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.

Yeterday,the 12th December,Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri,Advisor,Com.
K.G.Jayaraj,General Secretary and Com.Animesh Mitra,Deputy General
Secretary,BSNLEU had a meeting with Shri.A.N.Rai,Director(HR),BSNL.
They discussed the following issues-
1.Undue delay in forwarding the service particulars of the retiring
officials to the CCAs well in advance for prompt disbursement of
Pension and other pensionary benefits-
The representatives pointed out that despite strict instructions,
the service particulars are not being sent to the respective CCAs by
the BSNL.The Director stated that an effective coordination between
BSNL and CCAs will be arranged with frequent monitoring.
2.Anomaly-the DOT has written to BSNL for furnishing certain
particulars sougjt by Department of Pension & PW.The representatives
wanted the Directors intervention for sending the particulars at
the earliest.
The Director agreed to do the needful.

New Delhi witnessed a mammoth.magnificent and spetacular rally
of workers from the nearby states and some from other states.
It was absolutelyy a flow of workers continuosly for hours and
the main roads of New Delhi,particularly Parliment Street and
Jantar mantar areas were under siege.Thousands and thousands
of workers from all the Central Trade Uniond and 36 federations
of Central and State government,PSUs have exihibited a rare oneness
of unity carrying flags,banners,placards making it colourful and
beautiful.They shouted aloud the slogans of the 10 demands.All
the leaders representing the 11 Central Trade Unions including
Com.Tapan Sen,General Secretary,CITU addressed the rally.
AIBDPA partcipated in the rally under the leadership of Com.K.G.
Jayaraj,General Secretary,Com.Susanta Ghosh,Vice President &
Circle Secretary,West Bengal,Com S.C.Srivastava,Vice President,
Com.B.P.Petkar,AGS&Circle Secretary,Maharashtra,Com.Abdul
Rashhed,Circle Secretary,UP(West),Com.G.R.Verma,Circle Secretary,
UP(East) and Com.H.S.Thakur,Circle Secretary,Mdhya Pradesh.and
the credit goes to UP(W) Circle for the most participation of 35
comrades.

TODAY WAS THE 39TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF COM.K.G.BOSE.
WHICH WAS OBSERVED BY CHQ BSNLEU IN A BEFITTING MANNER.
A BEAUTIFUL STATUE OF COM.K.G.WAS INSTALLED AT K.G.BOSE BHAWAN IN
NEW DELHI.THE FUNCTION IN THIS CONNECTION WAS HELD AT
10 HRS AT K.G.BOSE BHAWAN.THE STATUE WAS UNVIELD BY COM.
V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI,PRESIDENT,BSNLEU AND HE PRESIDED OVER
THE MEETING THAT FOLLOWED.
COM.P.ABHIMAYU,GENERAL SECRETARY,COM.ANIMESH MITRA,
DY.GENERAL SECRETARY,COM.C.CHANDEWAR SINGH,GENERAL
SECRETARY,NFTE,COM.ISLAM AHEMAD,PRESIDENT,NFTE,COM.
K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY,AIBDPA,COM.R.K.KOHLI,GENERAL
SECRETARY,NFTBE,COM.R.P.SHARMA,GENERAL SECRETARY,BSNLOA,
COM.TAPAS KR GHOSH,SECRETARY GENERAL,BSNLCCWF, COM.
SWAPAN CHAKRABORTY,AGS,BSNLEU,COM.SAIBAL SENGUPTA,
AGS&CIRCLE SECRETARY,KOLKATA,COM.K.GOVINDARAJ,CIRCLE
SECRETARY,CHENNAI TELEPHONES,COM.H.S.THAKUR,CIRCLE
SECRETARY,MP AND OTHERS SPOKE.
THE STATUE WAS DONATED BY WEST BENGAL CIRCLE AND BUILT
BY KRISHNAGAR DISTRICT BRANCH OF BSNLEU.

