BSNLEU writes to the CMD BSNL demanding settlement of the medical bills of retired employees.
BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL, pointing out the discrimination in the settlement of medical bills of the retired employees. BSNLEU has also pointed out that the BSNL retired employees are life-long covered by the BSNL MRS and that, the Management is liable to settle their medical bills on an equal footing with the serving employees.
(Courtesy: BSNLEU website)
LEGENDARY ACTOR SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE PASSED AWAY.
Shri. Soumitra Chatterjee, great actor and cultural activist is no more. He was admitted in a Kolkata Hospital on 6th October after tested positive for Corona Virus. Though there were reports of improvement in his health condition, he was struggling for the last few days. Finally he breathed his last on 15th November, 2020.
Shri.Soumitra Chatterjee came in to prominence acting in the lead roles of the films of renowned director Shri. Satyajit Ray. He has acted in 14 films of Satyajit Ray and also in some other films of famous directors, Mrinal Sen and Tapan Sinha. He was recepient of India’s highest film award, Dada Saheb Falke award and the coveted French award. The country honoured him with Padma Bhusan. He was a progressive artist and staunh supporter of the Left Front in West Bengal. He was 85 and the passing away of such a brilliant artist is great loss to the country.
AIBDPA pays respectful homage to Soumitra Chatterjee and conveys heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
AIBDPA WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI, LET THE FESTVAL OF LIGHTS BRINGIN PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS.
IDA ORDER NOT YET ISSUED- DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR,DPE.
The issuing of orders by the DPE for the 5.5% hike in IDA from 01-10-2020 is being delayed causing anxiety and concerns among the pensioners. Last time, when there was a reduction of 0.8% IDA from 01-07-2020, the order was delayed and issued only on 19-08-2020. The pensioners are also worried due to the change in the base year of Consumer Price Index from 2001:100 to 2016: 100 , as this will adversely affect the IDA from 01-10-2020. But the new series of CPI is effective only from September, 2020 whereas the IDA from 01-10-2020 is based on the average rise in CPI up to August, 2020.
Deepavali, the biggest festival of the country, is fast approaching and workers and employees have been paid bonus to celebrate the fesival. But for the pensioners, there is no bonus or Festival Allowance and many of them are expecting to get the increased IDA before Deepavali.
It is in this background that Com.K G Jayaraj, General Secretary contacted the Department of Public Enterprises to ascertain the exact position. Unfortunately, Secretary, DPE was not available and the his Private Secretary advised General Secretary to contact the concerned Director and his mobile number also given. Accordingly, General Secretary had a discussion with Shri.P K Saha, Director on the issue on 12-11-2020. The Director stated that the orders are not issued and offered no reason for the delay.
Telcos add 37.4 lakh mobile users in August: Trai; BSNL adds 2.14 lakh mobile customers.
Wireless subscribers in the country increased to 114.7 crore at the end of August, with addition of 37.44 lakh users, according to the latest data from telecom regulator Trai. The overall telecom subscriber base (wireless and wireline) increased marginally .
New Delhi: Wireless subscribers in the country increased to 114.7 crore at the end of August, with addition of 37.44 lakh users, according to the latest data from telecom regulator Trai. The overall telecom subscriber base (wireless and wireline) increased marginally to 116.7 crore in August from 116.4 crore in July, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said on Tuesday.
The total wireless subscriber base grew from 114.4 crore at the end of July to 114.7 crore at the end of August, registering a monthly growth rate of 0.33 per cent.
Wireless subscription in urban areas rose to 62.4 crore at the end of August, while the same in rural areas decreased to 52.2 crore, it added.
Bharti Airtel added 28.99 lakh users, the highest among the players in August, to take its subscriber base to 32.28 crore. Reliance Jio saw its userbase touching 40.26 crore with the addition of 18.64 lakh users in August.
Vodafone Idea lost 12.28 lakh users to take its subscriber base to 30.01 crore at the end of August, the data showed.
