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.

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.