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IDA FROM JANUARY 2016 MAY BE 112.4%.
Labour Bureau of India has released the All India Consumer Price Index for November 2015. It is 270 points. It was 266 points for September and 269 points for October. With the above data, it can be assessed that the rate of IDA from January 2016 will be 112.4%. An increase of 4.5% from existing 107.9% effective from October 2015.
Rate of IDA was 102.6% in July 2015. So the total increase during the last six months will be 9.8%. The Central DA may increase by 6% during the same six months period.
Director (Estt), DoT informs our Vice President Com. DG that Department of Telecom has already forwarded the final Cabinet Note to Law Ministry for their views.
Our member in STR Branch, Chennai Com Elumalai (Retired Driver) lost his son Rajesh Kumar. He was working as Auto Driver. He is one among the 13 members of the Rescue Team. That Team rescued near about 10 families in Urapakkam. While doing that service, suddenly flash flood came and washed away all the thirteen. Out of 13, five could catch some hold on the building or tree but eight lives including Rajeshkumar were lost. His body was found hanging in a building under construction in Mannivakkam (6 KMs away from Urapakkam) after three days. His father had to spend Rs.15,000/- to take the body for post-mortem and another Rs.15,000/- for taking back. The Cremation ground was also full of water and he had to spend another Rs.15,000/- for cremation. There are many people who were working selflessly with humanity but there are some people who loot, taking advantage of the situation. That is two sides of the society. Rajeshkumar, aged 35 left his wife 24 years old, two children aged 6 years and 3-1/2 years. Tamilnadu Government has paid Rs.4 lakhs for the family.
The sub-committee has decided to deposit Rupees One lakh (Rs.50,000/- each child) in the name of the children from the Relief Fund. The sub-committee decided to identify two/three schools which were affected very badly and which give education to poor and destitute children and extend help to them with the remaining balance. It was also decided to finish the entire process within a week's time. Out of 8 sub-committee members, 7 attended. From CHQ, DG, GN & Vittoban attended.
(eMail from com. D Gopalakrishnan, Vice President.)
Flood Relief sub committee met today and took stock of the situation. The total collection (already received and also which is on the pipeline) crosses Rs. 7 lakhs (All District Units in Tamilnadu except two and some individuals have contributed more than 3.5 lakhs). Nearly 4 lakhs worth of articles (including to be disbursed) were disbursed to affected BSNL pensioners (our members). The beneficiaries are 77 from Chennai Telephones, 16 from Chennai Traffic and 2 from STR
We are very happy to announce that our new branch in Mathura (UP West) district has launched their own Website. It is the first branch in entire northern India to have own website. We congratulate Com. Krishnakant Verma for the unique achievement.
ON BEHALF OF AIBSNLPWA TAMIL NADU CIRCLE, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF OUR ASSOCIATION MET TODAY SRI. RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD, HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT MADURAI DURING HIS VISIT TO THE CITY AND SUBMITTED A MEMORANDUM REQUESTING HIS INTERVENTION IN SETTLING OUR LONG PENDING DEMANDS.
Sri. Srinivasan, of Madurai
Sri. Sankara pandiyan, of Aruppukottai,
Sri. Sankaran ACS, TN
Sri. Vairamani Circle Org Secretary
Sri. Shunmugam Dist. President, Virudhunagar,
Sri. Raveendran Dist President, Madurai,
Sri. Dharmarajan , Dist. Secretary, Madurai.
Sri. Sivasubramainan Org Secretary, Madurai.
Sri S Arunachalam, Asst. General Secretary
78.2% IDA MERGER; It was informed that the Minister had already approved the Draft Cabinet Note. Now, the final Cabinet Note has to be submitted to the Cabinet Secretariat for including the item in the agenda for Cabinet Meeting. There is no problem in the case. Minister assured that it would be expedited.
FUTURE PENSION REVISION WITH THE FITMENT FORMULA SUGGESTED BY CPC: The Minister assured that he would look into the matter and discuss the matter with the concerned officers.
OUR MADURAI COMRADES G.R.DHARMARAJAN D/S,RAVEENDRAN PRESIDENT,SIVASUBRAMANIAN ORG.SECY AND SRINIVASAN ACTIVE MEMBER ALONG WITH A.G.S ARUNACHALAM MET
SRI. PON RADHAKRISHNAN,
HON. MINISTER OF STATE FOR ROAD TRANSPORT,HIGHWAYS AND SHIPPING
AT MADURAI AND SUBMITTED A MEMORANDUM SEEKING HIS HELP IN EARLY SETTLEMENT OF 78.2% TO BSNL PENSIONERS AND
IMPLEMENTING THE 7TH CPC RECOMMENDATIONS TO BSNL PENSIONERS
THE MINISTER ASSURED HIS HELP.
