RETIRED DEFENCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (RDOA)
MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 15TH
APRIL 2018 AT DSOI DHAULA KUAN, NEW DELHI-110010 AT 1100 HRS
1. Extraordinary General Body Meeting (EGM) of the ‘Retired Defence Officers Association’ (RDOA) was held on 15th Apr 2018 at 1100 hrs at DSOI Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-110010. House assembled at 1030 hrs, because of lack of quorum it was adjourned for half an hour and reassembled at 1100 hrs. The meeting was attended by 28 officers.
AGENDA POINT NO.1
Welcome address by the
President RDOA: Lt Col BK Sharma (Retd)
2. President welcomed all the members to the (EGM). He gave an overview of the important issues taken up by RDOA with various authorities since last AGM. He informed the house the state of membership as on 15th Apr 2018.
3.
EGM has been called
basically to elect office bearers and present the provisional accounts of FY
2017 – 2018 for the information of the House. However points have been called
from members to have interactive sessions. Only five nominations forms were
received. Same were forwarded to Returning Officer and Asst Returning Officer.
Our Sincere thanks to Col VK Suri and Lt Col R Ramamurthy who willingly
accepted GBM’s request to act as Returning Officer & Assistant Returning Officer respectively for conduct of
election. He said Returning officer Col VK Suri shall be announcing the result immediately
after opening address.
4.
The President then read out the names of members
who had contributed towards association’s corpus fund since Last AGM. He said
that only important and authentic information is put on association’s blog “rdoaindia.blogspot.com” which is updated
regularly. He requested all members to motivate other officers to join RDOA to
strengthen RDOA’s objectives. The amended rules and regulations for RDOA as
recommended by the committee
constituted have been forwarded to the Registrar of societies for approval. The
same is being pursued.
5. The
President emphasized once again in informing members that not even a single
penny has been expended by any of the
office bearers on transport, telephones,
internet and secretarial support from association’s fund which speaks of high
credibility and dedication of the team.
6.
President then proceeded with the remaining agenda points.
AGENDA POINT NO. 2
Result Election Governing body, RDOA on 15th
April 2018.
7.
Nomination for the President, Vice President,
Secretary, Joint Secretary and Treasurer
were asked from members for which wide publicity was given through RDOA blog,
display of notices at prominent places and by email. Only five nominations for
the above posts were received till 31st Mar 2018.
8 Col
VK Suri, the Returning Officer declared and announced the following elected
unopposed:-
(a) Lt Col BK Sharma as President
(b) Major AR Ghosh as Vice President
(c) Col Rajiv Kakra as
Secretary
(d) Lt Col JP Rai as Joint Secretary
(e) Col Vijay
Kumar as Treasurer
AGENDA POINT NO.3
Confirmation of Minutes of
the AGM held on 20th Aug 2017
9. The
salient points of the meeting of the AGM held on 20th Aug 2017 were
read out to the members. There being no observation, the minutes were passed
duly proposed by Lt Col Vinay Khanna (M.
No. 2220) and seconded by Lt Col AC Sharma (M. No. 1669).
AGENDA POINT NO. 4
Presentation of Provisional
Accounts for FY 2017-2018.
10.
President presented the Provisional Accounts for the FY 2017- 2018 as
the same is yet to be audited by the chartered accountant on availability of
TDS Certificate from the bank. He further briefed the members on the state of
A/c, comparative state of A/c for the last five years, merger of three A/c
heads under one head and FDRs.
11. Members
did not raise any observation/ query.
AGENDA POINT NO.5
Progress of Court Cases
12.
President briefed the members on the ongoing progress of the court cases, On
the query from one of the members that RDOA should join various ongoing litigations
to be filed in various other matters in AFT. The President explained that in
law intervention is a procedure to allow intervener to join ongoing litigations
with the permission of the court and with the consent
of original litigants. However RDOA as an association cannot file intervention
applications in AFT. He suggested that effected officers on various matters
should form a group and file the case in AFT.
