3 DISTRICT BRANCHES HAVING MORE THAN 1000 LIFE MEMBERS: BANGALORE (1342), ERNAKULAM (1281) AND HYDERABAD (1078).

7 BRANCHES FAST APPROACHING THE TARGET OF 1000 LMs:

WEST GODAVARI (796), VIJAYAWADA (715), TIRUNELVELI (651), CHENNAI STR (625), CUDDALORE (622), MADURAI (616) VILLIVAKKAM (620).

NOTE: MADURAI HAS TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 1500 NOW.

Message from Com. S Narasimha Rao, District Secretary, AIBSNLPWA, Hyderabad:

"I am happy to inform you that our Hyderabad district branch achieved life membership of 1,078 thus crossing one thousand mark. We have eight branches. Out of these eight branches, Saroor Nagar branch achieved 350 life membership. "

AIBSNLPWA ONWARD MARCH........

A new branch of our Association is formed in Morena SSA of MP. The branch has 35 members and all the 35 are Life Members.

Comrades R C Chaurasia, D K Sharma and A K Shivhare are elected as President, District Secretary and Treasurer of the new branch.

CHQ welcomes the comrades of Morena.

The Statement of Donations received by our CHQ during the recent past is attached here.

donations-till-30-6-17.xlsx

All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI)for the month of May 2017 is announced formally.

It is 278 points for May 2017.

It was 275 points for March 2017.

It was 277 points for April 2017.

Hence,the rate of IDA from July 2017 will be 119%.

An increase of 1.9% from the existing 117.1%.

OBITUARY

Yesterday night at 22.30, Com. DG informed me over phone that Com. R Srinivasulu, former Chennai District Secretary of erstwhile T III Union and a member of AIBSNLPWA, breathed his last, ending his struggle against all ill-fate. When I met him in his house three months back along with DG, Rama Rao, Ranganathan etc. he was confident that he was on the recovery route from the dreaded disease of Cancer.

Sreelu, as we called him fondly, was a brilliant chap. He used to study all issues in depth and presented his views very cohesively. We witnessed it in Circle Conferences and All India Conferences as well. He was a good orator. He was very polite and pleasant. I expected that he would succeed Com. DG as Circle Secretary of T III in Tamilnadu, at some point of time.

His daughter met with a serious accident while going to office. For the last 16-17 years the girl is on wheelchair. Sreenivasulu's wife, a Telegraphist, took VRS to look after the daughter. Sreelu had to withdraw from active TU Life. But worse is that he himself had the attack of Cancer. Finally he surrendered to the dreaded disease yesterday at 10.00PM.

It is a relief to him from the pain and sufferings. But, we shall miss him.

I convey my heartfelt condolences to the family and his comrades. ...... P S Ramankutty

DOT has been always asking BSNL to submit the pension papers of retiring staff six months before their retirement. Corporate Office has issued several instructions, reminders and reminders again to Circles in this regard. But, there is no impact for all these.

On 27-6-2017, the Corporate Office of BSNL has issued another letter to Circles quoting the Data.

During the four months of November 2016, December 2016, January 2017 and February 2017 3653 employees retired from BSNL. Only in 1562 cases (42%) Pension has been sanctioned. BSNL has not submitted the pension papers in 1567 cases. 524 cases are pending in CCA offices.

Just remember that in P&T, thereafter in DOT also, there was no delay in sanctioning pension. Many of us got the PPOs on the day of retirement or within a week.

Now, in BSNL nobody cares the people retiring.

Rate of the Fixed Medical Allowance being granted to central government pensioners is raised from the existing Rs 500 per month to Rs 1000 per month. Five lakh central government pensioners who are not covered by the CGHS shall be benefited by this hike.

The Cabinet has today approved revision of HRA and other allowances for the serving central government employees. The new HRA rate is 24%, 16% and 8% of the revised basic Pay. It takes place from 1-7-2017. Employees have been demanding it from 1-1-2016.

Formal orders are awaited.

On 16-12-2016, the honourable CAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi delivered its judgement in the pension anomaly case filed by our association.The last paragraph of the judgement is quoted below.

