AIBSNLPWA CUDDALORE   5 th DISTRICT CONFERRENCE ON 13-6-2016

AIBSNLPWA CUDDALORE  5thDISTRICTCONFERRENCE was held ON 13-6-2016 with 350 participants enthusiastically and in a grand manner.Comrades D.Gopalakrishnan , V.Ramarao ,D.Anbazhagan,E.Kanagaraj,K.Raveendran of All India and Circle office bearers attended the conferrence actively.

DGM Finance Sri S.Rajanayagam,N.Jayanthi Aparna DGM, N.Balakrishnan AGM,Sivakumar AGM,Asokan AGM, D.Kalaivani AGM of BSNL Cuddalore SSA Administration participated and felicitated the Conferrence.

Comrades T.Ragunathan ,Soroopan of BSNL Trade unionists paticipated and felicitated.

A Special Conferrence Magazine and Telephone Directory was released by Comrades D.G and V.Ramarao.

The new office bearers are selected unanimously with President Comrade K.Ilangovan ,Secretary Comrade N.Thirugnanam,

and Treasurer Comrade  Khaja Kamaludeen.

Snacks, and Grand Midday Meals were served.

A Gift also offered to participants. 

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 OUR General Secretary sent his advance wishes for the conferrence

Dear comrades,

I am very happy that Cuddalore District Association of AIBSNLPWA conducting its conferrence on 13-6-2016.In this connection it is also bringing of a souveneir.Cuddalore District association is one of our leading District and it has protected the interests of BSNL & DOT Pensioners unitedly in an excellent manner.It has carried out its social responsibilty in an excellent way by doing services to the affected people during recent Floods.On behalf of the CHQ wishes the conferrence a success and a memorable one for all.

With comradely wishes

G.NATARAJAN G.S.

Comrades K.Muthiyalu TN Circle President,Comrade S.Arunachalam Assistant General Secretary,Comrade V.Saminathan Secretary Tanjore sent their messages to participants their wishes to participants to make it success and happy remembrable one.

III PRC FOR PAY REVISION ONLY

10/06

The Department of Public Enterprises has constituted Third Pay Revision Committee:

Retired Justice Satish Chandra is the Chairman. Retired IAS officer Jugal Mohapatra, Economist Prof. Manoj Panda and retired NTPC Officer Shailendra Pal Singh are members. PRC has to submit report within six months and same will come to effect from 1-1-2017. Good.

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We have very correctly predicted that PRC would suggest PAY REVISION only; not Pension revision. The Pay revision through PRC is only for Executives in CPSUs; not for Non –Executives.

The brains which worked against our attempt to get the benefits of seventh CPC for BSNL Pensioners should now wake up and shake up their head.They have done great damage to BSNL pensioners.

JEEVAN PRAMAAN

10/06

On the request from some of our friends, we are giving in the attached file, given below, some information about Digital Life Certificate registration facility.

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From CHQ

                      THIRD ANNIVERSARY       CHQ NEWS

On 10th June 2013, the serving staff of BSNL got the benefit of 50% IDA merger in pay for their pay revision - effectively amounting to 78.2% IDA. Pensioners are still awaiting the same benefit for pension revision.

Secretary (T) told our Delegation yesterday in Bengaluru that he is dealing the case with topmost priority. He assured that he would immediately clear the file pending for his signature since 1-6-2016. Let us hope that he will honour his assurance next week, as soon as he comes back to New Delhi.

Number of pensioners bid farewell to this world without getting the benefit during the last three years.

Ministers are changed, Secretaries are changed. But, we the pensioners are the same people, still alive, waiting and waiting. Patience too has a limit. 

MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY, TELECOM AT BANGALORE

Today at 4.45 PM a Delegation of AIBSNLPWA, consisting of Com. P Gangadhara Rao (Dy GS), Com. G Babu (Vice President), Com. R Changappa (CS, Karnataka) and B Murthy (ACS Karnataka), met Shri J S Deepak IAS, Secretary (Telecom) and Chairman of Telecom Commission who was in Bangalore. Our Delegation handed over a letter to Secretary requesting him to clear the file on 78.2% immediately.Secretary (T) was very courteous while informing the leaders that our case is being dealt on top most priority. He assured that he will clear the file immediately.

