இரங்கல் செய்தி

திண்டுக்கல் ஓய்வு பெற்ற துணைக் கோட்டப் பொறியாளர்,                                  திரு C. தேவராஜ் அவர்கள் 27-1-2018 அன்று இயற்கை எய்திவிட்டார். என்ற செய்தி மிகவும் தாமதமாக கிடைக்கப்பெற்றது.

அவரைப்பிரிந்து வாடும் அவரது குடும்பத்தார்க்கும் நண்பர்களுக்கும் நமது ஆழ்ந்த அனுதாபங்கள்.

இரங்கல் செய்தி

மதுரை சர்வேயர் காலனியில் வசித்து வந்த திரு R மணி JTO (ஒய்வு) அவர்கள் இன்று (4-2-2018)காலை இயற்கை எய்திவிட்டார். அவரைப்பிரிந்து வாடும் அன்னாரது குடும்பத்தார்களுக்கும், நண்பர்களுக்கும் ஆழ்ந்த வருத்தத்தினை தெரிவித்துகொள்கிறோம்.

  

NEWS FROM CHQ AND CIRCLE

DECEMBER MAGIC AGAIN

31/01

All India Consumer Price Index for December 2017 is announced today .

It is 286 points. 2 Points down from November Index of 288 points.

CDA may increase by 2% from existing 5% to 7% from January 2018.

In the past, on many occasions, the Index had reduced in December. 

BSNL KILLED THE DEMANDS

30/01

Today, all Unions and Associations of BSNL staff start their 5 days programme of Satyagraha. 

BSNL, Management, in return, has absolved itself from all responsibilities to settle the issues raised by staff. 

1) Regarding the demand for PAY Revision: BSNL says it has sent its recommendations. Means BSNL can not do anything further.

2) Regarding demand for Pension Revision: BSNL says DoT has to take a decision on pension revision with third PRC formula. It is easy now for DOT to reject the demand because Third PRC has not suggested any pension revision. There is no PRC formula for Pension Revision.

3) Subsidiary Tower Company: BSNL says that it is Government decision.

4) Reduction of retirement age from 60 to 58: BSNL says that at present there is no such proposal before it.

Friday, 2 February 2018

5 Day Satyagraha Protest

5 day Satyagraha Protest was started in all places of BSNL by all Unions and Associations unitedly along with work to rule on the 70th memorial day of Mahatma Gandhi Ji.
The demands are 
1) 15% Fitment in 3rd PRC, Left out issues in 2nd PRC, Pension benefits, 2)Roll back Tower company ,3) No reduction of retirement age to 58 and no VRS .

On the 3rd day of satyagraha, our Circle secretary Com.K.Muthiyalu and our senior member Com. RK delivered felicitation speeches.

OBITUARY

           Com. D.Hariharan ( ChTD )                      Is No more.

With great grief we report sad demise of Com. D Hariharan, Organising Secretary of ChTD a very devoted comrade of Chennai today at 4 PM. Funeral will take place in Chennai tomorrow. Com. Hariharan was a very close friend of our GS Com. Natarajan for many years. Hariharan was present in Patna CWC meeting, held in November 2017. There, immediately after Com. J K Tripathy presented an estimate for our ensuing AIC, Com. Hariharan announced his personal donation of Rs 5000 to the Reception Committee. But, Com. Hariharan will not attend the Puri AIC. Death has appeared as an uninvited clown and taken him away from our midst. We convey our heartfelt condolence to the comrades of Hariharan. Com. Hariharan was a chronic bachelor spent his life for the trade union movement and the pensioners movement..... We pray the alimighty to keep his soul at rest.

Courtesy P S Ramankutty write up.

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Dear Comrades,
To the attention of those pensioners who had retired before the year 2000.
CCA Tamilnadu is sending revised Pension orders for DOT retirees. All CDA pensioners are requested to check with the Banks/Post Offices from which they receive pensions.

If the order is not received, Please contact Circle Secretary immediately.
DOT Retirees To check your name Please CLICK here

With fraternal greetings,
K.Muthiyalu,
Circle secretary,
AIBSNLPWA,
TN Circle.

