Our Deputy General Secretary Com. P Gangadhara Rao is leaving tomorrow for USA along with his wife. His plan is to return by end of October and join us in the next Central Working Committee meeting to be held in RTTC complex, Rajpura, Punjab on12-13, November 2016.

Com. Gangadhara Rao is leaving with full satisfaction, after fulfilling a great task, after seeing the order in his hand. He has done a great service to BSNL pensioners all over India in a most brilliant manner.

WE WISH HIM A HAPPY STAY WITH HIS DAUGHTER IN USA. WE WISH THE FAMILY THE BEST.

Now, order is come. The Pension handling offices of BSNL are asked to process the cases and forward the same to CCA offices. Therefore, District Secretaries should meet the Heads of SSAs and request them to constitute Special Cell in SSA offices to take up this work immediately.

When DoT issued order on 10-6-2013 granting benefit of IDA merger to serving staff there was some confusion. The benefit was granted w.e.f 1-1-2007 but actual payment was made from 10-6-2013, the date of issuance of the order, as per the agreement made by BSNL Management and Staff Unions in June 2012. Those who agreed for PROSPECTIVE EFFECT are responsible for the loss of arrears from 1-1-2007. Fate of people retired between 1-1-2007 and 9-6-2013 was not clear. As such, till this date their pension was not revised. Now it is made beyond all doubt that the fixation from 1-1-2007 to 9-6-2013 is NOTIONAL only. Some people do not accept it. And, nobody wants their acceptance or consent. Cabinet decided and DoT issued order stating it is notional only.

No doubt, it is a wrong decision. It has to be challenged; it has to be fought against. Without accepting the reality you can not challenge it.

THE ORDER
Department of Telecommunications
OM No 40-13/2013-Pen (T) dated 18-07-2016

Sub: Revision of pension of BSNL pensioners/family pensioners, who retired prior to 10-06-2013 by allowing the benefit of merger of 50% DA/DR with Basic Pay/Pension, effectively amounting to 78.2% DA/DR for the purpose of fitment.

The pension to combined service optee absorbed employees in BSNL is paid by Government as per sub-rules 21 to 23 of 37-A of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

2. Consequent to the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) orders dated 26-11-2008, revision of pay of employees of BSNL was allowed with effect from 1-1-2007 vide letter No 61-01/2009-SU dated 27-02-2009. Subsequently, pension/family pension of employees retired from BSNL who retired between 01-10-2000 and 1-1-2007, was revised vide this Office OM No 40-27/2008-Pen (T) Vol. III dated 15-3-2011.

3. Further to Department of Public Enterprises OM No 2(70)/08-DPE (WC)-GL-VII/09 dated 02-04-2 009, the benefit of merger of 50% DA with Basic Pay effectively amounting to 78.2% IDA as on 1-1-2007 for the purpose of fitment, was granted to the BSNL serving employees w.e.f. 10-06-2013 vide Order No 61-1/2012-SU dated 10-6-2013.

4. The issue regarding revision of pension/family pension of BSNL IDA pensioners/family pensioners, who retired prior to 10-06-2013 has been considered by the Government, and the following has been decided:
(a) The pension/family pension of BSNL IDA pensioners/family pensioners, who retired prior to 01-01-2007, may be revised as on 01-01-2007 notionally with actual benefit w.e.f. 10-06-2013 by adding together

(i) Existing basic pension/family pension including commuted portion of pension, if any

(ii) Dearness Relief (IDA) @ 78.2%

(iii) Fitment weightage @ 30% of the existing pension/family pension and dearness relief (IDA) thereon

The amount so arrived will be regarded as consolidated pension/family pension with effect from 10-06-2013.

(b) The pension/family pension of BSNL IDA pensioners/family pensioners, who retired between 01-01-2007 and 09-06-2013, their pay may be revised notionally with effect from 01-01-2007 by allowing the benefit of merger of 50% DA/DR with Basic Pay/Pension effectively amounting to 78.2% IDA for the purpose of fitment and consequential revision of pension on notional pay with the actual benefit w.e.f. 10-06-2013, at par with the serving employees of BSNL. However, these pensioners do not get actual benefit of increase in pay/pension during the period between 01-01-2007 to 09-06-2013, and they would not get increase in the amount of DCRG, leave encashment and commutation of pension on this account.

