TRIBUTES TO COMRADE CHHIDUSINGH 

AND PENSIONERS' DAY AT CUDDALORE -TAMILNADU ON 29-12-2014

PENSIONERS'DAY AND CONDOLENCE MEETING FOR COMRADE CHHIDUSINGH WAS HELD AT CUDDALORE -TAMILNADUCIRCLE. 

ABOUT 120 COMRADES FROM CHIDAMBARAM, TINDIVANAM, GINGEE,VRIDHACHALAM,VILLUPURAM,ARAKANDANALLUR. PARTICIPATED FOR PENSIONERS' DAY AND TO MOURN THE DEATH OF OUR BELOVED LEADER COMRADE CHHIDUSINGH DESPITE HEAVY RAIN AND TRANSPORT STRIKE.
COM.D.GOPALAKRISHNAN  RECALLED THE SERVICES OF COM CHHIDU SINGH IN THE FORMATION OF OUR ASSOCIATION,HIS DEDICATED AND TIRELESS WORK IN
DELHI DURING PENSION REVISION AND OTHER ISSUES.    FLORAL
TRIBUTES WERE PAID BY ALL TO THE PICTURE OFCOM CHHIDU SINGH.

CONDOLANCE MEETING DUE TO THE SUDDEN DEMISE OF COM.SIDDHU SING  Our Dy.Genl.Secy on 20-12-2014 was held at  NFTE union office,Trichy.The meeting was presided by Com.V>P>Kathaperumal and presented a condolance resolution by Com.T.Selvaraj,Dist.Secy.Com.R.Venkatachalam praised  the activities of the departed comrade in our day to day problems including 78.2% CDA merger,Pension Anomaly etc.He also praised his contribution from the day of formation of our Assn. as adhoc Secy.Com.L.Gubendran,Treasurer explained action taken to organise this  condolance meeting within a day.25 members have participated in the meeting.2 minutes silence was observed,Sloans were raised com.Siddhu Sing  pugal onguga.   L.Gubendran, Treasurer,AIBSNLPWA,Trichy Dist.

CHQ NEWS

BANGALORE WITH MORE THAN   1000 LIFE MEMBERS We are happy to announce that our Bangalore District Unit also has crossed the mark of  1000 Life members.  [They have a total membership of 1230] Ernakulam of Kerala continues to be at the top with 1034 life members. We congratulate all the leaders of Bangalore Unit. 26-12-2014 "TSUNAMI" struck Tamilnadu on 26-12- 2004. Thousands of people died and rendered homeless. Number of Volunteers came to the help of the affected people.  Com. Pitchai Mohan Raj, our District Secretary of Kalmandapam branch in Chennai was one of the volunteers who rose to the occasion showing unusual courage and helped the people.  On the tenth anniversary of 'TSunami',  Com. Pitchai Mohan Raj received "SELFLESS SERVICE AWARD - TSUNAMI 2004"   from Madam Karikali IAS, Personal Secretary of Governor of Tamilnadu for the selfless service.  We are proud of Com. Mohan Raj.

CONDOLENCE MEETING AT CHENNAI  ON 24-12-14

A CONDOLENCE MEETING WAS HELD AT TELEPHONE HOUSE, FBR, CHENNAI  JOINTLY BY CHENNAI TELEPHONES AND TAMILNADU
CIRCLES. ABOUT 200 COMRADES PARTICIPATED TO MOURN THE DEATH OF OUR BELOVED LEADER DESPITE A SHORT NOTICE.
COM MOORTHY AND MUTHIALU PRESIDED OVER THE MEETING.  
COMSM.GOVINDARAJAN,V.RAMARAO,MURTHY,MUTHIALU,S.GUNASEKARAN,K.VENTRAMANAN,
S.NARASIMHAN,PITCHAI MOHANRAJRECALLED THEIR ASSOCIATION  WITH DEPARTED LEADER AND PRAISED THE DEDICATED WORK OF HIM.  COM.D.GOPALAKRISHNAN
RECALLED THE SERVICES OF COM CHHIDU SINGH IN THE FORMATION OF OUR ASSOCIATION,HIS DEDICATED AND TIRELESS WORK IN
DELHI DURING PENSION REVISION AND OTHER ISSUES.  IN THE END A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED CONDOLING THE DEATH AND
EXPRESSING OUR HEART FELT CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY.  FLORAL
TRIBUTES WERE PAID BY ALL TO THE PICTURE OFCOM CHHIDU SINGH.

