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The Circle Executive Committee meeting of Kerala, held on 15th March, 2013 at Thiruvananthapuram has decided to conduct an effective campaign, ‘Meet the Pensioner’, from 15th April to 15th May, 2013. During this period the District level AIBDPA squad will go to every BSNL DOT Pensioners, enroll them as member of AIBDPA and subscriber of Tele Pensioner and also campaign for the three phased agitational programme decided by the AIC.

The meeting also decided to campaign effectively and jointly with BSNLEU units for the resounding victory of BSNL Employees Union in the 6th referendum to be held on 16th April, 2013.

Com. P.V. Chandrasekharan, Circle President presided. Com. N. Ramesan, Circle Secretary presented a brief report on activities and all the office bearers and district secretaries participated in the discussion that followed.

Delhi High Court has accepted today the contempt petetion filed by BSNLEU,SNEA AND AIBSNLEA against Secretary,DoT and CMD,BSNL on ITS repatriation

Contrary to the claim and expectations of the central government,retail inflation continued its relentless upward move for the fifth consecutive month to 10.91% in February,fuelled primarily by higher prices of essential commodities such as vegetables,edible oils,cereals and protein based items.

CPI inflation has remained sticky at double digits for three months in a row.
Providing no relief to the common man as far as food commodities are concerned,inflation in cereals category was 17.04% while protien rich items such as eggs,meat and fish turned more expensive by 15.72% February.Alongside,while inflation in oils and fats segment stood higher at 14.56%,pulses were costlier by 12.39% and sugar also turned dearer by 12.10% on a year on year basis.

As per official data,retail inflation in urban areas inched upto 10.84% in February from 10.73% in January while CPI inflation for rural areas stood pegged at 11.01% during the month,up from 10.88% in the previous month.

ACTUAL PRICE RISE IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE OFFICIAL DATA AND THE WORST SUFFERER IS THE COMMON PEOPLE.

The Delhi High Court had ordered repatriation of ITS officers,still remaining unabsorbed in BSNL,within six weeks.
DOT issued an order on 12th March recalling the ITS officers,refusing to be absorbed in BSNL.
Before the ink is dried up,another order was issued granting deputation to the same ITS officers in BSNL.What an ideal way of implementing the High Court order!
This is nothing but contempt of court.

The 29th All India Conference of All IndiaoPostal Employees Union Group C(NFPE) has an rousing and enthusiastic start on,10th March,2013 at Thiuvananthapuram.
The conference has been formally inaugurated by Com.A.K.PADMANABHAN,President,CITU witha powerful,impressive and effective speech covering almost all the issues concernig the central goverenment employees,workers in general and the common people.
A number of leaders including Com.P.Karunakaran MP,Chairman,NFPE,Kerala,.Com.K.K.N.Kutty,Secretary General,Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers,
Com.K.G.Jayaraj,General Secretary,AIBDPA,
Com.R.Muraleedharan Nair,AGS,BSNLEU spoke.
Com.M.Krishnan President of the union and Secretary General of NFPE presided.
Top officers of the Department Posts,including Ms.Padmini Gopinath,Secretary,Posts,and Ms.Sobha Koshy,CPMG,Kerala
also addressed the conference.
Ms.K.Chandrika,Mayor,Thiruvanathapuram and Chairperson,Reception Committee welcomed and Com.Jacob Thomas,General Convenor,Reception Committee proposed vote of thanks.
The presence of a galaxy of leaders of the P&T Trade union movement of yesteryears
Com.C.C.Pillai,K.Raghavendran,both Ex Secretary General of NFPE,Com.R.L.Bhattachaya,Ex Deputy Secretary General,NFPTE,Com.P.Balakrishnan,Ex Secretary,NFPTE Com.N.C.Pillai,former Working President,P III,Com.P.V.Chandasekharan,former senior leader of NFPTE and All India Patron,AIBDPA etc inspired the 3600 delegates much.
The conference will continue for three days and conclude on 12th March.

General Secretary Com.K.G.Jayaraj will reach New Delhi on 14th March and continue in CHQ upto 10th April,2013

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Mministry is trying overtime to influence the Comptroller and Auditor General to agree for financial audit of Reliance Industries’KG-D6 block instead of a performance audit which is being opposed by the company.
The CAG had suspended the audit for KG-D6 in January following differences with RLI over the audit scope and extent and had clearly stated that it was not carrying out a performance audit.The RIL had got an assurance from the petroleum Ministry on the nature and scope of the audit and CAG also was informed.
Accordingly CAG initiated action but had to stop auditing due to sharp differnces on giving access to various records,financial statements and SAP system between CAG and RIL officials.
Jaipal Reddy had lost Petroleum Ministry,when he refused to favour RIL at the cost of thousands of crore to the excheqer.

The Forum of BSNL unions/Associations will meet on 19th March,2013 to decide on future course of trade union action on non settlement on 78.2 IDA fixation.BSNL is reported to have forwarded the clarification sought by DOT a second time.The agreement in this regard was signed by Forum of BSNL Unions/Associatios with BSNL management on 12th June,2012 and there is absolutly no justification to delay it furthur.