.*The CEC Meeting was held at K G Bose Bhawan, New Delhi from 3PM to 9.30PM on 12-11-2024. Com. M R Das, President presided. After paying homage to the martyrs, Com. R. Muraleedharan Nair, AGS presented the condolence resolution. Com. K G Jayaraj, General Secretary welcomed one and all.

Com. V A N Namboodiri, Advisor inaugurated with a brief but encouraging speech.Thereafter Com. K. G. Jayaraj , general Secretary presented the report on activities since Pune CEC . General Secretary focused on the organisational issues and the weaknesses seen in democratic functioning, remitting quota to Circle and CHQ, Subscription to Tele Pensioner etc. Com. M G S Kurup, Treasurer submitted the unaudited accounts for the year 2023-24 and the interim accounts upto 30-09-2024.

18 Circle Secretaries and 12 CHQ Office bearers participted in the active discussion that followed. General Secretary replied to the points raised in the discussion after which the report and accounts were adopted.

Then, CEC took the following decisions ;

1. “Meet the Pensioner” ” campaign in January, 2025.

During the campaign sincere and effective efforts are to be made to enroll maximum pensioners as life subscribers of Tele Pensioner by collecting ₹500. The opportunity should also be utilized to enroll more life members to our mighty organization, AIBDPA.

2. A Protest Day be observed on 12-12-2024 against denial of regular pension to ST VRS retirees of Maharashtra in the name of caste revalidation.

Demonstration be organised at district level and the following email be sent to Secretary, DoT,( secy_dot@nic.in) Secretary, DoP&PW(secy_arpg@nic.in )and CMD, BSNL (cmdbsnl@bsnl.co.in )by all Circle and District Secretaries

.” Demand immediate payment of regular pension and other retirement benefits to the ST VRS Retirees of Maharashtra by implementing DoP&PW OM dated 30-11-2021 duly endorsed by DoT and BSNL.

Name

Circle / District Secretary

.3. All the Circle Conferences which have become over due should be held without further delay under intimation to CHQ

.4. A committee with Coms. S C Bhattacharjee, AGS and M B Chaniyara, Vice President was formed to look into the organisational weaknesses in Madhya Pradesh and scrutinise the accounts presented in the Circle Conference held on 06-11-2024. The committee should furnish it’s report by 20th December, 2024

.5. Venue of next AIC.

Kerala Circle Secretary, Com. N. Guruprasad expressed willingness to hold the next All India Conference if no other circle takes up the responsibility. Later Tamil Nadu Circle Secretary, Com. R. Rajasekhar also agreed to explore the possibility in consultation with other comrades of his circle and sought time up to 20th December, 2024. So the final decision in this regard will be taken later.

6. Observe National Pensioners Day on 17-12-2024.

The National Pensioners Day be observed befittingly and jointly with all like minded pensioners organisations, particularly affiliates of NCCPA.

Coms. N K Srivastava, Circle Secretary, Bihar, Balvinder Singh, CS, Punjab, S C Bhattacharjee, AGS Omprakash Singh, Organising Secretary, Hari Narain, Org Secretary, Nizar Ahamad, CS, J&K, Nareshpal, CS, UP(W), P Asokababu, Vice President have sought leave.

Coms.Susanta Ghosh, Vice President, Pushpa Pharate, AGS, Santosh A Soni, Organising Secretary, Sunil Kr Dutta, Org Secretary,, R P Atmapoojya, CS, Chhattisgarh, Uniyal, CS, Uttarakhand, M K Nagpal, CS, Rajasthan and Ramswaroop, Org Secretary were absent.

The CEC expressed gratitide to BSNLEU CHQ for consenting to hold the CEC at K G Bose Bhawan and thanked Com. T A Biju for making all the arrangements for the successful conduct of the CEC meeting.