   

                     CONDOLENCE MEETING AT COIMBATORE

  A CONDOLENCE MEETING WAS CONDUCTED BY COIMBATORE DIST ASSN ON 23.12.2014 AT 1100 HOURS FOR COM. CHHIDU SINGHBY  BY THE PRESIDENTSHIP OF  SRI C.PALANISAMY .  
SRI. R.    THIRUVENKATASAMY,SRI S. ARUMUGAM ,SRI B.ARUNACHALAM GAVE A DETAILED SPEACH ABOUT OUR DEMISED LEADER AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR ASSOCIATION.

PENSIONER'S DAY AND SPECIAL GENERAL BODY MEETING AT CUDDALORE ON 29-12-2014

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SPEECH BY D.GOPALAKRISHNAN SECRETARY (ASIA REGION, TUI OF WFTU)

22-12-14: CONDOLENCE MEETING:

                                                               

There will be a joint CONDOLENCE MEETING by our TAMILNADU & CHTD CIRCLE ASSOCIATIONS for our departed great leader   Com CHIDDU SINGH on 24-12-14 at  3 PM in the Open Area  in the GROUND FLOOR, at Flower Bazaar Telephone Exchange Building. 

                             OUR members are requested to attend the meeting.

         

BLACK DAY

COM CHHIDU SINGH OUR DEDICATED WORKER (aged 68) AND DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY IS NO MORE. HE LEFT US ALL TO THE HEAVENLY ABODE TODAY MORNING DUE TO A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK AT NEW DELHI.

HE WAS THE FIRST CONVENOR OF THE ADHOC  COMMITTEE FOR OUR  ASSOCIATION. 

HE BECAME DY.GENERAL SECRETARY IN THE

FORMATION CONFERENCE AT CHENNAI IN AUGUST 2009. 

WE CONVEY OUR DEEP FELT CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND CALL UPON OUR BRANCHES  TO OBSERVE MOURNING FOR ONE WEEK AS A MARK OF RESPECT TO THE DEPARTED SOUL.

Our Leaders Com Gopalakrishnan, Natarajan, 

Ramankutty are rushing to New Delhi today evening.

WIDESPREAD  PENSIONERS' DAY IN TAMILNADU

THE MAN WHO BROUGHT HONOUR TO PENSIONERS IN INDIA

“PENSION IS NOT A GRACE....

PENSION IS NOT AN EX-GRATIA PAYMENT.....”

32 YEARS AGO, on 17th December 1982, the Supreme Court of India

declared so in the Classic judgement delivered by five most eminent judges of India

in D S Nakara Vs. Govt of India case.

Till 1986, there was no pension revision in central services. 

But, the Govt was compelled to ask 4^th CPC to study pension system

and recommend modification, if any required. 

Based on 4^th CPC report, pension also was revised from 1986. 

Only because of the case filed by Mr. D S Nakara and his friend

Rear Admiral (Retd) Satyendra Singh.

5^th CPC recommended better benefits for pensioners quoting Supreme Court. 6^th CPC also recommended pension revision, but, with lesser benefits to the pensioners than the serving staff.Now the 7^th CPC is on the job.

Pensioners of India observe 17^th December every year as PENSIONERS DAY.

 We pay our respectful tributes to late Mr Nakarawho was instrumental 

for gettingthe landmark-classic judgement on pension system from Supreme Court of India.

CHENNAI
19-12-14  PENSIONERS DAY AT CHENNAI ON 17-12-14

PENSIONERS DAY WAS OBSERVED AT CHENNAI BY CHENNAI TELEPHONES AND TAMILNADU CIRCLES ON 17-2-14 AT BEFI HALL CHENNAIIN A GRAND MANNER.  COMSM.MURTHI AND SAMPATHKUMAR

 PRESIDED OVER THE MEETING.  COMM.GOVINDHARAJAN WELCOMED ALL.COMS V.RAMA RAO, D.BALASUBRAMANIAN( G/S AIFPA) J.RANGANATHANAND G.NATARAJAN SPOKE IN DETAIL ABOUT THE DEMANDS IMPORTANCE OF  PENSIONERS DAY  AND FUTURE TASKS.  COM SRIDHAR PROPOSED A VOTE OF THANKS

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COIMBATORE

Pensioners' Day  was celebrated with great enthusiasm at Recreation Club premises O/o PGM,BSNL ,Coimbatore on 13-12-2014.Around 180 members participated  including 50 Lady members 

The meeting was presided over by Sri.C.Palanisamy,Vice President of our Coimbatore SSA Branch.  Sri.R.Thiruvenkataswamy, District Secretary detailed about the efficient functioning of our branch.

