FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS ASSOCIIATIONS HAS DECIDED FOR IMMEDIATE INDEFENITE STRIKE
IN CASE OF ANY ARBITRARY DECISION BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE
MERGER OF BSNL AND MTNL
FORUM IN ITS MEETING HELD TODAY,THE 3RD MARCH REVIWED THE SITUATION AND FELT THAT DESPITE LETTER SENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER MINISTERS AND ALSO SECRETARY,DOT AND CMD,BSNL CONVEYING STRONG OPPOSITION OF THE UNIONS, THERE

HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM ANYBODY.
THEREFORE FORUM HAS CALLED UPON ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTIVES TO PREPARE FULLY FOR AN IMMEDIATE INDEFENITE STRIKE
AT ANY MOMENT.
AIBDPA EXTENDS FULL SUPPORT TO THE FORUM
DECISION AND REQUESTS ALL ITS UNITS TO ORGANISE THE PENSIONERS IN SOLIDARITY OF THE STRIKE.

CENTRAL CABINET HAS APPROVED THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE 7TH PAY COMMISSION

ON 28-02-2014 (CLICK TO VIEW)

THE CENTRAL CABINET IN ITS MEETING ON TODAY,THE 28TH FEBRUARY HAS GIVEN ITS NOD FOR ENHANCING THE MINIMUM PENSION OF EPF PENSIONERS TO RS.1000.THE LABOUR  MINISTRY HAD APPROVED FOR THE RS.1000 MINIMUM A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WAS WAITING FOR CABINET DECISION.

THE EPF PENSIONERS WERE ON CONTINUOUS STRUGGLE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS FOR A MINIMUM PENSION OF RS.6500 AND THEREFORE THE PRESENT HIKE IN THE MINIMUM PENSION IS FAR FROM THE DEMAND.

THE CENTRAL CABINET HAS TODAY APPROVED A HIKE OF 10% DA FROM 01-01-2014 TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS.NOW THE TOTAL DA IS EXACTLY 100%.

WITH PROFOUND GRIEF WE REPORT THE SAD DEMISE OF COM.UMRAOMAL PUROHIT,ONE OF THE TALLEST TRADE
UNION LEADERS OF THE COUNTRY ON 27 TH FEBRUARY,2014 IN MUMBAI.
COM.PUROHIT WAS THE SECRETARY,NATIONAL COUNCIL,JCM AND PRESIDENT OF ALL INDIA RAILWAYMENS
FEDERATION.
HE HAS SERVED THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MOVEMENT FOR THE LAST FIFTY YEARS OR MORE
AND HIS RICH CONTRIBUTIONS WILL EVER BE REMEMBERED.
AIBDPA DIPS ITS BANNER IN RESPECT OF THE GREAT LEADER AND CONVEY OUR DEEP CONDOLENCES TO
THE BEREAVED FAMILY AND AIRF COMRADES.

THE SUPREME COURT ON 26 TH FEBRUARY HAS ISSUED NON-BAILABLE
ARREST WARRANTS AGAINST SAHARA GROUP CHIEF SUBRATA ROY OVER
HIS FAILURE TO APPEAR BEFORE IT TO EXPLAIN WHY TWO SAHARA GROUP
FIRMS FAILED TO OBEY THE COURT”S ORDER TO PAY RS.19000-ODD CRORE
TO MARKET REGULATOR SEBI.
THE TWO SAHARA GROUP COMPANIES,SAHARA INDIA REAL ESTATE AND SAHARA
HOUSING CORPORATION,WERE ASKED BY THE APEX COURT TO PAY RS.25000
CRORE TO SEBI LATEST BY 31ST AUGUST,2012.SEBI IN TURN,WAS SUPPOSED TO RETURN THE MONEY TO INVESTORS
This is a clear case of cheating thousands of investors by a big
Corporate and even after strong intervention by the Spreme
Court,they seldom care to comply with..

THE EPF PENSIONERS,THE LOWEST PAID PENSIONERS,HAVE
CONDUCTED A HUGE DHARNA AT JANTAR MANTAR,NEW DELHI
ON 25TH FEBRUARY DEMANDING SETTLEMENT OF THEIR LONG
PENDING DEMANDS INCLUDING MINIMUM PENSION OF RS.6500.
A HOST OF LEADERS REPRESENTING CENTRAL TRRADE UNIONS
AND PENSIONERS ORGANISATIONS INCLDING COM.TAPAN SEN,
GENERAL SECRETARY,CITU,COM.S.K.VYAS,SECRETARY GENERAL,
BCPC,COM.KG.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY,AIBDPA ADDRESSED.
THE DHARNA WAS ORGANISED BY THE NATIONAL CO ORDINATION
COMMITTEE OF EPF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS AND WAS LED BY
COM.M.N.REDDY,GENERAL SECRETARY,ALL PENSIONERS AND
RETIRED PERSONS ASSOCIATION.

