held. Some relaxations were given for founder members not holding executive positions like Secretary, Jt. Secretary, Treasurer etc. In the same meeting the recommendations were implemented and along with exit of some active members a good team consisting of new faces like Subir Kumar Mazumder took charge of the activities of the Association for the period 2013-14. With minor changes to give effect to the said recommendation, the Team, worked efficiently in 2014-15 & 2015-16. This year again, for 2016-17, there were major changes in the Team. The GS, some of the JSs and the Treasurer took the reserve bench and made room for the new team of active players. The President has also relinquished his chair and will continue to be a member of GB for one more year. The beauty of the process lies in the fact that the individuals who vacate Chairs in favour of newcomers do not take passive role. They remain as active as ever and hence the organization gets larger number of activists for the days ahead. Some of them may again come in after years if the situation so warrants. In fact the outgoing members attend the GB meetings as permanent invitees, regularly attend all weekly meetings on Wednesdays and execute various tasks as they were doing while in office. Finding suitable future replacement is definitely duty of the today’s office bearers. We are proud that our Association could think of such a fair process of formation of GB well before the Lodha Panel was formed. Our experiment to make room for leaders, whose ability is yet to be tested by honourable exit of tested successful leaders proved that the newcomers can exceed the performance of yesterday. Now, it is time for the FEDERATION OF RETIRED LIC CLASS-I OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATIONS and all its affiliated regional bodies to examine how to implement the relevant principle of Lodha Panel in order to provide a healthy environment to nurture future leaders as done by Kolkata Association. DEMOCRACY DOES NOT MEAN HOW MANY

ELECTIONS ARE HELD, IT MEANS HOW MUCH CHANGE ARE BROUGHT THROUGH ELECTION.

OUR CASE IN DELHI HC The next date of hearing at Delhi HC is supposed to take place on 4th August’16. Our Federation’s side is managed by a strong team of our leading members. Sri Basudeb Das has been playing an effective roll keeping us assured of the much desired up-gradation issue. He is leaving for New-Delhi on 2nd august’16 for being able to actively participate in discussion with our counsel/s.

We are very much worried to learn that amended petition was not in the case bundle despite our having submitted the same on 3rd June'16. This is highly unfortunate and it

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shows the lack of seriousness on the part of our counsel. Had the hearing been carried out on that day, our main focus would have lost the sight of the Bench. We cannot afford to lose the case sealing fate of the pensioners. We are fortunate that no effective hearing was held on the day.

The Legal committee in its meeting held on 12th July’16 at New-Delhi decided to appoint a very Senior Law-year so that our case is effectively argued before the bench in Delhi High Court leaving no loose thread.

During this period, many of us are getting scared at the question raised by Justice Sanjeev Khanna as to the sources of resources, particularly after expression of inadequacy of pension fund by Sri R Ramakrishnan. He was an actuary and any opinion of him on adequacy or inadequacy carries value that cannot be blown away. But, at the same time, we have experienced the opinions of LIC’s actuaries of inadequacy of funds preventing LIC from any wage revision or introduction of Pension. But, Successive Wage revisions have taken place and, also, pension in LIC is a reality.

Let us read the beautiful words in a comment by Sri G.Krishna Prasad, a pensioner: "Just as War is too serious a business to be left to soldiers, so is Insurance (including service and allied matters) too serious a business to be left to Actuaries."

There are three original petitioners 1) our Federation, known as GNS’s 2) Sri KML Asthana’s and 3) Chandigarh Petitioners. But, reality is that three more are in the fray 1)AIRIEF 2) AIIPA and 3) LIC RETIRED CLASS-I OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION, HYDERABAD. No pin pricking with the other, even if they claim to be the sole protectors of the pensioners’ interest, is the most sincere appeal with all concerned. It appears that one or more original petitioners are not comfortable with the inclusion of one or more new petitioners for unknown reasons which, we feel, is unjustified. We should embrace all those who are fighting for the cause of Pensioners, without clouding our minds with personal or organizational enmity. And, this has been the stand of Calcutta Association since long for which we have fought relentlessly. After all we should realize that the situation of today warrants TOGETHERNESS and nothing else.

CPI OF JUNE, 2016

Government of India, Press Release Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100

LIC: INCREASE IN DA/DR SLABS w.e.f 01.08.2016

1. EMPLOYEES 35 slabs

2. PENSIONERS 29 slabs

JANUARY 2016 269

FEBRUARY 2016 267

MARCH 2016 268

APRIL 2016 271

MAY 2016 275

JUNE 2016 277

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SOURCE: http://licpensionerscalicut.blogspot.in/

NEWS IN BRIEF :

Editorial Board of Eastern News is recast after 21st

AGM held in Kolkata which includes five edotorial

members for 2016-17.

Supreme Court Bench of Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice Bhanumati banned online selling of Sex

Determination kit through search engine websites of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft as per pre-natal

diagnistic technique act, 1994 on an application from sanjay parikh on the plea that if allowed, serious

discremination in male female proportion in the society is going to hit India.