Secretary further requested the Delegation to advocate digital Life Certificate by all our members.

EXTRA INCREMENT CASE:

BENEFIT ONLY TO THOSE WHO FILED THE CASE ? !

In JCM a decision was taken in 2003 to grant one extra increment to those Grade III officials who did not get promotion to Grade IV. The benefit was given with effect from 1-6-2003.  The order was very specific.  The extra increment thus granted would be counted for fixing pension. But, seven CCA offices refused to count the extra increment quoting certain rules. Kerala CCA was one among them.

After all attempts to have a settlement failed, Kerala Circle Unit of AIBSNLPWA along with five affected members filed a case in CAT Ernakulam. Justice Mr P R Raman gave very strong judgement on 15^th March 2012 asking the DoT to revise the pension of the applicants counting the said extra increment as pay.

Department refused to honour the judgement and filed an appeal in High Court of Kerala. High Court rejected the appeal.  Still the DoT refused to honour court order.  Then Our Circle Association filed a Contempt of Court Petition.  It is accepted in the file by Court.  It will come up soon for hearing. 

Sensing another defeat, the Directorate finally has asked the CCA Kerala to grant the benefit to only those five Pensioners who were applicants in the original Petition. Some of them got the revision order today.

Few hundreds pensioners in seven Circles are affected by the wrong attitude of CCAs and Directorate.  It seems the Directorate wants all the affected people should file cases in CAT.  Our Association has already taken the case with Directorate for issuance of general orders.  They have to issue a general order because AIBSNLPWA is the first Applicant in the Case.

12th DISTRICT CONFERRENCE-MADURAI

                                 on 28-6-2016

 

FULL PENSION FOR BSNL PENSIONERS

DELINK FROM 33 YEARS OF QS

07/06

The Department of Telecom has issued a fresh clarification on 3-6-2016 stating that the de-linking of 33 years of qualifying service for grant of full pension is applicable to BSNL/MTNL pensioners also.

So, there should not be any doubt about applicability of the DOP&PW OM dated 6-4-2016.

The clarificatory order is given below

full-pension-for-bsnl-pensioners-clarification.pdf

78.2 % IDA STATUS

Com. R L Kapoor reports from Delhi:                                          date 1/6/2016 

The file has reached Secretary, Telecom today for his signature.

78.2% CASE FILE     CHQ News

01/06

Com. R L Kapoor reports from Delhi:

The file has reached Secretary, Telecom today for his signature.

ALL HIGH HOPES AND PREDICTIONS ARE GONE ......

31/05

Relevant portions from the Circular issued by National Joint Council of Action of Central Government employees organisations are reproduced hereunder:

" As there had been no response from the Government to our communication dated 2nd May, 2016, we decided to seek an appointment with the Cabinet Secretary. Accordingly a delegation consisting of the following members of the NJCA met Cabinet Secretary, Shrl P.K. Sinha on 26. May 2016.

Com. Shiva Gopal Misra Com., Guman Singh and Corn. K.K.N. Rutty

From the discussions, it appears that, the Empowered Committee has made up their mind to recommend to the Government a slight increase in the Minimum Wage. No indication was however given as to the consequential revision of the Fitment Formula and Pay Matrix. There had also not been any hint about the need to restore the percentage of the HRA, which the 7th CPC has recommended for reduction. On Advances and Allowances, abolished, the Government might be advised to set up a committee to go into the matter and make suggestions. In the matter of the New Contributory Pension Scheme also, the Government might refer the demand to a committee.

On the question of pension benefit to the retired personnel, who are covered by the defined benefit pension scheme, the Cabinet secretary indicated that, both the Department of Pension and Defence Ministry were of the firm view that the first option recommended by the 7th CPC to bring about the parity with the past pensioners being infeasible and impracticable (due to the non-availability of the requisite records) might not be accepted and acted upon."