THE DONATIONS RECEIVED TOWARDS UTTARAKHAND RELIEF FUND
AS PER THE CALL OF CHQ,RS.3,65,540(RUPEES THREE LAKH SIXTYFIVE
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY) HAS BEEN PAID TO THE PRIME
MINISTER’S NATIONAL RELIEF FUND.COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI,ADVISOR
AND COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY WENT TODAY TO THE PRIME
MINISTERS OFFICE AND HANDED OVER THE CHEQUE FOR RS.3,65,540
CIRCLEWISE RECIEPT IS AS FOLLOWS-
KERALA. -RS.65800. KARNATAKA-RS.58490 TAMILNADU-RS.46300
WEST BENGAL-RS.44400 COM.M.S.GAYATRI-RS.40000.
KOLKATA-RS.29100 ANDHRA PRADESH-RS.19500.GUJARAT RS.18350
UP (WEST) -RS.15100.CORTO-RS.15000 RAJASTHAN-RS.5000.CHHATTISGARH-RS.3000
N.E.II-2500.MAHARASHTRA-RS.2000 MADHYA PRADESH-RS.500. AND
COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI-RS.500
CHQ CONGRATULATES AND THANKS ALL THE KIND HEARTS FOR
THE CONTRIBUTIONS,PARTICULALY COM.M.S.GAYATRI,SIRSI,
KARNATAKA FOR HIS GREAT GESTURE OF DONATING RS.40000/.
ONE OF OUR AFFILIAATES,CENTRE OF RETIRED TELECOM OFFICERS
HAD DONATED RS.10000 DIRECTLY TO THE PM’S RELIEF FUND.

KAPIL SIBAL,MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS & IT HAS SAID THAT THE
EMPOWERED GROUP OF MINISTERS (EGoM) HEADED BY FINANCE
MINISTER,P.CHIDAMBARAM WILL CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF UNIFORM
SPECTRUM USAGE CHARGE (SUC ) IN ITS NEXT MEETING.CURRENTLY
SUC RANGES BETWEEN 3% AND 8% AND MOVES UP AS THE SPECTRUM
HOLDING OF AN OPERATOR GOES UP.
A UNIFORM RATE-RECOMMENDED AT 3% OF REVENUES BY TRAI-WILL
BENEFIT THE MAJOR PRIVATE TELECOS SUCH AS BHARATI AIRTEL,
VODAFONE AND IDEA IN A BIG WAY,WHICH HAVE LARGE HOLDINGS
OF AIRWAVES,GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF SUBSRIBER NETWORKS.

HE ALSO STATED THE PENALTIES SLAPPED BY DOT ON THE TELECOS
ARE ‘EXCESSIVE,AND THREATENED DOT THAT HE WILL TAKE AWAY
THE POWERS AND GIVE IT TO TRAI,TO PAVE A LENIENT PENALTY
REGIME.

TODAY,SHRI.PRACHISH KHANNA,DIRECTOR (ESTABLISHMENT),DOT HAS
TOLD COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY THAT THE REPLY OF THE
QUERY SOUGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS
WELFARE HAS BEEN SENT ON YESTERDAY,5TH DECEMBER,2013.
CHQ IS CLOSELY WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENTS AND WILL INTERVENE
WHENEVER SITUATION WARRANTS.

NELSON MANDELA,FOUNDER PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ONE OF
THE GREATEST LEADERS OF THE WORLD HAS PASSED AWAY ON YESTERDAY,
THE 5TH DECEMBER,2013.HE WAS 95 AND THE END OF A GLORIOUS LIFE
CAME AT HIS HOME IN JOHANNESBERG.
NELSON MANDELA IS REVERED THROUGH OUT THE WORLD FOR HIS

RELENTLESS STRUGGLE AGAINST APARTIEID MINORITY GOVERNMENT
AND HIS UNPARALLEL AND UNIQUE SACRIFICE.HE WAS IN JAIL FOR
ABOUT THREE DECADES AND MOSTLY SUBJECTED TO LONELY CONFINEMENT.
FINALLY THE WHITE MINORITY GOVERNMENT HAD TO AGREE FOR MULTI-
RACIAL ELECTIONS AFTER THE RELEASE OF MANDELA IN 1990.
NELSON MANDELA’S AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS WON IN THE
ELECTIONS IN 1994 AND HE WAS THE NATURAL CHOICE OF THE FIRST
PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA.BUT MANDELA SERVED ONLY ONE TERM
BEFORE TAKING UP A NEW ROLE OF ELDER STATESMAN AND FINALLY RETIRING
FROM PUBLIC LIFE IN 2004.
AIBDPA DIPS ITS BANNER AND PAYS OUR RESPECTFUL HOMAGE TO THE
GREAT ICON.