Co-Ordination Committee of Central-State Pensioners Association of T.Nadu organised its state conference at Chennai on 4th December 2013. 528 delegates participated. 52 delegates, including 5 women, participated from All India BSNL DOT Pensioners Association(AIBDPA) led by Com. C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary.
Com.P.R.Natarajan CPI(M) M.P. and a well wisher of BSNLEU and other trade unions,inaugurated the Convention. From AIBDPA, Coms. C.K.Narasimhan and Kali Prasad addressed.
The Conference elected Coms.NI Sridaran and A.Sundaram as President and Secretary respectively.

AIBDPA/BSNL/2013 December 05, 2013

To,

Shri A.N. Rai,
Director (HR), BSNL,
Bharat Sanchar Bhawan,
Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001

Sir,

Sub: – Undue delay in furnishing required details of the retiring officials in BSNL – reg.

Despite standing instructions to forward the necessary service particulars of retiring officials well in advance most of the telecom districts are not complying and the result is that CCAs are unable to complete the work within the time schedule and the retirees are the sufferers.

Whenever, we meet the DOT officers, they repeatedly complain about this and plead helplessness to disburse the retirement benefits of the retiring officials in time due to the negative and unhelpful approach of BSNL. In this connection, we feel that merely sending the instructions will not serve the purpose and there should be a regular monitoring system at all levels, from the Corporate Office to District level to see that the instructions are followed strictly and to make the erring officials accountable.

It is our experience, that in words, all the concerned, from the ministers to the top level officers are very much sympathetic to the pensioners issues and for speedy settlement of the pensioners problems, but in action, negative and rather negligence.

I would therefore request you to kindly make necessary arrangement to post some officer to look after the pensioners issues at the corporate office of BSNL to begin with.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully

[K.G. Jayaraj]
General Secretary

It was on 17th December, 1982 the Supreme Court delivered the landmark judgement on D.S. Nakera’s case declaring that pension is no charity but a right of the employee. The judgement is considered as the ‘magnacarta’ of the pensioners and the day is being observed as the “National Pensioners Day”. All the AIBDPA units are directed to observe the Day, as for as possible, jointly with other pensioners organizations, as this time the observance has more relevance in the wake of the enactment of PFRDA Bill by the Parliament

Today, 2nd December, Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor AIBDPA & President, BSNLEU, Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA and Com. Animesh Mitra, Dy. General Secretary, BSNLEU met Mrs. Annie Moraes,Member (Finance), DOT and discussed the issues of 78.2% IDA Merger and Anomaly of those who retired within 10 months of formation of BSNL. The representatives expressed their displeasure over the delay being caused for one or other reasons. The Member (F) assured that as the file has been received from the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare with a query, it will be replied with minimum delay as far as possible despite the usual official procedure.
Regarding anomaly also, further delay is caused due to some more details required by the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare.
Representatives also met Shri Prachish Khanna Director (Estt.), who stated that the draft of reply of 78.2% IDA to the Dept of P&PW is finalised and will be sent as early as possible after ratification by the higher officers. As for the anomaly issue, BSNL is being addressed for furnishing the required particulars.

SHRI.K.C.G.K.PILLAI,MEMBERR (FINANCE),BSNL
HAS RETIRED ON SUPERANNUATION.HE WAS A GOOD OFFICER AND WAS ALWAYS SYMPATHETIC TO THE ISSUES OF PENSIONERS
HE ,ON OUR INVITATION HAD PARTICIPATED IN
THE FIRST TRIENNIAL ALL INDIA CONFERENCE
HELD AT KANNUR IN FEBRUARY AND ADDRESSED.
ON THE EVE OF HIS RETIREMENT,COM.V.A.N.
NAMBOODIRI,ADVISOR,AIBDPA AND PRESIDENT,BSNLEU AND COM.K.G.JAYARAJ
GENERAL SECRETARY VISITED HIM AND WISHED
HIM ALL THE BEST.

SHRI.PRACHISH KHANNA,DIRECTOR (ESTABLISHMENT ),DOT HAS
TOLD COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY ON TODAY THAT THE QUERY
ASKED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PW IS WHETHER DOT
HAS CONSULTED DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON THE ISSUE OF
78.2% IDA MERGER AND IT IS BEING REPLIED.
REGARDING ANOMALY,THE DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PW HAS
ASKED INPUTS IN 4 POINTS WHICH ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITH DOT.
SO DOT IS ASKING BSNL TO PROVIDE IT.
WHETHER THESE ARE WITH BSNL IS YET TO BE KNOWN.
HOW MUCH THE ISSUE WAS DELAYED IN THE NAME OF COLLECTING
DATAS BY BOTH DOT & BSNL STILL THE REUIRED INPUTS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE!
THIS IS NOTHING BUT BUEROCRATIC RED TAPISM .

