Com,R.S Yadav, veteran leader, former Vice-President of NFPTE, Circle Secretary of E.III Union of undivided U.P.Circle for a period of 40 years as also Circle President later, passed away on 30th August 2018. He was not well for some time.

Com.R.S.Yadav was an inspiring leader who fought against the revisionist policy of the leadership along with Com.K.G.Bose and other progressive leaders of the P&T Trade Union Movement in the country. His immense contributions to the organization will ever be remembered.

AIBDPA expresses its deep sorrow on the passing away of the legendary leader and dips its banner in respect of him. We convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and comrades of UP circle.

At the initiative of All Unions and Associations, Kerala Circle, an amount of Rs.2.15 crore was collected from the salary of both executives and non-executives to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. The amont was handed over to Com.Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister by Shri.P.T.Mathew, CGMT and Com.C.Santhoshkumar, Convenor, AUAB in the presence of other circle secretaries and top officers.

AIBDPA hearily congratulates AUAB, Kerala Circle for the timely help to rebuild Kerala.

As reports pouring in from various circles/ districts, it has been a stupendous success all over the country. It is the first phase of the two phased agitation called by the Jalgaon Central Executive Committee Meeting, Pension Revision Day demanding Immediate Pension Revision with 15% fitment, recommended by the 3rd PRC, delinking wage revision, from 01-01-2017.

NTR, NEW DELHI- COM.K.G.JAYARAJ, GENERAL SECRETARY INAUGURATING.

CCA OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- COM.P.V.CHANDRASEKHARAN, PATRON,INAUGURATING.

KOZHIKODE- COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI, ADVISOR INAUGURATING

VIJAYAWADA- COM.K.S.C.BOSE, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATING

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

RAEBARELY, UTTAR PRADESH (E)

HANSI, HARYANA

KARNAL, HARYANA

IMPHAL, MANIPUR, NORT EAST -II CIRCLE

CHITTORGARH, RAJASTHAN

KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH

URAI, UTTAR PRADESH (E)

BHUBANESWAR- COM.SAHDEB BISWAL, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATING

MEHSANA, GUJARAT

JALGAON, MAHARASHTRA- COM.R.N.PATIL, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATING

ALAPPUZHA- COM.N.GURUPRASAD, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATING

KANNUR, KERALA- COM.P.V.UNNIKRISHNAN, CIRCLE PATRON INAUGURATING

SANGAMNER, AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA

KUTCH BHUJ, GUJARAT

CHERUVATHUR, KANNUR SSA

MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, AP

CGMT OFFICE, PATNA- COM.N.K.SHRIVASTAVA, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATED.

MUZAFFARPUR, BIHAR

SHILLONG, NORTH EAST-I CIRCLE; COM.GOPALDAS, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATED

CGMT OFFICE, BANGALORE- COM.MUDDIAH, CIRCLE SECRETARY INAUGURATED

KARWAR, KARNATAKA

VELLORE, TAMIL NADU

AHMEDNAGAR, MAHARASHTRA.

VARANASI , UP(E)

FAIZABAD, UP(E)

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General Secretary, Com.K.G.Jayaraj had a fruitful meeting with Shri.S.K.Sinha, Principal General Manager (Admin) on 27-08-2018 on the issue of reduction in the eligibility ceiling for outdoor treatment with voucherfor the pre-2007 BSNL retirees. A letter in this regard was handed over to him and he responded very positively and assured early action on the issue.

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The 3rd meeting of the Joint Committee on Wage Revision of the Non-Executives took place yesterday the 27-08-2018. Shri H.C.Pant, Chairman of the Committee presided. All the Committee members, both from the Staff Side and the Management Side, were present. The Staff Side has already submitted it’s note on the structures of the new pay scales before the last meeting of the Committee. In yesterday’s meeting, the Management Side spelt out their proposals regarding the new pay scales.

Management Side proposed that, the minimum of the new pay scales should be arrived at, by multiplying the minimum of the existing pay scales by 2.4. Accordingly, they proposed the minimum of the new NE 1 pay scale as RS.18,600. However, the Staff Side did not accept this. They demanded that the multiplication factor should be 2.44. Accordingly, the minimum of the new NE1 pay scale comes to Rs.18,934 and that it should be rounded off to Rs.19,000. They also demanded that the 2.44 multiplication factor should be applied to arrive at the minimum of all the new pay scales. The Management Side agreed to examine these proposals of the Staff Side.
As regards the maximum of the new pay scales, the Staff Side has already proposed that they should be arrived at, by providing 43 years of span. But, the Management Side stated that this would result in heavy expenditure on account of payment of Pension Contribution. The Staff Side demanded that the spans of the pay scales should be provided in sufficient numbers, so that no Non-Executive would suffer from the problem of stagnation after the Wage Revision. It is decided to continue with the discussion in the next meeting, to be held on 10-09-2018.
The Staff Side members expressed their unhappiness that the talks are going on very slowly. They also stated that at this speed, the talks could not be completed expeditiously. They demanded that the meetings of the Committee should take place more frequently.

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Dear Comrades,

Our Jalgaon CEC has rightly decided a two phased  agitational programme demanding immediate Pension Revision with 15% fitment, recommended by the 3rd PRC and approved by the government, from 01-01-2017 , delinking the wage revision. The government is unnecessarily trying to delay it for one or other reason.

So let us mobilize maximum pensioners for the demonstration on the Pension Revision Day, 30-08-2018, reflecting the the anger and anguish of the pensioners against the injustice being meted out to them.

Please send report and photos of  the program , preferably, by WhatsApp.

WE SHALL FIGHT AND WE SHALL WIN…  

In Tamil Nadu Circle some 487 pensioners are denied the 78.2% IDA pension revision on the plea that they were given pension revision on 68.8 % with one extra increment, granted in lieu of the Grade IV promotion. The files of these pensioners were sent back to the respective SSAs for reducing the extra increment and resubmission. AIBDPA had intervened in the matter and opposed the move strongly. CHQ also took up the issue and intervention of Secretary, DoT was sought to settle the issue. Meanwhile some pensioners approached the court and the issue was further delayed. Tamil Nadu Circle branch organised some agitational programme and a post card campaign to Secretary, DoT was also made. Earlier when General Secretary met the Director (Estt) he had stated that necessary clarification has already been issued. There was some confusion on the nature of the clarification.

On 20-08-2018, Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General  Secretary again met the DDG (Estt) and Director (Estt) and conveyed strong protest over the delay in the settlement of the issue. Director (Estt) provided a clarification issued to the Principal Controller of Communications Accounts, Tamil Nadu, vide No. 40-16/2012-(PenT) dated 01-01-2018. It clearly states, ” In terms of Rule 70 (1) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 which inter-alia states that Subject to the provision of Rule 8 and 9, pension once authorised after final assessment shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the government servant, unless such revision becomes necessary on account of detection of a clerical error subsequently. Consequently, the pension cannot be revised downwards till 09-06-2013 in terms of the said Rule. 

Therefore it is very clear that Extra increment already given cannot be deducted and now nothing prevents the Principal CCA to process the cases for 78.2% IDA revision of the 487 pensioners.