Kozhikode District Branch has held its monthly Generalbody Meeting at Manamchira Telephone Exchange club hall on 07-06-2017. Com.M.P.Velayudhan, District President presided. Inaugurating the meeting, Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri explained the current developments, including 3rd PRC report and the agitational programme chalked out by All Unions and Associations for Pay revision and Pension revision. Coms.K.Damodaran, P.V.Chandrasekharan,P.Kunhiraman spoke. Com.jayasree, BSNLEU spoke on medical claims rules.

Some of our comrades are asking the Circle/CHQ leaders whether to co-operate with a pensioners association, which is collecting money from the BSNL pensioners to file a case for the issue of BSNL pensioners retired between 01-01-2007 and 09-06-2013.

The issue of this section of pensioners, denial of pension, commutation, leave salary and gratuity on the basis of 78.2% IDA, is a great injustice and discrimination. AIBDPA has already taken up this issue with the DOT for early settlement. Further, this issue is prominently included in the charter of demands, on which AIBDPA, as per the decision of Mysuru CEC, has already conducted two programme of agitation, Call Attention Day on 20-04-2017 and Mass Dharna on 25-05-2017, with massive participation, all over the country. And we are confident that the issue could be achieved through sustained struggle and continuous pursual. 

Going to the court, as far as AIBDPA is concerned, is the last option and according to the nature of the issue. It is a long process incurring much money and efforts, and even if a favourable order is got, it is definite that the government will go on appeals, upto the supreme court. Nobody can predict how much time it will take. And unfortunately,if the court gives a negative order; alas, the issue is lost for ever.

Therefore, AIBDPA will not advise anybody to go to the court, on this particular issue.

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE

OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS..

Website: nccpahq.blogspot.in.

E mail: nccpahq@gmail.com.

13.c Feroze Shah Road,m

 New Delhi. 110 001

Dated: 3^rd June, 2017.

PRESIDENT:       COM.SHIV GOPAL MISHRA.(97176 47594)

SECRETARY GENERAL:COM.K.K.N.KUTTY. (98110 483030

Dear Comrades,

            We are sending herewith the notice for the National Executive meeting.  We had already intimated you over sms that the meeting would be held at Nagpur on 19^th August, 2017.  We have also placed a copy of the Notice on our website.  The exact venue of the meeting and other details would be communicated to you by the Reception Committee or Com.D.V. Dhakthod, our vice President. 

            We have been informed that arrangements for stay would be made by the host unit from 18^th evening to 20^th forenoon.  Those who are likely to reach earlier and perhaps leave later will have to make their own arrangements.  Nagpur is expected to have a humid and hot climatic condition at that time..  Rains are also expected.  Besides, the National Secretariat members, the Chief Executives of all affiliated Associations are members of the National Executive and they are all requested to be present at the meeting.  If for some unavoidable reason, the General Secretary of the affiliated Association is not able to go over to Nagpur, he is entitled to deploy any other office bearers to attend the NE meeting, with due information to the CHQ.  If any of the Sectt. member or the other NE members prefers to make their own arrangements for stay, they are free to do so.  However, if such arrangements are made, the same may please be communicated to the reception committee.  In fact we would very much welcome such arrangements if somebody is able to do so.

            Please inform in advance your journey details to the reception committee.  They are to deploy comrades to take you to the boarding place and make you comfortable.  We also advise that it would be better that the comrades reach on 18^th night itself so that the  reception committee will have less pressure on 19^thmorning.  Those who are to leave on 19^th itself, we would request them to kindly  book their tickets only by the train or flight after 8.30 PM. 

            The meeting is expected to commence on 19^th at 10.30AM and we want it to be concluded latest by 7.30PM.  Since we have a heavy agenda for discussion,  we request you to kindly co-operate with us to keep the time schedule. 

            Our Finance Secretary has informed us that there had been no remittance of subscription except a few in the last financial year. i.e. 2015-16  Whatever is due to be paid depending upon the membership, we request that the same may please be remitted immediately.  We give hereunder the bank details so that the amount could be remitted by you without any hassle.     

                                    Name of the Bank:     Syndicate Bank.