Sri.Balasubramaniam.District Treasurer,gave details such as Number of Life Members,Quotas sent to Circle&CHQ.

Sri B.Arunachalam and Smt.Sivakama Sundari  ,Circle Organising Secretaries spoke about the Organisational matters.

our Chief Guest Sri.P.S.Raman Kutty.our CHQ President ,which was observed with a pindrop silence and with applause frequently from the audience.He gave an elaborated account about the current status of present burning issue,i.e.78.2% merger with a definit hope that it is not far away..The examples he gave about the movement of this file from one table to another ,was received with great applause.He also gave a detailed report about the submission of Memorandum to the 7th Pay Commission

A  Question -Answer session was also conducted.  Sri.Vamanan ,Assistant Secretary proposed a vote of thanks.

Tiruchirapalli 

Pensioners' Day and  1st.District conference of Tiruchirapalli SSA  held on 06 12 2014 .

Comrades D.Gopalakrishnan and K.muthiyalu,Circle President participated.More than 250 members were attended.

MADURAI

 The Madurai (Tamilnadu) branch is our biggest SSA Unit in India.It has 1450 members now.

On 7th December 2014,  Madurai Unit conducted a grand meeting in the PGMT office premises.  400 members participated in the meeting. Com. M Raveendran, District President presided over.  The hall was named after V R Krishna Iyer, paying tribute to the eminent Jurist of India who expired three days back.

Com. P S Ramankutty, All India President addressing the gathering spoke on the significance of the PENSIONERS DAY, being observed by pensioners community in India on 17th December every year.  He told that all of us are getting revised pension only because of the Classic Judgement delivered by Supreme Court on 17th December 32 years ago in 1982.  Com. Ramankutty spoke in detail about the 78.2% IDA Case, Pension Anomnaly case, 7th Central Pay Commission and our memorandum to it, various other organisational matters etc. 

He congratulated the District Unit headedd by Com. G R Dharmarajan for maintaining its Number ONE position  in the country and for their systematic functioning.  He called upon more members to enlist themselves as  Life members and Life time Susbcribers of our Patrika. There was a commendable response to his call.  Many paid subscription and became Life members immediately after the meeting also.

More than 35  senior comrades who have completed the age of 75 years were felicitated on the occasion.Similarly, the District Unit distributd Photo ID Cards to all the Life members.

KEEN AUDIENCE

VIRUDUNAGAR 

Virudunagar unit  of our Association is smaller, when compared to Madurai.

But, the appreciable factor is that out of the 310 total members, 260 are Life Members.

175 of them attended the biannual Conference condcuted on 8th December 2014.  Com. Shanmugham, the district president presided over the conference.

Com. P S Ramankutty, all India President addressing the gathering spoke in detail about various issues concerning BSNL pensioners and our activities.

Com. S Arunachalam (veteran District Secretary of Tirunelveli), Com. E. Kanagaraj (Dist President of Tirunelveli) and leaders of various service unions of BSNL staff also greeted the conference.  

PENSIONERS DAY and THIRD ANNIVERSARY FUNCTION  at VILLUPURAM 

PENSIONERS DAY and THIRD ANNIVERSARY FUNCTION  at VILLUPURAM   IN CUDDALORE DISTRICT WAS CELEBRATED WITH SPECIAL INVITEE Comrade. K.Muthiyalu .

 Comrade Vedhacham presided the function and Comrade Ramalingam welcomed the participants.

AIBSNLPWA Cuddalore District Branch  President Com.K.Venkataramanan , District Secretary Chandramohane,Treasurer N.Thirugnanam and Circle Vice President K.Raveendran participated in the function and felicitated the gathering  and felt happy about the dawn of third year of Villupuram Region meet at Villupuram periodically on each month on 5th.

Comrade Kaliyapeumal  veteran RMS trade union leader graced the function and participated enthuastically from the beginning and till the end of the meet.

120 members participated in the meeting.Our members from Cuddalore,Chidambaram.Tindivanam.Gingee,Arakantanallur and Kallakurichy participated .

Comrade Sabapathy honoured our Circle President Com Muthiyalu.

Com Muthiyalu. spoken about 78.2,Pension Anamoly and Pensioner's Day about 90 minutes.

