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AIBDPA Punjab Circle formed

07 Friday Mar 2014

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THE MASSIVE CONVENTION OF BSNL DOT PENSIONERS HELD TODAY,
THE 6TH MARCH, 2014 AT BSNL BHAWAN, LUDHIANA HAS FORMED
THE PUNJAB CIRCLE UNIT OF ALL INDIA BSNL DOT PENSIONERS
ASSOCIATION.
COM.BALBIR SINGH, CIRCLE SECRETARY, BSNLEU, PRESIDED AND
MADE THE INTRODUCTORY SPEECH.COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI,
ADVISOR, AIBDPA AND PRESIDENT, BSNLEU INAUGURATED THE
CONVENTION GIVING DETAILS OF THE FUNCTIONING OF AIBDPA,
THE ISSUES CONFRONTING THE PENSIONERS AND EFFORTS OF
AIBDPA IN SETTLING THE ISSUES INCLUDING 78.2% IDA MERGER.
THE GRAVE DANGER OF THE ENACTED PFRDA ACT WAS REMINDED.
COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY,COM.R.L.MOUDGIL AGS &
CIRCLE PRESIDENT, BSNLEU ALSO ADDRESSED THE CONVENTION.
THE DOUBTS RAISED BY SOME OF THE COMRADES WERE REPLIED.
OFFICE BEARERS WERE ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY WITH COM.SATPAL
BADHAN (PRESIDENT) COM.TARSEM SINGH (CIRCLE SECRETARY)
AND COM.H.S.GILL (TREASURER )
THE CONVENTION CONCLUDED WITH VOTE OF THANKS BY COM.
BALVINDER SINGH, DS, BSNLEU, LUDHIANA.

Govt. should assist BSNL for financial viability

07 Friday Mar 2014

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BSNL is a fully owned government company serving the people by connecting India through the communication services. For the last four years it is on loss, mainly due to the anti-PSU policy of the Government. While giving lip-service, the government took away all the surplus of the company and restricted its growth by cancelling the tender for mobile equipment etc.
At least now, in the present crisis, it is the duty of the government to take actions to strengthen BSNL and improve its finances.
We put the following demands for the immediate improvement of the BSNL:
1. Release the Rs. 1,250 crore allotted by USOF to BSNL.
2. Pension contribution being collected from BSNL should be on the basis of the actual basis pay of the employee and not the maxim of the pay scale, which is completely unjustified.
3. Reimburse the charge of the Spectrum which has been returned by BSNL to government.
4. Waive the Notional Loan of Rs. 7,500 to BSNL (not paid at all), and refund fully all the Rs. 12,000crore or so paid by BSNL to DOT towards interest for the Notional loan.
The Government has to assist in many other ways, but the above issues can be decided quickly and the amounts paid to BSNL.
We demand the government to act quickly to save BSNL.

Karnataka BSNL Non-Permanent Workers on Struggle

07 Friday Mar 2014

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The BSNL Non-Permanent Workers in Belgaum is on the struggle path. After sustained struggle earlier, they were given minimum wage as per orders. But later all of the 284 employees were victimised and sent out stating that there is no work. no new tenders were also not floated. The Management and contractor were taking revenge upon the poor workers whose only crime was that they demanded that their full wages be paid to them ending the exploitation.
The Union started agitation against retrenchment.They started indefinite dharna after giving due notice. The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner intervened and in the meeting held on, 19-02-2014 the issue was discussed. On the advice of the Dy.CLC, the dharna was deferred. The next meeting of conciliation will be held on 25-03-2014. We demand the management to settle the issue amicably by reinstating all the retrenched workers, who have been serving BSNL for a long period.

