Dear Comrades,

Many of our Comrades including some Circle Secretaries are having no clarity on the IDA order and the payment. So I think it is necessary to give necessary clarification.

1.Dearness Relief to BSNL absorbed retirees are being paid in the form of IDA at every three months based on increase/ decrease in the consumer price index released by Labour Bureau of India.

2.The order for release of IDA is being issued by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE). The order of DPE will cover only the Executives and Non-Unionised Supervisors of CPSEs. But Non- Executives and Pensioners are also being paid the IDA based on the same order.

3. Payment of IDA instalments to BSNL absorbed retirees is being paid by the Central Government through Department of Telecommunications. Therefore BSNL has no role in the payment of IDA instalments to BSNL absorbed retirees.

4. Some of our Comrades are having a wrong understanding that BSNL endorsement of DPE order with copy marked to pension disbursing authorities is necessary for payment from Banks and Post Offices. It is absolutely wrong.

5. There was a period during which payment of IDA instalments were indefinitely delayed due to unwarranted formalities/ procedures. After formation of AIBDPA ,we took up the issue with DoT and after continuous persuasion, DoT issued an order on 24-11-2010. Accordingly, the procedure has been made simple and once the order appears in the website of DPE , the respective pension disbursing authority can download it and make the payment.

Hope this will clear the confusion in this regard.

With warm greetings,

K G Jayaraj
General Secretary

CGHS, known for providing comprehensive health care services to its beneficiaries, is conducting a series of short webinars of 60-90 minute duration with active participation of its beneficiaries to provide information on common health related issues . These webinars
are being scheduled at 4.00 pm on 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. A 30-40 minutes presentation by a CGHS Doctor will be followed by 30 minutes of answering of relevant questions from the beneficiaries.

It is expected that these webinars will provide useful information to CGHS beneficiaries and create awareness on various health conditions, provide guidance on promotive care, lifestyle modification and also dispel many health-related myths and doubts.

The fifth in the series is being held on 22/12/2020 (Tuesday) at 4.00PM on “Child Health & Immunization with special attention during COVID times” by Dr Rani Gera, HOD Paediatrics, Safdarjung Hospital. The link for attending the webinar is as follows: https://cghshq.webex.com/meet/adhq.dl

Reports are pouring in on the observance of 10th birth anniversary of our beloved and mighty organisation, All India BSNL DOT Pensioners Association. It was celebrated in a befitting manner with very good participation of pensioners. even braving heavy rain in certain circles like Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Flag hoisting, meeting, seminar, distribution of sweets, food and clothes to the deserving etc were the form of observance. Leaders explained the formation, struggles, achievements and future challenges in their deliberations and exhorted to strengthen the organisation .

Some of the photographs received are given hereunder;

KOLKATA TELEPHONES- COM.A K BHATTACHARJEE, CHQ PRESIDENT INAUGURATING. COM.SUPRIYA MITRA, CIRCLE PRESIDENT PRESIDED .COM.D.BASU,AGS, COM.MIHIR DASGUPTA, ACTING CIRCLE SECRETARY AND COM.SWASTIKA DASGUPTA CHQ ORGANISING SECRETARY ADDRESSED.

NEW DELHI NTR CIRCLE- COM. V A N NAMBOODIRI, ADVISOR INAUGURATED. COM.K G JAYARAJ, GENERAL SECRETARY, cOM.R S CHOUHAN, AGS AND COM. D P S SHISHODIA ADDRESSED. COM.HARDAYAL, CIRCLE VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDED.

MUZAFFARNAGAR, UP (WEST)

KARNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH

RANEBENNUR, KARNATAKA.

CHENNAI TELEPHONES.

ERODE, TAMIL NADU

HATHRAS

COIMBATORE- COM.N KUPPUSAMY , CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATING

BONGAIGAON, ASSAM

CHERUVATHUR, KANNUR

ALAPPUZHA- COM.N GURUPRASAD, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATING.

KOZHIKODE- COM.M VIJAYAKUMAR, AGS, BSNLEU INAUGURATING.

VADAKARA.

NELLORE, ANDHRA PRADESH

RAIPUR.- COM.R P ATMAPOOJYA , CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATED.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

BENGALURU- COM.MUDDIAH, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATING.

KANNUR. ORGANISED SOLIDARITY DHARNA IN SUPPORT OF THE STRIKING CONTRACT WORKERS.

SALEM. TAMIL NADU

BURDWAN, WEST BENGAL

KOLKATA TELECOM DISTRICT.

ALIGARH- UP (W)

VIJAYAWADA- COMS. K S C BOSE, CIRCLE SECRETARY AND P ASOKA BABU CHQ VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED.

HUBLI- COM.G G PATIL, EX AGS INAUGURATING.

VELLORE DISTRICT

KOLLAM- COM.R A NAIR, CHQ TREASURER INAUGURATING

GUNTUR- ANDHRA PRADESH

CUDDALORE- TAMIL NADU

TIRUPUR.

TUTICORIN- COM. C.K NARASIMHAN, CIRCLE PRESIDENT INAUGURATING. COM.S MOHANDOSS, CHQ VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reports received so far from different circles indicate that the BSNL DoT pensioners have responded massively with large participation in the observance of Call Attention Day on 20-04-2017. The decision for the two phased agitation was taken by the Central Executive Committee meeting held at Mysuru on 23,24 February, 2017. The 18 point charter of demands include Mandatory Pension Revision from 01-01-2017 along with pay revision in BSNL, 50% IDA merger with pension, Grant Fixed Medical Allowance of Rs.2000 to both BSNL and DOT pensioners, Scrap PFRDA Act, Settle the anomaly in pension, Pension be 50% of last pay drawn for the pre 2006/2007 pensioners etc.

