Payment of gratuity
The hon'ble chief adviser's initiative in delivering the pension to a widow 30 yrs after her husband's death is most admirable and praiseworthy. If the hon'ble CA had not taken this benevolent step, neither the widow nor her dependents would have ever received the money.
But the question arises as to whether the value of the money 30 years ago was the same as it is today.
Now is the appropriate time to set a time limit for payment of pension or gratuity. The delivery official concerned who fails to comply with the time limit should be penalized and the pensioner paid along with interest. This interest should be deducted from the salary of the official concerned, and not from the funds of the enterprise. Such a law will deter unscrupulous officers from harassing the retired personnel.
Everyone will retire one day. Surely then no one would like to get harassed for their dues for 10-30 yrs.
I retired from the BJMC Eastern Jute Mills in 2000. But I have not yet been paid 25% of my gratuity. What was the market price in 2000 and what is it today? The retired personnel have to suffer this great loss. Many retired personnel have died due to lack of proper treatment for want of money which was rightfully theirs.
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