AERWA News Letter 2017
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Table of Contents:
From Managing Editor, Aims and Objectives
Export of Irradiated Mangoes from
India: A pride for DAE? Guest Article
Status of court cases- October 2017
7th
CPC Developments
Status of PPO Revision at CPAO
Important OM/GO, DAE News
BARC News, Nobel Prize News
Sashasra Chandra Darshan, B’Day Greetings
President’s Appeal
Welcome New Members
Obituary etc
Interesting Information on Pensioners’ Day
AICPI Table, Announcements, Appeals etc.
From Managing Editor:
Dear Member,
Warm greetings from AERWA . With all the
health related hassles during monsoon and then
hustle bustle of festivals behind us, we are now in
the winter, perhaps the best season in most p
of India. Lets us enjoy it and keep ourselves fit
and happy.
Few health tips have been given in this issue
under the title “आरो�यम ्धनसंपदा “.I guess many
of you are already practicing them. However, you
might consider to do so if you are not.
AERWA will be observing Pensioners’ day on
Dec 16, 2017. An announcement of the function
appears in the next column of this page. Managing Editor
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Issue No.6 Nov-Dec 2017 (12 Pages)
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With all the
onsoon and then
we are now in
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of India. Lets us enjoy it and keep ourselves fit
Few health tips have been given in this issue
I guess many
are already practicing them. However, you
will be observing Pensioners’ day on
Dec 16, 2017. An announcement of the function
Managing Editor
Pensioners’ Day and Annual Picnic
Important Announcement: AERWA will be
celebrating Pensioners' Day on Saturday,
16th December, 2017 from 9:30 onwards in
AERB Hall A, to be followed by Lunch and an
afternoon session on Pension related issues
thereafter.
Registration Charges: Rs 200/- per head
(includes lunch & Tea). Members are
encouraged to bring their spouses. Please
remember to carry your Pensioner’s ID card/
CHSS Card for entry in Anushakti Nagar.
IMPORTANT: AERWA Plans to organize a
one day Picnic in Mid Jan., 2018, Details will be
made available on Pensioners' day,
Contribution ~Rs 800/-
Aims and Objectives of AERWA -highlights
1. To continue the emotional integration of
all retired scientific, engineering, technical
and administrative staff members of the
Department of Atomic Energy.
2. To represent to the concerned authorities
updated social security needs of the
retirees and family pensioners.
3. To strengthen the hands of existing
recognized apex bodies of similar
associations of retirees of other
governmental organizations.
4. To utilize the rare combination of talents
and expertise available among members
for the welfare of general public through
social service using the association as a
platform.
AERWA News Letter 2017 2 Vol. 18(6) Nov-Dec 2017 Guest Article: Export of Irradiated Mangoes
from India: A pride for DAE?
One wonders why India’s mango export to USA
should be an issue of national pride for DAE.
While everybody is aware of the efforts made by
DAE about Indo-US nuclear deal, the untiring
efforts made by DAE authorities in overcoming
export hurdles of mangoes is relatively
unknown.
It is rather well known that India ranks first in
the production of mangoes in the world (FAO
and Indian Horticulture Data base, 2013). More
than 50% of mangoes (14million MT/annum) are
produced in India. Its export to USA, however,
was banned since 1989 because the pest risk
analysis had revealed the possibility of incidence
of fruit flies and seed weevil in the produce. This
ban continued till 2007.
Technically, it was well established that
irradiation at 150 Gy is effective against fruit
flies while a dose at 300 Gy can prevent
development of pupae of seed weevil into
adults and if already present, the adults, are
rendered sterile. However, it took almost two
decades to convince the US authorities that
irradiation facilities in India are well equipped to
carry out the task.
The first major step towards the realization of
this goal was the agreement reached between
India and US during the meeting of Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President
George W. Bush in 2006 followed by a number
of meetings between USDA-APHIS (Animal Plant
Health Inspection Services), Ministry of
Agriculture, APEDA (Agricultural and Processed
Food Export Development Authority), and DAE
(Department of Atomic Energy). In these
meetings Operational Work Plan (OWP)
elaborating detailed procedures for export of
mangoes under pre clearance programme was
worked out.
The mangoes were to be treated with 400 Gy of
gamma radiation in a USDA-APHIS approved
facility. DAE offered its “KRUSHAK facility” at
Lasalgaon for mango irradiation. It was basically
meant for low dose radiation processing of agro
based commodities like onion and potato. It was
upgraded for mango irradiation by incorporating
all provisions to meet the requirements of
USDA-APHIS (Ramesh Chander. Indian mango
exports to USA. National Association for
Application of Radioisotopes & Radiation in
Industry (NAARRI), Mumbai. 2010), It included
raising of Co-60 source strength from 40 kCi to
260 kCi to deliver a minimum dose of 400 Gy to
mangoes. The facility was made insect proof and
provided with double doors entry for loading &
unloading mangoes with air curtains to prevent
insects from outside. Physical insect/fly killers and pheromone traps
were also installed. Several other features were
included in KRUSHAK to meet all requirements
of USDA-APHIS. All these modifications were
carried out on war footing in one month before
the visit of USDA team that approved the
KRUSHAK facility on 26th April 2007. It was the
first Co-60 facility approved by USDA outside US.
