My Dear Veterans,Today on 07 July 2008 our delegation comprising the following officers met the Governor of Tamilnadu at 1230 PM, at the Raj Bhavan. The Coordinator, Col(Retd) TN Raman, introduced Maj Gen(Retd) C Govindaswamy, Cmde (Retd) Susindranath,YSM, Wg Cdr(Retd) Ravimani & Lt Col(Retd) C Sundar, the members of the delegation to the Governor.
His excellency, the Governor received the members with warmth & said that he was aware of the All India Movement of the ESM. Col TN Raman then presented the Memorandum and apprised the Governor that the same had already been faxed to him on 01-07-08. The Governor said that he had gone through the same & evinced interest in knowing about our presentation to the Sri Krishna Committee (which was done by AFVOA). Col TN Raman requested Maj Gen C Govindaswamy to give a brief on the presentation, since he was involved in the preparation of the same.
Maj Gen C Govindaswamy, briefed the Governor and said that the committee had appreciated the excellent work done by our team in projecting the real issues affecting not only the pensioners but also the Serving personnel. But the recommendations of the SPC had been a big disappointment. He brought out that it had taken him 33 years to become a Maj Gen, but his counter parts in Civil Services had attained the same status both in rank & pay in just 14 years.
The SPC had not distinguished the service conditions of various trades. For example, a driver working in a Secretariat in New Delhi is at par with an Army driver, whereas, the former is entitled to over time & various other perks. The Governor concurred with the points.
Col TN Raman & Lt Col CR Sundar requested the Governor to kindly advise the State to appoint a serving officer of the Army as the Secretary of the State ESM Welfare, the post at present occupied by an IAS officer. The Governor said that he would consider the request and asked us to forward a Statement of Case.
Wg Cdr Ravimani also reiterated the points made by Maj Gen C Govindaswamy and also mentioned that the jawans retire at the age group of 35 to 40, when their family commitments are at the peak and should be considered for alternative Govt Employment where their technical skills can be fully exploited. The Governor then ordered for a group photograph with the delegation. The delegation took leave of his presence, after being assured of sympathetic consideration of our Memorandum & forwarding the same to the Central Govt with his recommendations.
Col TN Raman (Retd)
Coordinator,
All India ESM Movement, Chennai
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