29-11-2014    4  PM CHQ NEWS NO PRICE RISE, NO INCREASE IN THE  INDEX!!   The Consumer price Index for October 2014 is declared.  It is 253 Points. Index for September 2014 was also 253 points. Again, the Index for August 2014 was also the same 253 point!!   IDA with  from January 2015 will be decided on the basis of Indices  for three months of  September, October and November 2014.   November Index will be announced on 31-12-2014.    It may be same 253 points or 254 points. If it is  253 points, then, the IDA from January 2015 will be 100.3%  If the November index is 254 points, the IDA rate from January 2015 will be 100.5%.      FUTURE  DA RATE   The government has decided to recast the Consumer Price Index   by changing the base year  to 2015= 100 points. We have not yet studied the proposal in detail.   Not only the base year is being changed.   Entire method of calculating the cost of living is being changed. Employees and pensioners getting DA (CDA or IDA) will be affected adversely, no doubt.

25.11.14:  "DND:  "DO NOT DISTURB"   FACILTY:

                                 

Some of our members are requesting us to give detailed information about how to STOP unwanted SMS or Phone Calls from Telemarketing agents. We are explaining below the details for that facility. 

This facility is called ‘DND”   ie. “Do Not Disturb”.  This facility was introduced some years back with TRAI’s instruction and followed by all Telecom Mobile Operators.   

This can be done in three methods: 

1. Through SMS  2. Through voice call   3. Through website.

Through SMS:

In the message area   type   START 0 

Then send that message to Number 1909

Wait for one minute. You will get a reply SMS immediately asking you to confirm your request by sending  YES to the same number 1909.   Send  YES to 1909

Wait for one minute. Sometimes you may not get this reply. No problem.  You once again send your same request  START 0  to 1909.   Now you will get a  confirmation

 SMS informing that your request has been registered.  After  some time you will  get a registration number also for your  request. It will take one week time to implement your request to ban the unsolicited incoming SMS & Phone calls.  

     

 If you find any difficulty after implementing this procedure u can revert back to  your  old condition at any time. This can be  done by sending STOP 0 to number        1909

...Courtesy our : http://www.aibsnlpwastrdn.webs.com/

BSNL EMPLOYEES ON STRUGGLE   27-11-14

WE EXPRESS OUR SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRIKING 

EMPLOYEES OF BSNL ON THE CALL OF JAC

CHQ NEWS 24-11-2014

A GOOD NEWS FROM USA

Judge Rejects Illinois Pension Reform Law

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge on Friday ruled that an Illinois law aimed at easing the state's huge unfunded pension liability is unconstitutional, handing a victory to labor unions and state retirees who challenged the law.

Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge John Belz, who heard oral arguments for and against the state's pension reform law on Thursday, ruled that the law both diminishes and impairs retirement benefits for public sector workers in violation of a state constitution provision. The judge rejected the state's argument that its ability to invoke its sovereign powers in an emergency trumps protections in the state constitution for pensions.

                                                     [REUTERS 21-11-14]

GOOD SAMARITAN AMONGST US.

One who donates his entire pension as relief....

Com. Sivanandan
Com. N Sivanandan is our member in Ernakulam district. He donates his entire monthly pension of Rs 21000 as relief to the Endosulfan victims of Kasargod district in north Kerala.
Endosulfan Disaster
During 1976-2000, the Plantation Corporation of Kerala flew some 65 sorties and aerially sprayed endosulfan,

a persistent organic pollutant over an area of about 12000 acres in nine villages in Kasargod district.

This was to eradicate tea mosquitoes in the cashew plantations. 

The people living inside the plantations and downwind and downstream of the experiment were exposed

to this hazardous chemical for 25 years. 

Studies conducted after the ban of the pesticide show significantly higher concentration of endosulfan productsin environmental media like water, soil and lake sediments and human blood, even in a village 25 km awayfrom the sprayed area.

The government of Kerala banned Endosulfan in Kerala in 2001. 

The Central government has banned its aerial spray.  But the victims are still suffering.   

 

Many died. Some are still struggling. Please see photos of some victims.....

 

 

[Click here to view the file....]

24-11-2014

Take our money, not FDI:

Railway  unions to government

The two major railway unions have proposed to the government an unprecedented alternative to privatisation or inviting foreign investment, to help raise funds and improve revenue.