First consignment of 150 mango boxes was
irradiated on the same day and exported to
USA. Though export in the year 2007 was 158
tons only, the market access to US could be
achieved due to acceptance of radiation as a
quarantine treatment. Americans could now
taste ten varieties of mangoes viz. Alphonso,
Kesar, Baingalpalli, Totapuri, Chausa, Dasseri,
Langra, Fazali, Amarpalli and so on. It also
opened up others markets in Australia and New
Zealand in near future for irradiated mangoes.
But for the untiring efforts of the “KRUSHAK
TEAM” and encouragement and support of DAE
authorities this feat of national importance
would not have been accomplished. At the back
of achieving such an important feat was
extensive research and development work
carried out at FTD, BARC, Mumbai on irradiation
of mangoes. It has been established that
irradiation of mangoes at 250 Gy results in delay
in ripening of fruits by 6 to 8 days at ambient
temperature The doses higher than the
optimum showed earlier ripening and
physiological damage. The optimum dose varies
with the variety of mango. Indian mango
varieties such as Alphonso, Dasseri, Langra and
Neelam all seem to have optimal dose of 250
Gy. Irradiation at optimal doses in combination
with hot water treatment, refrigeration and
waxing confers additional extension in shelf –
life and reduces fungal decay. Gamma
irradiation of mango also provides adequate
quarantine security against fruit flies and seed
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weevil. Mathur et al., were the first to report
improvement in shelf life of Alphonso mango
by gamma radiation in our country. Gamma
radiation doses exceeding 750 Gy to Alphonso
mango caused phytotoxicity as manifested by
skin spotting. Complete blackening of the fruits
occurred at doses of 2.0 kGy (Mathur, P. B. and
Lewis, N. F., Storage behavior of gamma
irradiated mangoes, Int. J. Appl. Radiation
Isotop., 11, 43, 1961.). Alphonso mangoes
coated with 6% emulsion of “Myacet”
(acetylated monoglyceride) and irradiated at
250 Gy showed further extension of shelf life.
Irradiated mangoes stored at 5o C were repor
to ripen after a delay of 40 days.
Although India has made a landmark
breakthrough in exporting mangoes to US after
a gap of 18 years, the mission is not yet
accomplished. This year (2017), export was
meager 1000 tons. Demand from USA seems to
be huge and competition is tough with other
nearby countries. A long way to go to overcome
this disparity between country’s mango
production and export to USA. Some of the
reasons for such a low volume of exports are
transportation cost, operational cost of
treatment, lack of infrastructure and corrupt
practices of trade.
High Transportation costs by air are a big hurdle
in exporting to the United States market.
Proximity gives Mexico and Haiti a clear
advantage in supplying mangoes to the United
States market. To reduce the transportation
cost, export of the fruits by sea instead of by air
is needed. It is not easy as shelf life of mangoes
varies from 10 to 15 days depending upon the
variety and it takes about 25 days to reach US
from India. Gamma radiation treatment not only
can solve phytosanitary requirements but also
delays ripening of mangoes. However,
irradiation alone will not suffice to achieve
desired shelf life of mangoes of 35 – 40 days. It
needs to be combined with other treatments
known to delay ripening of fruits such as control
of ethylene evolution, respiration rates, low
temperatures, and controlled/reduced
atmosphere. The combination treatments
should be explored for commercial exploitation
for exporting mangoes by sea route. APEDA has
taken a leading part with the help of experts
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were the first to report an
improvement in shelf life of Alphonso mangoes
ation in our country. Gamma
radiation doses exceeding 750 Gy to Alphonso
mango caused phytotoxicity as manifested by
skin spotting. Complete blackening of the fruits
occurred at doses of 2.0 kGy (Mathur, P. B. and
Lewis, N. F., Storage behavior of gamma-
radiated mangoes, Int. J. Appl. Radiation
Isotop., 11, 43, 1961.). Alphonso mangoes
coated with 6% emulsion of “Myacet”
(acetylated monoglyceride) and irradiated at
250 Gy showed further extension of shelf life.
C were reported
India has made a landmark
breakthrough in exporting mangoes to US after
the mission is not yet
accomplished. This year (2017), export was
meager 1000 tons. Demand from USA seems to
be huge and competition is tough with other
nearby countries. A long way to go to overcome
this disparity between country’s mango
port to USA. Some of the
reasons for such a low volume of exports are
transportation cost, operational cost of
treatment, lack of infrastructure and corrupt
Transportation costs by air are a big hurdle
tates market.
Proximity gives Mexico and Haiti a clear
advantage in supplying mangoes to the United
States market. To reduce the transportation
cost, export of the fruits by sea instead of by air
is needed. It is not easy as shelf life of mangoes
rom 10 to 15 days depending upon the
variety and it takes about 25 days to reach US
from India. Gamma radiation treatment not only
can solve phytosanitary requirements but also
delays ripening of mangoes. However,
eve
40 days. It
needs to be combined with other treatments
known to delay ripening of fruits such as control
of ethylene evolution, respiration rates, low
temperatures, and controlled/reduced
n treatments
should be explored for commercial exploitation
for exporting mangoes by sea route. APEDA has
taken a leading part with the help of experts
from the field in developing protocols for
exporting mangoes by sea route. One
consignment of 14.3 tons was sent by Sachi
exports, Mumbai in refrigerated container by
sea in 2009 with participation of APEDA officials
and the experience was encouraging as
mangoes reached in good condition.
The operational cost of the treatment is high
due to various factors. Volumes of mango
arriving at the facility for treatment are low.
One of the most annoying factor is the import of
costly dosimeters (optic chromic) employed
routinely during irradiation of mango. Another
irritant is unethical practice followed by
National Plant Protection Officials (NPPO) who
are entrusted with power of administrative
clearance.
