CHQ has the gratification that our sustained efforts have finally brought the desired result. BSNL management has been meting out cruelty towards the VRS retirees of Maharashtra belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by withholding their retirement benefits for the alleged non-verification of caste certificates. Worse, in many cases, even provisiobal pension were denied and delayed without any justification and in violation of the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972. CHQ took up the issue with the CMD, BSNL, Secretary, DoT, Secretary, DOP&PW and finaly Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with quoting all the relevant instructions of Department of Personnel & Training, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Department of Telecommunications and BSNL from time to time for verification of caste certificates. Violation of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 also was mentioned in our letters. Actually it is the sole responsibility of the respective recruitment authorities to verify the caste certificate at the initial period of their service. But the BSNL management has made the VRS retirees scapegoats to save the actual guilty officers. Now, this order is issued on the effective intervention of the Parliamentary Committee and we are thankful to the Chairman and Members of the Committee for extending justice to the hapeless VRS retirees. This is a great victory and CHQ heartily congratulate the affected retirees of Maharashtra. Now, BSNL management has to settle all the pending cases as per this order and payments of retirement benefits and normal pension made with interest , wherever applicable.