It is almost one year that the 78.2% IDA merger was granted to the serving BSNL employees. But the bureaucracy is still continuing their negative approach in extending this legitimate benefit to the BSNL pensioners despite the regular interventions and pursueations by AIBDPA,BSNLEU and Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations.

Now, the clarifications sought by the Department of Expenditure have not been sent by the DOT even after two months. We have met almost all the top officers in DOT including Secretary, DOT several times and in spite of their positive assurances, the concerned file is still pending at DOT Finance, rather unprocessed.

The pensioners have become restive and furious over this negative and most unjustified stand of the bureaucracy. Therefore we have no other option other than to resort to agitational  programmes again to achieve this vital demand. We call upon all our units to observe 05-06-2014 as PROTEST DAY by holding DHARNA/RALLY/DEMONSTRATION at all levels, organizing all the pensioners of their locality. Saving gram  should also be sent to the Hon’ble Minister for Communications and Secretary,  DOT demanding ‘Protest unjustified and unnecessary delay in extending 78.2% IDA merger to BSNL pensioners even after one year this benefit was given to the BSNL employees.  Request immediate intervention and early settlement.’