Branch Name:            India Park Branch, RZ 44331. Street No. 24, Sadh Nagar, Palam Colony, New Delhi. 110 0045.

MICR Code:                110025329

IFSC No.                     SYNB 0009188

Account  No.               91882010026870

Account is the joint name of the Finance Secretary and Secretary General i.e. Harbajan Lal Sidhu and K.K.N. Kutty.

            To ensure that the financial position of the NCCPA is strengthened, and  enable it to function properly, we may if all of you permit, propose to double the existing rate of subscription to. Rs. 2 per member per annum for the FY 2016-17 onwards.

            By the end of this months, the final decisions of the Government on various issues pertaining to 7^th CPC recommendations and  referred to different committees  would become available.  In so far as pension matters are concerned, the only matter of interest that has remained pending is the fixed medical allowance.  As the things go, we do not expect any positive decision on the part of the Government in the matter, unless the top bureaucrats have any benefit thereon.  It is expected to be a long drawn out struggle for the Pensioner community.  In this connection, we are to inform you that the Staff Side of the JCM National Council has fixed 23^rd June, 2017 as the last date for the submission of National anomaly committee items to their office.  As you are aware the National Anomaly Committee has already been set up and its first meeting has also been held. All pension related items would be within the ambit of the National Anomaly Committee.  Kindly go through the expanded definition of anomaly.  Please prepare items that are to be taken up and send the same to the NCCPA in its e mail only.  Please see our e mail address on the top of this letter-head.  Please send the items neatly typed in double space and send the same through e mail only as a word file.  Please do not send the same as either a Pdf file or in the  image form.  Since the items can be sponsored only once,  kindly cause discussions on this issue in a wider forum and prepare the items and send it to us immediately.  The Staff Side is expected to meet by the end of this month to finalise the items, they had received upto 23^rd June, 2017. 

            We shall have a comprehensive discussions on the items, which would be included int he list of the NAC agenda in our NE meeting to formulate our  oral arguments when these issues are taken up for discussion.  No doubt the refusal of Option No. 1. And the denial of pensionary benefits to the employees of the autonomous bodies must figure in our discussions on 18^th and no less importance we mush assign to the organisational issues. 

            Lastly the NE meeting must discuss and decide upon future programme of action especially to pursue the issue concerning the Option No. 1. and the untenable rejection thereof by the Pension Department.  Once we chalk out the programme, we may be able to get in touch with other pensioners Associations for eliciting their co-operation and participation.  So far our attempt to forge a united platform has not fructified.

            With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

Sd/-

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE

OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS..

Website: nccpahq.blogspot.in.

E mail: nccpahq@gmail.com.

13.c Feroze Shah Road,m

 New Delhi. 110 001

PRESIDENT:       COM.SHIV GOPAL MISHRA.(97176 47594)

SECRETARY GENERAL:COM.K.K.N.KUTTY. (98110 483030

Dated: 28^th May, 2017

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given for the meeting of the National Executive of the NCCPA to discuss the following agenda.  The meeting will be held at Nagpur on 19^th August, 2017. .  The exact venue will be intimated by the reception committee.  The meeting  will be presided over by Com.Shiv Gopal Mishra, President, NCCPA.   The meeting  will commence at 10.30 AM and will continue till 7.30 PM. 

AGENDA

1. Homage
2. Confirmation of minutes of the previous National Secretariat meetings.
3. Review of decisions taken in the earlier Sectt. meetings,
4. 7^th CPC recommendations on Pension Fixation –12^th May 2017  Orders  of the Government of India. Rejection of Option 1 – stand of NCCPA to be adopted – regarding.
5. Attempts for joint action with other Pensioners Associations & BCPC – result thereof and future task.
6. Review of implementation of calls of NCCPA by affiliates –Review of solidarity actions by NCCPA.. Discussion and conclusions
7. Role of NCCPA towards strengthening TUI Pensioners & Retired – Decisions of Kathmandu TUI Conference.
8. Organizational Review – Strengthening of NCCPA – Formation of NCCPA COCs in all States.
9. Financial Review – Quota remittances of Affiliates to NCCPA and action thereof.
10. News Letter – Publication and Finance – Enrollment of Annual Subscribers and the contributions of Affiliates thereon.
11. Any other matter with the permission of the chair.
12. Adoption of document on resolutions and conclusions from the discussions.