".... 25. There is, therefore, no ground whatsoever for the respondents to deny the benefit of formula adopted in OM dated18.10.1999. The impugned order dated 15.01.2003 is thus quashed with direction to the respondents to refix pension of the applicants from the date of their retirement in the same manner as calculated for Central Government employees/ Public Sector Undertaking like FCI by adopting the formula as contained in OM dated 18.10.1999 and give notional benefit of the IDA pay scales and, thereafter, grant all consequential benefits from the date of retirement in accordance with law. We fix a time frame of 90days from the receipt of a certified copy of this order for implementation of our directions. No costs.

P.K. Basu,( MemberA), (Justice M.S. Sullar (Member J)...."

Now, six months have since passed. Department has not yet honoured the Judgement. When enquired in Directorate, it was told that DOT had asked the Government Advocate to file an appeal petition in High Court. To avoid an ex-parte decision by High Court we immediately filed a caveat petition in the HC. No Appeal has been filed so far. Three months have passed since then also. Now, we are consulting our advocate about filing contempt of Court Petition in CAT.

A new branch at Thiruthani in Chennai TD circle was formed on 17-6-2017. Com. T S Vittoban (CHQ Treasurer), Com. M Govindarajan (CS, CHTD), Com. M Murthy (CP, CHTD) , Com. M Kannappan (TR, CH TD) and other leaders attended and addressed the formation conference. Comrades U Palani, C Natarajan and O Devan are elected as President, Secretary and Treasruer of the Thiruthani branch.

CHQ welcomes the new Branch.

LET THE WEAPONS OF VIOLENCE AND HATRED DRAIN OUT OF OUR HANDS AND BRAINS

LET LOVE AND PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR LAND AND MINDS..

Our Central Working Committee discussed the pros and cons of demanding pension revision with CPC formula and PRC formula. Then, CWC constituted a committee to study the matter in depth.In the next CWC meeting, the committee’s report was discussed in detail. Again, the matter was considered by last AIC.After all these, we took a conscious decision to demand our Pension Revision with fitment benefits suggested by seventh Central Pay Commission.We want a permanent solution.We can not approach the Cabinet every time with memoranda and wait for Cabinet’s decision. We have been making all efforts to achieve our goal. Still, some comrades are confused. Suddenly some of them started alleging that our CHQ is inactive. A kind of propaganda started in Whatsapp. So, I explained the position as under :…………………………………………………………………….

First three CPCs did not recommend any Pension Revision. Why?

Govt. did not include Pension Revision in their Terms of Reference.

Then came the Nakara Case judgement in 1982.

Govt. included Pension Revision as an item in Terms of Reference of fourth CPC.

It is a practice now. It is Govt decision. It is always a political decision.

Government never asked PRC to consider Pension Revision. Why?

There are 243 Central Public Sector Establishments in India.

Pension is available only in 168 PSEs. In 75 PSEs there is no Pension system.

167 PSEs out of 168 pay pension from their own funds to their ex employees.

Only in BSNL, pension is paid by Government.

BSNL is in a unique position.

So decision about BSNL pension should be unique.

BSNL has no role in our Pension revision. BSNL can decided pay revision, with permission of Govt. Once Pay revision is decided, the staff unions will not continue their agitation for us. It is quite natural.

Then we have to agitate for pension revision. It is our battle; Our own battle.

We want a permanent decision for periodic pension revision in BSNL. It should be independent of wage revision in BSNL. It should be delinked from financial position of BSNL. We are struggling for that.

Some people may feel it is impossible.

BUT, WE HAVE SHOWN THAT IMPOSSIBLE CAN BE MADE POSSIBLE.

We shall continue our efforts with clear understanding of the situation prevailing. No controversy in it. No doubt in it.

I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL WIN. …..

P S Ramankutty

NEW MEMBER (F) MADAM ANURADHA MITRA ASSURED ON 22/6/17 THAT ALL THE CASES OF 78.2% PENSION REVISION WILL BE COMPLETED BY 15TH JULY 2017 WHEN OUR G/S MET HER.

