Younger brother of Com.K G Jayaraj,Sri.K G Radhakrishnan breathed his last in the early hours of Jan.21,^st 2011.His end came at Amrutha Institute of Medical Science,Kochi where he was treated for chronic astma. He was aged 62 and he is survived by his wife, son and daughter.His funeral was held at his residence at Alappuzha, was attended by a large number of trade union and political leaders and comrades of BSNLEU and AIBDPA.Com.V A N Namboodiri and Com Abhimanyu among otherscondoled.

It is learnt that the cabinet has approved the pension revision of pre-2007 retirees yesterday.com.V A N Namboodiri spoke to the Secretary DOT and member services today.According to them the decision taken will reach them only by this evening.When it is confirmed we will update the news.

It is learnt that the IDA rates as on 1.1.2011 is increased to 141.55 for pre-2007 retirees (5.4%) and to 43 % for 2007 retirees(3.2%),orders are awaited.

AIBDPA wish all our members and wellwishers a merry CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

The National Executive Committee meeting of the National Co-ordination Committee of

Pensioners Association (NCCPA) held at New Delhi today ( 22-12-2010) has decided to join

the Parliament March on 23rd February 2011 called by the Central Trade Unions opposing

price strike, disinvestment& privatisation, as also demanding settlement of the issues of

the unorganised workers, demanding the government to stop anti-worker policies etc.  State

units as also affiliated associations are requested to prepare for the same.

Com.RL Bhattacharjee, president presided. Com.S.K.Vyas. Secretary, NCCPA briefed the

developments. Com.VAN Namboodiri, Patron NCCPA and Advisor AIBDPA participated and

declared support of AIBDPA to the programmes.

Non settlement of pension benifits ie pension,GPF etc of DOT employees absorbed in BSNL

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NO. 500-57/2010/CA I I /BSNL Dated at New Delhi the, 14.12.2010

To

The Chief General Managers

All Telecom Circles,

BSNL.

Sub.: Non settlement of retirement benefits i.e. Pension cases, GPF cases and submission of Opening balances of Loan & Advances as on 01.10.2000 in respect of DoT employees absorbed in BSNL.

Ref.: DO. No. 7- 56/2010/TA-I/2403 dated 22.11.2010.

Kindly refer to DO letter under reference has been received from DoT. Ithas been reported that various circles of BSNL are not taking due interest in ensuring timely settlement of various retirement benefits and consequently lot of complaints are being received. This issue has been taken very seriously by the higher authorities.

In view of the above, it is therefore, requested that the matter related to settlement of retirements cases should be taken on top priority and necessary instructions shall be issued to all concerned for timely submission of pensions papars to CCAs,, prompt compliance of the queries raised by CCAs,submission of opening balances of Loans and advances as on 01.10.2000 in respect of DOT employees absorbed in BSNL and timely submission of GPF final payment cases duly completed in all respect within the prescribed time frame.

In this connection, the instructions to hold regular monthly meetings with CCAs of DoT issued vide this officer letter of even no. dated 26.11.2010 may also be taken care of.

(Arundati Panda)

Sr. General Manager (CA)

Copy to: 1. IFAs of all Telecom Circles, BSNL for information and necessary action.

2. Director (Accounts –I), DoT Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi 110001.

The  three day strike started from 1.12.2010 withdrawn after discussion with DOT and CMD BSNL.Details follows.
Representatives of BSNL employees associations/unions met with Secretary Telecom DOT today where CMD BSNL  was also present.A follow up meeting with BSNL management under the chairmanship of CMD BSNL was held at 15 Hrs on Dec 2nd in which representatives of JCA as well as from the management side was also present.
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We are reproducing the Editorial of “The Hindu” dated 23.11.2010 without
any comments.

JPC is an imperative

Insecurity,
unreasonableness ,and stubbornness tend to go hand in hand.Why else
should the

Congress-led government be dead set against allowing a
Joint Parliamentary Committe to try

and get to the bottom of the
2G spectrum scandal?With the report of the Comptroller and

Auditor
General of India exposing serious irregularities in the allocation of
2G

spectrum,resulting in staggering losses to the exchequer
,getting to the truth of what

happened has become a moral
imperative. While the Parliaments Public Accounts Committe

will
study the CAG report,this is no alternative to an empowered JPC that can
call for all

relevant records and summon Ministers,including the
Prime minister,for examination during

the course of its
enquiry.Moreover,it can probe the scandal in historical

perspective-against
he backdrop of telecom policy as it evolved,with twists and turns and

sometimes
carrying the stench of corrupton,over a decade and half.The governments

negative
response suggests a cover up.As it is evident from the observations of
the

Supreme court in the spectrum case,the Central Bueeau of
Investigation is not doing an

earnest job of investing the
matter.Nor will an enquiry by The Central Vigilance

Commission
carry conviction; the Supreme Court has questioned the appointment as
Central

Vigilance Commission of P J Thomas,who served as
Telecommunications Secretary during the

period of the scam and
has a charge sheeet pending against him.If,as the congress and the

Dravida
Munnetta Kazhakom insist,A Raja as communications Minister only
followed the 2G

spectrum allocation policy set by BJP led
National Democratic Alliance regimes,it is all

the more important
for a JPC to go back to the formulation of the National Telecom

Policy,1994
and enquire into everything of material relevance from then on.

An
empowered and well-staffed JPC has also become a political
imperative.The United

Progressive Alliance government faces a
crisis of credibility;Parliament has been rendered

dysfunctional;and
the image of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,a leader with a clean

personal
reputation,has taken a beating.If a JPC can work sincerely and in a
buisnesslike

way-on a day-to-day basis,more or less-all
significant facts relating to the 2G spectrum

allocation affair
can be placed before the people of India within the next two months.It

bears
recall that even the JPC set up to enquire into the Bofors
scandal,which nothing but

cover-upon its mind and was boycotted
by the Opposition,brought into public domain a mass

information
that proved invaluable to the Hindus investigation.That the BJP-led
govt.in

2001 did not concede the demand for JPC into the Thehelka
expose can be no justification

in the present situation.The
questions involved in the 2G scam are far too serious to be

allowed
to become part of the political tit for tat.

All India BSNL-DOT Pensioners Association will support to the the three day strike  on Dec 1to3 called upon by Joint action committe of BSNL unions/associations.The strike is necesssiated due to the negative and lukewarm attitude of the Central Govt.to the demands put forward by the Joint action committe and violation and non implimentation of the earlier agrements.The JAC has demanded efund of Rs.18500 crores levied from BSNL rather forcibly towards licence fees of 3G spectrum,desist from the calculated move of the Central Govt.to weaken and eliminate BSNL for the sake of privte telecom companies and immediate pension evision of pre-2007 retirees.
                  The pension revision issue,after several agitation by AIBDPA and the JAC was finally recommended by the five departments and submitted to the Central Cabinet for approval.It is learnt that the cabinet of 19.11.2010 has returned the file in this regard to the DOT on certain flimsy technical grounds.AIBDPA strongly protest against the delay tactis of the central Govt. and demand immediate settlement.
AIBDPA calls upon all the BSNL-DOT pensioners throughout the country to actively work in tandem with the JAC for the successful conduct of the three day strike and organise demonstration in front of important BSNL offices on all the three days of strike.

K G Jayaraj
General Secretary

BSNL Board declares that BSNL is cash negative from November, 2010. It is learnt that BSNL decides to borrow Rs 3,000 Crore  from finacial institutions to meet its expenditure on salary and other day to day operating expenditure  and another  Rs.11,000 Crore  for the next financial year 2011-12 to meet the  expenditure on salary and other  operating expenditure.