The famous Gir cow is worth its weight in gold, quite literally! After four years of extensive research,

scientists at Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU) have actually found gold in the urine of Gir cows.

The analysis of urine samples of 400 Gir cows done at the Food Testing Laboratory of JAU showed

traces of gold ranging from three mg to 10 mg from one litre urine. The precious metal was found in

ionic form, which is gold salts soluble in water.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the revision of

pension of BSNL pensioners and family pensioners, who retired prior to 10.06.2013 by allowing the

benefit of merger of 50% DA/DR with Basic Pay/ Pension, effectively amounting to 78.2% DA/DR for

the purpose of fitment, and (ii) Modifying the liability of BSNL towards the payment of pensionary

benefits to the retired employees.

Lighting a cigarette? Take vitamin C before smoking to save yourself --- says Kaustav Panda of

Ballygunge Science College, Kolkata after years of successful research.

MP’S salary is going to be double shortly after last revision in 2010. Parliamentary committee headed

by bjp leader aditya jogi recommended revision and cabinet is to approve shortly. Mp now getting

salary 50000 pm with taxe free aloowance 90000 pm will noe be doubled to 1 lac and 1.80 lac

respectively. The comm fuerther recommended for increase of mp pension from existing 20000 to

35000 and for ex-mp, pension to be inreased by 75%. Besides this, free air ticket to increase fro 34 to

48. Thee are apart from housing, home loan, govt car, chamber, toll free journey and cheap canteen

also recommended.

FINANCIAL NEWS : Income tax Declaration by Employees for FY 2016-17

CA Kumar Gaurav

According to the income tax guidelines, income tax is deductible annually for each financial year commencing from

1st of April and ending on the 31st March. The responsibility of the employer has been affixed by the Income tax

Department to deduct income tax from the salary of employees monthly on proportionate basis and deposit

before the due date ( Monthly) as prescribed and report same to Income tax Department (quarterly as well as

annually). The aggregate tax calculated on the estimated projected income will be deducted proportionately in 12

months, thus the assessment needs to be done on at the start of the year.

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Therefore, all employees are requested to declare their proposed investments for financial year 2016–17 ,so that

proportionate income tax could be calculated & systematic deducted from the salary can be started early. It has to

be noted that only the expenditure actually incurred on payment of rent in respect of residential accommodation

occupied by the assessee subject to the limits laid down in Rule 2A, qualifies for exemption from income-tax.

Thus, house rent allowance granted to an employee who is residing in a house/flat owned by him is not exempt

from income-tax.

There were various anomaly as well as ambiguity in relation to declaration as well as the submission of details and

supporting so CBDT issued Form No 12BB so as to standardize same.

Key Deductions and their respective details

PARTICULARS

MAXIMUM

LIMIT (RS.)

REMARKS

Dcouments

Required

Life Insurance Premium

Maximum

amount eligible

for Deduction

under section

80C & 80CCC

Categories is

Rs.1,50,000/-

Self , Spouse & Children

only

Copy of Premium

Payment Receipt

Public Provident Fund

(PPF)

Self , Spouse & Children

only, Submit PPF challan

or PPF passbook front

page with entries

Copy of Payment

Receipt / Passbook

Provident Fund (PF) Deducted from salary EPF No If any To be

mentioned

Pension Fund Contribution Self only Copy of Premium

Payment Receipt

National Savings

Certificate (NSC) Self only

Copy of NSS

Certificate/s

Interest Accrued on NSC

(Reinvested) Self only

Copy of NSS

Certificate/s

Unit Linked Insurance

Policy (ULIP)

Self , Spouse & Children

only

Statement of

Holding along With

Purchase dates

ELSS or a Specified Tax

Saver Plan (Lock

in period of 3 years)

Self only

Statement of

Holding along With

Purchase dates

Payment of Tuition fees

for Children (Max

2 Children) for Full Time

Education only.

Two children only Copy of Payment

Receipt from School

Sukanya Samriddhi

Account (SSY) Only Girl Children

Copy of Payment

Receipt / Passbook

Principal repayment of

Housing Loan Self & Joint a/c holder

Certificate from

Bank / Financial

Institution

Registration charges

incurred for Buying House

(I year Only)

Self only

Copy of Stamp Duty

Paid/ Copy of

Registration

Scheduled Bank Fixed Self only, Stipulated Bank Copy of FD Receipt

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Deposit for 5 Years &

above

Stamp Required

Marked as “for Income

Tax purpose only” Term Deposit for 5 years &

above

Sec. 80CCD (1B)

National Pension Scheme Rs. 50000/-

Amount contributed to

National Pension Scheme by

employee

Copy of Payment

Receipt /

Passbook

Sec 80D (Medi Claim Policy

& Preventive health check

up)

(Overall limit proposed in

Budget 2016 – Rs.30000/-)

Rs. 25000/-

(or)

Rs.30000/-)

Medical Insurance Premium

PAID by Employee:

– on the health of employee,

spouse, and dependent

children (Payment must be

made by cheque only).

