A meeting of the following BSNL-MTNL Pensioners Association was held online at 15.30hrs on 18-01-2023 to discuss about the issue of pension revision of BSNL-MTNL pensioners which is due from 01-01-2017.

1. All India BSNL DOT Pensioners Association
2. BSNL DOT Pensioners Association (India)
3. Sanchar Nigam Pensioners Welfare Association
4. All India Central Government Pensioners Association HQ Pune
5. MTNL Retired Executives Welfare Association

6  MTNL DOT Pensioners Welfare Association

7  MTNL Senior Executives Pensioners Association

8 MTNL Retired Executives Welfare Association, Mumbai

Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA presided.

Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General  Secretary, AIBDPA who issued the notice for the meeting explained in brief the present situation with regard to the pension revision of BSNL MTNL Pensioners and the need to have  united efforts by the pensioners associations to achieve pension revision with 15% fitment as per the recommendations of the III PRC, which is fully justified.

Comrades D.D.Mistri, GS, BDPA(I), G.L.Jogi, GS, SNPWA, R.F.Chaudhary, GS AICGPA HQ Pune, R.K.Mudgal, GS MREWA, Susheel Mudgal ( MDPA), Rajender Prasad, GS,  MSEPA, V.P.Prajapati, GS,MREWA, Mumbai and Thomas John, President, BDPA(I) spoke and expressed their opinion in the matter. All speakers were strongly of the opinion that we should peruse the demand of  Pension Revision with 15% fitment as recommended by the III PRC. It was pointed out that this is the logical demand with the precedence in 2007 and 2000. During the meeting with the Associations on 17^th October 2022 called by the Member (Services)DOT, the latter has clearly ruled out any pension revision on the basis of the VII CPC. The 0% offered by the DOT on the basis of 3^rd PRC is not acceptable. Since the demand of the Associations for the delinking of pension revision from pay revision has been accepted by the DOT and since the full pension contribution at the maximum of the pay scales has been paid to the government, there is absolutely no justification for the government to deny 15% fitment and revise pension accordingly.

Decisions:

1. We should strongly continue with our demand for Pension Revision with 15% fitment as per III PRC.
2. Formation of Joint Forum of BSNL MTNL Pensioners’ Associations with all the associations which are present in the meeting today. A Memorandum with our demands and justifications to be prepared for submission to the  Minister of Communications and Secretary, DoT.
3. Meeting Secretary DOT and Minister of Communications by the Joint Forum for early settlement of the pension revision.
4. In case the issue is not favourably settled by 20th February, 2023, Joint Forum will meet and chalk out Agitational programmes.

With vote of thanks by Com. K G Jayaraj the meeting came to an end at 17.30hrs.

The national executive of NCCPA was held from 3PM to 5PM on 15-01-2023 virtually in Zoom platform. Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra, President controlled the proceedings. The main agenda was filling up the posts of Secretary General and Working Prsedent due to the sad demises of Coms.K K N Kutty and S S Roy. The National Executive unanimously agreed to the proposal of Com. Shivgopal Mishra to nominate Coms. K Ragavendran , presently Deputy Secretary General as Secretary General and Com.S K Sharma (Jaipur) now Vice President to Working President.

Representing AIBDPA, Coms. V A N Namboodiri, S Mohandoss and S S Maurya participated. Com.K G Jayaraj could not participate as he happened to be in a journey. Com.V A N Namboodiri in his address explained the present situation about the pension revision of BSNL pensioners, Rejection of Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendations, solidarity action to be organised on the programmes of NJCA and Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and All India State Government Employees and Teachers Federation against NPS and restoration of OPS.

The National Executive after elaborate discussion took the following decisions. (1) Total support and solidarity to all the programmes of National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) against NPS. (2) To convene the National Executive to decisde on further course of action on important issues.

The biennial district conference of Kalyan was held on 04-01-2023. Com.Kashid, District President was in the chair. Inaugurating the conference, Com. R N Patil , Circle Secretary gave a good account of the recent developments in respect of pension revision, medical issues, CGHS , denial of retirement benefits to VRS retirees etc. The decisions of the historic Mysure All India Conference were also explained. Com.Santosh A Soni, CHQ Organising Secretary and District Secretary presented the report and the accounts by the Treasurer. Both the report and accounts were adopted after discussion. There was a significant participation of more than 150 pensioners. Election of office bearers were held unanimously and the following are the important functionaries; President : Com. D V Wargude , District Secretary : Com. Santosh A Soni , Treasurer : Com. Prakash Tumkar.

Com.A Dhupal , CHQ Vice President who has shouldered the entire responsibility of organising and strengthening AIBDPA in Odisha due to the illness of the Circle Secretary and demise of the Treasurer, has succeeded in forming the Bhubaneswar District Branch. The meeting of the BSNL and DoT pensioners of Bhubneswar was held on 03-01-2023. Com.Debadutta Das, Circle Vice President controlled the proceedings. Com. A Dhupal in his eleborate inaugural address explained the main issues of the pensioners including pension revision, the functioning of AIBDPA, medical issues, CGHS problems ,the struggles being conducted and the recent hisytoric Mysuru Conference. Office bearers were elected unanimously with Com. Kailas Ch Pati (President) Com. Chittaranjan Behura (District Secretary ) Com. Chittaranjan Das ( Treasurer).