IN THE STRIKE BALLOT CONDUCTED BY ALL INDIA RAILWAYMENS FEDERATION(AIRF) ON LAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,20-21 DECEMBER,2013,THE RAILWAY EMPLOYEES HAVE OVERWHEMLY FAVOURED AN INDEFENITE STRIKE TO PRESS THEIR GENUINE DEMANDS.

AIRF IS REPORTED TO HAVE A MEMBERSHIP OF 10.26 LAKH EMPLOYEES OUT OF THE TOTAL 13.5 LAKH. 85 PER CENT HAVE FAVOURED FOR THE STRIKE.MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY IS REQUIRED FOR A UNION TO SERVE AN INDEFENITE STRIKE NOTICE.

IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE MAIN DEMAND PUT FORWARD IS TO REPLACE THE CURRENT PENSION SCHEME WITH A GUARANTEED SCHEME.REMOVAL OF ANOMALIES IN THE 6TH PAY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS,ALLOWANCES  TO THE LOCO DRIVERS OF PASSENGER AND GOODS TRAINS ,NO OUTSOURCING OF WORKS TO PRIVATE COMPANIES ETC ARE THE OTHER DEMANDS.

THE DATE OF THE STRIKE WILL BE DECIDED IN THE MEETING OF THE AIRF SHORTLY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RAILWAY WORKERS FOR THEIR HISTORIC DECISION.

THE FIRST NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING AFTER THE 6TH REFERENDUM IN BSNL WAS HELD TODAY,THE 23RD DECEMBER,2013.THE OFFICIAL SIDE WAS LED BY SHRI.A.N.RAI,DIRECTOR(HR) AND CHAIRMAN,NATIONAL COUNCIL.

THE STAFF SIDE STRONGLY DEMANDED TO RESTORE THE QUARTERLY MEDICAL ALLOWANCE STOPPED UNILATERALLY BY THE MANAGEMENT.BUT THE MANAGEMENT HAS TAKEN A STUBBORN STAND STATING THAT IT COULD BE RESTORED ONLY WHEN THE FINANCIAL POSITION IMPROVES.

THIS IS ONE AND THE SAME REPLY GIVEN TO AIBDPA WHENEVER THIS ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED.BUT THERE SHOULD BE A BREAKTHROUGH,CONSIDERING THE SUFFERINGS OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THIS REGARD.

The biennial District Conference of Krishnagar in West Bengal Circle was
held successfully on 21-12-2013 under the presidentship of Com.B.N.De.
Com.Susanta Ghosh,Circle Secretary inaugurated the conference,giving a
detailed account of recent developments,both organisational and issuewise.
Com.Parimal Sarkar,Circle President,BSNLEU,Com.Prabir Banerjee,District
Secretary,BSNLEU,Com.Niami Das,District Secretary,CMU addressed.Com.
Asoke Banerjee,District Secretary presented the report and audited accounts.
Discussion took place thereafter and Com.Pijush Chakraborty,Asst.Circle,
Secretary replied.
A 17 member office bearers were elected unanimously with Com.B.N.De
(President) Com.Asoke Banerjee(Dist.Secretary) and Com.Sukumar Biswas
(Treasurer).

THE LOKPAL AND LOKAYUKTAS BILL,2013 HAS FINALLY BEEN APPROVED BY THE PARLIAMENT WITH THE LOKSABHA ALSO ADOPTING IT UNANIMOUSLYON 18TH,DECEMBER.THE RAJYASABHA HAD PASSED IT ON 17TH,DECEMBER.

THE MUCH AWAITED LEGISLATION MAY PAVE THE WAY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OMBUDSMAN TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC OFFICES AND ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS,INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER,BUT WITH SOME SAFEGUARDS.

THE UPA GOVERNMENT WAS COMPELLED TO PASS IT AT THE FAG END OF ITS TENURE ONLY WITH AN EYE ON VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 2014,AS ITS CONFIDENCE IS AT THE LOWEST AFTER THE WORST DEFEAT IN THE FOUR STATES.