[Rs.30,000/- In case

employee is a Senior Citizen]

(i.e., 60 years or more).

Payment made by an

employee for preventive

health check-up of self,

spouse, dependent children

during the financial year is

eligible for maximum

deduction of Rs 5000.

The amount paid is within

the overall limits (

Rs.25000/Rs.30000)

Mediclaim Policy

Copy or Premium

Certificate/

Original Medical

Bills for

preventive

Checkup (

Payment has to

be Made by

Cheque Only

Rs. 25000/-

(or)

Rs.30000/-)

Medical Insurance Premium

PAID by Employee:

– on the health of parents

(even not dependent on

employee) (Payment must be

made by Cheque only).

[Rs.30,000/- In the

case parents are Senior

Citizen]i.e., 60 years or more

payment made by an

employee for preventive

health check-up of parents

during the financial year is

eligible for maximum

deduction of Rs 5000.

The amount paid is within

the overall limits (

Rs.25000/Rs 30000).

Mediclaim Policy

Copy or Premium

Certificate/

Original Medical

Bills for

preventive

Checkup (

Payment has to

be Made by

Cheque Only

Sec 80DD (Maintenance

including Medical

treatment of dependent

person with disability)

Rs. 75,000/-

and Rs.

1,25,000 for

severe

disability)

Here Employee gets fixed

amount of deduction.

If employee has incurred any

expenditure / deposited in

specified policy.

Certificate from

Prescribed

Authority in Form

No. 10-I Sec. 80

DDB

Sec 80E (Education Loan)

Please mention Initial Year

No limit

(only Interest

Interest on Loan taken for

Higher Education:

Certificate from

Bank / Financial

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(Year

in which Interest payment

started)

Portion) Amount paid by employee

during the financial year on

loan taken for higher

education of

– Employee, spouse or

children of employee or

students for whom employee

is a legal guardian

Benefit Period:

Upto 8 years from initial year

Institution

Donations Under

Section 80G

Receipt should have Name,

Pan No of donee and section

under which the benefit is

available.( Subject Various

Limits & Exclusions )

Copy of PAN Card

of Institutions,

Copy Of Cheque,

Bank Statement

Reflecting

Clearing of

Cheque, Original

Receipts ( Duly

Stamped and

Approved, with

Full Details of

Validty of 80G

exemptions,

address,etc)

Sec 80U (For person with a

disability)

75,000/- and

Rs. 1,25,000

for severe

disability)

Here Employee gets fixed

amount of deduction.

Certificate from

Prescribed

Authority in Form

No. 10-I Sec. 80

DDB

PARTICULARS Please Fill in Remarks Documents Required

Rent Paid / Payable for:

Complete Details of

the

Accommodation

Please enter your

Monthly Rent details

as per the Rent

Receipt / Lease

Deed, with

necessary details as

Tenant Name,

Owner name, rented

property address,

PAN no of owner,

payment details,

revenue stamp.

Note:-

Original Rent Receipts

every month (with

Revenue Stamp if

amount paid is above

Rs. 4999/-) and Rent

Agreement. Receipt

should contain PAN of

Landlord if Rent for the

year exceeds 8300/

p.m. Copy of

Landlord PAN and

Registered Lease

agreement Copy of

Rent Paid Exceed 8300

p.m.

April 16

May 16 Name of Landlord

June 16

July 16

August 16 Address of

Landlord

September 16

October 16

November 16

December 16 PAN of Landlord

January 17

February 17

March 17

TOTAL Sum of 12 Months

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mentioned Above

Medical Bill

Reimbursement 1250/- every month

Applicable upto the

extent of the CTC/

Gross Salary

Component, if any

Original Medical Bills

(including Parents,

Wife/Husband,

Children)

Medical Expenditure for

Parents (Very Senior

Citizen) (not having

Mediclaim Policy) -80D

Rs.30000

Applicable upto the

extent of the CTC/

Gross Salary

Component, if any

Original Medical Bills

PARTICULARS

MAXIMUM

LIMIT (RS.)

REMARKS

Dcouments

Required

Interest on Housing Loan u/s

24

(If the house is self occupied

and the loan was taken

before April 1999).

Bankers Certificate to be

submitted

Upto Rs.

30000/-

(If Self

Occupied)

Please fill attached House

Property Declaration form

and it is COMPULSORY for

claiming the deduction.

Certificate from

Bank / Financial

Institution

Interest on Housing Loan u/s

24

(If the house is self occupied

and the loan was taken on or

after April 1999).

Bankers Certificate to be

submitted

Max Limit –

Rs.

2,00,000/-

(If Self

Occupied)

Please fill attached House

Property Declaration form

and it is COMPULSORY for

claiming the deduction.