A MASSIVE DHARNA OF PENSIONERS WAS HELD AT JANTAR MANTAR,
NEW DELHI ON 24TH FEBRRUARY,2014.VARIOUS PENSIONERS ORGANISATIONS
INCLUDING BPS,.BCPC,NCCPA,AIBDPA PARTICIPTED.THE DEMANDS OF CENTRAL,
STATE,PUBLIC SECTOR AND EPS PENSIONERS WERE RAISED FOR THE
DHARNA.
A HOST OF LEADERS LIKE S.C.MAHESWARI,SECRETARY GENERAL,BHARAT
PENSIONERS SAMAJ,COM.S.K.VYAS,SECRETARY GENERAL,BCPC & NCCPA,
COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI,ADVISOR,AIBDPA ETC ADDRESSED THE DHARNA.

.AIBDPA BANNER WAS PROMINENTLY EXHIBITED AND OUR MEMBERS
CARRIED PLACARDS INSCRIBING DEMANDS OF BSNL DOT PENSIONERS
VIZ REPEAL PFRDA ACT,GRANT RS.2000 MEDICAL ALLOWANCE
TO. THE DOT PENSIONERS,ISSUE ORDERS ON 78.2% IDA MERGER,
SETTLE ANOMALY,RESTORE QUARTERLY MEDICAL ALLOWANCE ETC.
AIBDPA MEMBERS WERE LED BY COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI,ADVISOR,
COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY,COM.B.P.PETKAR,AGS &
CIRCLE SECRETARY,MAHARASHTRA,COM.ABDUL RASHEED,CIRCLE
SECRETARY UP(W).
COM.ABDUL RASHEED ALSO ADDRESSED THE DHARNA.

Today, 26th February, Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri Advisor and K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary AIBDPA met Shri Vijay Kumar Singh Director (ADM), Department of Expenditure as also Shri Vivek Ashish Under Secretary and Shri Sanjay Kumar, Section Officer and discussed about the approval for 78.2% IDA for BSNL retirees. The Association representatives stated that undue delay has already taken place in the matter and that the pensioners are restive and requested for early approval which will benefit the pensioners. All the officers assured that the delay has taken place as they were fully engaged with the restructure process of BSNL/MTNL being proposed by the Empowered Group of Ministers. However, they assured that the process of approval for 78.2% will start by today/tomorrow and will be finalised without further delay.

THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF NCCPA WAS HELD
IN NEWDELHI ON TODAY,23RD FEBRUARY,2014.
COM.R.L.BHATTACHAREE,PRESIDENT PRESIDED IN THE MEETING.COM.
S.K.VYAS,SECRETARY GENERAL PRESENTED THE REPORT ON ACTIVITIES DURING
THE INTERVENING PERIOD SINCE LAST NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
HELD ON 21-07-2013.
THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE SERIOUSLY DISCUSSED THE MAJOR ISSUES
CONFRONTING THE PENSIONERS IN GENERAL AND PARTICULARLY THE
CENTRAL GOVT.PENSIONERS IN THE WAKKE OF APPOINTMENT OF
7TH PAY COMMISSION.
COM.K.G.JAYARAJ PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION POINTED OUT
THAT WE HAVE TO ALERT THE PENSIONERS BOTH THE CONGRESS AND BJP
ARE COMMITTED TO THE NEOLIBERAL POLICIES AND THIS WAS FULLY
EXPOSED WHEN BOTH THESE PARTIES JOINED TOGETHER IN ADOPTING
THE PFRDA BILL IN THE PARLIAMENT.THEREFORE IN THE ENSUING
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE 16TH LOKSABHA PENSIONERS AND THEIR
FAMILY HAVE TO EXERCISE THEIR FRANCHISE CONSCIOUSLY.
THE MEETING DECIDED TO COMPLETE THE STATE LEVEL JOINT
CONVENTIONS WHEREEVER NOT YET HELD.