30-01-2015

CDA 113% from 1-1-2015

The Consumer Price Index for December 2014 is released today.

 It is 253 points. From August  to December the Index is same: 253 points

Average for the 12 months (January to December 2014) is 246.91 points.

Increase over 115.76 points (merged on 1-1-2006).... 113.3 percent.

Hence, the Central DA to Central Govt staff and pensioners will be 113% from 1-1-2015.

6 percent increase from the existing 107 percent.

This is only the calculations. Formal order can be expected

in the month of March after the Cabinet gives its approval.

Republic Day Parade - 26th January 2015

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OUR GENERAL SECRETARY Comrade Natarajan Inagurated Chennai Telephones Website

CHTD AIBSNLPWA 

We convey our best wishes and congratulations to CHTD Comrades for opening a new website for them. We assure that we will give our best cooperation to them. 

Com E. Gopal is maintaining the website. His mobile phone number is: 9444904994.

CHQ NEWS

DO NOT EXPECT THE BEST......  new CMD

The new CMD of BSNL, Mr. Anupam Srivastava, has written separate DO letters 

to  leaders of Unions, All CGMs, to Director (CFA) of BSNL Board,

Director (Ent) of BSNL Board, GM (C & M), BSNL Board, Members of the staff in CMD office etc. etc. 

In those letters, the new CMD has expressed his thanks for the best wishes and greetings he received.

He has sought cooperation of all in his efforts to make the BSNL work better.

 

In his letter  to the Union leaders he has mentioned:

“As you know that next pay revision is not far but with present negative revenue trend, BSNL management will not be in a position to get the best for our employees.”

It is good that the new CMD has addressed to the problem of less revenue.

Earlier, many CMDs were talking about

excess staff foregetting the fact that BSNL earned profit of Rs 10000 crore with more staff. 

 27-1-2015

Greece: VICTORY FOR WORKERS,

HEAVY BLOW TO FORCES OF 'AUSTERITY MEASURES'
A STRONG WARNING TO ERUROPEAN UNION LEADERS.

The people of Greece have delivered a heavy blow to failed austerity policies, with the new coalition led by Syriza determined to set a new course for the economy.

“The Troika’s recipe has failed the economic test and now it has failed the test of democratic accountability. The international financial institutions and the European authorities need to respect the voice of the Greek people and explore every option with the new government,” said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow. “Negotiation must replace edicts as the engine to regenerate the Greek economy.”

Greece’s debt has actually grown under austerity, and in 2014 the previous government actually paid out more to banks, hedge funds and other lenders than it did to its own workforce. The economy has shrunk by 25%, and more than half of young Greeks are out of work. The government will be looking for debt relief along with measures to raise wages and benefits, which have been drastically cut in recent years.

The new governing coalition must also restore fundamental rights to workers which were taken away at the Troika’s insistence. Employers and workers must be allowed to negotiate wages through collective bargaining, to help restore living standards and create domestic demand. Getting the country’s super-rich oligarchs to begin paying taxes for the first time will also help tackle the deep economic crisis, including reversing rampant unemployment, with some one million jobs lost during the crisis.

26-1-2015 GREECE REJECTS  PENSION-CUT REGIME. A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE LEFT WING PARTY  Greece rejected the harsh economics of austerity on Sunday  and sent a warning to the rest of Europe as the left-wing Syriza party  won a decisive victory in national elections,  positioning its tough-talking leader,Alexis Tsipras,  to become the next prime minister. 26-1-2015 THE "COMMON MAN" GOES.... R K Laxman, the country's best-known cartoonist, passed away on the evening of January 26, at  Pune, where he was on life support for the past few days. He was 93. WE CONVEY OUR CONDOLENCES....

The Pension Anomaly Meeting

The Pension Anomaly Meeting jointly arranged by CHTD & Tamilnadu Circle Associations, started at 3 PM on 27-1-2015 at AITUC Office building Chintatiripet.                           
Com M. Govindarajan, Circle Secretary, CHTD welcomed the pensioners. 
Com K. Muthiyalu & Murthy jointly presided the meeting.             Com G. Natarajan, General Secretary gave full details about Pension Anomaly. Com Ramarao &  Com K. Muthiyalu also explained about the case. Some of the affected pensioners and other pensioners spoke and gave some details to the pensioners. Com D. Gopalakrishnan elaborately explained the case from the beginning and the iniative and steps taken by our All India Association to follow up the case. He said that there 4320 pensioners all over India affected by this anomaly. He said that since the negotiations were failed at the highest levels, our all India Association has filed a case in the Principal CAT in New Delhi. He told that we will definitely win the case since we are having full knowledge and enough evidences about this case. 110 pensioners attended this meeting majority from CHTD, STR Division and from the other SSAs viz. CUDDALORE,VELLORE,SALEM,
CHENGALPATTU,PUDHUCHERRY,KUMBAKONAM,attended the meeting.  4 non members also  attended the meeting. Out of 110 pensioners attended 65 were affected by the Pension anomaly and the other 45 were non affected. 

