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MAKE THE MASS DHARNA ON 25-05-2017 A GRAND SUCCESS- START PREPARATIONS FOR LARGE PARTICIPATION.

All the CHQ Office bearers, circle Secretaries and District Secretaries are requested to effectively intervene for maximum mobilisation of Pensioners so that the Mass DHARNA at SSA level on 25th May, 2017 is made a historical success.

After serving the notice for the agitational programme as per the decision of the Mysuru CEC to both Secretary, DOT and CMD, BSNL and successful conduct of the Call Attention Day on 20-04-2017, we could achieve the following three demands.

(1). Gratuity ceiling of Rs.20 lakh is extended to the BSNL Pensioners.

(2). Quarterly medical allowance restored partially to BSNL Pensioners.

(3). Free night call facility extended to BSNL Pensioners.

But more important issues like pension revision from 01-01-2017 are to be settled. So stronger struggles are warranted for pay revision and Pension revision.In this context, successful conduct of the Mass DHARNA on 25-05-2017 is quite imperative.

SO LET US MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS.

LET US MARCH FORWARD IN THE PATH OF STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE THE GENUINE DEMANDS.

Banks should not insist Pensioners to appear Physically for Pension Issues- Yet another instruction by Dept of Expenditure.

CPAO advised Banks to follow its Instructions to avoid inconvenience to Pensioners

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAVA PLACE,
NEW DELHI-110068
PHONES 26174596,26174456,26174438

CPA0/1T&Tech/ Simplification/2016-17/11Vol-VI/18

24.04.2017

Office Memorandum

Subject:- Requirements from pensioner for credit of first pension to his/her account by bank.

Attention is invited to CPAO’s 0M No.CPAO/Tech/Simplification/2014-15/52 dated- 28.05.2014 whereby it was intimated to all concerned that pensioners were not required to visit the bank to activate their first payment of pension. It was also intimated that undertaking for recovery of excess/over payment of pension had been made a part of PPO. Inspite of these instructions, banks used to insist on pensioners to physically appear in the bank before commencing first payment of pension. Consequently, CPAO had issued instructions vide 0M No. CPAO/Tech/Life Certificate/2014-15/99-175 dated-28.07.2014 that banks should not insist on the pensioners to issue life certificate at the time of first credit of pension. They were also advised to identify the pensioner with reference to information already available with bank obtained through KYC at the time of opening of bank account. The above instructions were reiterated by 0M No. CPAO/Tech/Bank Performance/2014-15/45 dated-02.06.2016.

However. it is observed that banks are still insisting upon the pensioners for completion of formalities like submission of life certificate, letter of Undertaking and certificate of non-employment to credit their first payment and other dues to their pension account resulting into inconvenience to the pensioners defeating the very purpose of simplifying the pension procedures.

In view of the above, Heads of CPPCs and Heads of Government Business Divisions of all the banks are advised to ensure that instructions issued by CPAO are followed by CPPCs and paying branches and any inconvenience to pensioners are avoided.

This issues with the approval of competent authority.

(Vijay Singh)
Sr. Accounts Officer (IT & Tech)

EMMANUEL MACRON IS THE NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT.

Centrist wins by decisive margin over far-right Le Pen

Emmanuel Macron (39) , a centrist and pro-European Union, has won the French Presidency. He defeated the far right Le Pen with a comfortable margin of 66% to 34%. He is the youngest French President.

Macron, who has never held any elected office and was unknown until three years ago. He however faces an uphill task to solve the serious and complex issues,his country is confronted with, especially, terrorism, mass unemployment, workers struggle and a stagnant economy.

 

Resist and Defeat the Murder of Public Sector.

Since the introduction of  neo-liberal LPG policy in 1991, the governments, whether Congress or BJP, have been attacking the Public Sector. Whether it is Coal, Steel, Oil, Banks, telecom or power, the government has been after it to destroy the PSUs or hand over the same to the private corporates.

