The 8th Foundation Day of the militant All India Postal & RMS Pensioners Association has been celebrated throughout the country enthusiastically on 19-07-2021. During the past seven years, AIRPA has been able to organise more than 50,000 elders of postal and RMS. It has taken up many of important issues of the pensioners and numerous struggles were also launched when warranted.

AIPRPA CHQ rganised a webinar to comemmorate this auspicious occasion on 19-07-2021. Com. D K Rahate, President controlled the proceedings. Com.K Ragavendran, General Secretary deilivered the introductory speech. Coms. C C Pillai, Advisor, VA N Namboodiri, Patron, NCCPA, K K N Kutty, Secretary General, NCCPA, K G Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA, D Balasubramonian, General Secretary, AIFPA, K B Krishna Rao, Secretary, Karnataka P&T Pensioners Association, S K Sharma, General Secretary, CGPA Rajasthan, Prabhakar Nair, Dy Secretary General, NCCPA, J P Dhandre, General Secretary, Nagpur CGPA and G Saharajan, General Secretary, Kerala CGPA addressed. Com. Mohan, AGS, AIPRPA proposed vote of thanks.

CHQ is saddened to know that veteran leader Com.Shibdas Banerjee (90) is no more.
He was ailing for the last few months and the end came in the night of 17th July,2021.
Com.Shibdas Banerjee was the Circle Secretary of AITEEU CLASS III, West Bengal for a long time. He played an important role in the fight against revisionist policies of Com.O.P.Gupta under the leadership of legendary leader, Com.K.G.Bose. Com. Shibdas Banerjee was always in the forefront in the deliberations in the All India Conferences and Central Working Committee meetings as one of the strong leaders of the progressive section. Actually, this continuous ideological fight within the organisation brought a turnaround in the 1991 Bhopal AIC, resulting in the defeat of Com.O.P.Gupta and his group.
The immense contributions of Com.Shibdas Banerjee will ever be remembered.

AIBDPA dips it’s banner in respect of Com.Shibdas Banerjee and conveys heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and Comrades.
Red Salute Comrade Shibdas Banerjee.

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General Secretary, Com.K.G.Jayaraj had a detailed discussion with Shri.P.K.Saha, Director, Department of Public Enterprises, New Delhi on today, the 16th July,2021. General Secretary asked him whether the orders for the restoration of the three frozen IDA instalments along with the additional instalment due from 01-07-2021 is being issued in the wake of government decision to restore the frozen DA and DR for the period from 01-01-2020 to 30-06-2021 with effect from 01-07-2021 for the central government employees and Pensioners. The Director has stated that they are waiting for the formal orders of the government in this regard. Once they get the orders, they will start processing the case and issue the orders restoring the frozen IDA instalments along with the additional instalment due from 01-07-2021.So, we have to wait for some time more.

The first program of agitation called by All Unions and Associations of BSNL, Placard Showing on 15-07-2021, has been responded massively all over the country. The agitating participants stood before the BSNL offices with placards covering the demands put forward by AUAB. The main demands are Revival of BSNL, Wage revision, 30% Superannuation benefits to BSNL recruited Employees and Pension Revision. AIBDPA members joined the agitation in almost all places as per the directive of CHQ. In New Delhi, the program was held before Sanchar Bhawan and leaders of AUAB, including Com.P Abhimanyu, Convenor and Com.Chandeshwar Singh, Chairman participated.

The Central Government has decided to restore the frozen DA/DR instalments from 01-01-2020 to 30-06-2021 of central government employees and pensioners. The Cabinet meeting held on 14-07-2021 while restoring the three instalments of frozen DA/DR of 11% , made it clear that arrears of the frozen instalments of DA/DR will not be paid. Now, the total DA/DR upto 30-06-2021 will be 28%. No decision on the DA/DR due from 01-07-2021 is taken as the exact per cent is yet to be determined.

Similarly, DPE can now issue the orders for restoration of the three instalments of IDA due from 01-10-2020, 01-01-2021 and 01-04-2021 along with the new additional instalment due from 01-07-2021.