CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT CALLS UPON ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Observe 6th March 2017
as
BLACK DAY
v Against the betrayal of Central Government employees and pensioners by Group of Ministers of NDA Government.
v Demanding increase in minimum pay and fitment formula.
The Central government has taken decision to list all the PSUs making profit for the last three years in the market for disinvestment / strategic sale.The expected amount to the government through strategic sale /disinvestment for the next financial year is a whooping Rs. 72,500 crore. There are 71 PSUs making profit continuously.
The Modi government is aggressively continuing its ‘selling the family silver’ to benefit the private corporates and big business. Whatever disinvestment or strategic sale so far done has shown how the people’s wealth is being handed over to the corporates for paltry sums.
Not only the trade unions, but a massive movement by the people is needed to stop this anti-national move of disposing of the nation’s wealth.
BSNL CCWF is organising a Parliament March demanding their important issues on 22-02-2017. It is known to all that the casual and contract workers are the worst exploited section in BSNL. BSNL CCWF could achieve some of their demands, including wages, and orders are also issued by BSNL. In spite of this, it is not being implementd in most of the circles. Therefore the Parliament March is fully justified and AIBDPA fully supports the program.
The 4th biennial circle conference of Tamil Nadu has been held successfully at Com.Parvathinathan Nagar, (Monkeys Restaurant) Elanji, near Courtalam on 19th and 20th February, 2017. Com.S.Mohandoss, Circle President presided over the open session at 10 AM on 19th inst. Com.R.Karumalaiyan, State Joint General Secretary, CITU inaugurated the conference with an effective and educative speech. Com.K.G.Jayaraj delivered the keynote address and explained in detail the recent developments particularly, the twin achievements of 78.2% IDA merger and annulment of 60:40 condition through sustained struggle. He also exhorted to strengthen AIBDPA for the settlement of the pending issues and pension revision from 01-01-2017. Coms.K.Raghavendran, General Secretary, AIPRPA, K.Arumugam, ACS, Chennai Telephones and BSNLEU leaders Coms.S.Chellappa, AGS, Babu Radhakrishnan, Circle Secretary, P.Indira, ACS and Susai Antony, District Secretary, Tirunelveli addressed. Coms.Ponraj, Chairman ,Reception Committee and C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary welcomed and Com. S.Nataraja proposed vote of thanks.
In the subject session, Coms. C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary and B.S.Geetha, Treasurer presented the report and audited accounts, respectively. 18 comrades participated in the discussion after which both report and accounts were adopted. Resolutions were adopted on important issues. 293 delegates participated in the conference out of which 26 were lady comrades.
Following are the important office bearers elected unanimously.
President : Com.P.Manickamoorthy, Circle Secretary : Com.C.K.Narasimhan and Treasurer : Com.S.Nataraja.
With vote of thanks by Com.P.Ramasamy, Circle Vice President and thunderous slogan shouting, the inspiring circle conference came to an end at 1530hrs on 20-02-2017.
The Reception Committee made excellent arrangements for the successful conduct of the conference.
Com.N.Sudarshan Reddy, District Secretary, Nalgonda has reported that new two branches have been formed at Nalgonda and Suryapeta. The meeting of pensioners held at both places was attended and addressed by Com.N.Sudarshan Reddy. Office bearers were elected unanimously with the following important functionaries.
NALGONDA.
President : Com.S.Maraiah, Secretary : Com. V.Chandra Reddy and Treasurer : Com.K.Ramachandran.
SURYAPETA.
Patron : Com.V.Krishnamoorthy, Rtd SDE, President: Com.T.Satyanarayana, Retd ADD, Secretary : Com.V.Subash
To promote tourism in India and to encourage e-visa, Ministry of Tourism partners with BSNL to offer free SIM cards to foreign tourists with e-visa. Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma launched this scheme on Wednesday to help foreign tourists to communicate in India. On arriving in India, foreign tourists will get free BSNL SIM cards from the government, which would be loaded with Rs 50 talk time and 50 MB data.
(courtesy: BSNLEU website)
It was a pleasant ‘get together’ held at T-12, Atul Grove Road (Office of BSNLEU NTR), New Delhi in the after noon of 16th February in connection with the shifting of Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Founder General Secretary of BSNLEU from Delhi to Calicut (Kerala). Almost all the leaders of the various Unions/Associations in BSNL, MTNL and NFPE and also CGE participated. Leaders of BSNLEU from Uttarakhand, Haryana and nearby stations attended.They shared tea and snacks and exchanged pleasantries and union matters sitting in the warm sunshine.
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri and wife Smt. Pankajam were garlanded and honourd with shawls etc. Comrades P.Abhimanyu, GS BSNLEU, Bagchi, Convener, Joint Forum of MTNL Unions/Associations, C.Singh, GS NFTE, S.S.Nanda, MTNL Pensioners Assn., R.N.Parashar, SG NFPE, Mohinder Singh FNTO, Balbir Singh, President BSNLEU, Swapan Chakraborty, Dy. GS BSNLEU, Rasheed Khan, TEPU and other leaders spoke. Comrades Suresh Kumar GS BSNLMS and R.S.Chauhan, CS NTR BSNLEU conducted the proceedings and spoke. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri and Smt. Pankajam spoke expressing thanks and mentioned the united struggles that have been waged for defending BSNL and MTNL, the call of the CG employees for the strike on 16th March 2017 and other important issues. He assured the house that he will continue the ties with all and will be part of the ensuing struggles in the CGE sector and PSUs.
It was indeed a pleasant evening to be remembered.
THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF ALL INDIA BSNL DOT PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION IS BEING HELD AT COM.M.P.KUNHANANDAN NAGAR (REGIONAL TELECOM TRAINING CENTRE) MYSURU ON 23,24 FEBRUARY, 2017.
