AIBDPA/DOT/2013 October 18, 2013
Shri M F Farooqui
Secretary,DOT
Sanchar Bhawan
New Delhi 110 001
Sir,
Sub: Unjustified and undue delay in issuing order on 78.2% IDA fixation to BSNL Pensioners – Decision of the CEC to conduct agitational programme – reg.
I am constrained to bring to your notice that the Central Executive Committee meeting of AIBDPA held at Jaipur on 5th & 6th October, 2013 has decided to launch the following agitational programme protesting against the unjustified and undue delay in issuing the order on 78.2% IDA fixation to both pre-2007 and post 2007 BSNL Pensioners.
- Protest Day on 25.10.2013 – Demonstration at all levels and sending FAX message by all units to the Hon’ble Minister for Communcations and Secretary, DOT demanding early issuance of the order on 78.2% IDA fixation to BSNL Pensioners.
- CCA/Circle Office March on 28.11.2013.
You are aware that the order on 78.2% IDA fixation to the serving BSNL employees was issued by the DOT on 10.06.2013. We had taken up the issue of extending this benefit to the BSNL pensioners and had also discussed the issued with you on 03.07.2013 based on our detailed letter submitted to you. You were kind enough to assure us that early action will be initiated on 78.2% IDA fixation, anomaly in pension to those retired within ten months of formation of BSNL and enhancing the minimum pension/family pension to Rs.3880/- etc. Of course, we can understand the normal procedural delay, but it is almost four months since the benefit is given to the serving BSNL employees and there is absolutely no justification whatsoever to delay the issue indefinitely.
I would, therefore, request you to kindly intervene early so that the genuine issues of the pensioners, particularly extending the benefit of 78.2% IDA fixation to the pensioners are settled without further delay.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
K G Jayaraj
General Secretary