Kuldeep Khoda re-elected President, Jandial General Secretary of CGPWA
May 20, 2025
JAMMU: At the 28th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) held here, the Central Govt Pensioners' Welfare Association, Jammu (CGPWA) unanimously re-elected Kuldeep Khoda as its President and K B Jandial as General Secretary for the next three years.
Dr Sudarshan Kumar was unanimously re-elected as its Vice President, B B Magotra as its Secretary and O P Sharma as Treasurer.
The triennial elections were conducted by the Returning Officer Yoginder Koul (IPS- Retd).
After the election, Khoda nominated five members of CGPWA to its Executive Committee for the next three years. They are Upender Pachnanda, K L Sharma, V K Sambyal, Nisar Ahmad & V K Padha.
For the first time, the CGPWA honoured four of its members for their commendable contributions to the Association. They were Dr Ashok Bhan, S S Wazir, J K Vaid and B K Raina.
Earlier, the newly published Pensioners' Journal was released. On the Occasion, the AGM approved four amendments in its Bye -Laws.
Speaking on the occasion, Khoda flagged the issue of amendment in the Pension Rules that have given powers to the Govt which, if it so desires, can give prospective effect to the implementation of 8th CPC Report to the exclusion of older pensioners. This issue, he said, demands collective response from the Pensioners' organisations to fight it out, legally as well as through local MPs who can persuade the Govt against this discriminatory move.
The General Secretary K B Jandial, in his detailed presentation of the performance of the CGPWA in the last three years, listed several achievements and said that this tenure has been a path breaking resolving many issues of pensioners.
The Treasurer O P Sharma presented the statement of receipts and expenditure for the year and shared with the AGM an annual deficit of Rs. 1.65 lakh. To meet this situation, the AGM called upon the members to contribute a minimum of Rs 1000.
Vice President Dr Sudarshan Kumar highlighted some of the landmark achievements of the Association. Secretary B B Magotra presented the vote of thanks. Among others who spoke on the occasion included Dr Ashok Bhan, Ashok Angurana and B R Sharma.
