Thank you for your suggestions. These would be discussed by the Core Gp.
This is to inform you that the case of PB4 was pursued by the Service Chiefs and the IESM have not pursued this point. Nor have we ever talked of the income tax exemption. Our focus has been, and continues to be, only OROP.
Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Chairman IESM
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Gurgaon- 122 001
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--- On Sat, 2/5/09, Sunil Rao
From: Sunil Rao
Subject: Re: FOR "REPORT MY SIGNALS"
To: rajkadyan@yahoo.com
Date: Saturday, 2 May, 2009, 2:59 PM
Dear Gen Kadyan Sir,
Introducing myself to this panel of distinquished veterans, am Ex-Sgt Sunil Rao. M.R, presently accepted as the Convener of IESM,Mysore.
The points mentioned in these reports by the panel were very informative and suggestions put forth, looked highly debatable.
As a veteran and from PBOR's collective point of view,these suggestions mentioned below could be of immense motivating factor in help building up the IESM at all levels throughout the country.
1) Aligning with any political party for the sake of pursuing our vision.
Suggestion:- We feel it is a futile exercise, as we have experienced ourselves in the garb of IESL, in the past decade.
Firstly, a list of our demands could be redrafted in brief without going into full details, and submitted to all political parties(because a voluminous memorandum would never be assimialated nor understood by them),the three service chiefs ( all of whom would be veterans shortly),before the election results are declared,and a goal has to be projected to the them in terms of days or months.This should be implemented in the manifestos of any front which heads the government.
Secondly, after the election results, the government in power has to be pressurised through a collective representation at all levels of IESM, throughout the country. HQ,IESM can draft a common memorandum and circulate to all levels of IESM, a date could be fixed throughout the country, media could be apprised of the event and then the memorandum along with local issues if any, could be handed over to the Deputy commissioners or the local heads of all districts, and most importantly, the elected MP of the constituency BY HAND. Places where IESM is yet to be formed, a copy of the draft could be sent to all District HQ'S and all the 534 MP's by name from HQ,IESM. All MP's, irrespective of political parties, they are affialated to, would then be accountable to this noble cause.
2) PBOR's, with whom I have widely networked with,mostly apolitical ones,throughout the country are a bit dissappointed seeing the names of only officers in the Governing body of IESM.
Suggestions:- Veterans from distinquished PBOR's and Widows could be nominated on the board, so as to give the esteemed IESM, the required representated impetus and motivation. During all these days of its formation and media
appraisal, the PBOR's were feeling a bit used up, in furthering the cause of just PB4 and income tax issues, and OROP was taking a back seat and loosing its priority. There are also a number of issues w.r.t disparity in pension concerning different levels of PBOR's which is totally not highlighted,educated or projected at all.
3) Sainik Boards at all levels are to be revamped and made accountable throughout the country.
Veterans of all ranks are totally disgusted at the bureacratic way of functioning, and the same lame excuses of blaming the higher formations in not responding to any positive suggestions or complaints.
Suggestions:- HQ,IESM could play a major role with the central Government, highlight the present system and revamp the whole structure and organisation of the sainik board, which has now become defunct, w.r.t pursuing the policies laid down. They have to made more accountable at all levels of their organisation.IESM running the organisation could also be thought of as a future vision, on a partnership basis. The root of the problem visible to me is that Veterans are being appointed as sainik board officials, and feel very sorry to say that these same people are trained during service years to only think inside the box and never give any thought to change their attitude of looking outside the box, after coming out of defense services.
As a paradigm shift, maybe the services of educated wives of veterans could possibily be the right anwser to this vexed problem.
Hope this points with suggestions could be an eyeopener in pursuit of IESM being more effective,lest it dilutes itself
after hopefully, OROP is achieved.
Regards,
Sunil Rao.
