THE IDA WILL BE 90.5 % FROM JANUARY,2014,AN INCREASE OF 5 PER CENT FROM THE PRESENT

85.5 PER CENT.THE ORDERS INTHIS REGRD IS EXPECTED WITHIN A FEW DAYS.

THE PROPOSAL TO MERGE 78.2% IDA WITH BASIC PENSION AS ON 01-01-2007 FOR BSNL PENSIONERS BOTH PRE 2007 AND POST 2007 HAS BEEN SENT TO DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON TODAY,THE 30TH DECEMBER,2013 FOR ITS APPROVAL.

THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED FROM DIRECTORATE(ESTABLISHMENT),DOT BY COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY.

THE MOBILE SPECTRUM AUCTION HAS BEEN POSTPONED FOR 10 DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL DATE PROPOSED EARLIER.ACCORDING TO THE REVISED SHEDULE,THE BIDDING WILL START ON 3RD FEBRUARY,2014.

THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY IS AIMING TO GET RS.11000 CRORE FROM THE AUCTION OF 900 AND 1800 MEGAHETEZ AIRWAVES.THE AUCTION IS CRUCIAL FOR THE LEADING PRIVATE TELECOM COMPANIES,BHARATI AIRTEL AND VODAFONE AS THEY HAVE TO RENEW THEIR PERMITS IN SOME OF THE KEY CIRCLES.THE BASIC PRICE OF THE SPECTRUM FOR AUCTION ALREADY BEEN SLASHED UPTO 53 PER CENT TO BENEFIT THESE PRIVALTE PLAYERS.

ACCORDING TO THE NEW SHEDULE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS HAVE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS BY JANUARY 15 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUCTION.

RICH TRIBUTES WERE PAID TO COM.T.S.RAJAN IN THE CONDOLENCE MEETING HELD IN CHENNAI ON 28-12-2013.

IN THE MEETING HELD AT THE BSNLEU OFFICE, CHENNAI TELEPHONES CIRCLE,COM.COM.YOKALINGAM PRESIDED.COM.K.GOVINDARAJ,CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU,CHENNAI TELEPHONES,COM.C.K.NARASIMHAN,CIRCLE SECRETARY,AIBDPA,TAMIL NADU,COM.S.CHELLAPPA,CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU,TAMIL NADU,COM.V.P.INDIRA(NAGERCOIL) ETC SPOKE.

BODY DONATED TO MEDICAL COLLEGE.

ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF COM.T.S.RAJAN,HIS BODY WAS DONATED TO THE MGM MEDICAL COLLEGE,MUMBAI.IDEAL AND GREAT INDEED!

SHRI.PRACHISH KHANNA,DIRECTOR(ESTABLISHMENT),DOT HAS TOLD COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY THAT THE FILE ON 78.2% IDA MERGER COULD NOT BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE SINCE THE DDG(ESTABLISHMENT),DOT HAPPENED TO BE ON LEAVE ON 27TH DECEMBER,2013.NOW IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE FILE MAY BE SENT ON MONDAY,THE 30TH DECEMBER.

WITH PROFOUND GRIEF WE REPORT THAT COM.T.S.RAJAN,VETERAN P&T TRADE UNION LEADER AND FORMER DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY OF TELEGRAPH CLASS III UNION IS NO MORE.HE WAS 78 AND THE END CAME TODAY MORNING IN A MUMBAI HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED A FEW DAYS AGO IN A SERIOUS CONDITION.

COM.T.S.RAJAN WAS A RELENTLESS FIGHTER AGAINST REVISIONISM IN THE NFPTE AND HE CONTINUED HIS PRINCIPLED STAND EVEN AFTER HIS RETIREMENT AND HIS JOINING IN AIBDPA IS A GLARING EXAMPLE FOR THIS.COM.T.S.RAJAN HAD CAME TO NEW DELHI IN NOVEMBER,2011 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PARLIAMENT MARCH HELD ON 25-11-2011 ALONG WITH COM.A.K.BHATTACHARJEE AND COM.K.G.JAYARAJ UNDER THE BANNER OF AIBDPA.DURING HIS BRIEF STAY IN NEW DELHI COM.T.S.RAJAN HAD ASSURED THAT HE WILL DO  WHATEVER IS NEEDED TO STRENGHTHEN AIBDPA.