Certificate from

Bank / Financial

Institution

Interest on Housing Loan u/s

24

(Let out/ Deemed to be let

out)

Bankers Certificate to be

submitted [if the property is

LET OUT/DEEMED LET OUT –

Actual Rental Income OR

Gross Annual Value MUST be

specified]

Recovery of excess payments made to pensioners: RBI Circular

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA RBI/2015-16/340

DGBA.GAD.NO.2960/45.01.011/2015-16 March 17,2016

The Chairman/chief Executive Officer

All Agency Banks

Dear sir,

Recovery of excess payments made to pensioners

We have been receiving complaints from pensioners stating that the recovery of excess/wrong pension payments

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are being made in a manner that is not in keeping with the extant guidelines. In this connection, the instructions

contained in circular Nos. CO.DGBA (NBS) No.44/GA.64 (11-CVL) 90/91 dated April 18, 1991 and CO.DGBA (NBS)

No.50/GA.64 (11-CVL) 90/91 dated may 6, 1991 laying down a uniform procedure in consultation with the

controller General of accounts and various non- civil ministries for recovery are reiterated below:

a) As soon as the excess/wrong payment made to a pensioner comes to the notice of the paying branch, the

branch should adjust the same against the amount standing to the credit of the pensioner’s account to the extent

possible including lumpsum arrears payment.

b) If the entire amount of over payment cannot be adjusted form the account, the pensioner may be asked to pay

forthwith the balance amount of over payment.

c) In case the pensioner expresses his inability to pay the amount,the same may be adjusted from the future

pension payments to be made to the pensioners. For recovering the over-payment made to pensioner from his

future pension payment in instalments 1/3rd of net (Pension + relief) payable each month may be recovered

unless the pensioner concerned gives consent in writing to pay a higher installment amount.

d) If the over payment cannot be recovered from the pensioner due to his death or discontinuance of pensioon

then action has to be taken as per the letter of undertaking given by the pensioner under the scheme.

e) The pensioner may also be advised about the details of overpayment/wrong payment and mode of its recovery.

The above uniform procedure may be strictly adhered to while effecting recovery of excess/wrong pension

payments made to pensioners.

2. As regards the issue of refund of excess/wrong payments to the government, banks may be guided by the

guidelines laid down in our circulars Nos. DGBA.GAD.H-10450/45.03.001/2008-09 dated June 1, 2009 and

DGBA.GAD.H.4054/45.03.001/2014-15 dated March 13,2015 which have been incorporated in our master circular

on disbursement of government pension by agency banks dated july 1, 2015.

Yours faithfully

(Manish Parashar)

Deputy General Manager Source: RBI.Org.in, Read more: http://www.staffnews.in/2016/07/recovery-of-excess-payments-made- to.html#ixzz4DY4ngAfq

Salaries Of The 7 Top Executives At IT Companies In India

Wonder how much the top executives of leading IT companies in India earn?

Abidali Neemuchwala, CEO, Wipro

Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala took home $1.8 million (approximately Rs 12 crore) in annual compensation

during the fiscal year 2015-16, according to a regulatory filing. According to a regulatory filing, Neemuchwala

received $859,079 in salary and allowances, $351,213 in commission/variable pay, $575,122 as other payouts and

$21,216 as 'long-term compensation' during the financial year ended March 31.

N Chandrasekaran, CEO, TCS

TCS CEO N Chandrasekaran’s compensation rose 20% to Rs 25.6 crore ($3.8 million) during the fiscal fiscal year

2015-16. This excludes a Rs 10 crore ($1.5 million) one-time special bonus. Chandrasekaran received Rs 2.28 crore

($0.34 million) as salary, Rs 2.64 crore ($0.39 million) as perquisites and Rs 19 crore ($2.85 million)as commission

and Rs 1.73 crore ($0.26 crore) in other allowances. He took over as TCS CEO in the year 2009. Before this he was

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COO and executive director of TCS.

Vishal Sikka, CEO, Infosys:

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka took home Rs 49 crore ($7.45 million) salary during the fiscal year 2015-16, according to

the company's annual report. This includes a variable pay of $4.33 million and RSUs (restricted stock units) granted

to him that are valued at $2 million. According to the report, his remuneration includes basic salary of $906,923,

$6.48 million in bonus and incentives and $51,198 in amount accrued for long-term benefits. The former SAP

executive took over as Infosys CEO in June 2014.

Francisco D'Souza, CEO, Cognizant :

Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza took home Rs 80.56 crore ($11.95 million) as annual compensation last year,

making him the top paid CEO among peers such as Vishal Sikka of Infosys, N Chandrasekaran of TCS and Abidali

Neemuchwala of Wipro. He, along with his top team, received 142% of their target bonuses for the year, resulting

in a significant spike to their annual pay packages.

Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro:

Wipro chairman Azim Premji received Rs 22.13 crore ( $327,993) as annual package excluding earnings from his

shareholding. According to US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Premji was paid a commission at

the rate of 0.3% on incremental net profits of Wipro over the previous year until July 30, 2015, and at the rate of

0.5% from July 31, 2015, as approved by the nomination and compensation committee.