Infrastructure also needs to be further
developed. To meet such a high requirement,
two more radiation facilities have been built
recently and approved by USDA-APHIS apart
from “KRUSHAK” at Lasalgaon. Also
improvements need to be carried out in
infrastructure such as packaging house, cold
storage and container loading facility in the
close proximity of radiation processing plant. In
this direction, APEDA has already joined hands
with Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing
Board and has built such an infrastructure at
Navi Mumbai. One more facility operational for
mango irradiation is in Malur, near Benguluru.
Recent export of Indian mangoes to US has
given a fillip to radiation processing of foods in a
big way. The scope for commercial exploitation
of radiation technology to fruits for exports
appears bright not only to USA but also
countries like New Zealand and Australia. All
stake holders like exporters, APEDA, Ministry of
Agriculture, National Plant Protection Office
need to come together and break this barrier of
low volume exports. Only then can it act as a
boon to our farmers and will also help in earning
valuable foreign exchange.
Dr. Ramesh Chander, retired in 2009
from FTD, BARC was involved in the
upgradation of KRUSHAK irradiator
at Lasalgaon and getting its USDA-
APHIS approval for irradiation of
mangoes for export to USA.
AERWA News Letter 2017 4 Pension related issues:
1. Full Pension for < 33 yrs of service for pre-
2006 retirees: Only a few cases were reported
to AERWA and these have been forwarded to
BARC Pension cell for processing.
2. Two increments for DA, HRA, pension and
pensionary benefits: DAE, vide their OM dated
June 13, 2017, has agreed to implement the
various CAT orders on counting two additional
increments as “Pay” for DA, HRA, Pension &
pensionary benefits wef 1.1.1996 for all working
scientists/engineers and pensioners retired in
the grade D to G.
Status of court cases- October 2017
1. Full parity case by pre-2006 retirees
OA 3529/2015 of pre-2006 S-29 pensioners for
full parity with post 2006 retirees and in any
case their pension not less than post 2006 S-24,
S-27 retirees, came for first hearing at CAT,
Delhi on 5th April, 2016. It was postponed many
times. The next date of hearing is 1st
December,
2017.
2. S 21 case: The hearing of the S-21 case at CAT
Mumbai has been getting postponed since June
30, 2016 on five hearing dates. It is now
adjourned to October 12, 2017.Next date of
hearing is to be fixed.
3. Pension on special pay for H+ retirees: The
DAE SLP (CC)/ 3452/ 2016 in case of pre-2006
H+ pensioners is now converted to
LP/6045/2017.This is listed on 12.1.2018. The
DAE SLP/ 27273 / 2016 in case of post 2006 H+
pensioners is tagged with DOS SLP /13531 /2016
and DRDO SLP/24745/15. These cases are listed
on 12.2.2018.
There is no progress in implementation by DAE,
of the CAT Mumbai order (OA/261/2011) dated
Nov.6, 2015 on granting pension on special pay
to post 2010 H+ DAE retirees
7th
CPC: New Developments:
Subsequent to information given on 7th
CPC in
the Sep-Oct 2017 issue of Newsletter (NL 18.5),
further developments are as follows:
1. The 7th
CPC revision of pension has started in
21 DAE Units including BARC. CPAO status of
amendment of cases under process of
pensioners from various DAE Units is updated
periodically on http://cpao.nic.in. Latest
figures indicate that 4000 cases have already
been revised.
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2. A separate cell in BARC is looking in o 2
additional increments for DA, HRA for working
employees and for pensionary benefits to
retirees in D to G grade. At present the cases
from BARC, Trombay of revised pension sent
to CPAO do not include additional two
increments in basic pay for arriving Notional
pay and corresponding pension w.e.f. 1.1.2016.
It is learnt that some PPOs sent including two
increments from DAE are lying with CPAO for
clarification.
Compiled by Dr. B M Misra
Following is the list of DAE Units and their
respective status of 7th
CPC revision cases
S.No. PAO Name
No. of
Cases
1 BARCF, Kalpakkam 9
2 REFRE TARAPUR 39
3 NFC, Hyderabad 796
4 AMD,, Hyderabad 131
5 IGCAR Kalpakam 102
6 BARC, Mumbai 1520
7 BRIT, Navi Mumbai 19
8 HWB , Mumbai 11
9 DCSEM Mumbai 22
10 HWP, Manuguru 83
11 DPS Mumbai 16
12 HWP, Kota 67
13 GSO, Kalpakam 22
14 HWP, Baroda 5
15 AERB, Mumbai 14
16 CAT,Indore 13
17 VECC Kolkata 5
18 DAE MumbaiMumbai 1216
19 RMP 18
20 HWP,Tuticorin 5
21 HWP,Talcher 2
This status is as on Oct 16, 2017 and will have
changed considerably by the time readers get this
issue in hand. Source:
http://cpao.nic.in/PIPELINE_CASES/new_amt_pipe
line_main.php
Important GOs/ OMs during Sept-Oct 2017:
1. DPPW OM No. 38/37/2026-P&PW (A) (iii)
dated 11th
September, recommends that NPA
at the rate as applicable on 1.1.2016 shall be
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added to Notional pay as on 1.1.2016 to arrive
at pension/family pension of retired Medical
officers w.e.f. 1.1.2016. For serving officers it
has been revised@ 20% of basic pay w.e.f.