K.K.N.Kutty

Secretary General

Note: Details of accommodation arrangements for the participating comrades  will be conveyed  by the Reception Committee from Nagpur. As the Executive is to be commenced sharply at 10.30 A.M and conclude latest  by 7,30 PM on 19.08.2017, all are requested to reach Nagpur in the morning of 19^th or evening/night of 18^th August itself. All members are requested to book the ticket immediately and intimate the CHQ of their journey plan.  If any comrades is unable to reach and attend the NE meeting, intimation may be sent to the CHQ immediately.  The Accommodation would be available 18^th  evening onwards till 20^th morning Food will be served only on 19^th.  All comrades are requested to co-operate with the Reception committee.

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The aggressive attack on the Public Sector by the Modi Government is intended to finish off all the existing PSUs, which have greatly contributed to the growth of the country, and hand over them to the greedy corporates. Whether profitable or not, all the PSUs one by one are going to be disnvested, sold and or closed.

United/Joint Struggles by the entire workers, executives and management with the support of the people are essential for saving the public sector. Leave aside other differences and unite to fight the anti-PSU policy of the government and save the PSUs

The meeting of all unions / associations that was held at New Delhi on 02-06-2017, has unanimously finalised the following action programme, to settle the wage revision issue and to protect trade union rights of unions and associations in BSNL.

Action programme:

(i)     Day long dharna throughout the country on 20.06.2017.

(ii)    Hunger strike on 13.07.2017.

(iii)  One day strike on 27.07.2017.   

Demands:

(i)    Settle wage revision and pension revision w.e.f. 01.01.2017.

(ii)  Settle superannuation benefits to the Directly Recruited Employees.

(iii) Unconditionally withdraw the Corporate Office letter dated 08.05.2017, banning all trade union activities in BSNL.

The meeting also decided that the dates of the struggle can be changed, if necessary. It is decided that the notice for the agitational programme should be signed by all the General Secretaries of unions and associations. Further, the meeting decided that all other communications to the government / Management would be signed by com.P.Abhimanyu, Convenor.

]It is a “Do or Die” situation now. Circle and district unions are requested to immediately plunge into action.

Everyone knows that, as per the Affordability Clause of the 3rd PRC, the employees of BSNL are not eligible for wage revision. The Affordability Clause reads as follows:-

“Additional financial impact should not be more than 20% of the average PBT of the last 3 financial years preceding the year of implementation.”

Since BSNL has not earned any profit from 2009–10 onwards, naturally it’s employees are not eligible for wage revision. The unions and associations of BSNL have demanded that BSNL should be exempted from the Affordability Clause of the 3rd PRC, so that the employees can get wage revision. BSNL Management is in support of this. DoT was also in support of this, so long as Mr. J.S. Deepak was the Secretary, DoT. However, DoT’s stand has changed now. In the last meeting on wage revision, headed by the Cabinet Secretary, the DoT did not demand exemption to BSNL from the Affordability Clause of the 3rd PRC. Without any doubt, we can say that the DoT has let down the entire Non-Executives and Executives of BSNL.  Now, the decisions of the government, on the recommendations of the 3rd PRC are being finalised. At least at this juncture, the BSNL employees have to unitedly raise their voice, through appropriate action programme, that they should be given wage revision. It is a “do or die” situation now. Keeping all these factors in view, the meeting of all unions / associations, which met at New Delhi today, have decided to go on strike on 27.07.2017. All circle and district secretaries are requested to immediately plunge it to action. Coordinate with all the unions and associations, meet each and every employee and make the dharna, hunger strike and one day strike successful.

 (source:BSNLEU website)

AIBDPA IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORT AND JOIN THE AGITATIONAL PROGRAM AND ALL AIBDPA UNITS ARE REQUESTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE RESPECTIVE LEVEL OF THE UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS AND JOIN THE PROGRAMME ENMASSE