Rishad Premji, Chief Strategy Officer, Wipro:

Wipro chairman Azim Premji's son Rishad Premji, who is the company's chief strategy officer, was paid Rs 21.94

crore ($325,462) in annual compensation during the fiscal year 2015-16. Rishad joined Wipro in the year 2007 and

also on the Board of Wipro Enterprises Limited.

Gordon Coburn, President, Cognizant :

President Gordon Coburn of Cognizant raked in Rs 469.85 crore ($6,968,995) in annual compensation during the

fiscal year 2015-16. Coburn has been the president at Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation since February

6, 2012.

OF INTEREST:

Working on Word File is generally Slow with Mouse being used for all purpose. Keyboard is better

option. Only the commands should be remembered :

THE RIGID PRINCIPLES OF PRIME

MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ARE

IN HIS SIBLINGS. THE PICTURE

SHOWS HIS NEXT(2ND

) BROTHER

MOCHLE BHAI, AN AUTO DRIVER

IN PROFESSION HAVING NO

PRIVILEDGE FROM HIS PRIME

MINISTER ELDER BROTHER. IT

IS REALLY EXEMPLARY AND

REMARKABLE.

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WHY WE SHOULD BE PROUD AS AN INDIAN ?

ACTS TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD…

Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ? A. Rajiv Gupta

Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)? A. Vinod Dahm

Q. Who is the third richest man on the world? A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6 th position now.

Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail _(Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)?_ A. Sabeer Bhatia

Q. Who is the president of AT T-Bell Labs (AT T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix

to name a few)? A. Arun Netravalli

Q. Who is the new MTD _(Microsoft Testing Director)_ of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial

problems? A. Sanjay Tejwrika

Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey Stanchart? A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.

Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the

natives.

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There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA _(1.5% of population)_. YET,

38% of doctors in USA are Indians. 12% scientists in USA are Indians. 36% of NASA scientists are Indians. 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians. 28% of IBM employees are Indians. 17% of INTEL scientists are Indians. 13% of XEROX employees are! Indians.

Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine,

which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

1. INDIA NEVER INVADED ANY COUNTRY IN HER LAST 1000 YEARS OF HISTORY.

2. INDIA INVENTED THE NUMBER SYSTEM. ZERO WAS INVENTED BY ARYABHATTA.

3. THE WORLD'S FIRST UNIVERSITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN TAKSHILA IN 700BC. MORE THAN 10,500 STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD STUDIED MORE THAN 60 SUBJECTS. THE

UNIVERSITY OF NALANDA BUILT IN THE 4 TH CENTURY BC WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANCIENT INDIA IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION.

4. ACCORDING TO THE FORBES MAGAZINE, SANSKRIT IS THE MOST SUITABLE LANGUAGE FOR COMPUTER

SOFTWARE.

5. AYURVEDA IS THE EARLIEST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE KNOWN TO HUMANS.

6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through

political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as

the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works

dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used

were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.

10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to

the world.

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of

wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

13. Chess was invented in India.

14. SUSHRUTA IS THE FATHER OF SURGERY. 2600 YEARS AGO HE AND HEALTH SCIENTISTS OF HIS TIME

CONDUCTED SURGERIES LIKE CESAREANS, CATARACT, FRACTURES AND URINARY STONES. USAGE OF

ANAESTHESIA WAS WELL KNOWN IN ANCIENT INDIA.

15. WHEN MANY CULTURES IN THE WORLD WERE ONLY NOMADIC FOREST DWELLERS OVER 5000 YEARS AGO,

INDIANS ESTABLISHED HARAPPAN CULTURE IN SINDHU VALLEY (INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION).

16. THE PLACE VALUE SYSTEM, THE DECIMAL SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED IN INDIA IN 100 BC.

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QUOTES ABOUT INDIA... We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery

could have been made. --Albert Einstein.

India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother

of legend and the great grand mother of tradition. --Mark Twain.

IF THERE IS ONE PLACE ON THE FACE OF EARTH WHERE ALL DREAMS OF LIVING MEN HAVE FOUND A HOME

FROM THE VERY EARLIEST DAYS WHEN MAN BEGAN THE DREAM OF EXISTENCE, IT IS INDIA. French scholar Romain Rolland. India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border. -- Hu Shih, (FORMER CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO

USA)

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS.

BUT, IF WE DON'T SEE EVEN A GLIMPSE OF THAT GREAT INDIA IN THE INDIA THAT WE SEE TODAY, IT CLEARLY

MEANS THAT WE ARE NOT WORKING UP TO OUR POTENTIAL; AND THAT IF WE DO, WE COULD ONCE AGAIN BE

AN EVERSHINING AND INSPIRING COUNTRY SETTING A BRIGHT PATH FOR REST OF THE WORLD TO FOLLOW.

GK QUIZ

Q1. Who invented Computer ?

Q2. What is the present name of port blair airport?

Q3. When volley ball was first played in india?

Q4. Which industry in india has more lady workers than male?

Q5. Who was the 1st presudent of RK Math o Mission?

Q6. How many difference smell our brain can identify?

