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THE 4TH CIRCLE CONFERENCE OF CHENNAI TELEPHONES CIRCLE WAS CONDUCTED IN A GRAND MANNER IN CHENNAI ON 14&15TH MARCH
MORE THAN 500 DELEGATES INCLUDING 50 LADIES PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE.
THE CONFERENCE WAS INAUGURATED COM K.MUTHIALU O/S CHQ . THE OPEN SESSION ON15th WAS INAUGURATED BY COM D.BALASUBRAMANIAM G/S OF AIFPA. CHQ LEADERS P.S.RAMAN KUTTY,D.GOPALAKRISHNAN, G.NATARAJAN, P.GANGADHARA RAO, T.S.VITTOBAN , V.RAMA RAO COM S.GUNASEKARAN EX-TREASURER CHQ AND CIRCLE SECRETARIES COM CHANGAPPA OF KARNATAKA AND COM GEORGE OF KERALA CIRCLE PARTICIPATED AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUES BEFORE US.
SMT S.M.KALAVATHY CGM CHTD AND SMT GEETHANJALI GM(F) PARTICIPATED AND ASSURED THAT THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST TO REMOVE THE HURDLES FACED BY THE PENSIONERS IN MEDICAL BILL
A TEAM OF NEW OFFICE BEARERS WITH COM M.MURTHI AS PRESIDENT,COM M.GOVINDHARAJAN AS CIRCLE SECRETARY AND COM. M.KANNAPPAN AS TREASURER WERE ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY.
ON BEHALF OF CHQ WE CONGRATULATE THE NEW TEAM AND WISH THEM ALL THE BEST
OUR PENSION ANOMALY CASE WAS LISTED AS NO 68. AS THE COURT COULD SIT UPTO 13:00 HRS ONLY IT COULD NOT BE HEARD AND POSTPONED TO 19-4-2016.
Comrades
You are aware about the continuous efforts taken by our CHQ to get the benefit of pension revision on the basis of 78.2 IDA merger from 10/6/2013 for those who retired prior to that date. 32 months are over and it is delayed under one pretext or other. As per our Bangalore AIC decision, CHQ calls upon you to hold "Powerful demonstration with maximum mobilisation" on 24/3/2016 (Thursday) at all SSAs & Circle Headquarters (positively before the office of CCA). BDPA g/s Com Mistry has agreed and AIRBSNLEA com Kishan singh is expected to participate along with us in this programme. A detailed circular will be issued later
IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO HOLD DEMONSTRATION ON24-3-16 DUE TO HOLI FESTIVAL CIRCLES CAN CHOOSE A DATE CONVENIENT TO THEM. REPRESENTATION SHOULD BE SENT WITHOUT FAIL
As it is urgent Pl inform Dist/Branch Secretaries of your Circle and ask them to carry out Programme
With greetings
G.Natarajan G/S
You are also called upon to send E-mail/speed post to Hon. MoC Shri Ravishankar Prasad with a copy to Secretary, Telecom Shr i J.S .Deepak and the text is given below:-
______________________________________________________________________________
Shri Ravishankar Prasad , Hon. MoC & IT, Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Asoka Road, New Delhi-110001.
Email: mcitoffice@gov.in
Shri J.S.Deepak, Secretary, Dept of Telecom, Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Asoka Road, NewDelhi10001.
Email: secy-dot@nic.in
Respected Sir,
The benefit of 78.2% IDA merger is not extended to the pensioners who retired prior to 10/6/2013. Despite sincere, continuous efforts by our Association for the past 32 months it remains unsettled. The Government is declaring off and on about early settlement of pensioners' grievances and We request you, sir, to settle this issue without further delay
Yours faithfully,
Date:- 24/3/2016 DIST SECRETARY/CIRCLE SECRETARYMr V A N Namboodiri and GS of his Pensioners Association met the Minister for Communications in the Parliament House on last Wednesday along with an MP from Kerala.There is a temporary office room for each Cabinet Minister in the Parliament House.When the Ministers have no specific work inside the House, they used to sit in these rooms.MPs go and submit some letters to the Ministers.It is a casual arrangement.No serious discussion takes place there.
Minister heard about 78.2% case. A Usual reply was given that he would look into it.That is all.
But, the Minister expressed concern about the financial position of BSNL.
