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RED SALUTE TO COM. CASTRO
Com. Fidel Castro is no more. He expired yesterday at the age of 90. About 45 years ago the American government and American media spread a rumour that Castro died due to heart attack.Then, Fidel declared;
“I have a heart of steel.” He proved it.He was not an ordinary leader, not an ordinary politician.
Cuba has the highest population of elderly people. 20% of Cubans are above the age of 60 years.It will increase to 30% soon.In America, the elders get free healthcare etc. There are lot of facilities for them.But, they lack one thing: Company of their children and grand children. Elderly people are left alone. Loneliness creates many a problems to them. In most of the Latin American countries the elderly people are not cared for.
In Cuba, the elderly people stay with their children.Fidel Castro told the new generation; “They are not living in your houses.You are living in their Homes”. The Cuban Delegate to Barcelona conference of Trade Union International (PR) told:
“In Cuba, the government ensures social security to all. Monthly pension is guaranteed. Good relationship prevails between the workers and pensioners.Ministry of Culture has created a university for senior citizens….” [Page 25 of Pensioners Patrika No 14.]
It is because of Com. Fidel Castro.
WE SALUTE THIS MAN, A LEADER OF DIFFERENCE, A REVOLUTIONARY OF DIFFERENCE …
CHQ conveys its greetings to all who made the Special Conference in Bangalore on 12th November 2016 a great success. Comrades of Bangalore deserve very special appreciation.
Further Attempts
Soon after the Special Conference, CHQ swiftly moved. Comrades G Natarajan (GS), D Gopalakrishnan (VP), G Babu (VP) and R Chengappa went to New Delhi. Comrades R C Malhotra (AGS), R L Kapoor (Legal Committee Member and President of HQr branch) and Anupam Kaul (Secretary, HQr Branch, New Delhi) joined them. The team had several meetings and discussions in New Delhi on 23rd and 24th November 2016. They met Joint Secretary, Department of Telecom, Member (Finance), Member(Services), DDG (Estt), Director (Estt) as well as Officers in Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare.
Following issues were taken up:
1. Future Pension Revision with the fitment formula suggested by 7th CPC.
2. Slow process on 78.2% in Circles.
3. Grant of Pension reckoning Extra Increment:
4. Delinking of 33 years of service for grant of full pension to all who retired from BSNL prior to 1-1-2006.
5. Holding Pension Adalat at national level.
Our Impression:
Some of the officers have not yet thought of the issues seriously.They were impressed upon the need to do it soon. We have laid the foundation.On behalf of our Association we gave detailed letters on the above issues to all concerned. CHQ assures consistent vigorous efforts to settle the issues.
Future Pension Revision with CPC fitment benefit:
Generally, the top officers are not averse to the proposal. It is pointed out that the PRCshall not propose any pension revision for the central PSUs, or exclusively for BSNL. DDG raised the doubt whether an anomaly may not arise where the people who retire after 1-1-2017 may be at a disadvantageous position compared to those who retired before that date and got the benefit of CPC report. We told that it would not happen as serving staff may get a pay revision with effect from 1-1-2017. Director (EStt) assured that she would study the issue in depth and initiate suitable action.Joint Secretary also assured that he would examine the matter thoroughly. I hope that the matter will get due attention of the DOT. We demanded DOT endorsement of DOP&PW OM on increased gratuity, Minimum pension etc. The file is pending with finance now and officers assured that it would be expedited.
Work on 78.2% case:
We pointed out that in most of the Circles the work is very slow and sluggish. Member (S) wanted specific cases and next day we gave a list to both Member(S) and Member(F). They assured that necessary action would be taken.
Extra Increment case
We pointed out that the five pensioners who approached the CAT Ernakulam and got favourable judgement are granted the benefit.Similarly placed pensioners of other circles should also be given the benefit as the AIBSNLPWA is the first applicant in the case. Member(S) assured due action.
Full Pension on 10 years of qualifying service:
It was told that a detailed Note is being sent again to DoP&PW seeking a clarification on the matter.But, later,the officer in DoP&PW told us that it is for DoT to decide the case as DoT only issued order for the pension revision and DoP&PW is not issuing orders regarding IDA pensioners.
Pension Adalat:
We pointed out to Member (F) that his predecessor had told us that a decision was taken and the pension Adalat would be held soon at national level.But it did not happen so far. M(F) agreed to examine it.
TUI CONFERENCE
Com. D Gopalakrishnan and myself will be attending the Asia Regional Conference of Trade Union International (Pensioners and Retirees) on 3-12-2016 at Kathmandu, Nepal.
G. NATARAJAN, GS
26-11-2016
BIJAPUR (KARNATAKA) BRANCH HELD A MEETING ON 22-11-2016.
COM. K G DESHPANDE, CHQ ORG. SECRETARY, ATTENDED THE MEETING AND EXPLAINED VARIOUS ISSUES.
CHALLAPALLI BRANCH (AP CIRCLE) MEETING HELD ON 22-11-2016.
COM. M R S PRAKASARAO (CIRCLE PRESIDENT) AND COM. N S SARMA, KRISHNA DISTRICT SECRETARY ATTENDED.
SOME NOTES ARE GIVEN IN THE FILE BELOW:
Please click on this link:pe-nsioners-day-2016-..notes.pdf
COM. DG AND OTHER LEADERS ON THE DAIS.
A VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE.