SOME MORE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECIEVED ON OBSERVANCE OF PENSIONERS DAY ON 17-12-2013.

WEST BENGAL-WEST BENGAL CIRCLE AND KOLKATA DISTRICT JOINTLY OBSERVED THE PENSIONERS DAY IN A BEFITTING MANNER.COM.SUBHASH GHOSH PRESIDED THE MEETING HELD.COM.SUSANTA GHOSH,ALL INDIA VICE PRESIDENT AND CIRCLE SECRETARY,COM.BIPLAB DAS.SECRETARY,BSNL CO-ORDINATION,COM.PIJUSH CHAKRABORTY.ASST.CIRCLE SECRETARY ADDRESSED THE MEETING.COM.P.K.NANDI,CIRCLE TREASURER & KOLKATA DIST.SECRETARY SPOKE ON MAINTAINING HEALTH,PARTICULARLY AT OLD AGE.

VELLORE,TAMIL NADU-PENSIONERS DAY WAS ORGANISED WELL BY THE DISTRICT BRANCH AND THE MEETING HELD WAS PARTICIPATED BY MORE THAN 100 COMRADES.COM.CHANDRA BAI HOISTED THE AIBDPA FLAG.COM.EZHUMALAI,DIST PRESIDENT PRESIDED AND COM.V.JOTHISUTHANTHIRANATHAN,DIST.SECRETARY SPOKE ELABORATELY ABOUT THE SIGIFICANCE OF THE DAY.COM.C.GNANSEKHARAN,DIST.SECRETARY,BSNLEU AND COM.SANTHANARAMAN,SECRETARY,POSTAL PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION ALSO ADDRESSED.12 COMRADES WHO CROSSED 75 YEARS,WERE HONOURED IN THE MEETING.

ERODE,TAMILNADU-AIBDPA DIST BRANCH TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO OBSERVE THE PENSIONERS DAY JOINTLY WITH THE STATE PENSIONERS ASSSOCIATION AND THERE WAS A GOOD GATHERING IN THE MEETING HELD.COM.A.AYYASAMY,DIST.SECRETARY,AIBDPA AND OTHER LEADERS SPOKE.COM.A.JOSEPH WAS HONOURED IN THE MEETING.

THE ENTIRE BANKING SECTOR THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY CAME TO A STANDSTILL TODAY,FOLLOWING THE ONE DAY TOKEN STIRIKE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNITED FORUM OF BANK UNIONS,REPRESENTING ALL THE UNIONS OF THE BANK WORKERS AND OFFICERS.

THE STRIKE WAS THURST UPON THE BANK WORKERS BY THE INDIAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION BY REJECTING GENUINE AND REASONABLE PROPOSALS OF THE UNITED FORUM OF BANK UNIONS ON WAGE REVISION AND SERVICE CONDITIONS.

AIBDPA FULLY SUPPORT THE STRIKE AND EXPRESS OUR SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRIKING BANK EMPLOYEES.

OBSERVANCE OF PENSIONERS DAY-

REPORTS RECIEVED FROM SOME OF THE CIRCLES INDICATE THAT THE DAY WAS OBSERVED WITH GOOD PARTICIPATION OF THE PENSIONERS AND IN MOST OF THE PLACES JOINTLY.

KOLKATA-A WELL ATTENDED MEETING WAS HELD AT TELEPHONE BHAWAN,KOLKATA UNDER THE AUSPICES OF AIBDPA,KOLKATA CIRCLE AND CORTO.COM.A.K.BHATTACHARJEE,ALL INDIA & CIRCLE PRESIDENT,AIBDPA WAS IN CHAIR.COM.MIHIRDAS GUPTA,ACS DELIVERED THE INTRODUCTORY SPEECH.THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS WAS MADE BY COM.BHANUTHOSH CHAKRABORTY,LEADER OF THE STATE GOVT.PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-AIBDPA AND CGPA OBSERVED THE PENSIONERS DAY JOINTLY AND THE MEETING WITH GOOD GATHERING AT P&T HOUSE WAS INAUGURATED BY COM.THOMAS ISAC,FAMOUS ECONOMIST AND FORMER STATE FINANCE MINISTER.COM.C.P.RAVEENDRAN PRESIDED.COM.P.V.CHANDRASEKHARAN,ALL INDIA PATRON & CIRCLE PRESIDENT,AIBDPA AND COM.M.C.NAIR,STATE VICE PRESIDENT,CGPA ADDRESSED THE MEETING.

