THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF ALL INDIA BSNL DOT PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION IS BEING HELD AT COM.M.P.KUNHANANDAN NAGAR (REGIONAL TELECOM TRAINING CENTRE) MYSURU ON 23,24 FEBRUARY, 2017.

COM.K.K.N.KUTTY, SECRETARY GENERAL, NCCPA  WILL INAUGURATE THE OPEN SESSION AT 10 AM ON 23-02-2017. COM.A.K.BHATTACHARJEE, PRESIDENT WILL PRESIDE. COMS.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI, VETERAN LEADER AND ADVISOR, AIBDPA, P.ABHIMANYU, GENERAL SECRETARY, BSNLEU AND OTHER LEADERS WILL ADDRESS.

THE MEETING WILL DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE HISTORIC 2ND TRIENNIAL ALL INDIA CONFERENCE HELD AT TIRUPATI ON 2-3 FEBRUARY, 2016. THE ISSUES CONFRONTING PENSIONERS, ALREADY IDENTIFIED AND INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA, WILL BE DISCUSSED SERIOUSLY AND SUITABLE DECISIONS TAKEN.

AIBDPA HAS ALREADY DEMANDED MANDATORY PENSION REVISION FROM 01-01-2017 WHEN PAY REVISION IS IMPLEMENTED TO THE BSNL EMPLOYEES. LETTER IN THIS REGARD WAS GIVEN TO THE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND SECRETARY, DOT AND A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ALSO HELD WITH BOTH. AT LEAST 50% IDA SHOULD BE MERGED WITH PAY/PENSION PRELUDE TO THE PAY REVISION.

DESPITE REPEATED ASSURANCES BY THE CMD, BSNL, THE QUARTERLY MEDICAL ALLOWANCE, STOPPED UNILATERALLY,  HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED.

THE TWO ANOMALIES CONSEQUENT ON 1ST PAY REVISION IN BSNL FROM 01-10-2000, ARE UNNECESSARILY BEING DRAGGED. THE FIRST ANOMALY FOR THOSE RETIRED WITHIN TEN MONTHS OF FORMATION OF BSNL, IN SPITE OF ASSURANCES BY DOT AND IN SCOVA IS TO BE SETTLED BY DOT WHEREAS THE SECOND ANOMALY, SENIORS GETTING LESS THAN JUNIORS DUE TO POINT TO POINT FIXATION , COULD BE SETTLED BY THE BSNL.

THOUGH WE COULD ACHIEVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DEMANDS OF 78.2% IDA MERGER AND ANNULMENT OF 60:40 CONDITION THROUGH SUSTAINED STRUGGLE, TWO ISSUES; ARREARS FROM 01-01-2007 AND ANOMALY CREATED DUE TO DENIAL OF PENSION, GRATUITY, COMMUTATION  AND LEAVE ENCASHMENT BASED ON 78.2% IDA TO THOSE RETIRED BETWEEN 01-01-2007 AND 09-06-2013,  ARE REMAINING TO BE RESOLVED. AIBDPA HAS ALREADY TAKEN UP THESE ISSUES WITH THE DOT AND ALSO BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS.

AIBDPA HAS FULLY PARTICIPATED IN THE PROTEST DAY ON 15-02-2017 CALLED BY NCCPA AGAINST REJECTION OF OPTION 1 (PENSION PARITY), RECOMMENDED BY THE 7TH PAY COMMISSION AND “ACCEPTED” BY THE GOVERNMENT,  ON FLIMSY GROUND. WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING THE AGITATIONAL PROGRAM OF CONFEDERATION INCLUDING ONE DAY STRIKE ON 16-03-2017 DEMANDING MODIFICATIONS ON UNILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PAY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS , AS ASSURED BY THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE.

AIBDPA IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR PROTECTION OF BSNL ALONG WITH ALL THE UNIONS/ASSOCIATIONS IN BSNL. WE HAVE ALSO TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR SCRAPPING THE PFRDA ACT WHICH IS A REAL THREAT TO PENSION SECURITY.

AIBDPA, THE MIGHTY ORGANISATION OF BSNL AND DOT PENSIONERS IS NOT FOR ANY LIP SERVICES BUT WILL FORMULATE AN ACTION PLAN AND RESOLVE TO FIGHT AND ACHIEVE.