All India BSNL Pensioners' Welfare Association.

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DISTRIBUTED FRUITS, STUDY METIRIAL LIKE PENS, PENCILS, BOOKS AND DONATED Rs10000/- TEN THOUSAND ONLY TO ARUNODAYA. MANOVIKASA KENDRAM PEDAAMIRAM BHIMAVARAM.

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ERNAKULAM

Special conventions were held in all the eleven districts in Kerala circle during the period from 9th to 17th December 2024 to discuss arrangements for the next AIC in Kochi. There was magnificient positive response everywhere from the members. Com P S Ramankutty and Com T P George addressed all Conventions. The program culminated in a massive meeting at Kochi on 17th Dec. 24.

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organized a luncheon for about 40 assistants who are working with patients at the Jangareddygudem local government hospital.

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KUKATPALLI -HYDERABAD

Charitable Programme Annadanam to Orphan old women n girls in Ashreya Oldage Home Mayurinagr Miyapur.

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TADEPALLIGUDEM

fruits and biscuits were distributed to the patients at the Government Hospital, and then at 12.00 hrs., lunch was arranged for the patients and their helpers.

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at Spandana Orphanage Home at Palangi AND ALSO at Sandhya Jyothy Old Age Home, Tanuku.

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VIJAYAWADA Pensioners Day celebrations at "Prem Dan", Gunadala, Vijayawada at 10.30 AM for distribution of Apple, Orange & Mazaa. Also donated SF oil, Sugar, Coconut Oil, Tea Powder & Tamarind. Com. KKRN Poornachandra Rao, Com V. Vara Prasad, GS & Com JN Chary, Com SVS Raghavan, Com G SIVA Nageswara Rao AND About 25 senior members/active members have attended the meeting.

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CHARITY PROGRAM DONE

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WEST BENGAL CIRCLE BRANCH

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MACHILIPATNAM

ELURU Pensioners Day at Eluru.Venkatagiri handloom sarees were presented to Smt. Adilakshmi and Smt. Seethamma, who have been serving our BSNL for a long time. Similarly, as planned in the program, cosmetics and Braille papers were distributed to the blind students of the Elisha Memorial Ashram in the local Chataparru in the evening.

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15/12

The 5th District Conference of AIBSNLPWA was held today, 15th December 2024, at Agra. The conference was chaired by Hon. Shri Jagdish Singh Yadav.

Shri Kailash Gautam, Circle Secretary has addressed. Shri Roop Singh, expressed his thoughts on the issues and welfare of pensioners.

The event was conducted by Shri Dev Chand Verma, District Secretary. During the conference, the following office bearers were elected unanimously.:

Patron: Shri M.S. Chauhan

President: Shri Jagdish Singh Yadav

District Secretary: Shri Dev Chand Verma

Treasurer: Shri Ram Sevak

Pensioners who have completed 80 golden years were honored during the ceremony.

12/12

Update on Pension Revision Case – Delhi High Court The Writ Petition (WP) concerning pension revision could not be taken up today as the judges were engaged in a Special Bench post lunch. The matter has now been rescheduled to 15th January 2025.


05/12

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana, in CWP No. 9426 of 2023 and 807 connected petitions, dismissed the challenge to the 15-year restoration period for the commuted portion of pensions under Rule 11.1(2) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume-II. The petitioners, retired Punjab government employees, argued that the period was excessive and unconstitutional, as the recovery of the commuted amount typically occurs within 11.5 years, leading to unjust enrichment for the State. The court upheld the 15-year restoration period, citing previous judgments, the voluntary nature of pension commutation, and the policy's basis in actuarial calculations and recommendations by Pay Commissions. It found no evidence of arbitrariness, emphasizing that such policy decisions lie within the State's purview. However, the State agreed to review the restoration period through an expert committee to address the concerns raised.

commutation-hon-hc-of-punjab-and-haryana-cwp-9426-2023-along-with-807-pettitions-restoration-of-commutation-after-lesser-period-12-years-judgement-27-11-24.pdf

05/12

BSNL endorsed DOT OMs related to Pensionary Benefits on 29-11-2024.

dot-oms-related-to-pensionery-benefits-29-11-24.pdf

29/11

Tirupati District conference was held on 27-11-2024. GS Com V Vara Prasad, Circle President Com K S Koteswara Rao Circle Secretary Com D Venkateswara Rao, AGS Com M Rajasekhara Reddy addressed. BSNL GM Sri CA Reddy DGM Sri Venkoba Rao greeted the conference. New Office bearers :::: Com N Tulasi Das, (President) Com A R Soundara Rajan (Secretary) Com P Rajagopal ( Treasurer ) are reelected.