CDA Increase From January 2018

AICPI (IW) for December, 2017 is 286 points. 

That is 2 points down from November index. 

The Central govt  employees will get 2% additional DA from January, 2018. 

With that the total DA will be 7% .

Com.PSR...

 

 

Saturday, 27 January 2018

It is evident that our AIBSNLPWA only concerns more on the welfare of entire pensioners. Once again it has been proved  without any doubt. Yes. When the BSNL authority is keeping mum about the third and aftermath MRS payment without voucher, our association has taken the lead to solve the problem. Our GS has written a letter to BSNL CO and is now on the way to Delhi to discuss the issue with concerned authorities. 
Let us all hope for the best. Let us all sing the Ballad of our Association. The letter to BSNL CO is shown here under.

ALL INDIA BSNL PENSIONERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION
                                       (REGD. 1833/09)
                             CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS
AH 189/61, 3rd Street, Aurovile Flats, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040
President: P.S.Ramankutty.            General Secretary:G.Natarajan
Mobile – 09447551555                      Mobile – 09444929799
_________________________________________________________________
15-1-2018 

To
The Director (HR),
BSNL Co, Janpath, New Delhi.

Respected Madam,

Sub: Extension of BSNL MRS without voucher facility:

We are extremely thankful for restoration of without voucher facility to the Pensioners from April 2017. The order also envisaged Review of the Policy after Six months. The Third Quarterly Installment has also become due now. The pensioners who opted for w/o  voucher facility are put too much difficulty as they cannot submit the bills for reimbursement now.
Hence we request you madam kindly to extend this facility  up to April 2018 and any review can be done from April which will help the pensioners very much.
We will be extremely thankful for this kind action
Thanking you

Yours faithfully,
G.Natarajan
General Secretary

Friday, 26 January 2018

Our GS Com.G . Natarajan goes to Newdelhi to discuss with BSNL authorities about MRS without voucher for 3rd and aftermath quarters and also with DOT Secretaries about the pending problems. He is accompanied by Com.T.Vittoban, our CHQ Treasurer.
We wish them all success. 

EXPLANATION ON COURT CASES- BY PSR.

COURT CASES:  AN EXPLANATION

This is regarding our yesterday’s posting, regarding the two cases we propose to file before CAT, Ernakulam.I have received number of anxious calls from our comrades of different stations.

..1.. .Nobody has any doubt about the first case.Our pension was revised with 78.2% IDR. It is done notionally from 1-1-2007 to 9-6-1013. And actual payment was made from 10-6-2013. Why 10-6-2013? Because of the DoT order consequent upon the agreement made by BSNL staff unions and BSNL management in 2013.Pensioners are not party to the agreement. We want that the date of actual Pension revision with 78.2 should be 01-01-2007, not 10-6-2013. Financial condition of BSNL is not relevant to our Pension Revision. One case is already filed by another Association before Principal bench of CAT, New Delhi. Another case is being filed before Supreme Court directly.If the Supreme Court rejects the case on MERIT, then that is the end of their fight.Let us hope that Supreme Court will not reject the application.Pensioners have raised a just demand. Judges with judicious mind will not reject.The principal bench and different benches of CAT have equal status.Only difference is that anybody from any part of India can approach Principal bench.But those who are staying within its jurisdiction only can approach a particular bench of CAT in states. There is no difference between CAT Chennai or CAT Ernakulam or CAT Chandigarh. So, only those who reside in Kerala can approach CAT Ernakulam.If others are there as applicants, then the case can be rejected at admission stage itself. At first stage, we will try to get a favourable verdict from CAT Ernakulam and then try to get it extended to others. The legal fight in this matter is just begun. We should keep the lists of all other Circles ready.So. Continue the data collection.Hardly 25% branches have sent the list to CHQ.We cannot wait till 100% lists reach CHQ.