Answer to Quiz of June’2016 issue

Q1. Who married in Mount Everest Peak? Pomba Dorji Sherpa & Moni Mulepati on 30 May 2005.

Q2. What are the salts present in tears? Sodium chloride and sodium carbonate.

Q3. Who extinguished 151 candles in one blow for world record? V Shankar Narayanan of TN.

Q4. Where No plate of motor car first started? In France in 1893.

Q5. What is the largest cultivated fruit of the world? Banana.

Q6. Who was the first graduate of CU? Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Jadunath Bose.

SPIRITUAL LESSON :

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ENGLISH SUMMARY :

WHILE IN DEATH BED, GREEK WARRIOR GREAT

ALEXANDER EXPRESSED HIS LAST DESIRE AS

FOLLOWS :

1. ONLY DOCTORS WILL CARRY MY COFFIN.

2. ALL MY EARNINGS WILL BE THROWN ON

STREET ON THE WAY TO BURIAL

GROUND.

3. WHILE IN COFFIN, MY TWO HANDS WILL

HANG OUT OF THE COFFIN.

WHEN ASKED, WHY? HE EXPLAINED :

1. MEANING OF DOCTORS TO CARRY COFFIN

IS THAT DOCTORS ARE POWERLESS AND

THEY HAVE NO POWER TO SAVE HUMAN

BEING FROM THE CLUTCHES OF DEATH.

2. THROWING EARNINGS ON STREET MEANS

I CAN’T CARRY ANYTHING WHEN I SPENT

MY ENTIRE LIFE FOR THESE EARNINGS.

3. HANGING MY HANDS OUTSIDE COFFIN

MEANS I CAME WITH EMPTY HANDS AND

RETURNING ALSO IN EMPTY HANDS.

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A Generous Business Partner! - A STORY FOR SELF-REALISATION

One day, a very wealthy man was walking on the road. Along the way, he saw a beggar on the

sidewalk.

The rich man looks kindly on the beggar and asked, "How did you become a beggar?

The beggar said, "Sir, I've been applying for a job for a year now but haven't found any. You look like a

rich man.

Sir, if you'll give me a job, I'll stop begging."

The rich man smiled and said, "I want to help you. But I won't give you a job. I'll do something better.

I want you to be my business partner. Let's start a business together.

The beggar blinked hard. He didn't understand what the older man was saying. "What do you mean,

Sir?

"I own a rice plantation. You could sell my rice in the market. I'll provide you the sacks of rice.

I'll pay the rent for the market stall...

All you'll have to do is sell my rice. And at the end of the month, as Business Partners, we'll share in

the profits.

Tears of joy rolled down his cheeks. "Oh Sir," he said, "you're a gift from Heaven. You're the answer to

my prayers.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!" He then paused and said, Sir, how will we divide the profits?

Do I keep 10% and you get the 90%? Do I keep 5% and you get the 95%? I'll be happy with any

arrangement.

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The rich man shook his head and chuckled. "No, I want you to give me the 10%. And you keep the

90%.

For a moment, the beggar couldn't speak. When he tried to speak, it was gibberish. Uh, gee, uh, wow,

I mean, huh?

He couldn't believe his ears. The deal was too preposterous.

The rich man laughed more loudly. He explained, I don't need the money, my friend.

I'm already wealthy beyond what you can ever imagine.

I want you to give me 10% of your profits so you grow in gratitude

The beggar knelt down before his benefactor and said, Yes Sir, I will do as you say.

Even now, I'm so grateful for what you've done for me!

And so that was what happened. He forgets where the blessings came from.

Each day, the beggar now dressed a little bit better operated a store selling rice in the market. He

worked very hard.

He woke up early in the morning and slept late at night. And sales were brisk, also because the rice

was of good quality.

And after 30 days, the profits were astounding.

At the end of the month, as the ex-beggar was counting the money, and liking very much the feeling

of money in his hands, an idea grew in his mind.

He told himself, Gee, why should I give 10% to my Business Partner? I didn't see him the whole

month!

I was the one who was working day and night for this business. I did all this work! I deserve the 100%

profits!

A few minutes later, the rich man was knocking on the door to collect his 10% of the profits.

The ex-beggar opened the door and said, "You don't deserve the 10%. I worked hard for this.

I deserve all of it!" And he slammed the door.

If you were his Business Partner, how would you feel?

Friend, this is exactly what happens to us

God is Our Business Partner.

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God gave us life-every single moment, every single breath, every single second. God gave us talents-

ability to talk, to create, to earn money God gave us a body-eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet, heart. God

gave us mind- imagination, emotions, reasoning, language. So do we need to give back Our Business

Partner something in return?

Who is the beggar?

