FLOOD RELIEF  BY OUR ASSOCIATION 
CHENNAI.

On behalf of flood Relief Committee Coms DG, Muthiyalu, A Sukumaran, V Ramarao, M Ghouse Basha, S Sampathkumar, P Satyanarayana and S Killivalavan distributed uniform to 128 girls & 92 boys studying in 6 th Std to 11th Std in Govt. Higher secondary school, Kovilambakkam in South Chennai. The school was affected in the recent flood. More than 1600 students are studying in the school. The management has identified 400 students who are affected and very poor. We distributed 220 uniforms and 400 pouch with pencil, scale, eraser, sharpner. The management was very helpful and requested to provide Mike and bell if possible. The committee members reacted positively. DG/ KM/ AS/ VR /MG and SK spoke and inspired the students to study well and develop social consciousness. AHM Mrs Indani presided the meeting and expressed heartfelt thanks. For this purpose we have spent nearly 1.15 lakhs. In North Chennai Coms GN, MGR & Kannappan are distributing Mat, School bag, stainless steel plates to School students and Mat, Blankets to old age home affected by recent flood which cost about Rs,30,000/-

The school was affected in the recent flood.  More than 1600 students are studying in the school. The management has identified 400 students who are affected and very poor.  We distributed 220 uniforms and 400 pouch with pencil, scale, eraser, sharpner.  The management was very helpful and requested to provide Mike and bell if possible.  The committee members reacted positively.  DG/ KM/ AS/ VR /MG and SK spoke and inspired the students to study well and develop social consciousness.  AHM Mrs Indani presided the meeting and expressed heartfelt thanks. For this purpose we have spent nearly 1.15 lakhs.  In North Chennai Coms GN, MGR & Kannappan are distributing Mat, School bag, stainless steel plates to School students and Mat, Blankets to old age home affected Rs,30,000/-.

CUDDALORE  FLOOD RELIEF  BY OUR ASSOCIATION on 30-12-2015 at 4 P.M

Service Home of Age Group: 14 to 45 with category  Widows,Destitues,and Below Poverty line Total   no of Inmates  165 and menial assistants were donated by us individually branded bucket with mug.

Govt.orphanage home for Children under  Age Group: 6 to 18 with category Fully orphan,Partially Orphan,Destitue Children,Tsunami affected orphan,Below Poverty Line, from classes 1 to 12 Standard   all 370 inmates and menial assistants were donated by us individually branded bucket with mug.

 102 KIDS were donated  Scarf indidually each.Com.P.Jayaraman VicePresident .is wearing to a small girl along with Bucket and mug.

               Comrades

Com.P.Jayaraman VicePresident

Chandramohane Disrict Secretary,

N.Thirugnanam  District Tresurer

K.Raveendran Circle Vice President

K.Ilankovan District Vice President

G.Asokan District  Asst.Secretary and Cuddalore Coordinator 

N.Selvaraj District Executive Member

 S.Haja Kamaludeen District Executive Member 

are personally  present in the service home  to distribute the same to beneficiaries indiviually to each inmates.

The Donated materials were entered in the Register available to the institution,

They have requested scarfs for all other left out people.The same will be supplied to them shortly.

The inmates and in charge officials thanked AIBSNLPWA. 

We thank all the entireAIBSNLPWA community and leaders for their timely help.

Pensioners meet at Vellore on 4-01-2016

AIBSNLPWA Vellore organised Pensioners meet at Vellore on 4-01-2016. The meeting started at 1400 hours and concluded at 1730 hours.

About 140 members attended the meeting.

Comrades Pon. Arumugam and V.Arumugapandi presided over the meeting.Com. M. Thangaraj delivered the welcome address. Com. M. Rajendran gave report on activities. Com. C. Murugan paid homage to the flood victims and Com A. B. Baradhan and the other departed souls.

Com. V.S. Muthu kumaran COS, gave the inaugural speech particularly about 78.2 and Pension revision issues.

Com. A. Sugumaran and Com. K. Muthiyalu addressed the gathering and gave a detailed account of the issues pertaining o the pensioners and the detailed report on the action taken by the CHQ.

Com. M. Selvarajan gave vote of thanks.

( M.Rajendiran, DS )

 சுற்றறிக்கை  15,16 

RED SALUTE COM. BARDHAN

02/01

COM. A B BARDHAN, VETERAN COMMUNIST AND TRADE UNION LEADER PASSED AWAY TODAY IN DELHI. HE WAS 92.

WE CONVEY OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES.

From his early days Com. Ardhendhu Bhushan Bardhan was a committed trade union activist and fiery orator in Nagpur. He moved to Delhi to become General Secretary of CPI for 16 years. A leader who belonged to the "old generation communists", who was in jail for more than 20 times, Com. Bardhan will be remembered for his great contributions to the trade union movement in India.

"RIGHT TO HEALTH IS   FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT"  -

HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT  -

From INDIAN EXPRESS 31-12-2015

01/01

In a landmark judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Wednesday directed the central government to provide full medical benefits, including reimbursements of medical emergencies, to employees post-retirement.

A Division Bench comprising Justices Rajiv Sharma and Sureshwar Thakur passed the orders while dismissing an appeal filed by the central government, challenging an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in favour of Shankar Lal Sharma who underwent heart surgery post-retirment and incurred an expenditure of Rs 1.80 lakh – which the government declined to reimburse.

In a 101-page order handed down by Justice Sharma, the court ruled that right to health is a human right and questioned as how could the government, a principal employer, abdicate the responsibility of taking care of the health of its retired employees.