2 The other case is for getting pension at 50% of LPD.After the sixth CPC report, the pension is granted at 50% of Last Pay Drawn for those who retired on or after 1-1-2006 on completion of ten years of service. But, those who retired before 1-1-2006, pension was granted 50% of last 10 months’ average pay and that too after completion of 33 years of service.Otherwise it is pro rata pension. Recently Central government granted a new formulation for pension revision of CDA pensioners. 


Even a person 
retired in 1982, gets his last pay drawn revised again and again notionally based on fitment formulae suggested by IV CPC, V CPC, VI CPC and VII CPC. Then his pension is re-fixed at 50% of the notionally revised Basic Pay from 1-1-2016.In other sense, all the central pensioners, retired before 2006 also get the benefit of Last Pay Drawn in pension.But it is not extended to BSNL retirees. Department of Telecom is not prepared to look into our demand.Court Case is the last resort.It is time consuming, no doubt.But, situation in Kerala CAT is bit better.

Hence we have decided to approach CAT Ernakulam first.The Advocate Mr Sreeraj is sympathetic to pensioners. We have a Legal committee at Ernakulam to help our Association in legal matters also.Let us hope the best.Let us try. TRY, TRY and TRY….. ... ... P S Ramankutty

மதுரையில் மகளிர் தினம்-10-3-2018.

WARM WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF PENSIONERS,

BEST  WISHES AND WARM WELCOME TO THOSE RETIRED ON 31/1/2018

1. ARJUNAN A TT MADURAI

2. DHARMARAJ R TT PALANI

3. KALYANA SUNDARAM G TT MADURAI

4. KAMALAH PRABHAKAR OS(T) MADURAI

5. NAGARAJAN P TT GUDALUR

6. NIRMALA DEVI S OS MADURAI

7. NIRMALA S SR OFF ASSOCIATE PALANI

8. PUDUMALAR CAROLIN S JTO CUMBUM

9. RAJESWARI K A OS  MADURAI

10. SURULI ANDAVAR P OS MADURAI

11. VASANTHA PAULRAJ OS MADURAI

12. VIVEKANANDAN A TT MADURAI

13. A.SEENIVASAGAN , TT, MA (VRS).

REPORTS ON COURT CASES-NEWS FROM CIRCLE.

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

1.Our extra increment case came and argument was over  and reserved  for judgement. May be expected in 2 to 3 days. Most likely DOT may be directed to issue speaking order on our representation. 
Our Circle president Com.V.Ramarao and Circle Vice president Com.A.Sugumaran had gone to Court from our Union side who have reported the above.

2  Our Pension Anomaly case was listed today in Delhi High Court before the Division Bench in Court No.8, at Item No.4 

 Preliminary hearing took place from both sides on the Writ Petition Titled UOI & ORS   V/S  AIBSNLPWA & ORS , challenging the Order dated 16.12.2016 passed by Principal Bench  of CAT ND in our favour. The Honourable Court said that this csse will require more time for hearing both the sides.

 The next date for hearing has been fixed on 22.10.2018.

Our Advocate requested for some early date . But the Court did not agree to change the date of next hearing.

Let us hope for the best.

R. L. Kapoor,

(Legal secy, AIBSNLPWA)

Tail Piece :  Justice delayed is justice denied. Great honourable judges are least bothered of this delaying and denying. Ordinary people are helpless.

All are not equal before  the Judges.

One pensioner has sent me the above picture as his reaction to the information about posting the anomaly case in Oct 2018.

The heavy goddess of justice on the shoulders of poor man!!!!

Com.PSR.

3   Today Com. PSR, Com.DG, Com. R N Padanair and Com. George ( Circle Secretary Kerala) met Advocate Sriraj at Ernakulam and discussed about filing the two cases as decided in Patna CWC. Advocate's initial reaction was that those two cases could be filed on behalf of our association and few others from Kerala. Com PSR can sign on behalf of CHQ. We have handed over the relevant material to him. He would study and prepare the petition and it could be filed within two weeks of time. Affected members list from Kerala can be annexed. When it goes to Apex court level affected members list from other states can be added.

We discussed with the advocate for more than an hour and he has knowledge about service matters and understood the issue with sharpness.

Com.PSR.