RINL Pensioners Meet MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao To Seek Support Towards Their Long Pending Pension Issues
Submit memorandum seeking his intervention to speak to Union Minister of Civil Aviation K. Ram Mohan Naidu
A large number of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL) higher pension aspirants have met Gazuwaka MLA and TDP State President, Palla Srinivasa Rao today, at his party office in Gazuwaka, and submitted a memorandum seeking his intervention to speak to Union Minister of Civil Aviation K. Ram Mohan Naidu for taking up this issue of importance with the Union Labour Minister about their grievance. The higher Pensions matter has been pending for the last 14 months with the EPFO, the Steel Pensioners say.
It may be recalled that during November 2022, the Hon’ble Supreme Court had given a verdict entitling the employees to higher pension on actual salary as against ceiling wage. Even after remittance of about ₹410 Crores to the Regional PF Office at Visakhapatnam by the eligible pensioners of RINL, Visakhapatnam steel plant in October 2023, the issue has been pending ever since with Employee’s Provident fund organisation (EPFO) raising the issue of eligibility in the last minute on the ground that PF(Provident fund) Trust rules of the respective establishments do not provide for such benefit.
It has thus become a national issue for pensioners of all establishments including Visakhapatnam steel plant. It is learnt that EPFO has sent a proposal a week ago to the Ministry of Labour and Employment seeking to issue new guidelines for the exempted establishments, the pensioners allege.
Against this background, those in service (eligible pensioners) and also retirees of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL) have sought intervention of Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu to pursue their case and cause with his cabinet colleague Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Labour and Employment through the Gajuwaka MLA & AP State President, Telugu Desam Party Palla Srinivasa Rao.
Touched by the genuine grievances of the RINL Pensioners, The AP State TDP Supremo Palla Srinivasa Rao immediately spoke to the Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu over phone and requested his intervention to impress upon Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Labour and Employment the need to sanction higher pensions (Pension on Higher wages).
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has given an assurance that he would personally pursue the Higher pension issue with Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Labour and Employment.
Vizag Steel Plant Pensioners’ collective has profusely thanked the Gazuwaka MLA and the Union Civil Aviation Minister, for responding to their grievance spontaneously.
Retired employees of RINL, VS Murthy, JA Swamy, Pitta Rammohan Rao and Pitta Kuncha Rao and others met Gazuwaka MLA and TDP State President, Palla Srinivasa Rao on behalf of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Pensioners.
Press Release issued on behalf of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Pensioners By VS Murthy, Retired Executive, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL)