The National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) and the All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) had both been demanding an end to the government's opening of the carrier. Now, they have both offered the Rs 10,000-crore provident fund (PF) deposits of rail workers for development of the cash-short carrier, also the country's largest single employer.

"We have proposed using the PF balances of the 13.1 lakh workers and 12 lakh retired personnel," M Raghavaiah, general secretary of NFIR, told Business Standard. "We can convince the workers on depositing this money with the railways on an interest basis, rather than keeping it in bank accounts."

Raghavaiah has said in a letter to railways minister Suresh Prabhu, "Serving and retired railway employees can contribute a loan for investment toward development with an interest rate at 10.5 per cent, which would still be one per cent less than the money borrowed from the market."

1000 

LIFE MEMBERS IN ONE DISTRICT

Today, Ernakulam district unit of AIBSNLPWA has reached the unique  target  of  One Thousand Life membership!!

 

Com. Jacob Vaz, a veteran trade union leader of Central Govt  staff (DoT pensioner)   joined AIBSNLPWA as the  1000th Life member.

  CONGRATULATIONS

 CHQ  NEWS   21-11-2014    6 PM

78.2% CASE
Chhidu Singh, Dy GS, New Delhi reports:

"It is reliably understood that the Member (Finance), Telecom Commission

has cleared the File today at 2.30 PM.

The file has reached the DDG (Estt) by 5 PM. 

The same will reach the Section, probably on Monday.

Then, they will proceed to finalise the Cabinet Note. 

Ofcourse, before submitting it to the Cabinet Secretariat,

the DoT has to take consent from the nodal departments."

 

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21-11-2014

FMA ENHANCED TO Rs 500 PER MONTH

The monthly Fixed Medical Allowance to central government pensioners

residing in areas not coveredd under CGHS
is raised from existing Rs 300 to Rs 500 per month with effect from 19-11-2014.

[Click here to view the file....]

21-11-2014

2G SCAM CASE BECOMES MURKIER....

"Twelve days before his retirement, Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha on Thursday suffered a major blow when the Supreme Court removed him from the 2G scam case, saying the allegations against him of protecting some accused appears to be "prima facie credible".  The Apex court, in an unprecedented order, handed over the case to the senior-most officer after Sinha in the 2G scam investigating team."  

                                                                                                 ....news appeared in the media.

It is also reported that some people, close to the accused in a case, met the CBI director more than 70 times!  This is the credibility of  India's Super Cop.  

Mr. Ramyagya's case

We have another case in DoT recently.  Mr. Ramyagya was Member(Services).  

He retired on 30-9-2014.  Till 6 PM on that last day of his service he was in the office.  

But, when he reached his home  there was  suspension order waiting for him!!

 

What is the use/need of that suspension after he made over charge and retired?  

That too for some cases in which he was involved while working as CGMT earlier?  

Why no action was taken then?  

Why he was given promotion if any investigation was going on?  

He worked as member(S) for one month only, it seems.  

Strange are the ways when the case is concerning senior officers. 

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PROTEST AGAINST PRIVATIZATION IN PAKISTAN

Workers and Pensioners of Pakistan Railways, Post Offices etc. staged a big rally on 30-10-2014

in Lahore against privatization of Pakistan Railways, Post Office, Pakistan Airlines etc.

வேர்களை வெறுக்கும் விழுதுகள்: சிதையும் 

குடும்பத்தின் சிதிலமான முதியோர் 

...Courtesy Tirunelveli Blog

         Click here to read:  www.aibsnlpwa.blogspot.in/2014/11/blog-post_19.html

18-11-2014  11.30 AM

78.2%... CABINET NOTE

The Cabinet Note on 78.2% case was drafted by DDG (Estt) last week

and put up to Member(S) first and then to Secretary,Telecom also.

Now,  the Draft is pending for approval by Member(Finance).  

Once it is approved by Member(F), it will be sent to the nodal departments for their consent.  

With their consent  only it will go to Cabinet.  

We have requested the authorities to expedite the process. 

                                                              .... Chhidu Singh, DY.GS, New Delhi

Today 19-11-2014

Our Dy GS  Com. Chhidu Singh met Smt. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance),

Telecom Commission today and discussed progress regarding 78.2% case.

