TAMIL NADU CIRCLE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD BEFITTINGLY.

Com.S.Mohandoss, Circle President delivering presidential address.

Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary inaugurating.

Com.C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary presenting the report.

A view of the audience.

Tamil Nadu Circle Executive Committee meeting was held at the spacious conference hall, BSNL, Tiruchirappalli on 02-10-2016. Com.S.Mohandoss, Circle President presided over the meeting. Com.B. Soundaryapandian, ACS presented the condolence resolution. Com.S.Nataraja, ACS welcomed the gathering. Com. K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary in his inaugural address covered the achievement of 78.2 & annulment of 60:40 condition, unilateral implementation of 7th Pay Commission recommendations, restoration of quarterly medical allowance and other issues of the pensioners.Coms.Aslam Pasha and Devaraj, District Secretary and President of BSNLEU also addressed.

Com.C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary and Com.B.S.Geetha, Treasurer presented the report and accounts respectively. All the district secretaries and circle office bearers participated in the discussion after which both report and accounts were adopted. The reception Committee under the leadership of Com. John Pasha, District Secretary, Tiruchirappalli made excellent arrangements.

The CEC decided to widen the membership and enroll more subscribers to Tele Pensioner for which targets were fixed. It was also decided to hold the next Circle Conference at Tirunelveli in February, 2016. Com. Perumalsamy, ACS proposed vote of thanks.

‘Either perform or take VRS’ – Manoj Sinha to BSNL and its employees

Manoj Sinha, Communications Minister yesterday told the BSNL Management and employees to perform well. He also spoke about ‘performance related pay’ and VRS for ‘inefficient employees’. Well advice!
Shall we remind the Minister that it was not because of non-performance of the employees that BSNL came down; It is the same employees who had made BSNL grow year after year, increasing profit to Rs.10,000 to Rs. 12,000 crore with a revenue of Rs.40,000 crore.
It was the Communications Minister and government who cut the procurement of equipment, taken the funds of BSNL on one pretext or other and made the PSU loss making. We appreciate the new Minister for making payment of the 2014-15 USO Fund of Rs.1250 crore to BSNL, but much more is to be done. Refund the charges for spectrum returned, waive licence fee and taxes of BSNL, recruit sufficient staff, procure adequate equipment, give sufficient training to staff etc. will make a great change. Is the government ready for the same?
Due to the sustained efforts of management and workers the market share has gone up to more than 10%, thousands of additional towers are erected, BSNL has become the maximum new mobile provider – yes BSNL is advancing. The Minister should help the BSNL to restore its past glory.

viruthunagar district conference held.

Viruthunagar District Conference has been held on 25-09-2016 under the presidenship of Com.S.Murugesan, District President. Com.S. Mohandoss, CHQ Vice President and Circle President inaugurated the conference with an elaborate speech. Com.C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary delivering the special address highlighted the organisational issues. Coms.M.Muthusamy and Chandran (BSNLEU), Theni Vasanthan (JCTU) and Gurusamy (SEWA) etc addressed the open session.

Coms.S.Murugesan, M.Ayyasamy and M.Perumalsamy were elected President, District Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

SPECIAL GENERALBODY MEETING HELD AT VELLORE.

A well attended special general body meeting of AIBDPA Vellore district branch was held on 27-09-2016. Com.C.K.Narasimhan, Circle Secretary inaugurated with a detailed speech covering the recent developments. Com.V.Elumalai, District President presided over the meeting. Com. Jothisudanthiranathan, District Secretary welcomed the gathering.

A pamphlet brought out by the district branch containing guidelines to pensioners drawing pension from banks was released in the meeting.

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS OF CHQ.

Consequent on the stoppage of our old email, a new email address has been created for AIBDPA CHQ.

mail.aibdpa@gmail.com.

The inconvenience caused in this regard is regretted.

COM.DESRAJ SHARMA PASSED AWAY.

Com. Desraj Sharma, veteran leader of the P & T Trade Union movement and former General Secretary of All India Postal Employees Union Postmen & Class IV has expired at 9PM on 24-09-2016. He was only 69 and had undergone angioplasty twice.

Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri and Com. K. G. Jayaraj along with Com. Prakash Karat, PB Member and former General Secretary, CPI(M) visited his house at Karol Bagh in New Delhi at 10AM on 25-09-2016 and paid last respects. Com.Namboodiri and Jayaraj also attended the funeral held at the Main Crematorium near ISBT at 11 AM on 25-09-2016.

AIBDPA pays respectful homage to the departed leader, Com. Desraj Sharma and conveys deep condolences to the bereaved family and comrades.

CHQ’S EMAIL ADDRESS BEING CHANGED-

Due to technical reasons our email address, journal@aibdpa.net has stopped functioning.

A new email is under preparation.

Till such time you can send the mails in the following address;

jayarajkg123@gmail.com.

CHQ URGES SECRETARY, DOT TO POST A CCA AT NORTH EAST II CIRCLE.

CHQ has written to Shri J.S.Deepak, Secretary, Department of Telecom urging him to post a Controller of Communication Accounts at Dimapur in North East II circle to mitigate the difficulties of the DoT and BSNL pensioners. Now only one CCA is available for both NE I & NE II circles covering the whole six north east states. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor and Com. K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary on 23-09-2016 went to Sanchar Bhawan to meet the Secretary but was not available. However they met Shri. D.K.Upadhyay, Member (Service) and Shri. Prahlad Singh, Member (Finance) and discussed the issue and also handed over the copies of the letter to the Secretary, DoT. Both the officers agreed to examine and do the needful.

enthusiastic celebration at jalgaon

The achievement of 78.2% IDA merger and annulment of 60:40 condition for payment of pensionary benefits was celebrated in a befitting manner by the Jalgaon District branch. The meeting held at BSNL conference hall on 23-09-2016 was jam packed with enthusiastic pensioners.

Com.A.S.Chaudhary, District President presided over the meeting. Shri.Amrut Lal Patel, General Manager, BSNL, Jalgaon and Shri. N.D.Barde, DGM were the chief guests. Com.R.N.Patel, District Secretary spoke elaborately on the struggles and efforts of AIBDPA and Forum for these great achievements. He also spoke on the organisational position and appealed all to strengthen it further.

New members joined were welcomed and introduced. The meeting decided to collect @Rs.1000 from the arrears of 78.2% as per the call of CHQ. <<

8.4 crore children not attending school – Census 2011

It is authentic now. According to the Census 2011, 8.4 crores of children in the age group covered under the Right to Education Act (REA) are not attending school. It means that about 20% of the total eligible children in the age group(5-17) are denied education, a fundamental right.

Even seven decades of Independence, India, claiming as the biggest democracy in the world, is far behind even many African countries with regard to elementary education. The central governments, both under the Congress (UPA) and the BJP (NDA), never took any serious interest in the education of the poor and the marginalised, since they probably felt that arming the poor with education is a threat to the present social order where the corporates, rich and feudal landlords rule the country. It is only in the two states of Kerala and Tripura, which have Left Party Governments for long periods that literacy is 100%. Education is one of the area which is given top priority by the Left parties.

According to the Census 2011, about 78 lakh school going children have to work for a living, for existence, in India which has banned child labour. The government preaches one thing and act entirely on the contrary. The present NDA government has announced hundreds of plans (yojanas), but what about their implementation? It is not different from what the earlier governments have been doing, including in the case of education. A shame on the Governments!

The Left Parties, progressive forces, trade unions and other similar forces should take up the issue in right earnest and ensure universal education to the children. It should be treated as a fast-track job.It is also necessary to remove the large scale poverty in the country to achieve the same.