CEC of Kerala Circle was held at K.G. Bose Bhavan, Ernakulam on 05.07.2012. Com. P.V. Chandrasekharan in his presidential address gave a good account of developments and the important issues of the pensioners. Com. N. Ramesan, Circle Secretary presented the brief report since the Circle Conference of 19th May, 2012. All the CEC members participated in the discussion. CEC decided to strengthen AIBDPA by enlarging the membership and to support the Kannur comrades for the successful conduct of All India Conference on 6th & 7th February, 2013.

General Secretary writes to DDG (Estt.) DoT to issue clarificatory order for enhancing the minimum pension/family pension from Rs.3500/- to Rs.3880/-.

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The proposal of DoT to levy one time auction determined price for all spectrum they currently hold, from the existing operators has been modified into a liberalized regime after stiff opposition from the finance ministry armed with the backing of Prime Minister along with the Planning Commission. As per the original non liberalized regime proposal, the operators would be able to offer only 2G service as they do now. But the modified liberalized regime ensures the operators to use the spectrum for any, service – 2G, 3G or 4G.
 
Let us refresh our memory to the 2G scam in which the central treasury lost Rs.1.76 lakh crore as estimated by the CAG. It was the Supreme Court that cancelled the licences of 122 telecom companies and directed the Central Government to follow the auction route for allocation of all the natural resources.

 Telecommnications and network solutions provider ZTE Corporation has bagged GSM deal from BSNL.ZTE would support 10.5 million BSNL  lines across the country.It will provide planning,financing,supply,installation,testing and commissioning and annual maintenance of GSM lines.

Telepensioner Part I

Telepensioner Part II

The management committee of BSNL board has approved to provide Concessional broadbrand connection to below JAG level BSNL retired employees at their residence.

The revised policy is as follows

a) Provision of 60% on rentals as being offered on the residential broadband connection to below JAG level BSNL retired employee residing in BSNL area.

 b) Other charges including the charges for modem etc will be borne by the employee

As assured by CMD the orders for the concessional broadband connection to pensioners is expected to be issued by 25^th June

Com. K G Jayaraj General Secretary along with Com P Abhimanyu General Secretary BSNLEU and Com. P Ashoka Babu Dy GS BSNLEU met Shri R K Upadhyay CMD BSNL and discussed the issues identified by Ernakulam CEC on 20^th June. CMD agreed to issue orders on broadband cancession to pensioners

Com. Deepankar Mukharjee one of National Secretaries of CITU and senior leader of the Indian Trade Union movement has passed away today.
AIBDPA dips its banner and expresses deep condolence.

Due to certain technical reasons the Dates of the Triennial All India Conference at Kannur stands postponed to 6^th & 7th  February 2013