Pre-2007 pension cases-click to view

Shri. R. K. Upadhyay, CMD, BSNL has retired on 30-06-2014. Shri. A. N. Rai, Director, (EB & HR) has been given additional charge of CMD, BSNL until new incumbent is posted.

Shri. Ram Sewak Sharma, Secretary, Electronics & IT has been given additional charge of Secretary, DOT, consequent on the retirement of Shri. M. F. Farooqui, Secretary,DOT on 30-06-2014. The appointment is for three months or until posting  of new Secretary.

Settlement of Retirement benefits in time, at the time of superannuation – CHQ writes to Shri A.N. Rai, CMD, BSNL.<<see letter>>

CHQ has written to Shri. Arun Jaitely, Union Finance Minister on 30th June,2014, requesting intervention to issue orders for the 78.2% IDA merger to those BSNL pensioners retired before 10-06-2013.In the letter it has been pointed out that the BSNL pensioners retired after 10-06-2013 have been paid this benefit and undue delay is being caused by DOT in extending this benefit to the pre 10-06-2013 BSNL pensioners. <<view letter>>

The IDA will be 91.3% as on 1st July, 2014,an increase of 2.9%. The orders in this regard is expected to be issued with in a few days.

The memorandum in respect of the pensioners to be submitted to the 7th Pay Commission has been finalized by the BCPC. The meeting held for this purpose  on 28th June 2014 was presided over by Com.S. C. Maheswari, President. Com. S. K. Vyas, Secretary General briefed the important points included in the memorandum. Representing AIBDPA, Com. V. A. N. Namboodiri, Advisor and also Deputy Secretary General, BCPC participated in the discussion. The suggestions put forward by AIBDPA particularly in respect of BSNL pensioners have been incorporated in the memorandum.

The pensioners issues will be treated as Part II of the common memorandum to be submitted to the Pay Commission by the central government employees organisations.

EPFO 50 lakh to gain (click to view)

Shri. Prachish Khanna, Director (Establishment) ,with whom General Secretary, Com.K. G. Jayaraj had a talk today, the 27th June, 2014 has stated that the file on 78.2% IDA merger to BSNL pensioners is still held up at DOT as no decision is taken on the reply to the Department of Expenditure on the issue of 60-40.

The new Prime Minister is reported to be very strict to avoid bureaucratic procedural delays. Whether it is not applicable to the Department of Telecommunications. 

Efforts are on to meet the Secretary, DOT and to see that the indecisiveness on this issue is solved and the reply is sent to the Department of Expenditure at the earliest.

Tele Pensioner,April-June, 2014 issue has been dispatched on 23rd June to all the subscribers. Please wait for two weeks to have the delivery. Non receipt of the journal after a reasonable time may be reported to CHQ so that alternate arrangement can be made.