1.7.2017.
2. DPPW, vide their OM No. 38/37/2016- P&PW
(A) dt 13th
September, has issued revised
concordance Table 51 & 52 (Level 14) to be
substituted for Concordance Tables issued on
6th
July 2017. In the revised Tables, the
minimum pension is 72,100 instead of 74,250
for 5th
CPC pensioners up to basic pay of
7300 and for 6th
CPC pensioners up to basic
pay of Rs. 19,400. On the other hand, the
5th
CPC pensioners up to basic pay of Rs 6500
and 6th
CPC pensioners up to basic pay of
18,900 were to draw pension of Rs 74,250.
3. MOF (DOE) OM No.4-6/2017-IC-iii (A) dt 28
September, 2017: The modified Level-13 takes
effect from 1st
January, 2016.The modified
Level 13 is an improvement on the earlier
Level 13 in as much as the earlier Level 13 is
based on the ‘Index of Rationalisation’ (IOR)
of 2.57, whereas the modified Level 13 is
based on the IOR of 2.67.
4. DPPW OM 1/4/2017-P &PW (F) dt 2.8.2017 on
enhancement of Constant Attendant
Allowance: Govt. has accepted the
recommendation of 7th
CPC to increase the
Constant Attendant Allowance for pensioners
who retired with 100% disability (where the
individual is completely dependent on
somebody else for day to day function) by a
factor of 1.5 i.e. from existing Rs 4500/ month
to Rs 6750/ month. The order will take effect
from 1.7.2017
All these OMs are available at
https://aerwa.wordpress.com B M Misra
BARC News:
BARC Scientists have developed a technology
to make food items consumable for a longer
period of time, while retaining nutritional
value. It uses irradiation technology in which
the food products are treated under gamma
rays at -40o C to prepare frozen food. The
technology has been transferred to a meal
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added to Notional pay as on 1.1.2016 to arrive
at pension/family pension of retired Medical
1.1.2016. For serving officers it
w.e.f.
P&PW
evised
oncordance Table 51 & 52 (Level 14) to be
substituted for Concordance Tables issued on
July 2017. In the revised Tables, the
minimum pension is 72,100 instead of 74,250
of Rs
basic
On the other hand, the
6500
CPC pensioners up to basic pay of
.
iii (A) dt 28th
13 takes
January, 2016.The modified
arlier
Level 13 in as much as the earlier Level 13 is
based on the ‘Index of Rationalisation’ (IOR)
of 2.57, whereas the modified Level 13 is
P &PW (F) dt 2.8.2017 on
enhancement of Constant Attendant
Govt. has accepted the
CPC to increase the
Constant Attendant Allowance for pensioners
who retired with 100% disability (where the
individual is completely dependent on
somebody else for day to day function) by a
from existing Rs 4500/ month
to Rs 6750/ month. The order will take effect
these OMs are available at
B M Misra
technology
to make food items consumable for a longer
period of time, while retaining nutritional
irradiation technology in which
the food products are treated under gamma
C to prepare frozen food. The
technology has been transferred to a meal
manufacturing company that will soon launch
ready-to-eat items such as chicken tikka.
Preservative-free, ready-to-eat food will thus
be soon reality.
Nobel Prize News:
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 was
awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank
and Richard Henderson "for developing cryo-
electron microscopy for the high-resolution
structure determination of biomolecules in
solution".
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017
was awarded jointly to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael
Rosbash and Michael W. Young "for their
discoveries of molecular mechanisms
controlling the circadian rhythm".
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 was
awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro "who, in novels of
great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss
beneath our illusory sense of connection with
the world".
The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 was awarded to
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear
Weapons (ICAN) "for its work to draw attention
to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences
of any use of nuclear weapons and for its
ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-
based prohibition of such weapons".
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 was divided,
one half awarded to Rainer Weiss, the other
half jointly to Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne
"for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector
and the observation of gravitational waves". Source: https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists
“आरो�यम ्धनसंपदा “. • Walk Regularly.
• Something as uncomplicated and low-
impact as walking is associated with a
variety of benefits for the body and the
brain. It also includes, reducing the risk of
chronic diseases, anti-anxiety and mood-
enhancing effects.
• Aim for a total of about 30 minutes of brisk
walking every day.
Did you know?
RBI/2015-16/63, vide their Master circular No.
RBI/2014-15/110 dated July 1, 2014 and
AERWA News Letter 2017 6 endorsed vide their circular No.
DGBA.GAD.No.H-1/31.05.001/2015-16 July 1,
2015 and Updated as on March 17, 2016,
clearly instructs all the pension paying banks
the following:
Continuation of either or survivor pension
account after death of pensioner: All agency
banks disbursing Central Government pension
have been advised that in case the spouse
(Family pensioner) opts for existing joint
account for credit of family pension, banks
should not insist on opening a new account
when the spouse is the survivor and having a
joint account with the pensioner and in whose
favour an authorisation for payment of family
pension exists in the Pension Payment Order
(PPO).
The complete document, Master Circular by
RBI, is available on AERWA website
https://aerwa.wordpress.com
Did you know?
Have any questions about Pension and pension
governing rules?
The complete document, FAQ –Civil Pensioners,
is available on AERWA website
https://aerwa.wordpress.com
Announcements about AERWA’s activities
viz. various functions, annual trips etc are
regularly posted on its website
https://aerwa.wordpress.com . Members are
requested to visit the website regularly to be
kept informed about AERWA’s activities.