WE THANK THE MINISTER AND MADURAI COMRADES FOR THE INITIATIVE
MPs GET 100% INCREASE IN TOTAL SALARY
The CPC has suggested an increase of 14.2 % of total salary of central government employees. Media described it as ‘bonanza’.
Now the Government of India proposes to raise the basic pay and all allowances of Indian parliamentarians. They will get 100 % increase of their total salary. It will be Rs. 2.8 lakh per month, if the proposal is accepted by finance ministry.
Is it not a ‘bonanza”?
From the very beginning, we are clear about our demand on our future pension revision.
WE ARE BSNL RETIREES; BUT WE ARE CENTRAL GOVT PENSIONERS.
In 1998 and in 2008, when the CPC reports were implemented on pension, the orders were issued stating that those orders were applicable to all pensioners and family pensioners covered by CCS Pension Rules, 1972. We are getting pension from the Government of India under Rule 37 of CCS Pension Rules 1972. Hence, the seventh CPC Report should cover BSNL retirees also. We approached Secretary, Telecom with this demand. He assured that he would take up the matter with concerned Ministries even if there is no specific recommendation from the CPC.
Some organizations are confused. One day they go to authorities with the demand that the proposed third Pay Revision Committee (PRC to be appointed in 2016 or 2017) should be asked to propose pension revision of BSNL retirees. Next day they go to authorities with the demand for extension of CPC report. We appreciate their anxiety. But we should be firm on the demands. If all the organizations make joint efforts, we can achieve future pension revisions as per CPC reports, without depending upon the financial performance of BSNL company.
Inspiring report has been received from Tamil Nadu Circle and Chennai TD Circle Units about relief activities by the team entrusted the work, to the people affected by the devastating floods in Chennai and some other parts of Tamil Nadu.
16 BSNL Pensioners of Tamil Nadu Circle have been identified who were badly affected by the floods and helped by AIBSNLPWA.
Similarly, Chennai TD comrades also have identified some BSNL Pensioners of Chennai affected. The Relief work is going on.
Detailed report will be given later on.
Com. M Kannappan, Treasruer of AIBSNLPWA Chennai TD Circle has sent to us the following details of Receipts towards the Floods Relief Fund:
1 SALEM WEST 65000.00
2 MADURAI 58700.00
3 AP CIRCLE 25000.00
4 CH TD 25000.00
5 KARNATAKA CIRCLE 25000.00
6 KERALA CIRCLE 25000.00
7 TN CIRCLE 25000.00
8 TANJORE PENSIONERS 23110.00
9 CHQ 20000.00
10 ERNAKULAM 20000.00
11 MALAPPURAM 20000.00
12 PALAKKAD 20000.00
13 TRICHY 16400.00
14 VIRUDHUNAGAR 15450.00
15 BHOPAL 11000.00
16 COIMBATORE 15000.00
17 KOTTAYAM 10000.00
18 MUMBAI TEL FACTORY 10000.00
19 PONDICHERRY 10000.00
20 TANJORE 10000.00
21 TENKASI 10000.00
22 TIRUNELVELI 10000.00
23 TRICHUR 10000.00
24 TRIVANDRUM 10000.00
25 TUTICORIN(2) 10000.00
26 V SUNDAR 10000.00
27 VISAKHAPATNAM 10000.00
28 KANNUR 8500.00
29 KOLKATA TRTAFFIC 5000.00
30 ANANTAPUR AP 5000.00
31 CALICUT(1) 5000.00
32 CALICUT(2) 5000.00
33 KUMBAKONAM 5000.00
34 SALEM EAST 5000.00
35 SAMBALPUR 5000.00
36 SILCHAR, ASSAM 5000.00
37 SWAMINATHAN TRUST 5000.00
38 TUTICORIN(1) 5000.00
39 V S MUTHUKUMARAN 5000.00
40 VIZIANAGARAM 5000.00
41 TIRUPATHI 5000.00
42 NAMBUNARAYNAN 3000.00
43 SANKARESWARI , 3000.00
44 KOLLAM 2000.00
45 M C SHARMA 2000.00
46 MURUGESAN, KALYANI 2000.00
47 RAMALINGAM, SRINIVASAN 2000.00
48 PATHANAMTHITTA 1500.00
49 B L SHARMA, SAGWARA 1000.00
50ALAPPUZHA KERALA 1000.00
51 NARAYNAN MANGALASSERY 1000.00
52 RAGHAVAN POTTI 1000.00
53 M R P PATNAIK 500.00
54 MATHURA (UP WEST) 500.00
55 Prakashnagar AP 100.00
56 VIJAYAWADA AP 12600
Shri. V Sunder (Retd DE of Chennai) donated Rs 10000;
Shri S Srinivasan (Retd DGM of Chennai) donated Rs 1000 and
Shri S Ramalingam (Retd TM of Chennai) donated RS 1000 to the Relief Fund.
SALEM WEST BRANCH DONATES Rs 65,000
MADURAI SSA UNIT DONATES Rs 58,700.