5. The other conditions with regard to commuted portion of pension, minimum pension and increase in the quantum of pension/family pension to the old pensioners/family pensioners, as mentioned in this office OM No 40-17/2008-Pen(T) Vol. III dated 15-3-2011 shall remain the same.
6. Action to revise pension/family pension in terms of these provisions may be initiated suo-moto by the concerned Heads of offices. All administrative offices of BSNL handling preparation of pension papers of BSNL pensioners may be directed to initiate the process of consolidation of pension/family pension to the BSNL IDA pensioners/family pensioners, who retired prior to 10-06-2013, at the consolidated rates in terms of para 4 above immediately and forward the same to the concerned CCAs for consolidation and issue of revised Pension Payment Orders (PPOs).

7. The exercise to extend benefit of these orders to the pensioners/family pensioners should be completed by 31-12-2016.

Sd/-
S K Jain , DDG (Estt.)

GENERAL SECRETARY IN NEW DELHI; MEETS MEMBER (FINANCE)

Com. G Natarajan, our General Secretary reached New Delhi today. He met Smt. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance) and conveyed to her the sincere thanks of BSNL Pensioners all over the country for releasing the order on 78.2%. Smt. Annie Moraes was the Member (Finance) since September 2013. She will be retiring on 31-7-2016. It is heard that she may become Member of TRAI after retirement.

Smt. Moraes was very much helpful in getting the condition of 60:40 annulled from the Rules.

GS, along with Com. R C Malhotra, AGS etc met the staff in Pension Section and distributed sweets to them for their prompt action in releasing the order.

It may be noted that the Cabinet cleared VII CPC report on 29-6-2016 and our case on 5-7-2016. Till this date, the order on VII CPC report is not issued. Whereas, the order on 78.2% has been released today.

18-7-2016 5.15 PM THE ORDER ISSUED BY DOT ON 78.2% IS ATTACHED HEREWITH.

CLICK ON THE LINK GIVEN IN RED COLOUR BELOW:

78.2-order.pdf

BILASPUR CG

WEST GODAVARI AP

Karnataka Comrades desired to hold victory meeting in the presence of Shri Ananthakumar. But, after getting elevated as the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in the recent reshuffle, Shri Ananthakumar has become more busy and could not give a date to attend our meeting. Hence a general body meeting of Bangalore branch was held on 16-7-2016 in the PGMT Office auditorium.

The auditorium was jam packed; rather overflowed with our members who are jubilant over the victory and the success of efforts made by our leaders. All India leaders Com. Gangadhara Rao and Com. Babu addressed the meeting and also Com. R Changappa, our Karnataka Circle Secretary.

Com. G L Jogi, Chairman of SNEA was a special guest. In his speech Com. Jogi appreciated the efforts made by AIBSNLPWA to get 78.2% and annulment of 60:40 condition. Com. Jogi said that but for the efforts of AIBSNLPWA these cases could have been delayed further by years; notwithstanding the claims of others. He specially lauded the significant achievement of annulment of 60:40 condition after 12 years.

SALEM WEST

BANGALORE

Nagercoil -Tamilnadu: Com.P S Ramankutty speaks

Com. T Ramachandran, addressing the comrades attending the monthly General Body meeting in Calicut on 14-7-2016.

Com. K S Koteswara Rao, Circle Secretary speaks in the general body meeting held at Vijayawada on 14-7-2016

View of audience attending the Chennai Traffic District conference on 9-7-2016

On 29/10/2014 one leader of an association wrote Secretary, Telecom stating

“for post-2007 pensioners, the revised pay be drawn and paid only for the month of retirement and the pensioners in turn will recharge their BSNL mobile with the exact amount paid. In reality there will be only paper transaction”.

WHAT A WONDERFUL HELP HE HAS GIVEN TO THE BSNL PENSIONERS. "Give month's arrears to the pensioner and the pensioner should give it back by recharging his BSNL mobile". What a wicked brain !!

NOW. THIS MAN ALSO CLAIMS HE HAS BROUGHT THE 78.2% BENEFIT.....

The AIBDPA has resorted to slanderous attack on our Association for achieving the 78.2% and annulment of 60:40. We can understand their anger.We can very well understand their disappointment; discontentment of impotent.

They claim that they achieved the demands because they met Communications Minister twice along with two MPs in May 2015 and March 2016.

Why not before? Order was issued on 10-6-2013 for granting 78.2 to serving staff. There was nothing for Pensioners in that order. But these Bluff Masters declared immediately in their website that; “…it is also a matter of great joy that the retired comrades will get their pension refixed based 78.2% IDA….” What a BLUFF?

