AFVOA Newletters of Year 2006

Page 45 of 77 Brigadiers were not affected at all while Colonels lost one increment. Lt. Colonels too did not have much to complain about. He said there is a lesson from this mistake for the proposed Sixth Pay Commission. "Unless this new panel has enough military components, this may happen again. I remember that if ever we went to call on the office of the Pay Commission, they looked upon us as if we had broken the rules. The decision makers should realise that only the wearer can tell where the shoe pinches and the ethos of military service can only be understood by those who have donned the uniform," he said. Matters AFVOA 32. Grant from the Adjutant General. Lt Gen AS Jamwal, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Adjutant General, during his recent visit to Chennai had announced a monetary grant to AFVOA towards the welfare of Veteran Members. A cheque for Rs. 1 Lakh has since been received. 33. Funds sanctioned for AFVOA Projects. Rs. 2 Lakhs have been sanctioned for various projects of AFVOA by the Adjutant General’s Branch, Army HQ. This again is a sequel to an announcement made by Lt Gen AS Jamwal, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Adjutant General. Details of projects are under preparation for submission to HQ ATNKK & Area. 34. Gesture by Commandant, OTA. Maj Gen KK Kohli, AVSM, VSM, Commandant, OTA who attended our bi-monthly meeting on 04 Jun 2006 has thanked the President and all members of AFVOA for extending invitations to him and his Staff Officers for the occasion. He has, in his DO letter addressed to Maj Gen C Govindaswamy, complimented the Association for having such gatherings and also expressed his appreciation for the useful talk given by Maj Gen R Karthikeyan on the Core Group concept. As a token of goodwill gesture he has donated Rs. 20,000/- to AFVOA. 35. Accommodation for AFVOA. Maj Gen B Sivasankar, VSM, GOC, ATNK&K Area has been magnanimous in allotting four rooms of the Dental Block in the erstwhile MH campus. In addition, the Eye Ward in the same location, capable of accommodating over 250 members & families has been earmarked for all the bi-monthly meetings. The GOC has instructed his Staff to get these buildings renovated completely as per our requirements before handing over to AFVOA. 36. Amendments to Hello Veterans 2004. Details of amendments required to be made to “Hello Veterans – 2004” are given at ‘Annexure 1.’ 37. Bi-monthly meeting. The next bi-monthly meeting ( Twelfth Anniversary of AFVOA ) will be held on 06 Aug 2006 at 1730 hrs at the Palm Grove Ecological Park & Sports Complex, Island Grounds, Chennai-600009. The meeting will commence with Tambola sharp at 1730 hrs. The programme will be as under:- (a) Location - Palm Grove Institute, Island Grounds (b) Time & Date - 1730 hrs to 2000hrs - 06 Aug 2006 (c) Tambola - 1730 hrs to 1830 hrs (d) Routine procedures - 1830 hrs to 1845 hrs (e) Talk on Music & Life by Mrs. Radha Bhaskar - 1845 hrs to 1945 hrs (f) Cake cutting followed by dinner - 1945 hrs 38. Members are requested to remit in advance , an amount of Rs. 50/- per head, for the dinner to be provided by the contractor. The remittances of the advance ( by cheque only ) be made to Col P Samuel Raj, S-96, 4 th Main Raod, Anna Nagar, Chennai – 600040. Confirmation regarding your attendance be given to any one of the following by 27 Jul 2006 :-