State-owned MTNL also lost 6,081 mobile service customers, while BSNL added 2.14 lakh mobile customers.
“Out of the total wireless subscribers (1,147.92 million), 957.43 million were active on the date of peak VLR (visitor location register) in August 2020. The proportion of active wireless subscribers was about 83.41 per cent of the total wireless subscriber base,” Trai said.
Active subscribers are calculated based on reported VLR, a key metric reflecting the number of active users on a mobile network.
Bharti Airtel had the maximum proportion (96.85 per cent) of its active wireless subscribers (VLR), compared with its total wireless subscribers (HLR) on the date of peak VLR in August, it said. HLR stands for home location register.
MTNL had the minimum proportion of VLR (18.39 per cent) of its HLR during the same period, Trai said.
Fixed-line connections increased marginally to 1.989 crore in August from 1.982 crore in July, it added.
The number of broadband subscribers increased to 71.61 crore in August, from 70.54 crore in the preceding month. The top-five service providers constituted 98.89 per cent market share of the total broadband subscriber base.
These include Reliance Jio Infocomm (40.39 crore), Bharti Airtel (15.89 crore), Vodafone Idea (11.99 crore), BSNL (2.37 crore) and Atria Convergence (about 17 lakh)
(Courtesy: Economic Times)
KOLKATA TELECOM FACTORY & STORES MEETING HELD ON 10-11-2020.
The meeting of Kolkata Telecom Factory & Stores has been held physically on 10-11-2020 at the BSNLEU Circle Union Office in Telecom Factory, Kolkata.
Inaugurating the meeting, Com.Adhir Kr Sen, CHQ Vice President and Circle Secretary explained the issues confronting the pensioners including present position of pension revision, non-payment of medical bills, change of base year of CPI, revival of BSNL and the General Strke on 26-11-2020 by Central Trade Unions and Independent Federations.
The meeting decided to participate in the strike campaign and in the Solidarity Dharana called by NCCPA on 25-11-2020.
MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ONLINE ON 10-11-2020.
Maharashtra Circle has held the Circle Executive Committee Meeting online on 10-11-2020. Com.B G Suryavanshi, Circle President presided over the meeting. Com.R N Patil, Circle Secretary welcomed all and presented a brief report.
Com.K G Jayaraj, General Secretary inaugurated the meeting . He congratulated the Circle Branch for earnest efforts to widen our membership and formation of new district branches. General Secretary explained the recent developments covering the issues of VRS retirees, particularly ST category and the efforts of CHQ for settlement. He also reported the present position with regard to pension revision and non-payment of medical bills and allowances. The decision of the National Secretariat of NCCPA to hold Solidarity Dharna on 25-11-2020 in support of the General Strike on 26-11-2020, in which Pensioners issues like pension revision, non-payment of medical bills and allowance, DR freezing, change in the base year of Consumer Price Index are included, was also reported. Email also to be sent to the Finance Minister by all units on 25-11-2020.
Com.A S Chaudhary, CHQ Organising Secretary spoke on organisational issues and appealed to further strengthen the organisation.
CHQ writes to Secretary, DoT and CMD BSNL for immediate payment of pensionary benefits to VRS retirees belonging to ST category of Maharashtra circle.
NEW AREA BRANCH FORMED AT EDAPPADI UNDER SALEM DISTRICT.
A new Area Branch has been formed at Edappadi under Salem District in Tamil Nadu Circle. The meeting held for this purpose on 08-11-2020 was presided over by Com. P Shanmugam and inaugurated by Com. S Tamilmani, Circle Vice President, BSNLEU. Com.N Kuppusamy, Circle Secretary delivered the special address.
Office Bearers were elected unanimously with the following important functionaries;
President : Com.S Vijay Sundaram, Secretary : Com. P Shanmugam and Treasurer : Com. D Saravanan.
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