Letter to ED RDCIS for seeking help of HSPF Trust

                                     SAIL Ex-Employees’ Association                     

e-mail: sandip.kar@sail.in

No.SEEA/EPS 95/DLs/ 0124

Oct 09, 2024

To

The Executive Director,
SAIL , RDCIS, Ranchi

Sub: Seeking help of Finance / Trustees of HSPF Trust in expediting matter with the Regional Profident Fund Office , Ranchi

Ref : Pension on Higher wages – Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decision dated 4^th November,2022

Dear Sir,

This is to bring to your kind notice that in light of and as a consequence to the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 4^th November, 2022 nearly 450 retired and existing employees of SAIL units at Ranchi had exercised the joint option with the employer i.e. RDCIS for consideration of Pension based on higher wages. The Joint option application was sent Online to the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in 2023 by the employer, RDCIS.

It is learnt, on following up with RDCIS as well as the Ranchi office of EPFO , that the latter asked for various documents from RDCIS in course of processing the individual joint option applications. However, till now no Demand letter (DL) for depositing money has been sent by the EPFO to applicants implying that scrutiny on their part is still not over. Moreover, there is no other way the applicants, mostly the retired persons of Ranchi units of SAIL, can know the status than to ask RDCIS Finance personnel of the same. Our year long experience in this matter gathered from other PSUs and also SAIL plants shows a pattern that EPFO asks for document after document from the Exempted trusts on the one hand and a just compliance of the same by the trusts on the other hand completes a never ending cycle. The wait of a retired person thus just goes on endlessly as there is nothing that he or she can do having filled up the application long back. It is in this context that we feel our employer, RDCIS should take up the matter with EPFO, Ranchi to expedite completion of scrutiny and get the EPFO, Ranchi to start sending the Demand letters to the applicants.

It is strongly felt that RDCIS, as an employer, has a serious role to play in expediting issuance of Demand letters by the EPFO and should not rest till this aim has been achieved. For this purpose RDCIS may initiate holding periodic meetings with EPFO, Ranchi.  If so required, we, M/s SAIL Ex- Employees Association (SEEA), Ranchi, on behalf of the mainstakeholders, the retired and joint applicants, shall be willing to cooperate with all concerned till objective is achieved.

Since the matter is getting delayed without any seemingly valid reasons, your kind intervention is highly solicited to protect the interest of the retired employees who are otherwise being denied the fruits of their much needed enhanced pension.

Thanking you and with profound regards,

With regards,

Yours faithfully,

For and on behalf of SAIL Ex-Employees’ Association

Dr V N Sharma Chairman

Ram Agar Singh  General Secretary

Copy to: ED, CET; ED, MTI; ED, SSP; CGMP, Ranchi, CGMF&A

Letter to CPFC for expediting DLs for EPS 95 Pensioners

 By e-mail: cpfc@epfindia.gov.in ]

copy to: minoffice-mole@nic.in   

FORSE/CPFC/0124

Oct 05, 2024

To

Chief Provident Fund Commissioner

EPFO, New Delhi

Sub: Uncalled for delay in issuing of Demand Letters to the applicants who have opted higher Pension in EPS 95 reg.

Sir,

This is to bring to your kind notice that the points mentioned below which needs to be addressed on priority basis to expedite the pending cases.

*  The Exempted Trusts are the creation by laws and you are well aware of it.

*   The said Trusts are working and regularly following the rules and regulations administered by EPFO.

*  Annual auditing is carried by the Auditors appointed by your Organisation.

*  We, the SAIL Employees including Retired ones, are also from Exempted Establishments of different SAIL Units and our Employer has paid 8.33 % to 10% to 12% of their share as it is applicable from time to time and Hon'ble SC Order is clear in this regards so all are eligible to get Higher Pension irrespective of Trust Rules.

* It is brought to our notice that many Regional Provident Fund Offices are returning the applications and refusing to accept the options submitted by the concerned employees. It is arbitrary, Illegal and against the SC order dated 04.11.2022 in this respect.

* Most important point is that when the annual audit is carried out by your offices and no adverse objections were made then, how it can now be denied only to restrict the beneficiaries to get higher pension.

