AIBDPA URGES CMD,BSNL FOR ALLOTMENT OF FUND TO CLEAR THE PENDING MEDICAL BILLS AND MEDICAL ALLOWANCES.

AIBDPA/ BSNL MRS/2020                                                                                               13th June, 2020

To,

Shri P.K. Purwar

CMD, BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Bhawan,

Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001

Sir,

Sub:  –    Medical Allowance and Medical Reimbursement – Allotment of Funds etc. – reg.

Ref:  –   (1) BSNL CO No.BSNL /Admn-1/15-12/18 dated 08-05-2020.

             (2) This Association letter No.AIBDPA/BSNL MRS/2020 dated 13-05-2020.

             (3) This Association letter No. AIBDPA/BSNL MRS/ 2020 dated 19-05-2020.

             (4) This Association letter No, AIBDPA/BSNL MRS/2020 dated 4th June 2020.

We are thankful that BSNL has issued orders dated 10th June 2020 extending the date for submission of option for outdoor medical facilities by the retirees up to 30-06-2020 as assured earlier.

There are certain other major issues which are yet to be settled as given below:

  1. Neither the Medical Allowance since the 2nd quarter of 2018 nor the payment with voucher since April 2019 has been received by the BSNL Pensioners. As you are fully aware, most of the pensioners are having various ailments and are fully depending upon the above payments. These may be paid at the earliest by allotting sufficient funds to the circles.
  2. Regarding the option to be furnished by the pensioners, there is a lot of confusion, including whether every pensioner, old and new, is to submit the option. In our opinion, there need not be any fresh option if the pensioner wants to continue with the option given earlier. In such cases, unless a fresh option is given, it can be taken that the official wants to continue with the earlier option.
  3. Another issue is about the submitting of the option itself. Many of the pensioners are residing in far off villages / places away from the divisional headquarters. During the Covid period, there is much difficulty in getting transport. Many of the pensioners are unable to undertake journey due to various ailments. There should be some arrangements for collecting option from such pensioners.
  4. We had requested for extension of the date up to 30-06-2020 and you have been kind enough to accept the same. But on a second check-up, we find out that in many states, the Lock Down is extended as also restrictions on travel etc. continue. There is no immediate scope of the covid situation ending. Under the circumstances, we request that the last date of option may be extended up to 30th September 2020. The Central government has given such extension up to 30th September for similar issues.

We request you to look in these matters and issue necessary orders early.

Thanking you, 

Yours sincerely,

K G Jayaraj

General Secretary.

Copy to: (1) Shri Arvind Vadnerkar, Director (HR), BSNL.

                 (2) Shri S.K. Gupta, Director (Finance), BSNL.

                 (3) Shri A.M. Gupta, GM (SR), BSNL CO.

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