Mr Namboodiri did not tell him that BSNL has already paid 78.2% benefit to serving staff about 32 months back.BSNL need not pay to the pensioners.It is the expenditure from Governments funds. Cabinet has to give the nod. Department of Expenditure has no objection to it.Then, why should the Honourable Minister be concerned of BSNL finance at this juncture?
Nine months back, on 9th June 2015, Minister signed the draft Cabinet Note on 78.2% to pensioners.He should have raised the concern about impact on BSNL before approving it.That was not done.Therefore, we fail to understand why BSNLs financial performance should be brought now.
MTNL staff were not given the benefit of 78.2% as done by BSNL.Hence the question of extending the benefit to MTNL pensioners does not arise now.
So the attempt to delay a decision on our case can not be taken as a genuine concern.
We should record our protest.
Our GS has some problem with his eyes.He is with a doctor at present.
Tomorrow, he will send a detailed communication to all for the programme. Please await it.This is an advance information to you all.
Regards
P S Ramankutty, President
Communications Minister, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, told on 2-3-2016 that both
the BSNL and MTNL have recorded a very insignificant growth in revenue last year.
Company 2013-2014 ... 2014-12015 ... Increase in Revenue
BSNL ... ... 27996 Cr. .. 28645 Cr. .. ... .. 649 Cr.
MTNL ... ... 3786 Cr. .. 3821 Cr. ... ... ... 34 Cr.
Some time back, the CMD of BSNL told the staff leaders that some pay revision can be given
only if there is a Revenue growth of Rs 5000 crore in an year.
Where is 5000 crore and where is 649 crore?
NEW DELHI: State-run BSNL had an outstanding debt of Rs 7,666.94 crore as on January 31, 2016, while that of MTNL stood at Rs 13,529.62 crore at the end of February this year, Parliament was informed on 9-3-2016.
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply to Lok Sabha said that BSNL's debt is mainly due to its capital expenditure requirement.
(Source: Economic Times)
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for allegedly defaulting loans of over Rs 9,000 crore (Rs 90 billion) from various banks, has left the country a week back, government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court.
"I spoke to the Central Bureau of Investigation a while ago and it told me that on March 2 he (Mallya) left the country," Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the bench comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and R F Nariman.
Be it UPA govt or NDA govt; people like Vijay Mallya can do the trick. We can not.
We have to wait for the Files moving up an down. We the people of India.....
Circle Conference of UP East was held at Kanpur on 28th March 2016. Com. K S Jat (AGS) and Com. M D Saraf (AGS) attended the conference representing CHQ. They spoke in detail about the major issues. Com. R C Chouhan (leader of TEPU), Com. S P Agrawal of the Coordinating Committee at Kanpur, Com. Arum Mishra, leader of Postal workers etc. addressed the conference, presided over by Com. J B Singh.
Com. Baboo Ram of Kanpur is the new Circle President. Com. Mahatma Pathak is re-elected as the Circle Secretary and Com. Dhani Ram is the Treasurer.
As we reported earlier, the new Secretary, Telecom (Shri J S Deepak) wanted some clarifications about the proposal and its impact on the MTNL pensioners. The file was sent by him to Member (F) and in turn it had gone to DDG (Accounts). Our General Secretary and Dy General Secretary met the DDG on 3-3-2016 and explained the position that it has no impact on MTNL Pensioners, as on today.
Simply because the benefit of 78.2% was not given to serving staff of MTNL so far.
The DDG has sent the file back, with his remarks, to Advisor Finance) yesterday.It has moved to Member (Finance) and today it has gone to Member (Services). It may go to DDG (Estt) tomorrow. Com. R L Kapoor met the DDG today and discussed the case in advance.
We hope that the Secretary will not ask more clarifications. Let us wait and see.....
Honor your daughters. They are honourable.
— Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist.
RAY TOMILSON, THE MAN WHO INVENTED EMAIL AND PICKED UP THE @ SYMBOL FOR ADDRESSES IN EMAIL EXPIRED AT THE AGE OF 74.
Another Claim
One Mr Shiva Ayyadurai, Mumbai born bio-scientist now in America, claimed that he had invented Email first. But he did not take the patent for the invention.
