Circle Executive Committee Meeting of Gujarat Circle was held on 25-03-2017 at the spacious hall of Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mahsena District very successfully. The Open session was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, Shri. N.L.Patel, MLA & President Umiya Mataji Sansthan and Shri. R.K.Chauhan, Sr.General Manager, BSNL, Mahsena. Com.T. V.Ghelani, Circle President presided. Com. N.N.Patel, District President, Mahsena welcomed the gathering of about 250. Coms. M.K.Dave, Asst General Secretary, BSNLEU, D.K.Bakutra, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, D.H.Trivedi, Circle President, BSNLEU, S.J.Thakar, Circle Convenor, BSNL CCWF, S/Shri. Pruthviraj Shekhar, DGM (Finance), Mahsena, M.K.Patel, D.E, GMTD, Mahsena addressed the open session.

Com.K.G.jayaraj, General Secretary delivering his speech as the Chief Guest, explained the important achievements were made possible through by sustained struggle by AIBDPA and the Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations. He also highlighted the decisions of the Mysuru Central Executive Committee Meeting and appealed to make the agitational programme a great success with maximum participation. General Secretary also exhorted to join the programmes of All UNions and Associations of BSNL for implementation of pay revision and pension revision and against the move of the government for closure/disinvestment of BSNL.

In the subject session held at 3PM, Com.Manubhai Chaniyara, Circle Secretary presented the report on activities. District Secretaries and some of the office bearers participated in the discussion after which the report was adopted. Com. G.B.Darji, District Secretary, Mahsena proposed vote of thanks. Mahsena comrades had made excellent arrangements for the CEC

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The Union Government has decided that in all cases where the service of the retiring Central Government employees has been verified, payment of the accumulation under Savings Fund of Central Government Employee Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS) will be made without awaiting confirmation of deduction of each monthly subscription of CGEGIS. This would help in timely payment of accumulations under the Savings Fund of the CGEGIS. The necessary Orders in this regard have been issued by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance on 17.03.2017.

Often delay occurs in payment of dues to the retiring Central Government employees as the existing procedure requires confirmation of deduction of each monthly subscription to the scheme. The present decision of the Union Government is a step towards simplification of procedure as well as to ensure timely payment of savings along with interest under CGEGIS, to the Central Government employees at the time of retirement.

Under the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980, the accumulations under the component of Savings Fund together with interest thereon are payable to the employees on retirement or on cessation of employment with the Central Government or to their family on death while in service.

Source: PIB

CHQ has published in this website the status of each circle in respect of 78.2% IDA revision cases as on 28-02-2017, as per data collected and supplied by Member (Finance). It may not be 100% correct. But we have to ensure that where ever cases are still to be sent from BSNL, we have to intervene strongly.  Unless and until it is sent to the concerned CCA, the cases cannot be settled. CHQ had directed in the very beginning itself for circle/SSA level intervention for early settlement.

Kindly take it seriously. 

Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary had a detailed discussion with Shri.Prahlad Singh, Member (Finanace) on the following issues

(1) Unjustified and unwarranted delay in settlement of anomaly to those retired between 01-10-2000 and 31-07-2001.

General Secretary gave him the CHQ letter written on the issue,mentioning the minutes of the 28th SCOVA meeting held on 27-06-2016 wherein DoT was asked to expedite the information to ensure that the matter is resolved within a month. He told the Member(Finance) that the issue is being dragged unnecessarily for one or other reason and demanded early settlement.

Member (Finance) stated that the particular file has not come to him and assured to examine and do the needful.

(2). Undue delay in revision of pension merging 78.2% IDA.

A letter of CHQ in this regard had already been given to his office on 14th March, 2017, in his absence. Member(Finance ) stated that he has already gone through the letter and based on our earlier letter and subsequent discussions, he has collected feedback from all the circles and has issued revised target dates as ; Pre 2007- 31-03-2017 and for Post 2007- 10-04-2017. He has also written to CMD,BSNL for his intervention as there are 30,393 cases still to be received from BSNL to the CCA offices out of a total of 1,39,835. According to status report as on 28-02-2017, 58411 cases are settled with issuing revised pension order.

General Secreatry expressed his concern to the fact that as per reports being received from various circles,it is unlikely to settle all the cases even as per the revised target dates and requested for frequent monitoring for implementation. Member(Finance) stated that he was for the earliest settlement of all the cases and whatever is required at his end will be done.

