12 Wednesday Nov 2014
Posted in BSNL News
The Membership Verification of Executive Associations have been postponed from 12th December 2014 to the last week of May 2015 due to a pending case in Karnataka. The exact dates will be decided after the result of the court case.
11 Tuesday Nov 2014
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners, Pension
The Central Government is proposing to introduce an Adhar based Digital Certification system through which the pensioners will be able to submit life certificate through online.
At present pensioners, Central, state, PSUs and other pensioners are required to submit a Life Certificate to the Post office, Bank etc., from where the pensioner receives the pension, in the month of November every year. For this, they have to present themselves before the concerned authority. This results in much hardship to the pensioners, who are ill or who are away in other places, foreign countries etc.
The present system, when introduced will benefit many pensioners. But the infrastructure including the bio-metrics and concerned software.
It is reported that at present there are about 50 Lakh Central Pensioners, 50 lakh State pensioners, 25 lakh Defence Pensioners as also lakhs of PSU pensioners.
11 Tuesday Nov 2014
Posted in PSU, Uncategorized
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The Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathy Raju has stated that both the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Pawan Hans Helecopter limited, both PSUs, will be disinvested shortly. The privatisation of Air India is also being considered.
Selling of the family silver has become the main agenda for the Nodi Government. Already the profitable airports like Delhi and Mumbai has been privatised. Aggressive plans were made by the UPA Government to privatise Chennai and Kolkata airports, but because of the general elections it was kept pending. Now the NDA government is planning to privatise not only these two airports, but many more.
The Airports Authority of India which controls the airports will be having only loss-making airports after some time. In the case of Air India, the Civil Aviation Ministers, one after another has been acting on behalf of the private airlines and against Air India to destroy it. And new minister has stated that the loss making Air India needs to be privatised.
Selling the family silver at throwaway prices ! Nothin less. Oppose and defeat these anti-national moves.
11 Tuesday Nov 2014
Posted in Neo-liberal policy, Obituary, Tributes
The Prime Minister may have been a tea supplier and come from a poor family. But the Cabinet he presides is a cabinet of crorepatis.
According to the analysis by Association of Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch, 59, out of 64 central ministers are crorepatis. The average asset of these ministers come to Rs. 18.48 crore according to the report. Y.S.Chaudary, Rajya Sabha M.P. from AP, who has now been elevated to Minister and who is the richest, is having an asset of Rs. 189.69 crore followed by Jayant Sinha from Jharkhand with 47.37 crores.
Some of the ministers newly appointed are having serial criminal cases against them.
These crorepatis will save the nation and the people ? The answer is clear and loud – a big NO.
10 Monday Nov 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
OFFICE BEARERS OF BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION ELECTED AT KOLKATA ALL INDIA CONFERENCE
Patron : Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri
President : Com. Balbir Singh, Punjab
Vice Presidents : (1) Com. P. Asokababu, Andhra Pradesh
(2) Com. Animesh Mitra, West Bengal
(3) Com. K.R. Yadav, Uttar Pradesh (East)
(4) Com. B. Narayan, Jharkhand
(5) Com. Jagdish Singh, Madhya Pradesh
(6) Com. Om Prakash Singh, TF, Kolkata.
General Secretary : Com. P. Abhimanyu , Tamil Nadu
Dy . General Secretary : Com. Swapan Chakraborty, NE-1
Asst. General Secretary : (1) Com. J. Sampathrao, Andhra Pradesh
(2) Com. John Verghese, Maharashtra
(3) Com. S. Pratap Kumar, Kerala
(4) Com. M.C. Balakrishna, Karnataka
(5) Com. S. Chellapa, Tamil Nadu
Treasurer : Com. Saibal Sengupta, Kolkata
Asst. Treasurer : Com. Kuldeep Singh, Haryana
Org. Secretaies : (1) Com. R.S. Chouhan, NTR
(2) Com. Sunithi Choudhary, Bihar
(3) Com. Sukhvir Singh, Uttar Pradesh (West)
(4) Com. Vijay singh, Rajasthan
(5) Com. D.K. Bakutra, Gujarat
(6) Com. Sandya Gadgil, Maharashtra
(7) Com. M. Vijayakumar, Kerala
(8) Com. Gokul Bora, Assam
(9) Com. G.Q. Dandroo, J&K
10 Monday Nov 2014
Posted in BSNLEU, Uncategorized
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Since there was a large agenda to be covered and the time was short, the Delegates session started by about 0900 hours. Delegates were tired due to continued sitting and the daily journey in bus from accommodation to Conference site and back, but that did not show in their faces and movements. They were preparing for struggles for the revival of BSNL as also for their own economic demands. During the 3 days about 87 delegates including Circle Secretaries participated in the discussion. Resolutions on important issues were adopted after discussion. Those included on the Revival of BSNL, the demands of the workers, Communal Harmony, on the strikes on 27th November called by the JAC of Non-Executive unions, Strike of the casual and contract workers on 27th November, Agitation being planned by the Central Trade Unions etc. etc.