JOKES :

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HEALTH GUIDE FOR PENSIONERS :

(From this issue, we are changing the subject to “ How to study a patient” by a homeopath. We will summarise

from the famous book “ DEFINTE MEDICATION” BY Eli G. Jones, MD containing “Therapeutic facts gleaned from

50 years of practice”. The book was published first in 1911 and and widely acclaimed throughout the world. The

Author’s renowned quote reads as “ Materia Medica is the Solid Rock Upon which Every Physician Must Build His

Knowledge of How to Heal the Sick”….Editor)

HOW TO READ THE EYES :

“If a person is in normal health, there is a clear, bright expression to the eyes; there are no yellow spots,

no greenish tinge or brownish colour or red veinlets to white of eyes; in the absence of any of the above

symptoms, if a person has a clear bright expression to the eyes, he has good nerve power. By using a

reading glass in examination of eye, if :

• It is cloudy eyes, it indicates toxic blood and low nerve power.

• Red vessels in the eyes indicate vascular weakness, contracted capillaries and obstruction.

• Yellow spot on white of eyes mean toxic matter in blood.

• Greenish tint to the cloudiness of eyes sometimes indicates decomposiotion of albumen.

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• Brownish color denotes decomposition of blood.

• In cancer, consumption, bright’s desease, chronic diarrhea, diabetis, there will be pearly

appearance to the white of the eyes.

• If pupil is dialated, it denotes drowsy and nervous state. If it is contracted, it means irritation or

nervous tension.

• If eyes shows blood-shot, there is retention of waste matter in the system and indicate

headache with drowsiness.

• A wild staring expression of eyes donotes the person has been insane or may be in future. He

needs Kali Phos 3 x three tablets every three hours.

• A woman having staring expression to her eyes indicates she dreads to go to bed for fear she

will have horrid dreams. The pulse has sharper strokes than normal. She needs Rhus Tox 2 x ten

drops every two hours.”

(Next Issue – How to read the Pulse)

10 BEST WAYS TO PROTECT KIDNEYS

By Dr. Willie T. Ong (Internist and Cardiologist)

Most people know how to protect the heart, but do you know how to care for your kidneys? The

kidneys' job is to help remove various toxins (drugs and food wastes), and expel them through the

urine. As we grow older, our kidneys will also start to age. A problem with kidney disease is that

majority of patients have no warning symptoms.

Some time ago, we interviewed Dr. Elizabeth Montemayor, a nephrologist at the General Hospital.

Here are 10 ways to protect your kidneys:

1. Limit your salt intake --

Too much salt is not only bad for your blood pressure, it's also bad for your kidneys. Many die of

kidney disease, which can be partly attributed to a high salt intake and fondness for fish sauce, soy

sauce, plain salt and salted fish. Even instant noodles, chips and nuts are teeming with salt. The

problem with salt is that it encourages the body to retain water, and can increase your blood pressure

(which damages the kidneys).

2. Don't load up on high protein foods such as meat and steaks --

A high protein diet like meat, chicken makes the kidneys work twice as hard. Pretty soon, your

kidneys could get tired and some of the weaker kidney cells can die. The time-tested doctor's advice

of moderation in everything will serve you well. Eat a balanced diet of rice, vegetables, fish and fruit

and you can't go wrong.

3. Keep your blood pressure at 130/80 or lower --

If your blood pressure is above 140 over 90, this can cause kidney damage within five years. The

kidneys are said to be "happiest" with a blood pressure of 130/80 or lower. To help control your blood

pressure, you should limit your salt intake, reduce weight and take medicines for high blood pressure,

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if needed.

4. Keep your blood sugar below 120 mg/dl --

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of kidney failure. A person with

uncontrolled diabetes for 5-10 years may develop significant kidney damage. Consult your doctor and

keep your blood sugar under control with diet, exercise and maintenance medicines.

5. Drink 8 glasses of water a day --

Doctors usually advise people to take in 8 glasses of water a day, but this really depends on your age

and condition. If you're sweating a lot and work outdoors, you may need to drink more than 8 glasses

a day. However, if you are above 65 years of age, you may do well with just 6 glasses a day. Drinking

enough water also prevents the formation of kidney stones.

6. Watch your intake of pain relievers and other drugs -

Taking pain relievers like mefenamic acid, ibuprofen and the coxibs (like celecoxib) for a prolonged

period of time may cause kidney damage. Because of this, we should limit taking these medicines to

only a week, or just take them as needed. For those with chronic arthritis, try to look for other ways

to relieve the pain such as using a hot water bag, pain reliever ointments, or the safer para cetamol

tablet

7. Be careful with tests and procedures using contrast dyes --

Some tests, like CT Scans and MRIs, and angiograms, use a contrast dye which helps doctors delineate

the organs better. The problem with such dyes is that they can cause kidney damage. To be safe, I

would strongly advise you to consult a kidney specialist before undergoing such procedures.

8. Don't drink too much Vitamin C --

Excess vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can lead to the formation of kidney stones in predisposed individuals.

If you need to take vitamin C, a dose of 500 mg or less is safer.

9. Don't rely on food supplements to protect your kidneys --

The above tips are so far the best tips to care for the kidneys.

10. Get a kidney check-up --

Simple tests, such as a complete blood count, BUN and creatinine, and a urinalysis are the first

screening tests for the kidneys. Finding a trace of protein in the urine can alert the doctor of possible

kidney disease.

