Prominent leader of AITUC and former leader of the central government employees, Com.G.L.Dhar has breathed his last at New Delhi on 06-06-2018.
AIBDPA expresses profound grief and conveys heartfelt condolences to the family and comrades of the departed leader.
A meeting of NTR circle Branch was held on 06-06-2018 at the council hall of BSNLEU, NTR, New Delhi under the presidentship of Com.M.C.Malhotra, Circle President. Com. D.P.S.Shishodia, Circle Secretary welcomed the gathering and presented the issues for discussion. Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary inaugurated the meeting and explained the issues of the pensioners as well as 3rd PRC and the current position. He also shared the outcome of the discussion had with Member (Service) and DDG (Estt) at DoT regarding pension revision of BSNL absorbed retirees with 15% fitment from 01-01-2017 without waiting for the wage revision. Some of the comrades raised the issue of delay in payment of medical bills and difficulties with regard to CGHS which were adequately replied.
Com.R.S.Chouhan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU , NTR, New Delhi who has played a pivotal role in organising AIBDPA in NTR was heartily welcomed to the meeting and the life membership receipt of AIBDPA was handed over to him by Com. M.C.Malhotra, Circle President. Com.R.S.Chouhan has retired from service on superannuation on 31-05-2018.
VIEW THE LETTER >Delay in payment of quarterly medical allowance to the BSNL retires
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Almost the entire two and half lakhs Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) workers, who runs the Postal Services in the rural areas and partially in the cities, are completely on strike for the last two weeks since 22nd May 2018, demanding implementation of the Kamalesh Chandra Committee report on the wage and service conditions of the GDS. The report was submitted on November 2016 to the Government, which have some favorable recommendations. While the government implemented the recommendations of the VII Central Pay Commission, which are mostly retrogressive, for the regular employees stating that the committee reports are treated as ‘Awards’, the GDS Committee report is not implemented.
The entire rural postal service is paralyzed. No letters, money orders, parcels, speed posts, registered articles delivered. About 1,30,000 Sub and branch Post Offices in the country closed due to strike. Still the government is silent and is not prepared to meet the unions, discuss and settle the issues.
Despite their difficulties, the common people support the striking workers, well knowing under what conditions and negligent low wages they are working without any benefits that the workers are eligible. They understand the wage slavery imposed on the GDS workers.
All the trade unions in the country and political parties are supporting the poor underpaid GDS workers’ strike; But the government is still silent and unresponsive. It was in the same way when it dealt with the demands of the kisans and other workers.
The GDS workers are firm in their decision to continue the indefinite strike till their fully justified demands are met. The regular employees, who withdrew from the strike after a few days,are fully in solidarity with the striking GDS comrades.
The central government should immediately discuss with the union leaders and concede the fully justified demands, so that the strike can be ended and the Postal services restored.
The All India convention of Central Public Sector Employees was held at New Delhi, yesterday the 30.05.2018. A presedium, consisting of the leaders of the Central Trade Union, presided over the Convention. Leaders, including com. Ashok Singh, National Vice- President, INTUC, com. Tapan Sen, GS, CITU, com. H. Mahadevan, Working President, AITUC, com. Shanmugam, GS, LPF, com. Swadesh Dev Roye, Secretary, CITU, com. Mahendar Sharma, HMS, com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, com. Subhash Lamba, (Electricity) and many others addressed. Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, briefly explained about the struggles going on in BSNL, on the issues of Subsidiary Tower Company, Wage Revision, etc. The Convention unanimously adopted a declaration, which calls for a one day strike against disinvestment / privatisation, fixed Term Employment, demanding Wage Revision to all PSU employees, without affordability condition. Date of the strike will be announced shortly.
(BSNLEU Website)
A generalbody meeting of the NTR Circle branch was held at CTO, Hall, New DElhi on 30-05-2018. Inaugurating the meeting, Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri gave a good account of the developments on the issues of pension revision, attack on BSNL and the efforts and struggles for settlement. Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary dealt on the organisational issues and appealed to strengthen AIBDPA further. Com.M.C.Malhotra, Circle President presided over the meeting. Com.D.P.S.Shishodia, Circle Secretary welcomed all.
In continuation of the discussion Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary had with Shri.S.K.Jain, DDG (Estt), DoT on 29-05-2018 on the issue of pension revision of BSNL absorbed retirees with 15% fitment, Coms.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor and K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary along with Com. G.L.Jogi, veteran leader and Chairman of SNEA met Shri.Prabash Singh, Memeber (Technology), Telecom Commission who is holding the additional charge of Member( Service) on 31-05-2018. They had a serious discussion on the issue in which Shri. S.K.Jain, DDG (Estt) was also present. The delegation strongly demanded that pension revision be done without waiting for the wage revision as it has nothing to do with BSNL’s finance or the affordability conditions. Shri.Prabash Singh, who had been the General Secretary of ITS Officers Association which joined the Doorsanchar Sangarsh Samithi in the 1990s, was very positive in response and asked the DDG to consider the points. General Secretary suggested that technical issue of 50% of the last pay only could be given for the subsequently retiring officials can be solved by incorporating a formulation in the cabinet note that the fixation be given after one week of their retirement .The DDG then responded that a note with such inputs may be given to him for further action.