Vellore District Branch has organised a protest Demonstration on 16-07-2018 at GMT office , Vellore against reduction by 50% in the medical allowance by the BSNL management. Coms. B.Jothi, District Secretary, V.Elumalai, District President and P.Gnanasekharan, Circle Organising Secretary addressed.

With the minimum medical allowance fixed at Rs.12,000 in a year, the pre 2007 retirees are benefited. However, for the post 2007 retirees, particularly , of the executives, it will be loss. If our demand of  monthly medical allowance of Rs.2000 is conceded, this type of disparity could be avoided to a great extent . So, while protest against the unilateral reduction of medical allowance, let us continue our struggle for a uniform medical allowance of Rs.2000 to all.

CHQ IS SADDENED TO INFORM THAT SHRI. APARESH MITRA (82) , FATHER OF COM. ANIMESH MITRA, SECRETARY GENERAL, BSNL CCWF, CIRCLE SECRETARY, WEST BENGAL AND CHQ VICE PRESIDENT, BSNLEU HAS PASSED AWAY ON 15-06-2018 AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS AT SALTLAKE HOSPITAL, KOLKATA.  AIBDPA SHARES THE GRIEF AND CONVEYS HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO COM. ANIMESH MITRA AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. 

AIBDPA COMRADES OF WEST BENGAL PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMONSTRATION AT CCA OFFICE, WEST BENGAL, KOLKATA.

AIBDPA COMRADES PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMONSTRATION AT ALIGARH, UP(W)

Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises

No.W-02/0036/2018-DPE (WC)-GL-XIX/18

Public Enterprises Bhawan,
Block No.14, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.

Dated, the 10th July, 2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Payment of Gratuity to the employees of CPSEs – Clarification – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to DPE’s OM No W-02/0028/2017- DPE(WC)-GL-XIII/17 dated 03.08.2017 which, inter-alia, stipulates the increase of ceiling of gratuity from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs 20 lakhs w.e.f. 01.01.2017 for Executives and Non-Unionised Supervisors of CPSEs on IDA pattern of Pay and DPE’s OM No W-02/0020/2018-DPE(WC)-GL-XII/18 dated 11.04.2018, informing about the amendment in the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, regarding enhancement of ceiling of gratuity from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs and effective date i.e. 29.03.2018.

2. This Department has received various representations from different stakeholders seeking clarification on the effective date of the enhancement of ceiling of Gratuity. Accordingly, the issue has been considered & clarified as follows:

a) The payment of Gratuity under DPE guidelines dated 03.08.2017, is subject to affordability of the CPSEs concerned effective for the period from 01.01.2017 till 28.03.2018, in respect of Executives and Non-Unionised Supervisors of CPSEs on IDA pay pattern, where, pay has been revised w.e.f. 01.01.2017

b) Whereas, on and after 29.03.2018, the payment of gratuity of Rs 20 lakhs is mandatory for all the CPSEs irrespective of their affordability as it is a statutory provision in light of the amendment in the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. This provision is applicable to all employees of all CPSEs.

c) Further, the Government decision on the basis of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), regarding raising the Gratuity ceiling from Rs 10 lakhs to Rs 20 lakhs w.e.f. 01.01.2016 is not applicable to the employees of CPSEs.

3. All administrative Ministries/Departments are requested to bring these clarification to the notice of CPSEs (except Banking & Insurance Sector) under their administrative control for strict compliance.

4. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

(Samsul Haque)
Under Secretary

AHMEDABAD CCA OFFICE, GUJARAT

TAMIL NADU CCA OFFICE, CHENNAI

THIRUVANANTHPURAM CCA OFFICE, KERALA.

BHUBANESWAR CCA OFFICE, ODISHA

GMT OFFICE, HUBLI, KARNATAKA

SURENDRANAGAR, GUJARAT

JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT

KARWAR, KARNATAKA

CUDDALORE, TAMIL NADU

NAMAKKAL, TAMIL NADU

CCA OFFICE, KARNATAKA

HASAN, KARNATAKA

MYSORE, KARNATAKA

AIBDPA COMRADES AT SAHRANPUR, UP(W)

The first biennial District Conference of Circle Office, Ahmedabad was held on 04-07-2018. Com. J.G.Naik, Circle Patron inaugurated the conference explaining the recent developments in respect of pension revision and wage revision and the ongoing struggle by AUAB. The biennial report and accounts presented by Coms.H.C.Parmar, District Secretary and B.R.Mistri, Treasurer were approved after discussion.

Coms. J.G.Naik, H.C.Parmar and B.R.Mistri were elected President, District Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. 

A meeting of the All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) was held on 04-07-2018, under the chairmanship of Com.Prahlad Rai, GS, AIBSNLEA. The meeting seriously discussed about the steep fall in the revenue collection of the Company, due to the predatory pricing of Reliance Jio. It is felt that this is an undesirable situation, especially when the employees are awaiting the 3^rd wage revision. Hence, the meeting seriously felt the need to take urgent steps, to immediately boost the sales and revenue collection of the Company. The meeting decided to take the following steps, to implement the call.
 

1. To call upon the employees to observe “BSNL AT YOUR DOORSTEP” movement, till the end of the current financial year, to reach out to the public, for boosting BSNL’s sales and revenue
2. To form separate committees, consisting of the employees at circle and district levels, for intensifying the marketing of FTTH, broadband, leased lines, and mobile.
3. To call upon each employee (other than those who are posted in the marketing), to dedicate at least a day in a week, for marketing activities.

All circle and district secretaries of BSNLEU are requested to take immediate steps, in coordination with the other constituents of the AUAB, for the immediate implementation of the above stated decisions. Meeting of the AUAB must be convened immediately at all circle and district levels, and the decisions should be implemented vigorously.

(BSNLEU Website)

Pensioners can contribute more in this regard and as such AIBDPA units may take earnest efforts to involve pensioners to make this campaign/ marketing successful.