Khammam District conference has been held with good participation on 02-08-2023. Com.Thirumala Chary, District Secretary welcomed and presented the report. Coms. D Shankar, CHQ Vice President and Ramachandradu, Circle Secretary spoke elaborately on the issues of the pensioners and the ongoing agitation of Joint Forum of BSNL MTNL Pensioners Associations demanding immediate settlement of pension revision.Coms. Veeraswamy, Circle President, G.Sambasiva Rao (BSNLEU) and a host of leaders addressed. A new set of office bearers with Com. P Jayanth Rao (President) Com.T Shankar Rao (District Secretary) and Com. S Rajani Kantharao (Treasurer).

Organising Committee formed on 31.07.2023

A meeting particiapted by representatives of various organisations of Kerala held at P&T House, Thiruvananthapuram on 31-07-2023 has formed the Organising Committee to host the 2nd Asia Regional Conference at Thiruvananthapuram on 01-10-2023.

Com. P K Muraleedharan, State President, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and Circle Convener, NFPE presided. Com. K G Jayaraj, Dy Secretary General, NCCPA who convened the meeting welcomed one and all and clarified the purpose of the meeting. Com.K Ragavendran Secretary General NCCPA and Asia Co-Ordinator, TUI (P& R) inaugurated the meeting and explained the functioning of TUI(P&R) and the importance of the Asia Regional Conference. Coms. M. Vijayakumar, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU,M.C.Nair Patron of AIPRPA Kerala; Amaravilla Ramakrishnan General Secretary of Senior Citizen Friends Welfare Association Kerala; Radhakrishnan leader of DRPU; Sundaresan All Kerala Bank Retirees Forum; N Guruprasad, Circle Secretary , AIBDPA; K.Kamalasanan leader of Audit & Accounts Pensioners Association; C.N.Dhanapalan ISRO Pensioners Association; Mohammed Maheen Confederation of CG Employees District Secretary; and many other leaders addressed and assured fullest cooperation for the successful conduct of the TUI Conference.

Com. V.A.Mohanan State Secretary of Kerala AIPRPA addressed and placed the proposal of the office bearers of Organising Committee and was unanimously adopted. Accordingly, Com. V. Joy MLA ( Chairman) Com. P K Muraleedharan ( Working Chairman) Com. K G Jayaraj ( General Secretary) are the important functionaries. Com. K.G.Jayaraj , General Secretary then placed the budget estimates of the TUI(P&R) Conference and the same was approved.

Thus, India has got the great opportunity to host the 2nd Asia Regional Conference at Thiruvananthapuram and we have to undertake the responsibility with pride and our tradition.

CCA OFFICE, NEW DELHI.

The second phase of the agiational program called by the Joint Forum of BSNL-MTNL Pensioners Associations, Mass Dharna at CCA offices and districts, has been responded massively in all the Circles. The unprecedented and enthusiastic mass participation reflects the anger and anguish against the apathy of the authorities on their legitimate demand of pension revision. They also exhibited their determination to continue the fight to greater level until the genuine demand is acheived.

This time the agitation was organised in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand despite so many limitations. CHQ heartily congratulate and salute all the leaders of constituent oragainstions, especially AIBDPA, and the participants for making the Mass Dharna on 31-07-2023 a resounding success

CCA OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

The Delhi Rally held at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 21-07-2023 was the last of 4 phased agitational program by NCCPA demanding settlement of 15 point charter of demands. All the demands including scrapping PFRDA act and restoration of OPS, Pension Revision of BSNL MTNL Pensioners with 15% fitment from 01-01-2017 etc are of paramount importance.

AIBDPA was given a quota of 1000 pensioners to participate in the Parliament March by NCCPA. Accordingly CHQ distributed the quota to each and every Circle. Our comrades were enthusiastic and prepared to participate massively. However, the recent flood in Delhi and the weather forecast made some confusion and a good number of pensioners had to cancel the reservation. Still, 732 comrades from AIBDPA participated. The circle wise participation is as follows; AP- 50, Telangana-15, Bihar-18, Kolkata Telephones-28, CORTO- 08, West Bengal-50, Assam-04, Chhattisgarh-12, MP-31, Maharashtra-53, Gujarat-07, Karnataka-35, Kerala-40, Chennai Telephones-20, Tamil Nadu-16, Rajasthan-58, UP(E) -45, UP (W)-106, Haryana-73, NTR ,Delhi-56, ALTTC, Gaziabad-04, CHQ-03.

CHQ arranged comfortable accommodation for 378 comrades of far away circles.

Modi government through the Delhi police tried to disturb the Rally by resorting ugly tricks of changing the venue and time twice. Police blocked almost all the roads to Jantar Mantar and many of our participants were stranded and suffered a lot to reach the changed venue in time. CHQ appologise for the inconvenience caused to the participants and salute all of you for making the program a historic success overcoming all the odds. Though we couldn’t conduct the program in an orderly manner due to the unwarranted intervention of the police, more than 2500 pensioners participated representing various affiliated organisations. Com.V A N Namboodiri, Patron conducted the proceedings. Com.Shiva Gopal Mishra President delivered the presidential address. Com.K Ragavendran Secretary General welcomed all and presented the issues. Com.K N Umesh National Secretary CITU inaugurated. Com.John Brittas MP made a special address. Coms. Sreedhar ( AIRRF) K G Jayaraj General Secretary AIBDPA, D K Debnath, General Secretary, AIPRPA , M Suresh General Secretary,AKBRF and a host of leaders addressed.