Welcome to Platinum Club (≥75 yrs)
AERWA welcomes those attaining ≥75 yrs of age
as members of our prestigious Platinum Club.
They will also receive AERWA Platinum Club
Certificate shortly. (Continued in next column)
(Congratulations for getting Full Pension)
Name Phone No DOB
Chakraborty Gouri 24763879 1-Nov-42
Sundararajan P 25584395 1-Nov-42
Patnaik R N 982158189 2-Nov-42
Shenoy U N 26716157 10-Nov-42
Rajamani K
11-Nov-42
Subramanian R V 944846639 13-Nov-42
Panicker P C 981934090 18-Nov-42
Prasad Diwakar 27718856 1-Dec-42
Jayaraman V 802587712 8-Dec-42
Marhas S Singh
12-Dec-42
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Bharatan Girija 27877143 16-Dec-42
S Suresh Rao 855528768 16-Dec-42
Mukhopadhyay S 27652553 17-Dec-42
Abani M C 27805452 18-Dec-42
Karekar S.N. 202542326 23-Dec-42
Benadikar S V 982214528 24-Dec-42
Bhargava Y B
24-Dec-42
Gogate S V 25112150 26-Dec-42
Srinivasa K 981952668 28-Dec-42
Kadam V P 981923796 30-Dec-42
D'Souza Edward 27719297 31-Dec-42
Chakraborty B
31-Dec-42
G R Srinivasan 804146677 31-Dec-42
Hearty congratulations for your completing
80 years of age and for getting additional
Basic Pension and DR (both for pensioner and
family pensioner): 20% for ≥80 yr; 30% for ≥85
yr; 40% for 90 yr; 50% for ≥95yr and 100%
≥100 yr.
Name Phone No DoB
Venkatasubramanian 9969327012 8-Nov-37
Rasal J P 9-Nov-37
Nagarajan P S 27705706 11-Nov-37
Sundaram P G 27669885 11-Nov-37
Birdi K S 27821739 14-Nov-37
D'Souza A B 25511621 16-Nov-37
Tilak W G 18-Nov-37
Mamdapur V R 25562902 20-Nov-37
Ramakrishna D V S 27718591 22-Nov-37
Sunder Rajan N S 26044296 23-Nov-37
Ganga M K 27562283 30-Nov-37
Barve V C 26119145 1-Dec-37
Jadhav V N 12-Dec-37
Nair G M 25576098 12-Dec-37
Mainkar S A 28743088 19-Dec-37
Phadnis M G 26591964 19-Dec-37
Thomas M J 23-Dec-37
Mathur A S 27822333 27-Dec-37
Birthday Greetings to the existing
Platinum Club members. जीवेत शरद: शतम ्Name Tel. No DoB
Raote S L 26700286 7-Nov-29
Gogate S S 25260646 16-Nov-31
Chowdhury T K 27660397 1-Nov-32
Bagchi A K 25583777 1-Nov-32
Krishnan A 27669772 3-Nov-32
Coutino T G 27703687 15-Nov-32
Pande B.P. 427730403 20-Nov-32
Menon K K S 25886377 24-Nov-32
Mhaisalkar V M 25553099 28-Nov-32
Degwekar V H 24078243 27-Nov-33
Bandyopadhyay C 1-Nov-34
LakshminarayananTA 8-Nov-34
Thakur V G 11-Nov-34
Biswas C R 5386044 15-Nov-34
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Chavan Vijay R 25348919 5-Nov-35
Murthy M S 25-Nov-35
Venkatappiah J 27720887 3-Nov-36
Pai N D 25550514 10-Nov-36
Mistry R B 23739676 13-Nov-36
Iyer Gopal Krishna 26436878 16-Nov-36
Narayanan P V 9495196893 2-Nov-38
Bhaumik N 27709906 3-Nov-38
Kumra Madhusudan 27543205 7-Nov-38
Kothare R S 9870323189 11-Nov-38
Gopalkrishnan S 15-Nov-38
Thyagarajan S 27708234 30-Nov-38
Kamala Balaraman 27659454 3-Nov-39
Sadalgekar P D 25814094 4-Nov-39
Garud Arun N 27711965 7-Nov-39
Agashe S M 26592644 8-Nov-39
Das Sharma R N 27722315 11-Nov-39
Bhor S G 25221127 15-Nov-39
Shukla J P 27897506 15-Nov-39
Tiwari G P 15-Nov-39
Nair K K V 9847056046 17-Nov-39
Apte P S 7547828 17-Nov-39
Michael Mariamma 7303887999 20-Nov-39
Shah T M 9869167095 22-Nov-39
Jogdand S T 24366045 4-Nov-40
Rajesh Kumar 25561926 14-Nov-40
Jani K P 27580737 21-Nov-40
Bhartiya U C 9920769643 23-Nov-40
Dalvi Sarojini Arun 25286378 25-Nov-40
Parab V T 25235274 29-Nov-40
Sathe S T 21734617 1-Nov-41
Matkar Vasanti M 25567964 6-Nov-41
De Deepak 27566263 6-Nov-41
Sengupta T K 27542729 9-Nov-41
Pant H C 27669013 10-Nov-41
Sevak Ram Bhola 27580130 11-Nov-41
Neelkantan K N 9895600733 20-Nov-41
Vaidya S N 22-Nov-41
Kannan Seshadri 28-Dec-27
Venkatachalam K 27890819 1-Dec-28
Natarajan C S 24095734 11-Dec-29
Krishnan V 25250563 29-Dec-29
Vaze G D 25403225 1-Dec-30
Bhave S B 24221063 14-Dec-31
Bagade R K 25331147 15-Dec-31
Shetty Babu 25584828 17-Dec-31
Jayawant S D 24453174 5-Dec-32
Joshi M R 25375642 15-Dec-33
Gadadare D A 15-Dec-33
