Com.M S Raja, former Secretary General, All India Audit & Accounts Association and Working President of Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers has passed away quite unexpectedly, due to massive heart attack on 14-07-2020 at Thrissur, Kerala. He was a militant leader with clear vision and was always in the forefront of struggles. He was also a memeber of the National Council of JCM (Staff side). The passing away of Com.M S Raja is a great loss to the entire progressive movement.

AIBDPA dips its banner in respect of Com.M S Raja and conveys heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and comrades.

RED SALUTE COM.M S RAJA.

AIBDPA/ DOT- DLC/2020                                                                                 14^th July, 2020 

To, 

Shri P K. Sinha

Member (Finance),

Department of Telecommunications,

Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashoka Road,

New Delhi -110 001 

Sir,

Sub: –     Submission of Digital Life Certificate by Pensioners covered under SAMPANN – extension sought – reg.

The Pensioners covered under SAMPANN are required to submit Digital Life Certificate within one year of their date of retirement. The pensioners retired in the months of February, March, April and May were given extension to submit the DLC upto 30-06-2020, considering the peculiar situation prevailing in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, the fact remains that most of the Pensioners could not submit the DLC within 30-06-2020 due to the worsening situation of the pandemic, slipping to super spread or rather social spread.

The pensioners need to go to the nearby Akshay Centers to generate the Digital Life Certificate and updation by respective CCAs. (It will be appreciable, if the updation is acknowledged to the pensioners individually through SMS). The elders are the most vulnerable section to the pandemic and are warned against going out by the health workers and police. It is also a fact that in many places, even when the pensioners take the risk, the Akshay Centers are found to be closed due to lock down.

In these circumstances, it is requested that the date of submission of Digital Life Certificate, may please be extended upto 30-11-2020.

Awaiting a positive action and

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely

K G Jayaraj

General Secretary

CC:   The Controller General of Communication Accounts, NICF Campus, Opposite Metro Pillar No. 152, Ghittorni, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Rd, Anand Gram, Ghitorni, New Delhi – 110 030

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A serious mistake has occured in the letter to Director General, CGHS dated 10-07-2020 which is regretted. Shri. N S Kang was transferred and now Ms. Arti Ahuja I A S is the Additional Secretary and  Director General, CGHS. The letter has been corrected to this effect and resent.

AIBDPA/CGHS WCs-DG/2020                                                                                            10^th July,2020

To, 

Shri Navreet Singh Kang,

Additional Secretary &

Director General, CGHS,

Nirman Bhawan,

Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi

Sir, 

Sub: –    Opening of new Allopathic Wellness Centres – speedy action requested- reg.

Ref: –     Directorate General CGHS No.215025/49/2019/DIR/CGHS dated 8th August, 2019. 

We wish to bring to your kind notice the following for early favourable action.

The proposal to start new Allopathic Wellness Centres at Panchkula, Mohali, Gwalior, Kannur, Kozhikode, Nasik, Aurangabad, Ichhapur, Ludhiana, Rohtak, Wadi, Mysuru,  Mandi, Haldwani, Madhurai, Coimbatore, Warrangal, Katni, Chandrapur and Leh was circulated vide your letter referred to above. The likely number of beneficiaries were also sought from the respective Assistant Directors of CGHS.

The proposal had evoked great expectation among the CGHS beneficiaries in the wake of lack of sufficient number of Wellness Centres in the country. However, it is regretted to point out that nothing worthwhile has happened even after eleven months.

Therefore, we request your kind intervention in the matter for early opening of the above Wellness Centres in the best interest of CGHS beneficiaries and the CGHS.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely

K G Jayaraj

General Secretary

AIBDPA/ BSNL-VRS/2020                                                                                                09-07-2020

To,

Shri P.K. Purwar

CMD, BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Bhawan

Janpath,

New Delhi – 110 001

Sir,

Sub: –     BSNL VRS Scheme 2019 – Payment of Ex-gratia and Leave Encashment to 5 Halba Community employees of Chandrapur SSA, Maharashtra Circle – reg.

It has been brought to our notice that the following 5 officials in Chandrapur SSA, Maharashtra Circle, who belong to the Halba Community and who have taken Voluntary Retirement as per BSNL VRS – 2019 have not been paid the Ex-gratia and leave encashment due to them so far.