HUBLI,KARNATAKA-THE MEETING HELD IN THIS CONNECTION WAS ATTENDED BY A GOOD NUMBER OF PENSIONERS.COM.G.G.PATIL,ALL INDIA ORGANISING SECRETARY,AIBDPA INAUGURATED.COM.A.D.KULKARNI,DISTRICT SECRETARY ALSO SPOKE.

ALAPPUZHA,KERALA-THE MEETING WAS HELD JOINTLY BY AIBDPA & CGPA AT BSNLEU HALL. COM.G.SUDHAKARAN,FORMER MINISTER INAUGURATED.COM.R.SREDHARAN NAIR,DIST.PRESIDENT,CGPA PRESIDED.COM.N.GURUPRASAD,DIST.SECRETARY,AIBDPA,COM.,K.K.VIJAYAN,DIST.SECRETARY,CGPA,COM.K.P.KESAVAN NAIR.DIST PRESIDENT,AIBDPA AND OTHERS SPOKE.

THE COUNTRY IS OBSERVING THE PENSIONERS DAY ON TODAY,THE 17TH DECEMBER,THE 31ST
ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORICAL SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON D.S.NAKERA”S CASE WAS
PRONOUNCED.
IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1982 ,THE FULL BENCH OF THE SUPREME COURT LED BY THE THEN CHIEF JUSTICE V.B.CHANDRACHOOD
HAD DECLARED IN UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT “PENSION IS NO CHARITY OF THE EMPLOYER AND IS
THE RIGHT OF THE EMPLOYEE WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A DEFERRED WAGE”.
THIS LANDMARK JUDGEMENT IS HAILED AS THE MAGNACARTA OF THE PENSIONERS.
AS PER THE CALL OF THE CHQ,PENSIONERS DAY IS BEING OBSERVED BY AIBDPA UNITS JOINTLY
WITH OTHER PENSIONERS ORGANISATIONS,WHEREEVER POSSIBLE.

RETAIL INFLATION ROSE SHARPLY THAN EXPECTED IN NOVEMBER ON THE BACK OF SOARING FOOD AND VEGETABLE PRICES.
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT SHRANK IN OCTOBER BY 1.8%,RISING FRESH DOUBTS ABOUT THE ECONOMY”S HEALTH.
THE TWO SETS OF NUMBERS WILL TURN THE SCREWS ON THE GOVERNMENT,ALREADY FACING VOTER”S ANGER:AS HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
ARE STRETCHED AND A CONTRACTION IN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WILL HURT JOBS.
FOOD PRICES ROSE AN ANNUAL 14.7% IN NOVEMBER,WHILE VEGETABLE PRICES SHOT UP 61.6% YEAR-ON-YEAR.
RETAIL INFLATION IN NOVEMBER ROSE 11.2%,HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTH”S 10.1%.
THE SPIKE IN RETAIL INFLATION ALSO DASHED ANY HOPE OF CUT IN INTEREST RATES.

(SOURCE:TIMES OF INDIA)

COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY,WHO JOINED CHQ ON 25TH NOVEMBER, HAS RETURNED TO ALAPPUZHA ON 15TH DECEMBER,2013 .

TELE PENSIONER,OCTOBER-DECEMBER ISSUE HAS BEEN DESPATCHED TO ALL

ADDRESSEES UPDATED UPTO 10TH DECEMBER,2013.COMPLAINTS OF NON RECIEPTS

MAY PLEASE BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF CHQ AFTER REASONABLE TIME FOR NORMAL DELIVERY.