Disinvestment/ closure/ strategic sale of PSUs benefit the MNCs and the Desi corporates. Once the competition from the PSUs is over, they can loot the public like any thing. The government is dancing to the tune of these corporates and big business.

The fate of the PSUs, which have been closed or sold is known to all. Large number of workers lose their jobs, trade union rights are taken away, hire and fire become the law and the prices of the products are raised sky-high. Large areas of land, buildings and equipment are all handed over to the corporates for a song, just like in the case of ITDC Hotels, Balco, VSNL etc. The national assets are gifted to the corporate sharks.

The PSUs which strengthened the financial position of the country, gave the infrastructure for many industries, saved the country from the 2007 financial crisis  – all are being murdered one after another. The government has already decided to close or hand over about 75 PSUs in this year. PSU Banks are being merged. The RBI Dy. Governor has suggested de-nationalisation of the nationalised banks!

Next target is the Railways and Postal services. Move is already afoot.

It is time that the entire working class and the ordinary people come forward and fight this attack unitedly. It is  a question of now or never!

Resist the murder of the Public Sector! Defeat the ill-motivated pro-corporate policy of the government!

COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI ADDRESSED SPECIAL GB MEETING AT KOLKATA.

A special GB with Com VAN Namboodiri as main speaker was held on 29.4.17 at CTO union room organised jointly by BSNLEU and AIBDPA Circle Union and Association. After brief speech of Coms Amitava Chattopadhyay ACS BSNLEU and Pijush Chakraborty CS AIBDPA Com Namboodiri vividly explained the international and national situation, attack on PSUs, Pension, working class TU rights, threat of communalism and undermining the democratic values. He also stated the task of the working people and the pensioners to combat the inimical situations. Com Namboodiri mentioned the relevance and teachings of the November Revolution commemorating the centenary year of the said Revolution.

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KHARAGPUR DISTRICT CONFERENCE HELD

The 3rd biennial conference of AIBDPA Kharagpur was held on 23rd April 2017. After flag hoisting and garlanding martyr’s column Com Susanta Ghosh Circle President inaugurated the conference. Coms Anupam Saha DS and Tapan Pal Treasurer placed the report and audited accounts respectively. Coms Raipada Guchhait BS Contai, Sudhanshu Achharya BS Tamluk, Swapan De BS Kharagpur, Gopal Mondal BS Midnapure, Madhup Sengupta, Aravainda Sansmal etc took part in the discussion. Coms Pijush Chakraborty CS and Anupam Saha DS summed up. Coms Pranab Jana DS BSNLEU and Sanjeev Debnath DS CMU greeted the conference. 

Coms Anupam Saha, Deb Kumar Pal and Tapan Pal were elected as President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively. Com Susanta Ghosh was awarded with honoured post as Patron and Coms SP Dhabal, DC Mitra, PB Das and B Gayen as Advisors.
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CLARIFICATIONS ON RESTORATION OF MEDICAL ALLOWANCE-RELEVANT ORDERS.

After Corporate office issued orders restoring quarterly medical allowance ,limiting it to 50% of what was entitled, many queries and doubts are being raised, as to what would be the real impact of the order. In this connection the relevant order issued by the corporate office is given,which is self explanatory.view the order> ELIGIBILITY OF MEDICAL ALLOWANCE-RELEVANT ORDER. 

Another doubt being raised is whether family pensioners are eligible for MRS. Yes, they are very much eligible and the relevant order is reproduced.view the order>FAMILY PENSIONERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MRS- CLARIFICATION

CONFEDERATION DHARNA IN FRONT OF FINANCE MINISTERS OFFICE ON MAY 23, 2017- AIBDPA TO JOIN.

23rd MAY 2017

MASS DHARNA IN FRONT OF FINANCE MINISTER’S OFFICE, NEW DELHI

EMPLOYEES & PENSIONERS COME IN LARGE NUMBERS

AND MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS

HONOUR THE ASSURANCE GIVEN BY GROUP OF MINISTERS ON 30.06.2016

·        Increase minimum pay and fitment formula.

·        Revise allowances including HRA with effect from 01.01.2016.

