The new district branch of Pune has been formed in the largely attended meeting at Pune on 15-01-2017. Com.P.G.Suryavanshi, Circle President presided.
Office bearers were elected unanimously with the following important functionaries.
President ; Com.Subash Bartakke, Dist Secretary : Com. Nand Kumar Bhikkule and Treasurer : Com.Gulab Kale.
The 78.2% IDA Pension Fixation was ordered for BSNL pensioners after sustained struggle and strikes. It was stated in the order itself that the same should be settled before 31st December 2016. But mainly due to shortage of staff in the CCA offices, a large number of cases are still pending, although more than one month is over after the last date.
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA today met Shri Prabhat Singh, Member (Finance) and discussed the matter. He demanded that the cases be settled without further delay by making necessary arrangements, either by posting extra staff or through deputation etc. Pensioners are very unhappy at the undue delay and their cases should be settled at the earliest. Member (Finance) agreed that necessary steps will be taken in the matter.
On demand by Com.Namboodiri, Member (F) stated that the implementation of minimum pension and revision of pension for those retired before 2006, with out the 33 years service condition, is being processed, after some CCAs have sought clarification.
Mukesh Ambani, the richest Indian, is using his financial muscle to finish off all other telecom companies, including BSNL, so that he can loot the people with high tariffs, after all other telecom companies are killed. The free voice calls and data being offered by Reliance Jio, is nothing but ‘predatory tariff’. First, Reliance Jio offered a promotional offer, as ‘welcome offer’. However, this promotional offer can be only for a period of 90 days from 5th November. But, once again Reliance Jio implemented another offer as ‘Happy new year offer’, which is valid till 31st March, 2017. The Happy New year offer is nothing but the extension of the Welcome Offer, but in a different name. This is a clear violation of norms. However, the TRAI, which is supposed to guard against predatory tariffs, has said that the Happy New year offer is not the extension of the welcome offer. This decision only shows the influence that Reliance Jio is having over the government and over the Regulator
(courtesy: BSNLEU website)
Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitely , has presented the budget for 2017-18, first of its kind with railway budget proposals incorporated with general budget, today,the 01-02-2017 in the Parliament. Expectations were high by a vast section of people to the effect that this time, it would be a people friendly budget, in the wake of the elections to five state legislatures for which the budget was advanced for one month and the sufferings of the people due to demonetisation. But all such hopes are belied and as usual, it is a pro-corporate budget.
Shri.Arun Jaitely, while in the opposition, has vociferously demanded the taxable limit of income should be raised to 5 lakhs, so also his party. But even in his 3rd general budget he has not made any hike in the ceiling. Instead, some relief is extended to lower income group of Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs.5 lakh by reducing the rate of tax from 10% to 5%. This clearly indicates the intention of this government to keep up all the salaried income group in the ambit of income tax and spare the big sharks.
There can not be any discrimination in the case of concession. So the finance minister has given a 5% reduction in the corporate tax also.!
The 3rd biennial District Conference of Kolkata South Branch under Kolkata Telephones Circle was held at the Kalighat Telephone Exchange premises on 30-012017. Com.Dipak Datta presided. Com.A.K.Bhattacharjee, CHQ President inaugurated the conference with an inspiring speech. Coms. D.Basu, CHQ AGS, Swastika Dasgupta, CHQ Org Secretary, Sanjib Banerjee, Circle President, Supriya Mitra, CHQ Vice President & Circle President and Sunil Datta, Org Secretary, CORTO addressed. The biennial report presented by Com.N.N.Das, Acting District Secretary was adopted after discussion.
The following are the important office bearers elected unanimously.
President : Com.Dipak Datta, District Secretary : Com.N.N.Das and Treasurer : Com. Sourindra Nath Ghosh.
Today, 30th january 2017, is the 69th Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation. It was in the evening on 30th January 1948 that Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a Hindu fanatic and RSS worker, shot Gandhiji dead at the prayer meeting in Delhi.
Our Homage to Father of the Nation!
