Good News! Today, 12th April 2016, Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA and Patron BSNLEU met Shri J.S.Deepak, Secretary DOT and reminded him about the 78.2% IDA Pension fixation case. Secretary DOT told that he has gone through the file immediately after the issue was brought to his notice by us ( Com.VAN Namboodiri and K.G.Jayaraj – Advisor and GS of AIBDPA – met Secretary DOT twice on 02-03-2016 and 31-03-2016) and has already forwarded the same for Cabinet approval. He also expressed the hope that the decision will be taken before the end of this month.
The continued efforts of AIBDPA and BSNLEU by meeting the Secretary DOT Shri J.S.Depak and Communications Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (on 09-03-2016) have borne results. The Cabinet note is now forwarded and as per the statement of the Secretary DOT, the decision is awaited before the end of this month. Let us hope that there is no further complication in the settlement.
We shall continue our sustained efforts for the settlement as was done in the case of Pension Revision from 01-01-2007 as also Pension Revision after the Wage revision from 01-10-2000.