The 2nd biennial district conference of Himatnagar was held with good participation on 01-03-2023 at Gayatri Pragna Mandir Hall. Com.N N Patel, Circle President inaugurated the conference with detailed speech covering all the issues. Representing BSNL , Shri. Rajpal, DGM and Shri. Chamadiya, CAO greeted the conference. Coms. N J Desai, ACS, V K Pandya Circle Vice President, G M Rami, Organising Secretary, Y H Sherasiya, G B Darji, District Secretary, Mahesena also addressed. The detailed message of Com.M B Chaniyara, CHQ Vice President and Circle Secretary was read out by Com.V K Pandya. Com.P K Patel, District Secretary presented the report and accounts which were adopted after discussion. Office bearers were elected unanimously with Com. G J Chauhan (President)Com.P K Patel (District Secretary) and Com. H K Shisodiya (Treasurer).

Com. V A N Namboodiri, Advisor inaugurated the Circle Executive Committee meeting of Kerala at P&T House, Thiruvananthapuram on 28-02-2023. Com. K Mohanan, Circle President was in chair. Com.N Guruprasad, Circle Secretary welcomed one and all and presented the report for the intervening period. Com. K G Jayaraj, General Secretary delivered the keynote address and dealt on the recent developments at international, national and on the issues of the pensioners. Com.R Muraleedharan Nair, AGS and M G S Kurup, CHQ Treasurer also addressed the CEC. All the four CHQ leaders were felicitated by the Circle Association. Com.R R Waeier, senior leader who crossed 80 also was honoured by Com.V A N Namboodiri. District Secretaries and all the circle office bearers participated actively in the discussion. The CEC adopted resolutions on early settlement of pension revision and pending cases of medical benefits and family pension cases. It was also decided to conduct a two days Study Camp during March/April, 2023 and bring out the Souvenir on Com.PVC by ened of March, 2023.

The Co-Ordination Committee of BSNLEU,AIBDPA & BSNLCCWF has given call for a four phased campaign programme to popularise the demands of Mazdoor- Kisan Rally at New Delhi on 05-04-2023. The first programme, Demonstration and Gate Meeting on 24-02-2023 has been held successfully throughout the country. The huge participation reflected the strong protest and aungish against the anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-PSU and anti-people policies of the Modi government. CHQ heartily congratulate and salute all the comrades for their commitment.

.A meeting of the Joint Forum of BSNL/MTNL Pensioners Associations has been held online on 21-02-2023. All the leaders of the eight constituent organisations participated in the meeting.Com.D D Mistry, General Secretary, BDPA(I) presided over the meeting. Com.K G Jayaraj ,General Secretary , AIBDPA welcomed all and briefed on the recent developments regarding pension revision.

Com.G L Jogi, General Secretary SNPWA stated that things are moving in the right direction at DoT level. Coms.H F Chaudhary, General Secretary, All India Central Government Pensioners Association HQ Pune, Thomas John, President, BDPA(I), V A N Namboodiri Advisor, AIBDPA ,R K Mudgal, General Secretary, MTNL Retired Executives Welfare Association , D C Sharma( SNPWA) and M R Das, President, AIBDPA also aired their opinion.

After hearing the views of all, it was generally felt that the delegation of Joint Forum should meet the Hon’ble Minister of Communications and top officers of DoT including Secretary,Telecom. After ascertaining the exact position the Joint Forum will meet physically at New Delhi and take appropriate decision by the last week of March,2023.

It was also decided to hold the preliminary physical meeting at 2PM on 19-03-2023 at NTR Recreation Club, Room No.556, Kidwai Bhawan, Janpath , New Delhi.

The meeting of the Co-ordination Committee of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNL CCWF held on 18-02-2023 has decided to participate in the Mazdoor- Kizan Rally being organised at New Delhi on 5th April, 2023. The 14 point charter of demands put forward by the organisers are of paramount importance. The meeting felt that it is the bounden duty of all the workers, pensioners and the general public to make the Rally a resounding success to give a strong message to the Narendra Modi Government against its anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-people measures. The campaign in this regard is equally important and we have to implement the decisions of the meeting successfully. The Co-Ordination Committee at Circle/District level be held immediately and arrangements made for the success of all the programmes.

Further, participation of maximum comrades in the Delhi Rally on 05-04-2023 be ensured from Delhi NTR, ALTTC, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, MP and UP. Necessarry arrangements may please be made by these circles well in advance.

Trade Union International ( Pensioners & Retirees) had an important meeting virtually on 2nd February night of leaders of world countries. The meeting was organized by the General Secretary Comrade Quim Boix and was presided over by the President of the organization Comrade Dimos Koumpouris of Greece. This meeting discussed the draft report of General Secretary TUI(P&R) Comrade Quim Boix for the 2024 World Congress. The meeting remembered the great contribution of Comrade KKN Kutty, who passed away on 8th December, 2022. From India both Comrades K.G.Jayaraj and K.Ragavendran attended and addressed. Written interventions by them also were sent earlier by both of them. Indian conditions and sturggles of united workers and the new initiative for struggles against NPS were presented in the responses. They expressed the desire that the draft report of world congress to be educative to all. Indian leaders wanted the help of WFTU intervention with various Asian Countries so that the Asia Regional Conference of TUI at Kerala on 1 October, 2023 is attended by delegates from different Asian countries. Com..Swastika Dasgupta( Vice President,AIBDPA) was proposed to the TUI Women Wing by the Indian leaders. The meeting took note of Struggle by French Workers and Retirees and discussed in detail of the prevailing conditions against pensioners and workers in different continents. Comrade Quim Boix General Secretary assured to discuss with the leadership of WFTU regarding the pension issue of Bank Pensioners of India. The next meeting will be held on 19th or 20th of April, 2023.