Denial of reimbursements of medical expenses amounts to violation of rights of the employee, the court added. The order observed that “a socialist state, as the Preamble depicts, is the basic structure of the Constitution of India “.
“Similarly, the welfare state is the basic feature of the Constitution. There is a difference between basic structure and basic features of the Constitution. The action of the Union of India not to reimburse the medical bills to the respondent (Shankar Lal Sharma) and also not giving option to him and similarly situate persons residing in a city not covered under CGHS is illegal, arbitrary, capricious, discriminatory, thus, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India.”

Using the legal maxim Salus populi suprema lex esto, the bench said “the health of the people should be supreme law.” The order further reads: “A serving employee, who enjoys benefits under the CS(MA) Rules, 1944, cannot be left high and dry immediately after retirement for want of medical care. His medical issues are required to be looked into with more sensitivity, compassion and sympathy. His genuine requirements for medical treatment cannot be permitted to be buried in the labyrinth of red tapism.

The court further held that it was the prime responsibility of the state to protect the health and vigour of retired government officials, this being their fundamental right under Article 21, read with Articles 39(3), 41, 43, 48-A of the Constitution.

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N.B:- Reimbursement of  medical claims more than Rs 15000-IT is to be recovered.Is it correct ?

FLOOD RELIEF  BY OUR ASSOCIATION 
CHENNAI.

On behalf of flood Relief Committee Coms DG, Muthiyalu, A Sukumaran, V Ramarao, M Ghouse Basha, S Sampathkumar, P Satyanarayana and S Killivalavan distributed uniform to 128 girls & 92 boys studying in 6 th Std to 11 th Std in Govt. Higher secondary school, Kovilambakkam in South Chennai. 

The school was affected in the recent flood.  More than 1600 students are studying in the school. The management has identified 400 students who are affected and very poor.  We distributed 220 uniforms and 400 pouch with pencil, scale, eraser, sharpner.  The management was very helpful and requested to provide Mike and bell if possible.  The committee members reacted positively.  DG/ KM/ AS/ VR /MG and SK spoke and inspired the students to study well and develop social consciousness.  AHM Mrs Indani presided the meeting and expressed heartfelt thanks. For this purpose we have spent nearly 1.15 lakhs.  In North Chennai Coms GN, MGR & Kannappan are distributing Mat, School bag, stainless steel plates to School students and Mat, Blankets to old age home affected Rs,30,000/-.

CUDDALORE  FLOOD RELIEF  BY OUR ASSOCIATION on 30-12-2015 at 4 P.M

Service Home of Age Group: 14 to 45 with category  Widows,Destitues,and Below Poverty line Total   no of Inmates  165 and menial assistants were donated by us individually branded bucket with mug.

Govt.orphanage home for Children under  Age Group: 6 to 18 with category Fully orphan,Partially Orphan,Destitue Children,Tsunami affected orphan,Below Poverty Line, from classes 1 to 12 Standard   all 370 inmates and menial assistants were donated by us individually branded bucket with mug.

 102 KIDS were donated  Scarf indidually each.Com.P.Jayaraman VicePresident .is wearing to a small girl along with Bucket and mug.

               Comrades

Com.P.Jayaraman VicePresident

Chandramohane Disrict Secretary,

N.Thirugnanam  District Tresurer

K.Raveendran Circle Vice President

K.Ilankovan District Vice President

G.Asokan District  Asst.Secretary and Cuddalore Coordinator 

N.Selvaraj District Executive Member

 S.Haja Kamaludeen District Executive Member 

are personally  present in the service home  to distribute the same to beneficiaries indiviually to each inmates.

The Donated materials were entered in the Register available to the institution,

They have requested scarfs for all other left out people.The same will be supplied to them shortly.

The inmates and in charge officials thanked AIBSNLPWA. 

We thank all the entireAIBSNLPWA community and leaders for their timely help.

A GREAT SACRIFICE

30/12

Our member in STR Branch, Chennai Com Elumalai (Retired Driver) lost his son Rajesh Kumar. He was working as Auto Driver. He is one among the 13 members of the Rescue Team. That Team rescued near about 10 families in Urapakkam. While doing that service, suddenly flash flood came and washed away all the thirteen. Out of 13, five could catch some hold on the building or tree but eight lives including Rajeshkumar were lost. His body was found hanging in a building under construction in Mannivakkam (6 KMs away from Urapakkam) after three days. His father had to spend Rs.15,000/- to take the body for post-mortem and another Rs.15,000/- for taking back. The Cremation ground was also full of water and he had to spend another Rs.15,000/- for cremation. There are many people who were working selflessly with humanity but there are some people who loot, taking advantage of the situation. That is two sides of the society. Rajeshkumar, aged 35 left his wife 24 years old, two children aged 6 years and 3-1/2 years. Tamilnadu Government has paid Rs.4 lakhs for the family.

The sub-committee has decided to deposit Rupees One lakh (Rs.50,000/- each child) in the name of the children from the Relief Fund. The sub-committee decided to identify two/three schools which were affected very badly and which give education to poor and destitute children and extend help to them with the remaining balance. It was also decided to finish the entire process within a week's time. Out of 8 sub-committee members, 7 attended. From CHQ, DG, GN & Vittoban attended.

(eMail from com. D Gopalakrishnan, Vice President.)

CHENNAI FLOOD RELIEF WORK

               BY OUR ASSOCIATION

30/12

Flood Relief sub committee met today and took stock of the situation. The total collection (already received and also which is on the pipeline) crosses Rs. 7 lakhs (All District Units in Tamilnadu except two and some individuals have contributed more than 3.5 lakhs). Nearly 4 lakhs worth of articles (including to be disbursed) were disbursed to affected BSNL pensioners (our members). The beneficiaries are 77 from Chennai Telephones, 16 from Chennai Traffic and 2 from STR.