Comrades .P.Jayaraman,N.Thirugnanam,K.Venkataramanan,K.Raveendran,along with our lady members 10 of our Cuddalore District participated the meeting.

HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY 2015

 India celebrates 66th Republic Day

In 1948, Dr BR Ambedkar completed the draft of the Constitution. In November 1949, this draft was adopted with very few amendments.

The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November, 1949 and the hon'ble members appended their signatures to it on 24 January, 1950. In all, 284 members signed the Constitution.

On that day when the Constitution was being signed, it was drizzling outside and it was interpreted as a sign of a good omen.

The National Flag of India was designed by Pingali Venkaiah and was adopted on the 22 July, 1947, a few days before India's independence from the British

The date of 26th January was chosen as "Republic Day" because it coincided with the anniversary of Purna Swaraj Day (January 26, 1930).

On Republic Day, several bravery awards like Veer Chakra, Maha Veer Chakra, Param Veer Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Ashoka Chakra are awarded.

As the President unfurls the National Flag, he is given the "21 guns salute." It is the firing of arms and canons by Naval and army men to pay respect to the soldiers who fought for India's independence.

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Geriatric Homoeopathy clinic

Inauguration of Classical Homoeopathy Foundation by Padmashri Prof.Dr. V.S.Natrajan (Pioneer, Father of Geriatric Medicine) on 18/1/15 at Vembulli amman kovil street, Pazhavanthangal, Chennai – 114.

Dr.B.Hari Shankar started up Dr. BHS Geriatric clinic at Pazhavanthangal in 2011. He was the first to pronounce the Geriatric practice in Pazhavanthangal. He started up his first unit Dr. BHS House call project, which benefited elderly people in and around Nanganallur. He further launched Adult Vaccination unit and Physiotherapy unit under the same roof.

On 18/1/2015, to commemorate the 4^th year of Dr. BHS House call project, Geriatric Homoeopathy unit, Classical Homoeopathy Foundation under the same roof was inaugurated by the chief guest Padmashri Prof.Dr. V.S.Natrajan (Pioneer, Father of Geriatric Medicine).

Opening was marked by BMD measurement, BP, CBG, Master Eye checkup by Elite school Sankara Nethralaya and Physiotherapy consultation camp was conducted for senior citizens. About 115 Senior citizens aged around 73 benefited from the camp.

Speakers of the day were,

§  Padmashri Prof.Dr. V.S.Natrajan (Pioneer, Father of Geriatric Medicine)

§  Mithra Hari, Freedom Fighter aged 93 years

§  Dr. R.Lakshmi Devi, BHMS., PGD. Geriatrics., PGD. Psychotherapy.,

§  Senior Citizen’s forum Nanganallur,  President – K.R.Krishnan

§  Senior Citizen’s forum Nanganallur,  Secretary – V.Rama Rao

Due to increase in elderly population today, Geriatric clinic are the  need of the hour in the society. Dr. B. Hari Shankar has visited around 900 elderly people in Geriatric House call project. He deserves much appreciation from the senior citizens. As far as my knowledge, no one has recorded this many home visits. Congrats and my best wishes to him. Specialization in Geriatrics also in other system of medicine is need of the hour. To mark this as the first milestone, Allopathy and Homoeopathy medical service for the Geriatric society will now run under same roof, says Padmashri Prof.Dr. V.S.Natrajan.

Padmashri Prof.Dr. V.S.Natrajan gave speech on Healthy aging. He stressed the importance of periodic health checkup for silent diseases in elderly people, change in diet pattern, and exercise especially under sun to get Vitamin D. To get mental health, he said to avoid loneliness and practice Pranayama and Yoga. He also suggested to write Will on time and to save money for the latter part of life.

Dr.R. Lakshmi Devi created awareness on how Homeopathy can treat the elderly society. It was briefed on how Homoeopathy acts as a stimulus to correct the man by himself. Homeopathy prescription is a tailor-made one, which could treat ailments of all ages from cradle to old. For a smooth living in elderly life, she suggested 3 thumb rules, Cope up with the change, Creativity and Engagement. She stressed the best way to attain old age is to live with old parents.

Mithra Hari, Freedom fighter aged 93 said that like-minded people must be engaged by forming a community to prevent loneliness. Felicitation to Padmashri Prof.Dr. V.S.Natrajan was done by Mithra Hari and Senior citizen forum.