It is reliably learnt that SAIL PF Trusts have committed formally that if any discrepancies are found in the documents related to actual contribution by any employees and if it differs from the documents of RPFCs Offices the said trust / organisation will be liable to pay the claimed money to EPFO. Then why all these illogical correspondences are being made by your subordinate offices.

We, therefore, request you to kindly look into the matter and instruct your subordinate offices to issue Demand Letters without further delay  as many of our colleagues are old enough to enjoy the fruits of their Pension.

With kind regards,  

Yours faithfully,

For and on behalf of Federation of Retired SAIL Employees

Dr V N Sharma Chairman

Ram Agar Singh  General Secretary

SAIL Mediclaim Renewal date extended upto 04/10/2024

Date extended to 29/08/24

                                       

                             By e-mail: chairman.sail@sail.in

FORSE/SAIL-C/1524

23/08/2024

To

Sri Amarendu Prakash,

Chairman,

Steel Authority of India Ltd,

Ispat Bhavan, Lodhi Road, 

New Delhi – 110 003.

Sub: Our Appeal to (1) get the SAIL-MDIndia mediclaim enrollment portal working efficiently and (2) extend the last date of Enrollment for SAIL Mediclaim Scheme 24-25 to 15^th Sept. 2024 (3) allow payment for Top up.

Sir, 

Further to your latest order for extending the Mediclaim Renewal/ Enrollment date to 25^th Aug 2024 this is to bring to your kind notice that as per the message received by us - not only from our members but also from the Plant/unit Nodal Officers/ IRPs - a large number of Ex-Employees failed again and again in completing their enrollment due to erratic and inefficient functioning of the Enrollment link https://sailenrollment.mdindia.com continuing to this date. The defective link has become a nightmare for our members. We understand that in many cases the link reverted back on its own, at every stage, leaving the process incomplete. Retirees have taken physical and financial stress in visiting cybercafé in faraway places to complete their enrollment. Some of them could not succeed even then. Also a good number of Ex-Employees could not add the Top up amount. So their enrollment ended up only with the Base coverage.We are sorry to say that not much help comes from managers of the Portal.

In our considered opinion, the portal needs a thorough checking and revamping to make it working trouble-free before the next extension is approved. Since we are not provided with an estimated data of left out cases for enrollment/ renewal by SAIL it is difficult for us to be accurate but the left out cases could be in a few thousands.

Sir, in view of the above, we appeal to you to kindly extend the date of renewal and Top up to 15^th Sept. 2024 after making necessary changes in the portal to make it working.

With kind regards,  

Yours faithfully,

For and on behalf of Federation of Retired SAIL Employees

Dr V N Sharma Chairman

Ram Agar Singh  General Secretary

 

 

Last date for Mediclaim extended to 25th Aug 2024

 

FORSE Appeal to SAILfor extension

                                                                  By e-mail: chairman.sail@sail.in

FORSE/SAIL-C/1424

Independence Day, 2024

To

Sri Amarendu Prakash,

Chairman,

Steel Authority of India Ltd,

Ispat Bhavan, Lodhi Road, 

New Delhi – 110 003.

Sub: Our Appeal to (1) extend the last date of Enrollment for SAIL Mediclaim Scheme 24-25 to 31^st Aug 2024 and to (2) allow payment for Top up to those who failed to pay with Base premium.

Sir, 

This is to bring to your kind notice that as per the message received by us a large number of Ex-Employees could not complete their enrollment due to erratic and inefficient functioning of the Enrollment link https://sailenrollment.mdindia.com, continuing to this date. Slow down also appears lately to have been caused by a large number of recent porting in/out of Mobile service providers. As per many communications from us due to erratic behavior of the portal a good number of Ex-Employees could not add the Top up amount. So their enrollment ended up only with the Base coverage.

Sir, in view of the above, we appeal to you to kindly extend the date of renewal to 31^st Aug 2024 and also ask all concerned to make necessary changes in the portal to accommodate payment of Top up amount by those who could not do so with the Base amount. A good gesture from your end on an auspicious National day like Independence Day will be appreciated by us all.