 

Smt. Moraes informed that the File is on her table.  

Chairman, Telecom Commission has asked her to discuss the matter with him.  

She tried but could not meet the Chairman as he was busy today.  According to her, 

after their discussion only the Commission will start drafting the Cabinet Note.

Com. Chhidu Singh conveyed to the Member (F), the serious concern of BSNL pensioners

over the undue delay in the matter.

Member(F) assured that she would try again to meet the Chairman

at the earliest and expedite the process. 

Healthy Living and Diabetes

 is the World Diabetes Day theme for 2014-2016.

World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness. World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat that diabetes now poses. World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007 with the passage of United Nation Resolution 61/225. The campaign draws attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes firmly in the public spotlight. 

World Diabetes Day is a campaign that features a new theme chosen by the International Diabetes Federation each year to address issues facing the global diabetes community. While the themed campaigns last the whole year, the day itself is celebrated on November 14, to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1921.

According to International Diabetes Federation’s 2013 report, there are 72 million people who suffer from diabetes in the Southeastern Asian region (close to one-fifth of all adult diabetics in the world), of which 65 million people live in India. The age of onset of diabetes is almost two decades younger in India compared to Western population. Therefore diabetes affects people in the prime of their life and not only increases the clinical burden on the healthcare system but is also an economic burden to society at large. The best way to handle this is through early detection and treatment.

A clear message is to identify the risk factors for diabetes and start lifestyle modification early to either prevent the onset itself or achieve good control of diabetes early.

Diet control,Taking medicines with periodical clinical check up,Regular Exercise are the key factors of Diabetes Management and healthy living.

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY 2014

Chacha Nehru as the children fondly referred to him, was fond of both children and roses. In fact he often compared the two, saying that children were like the buds in a garden. 

They should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they were the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow. 

He felt that children are the real strength of a country and the very foundation of society. 

He was the beloved of all the children who gave him the endearing name of Chacha .

As a tribute to this great man and his love for the children, his birthday is celebrated all over India as CHILDRENS DAY.

AIBSNLPWA Cuddalore senior members Shri Kadal Nagarajan (Bharathi Dhasan Narpani Manram),K.Raveendran,N.Nagarajan along with Govt.Museum authorities arranged for Children Drawing competition below Vth Standard from Cuddalore Local Schools.Sri Raja Thiruvalluvar Manram also participated as guest .Eighty students participated along with their teachers in the competition and prizes were distributed for the winners.With the vote of thanks and national anthem the function completed. 

Quotes about/on Children from Jawaharlal Nehru:

1.   "I like being with children and talking to them and, even more, playing with them. For the moment I forget that I am terribly old and it is very long ago since I was a child."

2.   "Can you recognise the flowers by their names and the birds by their singing? How easy it is to make friends with them and with everything in nature, if you go to them affectionately and with friendship. You must have read many fairy tales and stories of long ago. But the world itself is the greatest fairy tale and story of adventure that was ever written."

3.   "Grown-ups have a strange way of putting themselves in compartments and groups. They build barriers... of religion, caste, colour, party, nation, province, language, customs and of rich and poor. Fortunately, children do not know much about these barriers, which separate. They play and work with each other and it is only when they grow up that they begin to learn about these barriers from their elders."

4.   "Some months ago, the children of Japan wrote to me and asked me to send them an elephant. I sent them a beautiful elephant on behalf of the children of India... This noble animal became a symbol of India to them and a link between them and the children of India."

5.   "You know we had a very great man amongst us. He was called Mahatma Gandhi. But we used to call him affectionately Bapuji. He was wise, but he did not show off his wisdom. He was simple and childlike in many ways and he loved children... he taught us to face the world cheerfully and with laughter."

(Note: The above statements were made by Nehru in a beautiful letter to children he wrote on 3 December, 1949.)

Famous Quotes and Sayings on Children:

1.   "Adults are just outdated children" – Dr. Suess, American writer

2.   "All Children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up" – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter

3.   "Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory of our children." – Charles R. Swindoll , author, educator and preacher.

4.   "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." -- Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa. 

5.   "It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of logical knowledge, mathematical knowledge, physical knowledge, and so forth." – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher

6.   "Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep." – H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American author

7.   "I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace." – Thomas Paine, English and American political activist

8.   "Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself." – George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and co-founder of the London School of Economics. 

