Category Archives: AIBDPA – BSNL DOT Pensioners

AIBDPA (All India BSNL-DOT Pensioners Association ) is the organisation of the Pensioners retired from DOT and BSNL. The posting in this category are connected with their issues as also that of other pensioners. It is affiliated to NCCPA and BCPC, umbrella organisations of pensioners.

Meeting with Secretary, DOT on 30th May

30 Friday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners, BSNLEU

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , ,

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President BSNLEU and Advisor AIBDPA along with Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary AIBDPA met Shri M.F.Farooqui, Secretary DOT on 30th May 2014 on the issue of 78.2% IDA fixation to the BSNL Pensioners. It was pointed out to the Secretary DOT that the file is pending for months in the DOT without replying to the queries raised by the Department of Expenditure and requested for furnishing of early reply to the DoE so that decision could be taken. It was also pointed out that the discrimination of keeping the pensioners who retired before June 2013 from the benefit of 78.2% IDA fixation has already created severe heart-burning among these senior citizens.
Secretary, DOT assured that he will see that the issue is not further delayed.

Meeting with Member (Finance), DOT on 78.2% IDA Merger for Pensioners

28 Wednesday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

,

Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor and Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA met Ms. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance), DOT and expressed their strong resentment at the undue delay in replying to the queries raised by the dept. of expenditure on the 78.2% IDA merger. Member (F) agreed to speed up the matter, but also pointed out that there are divergent views in DOT on the issue, which has to be sorted out.The representatives also intimated about their decision to organise Protest Dharnas/Rallies on 5th June demanding settlement of the issue.
Earlier, the Association representatives went to meet Secretary DOT, but since he was not available, a letter on the issue requesting early settlement was handed over to the office.

CEC Meeting of AIBDPA Delhi NTR

27 Tuesday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

,

A Central Executive Committee meeting of the AIBDPA Delhi NTR Circle was held on 27 May 2014. Com. H.L.Makkar, Circle President presided. Com. Rakesh Prabhakar, Circle Secretary AIBDPA welcomed all and presented the issues faced by the pensioners.

Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA briefed the meeting about the issues of pensioners and the steps taken by the CHQ in settling them. He also spoke about the present position of 78.2% IDA for pensioners. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor AIBDPA spoke with regard to the organisational matters and the necessity to strengthen the Association. The committee members raised certain issued which were replied.

The meeting decided to approach the retiring persons and make them members of AIBDPA, thus strengthening the organisation.

All Government Employees (Central and States ) can subscribe to New Pension Scheme

26 Monday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

,

All Government Employees (Central and States ) can subscribe to New Pension Scheme
The PFRDA vide its No. PFRDA/2014/3/PDEX/12 dated 2 April 2014 has issued orders permitting all serving employees of central and state Governments to join NPS (National Pension Scheme ), irrespective of the age at the time of entry, subject to the condition that the total period of contribution to NPS Account shall not be more than 42 years.

Excess Pay, even due to wrong fixation, can not be recovered from Pension.

26 Monday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners

≈ 1 Comment

The Madras High Court has given judgement that if excess pay was granted to an employees due to the mistake of the department and not due to any misrepresentation by the official, that amount shall not be recovered from the retirement benefits of the worker that too after retirement.

Allowing a petition from Shri K.Syed Razak, a retired Police Inspector, Justice D. Hariparanthaman set aside the order of the Commissioner of police , Chennai to recover Rs. 36,312 from the DCRG (Death-Cun-Retirement Gratuity) of the petitioner. He directed the authorities not to make any recovery on the ground of any wrong fixation done during the service, as it was not the petitioner’s mistake.

78.2% IDA Merger for Pensioners – Dharna on 5th June 2014

24 Saturday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners

≈ 6 Comments

Tags

,

All India BSNL DOT Pensioners Association, the mighty organisation of the BSNL DOT Pensioners has called upon the pensioners to organise massive Dharna / Rally /Demonstrations on 5th June 2014 against the delay in issue of orders on granting 78.2% IDA merger for the BSNL Pensioners. Savingram will be sent to the Communications Minister and DOT by all SSA Units of AIBDPA demanding early settlement.
It is almost one year since the orders were issued for the BSNL employees. There is no justification for the DOT to deny or delay the same to the pensioners. It is a complete injustice. Not only the pensioners,but the regular employees and their organisations should also protest against this injustice.

The Savingram to be sent to the Communications Minister / Secretary DOT is given below:

PROTEST UNJUSTIFIED AND UNWARRANTED DELAY IN GRANTING 78.2% IDA MERGER TO BSNL PENSIONERS. REQUEST IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AND EARLY SETTLEMENT.

CHQ BSNLEU has called upon its units to participate jointly with AIBDPA in the Protest Dharna / Demonstration /Rally /Meeting on 5th June.

Make the programmes a big success.

Reaction Rally by the Pensioners in Cyprus

08 Thursday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, ,

Reaction rally by the pensioners is being held by EKYSY for the hard measures taken by the government against them, resulting to a hit on their living standard by about 30%, especially of those who have incomes below the poverty level.

This decision was taken during the Extraordinary Pancyprian Meeting of the Pensioners that was on Friday 11th April 2014 at the Conference Room of ETKA PEO in Nicosia.

The rally is being held on Tuesday 13th May outside the Presidential Palace in order to express the intensive complain of the pensioners for the arbitrary decisions taken by the government against them and without any dialogue. (TUI) of Retirees and Pensioners)

AIBDPA Kutch/Bhuj SSA formed

07 Wednesday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners

≈ Leave a comment

The AIBDPA Kutch Branch has been formed in the meeting of the Pensioners held on 5th May 2014 at Gandhidham. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri,Advisor, AIBDPA, Com.M.B.Chaniara,Circle Secretary AIBDPA and Com. Sunil  Thakkar, DS, BSNLEU  spoke in detail about the issues  of pensioners and connected matters. The SSA unit has been formed with Com. J.H.Bhagktani as President  and Com. Devadas as the District Secretary.

78.2% IDA Pension fixation

02 Friday May 2014

Posted by in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners, BSNL News

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA met the senior officers of DOT today, 2nd May 2014, and enquired about the progress on the reply to be given to Department of Expenditure. it is stated that the process is going on for providing the reply. It was stressed by the union that the pensioners are very much agitated and the issue should be settled early.
The Secretary DOT had assured last week that the matter will dealt with urgently.