29/11

Andhra Pradesh Circle Executive Committee Meeting was held on 26th November 2024 at Tirupati The meeting was attended and addressed by General Secretary, Comrade V. Varaprasad, Circle President Com K. S. Koteswara Rao, Circle Secretary Com D. Venkateswara Rao, Circle Executive Members, and District Secretaries. CHQ office bearers from AP Comrades R. S. N. Murthy, P.Pullarao, and M Rajasekhara Reddy, also spoke. Photos


25/11

The Fifth Circle Conference of the Rajasthan Circle of the All India BSNL Pensioners Welfare Association was held in Jaipur on 24th November 2024. The following office bearers were elected:

President: Shri Ramavatar Sharma

Circle Secretary: Shri Gyan Singh

Treasurer: Shri S. K. Mishra

19/11

Letter addressed to the CGCA on the issues faced by BSNL pensioners regarding discrepancies in their pension data under the Sampann system.

dlc-cgca.pdf

19/11

The District Conference of STR Chennai was held on 12th November 2024 at Chennai under chairmanship of Comrade N. Kothandaraman. The conference has been participated by over 250 comrades. Shri Avadhesh Kumar, Pr. CCA Dr. K. Kokila , A.D. CGHS have graced the occasion and addressed the attendees, offering valuable information and support for pensioner-related initiatives. Comrade S. Sundarakrishnan , Circle Secretary, spoke comprehensively on all issues concerning pensioners and organizational matters. Comrade K. Muthialu , CHQ Vice President also addressed.

Newly Elected Office Bearers:

Honorary President: Comrade A. Sugumaran (STR) President: Comrade N. Kothandaraman (STR) District Secretary: Comrade N.S. Deenadayalan (STR) Treasurer: Comrade C.B. Sundara Babu (STR).



17/11

District Conference of Mainpuri was held on 17th November 2024 under the chairmanship of Com. Umashankar Shukla. Com. Kailash Gautam, Circle Secretary UP West (Meerut), Com. Dev Chand Verma, and Com. Mal Khan have attended. The newly elected office-bearers are as follows:

President: Com. Umashankar Shukla // Secretary: Com. Ram Babu Dubey // Treasurer: Com. Pratipal Singh

05/11

Pensioners' Patrika for November-Decemebr 2024 posted from Chennai on 2-11-2024.

pensioners-patrika-2024-no-6.pdf

28/10

DoT circulates DOPT OM on Grant of Notional Increments on July 1 and January 1 for Pension Calculation

with a rider that this OM is applicable to Central Government employees only. .

dotordersnotionalincrement.pdf

28/10

Comrades P S Ramankutty (Advisor), P Gangadhara Rao (Vice President) and V Vara Prasad (GS) met in Bangalore during the special CEC meeting of Karnataka Circle on 21st October 2024. On the occasion they reviewed further developments with regard to the Commutation case. Following points were noted:

1. Our Patiala CWC adopted a resolution on the issue. Same will appear in next issue of Pensioners’ Patrika. We demand a general order honouring various judgements and also taking into consideration the 5th CPC report and Judicial Commission recommendation. We have given clear justification for reducing the recovery period from 15 years to 12 years.

2. State Government of Punjab follows central government pattern in the matter and hence the recovery period is 180 months for its pensioners. Whereas, some other state governments like Kerala, Odisha, Gujarat etc. have different rules.

3. Hon’ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana has given interim orders in number of cases to stop recovery after 128 months. The cases are still pending and naturally a general order can be expected only after the final decision is given by the HC. It may take some more time.

4. CAT Chandigarh has ordered to stop recovery after 135 months in a case filed by two BSNL retirees. It has been honoured by CCA Haryana.

5. CAT Allahabad too has given order to reduce recovery period in another case filed by one BSNL retiree. CAT Chennai too has given similar orders. As such, the BSNL retirees are covered by the said Court orders. At the same time, DoT may delay a decision as different benches of CAT have suggested different recovery period. Moreover, the DoP&PW has not yet taken any final decision in the matter.

6. All the VRS (BSNL) optees will be benefitted by the decision of the Court. They will complete ten years of repayment in 2030 or later on. Out of the one lakh and odd beneficiaries among the BSNL Retirees large number is our members. Therefore, there is sufficient cause for filing a case by our Association. But it is a laborious job to file a case involving all the affected members.

7. The case has to be filed in PB, CAT only for pan-India application.

8. PB, CAT has also pronounced a judgement for reducing the recovery period in O.A. No. 2307/2024. Similarly, the Armed Forces Tribunal also gave a favourable judgement. But the Government filed an appeal before Delhi HC and the Division Bench granted a stay in W.P(C) 12781/2024 & CM APPL.53286/2024 on 11/09/2024. The case is postponed to 3/12/2024. So, let us wait for the final outcome of the said case in Delhi HC.

9. Hence, it is felt that, instead of rushing to the Court with a WP, we should first assess the number of beneficiaries. Hence, our Units should collect data of members to be benefitted by the legal action. This work should be completed as early as possible. Once the data is available CHQ can review the situation again.

10. The Staff Side in JCM (NC) has taken up the matter as a common case. It is prudent to wait for the outcome of efforts being made by Staff Side and the cases pending in different courts also.