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NCCPA All India Office bearers

07 Saturday Nov 2015

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The full list office-bearers elected at the All India Conference of NCCPA is given below:

Patrons: 1. V.A.N.Namboodiri 2. R.L.Bhattacharjee  President: Shiv Gopal Mishra Working President: S.S.Roy Vice-Presidents: 1. C.L.Mathur 2. D.V.Dhaktod 3. H.N.Joshi 4. P.S.Parameswaran 5. S.Rehman  Secretary General: K.K.N.Kutty Deputy Secretary Generals: 1. Pabitra Chakraborty 2. K.Raghavendran Asst. Secretary Generals: 1. K.G.Jayaraj 2. Prabhakaran Nair 3. S.K.Sharma 4. C.P.Shobhana 5. I.S.Dawas  Organising Secretaries: 1. M.A.Karmekar 2. T.I.Sudhakaran 3. Somayya 4. Geeta Ghoshal 5. K.P.Sharma  6. G.R.Verma Treasurer: H.N.Sidhu  Asst. Treasurer: S.Laha Internal Auditor: A.K.Ghosh :

Hearty Congratulations to all the elected office-bearers!

NCCPA Delegate session 7 November

07 Saturday Nov 2015

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The NCCPA All India Conference unanimously decided through a resolution to affiliate NCCPA to the Trade Union International ( Pensioners and Retirees). Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri and M.R.Das participated in the discussion. After. Discussion the report and accounts were adopted.
The following Office bearers were unanimously elected:
Patrons: V.A.N.Namboodiri
R.L.Bhattacharjee
President: Shiv Gopal Mishra
Secretay General: KKN Kutty
Treasurer:H.N.Sidhu (Full list will be punlished later.)

Rail journey is a contact session

07 Saturday Nov 2015

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I always enjoy train journey. It is a time to discuss many issues with co-passengers and get wiser. This is what happened today also during my journey from Delhi to Kolkata by Rajdhani. Nice co-passengers. Thanks.

BSNL-MTNL Merger in the agenda of the Government

06 Friday Nov 2015

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It has started again. Reports are appearing again about the Merger of BSNL and MTNL. It seems that the government is continuing its pressure for the same. An extract of the latest report in the ‘Business Standard’ is given below:

“The department of telecommunications (DoT) is actively considering setting up a holding company, with state-run telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) as its subsidiaries. The move is expected to revive the ailing public sector undertaking companies, by synergising their operations.

This is one option recommended by IIM-Bangalore in a report on measures for reviving the firms, according to a senior official from the department. The others include delisting MTNL and then merging it with BSNL, and MTNL becoming a subsidiary of BSNL.”

The Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations had told the management/DOT many times that merger without settling the three core issues raised by them will not be accepted. On the opposition from the unions, the proposal was shelved for the time being. Now again, the proposal is in the urgent agenda of the government. Forum can not be a silent spectator.

October Revolution Day observed.

06 Friday Nov 2015

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A meeting of the employees, pensioners and casual contract workers of BSNL W.Bengal Circle was held at Kolkata CTO hall at 04.00 PM on 6 November 2015. Com.Sapan Kr. Chandra, Circle President, BSNLEU, presided. Com.Animesh Mitra, Circle Secretary welcomed and stated that as usual October Revolution Day is being observed. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron BSNLEU spoke in detail about the background of the Revolution, the great change it has brought in the balance of forces in the world and connected matters. He also spoke about the present situation in the country.
Coms. Dipak Mitra, Kalyan Kumar Rahu and Tapas Ghosh were also in the dais.,

NCCPA All India Conference started at Kolkata on 6th November 2015

06 Friday Nov 2015

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The All India Conference of NCCPA started at ‘S.K.Vyas Nagar’ at Kolkata on 6 November 2015.
A massive procession of pensioners was organised in the morning. The National Flag was hoisted by Com. Sisir Bhattacharjee, veteran P and T leader and Chairman Reception Committee and NCCPA Flag by Com.R.L.Bhattacharjee.
The Inaugural session was presided by R.L.Bhattacharjee President. It was inaugurated by Com. Ashim Das Gupta, former W.Bengal Finance Minister, who congratulated the central pensioners for forming the organisation. He severely criticised the neo- liberal policy of the govt. which has only benefitted the rich and corporates.
Com.K.K.N.Kutty (Confederation), V.A.N.Namboodiri(TUI (P and R), S.S.Rai( Reception Committee) and other leaders also addressed.
The delegate session will start in the afternoon.

National Convention of Anganawadi Workers

05 Thursday Nov 2015

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New Delhi, November 5: The National Convention of anganwadi workers and helpers ‘to Save ICDS’ under the banner of the Samyukta Morcha of Anganwadi Employees’ Federations decided to March to Parliament on their long pending demands of regularisation, minimum wages and pension and against the drastic cut in the budget 2015-16 and the handing over of anganwadi centres to corporates.

The convention was presided over by a presidium consisting of Uma Netam(AICCTU), Usha Saini(AITUC), Pushpa Dalal (AIUTUC), Neelima MAitra(CITU), Shalini Singh (HMS) and Lata Yadav (INTUC).

The declaration was placed by A R Sindhu(CITU) and seconded by B V Vijayalakshmi (AITUC). The convention was addressed by  Shashi Yadav,  Suvarna Talekar (AICCTU), Amarjeet Kaur, Madhuri Kshirsagar (AITUC), Achintya Sinha, Kamalesh Chahal (AIUTUC), Dr. K Hemalata, Usharani (CITU), M A Patil, Champaben Parmar (HMS) and Lata Yadav (INTUC).

The convention decided to organise

1.     Joint state level conventions in December – January

2.     March to Parliament in February 2016 during the budget session of the Parliament.

 

 

Meeting of AIBDPA Calcutta Telephones

05 Thursday Nov 2015

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A largely attended meeting of AIBDPA Calcutta Telephones was held at union office premises on 5 November 2015. Com.Supriyo Mitra, Circle President, presided. Coms. Ananta Bhattacharjee, All India President, D.Basu, AGS, Swastika Dasgupta, Org.Secretary, Sanjiv Banerjee, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA and other leaders  were present. Com.VAN Namboodiri, Advisor,   AIBDPA addressed the meeting and explained the various demands of the BSNL Pensioners. He also mentioned about the meeting with VII CPC, 78.2% IDA Merger etc.

Life of Com.Adi – A life of struggle, Sacrifice and Service

04 Wednesday Nov 2015

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I was reading a life history of veteran P and trade union leader Com.K.Adinarayana. It is almost unbelievable. His life from childhood poverty, struggle to make a living for family, jail for struggle against Nizam, growth of TU leader against all adversities, leading militant struggles – there are much more. Red Salute to Com.Adi!