S. Rajesh kumar anchored the program, Dr. B. Hari Shankar delivered the welcome speech, S.H. Bhaskar Rao delivered the vote of thanks.

CHQ NEWS

23-01-2015

78.2% IDA CASE

A RAY OF HOPE....

TODAY, COM. R C MALHOTRA (CIRCLE PRESIDENT OF NTR CIRCLE) AND

COM. D P S SISODIA (NEW CIRCLE SECRETARY OF OUR ASSOCIATION IN NTR CIRCLE)  

MET THE MEMBER (FINANCE), DEPARTMENT OF TELECOM AND

SOUGHT HER IMMEDIATE ACTION IN SENDING THE CABINET NOTE ON 78.2%.  

MEMBER (F) INFORMED THEM THAT SHE WAS WAITING FOR SOME DATA.

SHE ASSURED THAT SHE WOULD CLEAR THE FILE WITHIN A WEEK.

22-1-2015

The All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers, as declared by Labour Bureau of India, for the last Nine years are given below. The CPI for 1-1-2001 is taken as 100 Points.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Max Increase
2006	119	119	119	120	121	123	124	124	125	127	127	127	2
2007	127	128	127	128	129	130	132	133	133	134	134	134	2
2008	134	135	137	138	139	140	143	145	146	148	148	147	3
2009	148	148	148	150	151	153	160	162	163	165	168	169	7
2010	172	170	170	170	172	174	178	178	179	181	182	185	3
2011	188	185	185	186	187	189	193	194	197	198	199	197	4
2012	198	199	201	205	206	208	212	214	215	217	218	219	4
2013	221	223	224	226	228	231	235	237	238	241	243	239	4
2014	237	238	239	242	244	246	252	253	253	253	253	?	6

The Index figure for December 2014 will be declared in the evening of 30th January 2015 .

21-1-15

A NEW DISTRICT BRANCH IN KARNATAKA

A NEW DISTRICT BRANCH HAS BEEN FORMED IN BIJAPUR DIST ON 19-1-15. COM C.S.HIREMATH WAS ELECTED AS PRESIDENT AND COM  S.T. GOUDAR WAS ELECTED AS SECRETARY.  WE WELCOME THE NEW BRANCH AND WISH THEM ALL THE BEST.

20-01-2015 BEWARE OF THE NEW CHEATING....!! We are reproducing hereunder a message received from Shri K Retnakaran, Retd DE, Kollam, Kerala. Same type of information was given to me from another Retired SDE of Kollam.  Again, same news is received from Ernakulam, Mysore etc. There are different types of cheats.  Some Cheats got access to the records of DoT. They target pensioners. Do not get in to their trap. Hence this posting.                                                                                         ... P S Ramankutty Email from Mr. Retnakaran  To AIBSNLPWA Today I received a phone call from a New Delhi No. 1203852900 and one Malhotra was on the line.  He was telling that he was calling from BSNL New Delhi and informed me that an amount of Rs. 245440/- was due to be paid from BSNL on account of PF accumulations.  He correctly reproduced my home address and PIN code also my date of retirement.  He added that the amount would be transferred to my Bank a/c on 27-01-2015 and asked me in which bank I was holding my account.  I told him that it was SBI without giving my A/c Number.  He then told that there would be some formalities to be completed before making payment, for which, I was to hold the line for some time so that the relevant officer would come to the line and inform me.  I held the line for some 1 -2 minutes and then another man came to the line and explained to me the formalities.  He told me there should be the necessity of NOC for making payment and there would also be TDS.  For fulfilling these formalities he told to take down the particulars of documents to be sent for getting NOC.  The documents are; Photo, Aadhaar card copy, PAN card copy and SBI cheque  for Rs. 24000/- drawn in favour of DAVIS VALUE CARD PVT LTD NEWDELHI.  Till this stage I heard his words.  Even before that, I understood that this was a fake call for cheating as being read in news papers and from SMS received over phone announcing winning of lotteries.  But this is a new attempt and a new field the cheats have chosen. Do not  give any credence to such calls and get cheated.                                                                         With regards,                                                                                                 K. Retnakaran, Retired DE Kollam  CWC meeting at Nagpur city Next CWC meeting of our Association will be held in Nagpur city on 17th and 18th March 2015. Formal notice is being sent to all CWC members.  All concerned are requested to reserve their tickets to and fro without delay. IN THE ENSUING CWC, WE HAVE TO CHALK OUT OUR FURTHER COURSE OF ACTION TO SETTLE THE CASE OF 78.2%.