Agencies | Jan 30, 2017, 05.41 AM IST
NEW DELHI: BSNL‘s losses have narrowed to Rs 4,890 crore for the nine months ended December 31, 2016, from Rs 6,121 crore in the year-ago period. The state-run telecom company posted an almost 6% increase in income from services at nearly Rs 19,380 crore during the period under review. The figure stood at around Rs 18,315 crore in the same period of the previous year.
The telecom company expects losses to come down for the full financial year as the fourth quarter is a seasonally strong quarter. “Our revenue from services have risen by 5.8% and the total income is up 7%. It is a good sign,” BSNL chairman and managing director Anupam Shrivastava said.
Noting that the losses are down substantially on a yearon-year basis, he said, “The overall loss for the full year is likely to be further lower, as most of the revenue comes in during the fourth quarter.”
Shrivastava added that BSNL has been witnessing growth in subscribers on the back of aggressive tariff plans and offers. “Our mobile subscriber base has grown from 7.8 crore numbers at the beginning of last year to 9.4 crore now,” he said, adding that the company has also been getting a large number of customers through the portability route.
Salem District Conference has been held on 29-01-2017 at Literary Society Meeting Hall, Salem. Com.P.Ramasamy, District President presided over the conference. Com.S.Mohandoss, CHQ Vice President and Circle President inaugurated the conference with an elaborate speech. Com.C.K.Narasimhan , Circle Secretary delivered a special address and exhorted to strengthen the organisation.
Leaders of the sister organisation extended greetings. Com.V.Ponvel, District Secretary and Com.M.Mathiyazhakan, Treasurer presented the report and audited accounts,respectively and were adopted after discussion.
Office bearers were elected unanimously with Com. P.Ramasamy (President), M.Mathiyazhakan (District Secretary) and Com.S. Michael Antony (Treasurer)
If it is found unnecessary delay, the Secretary of the Administrative Ministry/Department will fix responsibility at all levels to take appropriate action against the Government servant or servants who are found responsible for the delay in the payment of General Provident Fund
No.3/3/2016-P&PW(F)
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
Desk-F
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated 16th January 2017.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Clarification regarding timely payment of GPF final payment to the retiring Government servant – regarding
During review meetings held to evaluate the status of implementation of Bhavishya with Ministries/Departments, it was observed that GPF final payment in many cases is not being paid to the retiring Government servants immediately on retirement from service leading to payment of interest for the delayed period.
2. Rule 34 of General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules clearly provides that when the amount standing at the credit of a subscriber in the General Provident Fund becomes payable, it shall be the duty of the Accounts Officer to make payment. The authority for the amount payable is to be issued at least a month before the date of superannuation, but payable on the date of superannuation. It may be noted that the requirement of submitting a written application by the retiring Govt. servant for GPF final payment has been dispensed with vide this Department’s Notification No.20(12)/94-P&PW (E) dated 15.11.1996 and notified under S.O NO.3228 dated 23.11.1996.
3. As per Rule 11(4) of GPF Rules, in case the GPF balance is not paid on retirement, interest on the GPF balance is required to be paid for the period beyond the date of retirement also. While interest for the first six months beyond retirement can be allowed by the PAO in the normal course, approval of Head of the accounts office is required for payment of interest beyond six months and that of Controller of Account/Financial Adviser beyond a period of one year.
4. To ensure timely final payment of GPF, and to avoid unnecessary financial burden on account of interest beyond retirement, it has now been decided that every case, in which payment of interest on General Provident Fund becomes necessary in terms of Rules 11(4) of GPF Rules, 1960, shall be put up for consideration to the Secretary of the Administrative Ministry/Department. In all such cases the Secretary of the Administrative Ministry/Department will fix responsibility at all levels to take appropriate action against the Government servant or servants who are found responsible for the delay in the payment of General Provident Fund.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide their 10 NO.187/EV/2016 dated 2th September 2016.
6. Hindi version will follow.
(Seema Gupta)
Director
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