New Delhi has geared up to welcome the participants coming from all states to participate in the historic Sanchar Bhawan March on 20th November, 2014. Accommodation for those coming from far off places have been arranged at Chug Dharmasala, Garhwal Bhawan and New Delhi Kalibari. Comrades coming by train either at New Delhi or Nizamuddin are requested to hire pre paid auto/taxi to reach the concerned accommodation centre. In case of any difficulty please contact the General Secretary at his mobile No.09447455633.

Circle/District Secretaries are requested to make the following arrangements-

1.March will start from Eastern Court at 10 AM on 20-11-2014 and therefore ensure that all the participants reach the venue by 0930 AM.

2. From Delhi, comrades can reach the venue by bus, auto or metro. For metro, the metro station is Janpath and should come out through gate No.4.

3. CHQ had requested to bring banners and flags and CHQ also is arranging some flags and placards which are to be carried in an orderly manner. 

4.We have to maintain complete discipline through out the March and all the participants should remain until the program is concluded.

5. CHQ is arranging food packets (Lunch) for the participants and the Circle Secretaries are requested to collect it for their respective number of participants and distribute.

CHQ solicites the cooperation of all comrades to make the Sanchar Bhawan March memorable in all sense.  

The BJP led central government has decided for closure of six Public Sector Enterprises under the department of heavy industry. A cabinet  note in this regard has already been circulated. The list includes Hindustan Photo Films, HMT Bearings, HMT Chinar Watches, Tungbhadra Steel, Hindustan Cable and HMT Watches. It is also reported that in second list there will be 15 firms including British India Corporation, IDPL and their subsidiaries.

According to the government, there are 61 loss-making publi sector undertakings with 1.53 lakh employees as on 31-03-2013.

Interstingly, there has been high demand for the HMT watches, once the news was flashed for its close down. This is ample proof of peoples faith on PSU products and instead of reviving them, the government is moving with its reckless anti-PSU policy.

SMT. CHELLAMMAL, MOTHER OF COM.N.KUPPYSAMY, ASSISTANT CIRCLE SECRETARY, TAMIL NADU HAS PASSED AWAY ON 12-11-2014. JUST AT 1530 HRS ON 14TH NOVEMBER,CHQ GOT THE INFORMATION FROM COM.C.K.NARASIMHAN, CIRCLE SECRETARY, TAMIL NADU. CHQ EXPRESSES DEEP GRIEF OVER THE SAD DEMISE OF SMT.CHELLAMMAL AND CONVEYS HEARTY CONDOLENCES TO COM.N.KUPPUSAMY AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS.

Accommodation to those comrades coming to participate in the Sanchar Bhawan March on 20th November, 2014 is arranged as follows-

Kolkata, West Bengal, CORTO and Assam Circles: New Delhi Kalibari, Mandir Marg, New Delhi-01

                                                                                        Phone-01123363962 & 23361699

                                                                                        Checkout time- 7 AM on 21st November.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Circles                 : Garhwal Bhawan Yathri Nivas, 60,P.K.Road,

                                                                                        New Delhi-01- Phone- 01123540380

                                                                                        Check out time: 10 AM on 21st November

Andhra, MP, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh,

Karnataka, , NE-1,NE-2,  Rajasthan

and others not mentioned above:                         :  Chug Dharmasala, 8, Udyan Marg, Near Gole

                                                                                        Market CNG Pump, New Delhi_110001.

                                                                                        Phone: 09868430782.

                                                                                        Check out time- 8 AM on 21st November.

On 13th November, General Secretary, Com. K. G. Jayaraj, went to Sanchar Bhawan mainly to ascertain the progress in the preparation of cabinet note for extending the benefit of 78.2% IDA merger to the BSNL pensioners, both pre 2007 and post 2007. But he could not meet Secretary,DOT, Member(Services), Member(Finance) and DDG(Esst), as all were in meeting. Most of the occasions this the experience. However, he could meet Shri.Sanjay Agarwal who is in charge of Director(Estt),being the regular Director, Shri.Prachish Khanna on leave. He told Com. Jayaraj that the process to get the consent of Secretary, DOT to prepare the cabinet note is going on and he had no idea as to when the consent will be got. The file from the Department of Expenditure was sent to DOT on 16th October, 2014 and even after one month,the preparation of cabinet note is yet to start. This is the state of affairs taking place in every concerned departments and it is nothing but non accountability and purposeful delay tactics.

SO,LET US RESPOND STRONGLY AGAINST THIS NEGATIVE APPROACH, BY MAKING THE SANCHAR BHAWAN MARCH ON 20TH NOVEMBER,A GREAT SUCCESS!

In spite of old age and suffering from various ailments, the BSNL and DOT pensioners in the country are determined to make the Sanchar Bhawan March on 20th November, 2014, a resounding success. From the massive response of the pensioners, it has become clear that the participation will be more than CHQ’s expectation. It is very obvious that the 29 demands identified by the Central Executive Committee Meeting held at Coimbatore on 29th & 30th July, 2014 has enthused the pensioners and the negligence and negative approach of DOT as well as BSNL management towards their genuine demands has added insult to injury. CHQ is making all out efforts to ensure comfortable accommodation to those pensioners coming from far off circles.

More than 10 lakh bank employees joined the nation wide strike on 12th November, 2014 against the negative approach of the Indian Banks Association and the central government on the wage agreement. This is the third strike waged by the bank employees under the joint banner of United Forum of Bank Unions for one and the same issue. The last wage agreement has expired in 2012 and 14 rounds of bilateral talks held have not yielded any positive result. The unions have been taking a very positive stand all along and have come down from 30 per cent hike to 17.5 percent which was granted in the last wage agreement. Therefore the strike is fully justified and this has reflected in the massive participation.

The 4 days 7th All India Conference of BSNL Employees Union has concluded on 9th November, 2014 at Kolkata, calling upon the BSNL employees to make the one day strike on 27th November by JAC of BSNL Non Executive Unions and the indefinite strike from 3rd February,2015 by Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations, a grand success.

Office bearers have been elected unanimously with Com. V. A. N. Namboodiri (Patron) Com. Balbir Singh (President) Com. P. Abhimanyu (General Secretary) Com. Swapan Chakraborty (Deputy General Secretary) and Com. Saibal Sengupta (Treasurer)

West Bengal Circle organized a well attended meeting at the Union office,CTO, Kolkata on 7th November, 2014. The meeting started at 1330 hrs with Com. Dilipdas, veteran leader and Vice President, AIBDPA in chair. In his elaborate inaugural address, Com. K. G. Jayaraj, General Secretary explaind in detail the important issues of the pensioners and the Sanchar Bhawan March being organized on 20th, November, 2014. He also congratulated the Circle Branch and the comrades in Kolkata for extending valuable support to the Reception Committee of the 7th AIC of BSNLEU, Kolkata. Com. Susata Ghosh, Circle Secretary, Com. D. Basu, AGS, Com. Pijush Chakraboty, ACS also addressed the meeting. The points raised by some of the comrades were clarified by the General Secretary.