WE DIP OUR BANNER IN RESPECT OF THE DEPARTED LEADER AND CONVEY OUR DEEP CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY.

THE CENTRAL CABINET HAS GIVEN ITS NOD FOR THE PROPOSAL TO GRANT CENTRAL PENSION TO THE MTNL EMPLOYEES AS IN THE CASE OF BSNL ABSORBED DOT EMPLOYEES.HOWEVER THE PENSION WILL NOT BE GIVEN ON THE BASIS OF MTNL PAY SCALES,BUT ON THE CORRESPONDING BSNL PAY SCALES.MTNL EMPLOYEES UNIONS/ASSOCIATIONS AND THE JOINT FORUM OF BSNL AND MTNL UNIONS/ASSOCIATIONS WERE PURSUING THE ISSUE FOR SOME TIME LONG.

CERTAINLY THIS IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT AND WE CONGRATULATE THE MTNL UNIONS/ASSOCIATIONS AND THE JOINT FORUM.

THE MEETING OF BSNL-DOT PENSIONERS HELD ON 15-12-2013 AT PARIKH PARK,JILLA PETH,JALGAON UNDER THE PRESIDENTSHIP OF COM.B.P.PETKAR,CHQ AGS AND CIRCLE SECRETARY,MAHARASHTRA HAS FORMED THE AIBDPA DISTRICT UNIT OF JALGAON.SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION,COM.B.P.PETKAR,GAVE A DETAILED ACCOUNT ON ALL THE ISSUES CONFRONTING THE PENSIONERS AND THE CURRENT POSITION REGARDING 78.2% IDA FIXATION.

THE MEETING UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED A 14 MEMBER OFFICE BEARERS WITH THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT FUNCTIONARIES.

PRESIDENT         :COM.A.S.CHAUDHARY,RETD SDE

DIST.SECRETARY:COM.R,N,PATIL,RETD SSO.

TREASURER        :COM.B.S.BADGUJAR,RETD TM 

 THE PENSION & PW DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS APPROVED THE PROPOSAL FOR 78.2% IDA MERGER FOR BOTH THE PRE 2007 AND POST 2007 BSNL PENSIONERS.THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY SHRI.PRACHISH KHANNA,DIRECTOR(ESTABLISHMENT),DOT TO COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY,ON TODAY,THE 26TH DECEMBER,2013.THE DIRECTOR HAS ALSO AGREED TO SEND THE FILE TO THE EXPENDITURE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR APPROVAL ON TODAY OR TOMORROW.

THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS WORKING OUT A PLAN TO TAKE AWAY THE CASH RESERVES OF THE 20 CASH RICH PUBLIC SECTOR UNITS TO CUT THE FISCAL DEFICIT  TARGET BY ABOUT RS.20000 CRORE.THE GOVERNMENT HAS MANAGED TO GET A REPORT FOR THIS PLAN FROM CRISIL RESEARCH.

THE BUDJETED FISCAL DEFICIT IS A WORRY TO THE GOVERNMENT PARTICULARLY IN THE WAKE OF SHORTFALL IN TAX REVENUE COLLECTIONS AND ALSO THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET ITS DISINVESTMENT TARGET.

IT IS REPORTED THAT BY MARCH 31,2014,THE TOP 20 PSUs BY CASH HOLDING,WILL HAVE AN ESTIMATED PRE-DIVIDEND CORPUS OF AROUND RS.1,60.000 CRORE.

THE PSU LIST INCLUDED BHARAT ELECTRONICS,BHEL,BPCL,COAL INDIA,CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA,ENGINEERS INDIA,GAIL,MMTC,MOIL,NALCO,NLC,NHPC,NMDC,NTPC,OIL INDIA,,ONGC,POWER GRID CORPORATION,SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA,SJVN AND SAIL.