Did any single pensioner get the benefit of 78.2 then as they declared? Why did they take MPs to meet the Minister if it was given to pensioners ?The BSNL pensioners understood the dirty game of these fellows.

Another wonderful bluffing: They say that pensioners retired after June 2013 also got the benefit of 78.2%! Is it their magnanimity? When the pay is revised with 78.2% the pension will naturally be on that basis.

In the Agreement it was stated that the benefit would be applicable to pensioners. But later DOT asked BSNL to delete that sentence. BSNL Management deleted it unilaterally. These people who signed that agreement did not open their mouth. That was their LOVE for the pensioners.

What about the people who retired between 1-1-2007 and 10-6-2013? They did not get this benefit till this date. About 60,000 people who retired during this period lost huge amount by way of arrears. BLUFF MASTERS are silent on that. It is because of the agreement they made allowing the Management impound the arrears. Subsequently when the orders were issued, that too after one year, making the date of issuance as the date of effect, these people who are signatories did not protest. Their own members lost huge amount. A pensioner who gets Rs 10000 as basic pension with 68.8% was to get Rs 100000 if arrears were to be given from 1-1-2007.But, because of the foolish agreement and the consequent order that pensioner gets only Rs 40,000 now. He lost Rs 70000. Who is responsible? People who agreed for impounding the arrears; these BLUFFMASTERS.

After their first meeting with the minister in May 2015 they reported that the Minister gave patient hearing. No assurance.

When they met the Minister on 9-3-2016 along with Com. M B Rajesh MP the Minister did not give any assurance.So they declared that “ In the absence of any categorical assurance from the Minister the dharna programme on 10-3-2016 stands…”

Now BLUFF MASTERS say they got 78.2% because of these meetings!!

BLA BLA BLA.

Not only that.Minister expressed concern on the financial condition of BSNL.BLUFF MASTER’s brain did not work at that time to tell the Minister that 78.2% was to be given by government, not by BSNL. Wisdom comes very late to some brains like the old Tube light.Electronic support is needed for them.Somebody should tell them.They can not think on their own.

The BLUFFMASTERS had no guts to open their mouth and tell the facts to the Minister.

They ridicule us for taking help of Shri Ananthakumar, pointing out his portfolio. He was an influential minister. Today he is holding the powerful portfolio of Parliamentary affairs. Shri Ananthakumar helped us more than anybody else.

Help from a Cabinet minister is bad!But, they can take help of MPs. The MPs can easily meet the ministers in the Parliament House.Somebody can accompany the MPs.Ministers do not object.

We met the Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad at Ujjain, at Madurai and in Chennai also. Without help from Anantha kumar.

They accuse us for meeting Shri Nripendra Misraji, the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India. (They do not know the name of Principal Secretary.They write Nripesh Mishra). Nripendra Misraji was Secretary, Telecom earlier.At that time only he wrote a letter on 15-3-2015 to CMD BSNL about pension liability which turned out to be an important document. So we tried to bring the matter to his notice to ensure a quick decision on the file by the Cabinet. There was nothing wrong in meeting the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister. BLUFFMASTER did not get that idea. WE CANT HELP.

BLUFMASTER claims that 60:40 was annulled by their attempts. What a BLUFF again? Their report to their own All India conference held at Tirupathy in February 2016 is the proof against this claim. It says:

“……But linking this proposal with 78.2% IDA merger to BSNL pensioners has caused unnecessary delay in the settlement of 78.2% IDA merger.Therefore, we met Shri Rakesh Garg, Secretary, DoT and demanded delinking the issue.But he was of the opinion that delinking at this stage will have to follow all the procedures again which will be time consuming”.

When they met the Secretary, Telecom they did not talk at all about 60:40. Only after we met Secretary, Telecom in March 2015 and took up the matter, Shri Rakesh Garg had a discussion with top officers and decided to incorporate the item of annulment of 60:40 in the Cabinet Note. The recognized Union did not demand annulment of 60:40 till that time. For long 11 years!!

YES. VICTORY HAS GOT MANY FATHERS, INCLUDING THE IMPOTENT!!

CHENNAI

GUNTUR AP

A NEW TABLE PREPARED BY SHRI SUNDARAMURTHY, RETD SDE, CHENNAI IS UPLOADED HERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO RETIRED ON OR AFTER 1-1-2007. PLEASE TRY. new-table-for-post2007.xlsb