9.   "A definition not found in the Dictionary. 'Not leaving': An act of trust and love, often deciphered by children." – Markus Zusak, Australian writer

10. "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." – Albert Einstein

100th birthday of Former Supreme Court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer 

Former Supreme Court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer at his 100th birthday celebrations organised by the People’s Council for Social Justice in Kochi on Saturday, 9th November 2014. According to the Malayalam calendedr, his 100th birthday falls on 14th November.

Ailments could not dampen the spirit of former Supreme Court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer as he joined his well-wishers to cut a cake here on Saturday on the occasion of his 100 birthday celebrations.  People from various walks of life recalled Mr. Iyer’s multi-faceted roles as an eminent jurist, legislator, and a human rights crusader, at the event organised by the People’s Council for Social Justice (PCSJ) at T.D.M. Hall.

Even though Mr. Iyer did not deliver a speech owing to his health conditions, he thanked all the people for their continuing love, care and affection.  N.R. Madhava Menon, eminent legal educationist and Chancellor of Ghanidas Univberisty in Chhattisgarh,  delivered the keynote address.

We convey our respectful greetings to  Shri V R Krishna Iyer, the world renowned jurist of India who delivered a number of landmark judgements during his tenure as High Court Judge and  Supreme Court Judge in India.

LIFE CERTIFICATE: 

A NEW WELCOME  MOVE BY THE GOVT.

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HOW IT WILL WORK

Software has been developed to record Aadhar number, biometric details, date and time by the department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY). This application can be downloaded on mobile phone/desktop/laptop. After downloading, user needs to plug the biometric reading device which will record the details of the pensioner. After the details are recorded, they would be uploaded to a centralized database which would then be accessed by the pension disbursing agency. This would act as a proof of pensioner is alive so that they can receive the pension amount.

The software application would be available for free whereas biometric reading device would be available at a very low cost.

For pensioners living in rural areas where the software application or internet connectivity is not possible, service centres would be opened.

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad continues to be the Minister for Communications and Information Technology after the recent Cabinet reshuffle. Earlier, it was heard that he may be replaced. 

AIR INDIA FOR PRIVATISATION?

The Minister for Civil Aviation has indicated government's intention to privatise AIR INDIA.

A road map is being prepared to complete the process within six months. 

Private operators in  aviation industry are very happy and  have welcomed the move

....CHQ News

"WE ARE NOT TOO OLD TO FIGHT BACK....." 22-10-2014 Thousands of pensioners of Ireland marched  in city of Dublin protesting against curtailment of their medical care system. Irish government tried to appease the pensioners by making some last minute changes.  But the old men and women marched  with a banner saying "We are not too old to fight back..."

5-11-2014

DECISIONS OF BILASPUR CWC MEETING

SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU M.P. ADDRESSING on1-11-14 BILASPUR CWC OPEN SESSION

Our CWC met at Bilaspur ( Chhattishgarh) on 1st and 2nd November and decided the following:

78.2% CASE

1.  We observe some progress in movement of files on 78.2% IDA.

2. DOT  is requested to speed up the process of preparation of Cabinet Note, obtaining consent from the nodal   departments.

3.  Requests the Government to take a decision on the issue at the earliest. 

4.  We shall wait for two months and then, if needed, CHQ shall issue a call for some programme of action.

Comrade D.G. is addressing

PENSION ANOMALY

The case is now again postponed to 16th December 2014.  We shall pursue the case. 

AUDIENCE OPEN HOUSE SESSION

NEXT CWC MEETING

CWC will meet at Nagpur in March 2015 to review further developments and  take suitable decisions thereon.

17th DECEMBER 2014

ALL BRANCHES AND CIRCLES ARE CALLED UPON TO OBSERVBE THE PENSIONERS DAY  ON 17TH DECEMBER 2014

BY HOLDING GENERAL BODY MEETINGS AND EXPLAINING THE STATUS OF IMPORTANT ISSUES.

QUOTA REMITTANCE

All branches are called upon to remit the quota to Circle and CHQ without fail before 31-3-2015. Delegates will be admitted in Bangalore AIC strictly on the basis of quota received by CHQ,as specified in the Constitution.

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