Telecom Factory, Mumbai has held its first biennial conference after merger with the Maharashtra Circle branch. Com. D D Gurav presided over the meeting held at the Telecom factory premises on 27-04-2022. Com. S D Chaudhari, former Circle Secretary, BSNLEU inaugurated the conference and explained the issues of the pensioners and the present situation in BSNL. Coms. Baviskar, District Secretary, WTR, Mumbai and Londe, Area Secretary, Mumbai represented the Circle and addressed. Com. R N Patil, Circle Secretary guided the conference through video conferencing. Com. R S Waiganakar, District Secretary presented the report and accounts and were adopted after discussion. A new set of office bearers were elected unanimously with Com. L V Gaikwad (President) Com. Suresh Naik (District Secretary) and Com. M M Mahadik (Treasurer).

BSNL pensiopners are suffering a lot due to non-payment of medical allowance and reimbursement of medical bills for years together. AIBDPA has conducted several agitations by itself and jointly with NCCPA, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers and Coordination Committee of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF. CHQ continuously pursued with the BSNL management and recently Rs.60 cr was allotted by Corporate Office to the circles. However, CGM office West Bengal failed to make payment to any pensioner and when asked by the AIBDPA Circle Secretary, they even refused to divulge any information on the fund allocation to the Circle and the details of its distribution. So the Circle Branch rightly called for Protest Dharna at District level on 05-05-2022 and was carried out with good participation.

Visakhapatnam biennial District Conference has been held jointly with BSNLEU & BSNL CCWF on 08-05-2022 at BSNL Bhavan, Dabagardens, Visakhapatnam. A presidium consisting of Coms. P Latchiraju and K Rama Devi controlled the proceedings. The joint session was inaugurated by Com.K Chandrasekhara Rao, General Secretary, All Central Government Pensioners Association. Coms. Kumar (CITU), K S C Bose, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA, K Rama Devi, CHQ Vice President & Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, K Prabhakar Rao, General Secretary, BSNLCCWF and a host of leaders addressed. All the leaders explained the issues of employees, pensioners and casual contract workers and the struggles being launched .

In the subject session, Com. K Ramanjaneyulu, District Secretary presented the report and accounts which were adopted after discussion. Thereafter office bearers were elected unanimously with Com. R Govindaraju (President) Com. K Ramanjaneyulu (District Secretary) and Com.R Satyanarayana (Treasurer)

Haryana Circle Conference was held in an enthusiastic atmosphere at Viswakarma Dharmasala, Hisar on 07-05-2022. Com. Ramkumar Kalsi, Circle President controlled the proceedings. Com. K G Jayaraj, General Secretary inaugurated the conference explaining the main issues of the pensioners and the struggles being held for the resolution of the cases. General Secretary reminded the comrades the denial and delay of the genuine issues like pension revision and medical benefits are part of the anti-worker , anti-pensioner and anti-PSU policy of the central government and appealed to strengthen the organisation to continue the fight against the injustice. Com. Satvir Singh, Vice President, CITU, Haryana delivered a spirited speech exposing the anti-people neoliberal policies of the government. Com. M S Kadian, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, Com. R S Chouhan, AGS also addressed the conference.

Com. Kuldeep Singh presented the report and accounts. District Secretaries and most of the Circle Office bearers participated in the discussion that followed after which both report and accounts were adopted. Office beraers were elected unanimously with the following important functionaries; President: Com. Ramkumar Kalsi, Circle Secretary : Com. Kuldeep Singh.

Bhandara District in Maharashtra has held its biennial conference with good participation on 05-05-2022. Com.D J Zanzal presided over the conference. The report and accounts presented by Com. I S Chandel, District Secretary were adopted after discussion. Office bearers were elected unanimously with the following important functionaries; Com. I S Chandel (President) Com. Madhukar Parasram Fande (District Secretary) Com. Idris Khan.

The 4th Circle Conference of Uttar Pradesh (West) Circle was held enthusiastically at Meerut on 05-05-2022. Com.Mohmad Israel, Circle President presided over the conference. Com.Nareshpal welcomed one and all. Com. S S Maurya, Circle Secretary presented the biennial report and Com. R V Singh, Treasurer submitted the audited accounts. District Secretaries and some of the delegates actively participated in the discussion that followed. The comrades highlighted the plight of the pensioners due to the unusual and unjustified delay in payment of medical benefits and delay in pension revision.

Com.K G Jayaraj, General Secretary spoke elaborately and explained the efforts and struggles being held on the important issues of denial of medical benefits and pension revision. Apart from the struggles oragnised by AIBDPA, several struggles were held jointly with NCCPA and Coordination Committee of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNL CCWF. The Central Executive Committee meeting held on 05-03-2022 has decided for another phased programme of agitation which will be formulated shortly. He reminded the comrades , these are all related to the anti-worker, anti-pensioner and anti-PSU policies of the central government. Com.R S Chouhan, AGS and Com. Ansar Ali, Circel President, BSNLEU also addressed the conference.

The conference elected a 25 member office bearers unanimously and the following are the important functionaries; Com. Mohmad Israel (President) Com. Naresh Pal (Circle Secretary) Com.Ganga Singh (Treasurer).

Com.K G Jayaraj, General Secretary met Shri. Saurab Tyagi, PGM(Estt), BSNL Corporate Office on 04-05-2022 and discussed the following issues.

(1) Anomaly in Pension due to point to point fixation during the first pay revision in BSNL.

General Secretary handed over a reminder of the detailed letter dated 28-10-2021 along with the copy of that letter and requested early action for settlement of the long pending issue. The PGM stated that BSNL has only little to do in this regard and DoT has to take a decision. general Secretary told him that the issue has already been taken up DoT also and a reminder also given recently and discussion had with DDG(Estt). He then agreed to look into it.

2. Mishandling of missing case and resultant denial of family pension- case of Shri. A Joga Rao, Regular Mazdoor, Visakhapatanam.

A detailed letter with copy of all necessary documents on the issue was handed over to the PGM. General Secretary explained the issue and stressed that it is a clear case of missing employee and mishandled by BSNL Visakhapatnam authorities. He requested necessary action for reconsideration and grant of family pension to his widow, Smt. A Rajeswari. PGM had a patient hearing and assured to do the needful.

Com. V A N Nambbodiri, Advisor inaugurated the Circle Executive Committee meeting of NTR, Delhi at Union office, Eastern Court on 02-05-2022. Com. R C Malhotra, Circle President presided over the meeting. Com. D P S Shishodia, Circle Secretary welcomed all and presented the report. Com. K G Jayaraj, General Secretary addressed and explained the issues in detail. Com. R S Chauhan, AGS, Com. Suresh Kumar, General Secretary, BSNLMS and Com. R S Sagar, Circle Secretary, ALTTC also addressed.