ASSAM
COM.S.N.SARMA,CIRCLE SECRETARY HAS INFORMED THAT CCA/
CIRCLE OFFICE MARCH HAS BEEN SUCESSFULLY ORGANISED IN
GUWAHATI.MORE THAN 100 COMRADES PARTICIPATED AND COM.
M.R.DAS,ASST.GENERAL SECRETARY,COM.MANABENRA SAHA,CIRCLE
PRESIDENT,COM.S.N.SARMA,CIRCLE SECRETARY AND COM.SWAPAN
CHAKRABORTY ADDRESSED THE MARCH.
MEMORANDUM CONTAINING 23 DEMANDS WAS SUBMITTED TO
BOTH CGMT & CCA.
MADHYA PRADESH.
ABOUT 50 PENSIONERS PARTICIPATED IN THE CCA OFFICE MARCH
IN BHOPAL.COM.H.S.THAKUR,CIRCLE SECRETARY AND COM.S.C.
SHRIVASTAV,CHQ VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED.MEMORANDUM
WAS ALSO SUBMITTED TO THE CCA..
NORTH EAST II
COM.KULLASING CIRCLE SECRETARY HAS REPORTED THE CCA
OFFICE MARCH WAS ORGANISED WITH GOOD PARTICIPATION
OF PENSIONERS IN DIMAPUR.

ANDHRA PRADESH.
ABOUT 100 COMRADES MARCHED TO THE PRINCIPAL CCA OFFICE IN
HYDERABAD.COM.RAMACHANDRADU,CIRCLE SECRETARY ADDRESSED
THE MARCH GIVING A GOOD ACCOUNT OF DEVELOPMENTS WITH
REGARD TO THE 23 DEMANDS.THEREAFTER A DELEGATION OF LEADERS
INCLUDING COM.RAMACHANDRADU,B.V.REDDY,COM.RAMAKRISHNA
AND COM.SATHYANARAYANA MET SHRI.PRAHLAD SINGH,PRINCIPAL
CCA AND SUBMITTED THE MEMORANDUM.
KARNATAKA.
IN BENGALURU A GOOD MARCH WAS ORGANISED,MAINLY PENSIONERS
FROM BENGALURU PARTICIPATED.COM.G.G.PATIL,CHQ ORGANISING
SECRETARY SPOKE IN DETAIL ABOUT THE DEMANDS AND THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS.COM.G.G.PATIL,COM.H.C.PRAKASH,DISTRICT SECRETARY
BENGALURU,AND COM.T.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY,VICE PRESIDENT,BSNLEU
MET THE CCA AND SUBMITTED THE MEMORANDUM.
UTTAR PRADESH (WEST)
ABOUT 50 PENSIONERS PARTICIPATED IN THE MARCH IN MEERUT.
COM.ABDUL RASHEED,CIRCLE SECRETARY ADDRESSED THE MARCH
AND LED THE DELEGATION TO THE CCA AND PRESENTED THE
MEMORANDUM.

COM.SUPRIYA MITRA INAUGURATED THE MARCH AND DHARNA BEFORE THE
CGMT OFFICE,KOLKATA TELEPHONES IN WHICH MORE THAN 200 COMRADES
ENTHUSIASTICALLY PARTICIPATED.COM.A.K.BHATTACHARJEE,ALL INDIA
PRESIDENT,COM.MIHIR DASGUPTA,ASST.CIRCLE SECRETARY,COM..D.
BASU,AGS,COM.SANJIB BANERJEE ETC SPOKE

WEST BENGAL.
IN THE MARCH AND DHARNA HELD IN FRONT OF CGMT OFFICE,WEST
BENGAL FROM 12 PM TO 3 PM ABOUT 100 PENSIOERS ATTENDED
COM.DIPAK MITRA,CIRCLE PRESIDENT PRRESIDED.
COM.DILIP DAS,CIRCLE VICE PRESIDENT,COM.P.CHAKRABORTHY,ASST.
CIRCLE SECRETARY,COM.ANUPAM SAHA,DIST.SECRETARY,KHARAGPUR,
COM.D.GANGULY,DIST.SECRETARY,DURGAPUR ETC SPOKE.
MEMORANDUM WAS SUBBMITTED TO BOTH CGMT AND CCA..

MORE REPORTS ARE RECEIVED. ABOUT SUCCESSFUL CONDUCT OF
CCA_CIRCLE OFFICE MARCH.
TAMIL NADU.
COM.C.K.NARASIMHAN,CIRCLE SECRETARY REPORTS FROM CHENNAI
THAT THE PROGRAMME WAS MASSIVE AND ENTHUSIASTIC WITH 200
PENSIONERS PARTICIPATING THROUHOUT.
COM.S.MOHANDOSS,CIRCLE PRESIDENT PRESIDED.COM.S.CHELLAPPA,
CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU,TAMIL NADU,COM.K.GOVINDARAJ,CIRCLE
SECRETARY,BSNLEU,CHENNAI TELEPHOES,COM.PUNITA UDAYAKUMAR,
ALL INDIA VICE PRESIDENT,BSNLEU,COM.A.SUNDARAM,CONVENOR,
PENSIONERS CO ORDINATION COMMITTEE,K.ARUMUKAM,CHQ ORG
SECRETARY,COM.RAMASAMY,CIRCLE VICE PRESIDENT SPOKE.COM.
C.K.NARASIMHAN EXPLAINED THE DEMANDS..

GUJARAT
COM.M.B.CHANIYARA,CIRCLE SECRETARY AND COM.T.V.GHELANI,
CIRCLE PRESIDENT LED A DELEGATION OF.25.COMRADES TO
THE CGMT OFFICE,AHEMEDABAD AND SUMITTED MEMORANDUM
OF 23POINT DEMANDS TO SHRI.B.K.SINHA,CGMT AND SHRI.GOPAL
JOSHY,CCA.BOTH OF THEM AGREED TO FORWARD THE SAME TO
SECRETARY,DOT AND CMD,BSNL.