Rewritten Title: Call for Clarity and Equity in New Pension Benefit Implementation
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A formal appeal has been made to Iran’s First Vice President, Dr. Mohammad Mokhber, urging immediate and transparent action to ensure the equitable implementation of a new “special allowance” for pensioners.
The appeal, lodged by a retired employee of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, Seyed Jafar Badi’i, highlights significant concerns regarding the administrative response to the planned benefit increase. While the initiative is part of the nation’s broader developmental framework, the current lack of detailed execution guidelines is causing apprehension among retirees from 18 different executive bodies.
Core Concerns Outlined
In his letter, Badi’i detailed three primary areas of concern after deeming the initial response from the Administrative and Employment Affairs Organization as insufficient and lacking clear, time-bound commitments.
- Unclear Prioritization for Equity: Retirees are calling for the “special allowance” to be prioritized for less-privileged organizations to help bridge existing pension gaps. The current response from the organization is seen as only generally addressing the issue without guaranteeing this crucial equity-based approach.
- Lack of Execution Details: There is a demand for full transparency regarding the allocation criteria, including the minimum and maximum benefits and the specific factors that will determine payouts across different job classifications. The current reply offers no concrete details on these operational mechanics.
- Irrelevant References to Past Measures: The organization’s reference to previous correspondence about pension adjustments was cited as unrelated to the current concerns, failing to address the specific need for a fair and transparent rollout of this new allowance.
A Call for Swift and Decisive Action
To address these issues and ensure the policy achieves its intended goal of fairness, Badi’i has formally requested a directive from the First Vice President. The requested actions include:
- Mandating that the Administrative and Employment Affairs Organization and the Plan and Budget Organization explicitly prioritize underprivileged agencies in the final execution guidelines.
- Requiring a public announcement of the main framework and the mechanisms for balancing pensions across different organizations within one month to alleviate current anxieties and ambiguities.
The letter emphasizes that decisive leadership can prevent a repetition of past difficulties in implementing standardization plans and avoid widening disparities, ensuring the new measure truly serves its purpose of enhancing pensioner welfare in line with national policies.