1. Shri C.P.Dalal                   – HRMS No. 98504348
2. Shri R.S.Chandekar, – HRMS No. 98605322
3. Smt K.P.Borikar – HRMS No. 99003594
4. Shri D.G.Wadgaonkar – HRMS No. 98311107
5. Shri H.S. Sonkusare   – HRMS No. 99306243

All the relevant records have been sent by Chandrapur SSA to the Circle Office, Maharashtra Circle, but still the payment is not made on flimsy grounds like delay in receipt, pending court cases etc., whereas no court order or direction exists for withholding any payment.

It is also reported that all similarly placed VRS retirees of the same community in other SSAs of Maharashtra Circle are paid and thus it amounts to gross discrimination.

Non-payment of Ex-gratia and Leave encashment amount is fully unjustified and is causing much difficulty and heart-burning to the concerned officials, who have taken VRS with the hope that some urgently required cash payment will be received as declared by the BSNL management and the government.

You are requested to look in to the matter and be kind enough to direct the Circle office, Maharashtra to make the payment at the earliest.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely

K G Jayaraj

General Secretary

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Organise black flag lunch hour demonstrations on 16.07.2020..

The AUAB meeting held yesterday the 06.07.2020 has decided to call on the BSNL employees to organise lunch hour black flag demonstrations on 16.07.2020. It is also decided that the employees should wear black badge on that day. The following are the agitational programme and charter of demands, as decided in yesterday’s meeting.

Agitational programme.

1. All the employees are called upon to wear black badge on 16.07.2020. Black flag demonstrations are to be organised by the employees during lunch hour on 16.07.2020, against the cancellation of BSNL’s 4G tender and against the road blocks being created in the rolling out of BSNL’s 4G services.
2. A memorandum is to be submitted to all the MPs during the period from 13.07.2020 to 31.07.2020, urging upon them to intervene in favour of BSNL’s expeditious rolling out of 4G network, as well as the early revival of BSNL.
3. Twitter campaign is to be organised on 05.08.2020, demanding immediate rolling out of 4G network by BSNL and implementation of the assurances given in the Revival Package. 

Demands:

1. BSNL should immediately be allowed to roll out it’s 4G Services.

1. BSNL should take immediate actions to upgrade the 4G compatible BTSs.
2. Add on order for 4G equipments as per Phase VIII.4 tender should be issued immediately.
3. In the matter of procuring new equipments and upgrdation, there should not be any discrimination, between BSNL and other private telecom service providers.

2. The Government should immediately implement the decisions contained in BSNL’s Revival Package, like extension of Sovereign Guarantee for the issuing of Bonds.  
3. Urgent measures should be undertaken by the BSNL Management for immediately improving the quality of service.
4. The Management should ensure that the salary payment of the employees is made on the last working of every month.
5. The Management should immediately take steps to ensure that the employees get cashless treatment from empanelled hospitals during Covid 19 pandemic. The Management should pay Rs.10 lakh to the family of the employees who die due to COVID-19. Based on the instructions issued by the DoT, the Postal Department has already introduced such a scheme to it’s employees.

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The birth centenary of Com.K G Bose, legendary leader of P&T Trade Union Movement has been obseved enthusiasticaly all over the country in a bebitting manner on 07-07-2020.  AIBDPA comrades , as called by CHQ, joined BSNLEU in most of the places, keeping the protocol of Covid 19 pandemic. Reports are being received from West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Punjab etc. Com.V A N Namboodiri, veteran leader and Advisor, AIBDPA delivered the K G Bose memorial speech in the meeting held at PGM office, Kozhikode on 07-07-2020.

The Birth Centenary of Com. K.G.Bose, former President NFPTE and the inspiration for a whole generation of P and T workers and CG employees starts with 7^th July 2020. He was born on 7^th July 1921 and passed away on 11^th December 1974 at the age of 53.

He led the historic struggles of 1946 Postal Strike, 1960 Indefinite Strike and the  One Day Token Strike of 19^th September 1968. He was jailed and dismissed from service in connection with the proposed 1949 strike.

He was founder leader of the 12^th July Committee in W.Bengal which organized many struggles of the working class. He was elected as MLA in W.Bengal and as also nominated as a Member of the Pay Commission for State Government employees.

His younger brother Com. Moni Bose was also an important leader of NFPTE and was General Secretary of the E.III Union and Patron of BSNL Employees Union.

BSNL Employees Union has called upon to observe the birth centenary year of Com. K.G.Bose by organizing meetings, garlanding his photo etc. AIBDPA calls upon its members to participate and organize the same jointly in a befitting way.

Red salute to Com. K.G.Bose on this 100^th Birth Day!