13.
The house also unanimously agreed that intervention application should be
undertaken only for such cases where the veterans are affected / benefited.
AGENDA POINT NO.6
Points from Members
14. Following points were received from
members:-
(a)
3600, Wg Cdr CPN Singh (Retd)
(i) For
re-fixation in the 6th Pay Commission arrears from 1 Jan 2006 to 30 Jun
2014, before implementation of OROP
on 1 Jul 2014. Legal Case be filed in AFT
for members of RDOA. If money is
required as legal fees, it may be
intimated.
(ii)
Status of NFU case be intimated please.
(iii)
The Status on all Lt Col and equivalent
having more than 26 years of service to get the pension of Colonel (Time Scale).
(iv)
Progress of
OROP case in SC.
Decision
(i) Already
explained in agenda point No. 5.
(ii) NFU. Next date of hearing as per available
information is 20th Apr 2018.
(iii) Service HQ has taken up this issue with MOD.
(iv) OROP.
Likely date of hearing is last week of April.
(b) 2487, WG SC Sikka (RETD)
Not with standing that the EGM is being
held for a specific Purpose, I will appreciate
if the members are also informed
about various burning issues, whether in respect of
various court cases or matters pending in MOD.
Decision President briefed the
members on various matter taken up by RDOA with the concerned authorities.
(c) 3659,
Air Commandore KR Bali (Retd)
Dear Lt Col BK
Sharma,
I am presently at Tokyo, Japan & Shall be returning
on 23 April evening. This is regarding the proposed EGM proposed EGM to be held
on 15th April at DSOI Dhaula Kuan. I wish to formally convey to all
present in the said EGM and the Returning Officer that Lt Col Sharma must
continue as the President in view of his very significant and selfless services
rendered to ESM community in the past. If voting does take place, this e-mail
be considered as my Vote for Lt Col BK SHARMA as President.
Thanks and with Best Wishes. May God bless us all!!
Air Commodore KR Bali AVSM VSM mob: 9958947799
Decision - The President thanked the member for this
appreciation for the RDOA.
AGENDA POINT NO.7
Any other Point with the
Permission of the Chair
15.
Following points were raised by the members present in the meeting:-
(a) 1145,
Lt Col SK Vashisht
(i)
The Supreme Court has in the
case of CGHS ruled that the right to medical claim cannot be denied merely
because the name of the hospital is not included in the government empanelled
hospitals. The officer stated that the
same should be applicable for ECHS also.
(ii) The
issue of NA medicine with ECHS polyclinic should be resolved.
Decision-
The RDOA governing body held a meeting with MD ECHS on the above issues during
March 2018. Appointment has been asked for with the GOC Delhi Area/Station Cdr on the above issues.
(b) 2220, Lt Col Vinay Khanna
(i) RDOA is an All India basis organization
and wider publicity should be given to co-opt more members. PCDA (Pensions) and CDA
(O) should be approached to
get the details of new retirees.
(ii) News letter should be sent to all concerned through
email or by post.
Decision -
Col. VK Suri explained that the RDOA
has neither support staff nor finances
available for the above. The President briefed all members that all information
is being put up on the Blogspot. He has been travelling at his own expense and
meeting, briefing officers at each station and motivating them to join RDOA. The
above suggestions will be looked into
AGENDA POINT NO.8
Vote of Thanks
16. Meeting was closed at 1300hrs with a vote
of thanks proposed by Lt Col SK
Vashisht (M. No. 1145) and seconded by Major NK Gadeock (M. No. 1397). Most
of the members got themselves examined by a team of Medicos part of free Health
Camp which was Organised by Jeevan Sudharo Welfare Society.
Vashisht (M. No. 1145) and seconded by Major NK Gadeock (M. No. 1397). Most
of the members got themselves examined by a team of Medicos part of free Health
Camp which was Organised by Jeevan Sudharo Welfare Society.
PRESIDENT/ SECRETARY,
RDOA
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