Nair V P S 19-Dec-33
Dande Y D 22-Dec-33
Nair J S 1853272215 24-Dec-33
Rajagopalan G 25565887 12-Dec-34
Ramachandran T L 25320799 20-Dec-34
Baste M S 16-Dec-35
Viswanathan S 423513235 17-Dec-35
Patil S K 21023768 22-Dec-35
Dutta Bijoy Bhushan 25234237 22-Dec-35
Sakhare D R 27653135 30-Dec-35
Adhikari H R 24141244 2-Dec-36
Bapat S D 25251039 4-Dec-36
Joshi Manohar 9890054736 8-Dec-36
BalasubramanianKR 16-Dec-36
Lewis T G 28166208 19-Dec-36
Rambhajan 27669046 25-Dec-36
Shetty I A 9901004836 28-Dec-36
Varshney S V 27704308 31-Dec-36
Nair P V N 25560484 1-Dec-38
Vaswani K G 9821567757 4-Dec-38
Gore M S 26100394 8-Dec-38
Mahajan S C 27668327 15-Dec-38
Banerji Asoke 17-Dec-38
Deshpande P V 27821808 20-Dec-38
Desai M V M 25567812 24-Dec-38
Rangarajan A N 27823422 25-Dec-38
Dharmadhikari M J 27824030 27-Dec-38
Dharwadkar S R 26153470 27-Dec-38
Francis Netto 15-Dec-39
Kamat A V 26103369 8-Dec-40
Saitawdekar D H 25516328 10-Dec-40
Mishra S D 25569462 10-Dec-40
Tandon P N 27653249 18-Dec-40
Jag Jyothi Nath 27663862 19-Dec-40
Kapoor Paramjyoti 9833524892 20-Dec-40
Patil Ravindra V 27661718 24-Dec-40
Gurkha Lalit Kumar 29-Dec-40
Majali A B 25565701 31-Dec-40
Mangalvedkar N V 25551554 1-Dec-41
Singh Ram Janam 25562778 6-Dec-41
Sethi Kailash 13-Dec-41
Malik M K 9833072444 18-Dec-41
Pushpangathan P N 9769881960 23-Dec-41
Dr. C. M Sunta, author of
the book entitled
"Unraveling Thermo
luminescence" (2014),
has donated Rs.15000/ to
AERWA as a mark of
appreciation for the
service the organization is doing to DAE
retiree community. Prior to this, he had
donated Rs 10000 in 2015 too. These
amounts are a part of the Royalty that he has
been receiving from the publisher of his book.
AERWA thanks Dr. Sunta for his noble gesture
and assures him that we shall strive hard to
live up to the expectations of the pensioners
in addressing their issues.
AERWA News Letter 2017 8 Vol. 18(6) Nov-Dec 2017
Welcome to New Life (L)/ Patron (P)
Members M.No. Name Tel No. Area
P2850 Kasiperumal K 27715239 Nerul
P2851 Achuthan P V 27740579 Kharghar
P2852 C Prabhakar 9022833343 Kharghar
L2853 Alve Vijay V 25567648 Mankhurd
P2854 Annamma J 4812547309 Kerala
L2855 Joseph K M 4812547309 Kerala
P2856 Narayanan A 27741203 Kharghar
P2857 Iyer H P 28737079 GoregaonW
L2858 M.S. Vijay 9075772330 Pune
L3001 A K Kundu 9969302720 Belapur
P3002 Sharma S. K. 9969144561 Chembur
L3003 Khatkhatay GA 9819326048 Trombay
L3004 Dubey T. N. 9869001816 Bhopal
P3005 Ramesh Chander 9224190422 K’ khairane
P3006 G.P.Rajput 9820794009 Vashi
P3007 Sainis J K 9323704636 Kharghar
P3008 Sainis K B 9869410374 Kharghar
AERWA thanks the following members for
their kind heartedness in donating to AERWA
Name Purpose Amount (Rs)
Shashi Prabha Kapur Donation 500
M A Chhugani Donation 1000
S D Gajare Donation 1001
Pramod Marathe Donation 2000
V V Sabharwal Donation 5500
G R Mahajan Societal Activities 5000
N S Nair Societal Activities 2000
Senior Citizens: Interesting Tidbits
1. There are 72 men for every 100 women in the
age group ‘above 65 years’ and there are 45
men per 100 women in the age group ‘above
85 years.’
2. Currently people over 65 years number 483
million in the world and by 2030 the number
will reach 974 million. By the year 2025
approximately 18% of the world population
will be seniors.
3. The number of people over 50 years who
access the web is growing every day. It is
estimated that 19% of the web users are over
50 years.
4. As per the Guinness Book of World Records -
Jeanne Louise Calment was the oldest human
who lived for 122 years and 164 days. She
was born in France on February 21, 1875, and
died at a nursing home in Arles, southern
France, on August 4, 1997.
5. Keeping physically active can slow the ageing
process. Regular exercise prevents bone loss
and incidence of fractures; it increases the
muscle strength and hence the balance and
co-ordination.