Forum Meets with ED (Finance)

07 Friday Mar 2014

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Forum representatives Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener and K.sebastin, GS, met Ms.Geeta Rau, ED (Finance) and discussed about the financial position of the BSNL, the assistance to be received from DOT/Government and the proposals of the Forum for increasing of revenue and reducing the expenditure.
With regard to the superannuation benefits to the Direct Recruited employees of BSNL, the Forum leaders wanted a discussion with the High Level Committee appointed by the BSNL for the purpose. The ED(F) stated that the meeting can be fixed for the next week.

International Women’s Day on 8th March 2014

07 Friday Mar 2014

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International Women’s Day will be observed all over the world with wide ranging programmes focussing on the role of women in the society, their rights, focus on the gender inequality, assaults on women and girl child etc.
This year the theme for the International Women’s Day is ‘Inspiring Change’.
International Labour Organisation (ILO) has given call for observing 8th May as International Women’s Day.
BSNLEU has also called upon all the units to observe the day befittingly.

One Public Speak gets more than one year salary

07 Friday Mar 2014

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It is very difficult to believe, but it is true. One Public speak by the former President, US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke got $ 2,50,000 for a 40 minutes speech in Abu Dhabi, while his salary for one year in his post was only $1,99,700.
It is not the first similar case. His predecessor in the same post, Greenspan also got more than his one year salary for his speech after retiring from the post.
While the poor put all efforts to get something to live somehow, the people at the top are paid huge sums, because they are at the top, This is what capitalism has brought to the common people.

Government approves 8.75% interest rates for EPF

06 Thursday Mar 2014

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The Central government has approved the decision of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to increase the interest of Provident Fund Accounts from 8.50% to 8.75% for this financial year, 2013-14. The Central Trade Unions have been demanding to increase the same to 9.5%.

Bad Loans (NPA) of PSU Banks on increase, reached 2.36 lakh crore – who is responsible?

06 Thursday Mar 2014

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The bad loans or Non – Performing Assets (NPA) of the Public Sector Banks are increasing year after year. It has reached gigantic proportions. The latest report says that it has crossed Rs. 2.36 lakh crore. Almost all the top corporate houses are defaulters of hundreds of crore of rupees. No serious action is being taken by the Banks to recover the same since the defaulters are influential.
But what about the ordinary people who have taken loans from the same banks. All pressures and threats are put to them to pay up.
This is what happens in India – the difference in class makes all differences!

New Bank Licences

06 Thursday Mar 2014

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The Finance Minister’s insistence on licence for New Banks
The Finance Minister P.Chidambaram has stated that the declaration of election will not have any obstruction in granting licences to new banks. He wants that new banks be given licence.
In fact, there is no need for new banks, with so many banks in the country. Two, the new banks will be mainly from the corporate houses who want their own banks, so that they manipulate them. Of course, grant of bank licence to India Post, there is no objection since it is already functioning with P.O.Savings Bank.

General Elections Announced by Election Commission

05 Wednesday Mar 2014

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New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the schedule for Lok Sabha polls 2014. Polling will be held in nine phases from April 07 to May 12 and the counting of votes will be held on
May 16.

General Elections phase-wise schedule:
Phase 1: April 7 in two states
Phase 2: April 9 – five states
Phase 3: April 10 – 14 states
Phase 4: April 12 – three states
Phase 5: April 17 – 13 states
Phase 6: April 24 – 12 states
Phase 7: April 30 – nine states
Phase 8: May 7 – seven states
Phase 9: May 12 – 3 states.