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS EXTENDED THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF LIFE CERTIFICATE TO 15-1-2017 FROM 30-11-2016
THE ORDER OF MOF IS ATTACHED. A RELIEF FOR US. KINDLY CONTACT BRANCH OF BANK /P.O
WE REPORT WITH A HEAVY HEART THE SUDDEN DEMISE OF
SMT LEELA JAIN OF BANGLORE LEFT US YESTERDAY SUDDENLY DUE TO HEART ATTACK
SHE WAS AN ACTIVE WORKER OF OUR ASSOCIATION HELPING EVERYBODY AND ACTIVE
WE PAY OUR HOMAGE TO HER DEPARTED SOUL
COM R N PADA NAIR BEREAVED......
Son of Com. R N Pada Nair (Kerala Circle President) expired in a tragic accident in Bangalore city yesterday night. The boy was going by bike. Arrangements is being made for postmortum and airlifting the dead body to Aluva, near Kochi in Kerala.
Some of us are going to Com. Pada Nair's house at Aluva.
PSR
CHQ conveys it heartfelt condolence to Com. Pada Nair, his wife and daughter.
Com. Dipen Ghosh, Ex-MP and veteran leader of left movement and CPI (M) expired on 13.11.2016 at Kolkata. He was a great leader and guiding spirit of Central Government employees movement. He joined commercial Intelligence & Statistics department, a Central Govt. organization in the year 1953. From 1956 he was the General Secretary of Central Government Employees Co-ordination Committee, West Bengal State. He continued as the President of the organization from 1982. He had led the employees movement not only at the state level but also at National forums. He was the Vice President of All India Defence Employees Federation. Twice he remained in jail custody for 23 months. He was detained without trial under MISA for his active involvement in the historic Railway strike of 1974. During the dark days of Emergency he was imprisoned for 19 months at a stretch and was dismissed from his job. Later he was reinstated after protracted legal battle.
In 1981 he resigned from his job and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as CPI (M) MP from West Bengal. He continued as an MP for 12 years. He was very close to late Com. Jyothi Basu.
During the period from 1978 to 1995 I had the opportunity to work very closely with Com. Dipen. As the leader of the CPI(M) Group in Rajya Sabha he helped us a lot in raising many issues in the Parliament. Even after his return to Kolkata we continued correspondence on many issues.
I convey heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family members of Com. Dipenda.
........ P S Ramankutty .....
BANGALORE CWC ACCEPTED INVITATION FROM ODISHA COMRADES TO HOLD OUR NEXT ALL INDIA CONFERENCE IN 2018 IN PURI, ODISHA.
BANGALORE CWC ACCEPTED THE INVITATION FROM BIHAR CIRCLE COMRADES
TO HOLD THE NEXT CWC MEETING IN PATNA IN 2017.
EXACT DATE WILL BE DECIDED LATER.
FEW PHOTOS OF THE SPECIAL VICTORY CONFERENCE HELD IN BANGALORE ON 12TH: Photos taken by Com. V V S Murthy, AGS.
MORE PHOTOS WILL BE UPLOADED SOON.
A VEW OF THE AUDIENCE
THE DAIS
MEMONTO PRESENTED TO SHRI ANANTHKUMAR
BY CHQ OF AIBSNLPWA
FELICITATION BY KARNATAKA CIRCLE COMRADES
FELICITATION BY ANDHRA COMRDES
FELICITATION BY TELENGANA COMRADES
FELICITATION BY BIHAR COMRADES
FELICITATION BY CHENNAI COMRADES
FELICITATION BY CHHATISGARH COMRADES
FELICITATION BY HARYANA COMRDES.
FELICITATION BY JHARKHAND COMRADES
FELICITATION BY KERALA COMRADES
FELICITATION BY MP COMRADES
FELICITATION BY MAHARASTRA COMRADES
FELICITATION BY ORISSA COMRADES
FELICITATION ON BEHALF OF RAJASTHAN COMRADES
FELICITATION BY THANJAVUR COMRADES (TAMILNADU)
FELICITATION BY MADURAI (TN) COMRADES.
FELICITATION BY CUDDALORE (TN) COMRADES
COM. P S RAMANKUTTY SPEAKS
COM. G NATARAJAN AND COM. D GOPALAKRISHNAN
COM. D G SPEAKS
SHRI P NAGARAJU, CGMT KARNATAKA SPEAKS
SHRI A GNANASEKARAN, CCA, KARNTAKA LIGHTING LAMP
SOME OFFICE-BEARERS ON THE DAIS
SOME OTHER OFFICE-BEARERS ON THE DAIS
FOR THOSE WHO CAN NOT PERSONALLY ATTEND THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE TOMORROW IN BANGALORE:
The conference proceedings will be telecast alive. You can see it in this website by clicking the links given along with the posting below. You can watch it in the whatsapp groups through your smart phone also.
OUR PROPOSED CWC MEETING SHALL COMMENCE AT 10.30 AM ON 12-11-2016 IN SARDAR PATEL BHAVAN, NEAR BENGALURU CANTT RAILWAY STATION.
PLEASE GET DOWN AT CANTT RS IF YOUR TRAIN STOPS. FROM CITY RS AND FROM YESHWANTAPURA RS YOU CAN COME TO CANTT RS WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS.
FROM CANTT RAILWAY STATION IT IS JUST 5 MINUTES WALKING ONLY.
KOTTAYAM (KERALA) DISTRICT CONFERENCE ON 8-11-2016
P S RAMANKUTTY SPEAKS AND A VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE
With profound grief we report sad demise of Com. K. Venkateswarlu, our District Secretary of Kurnool in AP Circle on 8-11-2016 in a hospital in Secunderabad due to liver and heart problems. He was 69. We lost a very dedicated and active leader.
We convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members of Com. Venkateswarlu.
If Shri Manoj Sinha, MOC, confirms his participation, we will change the programme accordingly.