Source: http://www.medindia.net/health_statistics/h
ealth_facts/senior-health-facts.htm
If you want to share the celebrations of your
silver, golden or diamond jubilee wedding
anniversary or 61st
, 75th
or 80th
birthday with
your friends, AERWA News Latter can publish
them on donation basis. Please send us your
photo and suitable write up, both together to
fit in the quarter page for publication in the NL
issue of appropriate month. You will also be
required to donate AERWA a token sum of
Rs5000 to cover the expenditure. Please write
President ‘s Appeal: Apart from its mandate
to help members on Pension/Medical related
issues, AERWA has been pursuing societal
activities by supporting programmes related
to weaker sections of society, medical camps
for eyes and general health, creating
awareness towards cadaver organ donation
and Swachh Bharat. AERWA feels that as
enlightened citizens we should do more in
this direction. Thus there is a need to
mobilise funds to pursue these activities
more vigorously. I appeal to each one of you
to come forward with your contribution (your
intent is more important than the amount)
which can go a long way to bring cheers to
someone belonging to the deprived section of
society. Henceforth we will gratefully accept
such donations also in the memory of nears
and dears. AERWA will publish the name of
the donor and name and relation of the
departed soul in whose memory the donation
is being given along with the amount of
donation. Your contribution should be sent
to the AERWA either by cheque to: Shri
P.K.Vaze, 1 Udayagiri CHS, opp. Telecom
Factory, Deonar, Mumbai 400088 or through
internet banking . The cheque / Internet
transfer should be in favour of “ATOMIC
ENERGY RETIREES WELFARE ASSOCIATION” ,
SBI A/C 34597981320 (IFSC code
SBIN0013055). PLEASE DO MENTION THAT IT
IS FOR SOCIETAL ACTIVITIES. President, AERWA
AERWA News Letter 2017
Senior Citizen Benefits:
Benefit 1: Concessions in Travel: As a senior
citizen, you can avail certain benefits when
using air transport or rail transport. You can
avail concession on air fare or railway fare
that reflects on your ticket price. While for air
transport, this benefit is up to a travel within
the country on economy fare, the railways
extends this benefit to include all classes of
trains, be it Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Express trains
or even Duronto.
Benefit 2: Lower Tax: Since senior citizens are
unable to work for a living the way young folks
do, they have to rely on pension or other such
benefits. So, to keep the financial burden on
them to a minimum, they have to pay lower
taxes. How so? The tax slabs applicable for
senior citizens are different from those
applicable to other individuals.
Benefit 3: Government schemes: The Indian
government has a number of schemes that
come in handy to benefit the senior citizens.
For example, there is a mediclaim policy that
offers senior citizens with hospitalisation and
critical illness covers.
Benefit 4: Health Insurance Deductions: For
senior citizens, premium towards health
insurance gets tax deduction under Section
80D of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Why? T
keep the financial burden on them to a
minimum. Those suffering from a critical
illness can claim even more tax deduction
under Section 80D.
Source: http://www.fingyan.com/senior
citizen-benefits/
Important: Printed copies of AERWA NL Vol
18.5, sent to the following members have
been returned undelivered. We appeal to
friends of the listed members to contact
them and ask them to send the correct
postal address, Tel. Nos and email addresses
to Secretary, AERWA at [email protected]
or write to AERWA office address. given on
page1. Name Mem. No
Shri Phalke K D P-465
Shri Narahari P P-155
Shri Divekar M W P-1071
Shri Lal S A P-262
2017 9 Vol. 18(6) Nov-Dec 2017
As a senior
citizen, you can avail certain benefits when
using air transport or rail transport. You can
avail concession on air fare or railway fare
air
transport, this benefit is up to a travel within
ntry on economy fare, the railways
extends this benefit to include all classes of
trains, be it Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Express trains
Since senior citizens are
unable to work for a living the way young folks
e to rely on pension or other such
on
them to a minimum, they have to pay lower
taxes. How so? The tax slabs applicable for
senior citizens are different from those
The Indian
government has a number of schemes that
come in handy to benefit the senior citizens.
For example, there is a mediclaim policy that
offers senior citizens with hospitalisation and
For
premium towards health
gets tax deduction under Section
80D of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Why? To
keep the financial burden on them to a
minimum. Those suffering from a critical
m even more tax deduction
http://www.fingyan.com/senior-
NL Vol
18.5, sent to the following members have
We appeal to
friends of the listed members to contact
send the correct
postal address, Tel. Nos and email addresses
given on
Shri Chari Kamala V P-864
Kindly take a note that AERWA will be forced
to stop posting the AERWA News Letter if it is
returned undelivered twice.
Sad Demise: AERWA deeply mourns the sad
demise of the following members and share
the grief of their families. May God keep their
souls in peace.
Sri V.V. Babji. (P-2585), passed away in Sep 2017. He was 70. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
Shri R.P.Saini, (P-1024),
passed away in Aug
2017. He was 71.
Shri N N Khurana (P-1078),
who retired as chief
Executive HWB left for
heavenly abode on Sep 16
2017. He was 80.
Dr. V. N. Vaidya (L-1008),
former Head FCD BARC,
passed away on Oct 16,
2017. He was 72 and is
survived by his wife, a son
and a daughter.