State-wise schedule:
Andhra Pradesh (40 constituencies): April 30 (17 seats), May 7 (25)
Arunachal Pradesh (2): April 9
Assam (14): April 7 (5), April 12 (3), April 24 (6)
Bihar (40): April 10 (6), 17 (7), 24 (7), 30 (7), May 7 (7), 12 (6)
Chhattisgarh (11): April 10 (1), 17 (3), 24 (7)
Goa (2): April 7 (2)
Gujarat (26): April 30 (26)
Haryana (10): April 10 (10)
Himachal Pradesh (4): May 7 (4)
Jammu and Kashmir (6): April 10 (1), 17 (1), 24 (1), 30 (1), May 7 (2)
Jharkhand (14): April 10 (5), 17 (5), 24 (4)
Karnataka (28) – April17 (28)
Kerala (20): April 10 (20)
Madhya Pradesh (29): April 10 (9), 17 (10), 24 (10)
Maharashtra (48): April 10 (10), 17 (19), 24 (19)
Manipur (2): April 9 (1), 17 (1)
Meghalaya (2): April 9 (2)
Mizoram (1): April 9 (1)
Nagaland (1): April 9 (1)
Odisha (21): April 10 (10), 17 (11)
Punjab (13): April 30 (13)
Rajasthan (25): April 17 (20), 24 (5)
Sikkim (1): April 12 (1)
Tamil Nadu (39): April 24 (39)
Tripura (2): April 7 (1), 12 (1)
Uttar Pradesh (80): April 10 (10), 17 (11), 24 (12), 30 (14), May 7 (15), 12 (18)
Uttarakhand (5): May 7 (5)
West Bengal (42): April 17 (4), 24 (6), 30 (9), May 7 (6), 12 (17)

Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1): April 10 (1)
Chandigarh (1): April 10 (1)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1): April 30 (1)
Daman and Diu (1): April 30 (1)
Lakshadweep (1): April 10 (1)
Delhi (7): April 10 (7)
Puducherry (1): April 24 (1)

Assembly elections:
Andhra Pradesh including Telangana region: April 30, May 7
Odisha: April 10, 17
Sikkim: April 12

The schedule was announced by Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath along with Election Commissioners H S Brahma and Dr Nasim Zaidi at a press conference held at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital.
The elections would see more than 81.4 crore voters exercise their ballot; the number of voters is 10 crore more than the last general election held in 2009. The term of the current Lok Sabha expires on June 1 and the new House has to be constituted by May 31.
Sampath said that the EC had taken into consideration factors like examination schedules and weather conditions.
The EC said that electoral roll have already been updated till January 1, 2014 and final rolls have been published in all states.
However, the EC has offered one more opportunity to enroll in the electoral rolls. Camps would be set up on March 9 at all polling booths – around 9,30,000 – across the country to allow people to enroll themselves, the EC said.
The Model Code of Conduct for governments and political parties will come into force with immediate effect.
On the security measures being implemented by the EC, Sampath said, “To ensure free and fair elections we have taken particular care to ensure that people living in vulnerable areas and vulnerable voters are in continuous touch with the election machinery to ensure that they are able to vote uninterpreted by anyone.”
“Adequate number of observers in different categories will be deployed during the forthcoming elections,” he added.
On the neutrality of officials engaged in conduct of elections, Sampath said the EC expects them to discharge their duty without fear or favour.
“Strict action will be taken against officials who are found wanting in any aspect,” the CEC said.
With regards to the steps being taken to curb use of money power in the elections, he said, “The Election Commission has mounted a series of measures for monitoring expenditure; special emphasis is given to check flow of money during elections.”
“Besides expenditure observers, sufficient number of flying squads will be employed to check use of money power,” he added.
In response to a query by Zee Media, Election Commissioner HS Brahma said, “Appeal to all candidates,star candidates,they should not use any words which is against decorum & decency.”
An important feature of the polls would be the introduction of paper trail system for electronic voting in some constituencies on a trial basis.
Also, the EC has issued guidelines to political parties asking them to explain the rationale of financing the promises they make in their election manifestos. The guidelines that followed Supreme Court directions in this regard have now been made part of the Model Code.
Another first in the Lok Sabha elections will be the introduction of “None of the Above” (NOTA) option in voting, which came into vogue in the assembly elections a few months ago.
From the coming elections, candidates in a parliamentary constituency in bigger states can spend up to Rs 70 lakh on their campaign, up from Rs 40 lakh in 2011. In the 2009 elections, it was Rs 25 lakh.(PTI)