The district convention was held at KG Bose Bhavan, Palakkad on 28-01-2020. Com.N Guruprasad, Circle Secretary inaugurated with an elaborate speech including current situation in the country, issues of VRS optees and the agitational programme decided by the Guwahati CEC. Com.N Sethumadhavan, District President controlled the proceedings. Veteran leader and Circle Patron Com.V Kesavan, T S Parameswaran (Vice President,NCCPA), V Radhakrishnan(District Secretary,BSNLEU)and P S Raveendranathan(District Secretary,AIPRPA) addressed. Com.K Vasudevan, District Secretary welcomed and Com.Venugopalan proposed vote of thanks.

Shri. P K Kunhalikutty, Loka Sabha MP from Malappuram has assured necessary action on pension revision of BSNL absorbed retirees. This was stated when our delegation consisting of Coms. M N Madhavan, District Secretary, PTMA Jaleel, District President ,K Sundararajan and T Kunheed met him on 28-01-2020 and gave him a letter and copy of memorandum being submitted to the Prime Minister.

A !5 member delegation led by Coms.N N Patel, Circle President, G B Darji, District Secretary, Bhavasar, J B Chauhan, R N Prajapati, D S Pathan, P B Parmar and J Makwana have met Smt. Sharadaben A Patel, Loka Sabha MP from Mehsana constituency and gave her a letter seeking her intervention for settlement of pension revision. They also handed over a copy of the memorandum being submitted to the Prime Minister. The MP assured the delegation appropriate action.

Shri.Benny Behannan ,MP, from Chalakudi Loka Sabha constituency has assured our Ernakulam Comrades to take up the issue of pension revision with the central government for early settlement. The delegation met him on 28-01-2020 and gave him a letter on the issue and also a copy of the memorandum being submitted to the Prime Minister. Coms.N P Peter, District Secretary, P Janardhanan, Bose, M K Aravindakshan and C R Veleyudhan were in the delegation.

Our Kumbakonam Comrades, R A Pakkirinathan, District Secretary, K Mathialagan, District President and Manu Shanmugam met Shri.M Selvaraj, Loka Sabha MP from Nagapatnam on 26-01-2020 at his Thiruvarur office and discussed the issue of pension revision. The letter in this regard was handed over to him along with the copy of memorandum being submitted to the Prime Minister. The MP agreed to take up the issue with the government.

Shri. Dean Kuriakose, MP, Idukki assured his earnest efforts for settlement of pension revision of BSNL absorbed retirees. This assurance was given when Ernakulam delegation consisting of Coms.N P Peter, District Secretary, M N Radhakrishnan, C K Radhakrishnan and K R Sukumaran met him at Thodupuzha on 27-01-2020 and gave him the letter and copy of memorandum being submitted to the Prime Minister.

Shri.D D Mistry

General Secretary

BDPA

Ahmedabad

Dear Sir,

              Sub; Pension Revision of BSNL absorbed retirees with 15% fitment from 01-01-2017, delinking wage revision- reg

I came to know from your website that you have written to Shri.Ravi Shankar Prasad Ji, Hon’ble Minister for Communications &IT for pension revision with the 3^rd PRC fitment, delinking wage revision and given a call to send the letter to the Minister by each and every member of your Association. We really appreciate your program of action raising the genuine demand rather than seeking legal remedy which may prove to be futile later.

 As decided by our Central Executive Committee Meeting , I had written to 5 pensioners organizations including BDPA to explore the possibility of making the agitation a joint program. Unfortunately, due to one or other reason no positive response was received

Therefore we had no other option than to go ahead with our 4 phased program of agitation and the signature campaign in the memorandum to the Prime Minister is going on in full swing. I am indeed happy to inform you that we are getting very positive and encouraging response from the Parliament Members being met irrespective of political affiliation.

In this context, we have two important agitations;

1. Mass Hunger Strike at CCA offices on 12-02-2020
2. Parliament March on 12-03-2020.

And now, your organization already have a program on the same demand , I would request you to consider joining the above agitations in the best interest of BSNL pensioners.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

K G Jayaraj

General Secretary.

Coms.T Ramakrishnan, District Secretary and P G Vasudevan, District President led the AIBDPA delegation to Shri.T N Prathapan, MP, Thrissur on 25-01-2020 and apprised him of the pension revision issue and sought his intervention for early settlement. They also handed a letter in this regard and a copy of memorandum being submitted to the Prime Minister.

Shri.T N Prathapan heard the delegation patiently and assured necessary action on his part.

This was posted in this website on 3rd January, 2020. Now, some of our circle secretaries who had not noted at that time are asking for the same. Therefore it is reproduced in words format for ready reference and download.

AIBDPA/DoT-AGN/2020                                                                                              2^nd January, 2020

To,

Shri Anshu Prakash

Secretary,

Department of Telecommunications,

Sanchar Bhawan, 20,

Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001

Sir,

Sub: – Undue and unwarranted delay in settlement of pension revision of BSNL absorbed retirees from 01-01-2017 with 15% fitment, based on the new pay scales, delinking wage revision- decision of Central Executive Committee to launch a phased program of action, culminating in a Parliament March – Notice thereof – reg.

The Central Executive Committee Meeting of All India BSNL DOT Pensioners Association held at Guwahati on 24-25 November, 2019, discussed the issue of pension revision of BSNL absorbed retirees from 01.01.2017 seriously. I am constrained to inform you that considering the severe discontentment of the affected pensioners that the issue is still pending unsettled even after 3 years due to the negative stand of the government, the CEC was compelled to decide for another phased programme of agitation as detailed hereunder;

DEMAND:-

Revise immediately the pension of BSNL absorbed retirees from 01-01-2017 with 15% fitment recommended by the 3rd PRC, based on the new pay scales, delinking wage revision.

Programme of Action:-

1. Mass Signature Campaign of pensioners in the memorandum to be submitted to the Hon’ble Prime Minister     – 1^st to 31^st January,2020
2. Meeting the Parliament Members seeking their support and for taking up the issue with Government for early settlement    – 1^st January to 10^th February, 2020.
3. Mass Hunger Strike at CCA offices   – 12^th February, 2020
4. Parliament March                                – 12^th March, 2020.

Thanking you.

Yours sincerely,

K.G. Jayaraj

General Secretary

Copy to: (1) Shri P.K.Sinha, Member (Finance), Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001

(2) The Member (Services), Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001