AUAB TO ORGANIZE STRUGGLE DEMANDING EARLY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSURANCES GIVEN BY YHE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS- AIBDPA TO JOIN.

The meeting of AUAB (All unions and Associations of BSNL) held on 26-06-2018 has decided to conduct a two phased agitation demanding early implementation of the assurances given by the MOC(S) on 24-02-2018. The Minister in the discussion with the AUAB leaders held on 24-02-2018 had assured positive action on wage revision, pension revision, 4G spectrum to BSNL and Pension Contribution on actual pay. But, even after four months there has been no significant progress in any of the issue. In these circumstances, the meeting decided to conduct the following agitational program.

  1. .Demonstration at Corporate Office, CCA Offices and at SSA levels on 11-07-2018.
  2. Relay Hunger Fast on 24th, 25th and 26th July, 2018 at Corporate Office, Circle Office and SSA levels

AIBDPA fully endorses the decision and requests all its units all over the country to participate massively in both these agitations and make it a grand success. 

BOLPUR BRANCH CONFERENCE HELD ON 24-06-2018.

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Bolpur Branch under Bhirbum District was held its conference on 24-06-2018. Com.Pijush Chakraborty inaugurated the conference and stressed the importance of the ensuing 3rd Triennial All India Conference at Kolkata. Coms. Ashis Mukherjee and Com. Debdas Chakraborty jointly presided. Coms. Santosh Goswami, District Secretyary, CMU and Tinku Biswas, District Secretary, BSNLEU also addressed.

Coms. Ashis Mukherjee, Ajit Bose and Tapan Biswas were elected President, Secretary and Trasurer, respectively.

KERALA CIRCLE DECIDES TO INCREASE TELE PENSIONER SUBSCRIBERS TO 20% OF MEMBERSHIP.

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Kerala Circle Executive Committee meeting held at K.G.Bose Bhawan, Ernakulam on 24-06-2018 have decided to hold the 5th biennial Circle Conference at Kollam on 11, 12 November, 2018 in a befitting manner, reflecting the growth of AIBDPA in the circle. The CEC also decided to increase the number of subscribers to 20% of the total membership of each district branch.

Com.R.A.Nair , Circle President presided over the meeting. Com. N.Guruprasad, Circle Secretary welcomed the participants and presented the report of activities during the intervening period since the last circle executive committee meeting. Com. V.A. N. Namboodiri, Advisor in his inaugural address exposed thoroughly the anti- people and anti- worker policies of the Modi government. He also appreciated the people friendly alternative policies being implemented by the LDF government in Kerala. The efforts and struggles of AUAB and AIBDPA for the revival of BSNL, pay revision and pension revision also were explained.

Delivering the keynote address , Com.K.G.jayaraj, General Secretary explained the issues confronting the pensioners with special emphasis to pay revision, pension revision, medical issues and protection of BSNL. General Secretary assured that the ensuing Central Executive Committee meeting at Jalgaon, Maharashtra will review the situation and take appropriate decision. He also sought full co-operation of the Kerala Circle to the Reception Committee of the third triennial All India Conference , Kolkata. He appealed to strengthen the organization further by enrolling more pensioners and widen the subscriber base of Tele Pensioner. Com. K.Mohanan, AGS, BSNLCCWF also addressed and stressed to strengthen the unity of BSNLEU< AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF. All the District Secretaries and some of the Circle office bearers participated actively in the discussion.

BANGALORE DISTRICT CONFERENCE HELD ENTHUSIASTICALLY..

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Coms. G.G.Patil, AGS and Muddaiah, Circle Secretary jointly inaugurated the 4th Biennial Conference of Bangalore District Branch by lighting the lamp. Com. B.T.M.Giri, District President controlled the proceedings. Com. H.C.Prakash, District Secretary welcomed the gathering. Coms. C.K.Gundanna Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, H.Sudharshan, AGS, BSNLEU, R.G.Bhandari, Circle President, AIBDPA, Keshav, Circle Treasurer, BSNLEU and Girish, Branch Secretary, BSNLEU addressed.The leaders covered almost all the relevant issues, including 3rd PRC, wage revision, pension revision, separate tower company, BSNL MRS etc. The biennial report and accounts presented by the District Secretary and Treasurer were adopted after discussion.

A new set of office bearers were elected unanimously with Com. B.T.M.Giri (President), H.C.Prakash (District Secretary) and Com. V.Girish Chander (Treasurer)

 

VELLORE DISTRICT GENERAL BODY MEETING .

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Vellore District Branch organized a well attended General body Meeting at Sunil Arangam (AIIEA) , Vellore on 23-06-2018. Com. S.Mohandoss, CHQ Vice President inaugurated the meeting and gave a good account of the recent developments in BSNL, particularly, wage revision, pension revision and separate tower company. Com. Jothisudanthiranathan, District Secretary delivered the welcome address. Com. P.Jnanasekharan, Circle Organizing Secretary also addressed the meeting.

 

 

ALAPPUZHA AREA BIMONTHLY MEETING HELD.

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Com.N.Guruprasad, Circle Secretary inaugurated the bimonthly meeting of Alappuzha Area under Alappuzha District at BSNLEU hall on 23-06-2018. Com.P.G.jayakumar, Area President presided over the meeting. Com. T. Sobhanan, Area Secretary welcomed one and all. Com. P. Surendran, District Secretary also addressed the meeting.