WHATEVER BE THE TRUTH, THE EMAIL IS A TITANIC REVOLUTION IN THE WORLD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THAT TRANSFORMED THE LIFE OF A GENERATION SO QUICKLY WORLD OVER.
Gulbarga is one of the best organised District Units of our Association in Karnataka.
The District Unit conducted its fourth District Conference on 6-3-2016. Com. P Gangadhara Rao (Dy. GS), Com. K G Deshpande (CHQ Org Secretary), Com. R Changappa (CS, Karnataka) and Com. G B Kittur (DS, Belgaum) were the Special Guests. About 150 out of the 190 members, including 50 women, attended the conference.
The district conference elected Comrades Ramalingappa, Abdul Khalid and Laxman Natikar as the District President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively.
On 4-3-2016, the Andhra circle has formed yet a new branch at Challapalli (Krishna District).
Com. K Narayana Rao is elected as the President, Com. G Lakshmaiah as the Branch Secretary and Com. G G Krishnamurthy as the Treasurer.
We welcome the new branch and congratulate AP Circle Unit.
DOUBTS, QUESTIONS, QUERIES....MANY WAYS TO DELAY
The File containing Cabinet Note on 78.2% case has come back to Member (F) with some queries. In turn, Member (F) has marked it to the DDG concerned. Our GS and Dy GS met the DDG today and discussed the matter and explained the position. The officers in the DDG’s Office are seriously studying the case.
The Delay is disgusting. Pensioners are waiting for more than two and a half years. All those who retired prior to 10-6-2013 are denied the benefit their juniors are getting.
MEETING WITH CABINET SECRETARY
———-Empowered Committee of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary has held first round of discussion with JCM National Council Standing Committee members on strike Charter of demands on 1st March 2016. Staff Side explained the justification of each and every demand and conveyed the large scale resentment among the Central Government Employees to the Cabinet Secretary . Cabinet Secretary has not made any commitment on any demand. He informed that this is only a preliminary interaction with the Staff Side.
Com. M. Raghavaiyya Leader Staff Side, Com. Shiva Gopal Mishra Secretary Staff Side and other Standing Committee members attended. Confederation was represented by Coms. KKN Kutty , M. Krishnan & M.S. Raja .
Meeting commenced at 0645 P.M. & ended at 0845 P.M.
Mumbai, March 1: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and investigation wing of the Income Tax Department found Mr. Karti, son ofMr. P Chidambaram, former Finance Minister, has made investments in real estate assets and other businesses in many countries, including England, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, USA, Switzerland, Philippines, Sri Lanka, British Virgin Island, France, Greece and Spain, according to a report The Pioneer.
Mr. Karthi acquired all these wealth from 2006 to 2014 when his father P Chidambaram was the Union Finance Minister. Karti’s company Advantage Strategic Consulting allegedly was also involved in the Aircel-Maxis deal. According to investigation agencies, the approval given for Maxis to acquire Aircel by P Chidambaram was illegal.
(WHAT AN EFFICIENT FINANCE MINISTER, SO DEAR TO AMERICANS, SO DEAR TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES….!!!! )
According to the Labour bureau of India, there is no change in the index point of All India Consumer Price Index for January 2016.
It is the same 269 points as it was for December 2015.
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ANOTHER VICTORY FOR PENSIONERS ON FULL PENSION
We have posted the information on this website some time back about the CAT Principal Bench judgement dated 21-4-2015 directing the Government of India to grant full pension to those central staff who retired before 1-1-2006, with less than 33 years of service, but with 20 years or more qualifying years of service for pension.
Some other people went to CAT again pleading that the Sixth CPC had suggested to grant full pension on completion of ten years of qualifying service.The CAT Principal Bench, New Delhi delivered another landmark judgement on 21-1-2016 stating that people who retired before 1-1-2006 with ten years qualifying service are also entitled to full pension.
This will benefit large number of Casual labour and RMs who got regularization in Department of Telecom as well as many who got compassionate ground appointment but had to retire without completing 33 years service.
Government has not yet issued any order.
Both the judgements are attached.
78.2% CASE
It is understood that the new Secretary (Shri J S Deepak IAS) wanted member (Services) to discuss details of the case. After sending the file to Member(S) asking to discuss, the Secretary has gone abroad. He will come back by end of this month.Then the Member (S) and DDG (Estt) will brief the Secretary about the case.