Certain Amendments to the Union Constitution were presented, and after detailed discussion, adopted.
General Secretary, Com. P.Abhimanyu in his summing up, replied to the criticisms raised, and also spoke on the issues to be tackled and the struggles to be made successful. After the summing up, the report and the audited accounts, presented by the Treasurer, Com. S.C.Bhattacharjee were adopted by the house.
Election of Office-Bearers
The Conference unanimously elected office -bearers with Com. VAN Namboodiri as Patron, Com. Balbir Singh as President, Com. P.Abhimanyu as General Secretary and Com. Swapan Chakraborty as Dy. General Secretary. The house greeted the newly elected office bearers with great applause.
The four day All India Conference of BSNL Employees Union from 6th to 9th November 2014 thus ended at about 1930 hours amidst shouting of Inquilab Zindabad and other slogans after declaration by the President.
Kolkata conference will be remembered for the systematic and disciplined conduct of the Conference as also the hard and dedicated work of the Reception Committee which had to face several challenges in shifting the conference site and other connected difficulties, which they successfully dealt with.
Let us hope that BSNLEU will continue to lead the BSNL workers for a better future both for the BSNL and for its workers.
10 Monday Nov 2014
Posted in BSNLEU
The Delegates Session continued on 8th November with Circle secretaries and delegates participating in the discussion and expressing their opinions and certain criticism of the CHQ in non-settlement of certain issues.
Seminar on “Revival of BSNL and the Role of trade Unions”
It was unprecedented. About 4,000 employees and invitees were present to hear the TU leaders, officers and other dignitaries participating in the Seminar on “the revival of BSNL and the Role of trade unions” held in the evening of 8th November 2014. All the guests and speakers were honoured by the Reception Committee by presenting bouquets, conference souvenir and mementos.
Com. VAN Namboodiri presided. Coms. Animesh Mitra and Saibal Sengupta, Joint conveners of the Reception Committee welcomed the guests and speakers.
President mentioned upon the need to ensure a better service to the nation. Com. P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, gave the Key Note Address on the subject. S/Shri N.K.Gupta and Anupam Shrivastava, both Directors of BSNL addressed as also Comrades K.Sebastin (GS SNEA), Prahlad Rai (GS AIBSNLEA), Seshadri (AGS NFTE), Alok Nandi (Dy GS. FNTO), R.C.Pandey, (GS BTEU), Suresh Kumar (GS BSNLMS) and R.Venkatraman (GS TEPU). All the speakers mentioned about the anti-BSNL policies of the government as also how to improve the services of BSNL and strengthen the same. The role played by the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations and the initiative taken by BSNLEU was highly appreciated by all. It was a highly educative seminar with participation of both the management and the unions.
The Seminar lasted up to 2100 hours and the session for the day was over.
10 Monday Nov 2014
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Delegates Session
The Delegates Session of the all India Conference started by 0930 hours on 7th November 2014 with Com. VAN Namboodiri, president, in the chair. About 2000 delegates and Observers elected by the District Unions were present. After the Presidential address by the Chair, General secretary Com. P.Abhimanyu, welcomed all and presented the Report on activities of the union for the last two years since the last AIC at Ludhiana in September 2012. The printed report has already been supplied to all the delegates/observers along with the Conference bag and other documents.
Mahila Convention
At 1300 hours on the same day a Mahila Convention was organised participated by a good number of women delegates and employees. The male delegates also attended. The Convention was presided by Coms. P.Indira (T.Nadu) and V.Bhagyalakshmi (Kerala). Coms. Manisha Biswas and Banani Chatterjee (Reception Committee) welcomed the participants. The Convention was inaugurated by Com. Jagmati Sangwan, General Secretary, All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA). She called upon the women employees to be active in the organisation and participate in all the programmes. She narrated the atrocities, attacks etc. on women and the total negligence of the government in dealing with the same. A few delegate comrades also participated in the discussion. President and General Secretary of BSNLEU also addressed the Convention.
