CSIR pensioner’s welfare association, Calcutta, was formed on April 18, 1997, to serve the interests of pensioners from CSIR institutes/laboratories, mostly of the eastern region, settled in and around Calcutta, numbering around 1200. one of the avowed objectives is “to promote welfare and secure benefits, such as adequate medical facilities, etc., for all pensioners”.
The first meeting of CSIR pensioners settled in and around Kolkata was convened by Dr. N.L. Dutta on April 18, 1997, at the IICB seminar hall, to organise them in an association for their mutual benefit. seventy-six retirees of all ranks, including ex-directors of three national laboratories, namely, Dr. S.C. Pakrashi of IICB, Prof. B.K. Mazumdar of CFRI, and Dr. B.K. Sarkar of CGCRI were present at the meeting.
Dr. S.C. Pakrashi presided over the meeting and explained in great detail the need for forming such a welfare association for CSIR pensioners. he also asked the house whether our association would be an affiliated unit of the CPWA, Lucknow, or an independent one formed to cooperate and coordinate with Lucknow and other pensioners associations in future eventually to form a federation of CSIR pensioners welfare associations. after a lot of discussion, it was resolved that an independent registered organisation in the name of CSIR pensioners welfare association, Calcutta (CPWAC), be formed with the following objectives: (a) to look after the welfare of and secure benefits extended to other autonomous government organisations and public undertakings retirees, through a federated system, if necessary; (b) to cooperate and coordinate activities with other established associations of Lucknow and Chennai at present; (c) to encourage formation of such associations/units in all other major cities which may ultimately be constitued as the federation of CSIR pensioners welfare associations.
The meeting unanimously elected a managing committee of the association comprising the following:
Chairman: Dr. S.C. Pakrashi (IICB)
Co-Chairman: Dr. N. l. Dutta (IICB)
Vice-President: Dr. Jaidev Mukherjee (CGCRI)
Secretary: Sri S.K. Banerjee (CMRI)
Treasurer: Dr. S.R. Das (CGCRI)
Jt. Secretaries: S/Sri U.K. Ghosh (CGCRI), A.K. Ghosh (CGCRI), and D.P. Ganguly (IICB)
Members: S/Shri Ashimesh Dutt (NML), K. Ganguly (CMERI), N. Geo Paul (PTC), D.K. Roy (CGCRI) and
Dr. Subodh Roy (CFRI)
The committee also elected a sub-committee with the following persons to frame the constitution of the association: The Chairman, Co-Chairman, Vice-Chairman, S/Shri D.P. Ganguly, T.P. Bhattacharyaan, D.K. Roy. the secretary will act as convenor.
Finally, under the Societies Registration Act of W.B. 1961, the association was registered in 1999.