TIRUCHI BRANCH FORMED.

Tiruchi Area Branch under Tiruchi District Branch has been formed in a well organized meeting held at BSNLEU hall on 21-06-2018. Com. P.Krishnan, District President was in chair. Com. John Pasha, District Secretary welcomed the gathering. Com. C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary, delivering the inaugural address, explained the current developments in respect of pension revision and the struggles and efforts being made by AIBDPA. Coms. A Aslam Pasha, District Secretary, BSNLEU and R.A.Pakhirnathan, Assistant Circle Secretary also addressed.

Coms. K.Nagarajan, S.Paulraj and A.Chandrasekharan were elected President, Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. 

Com. Nataraja, Circle Treasurer and Com. K. Krishnan, Asst. Circle Secretary spoke, congratulating the new office bearers.

 

  WFTU Statement on the World Environment Day

 

In 1972 the UN agency United Nations Environmental Program declared June 5th as the World Environment Day.

Despite the action being undertaken for the protection of the Earth, various environmental problems are being exacerbating. The natural resources are not being used for water and food security for the peoples of Africa, of Asia etc, but they are being plundered by the monopolies. The rivalries between imperialist states for the control of natural resources often lead to armed interventions with destructive effects on the environment and the peoples of these countries.

The monopolies and the laws and directions that serve them, consider the environment to be a field of action to attract investments, to extract raw materials for the production of goods, and to dispose of the waste created by these activities. This means that large monopoly groups continue to destroy the environment in the hunt for profit.

In this framework, they prioritize the saving of water demand, instead of measures of enrichment of the underground aquifers in each water compartment. The developed countries send their worst kind of garbage to developing countries, where huge landfills are created. They exploit the forests and ecosystems by further commercializing forest land for tourism and investments on Renewable Sources of Energy. They give waste management to private companies which do not guarantee the proper conditions of waste treatment and cause new strains on the environment.

The devastating floods or accidents with serious environmental impact like the oil spills, reflect the policy of capitalist states, which do not protect nor the lives of citizens neither their environment, while the most poor population of each country is the first to suffer by the extreme weather phenomena.

The protection of the environment for the benefit of the people, demands today’s struggles of the working class, of the ordinary people against the commercialization of water, forests, natural resources, against the exploitation of nature for the capitalist profits, against the imperialist wars. The WFTU will continue fighting and promoting these demands that can assure improvement of the environmental problems and of life itself.

The Secretariat

Indian Dollar Millionaires increased by 20% in 2017.

As per the study of the French Tech Firm, Capgemini, the number of High Networth Individuals (HNI) in India has increased by 20% in the year 2017. An High Networth Individual is defined as the one who is having investable assets of over 1 million US Dollars. According to this report, the number of such Dollar Millionaires in India comes to 2.6 lakh people. Their asset worth is a whopping 1 trillion US Dollars! It is also worth mentioning here that, the International Rights Group, Oxfam, has reported that in India, 73% of the wealth created in 2017, has reached the hands of the top 1% of the population, whereas the bottom 67 crore Indians have got only 1% of this wealth. This is how the Narendra Modi government is serving the poor people of this country. (Courtesy: BSNLEU website)

Restoration of pension to Defence Service Personnel – MoD Order dated 20-6-2018

Restoration of pension to Defence Service Personnel who had drawn lump sum payment on absorption in Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Bodies — delinking of qualifying service of 33 years for revised pension with effect from 1.1.2006

No.1(04)/2007/D(Pen/Pol)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi,Dated:20th June,2018

To

The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject: Restoration of pension to Defence Service Personnel who had drawn lump sum payment on absorption in Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Bodies — delinking of qualifying service of 33 years for revised pension with effect from 1.1.2006 reg.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No.1(04)/2007-D(Pen/Policy) dated 18th Sept,2017 under which orders have been issued for restoration of full pension for those Defence pensioners who had drawn lump sum payment on absorption in Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Bodies after expiry of commutation period of 15 years from the date of payment of 100% lump sum amount. The said order also allows revision of pension in accordance with the instructions issued from time to time in implementation of the recommendations of the Pay commissions including Seventh CPC.

2. Instructions were issued by this Ministry vide letter No 1(2)/2016- D(Pen/Pol.) dated 30.9.2016 to the effect that w.e.f.1.1.2006 revised consolidated pension and family pension of pre-2006 Armed Forces pensioners shall not be lower than 50% and 30% respectively of the minimum of the pay in the Pay Band plus Grade pay corresponding to the pre–revised scale from which the pensioner had retired/ discharged/ invalided out/ died including Military Service Pay and ‘X’ Group pay, if any, without pro rata reduction of pension even if they had rendered qualifying service of less than 33 years at the time of retirement.

3. Matter has been considered by the Government and it has been decided that while determining the revised pension of above said category of absorbee pensioners/ family pensioners with effect from 1.1.2006, the pension/ family pension shall also be revised in accordance with the provisions contained in this Ministry’s letter dated 30.9.2016 referred above.

4. The revised pension in terms of this order shall be revised by respective Pension Sanctioning Authorities suo-moto by issuing Corrigendum PPOs in all affected cases. No application in this regard shall be called for either from the pensioners or from the PDAs concerned.

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID No.31(8)/09/Fin/Pen dated 23-05-2018.

6. Hindi version will follow.

S/d,
(R K Arora)
Under Secretary to the Govt. Of India