Com. VAN Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA, met Shri Rakesh Agrawal, Member (Services), DOT, today, 3rd February,  and discussed about the delay in finalising the Cabinet Note on 78.2% IDA pension fixation for the BSNL retired employees, pre-2007 as well as post-2007. Com.Namboodiri expressed the plight of the retirees, who are losing substantial amount of pension and pressed for early finalisation. Member(Services) stated that it has been sent to Finance. Com.Namboodiri tried to meet Member (Finance), but she was in a conference and could not meet. It was assured by the Secretary that the Note will be finalised early about two weeks back, but still the same is not finalised. But it is understood that it is in the final stage.