Important: Life Membership and Patron
Membership fees are Rs 1000/- and 1500/-
respectively w.e.f. Sep. 1 2017. Existing Life
member will have to pay Rs 500/- to switch
over to PATRON. You may pay membership
fee/ donation through Internet Transfer or
deposit a cheque of any bank at any branch of
State Bank of India in any city. 1
st Method: Please fill the form on your PC
and email (signature not required if emailed)
in MS Word format (and not in pdf format to:
[email protected]. You may email your
scanned photograph also along with the form.
2nd
Method: Please post the filled FORM along
with photograph and cheque (if already
deposited, please include the counterfoil) to:
Shri Vaze P. K. 1 Udayagiri CHS, Opp. Telecom
Factory Deonar, Mumbai-400088 Tel:
25584324 and Mob: 9821249101. The
cheque/ Internet Transfer should be in favor
AERWA News Letter 2017 10 of “Atomic Energy Retirees Welfare
Association SBI A/c 34597981320”; (IFS Code:
SBIN0013055) The new AERWA membership
form can be downloaded from our website:
https://aerwa.wordpress.com
Important: Do you really need a printed copy
of News Letter? The soft copy of News Letter
is emailed to all those who have opted for it
even before it is printed. It is more colorful
and very much liked by readers. Please opt for Soft copy by emailing your request to: [email protected]
आरो�यम धन संपदा • Sleep has the ability to optimise mental and
physical energy. Getting enough sleep
(about eight hours a night) is known to
reduce the risk of chronic disease and
improve longevity.
• One simple strategy that can help ensure
you get a good amount of sleep is to go to
bed early.
• Getting into bed by 10 pm or 10:30 pm
ensures you get enough sleep which also
benefits you in the long run.
Shutting down the computer or turning off the
TV early in the evening is often all it takes to
create the time and space to sleep early.
An Appeal: Death is an inevitable landmark of
one’s life and everyone meets death sooner or
later. Still, the near and dear ones of the
deceased seek a solace in the solidarity and
condolences from the friends and well wishers. It
is for this purpose that AERWA seeks your help in
informing us if you know our AERWA member
has passed away. Please inform the news of
demise of your friend, if any, along with his
photograph to [email protected]
Pensioner’s Day: Every year, since 1983, the 17th day of
December is celebrated as pensioners’ day.
The Pension system in India was introduced
by the British Government as a reflection of
the Pension system then prevailing in Britain
Vol. 18(6) Nov-Dec 2017
and was meant to provide money cover to
retired employees for their post retirement
life. British Government occasionally
compensated pensioners through increase in
their pension to neutralise effect of inflation.
However, the system was not free from flaws.
Shri D. S. Nakara, Financial Advisor to Ministry
of Defense, (an officer from Indian Defense
Service Audit and Accounts), who retired in
1972, faced problems in getting pension like
all other pensioners. Therefore, he lodged a
petition in the Supreme Court. Justice
Yashavantrao Chandrachud, the then Chief
Justice, heard the petitioner & the
Government and ruled that ‘Pension is neither
a gift nor a reward or bounty’ Pension is the
right of a retired Government servant who
had served nation for a long time. This
historical judgment was issued on 17 Dec
1982 and is the reason why 17th December is
chosen as ‘Pensioners’ Day’. Supreme Court
judgment is very clear. Pension is firstly
considered as right of pensioner and secondly
it should be adequate for leading honorable
life. The government, therefore, constituted a
commission, 6th
Central Pay Commission, to
study in details condition of pensioners and
recommend remedies in true sense of
Supreme Court judgment.
AERWA celebrates Pensioners’ Day on a
Saturday nearest to the historical 17th
December which is on 16th
this year. Join us,
with your spouse to celebrate our day!
AERWA News Letter 2017 11 Vol. 18(6) Nov-Dec 2017
AERWA News Letter 2017 12 Vol. 18(6) Nov-Dec 2017
Important Tel Nos:
BARC Hospital Security to call
Ambulance (Only for CHSS
beneficiaries)
2559 8200
2559 8308
24 hrs Ambulance Services for
Heart Attack
105
24 hrs Amb. Services for
Accident cases only
102
24 hrs Ambulance Services At
New Mumbai
27708016,
9324206678
24 hrs Ambulance Services at
City (Fort)
61618141
Police Control Room at Mumbai
and Navi Mumbai
100
Fire Station 101
Complaint against an auto
driver who refuses any
passenger
1800220110
Central Pen Ac Off, Delhi to
Register your Grievances about
Pension (Toll Free)
180117788
India Consumer Price Index for Industrial
Workers AICPI (IW)(Base of 261.4
as on 1/1/2016)
Month CPI
base
1982
=100
12
mth
total
12 mth
ave.
%incr.
Above
261.4
for
DA/DR
Sep 16 277 3270 272.50 4
Oct 16 278 3279 273.25 4
Nov 16 277 3286 273.83 4
Dec 16 275 3292 274.33 4
Jan 17 274 3297 274.75 5
Feb 17 274 3304 275.33 5
Mar 17 275 3311 275.92 5
Apr 17 277 3317 276.42 5
May 17 278 3320 276.67 5
Jun 17 280 3323 276.92 5
Jul 17 285 3328 277.33 6
Aug 17 285 3335 277.92 6
Compiled by Dr. G B Kale
Published & Printed by: Braj Mohan Misra on
behalf of AERWA, at Sai Enterprises, 6 Shah
Industrial Estate and published at: Project
Square, Opposite to SBI Anushakti Nagar
Branch, Mumbai 400 094. Managing Editor:
Mohan P. Chougaonkar.
AERWA
WISHES YOU
A MERRY
CHRISTMAS
Name and Address
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