Ernakulam District Conference of Kerala Water Authority Pensioners Congress Inaugurated

KOCHI: The Ernakulam District Conference of the Kerala Water Authority Pensioners Congress was inaugurated at G Auditorium in Kochi in conjunction with the organization’s 10th-anniversary celebrations. Inaugurating the event, T. J. Vinod, MLA, emphasized that the government must move forward with firm resolve to implement pension benefits for Kerala Water Authority employees with retrospective effect. District President P. O. Devassy presided over the function.

The conference passed resolutions demanding immediate redressal of delays in disbursing pension revision arrears, Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG), commutation, terminal surrender, and rectifying pension anomalies. Office-bearers announced that the organization will initiate follow-up measures to bring the pending pension revision benefits for employees who retired after July 1, 2019, to the government’s urgent attention. Speakers at the event included District Secretary A. M. Sageer, DCC Secretary K. V. P. Krishnakumar, V. Abdul Basheer, K. J. Andrews, M. V. Charlie, V. V. Govindan, M. N. Sasi, P. D. Sarathchandran, T. T. Xavier, K. A. Sulfikar, and M. N. Gopalakrishnan.

During the subsequent delegate session, District Vice President M. V. Baby delivered the welcome address, followed by the presentation of the activity report by the District Secretary and the financial statement by District Treasurer V. K. Suresh Babu. Active across all 14 districts of Kerala, the organization also announced that its upcoming State Conference will be held in Kannur on January 9, 2027.