·        Grant option-I pension parity recommended by 7th CPC.

·        Revise pension and grant dearness relief to autonomous body pensioners

·        Implement positive recommendations of Kamlesh Chandra Committee on Gramin Dak Sevaks. Grant Civil Servant Status.

·        Regularise all Casual, Part-Time, Contingent and Contract Workers and grant equal pay for equal work.

·        Remove stringent conditions imposed for grant of MACP etc.

All affiliated organisations and COCs are once again requested to mobilise large number of employee and pensioners as per quota fixed in the last circular and make the programme a grand success.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

Dear Comrades,

It is a matter of serious concern and protest that the government of India has in its decision communicated through the Press Release has rejected Option 1, the only positive recommendation of 7th Pay Commission for the pensioners. Therefore there is more relevance for the Mass Dharna being organised by Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers. CHQ requests Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan comrades to participate in this programme. 

 

 

NCCPA CIRCULAR ON SUBSCRIPTION OF NCCPA NEWS BULLETTIN.

NCCPA REMINDS ALL TO REMIT SUBSCRIPTION TOWARDS NEWS LETTER

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PENSIONERS.

Website: nccpahq.blogspot.in.

E mail: nccpahq@gmail.com.

13.c Feroze Shah Road,m

 New Delhi. 110 001

2nd May, 2017

President:                           Com. Shiv Gopal Misra.

Secretary General:          Com. K.KN. Kutty.

Dear Comrades,

                As you know we are now publishing our journal NCCPA news bulletin every month.  The journal is supposed to be the link between the CHQ and its affiliates and through them the members.  It is not possible to individually correspond to each comrade, though that is the most desirable mode of communication.  We have our website and the e mail address.   But I find a few uses this modern technology form of communication.  Our publishing of the journal has many difficulties.  We are tyring to overcome some of them.  To make it financially viable we should have sufficient readership.  In the last NE meeting of the NCCPA, we decided that each affiliate must try to have 25% of its membership subscribe the journal.  Unless the subscriber base is widened, the overhead cost will be prohibitive.  Some of our affiliates have done that.  But many have failed to increase the subscriber number even by one.   Perhaps this decision must not have been reached you.   Another reason seems to be that most of our affiliates have their own journals and some of their State Units do publish their journals too.  These are popular.  .  That is why we decided that 25% of the subscriber base atleast should subscribe the CHQ journal.   I hope you will bestow your personal attention to this aspect.

                Our Next NE meeting has become due.  We were to hold  it at Nagpur.   But due to the falling ill of our comrade, Dhakthod, that venue had to be abandoned.  We shall be grateful if some of our affiliates can come forward and host the National Executive Committee meeting.   Besides, the office bearers, the Chief executive of the affiliates are the members of the NE.  We require this wider meeting especially to plan for a combined effort to organize a programme of action in pursuance of some of the important demands of the pensioners. 

                As you are aware, we had taken the decision to organize a massive dharna programme at New Delhi to project our resentment over the rejection of Option No. 1. By the Government.  We were in consultation with the leadership of BPS.  No firm commitment has come from them so far.  We  are now to explore other possibilities.  Same is the case with the NPS convention.  We have now come to know that the Confederation and the All India State Govt. Employees Federation have jointly decided to hold the convention at New Delhi.  The Pensioners genuinely feel that the Government might invoke the provisions of PFRDA to cover the pre 2004 pensioners under the NPS.  These are some of the issues we are to discuss and the National Executive is the appropriate forum to do so.  We shall eagerly await for your response in the matter whether it would be possible for you to host the meeting of the National Executive.

                Last but not the least, the affiliates are requested to remit the annual subscription to NCCPA without further loss of time.

                With greetings,

Yours fratrernally,

KKN. Kutty

Secretary General

AIBDPA circle Secretaries are requested to enroll subscribers for NCCPA News Bullettin , a monthly journal of NCCPA according to the potential of each circle, but a minimum of 10 immediately. The annual subscription is only Rs.60.