With kind regards,  

Yours faithfully,

For and on behalf of Federation of Retired SAIL Employees

Dr V N Sharma Chairman

Ram Agar Singh  General Secretary

IRDA forwarded FORSE complaint to NIA to resolve

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भेजने वाले: complaints IRDA <complaints@irdai.gov.in>
Date: मंगल, 20 अग॰ 2024 को 7:07 pm बजे
Subject: Fwd: Request to advise SAIL/ New India Assurance/ TPA (MDIndia, Pune) to include provisions of IRDAI’s new master circular
To: <gro@newindia.co.in>
Cc: <forsesail@gmail.com>

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please find herewith attached a reminder from the complainant on the complaint registered with IRDAI Token No. 07-24-003238. You are hereby advised to resolve the same immediately, inform the applicant and duly update the status in https://bimabharosa.irdai.gov.in. 

Regards,

Policyholder’s Protection And Grievance Redressal Department 

IRDAI, Sy. No. 115/1, Financial District

Nanakramguda, Gachibowli, 

Hyderabad- 500032

Mediclaim Renewal extended also to those in foreign countries Last date 18/08/24 for all

Attn: All SAIL Retirees,

Advice 1:

On our request, SAIL has made arrangements, as per the following Circular, to faclitate renewal of Mediclaim by SAIL Ex Employees located in foreign countries. Such Retirees located curretly in foreign countries may please follow the detailed procedure given below and renew their Mediclaim from their current location on or before 18th Aug 2024 .

  

 Advice 2:

As per the Circular in the link melow the last date for mediclaim renewal is extended to 18th Aug 2024. Please complete the process for yourself and pass this on to those members who have not completed the renewal so far. 

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:AP:f6925ee4-34f3-459b-b761-c135ff159229

 Advice 3:

  In case any of you in India or outside face difficulty please write an e-mail to manas@sail.in and sail@mdindia.com with a copy to forsesail@gmail.com May please follow this with reminders by calling

 

Sri Manas Rath CGMP SAIL on  99686 05869 

or

MDIndia

Mr Sachin: 9371839226 or

Mr.Swapnil : 8956123252.

MDIndia on 18002665599,

as there is very little time left.

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Dr.V.N.Sharma, Chairman 

Federation of Retired SAIL Employees (Regd)

Erratic and anarchic functioning of SAIL Mediclaim renewal portal

 By e-mail: chairman.sail@sail.in

FORSE/SAIL-C/1324

Aug 04, 2024

To

Sri Amarendu Prakash,

Chairman,

Steel Authority of India Ltd,

Ispat Bhavan, Lodhi Road, 

New Delhi – 110 003.

Sub: Erratic and anarchic functioning of SAIL Mediclaim renewal portal all through the past 25 days.

  Ref: Our letter Nos. FORSE/SAIL-C/1124 dt. July 18, 2024 and FORSE/SAIL-C/1224 dt. July 28, 2024.

Sir, 

Based on the telephonic and written communications from the SAIL Ex-Employees all over, some of which were forwarded to the Mediclaim Nodal Officers in SAIL C.O./ Units by individual sufferers and many others by us, we feel quite saddened to say that in spite of so much of our oral and written communications to SAIL and MDI personnel  the SAIL-MDIndia Renewal Portal through the link https://sailenrollment.mdindia.com/ remains highly inefficient and erratic at every stage of processing. It hangs for hours to respond at some stages. All our grievances raised through our above referred letters have remained unanswered till now. It is shocking as well as surprising that no improvement in the working of the software is in sight to this hour.

In view of this we request you to kindly

1.       Advise all concerned to take a shutdown of the portal and correct its functioning before commissioning it after testing etc is satisfactorily completed and the portal becomes User-friendly.

2.      Look for an option in SB Collect for the remaining cases.

3.     Since large number of Ex-Employees have yet to renew, the last date may please be extended by one month, that is, till 10^th Sept 2024.

4.      Allow use of Debit / Credit cards and facilitate renewal from the foreign countries.

With kind regards,  

Yours faithfully,

For and on behalf of Federation of Retired SAIL Employees

Dr V N Sharma                                                                                                     Chairman

Ram Agar Singh                                                                                                    General Secretary