COMRADE CHHIDU SINGH

LATE COMRADE CHHIDU SINGH

 

Born on 19th July 1941, in the Bijauli village in Aligarh district of UP, Chhidu Singh had his education in Aligarh itself.  After passing Intermediate, he joined the Teletypist training class in Delhi on 9-3-1962, joined the CTO New Delhi in October 1962 and retired on 31-7-2001 as Chief Telegraph Master.

He was active in Students Union in Aligarh. In the training class itself he started fight against unnecessary postponement of the class. Again, for getting the monthly stipend he had to fight.  Mr A S Bhuller (who became an internationally renowned painter later on) and Mr Tomar were with him in these fights.  Mr. Dharamvir, the then Circle Secretary of T III Union in Delhi circle was astonished when Chhidu Singh, Bhuller and Tomar approached him for membership in the union even when they were undergoing training.  Chhidu Singh became very active in the union from the day one in service.  He was Divisional Secretary for one term.  He became Circle Secretary on 16-4-1992 in which position he continued till T III was merged in BSNLEU in 2001.  He was elected as the first Circle Secretary of BSNLEU in NTR Circle. Later on he became Circle Vice President of the union and continued till his demise on 20-12-2014.

In 2009,  he formed BSNL Pensioners Association of NTR Circle and under the banner of the new organisation convened a meeting of leaders of BSNL pensioners in Delhi on 29^th March 2009.  Chhidu Singh was elected as the Convener of Ad hoc committee formed in that meeting.  The adhoc committee convened a national convention of BSNL pensioners in Chennai on 20-8-2009 where Chhidu Singh was elected as the Deputy General Secretary of our mighty All India BSNL Pensioners Welfare Association. . 

He left behind his wife (Smt Maharani), three married daughters (Seema, Sheila and Punam) and son Mr. Nagender Singh and grand children.