Inauguration of TU Exhibition
A Photo Exhibition on the Trade Union history of W.Bengal was inaugurated by Com. VAN Namboodiri, President. The same was organised by the Reception Committee and the Co-Ordination committee of BSNL Unions, W.Bengal. It was a very educative exhibition and was watched by a large number of delegates.
Two pamphlets ” National Councils in BSNL” and “BSNL – Better Service to the Nation”, written by VAN Namboodiri and published by CHQ BSNLEU was released during the delegates session.The delegate session continued till about 2000 hours.
10 Monday Nov 2014
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Procession and Massive Rally
Kolkata is a big city, once capital of India till 1911, where big and long processions are a regular feature for many years. But after the Trinamool government has taken over, it is difficult for other parties and trade unions to organise processions and jathas. As such, the reception Committee took prior permission for holding procession and rally in the city on 6th November 2014.
Since the procession and rally are to be held in the city and the AIC is being held on the outskirts of the city, buses were arranged to take the delegates from the Conference site to the Telecom Factory, from where the procession will start. Hundreds of delegates and observers participated in the long procession which went through the city roads and reached Rani Rashmony Avenue, where the rally will be held. Another huge jatha by the local BSNL employees had already reached the avenue. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Animesh Mitra, Sahdev Biswal and other leaders led this jatha.
The large area of the Rashmoni Avenue in the centre of the city was full with workers. The road on the side of the avenue was also full. The stage was erected high so that workers in the backside also can see state and the speakers.
The Rally started at 1530 hours as scheduled. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri presided. Com. Animesh Mitra, Dy. GS and Jt. Convener, Reception Committee welcomed all. Com. Tapan Sen, MP, General Secretary CITU, inaugurated the rally. He called upon the workers to resist the onslaught on the working class by the new NDA government. He also pointed out the necessity to continue sustained struggles for achieving the demands of the workers. Coms. Shymal Chakraborty, President, CITU, W.Bengal, P.Abhimanyu, GS, Saibal Sen Gupta and Animesh Mitra, Circle Secretaries also spoke.
Cultural Programmes
Cultural programmes were organised at the Conference site in the evening, which was much appreciated by the delegates.
10 Monday Nov 2014
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Inaugural Session
As usual with the AICs of BSNLEU, the Conference Pandal was full to the maximum and many were standing outside. The stage was decorated with red flags and festoons with a big banner behind mentioning VII All India Conference. The photos of Com. KG Bose, Com. Moni Bose, Com. S.R.Nayak and Com. Sukenderpal Singh was placed before the stage, which was garlanded by the President, Com. Namboodiri. All the leaders and guests were welcomed and seated in the stage by the Reception Committee leaders.
The inaugural session was presided over by Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President of the Union. The entire house stood in silence for one minute paying homage to the Martyrs who laid down their lives for the progress of humanity and rights of workers.Com. Sisir Bhattacharjee, Chairman, Reception Committee, welcomed all to the great city of Kolkata and to the AIC. All the leaders on the dais were felicitated and honoured by the Reception Committee.
Com.VAN Namboodiri, in his Presidential address, mentioned about the great tradition of W.Bengal and Calcutta in the independence struggle, the role played by Com.Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA and the advance made by the Left Front Government. He welcomed all the delegates and guests and expected that this AIC will be a historic one in its discussions and decisions. He narrated the great role played by the Telecom Factory, Alipore, in the development of telegraphs and telephones, where the AIC was to be held. He also stated the condemning role played by Trinamool goons, which compelled the reception Committee to change the venue to this place.
Com. A.K.Padmanabhan, President, CITU inaugurated the Conference. In his speech he congratulated BSNLEU for it s active participation in the common struggle of the working class as also in stopping disinvestment and VRS in BSNL. He condemned the anti-worker policies being implemented by the Government and the united struggles by the Central trade Unions. He called upon the BSNL workers to join the joint struggles being organised by the Central Trade Unions.
Com. P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU, Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA, Com. Tapas Ghosh, Secretary General, BSNLCCWF, V.Ramesh, General Secretary, AIIEA and Com. Animesh Mitra, Dy. General Secretary addressed.
A book published by the Co-Ordination committee of BSNL Unions and Association compiling the articles of veteran Leader and former Patron of BSNLEU Com. Moni Bose was released by. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri presenting the same to Com. Jyotsna Bose, wife of Comrade Moni Bose. Their son Dr. Gautam Bose was also present. Com. Namboodiri remembered the great contributions o f Com. Moni Bose and congratulated the Co-ordinating Committee and its Convener Com. Biplab Das, for taking initiative in publishing the same.
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