COM.K.K.N.KUTTY, SECRETARY GENERAL, NCCPA WILL INAUGURATE THE OPEN SESSION AT 10 AM ON 23-02-2017. COM.A.K.BHATTACHARJEE, PRESIDENT WILL PRESIDE. COMS.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI, VETERAN LEADER AND ADVISOR, AIBDPA, P.ABHIMANYU, GENERAL SECRETARY, BSNLEU AND OTHER LEADERS WILL ADDRESS.
THE MEETING WILL DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE HISTORIC 2ND TRIENNIAL ALL INDIA CONFERENCE HELD AT TIRUPATI ON 2-3 FEBRUARY, 2016. THE ISSUES CONFRONTING PENSIONERS, ALREADY IDENTIFIED AND INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA, WILL BE DISCUSSED SERIOUSLY AND SUITABLE DECISIONS TAKEN.
AIBDPA HAS ALREADY DEMANDED MANDATORY PENSION REVISION FROM 01-01-2017 WHEN PAY REVISION IS IMPLEMENTED TO THE BSNL EMPLOYEES. LETTER IN THIS REGARD WAS GIVEN TO THE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND SECRETARY, DOT AND A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ALSO HELD WITH BOTH. AT LEAST 50% IDA SHOULD BE MERGED WITH PAY/PENSION PRELUDE TO THE PAY REVISION.
DESPITE REPEATED ASSURANCES BY THE CMD, BSNL, THE QUARTERLY MEDICAL ALLOWANCE, STOPPED UNILATERALLY, HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED.
THE TWO ANOMALIES CONSEQUENT ON 1ST PAY REVISION IN BSNL FROM 01-10-2000, ARE UNNECESSARILY BEING DRAGGED. THE FIRST ANOMALY FOR THOSE RETIRED WITHIN TEN MONTHS OF FORMATION OF BSNL, IN SPITE OF ASSURANCES BY DOT AND IN SCOVA IS TO BE SETTLED BY DOT WHEREAS THE SECOND ANOMALY, SENIORS GETTING LESS THAN JUNIORS DUE TO POINT TO POINT FIXATION , COULD BE SETTLED BY THE BSNL.
THOUGH WE COULD ACHIEVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DEMANDS OF 78.2% IDA MERGER AND ANNULMENT OF 60:40 CONDITION THROUGH SUSTAINED STRUGGLE, TWO ISSUES; ARREARS FROM 01-01-2007 AND ANOMALY CREATED DUE TO DENIAL OF PENSION, GRATUITY, COMMUTATION AND LEAVE ENCASHMENT BASED ON 78.2% IDA TO THOSE RETIRED BETWEEN 01-01-2007 AND 09-06-2013, ARE REMAINING TO BE RESOLVED. AIBDPA HAS ALREADY TAKEN UP THESE ISSUES WITH THE DOT AND ALSO BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS.
AIBDPA HAS FULLY PARTICIPATED IN THE PROTEST DAY ON 15-02-2017 CALLED BY NCCPA AGAINST REJECTION OF OPTION 1 (PENSION PARITY), RECOMMENDED BY THE 7TH PAY COMMISSION AND “ACCEPTED” BY THE GOVERNMENT, ON FLIMSY GROUND. WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING THE AGITATIONAL PROGRAM OF CONFEDERATION INCLUDING ONE DAY STRIKE ON 16-03-2017 DEMANDING MODIFICATIONS ON UNILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PAY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS , AS ASSURED BY THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE.
AIBDPA IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR PROTECTION OF BSNL ALONG WITH ALL THE UNIONS/ASSOCIATIONS IN BSNL. WE HAVE ALSO TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR SCRAPPING THE PFRDA ACT WHICH IS A REAL THREAT TO PENSION SECURITY.
AIBDPA, THE MIGHTY ORGANISATION OF BSNL AND DOT PENSIONERS IS NOT FOR ANY LIP SERVICES BUT WILL FORMULATE AN ACTION PLAN AND RESOLVE TO FIGHT AND ACHIEVE.
Hindu on 13-02-2017 has reported that there is a proposal to increase the pay of the President of India to Rs. 5 lakh and that of the Vice-President to Rs.3.5 lakh per month. This is being proposed in view of the implementation of the increase of the pay of the Cabinet Secretary to Rs. 2.5 lakhs as per the recommendations of the VII Central Pay Commission. The tradition is that no government servant should have more pay than the President. As per another recommendation of a Committee of the Parliament, the salary of M.P.s is going to be increased from Rs. 1.4 lakh to Rs. 2.8 lakh a month.
It is to be remembered here that the minimum wage granted to the lowest paid government employee is only Rs.18,000, even though according to the 15th Indian Labour Conference formula, the minimum wage will come to Rs. 26,000. Now granting Rs.2.5 lakhs to the Cabinet Secretary and Rs.18,000 to the lowest paid employee increases the ratio of discrimination to 1: 13.8, which is increasing after every CPC. In addition to the pay many fringe benefits, may be even more than the pay, is being availed by the top officers like Cabinet Secretary. This is also applicable to the President, Ministers and M.P.s.
It is only a few days back that the Vice-President of India, Shri Hamid Ansari spoke about the disparity between the rich and poor. It is the same with the highest paid government officer and the lowest paid. The President and Vice-President as also the Ministers and M.P.s who are the lawmakers of the country should ponder over this issue of increasing disparity. They should show to the people that they want to reduce the disparity by not accepting increases in pay etc. which will increase the disparity. Then only the people will believe in their sincerity in reducing the disparity.