Moral :- Kidney diseases are expensive and difficult to treat. Let's take the necessary steps to protect

our kidneys today.

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MEMBERS’ TOUR : TOUR ON 19.07.2016 TO TELO VELOR MATH WHERE MAA SARADA,

WIFE OF SHRI RAMAKRISHNA, MET THE DACOITS ON HER WAY TO

DAKSHINESWAR, TO MEET SRI RAMKRISHNA .

Telo-bhelo: In this extensive field Mother encountered a dacoit couple at dusk when she lost route to

Dakshineswar and won their heart by her simple love. The dacoit Bheem Sarder saw Maa Bhabatarini in

Maa Sarada. Not only they proved to be harmless but they took her to a nearby grocer's shop and had

kept vigil while she rested over the night. A temple dedicated to Mother marks the place where she met

the dacoit couple. The adjacent room has a life-size image of dacoit Bheem sardar, which is also

offered worship. A Kali temple stands a few feet away from the Mother's temple. The Kali is known as

Dakat-Kali, or the Kali of dacoits where they used to offer Puja/Boli before going for dacoity. A temple of

Maa Sarada was constructed over that grocer's shop. This extesive field is an hour's drive away from

Mother's house, Jairambati. It is easy to visit this place on way to Kamarpukur/Jayarambati from Belur

Math, or during return to Belur Math. We need to take a diversion at Arambag to reach Telo-bhelo,

which is a 25-minutes drive away from Arambagh. Buses are also avaialble from Arambag. Also like us

one can get down at Mayapur rail station, one station before Arambagh, and take vehicle to reach the

spot at a distance of 1.5 kms only.

L to R : SUBRATA GHOSH, PRASUN KUMAR MITRA, NIRAPADA KUNDU, PURNA GOPAL SAHA, DILIP KUMAR GHOSH, SUNANDAN

MUKHOPADHYAY & BASUDEB DAS.

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INDEX : 1&2 – MAYAPUR STN, 3 – TEMPLE WHERE MAA SARADA WAS DETAINED IN A GROCER’S SHOP IN NIGHT AT VILLAGE TELUA, 4

- KALI TEMPLE AT TELUA, 5-7 - MEETING PLACE OF MAA SARADA WITH DACOITS AT BHELUA, 8-12 – DACOIT KALI AT BHELUA WHERE

DACOITS OFFERED PUJA/BOLI BRFORE DACOITY, 13 - TELO-BHELO FIELD

OUR NEXT TOUR TO SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR AT BHASA, SOUTH KOLKATA ON 12 AUG, 2016

Established in 1907 , BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha is a socio-spiritual and cultural organisation presently headed

by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj . It is affiliated to United Nations and has a worldwide network of over 1000

mandirs and 3700 centres and more than 900 celibate saints . BAPS Sanstha is well known by its spiritually

vibrating world renowned SWAMINARAYAN AKSHARDHAM of DELHI and GANDHINAGAR and SWAMINARAYAN

TEMPLE in LONDON .

For more details visit :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bochasanwasi_Shri_Akshar_Purushottam_Swaminarayan_Sanstha

READERS’ VIEWS:

1. Since you include homeopathy topics in the news letter I would like to inform that I retired from

Nashik DO on 31-1-93 as DM NB. I used to study homeopathy as from 1965 and started giving medicines

to those who approach, without charging any fee. This is continued. The local homeopathic association

this year on Haneman day honoured me for this long sevices. Perhaps this is first time that association

of hoeopaths have honoured a lay homeopath… Digambar Gadgil ( Your successful treatment history

or experience is most welcome for our publication – Editor)

2. Thanks very much Sirs for sending me the July issue of the EN promptly today morning- highly

systematic- hearty congrats. Apart from the news about out fight for our right, I enjoyed the Health

Titbits, humour about the wedding between Sambar & Chatni, tips for a peaceful retired life etc.

Wishing you all good luck & good health, R Venugopal.

3. What a wonderful exercise by your excellent team in bringing out a very meaningful, purposeful &

highly useful news letter covering several issues which are of importance to the pensioners community.

My sincere greetings & best wishes to the team. Ethugiri sreeram

4. With what a promptitude, it is being sent EVERY MONTH on DOT on 1st DAY.What hard work,

collections, collations, preparation, Editorial Team must be doing & what a VARIETY OF NEWS, VIEWS,

FLASHES,UPDATED INFO ON ALL MATTERS & DISCIPLINES TOUCHING ENTIRE FABRIC OF LIFE OF ELDERS,

SR CITTIZENS & PENSIONERS HATS OFF TO EDITOR & HIS WELLKNIT TEAM TO SHOWER SUCH VALUABLE

NEWS TO ALL OF US GREETINGS, RBKISHORE, VP, AIRIEF

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5. I had been reading your magazine &enjoying as it is very informative.Thanks to all those who must

have contributed many hours in making it avery useful reading.With best wishes & kind

regards…S.C.Kapoor

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