Pensioners Day was observed at Vatakara on 17-12-2014 jointly by AIBDPA & CGPA. Com. E. Mohandas (BEFI) inaugurated the meeting and family get together held on the occasion  giving a detailed account of  the  political and economical scenario in the country. Com.E. T. Michel, President, AIBDPA presided. Coms. K.P.Prakashan, Secretary, BSNLEU, P.K.Preman, Secretary, AIPEU and Com. K. Kunhikrishnan, District Vice President, AIBDPA addressed . Com. P. R. Namboodiri presented a useful lecture on ‘Aque Pressure Treatment’. Com.G.V.Guruckal, Senior most pensioner was honoured with a shawl. Com. K. Ramachandran, Secretary, CGPA welcomed the gathering and Com. K. V. Balakrishnan, Secretary, AIBDPA proposed vote of thanks.

As part of the second phase of agitation,  3daya dharna will be organized at SSA/Circle levels from January 6-8, 2014 demanding revival of BSNL considering the alternate proposals put forward by the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations. It has also been decided to collect 1 crore signatures from the people which will be submitted to the Prime Minister during the Parliament March on 25th February, 2015.

AIBDPA units are requested to participate in the dharna enmasse and  help to collect maximum signatures from the public.

Yet another round of talks on wage agreement held at Mumbai with the Indian Banks Association, having been failed the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to launch a series of strikes. The agitations will start with a one day strike on 7th January, 2015 followed by a four day strike from 21-24, January, 2015. An indefinite strike will be conducted from 17th March, 2015.

AIBDPA fully supports the STRIKE and calls upon all its units to organize solidarity demonstration during the indefinite strike.

COM. CHIDHU SINGH, CIRCLE VICE PRESIDENT, BSNLEU HAS PASSED AWAY DUE TO MASSIVE HEART ATTACK AT EARLY MORNING ON TODAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER, 2014. COM. CHIDHU SINGH WAS A VETERAN LEADER AND HAD SERVED BSNLEU IN THE CAPACITIES OF AGS & CIRCLE SECRETARY,NTR,DELHI.

AIBDPA EXPRESSES DEEP GRIEF OVER THE SAD DEMISE AND CONVEYS OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY AND COMRADES.

Pensioners Day at Alappuzha was jointly observed by AIBDPA & CGPA. A well attended meeting was held at BSNLEU hall at 10AM on 17th December.  Com. R. Sreedharan Nair, District President, CGPA presided. Com. N. Guruprasad, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA inaugurated the meeting and Coms. K.K. Vijayan, K. Muraleedharan Nair, K.P.Kesavan Nair, K.G.Pillai, P.R.Shajimon  and P. Surendran addressed.

Com. R. Muraleedharan Nair who retired from service on superannuation on 30th November, 2014 was given a rousing reception on 18th  December, 2014 at the Bank Employees Union hall, Trivandrum. The reception was organised by  five circle unions, viz, BSNLEU, NFPE, AIBDPA, CCLU & AIPRPA.

Com.P.V. Rajendran, Circle Convenor, NFPE presided over the function. Com. K. Mohanan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU welcomed the gathering. Com. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, MLA and former Home Minister, Kerala inaugurated the function. Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation, Com. P.V.Chandrasekharan, All India Patron, AIBDPA, Com. P. V. Jose (BEFI), Com.Ganapathy Krishnan,(AIIEA), Com.M.C.Nair, Circle President, AIPRPA, Com. N. Guruprasad, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA, Com. N. R. Somasekharan Nair, Circle Secretary, CCLU, Com. Pattom Vamadevan Nair, (CITU) etc addressed.

Com. R. Muraleedharan Nair who relinquished the post of Assistant General Secretary in the 7th AIC of BSNLEU held at Kolkata from 6-9 November, 2014 is a committed comrade who has served the organization in several capacities.

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Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

No reduction in retirement age

There is no proposal under consideration of Government to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 years for its employees.

The retirement age for Central Government employees was revised from 58 to 60 years in 1997 on the basis of recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission.

The Centre’s total wages and salaries bill for its employees for the year 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 is Rs. 85,963.50 crore, Rs. 92,264.88 crore and Rs. 1,04,759.71 crore, respectively.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Dr. T Subbarami Reddy and Smt. Ambika Soni in Rajya Sabha, today.

Global Financial Integrity, an International body has reported that the black money stashed from India to foreign banks during the period 2003-2012 is Rs. 28 lakh crore. In 2012 alone the black money stashed away is Rs.6 lakh crore. Even after rapped by the supreme court the central government has not taken any action to bring back the huge black money which is running a parallel economy in the country. The period, during which maximum black money was stashed is incidentally the period of various scams in the country.     (source: Business Line)