A copy of the letter and the status report also were given to General Secretary which are reproduced below.

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The Circle Executive Committee meeting of Kerala was held at K.G.Bose Bhavan, Ernakulam on 21-03-2017. Com.R.Aravindakshan Nair, Circle President presided. Com.N.Guruprasad, Circle Secretary welcomed and presented a brief report, mainly decisions of the Central Executive Committee Meeting at Mysuru on 23,24 February, 2017.

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor inaugurated the CEC with an elaborate speech covering the current developments and he explained the decisions of the Mysuru CEC meeting. The district secretaries and most of the circle office bearers participated in the discussion.

The meeting decided to hold area level conventions from March 25 to April 10, 2017 to popularise the demands identified in the charter of demands and make the Call Attention Day on 20-04-2017 and SSA level Mass Dharna on 25-05-2017 a grand success.

AIBDPA EXTENDS REVOLUTIONARY GREETINGS TO ALL ON THE 16TH FOUNDATION DAY OF BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION, THE MIGHTY ORGANISATION OF BSNL EMPLOYEES AND LEADER IN ALL STRUGGLES.

According to Forbes list of richest people in the world India has moved to 4th place with 101 billionaires among the total of 2043 world over.

United States of America tops the list with 565, Chine second with 319, followed by Germany 114.

2043 richest people in world have combined net worth of $ 8.67 trillion, a record 18% increase over last year.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops a record 4th time with $ 86 billion.

Mukesh Ambani has reatined the top position in India with $ 23.2 billion.

Thanks to the neo-liberal policies which makes the rich, richest and the poor, poorest. !

EDITORIAL

WAGE / PENSION REVISION IN BSNL; STRUGGLE INEVITABLE.

The 3^rd Pay Revision Committee appointed to recommend pay and perks for the executives in central public sector units has submitted its report. The PRC in its report has put forward certain conditions, rather stringent, for wage revision and fitment. It has linked the wage revision with affordability of each PSU. Accordingly, it has recommended three fitments,  if the financial liability liability of PSU is below 20% of Profit before tax (PBT) 15% fitment, if the liability is between 20  and  30% of the PBT in such PSUs the fitment should be 10% and for above 30% but below 40% of PBT only 5% fitment. And if the financial liability is more than 40%, fitment will be NIL.

In the case of non-executives, pay revision is determined through bilateral discussion between the management and recognized unions. The norms and criteria for such discussion would be on the basis of the 3^rd PRC recommendations. In BSNL, a committee has been constituted with management representatives for the wage negotiation.

Nobody can deny that BSNL has achieved a great turn around during the last two, three years. It has posted an operational profit of Rs.672 crore in 2014-15 and increased it by 6 fold, to Rs.3855 crore in 2015-16. Telecom Industry analysts have correctly opined that BSNL is certain to post net profit in 2018. BSNL has successfully overcome the cut throat competition from the private telecom companies, particularly Reliance Jio in the recent past. This has been made possible with whole hearted co-operation of the BSNL employees both executives and non-executives on the initiative of Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations through ‘Customer Delight Service’, ‘Serve with a Smile’ and ‘one hour extra work’. Some innovative marketing strategies and attractive packages also helped a lot. BSNl has been able to give more than 20 lakh mobile connections every month for the last six months. So, undoubtedly, BSNL is very much on the revival path.

The great progress achieved has made the BSNL management  favourable for the pay revision and Shri.Anupam Shrivastava, CMD has stated ‘ I will be failing in my duty if the wage revision is not settled amicably”. Though the PRC has laid down certain conditions, the central government , as in the past, can waive it and implement the wage revision in BSNL.

So, All Unions and Associations have demanded the central government to exempt BSNL from the affordability clause of the 3^rd PRC for wage revision. They have also demanded pension revision after pay revision. AIBDPA had already taken up the issue of mandatory pension revision with the Minister of Communications and Secretary, Telecommunications and is being further pursued vigorously.

However it will not be possible without struggles due to the anti BSNL, rather anti-PSU stand of the central government and that is why our Mysuru CEC took the decision for agitational programmes. All Unions and Associations also decided certain program on the issue. It is worth mentioning that pension revision for pre 2007 pensioners  and  78.2% IDA merger along with annulment of 60:40 conditions were achieved through sustained struggles by the employees and the pensioners. So, let us make the struggles a grand success and the united struggles of the employees and pensioners would definitely have its desired result .