Meanwhile three demands are achieved after the Mysuru CEC meeting, viz,

(1). Gratuity ceiling of Rs.20 lakh extended to BSNL pensioners.

(2). Night Free Call facility extended to BSNL pensioners. But once again the DOT pensioners are denied it, as in the case of broadband concession. So we have to further pursue to end the continued discrimination to DoT pensioners.

(3) Quarterly Medical Allowance restored partially. How ever AIBDPA is for monthly uniform medical allowance of Rs.2000 to all BSNL and DOT pensioners.

No doubt these are great achievements gained through sustained struggle. But we have to continue the path of agitation for the realization of other important demands.

CHQ heartily congratulate all the comrades for their active participation and making  the Call Attention Day on 20-04-2017, a great success. So, let us focus on the 2nd phase of agitation, Mass Dharna at SSA level on 25-05-2017.

Com.K.G.jayaraj, General Secretary inaugurating demonstration program at GMT office , Alappuzha.

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor inaugurating at Kozhikode.

Com.G.G.Patil, AGS inaugurating at Hubli, Karnataka.

At Erode, Tamil Nadu.

Circle Branch, Gujarat.

At Aligarh, U.P.(W)

At Palakkad, Kerala.

 

At Belgaum, Karnataka

At Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu.

ERNAKULAM, KERALA

AT NAGERCOIL, TAMIL NADU. COM.K.KALIPRASAD, CHQ ORG SECRETARY INAUGURATING.

AT AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT.

CHENNAI TELECOM DISTRICT, COM.C.K.NARASIMHAN,CS INAUGURATING.

AT COIMBATORE IN TAMIL NADU.

AT KOLKATA TELECOM DISTRICT.

AT KHARAGPUR, WEST BENGAL

AT KOLKATA BY KOLKATA TELPHONES AND CORTO.

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AT KOLLAM,KERALA. COM.R.A.NAIR, CHQ TREASURER INAUGURATED

AT PATNA, BIHAR.COM.N.K.SHRIVATAVA, CS, INAUGURATED.

AT RAIPUR, CHHATTISGARH; COM.R.P.ATMAPOOJYA,CS INAUGURATED.

 

 

Central Branch, Kolkata under Kolkata Telephones Circle has held its district conference on 11-04-2017. The conference was formally inaugurated by Com.Snajib Banerjee, Circle Secretary with an elaborate speech covering the recent developments. Coms. Ananta Bhattacharjee, CHQ President, Supriyo Mitra, Circle President, Biplab Das, Secretary, BSNL Co-Ordination Committee and  Arup Sarkar, Secretary, BSNL Casual,Contract Wokers Union addressed the conference.

Office bearers were elected unanimously with Com.P.M.Das (President), Com. Biplob Datt (District Secreatry) and Com. Samirendu Sarkar (Treasurer)

The 3rd biennial conference of AIBDPA Berhampore District was held on 9th April 2017 at Telecom Recreation club room. After flag hoisting and garlanding martyrs’ column, portraits of Com KG Bose and Moni Bose the inaugural session commenced.

Com Pijush Chakraborty Circle Secretary inaugurated the conference. Other speakers in the inaugural session were Coms Tapan Bhowmick (BSNL Officers’ pensioners welfare Association), Jamaluddin (AIBSNLEA), Sekhar Sarkar and Mamata Sarkar (BSNLEU), Amal Saha (AIBDPA) and Laltu Roy (CMU).

The subject committee started with report and accounts placed by Coms Avijit Sen and Santosh Maitra respectively. Coms Avijit Sen and Pijush Chakraborty summed up at their respective levels.  The report and accounts adopted unanimously after some amendments.

Among others the conference adopted two resolutions -1) The BSNL officers pensioners’ welfare association will be merged with our Association as proposed by the former and 2) rigorous well planned campaign will be made to increase the membership as no of members is far less than those of retirees.

The conference  unanimously elected  Coms Kalidas Biswas, Manoranjan Ghosh and  Dipankar Dutta as President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively. The conference was conducted by the presidium consisting of Coms Kalidas Biswas, Samir Dutta and Biswaroop Hazra.

As part of the campaign week, called by the Mysuru CEC, Nagercoil District branch has conducted a special general body meeting on 01-04-2017. Com.K.Shahul Hameed, District President presided over the meeting. Com.S. Mohandoss, CHQ Vice President, inaugurating the meeting, explained the issues on which decision was taken to launch agitational programme. Com.K.Kaliprasad, CHQ Organising Secretary and Com. A Meenakshisundaram, District Secretary also addressed.

Burdwan District Branch in West Bengal conducted an impressive sit-in demonstration before the office of the General Manager, BSNL on 08-03-2017 demanding settlement of 7 point charter of demands, including undue delay in payment of medical bills and processing of 78.2% IDA fixation cases. CORTO members also participated. The massive demonstration compelled the authorities to discuss the issue and settle. DGM held discussion with association leaders and came to a reasonable agreement. The powerful and continuous demonstration started at 10AM was concluded at 4.30PM successfully.

It is again proved that the path of struggle only would help settle the issues.

CHQ congratulates Burdwan comrades for the significant achievement.