During the last few days, I have been receiving queries and requests from number of comrades (DOT Pensioners retired from the Grade IV) about the Grade Pay applicable from 1-1-2006. Originally Grade Pay for the scale of 6500-10500 was Rs 4200. Later on, Vide an order dated 13-11-2009, the Ministry of Finance revised the rate of Grade Pay as Rs 4600.00.I sent the copy of the said order to some. Since more requests are coming I am uploading the said order above.....

...................................................................................................................P S Ramankutty

F.No. 1/1/2008-IC Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue NewDelhi,

dated 13th November,2009.

Subject:- Grant of the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2 to posts that existed in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2

Sixth Pay commission recommended merger of the three pre-revised scales of Rs.5000-8000, Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500 and replaced them by the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2. Vide para 2.2.21 (v) of its report, the Commission recommended that on account of the merger of these 3 scales, some posts which constituted feeder and promotion grades would come to lie in an identical grade. The Commission gave specific recommendations in its Report granting higher grade pay of Rs.4600 to some categories of these posts. As regards the other posts, the Commission recommended that it should first be seen if the posts in theses 3 scales can be merged without any functional disturbance and if possible, the same should be done, Further, the Commission recommended that in case it is not feasible to merge the posts in these pay scales n functional consideration, the posts in the scale of Rs.5000-8000 and Rs.5500-9000 should be merged with the posts in the scale of Rs.6500-10500 being upgraded to the next higher grade in the pay band PB-2 with grade pay of Rs.4600 corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500, the posts being upgraded from the scale of Rs.6500-10500 should be merged with the post in the scale of Rs. 7450-10500.

The above recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission were notified vide para (ii), Section I in Parts B and C of the First Schedule to the CCS (RP) Rules,2008. While Part B of the First Schedule of he CCS(RP) Rules relates to revised pay scales for common categories of staff, Part C notifies revised pay structure for certain posts in Ministries, Departments and Union Territories. The above provisions of the Rules specifically mentioned that upgradations in terms of para (ii) Section I may be done in consultation with Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

Consequent upon the Notification of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, Department of Expenditure has received a large number of references from administrative ministries / departments proposing upgradations of the posts which were in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006 by been granting them grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2. The matter has been considered and it has now been decided that the posts which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2, will be granted pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2 corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500 w.e.f.1.1.2006. Further, in terms of the aforementioned provisions of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, in case a post already existed in the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500, the posts being upgraded from the scale of Rs.5600-10500 should be merged with the post in the scale of Rs.7450-11500.

Accordingly, in terms of Rule 6 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, revised pay of Government servants in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 who were earlier granted grade pay of Rs.4200 and who have already exercised their option for drawal of pay in the revised pay structure in the format prescribed in the Second Schedule to the Rules, will be fixed again in accordance with illustration 4A annexed to CCS (RP)Rules,008.

In case of all such Government servants in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 who were earlier granted grade pay of Rs.4200 and who had opted to have their pay fixed under CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, action as prescribed in this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 30th August, 2008 will be taken. In case a Government servant desires to revise his earlier option for coming over to the revised pay structure, he may be permitted to do so without any reference to this Department.

6. On account of pay fixation in the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2, arrears of pay will be recalculated and difference of arrears in respect of the entire amount will be paid immediately. The manner of drawal of arrears ahs already been indicated in this Departments/s O.M. of even number dated 30.8.2008.

Kindly refer the posting in this Site on 21-6-2017 giving data of cases settled by all circles.The data was quoted from a letter issued by BSNL Corporate Office vide No. 48-10/2017-Pen/BSNL dated 20-6-2017. The letter was also uploaded in the Site. But, the figures were not readable in some cases. As usual, the information collected by CO may be old one.

Now, it is reported by Circle Secretary, Karnataka that out of 8585 total cases 7995 cases have been settled.It is a commendable progress.

BSNL ORDER ON 20-6-2017

pension-rvision-bsnl-order-20.6.2017-1.docx

pension-revision-bsnl-order-20-6-2017-2.pdf