MUMBAI TEL. FACTORY SSA UNIT DONATES Rs 10,000
The Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations has given a call to their members to conduct demonstrations on 22-12-2015 demanding immediate settlement of 78.2% case for revision of pension with effect from 1-1-2007.
We welcome the decision of the Forum.
It was reported that DoT is sending the revised Cabinet Note to Ministry of Law for its views. Normally, the Law Ministry should give its views within two weeks. And therefore, it can be expected that the revised Cabinet Note will go to Cabinet Secretariat shortly.
Anyway, we are happy that the Forum has given a call for some demonstrative programme.
Com. R L Kapoor reports from Delhi through SMS:
"Today I visited Sanchar Bhavan and enquired about the Case.
The 78.2% case is being referred to Ministry of Law for wetting the Cabinet Note."
Many of our branches have observed the Pensioners Day with great enthusiasm.
Reports are pouring. We will give the gist after compiling all the reports.
Some photos are given below.
[Photos in JPG format only can be uploaded in this Website.]
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CALICUT- KERALA.
ELURU - AP
NAGERCOIL - TN
BHIMAVARAM - AP
TENKASI - TN
MANGALORE - KARNATAKA
VIJAYAWADA - AP
BHUBANESWAR - ODISHA
HUBLI - KARNATAKA
SALEM WEST - TN
BHOPAL - MP
BANGALORE - KARNATAKA
CHENNAI STR DN - TN
JABALPUR - MP
MADURAI - TN
HYDERABAD - AP
Tenkasi branch of Tirunelveli District has donated Rs 10,000.
Shri Narayanan Mangalassery of Calicut has transferred a sum of Rs 1000 to the fund.
Silchar, Assam has sent RS 5000
Indian pensioners’ community observe 17, December as PENSIONERS DAY. Because it was on 17, December 1982, the Supreme Court of India delivered its landmark judgement in the case filed by late Mr D S Nakara and others.
BACKGROUND IN BRIEF
The first Pay Commission (1946-47) recommended that pension should be 1/80 of each year of service completed. Maximum pension in central service was suggested as Rs. 8000 per year. Govt raised it to Rs 8100 per year; means Rs 675 per month. The Second CPC (1957-60) did not change it. III CPC (1970-73) also did not consider the plight of old pensioners.
On 25, May 1979 the Government introduced a ‘liberalised pension scheme”. The ceiling on maximum pension was raised from Rs 675 to Rs 1000 per month. But, the order said that the new scheme would be applicable only to those who were in service on 31st March 1979. Since Mr D S Nakara and Mr. Satyendra Singh, two officers, retired before 31-3-1979, they continued to get Rs 675 as monthly pension. They approached the Court of Law to remove this ‘cut off date” of 31-3-1979.
A five member bench of Supreme Court delivered a judgement on 17-12-1982 stating that such cut-off date is against the Constitution.
Not only that.
Supreme Court made very categorical statements about pension etc. Thus the Judgement in Nakara Case became a landmark judgement in the history of Indian judiciary. It has become the ‘magna carta’ for Indian pensioners. Many subsequent judgements, reports of IV CPC, V CPC, VI CPC and the VII CPC also quoted this judgement. Old pensioners get some benefit only because of this judgement.
VII CPC.
The seventh Pay Commission has recommended that pension of those who retired before 1-1-2016 should be multiplied by 2.57. Suppose a person was getting Rs 10,000 as monthly pension, then his new basic pension will be: Rs 25700.What is the real increase?
Basic Pension: ... Rs 10,000
DA as on 1-1-2016: ... Rs 12,500
Total recd: ... ... Rs 22,500
Increase will be ...........Rs 3,200
32 percent of existing basic pension or 14.2 percent of existing total pension.
THE FITMENT FORMULA
The fitment formula of 2.57 was arrived at because the VII CPC fixed new minimum pay in Central Govt. Services as Rs 18000. 2.57 times of Existing minimum pay of Rs 7000. This new minimum pay of Rs 18000 is most irrational and unscientific. Staff Side has demanded that it should be at least Rs 26,000. Government may consider it.
PENSIONERS’ DAY IN 2015
When we, BSNL/MTNL retirees, observe the Pensioners Day 2015, we are waiting for a government decision on the demand for revision of our pension with 78.2%. There should not be a cut-off date like 1-1-2007 or 10-6-2013.Those who were in service on 10-6-2013 and retired thereafter are getting pension with 78.2%. Those who retired before that cut off date are denied the benefit.This is against the judgement in Nakara case. This injustice should be ended immediately. Central government pensioners will get a pension revision from 1-1-2016, as recommended by CPC or as revised by the Government. We are also central government pensioners. There should not be any discrimination in this matter too. That is what Supreme Court declared on 17-12-1982.
Hence, Nakara Case Judgement is important to us.
Pensioners Day is important to us.