PHOTOS OF SOME MORE STREET CORNER MEETINGS OF COC.

May be an image of 13 people, people standing and road — **KOZHIKODE ON 03-04-2023.**

May be an image of 4 people, people sitting, people standing, tree and outdoors — **CUDDALORE ON 31-03-2023**

MEERUT DISTRICT CONFERENCE HELD ON 31-03-2023.

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The second biennial district conference of Meerut was held on 31-03-2023. Com.Ansar Ali, Asst. Circle Secretary presided over the meeting and explained the issues of the pensioners, Mazddor- Kisan Sangarsg Rally at New Delhi and the need to make it successful. Com. Ashwin Kumar, Com. Upender Singh Tiotia, District Secretary, Ghaziabad also addressed the conference. Coms. Sathishkumar Sharma, Ram Swaroop and Sri Chand were elected President, District Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.

COC STREET CORNER MEETINGS HELD ON 31-03-2023

May be an image of 6 people, people sitting, people standing and outdoors — **PATHANAMTHITTA**

May be an image of 8 people, people sitting, people standing, tree and outdoors — **ALIPORE, KOLKATA**

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CHENNAI TELEPHONES.

IDA TO INCREASE BY 1.1% FROM 01-04-2023.

As per the Consumer Price Index released by Labour Bureau on 31-03-2023, the IDA is likely to be increased by 1.1% from 01-04-2023. So the total IDA will be 201.2% (existing) + 1.1% = 202.3%. Payable after DPE issues order.

CHQ WRITES TO CGCA ON DELAY IN COMMENCEMENT OF FAMILY PENSION AND TO ISSUE UNIFORM GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.

CHQ WRITES TO CGCA ON DIFFICULTIES BEING EXPERIENCED BY PENSIONERS DUE TO NON-UPDATION OF LIFE CERTIFICATE.

MORE REPORTS ARE PHOTOS ARE RECEIVED ON STREET CORNER MEETINGS BY COORDINATION COMMITTEE OF BSNLEU, AIBDPA AND BSNLCCWF IN SUPPORT OF THE MAZDOOR KISAN SANGARSH RALLY ON 05-04-2023.

May be an image of 6 people, people standing and outdoors — **KOLKATA**

May be an image of 5 people and people standing — **KRISHNANAGAR, WEST BENGAL**

May be an image of 8 people, people standing, tree and road — **BERHAMPUR, WEST BENGAL**

May be an image of 7 people and people standing — **KOLKATA**

May be an image of 9 people, people standing and road — **NELLORE**

May be an image of 13 people, people standing, road and tree — **TIRUVALLA**

Joint Forum of BSNL-MTNL Pensioners Associations has written to the MOC and Secretary DoT to include Pension revision in the terms of reference of next PRCs and necessarily be incorporated in the Cabinet Note for pension revision from 01-01-2017.

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TIME LIMIT FOR LINKING PAN CARD WITH AADHAR CARD EXTENDED TO 30-06-2023.

PRICES OF ESSENTIAL MEDICINES TO GO UP BY 12% FROM 01-04-2023.

Essential medicines -including pain killers, anti-infectives, cardiac drugs and antibiotics are slated to go up .The government is all set to allow the drug companies to increase the prices of 384 molecules which correspond to 900 formulations across 27 therapies, by 12% from April, 2023. This is the second time in a row when the increase is more that allowed for non-scheduled drugs. The 384 molecules , part of essential medicines , are also known as scheduled drugs.

The whooping increase is being made in the pretext of change in the Wholesale Price Index . This is body blow to the people already burdened with the inflation and the resultant price rise of the essential commodities.