  

TIRUNELVELI

Pensioners' day was held in Subam Marriage Hall on 17-12-2014 under the Presidentship of Comrade  E.Kanagaraj. Secretary Comrade S.Arunachalam spoken about the present problems in Detail. The pensioners more than 70 years were honoured by garlading shawl. Comrades ShanmugaRaja Postal,KasiViswanathan AITUC,S.Sammanasu Organising Secretary TN Circle and Sri.B.Muruganantham felicitated the function. 300 Pensioners including 50 Women pensioners participated.

VELLORE

Today the 17.12.2014 Pensioners Day Celebrated. A special meeting conducted at Vellore. The gathering is more than 150 pensioners including 20 lady family pensioners. Meeting presided over by Sri Pon.Arumugam and V.Arumugapandi, Sri.M.S.Kesavan given mourning to the died pensioners.  Sri.M.Thangaraj given welcoming speech.Sri M.PanneerSelvam given inaugural speech. S/s C.Murugan, P.Mani, A.Venkatesan, A.Velayutham, T.Arumugam, V.Dharuman, M.Selvarajan spoken on pensioners issues. District Secretary Sri.M.Rajendran explained the pensioners regarding pension.

            Sri.V.S.MuthukumaranCircle organising Secy., Sri P.Chennakesavan, Asst. Circle Secy NFTE, Sri.Sethu from Madurai greeted the meeting. Special Guest Sri.R.Pattabi NFTE Tamilnadu Circle Secy and Chief Guest R.K.Ex-SecyNFTE given wonderful hopeful speech, very useful to the pensioners. Pensioners attended 70 years of age honoured with Shawl by R.K. Sri.R.Dhanapani given vote of thanks. Pensioners had vey delicious food.  

PUDHUCHERRY

Pensioners Day was celebrated at Pudhucherry Tamizh changam

on 17-12-2014. 65 members participated.Distict Secretary comrade

Sadhasivam and Loganathan Treasurer welcomed the gathering and Circle Assistant Secretary Anbazhagan spoken about the present scenerio of our problems.Cuddalore District Secretary Comrade

Chandramohane  and Treasurer N.Thirugnanam as special guests paricipated the meeting and have given a speech on history of Pension and present 7th CPC.
Two new members joined our organization
1.Arunacham  STS retired
2.Padmavathy FP 
The total life members at present are 77 out of 110 members.A Telephone directory of our members has been released on this occassion.

REWA BSNL office bearers participated and has given felicitations.
N.Ganangatharan STS Retired (Ex.MLA Pudhucherry)and Sri Ammavasai STS Retd-at present also felicitated the meeting

TENKASI (TN).

The meeting conducted in Subbaraja Trust Hall, Railway Feeder Road, Tenkasi was presided over by the Vice president Sri.S.Sankara Sadasivam and  the Chief Guest of the meeting was Sri.Mailerumperumal. former Director of Department of Telecom, New Delhi.

In the meeting the Senior Pensioners, aged  more than  80 years , Sri.M.Rajiah, S.Sudalaimuthu Pandian, A.Senthilvinayagam, S.Swaminathan, V.S.Velusamy and Sri.S.Chellappa were honoured by the chief guest.

Sri.S.Chellappa,  the Secretary of the association welcomed all and discussed the local problems of the association briefly. Nearly 80 pensioners were present.  Sri.Ramanthan(SNEA), Sri.Aryangavu(NFTE) and Sri.Ramasubbu(BSNLEU) addressed.  Sri.N.Velayutham, the Treasurer  thanked all.

NAGERCOIL-TN

More than 90 members of AIBSNLPWA attended the special meeting held in the conference hall of Telephone Exchange, Nagercoil. The star speaker was  Shri Ponneelan, popular Tamil writer who spoke on the Nakara Case, Justice Y V Chandrachud,  seniors citizens, the attitude of society towards the senior citizens etc.

District Secretary Com. A Cehllaiah welcomed and Treasurer Com. Anthonyswamy proposed vote of thanks.

Pensioners' day was held in Subam Marriage Hall on 17-12-2014 under the Presidentship of Comrade  E.Kanagaraj.

Secretary Comrade S.Arunachalam spoken about the present problems in Detail.

The pensioners more than 70 years were honoured by garlading shawl.

Comrades ShanmugaRaja Postal,KasiViswanathan AITUC,S.Sammanasu Organising Secretary TN Circle and Sri.B.Muruganantham felicitated the function.

300 Pensioners including 50 Women pensioners participated.