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.

IDA Orders issued

17 Friday Apr 2020

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BSNL has issued orders on 17th April for payment of IDA at revised rates. Orders reproduced below:

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED CORPORATE OFFICE
(A Government of India Enterprise) Establishment Cell
Bharat Sanchar Bhawan
H.C. Mathur Lane, New Delhi-01
Regd. & Corporate Office: Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, H.C. Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi-1
Website: http://www.bsnl.co.in, Corporate Identity Number (CIN): U74899DL2000GOI107739
F.No.: BSNLCO-A/11(18)/1/2020-ESTAB Dated: 17-Apr-2020

CIRCULAR NO. 96
Sub: Board level & below Board level posts including Non-unionized supervisors in
Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) – Revision of scales of pay w.e.f.
01.01.2007 – Payment of IDA at revised rates- regarding.
The department of Public Enterprises O.M. No. W-02/0002/2014-DPE(WC)-GLVI./2020 dated 3rd April, 2020 on the above cited matter with regard to the revised rate
of IDA @ 160.7% w.e.f. 01.04.2020, is forwarded herewith for information and
necessary action.
Encl: As above.
Sd/-
[Sanjeev Kumar]
Asstt. General Manager (Estt.)
Tel. No. 23037477
Copy to:
1. Sr.PPS to CMD, BSNL, New Delhi.
2. Sr.PPS to All Directors, BSNL Board.
3. CVO, BSNL CO, Eastern Court Complex, Janpath, New Delhi.
4. All CGMs and All Heads of Administrative Units of BSNL with request to bring
the OM to the notice of concerned Controller of Communications Account,
Nationalized Banks & Post Office etc. so that BSNL Pensioners may be paid.
5. CS & CGM (Legal) / All PGMs / Sr. GMs / GMs in BSNL CO New Delhi.

LOCK DOWN EXTENDED UP TO 3RD MAY 2020

15 Wednesday Apr 2020

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Considering the existing situation in the country,  the Central government has extended the Lock Down up to 3rd May 2020. The strict conditions existing will continue up to 20th April.

The aged people are especially asked to be in house, since thy are more prone to corona virus due to their old age and physical condition.

 

BSNL starting preparations for 4 G Services – Good!

14 Tuesday Apr 2020

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As per a report in the ‘Financial Express’, BSNL is preparing for 4G services. The report is given below:

“State-run BSNL has started the process to roll out 4G services across the country with an outlay of around Rs 11,000 crore. The company has come out with a tender for installing 50,000 new 4G sites in north, east, west and south zones and around 7,000 new sites for Delhi and Mumbai zones (for MTNL) entailing an investment of Rs 8,697 crore. The last date for vendors to apply for contracts is May 8 and bids will be opened on May 9. Apart from that, around 43,000 2G and 3G sites of the company will be upgraded to 4G, costing another Rs 3,500-Rs 4,000 crore.

According to the bidding document, the company with the lowest evaluated price of the technically and commercially responsive bids (L1) will be given the choice to select any three of the five zones for which the tender has been floated. The L2 bidder, thereafter, will be given the choice to select any one of the remaining two zones at L1 price.” (Courtesy: Financial Express)

Com.B.Narayana Rao passed away.

06 Monday Apr 2020

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With deep sorrow it is intimated that Com.B.Narayana Rao, senior leader BSNLEU, AIBDPA and cultural activist passed away at Mangaluru today.
He was appointed in P and T at Kanhangad in Kerala in the 1960s and later got transferred to Mangaluru.
Even when he was not well he used to attend the meetings of the union/ association. He participated in all the strikes and struggles and was victimised.

I have close relation with him for more than five decades. He was a committed and dedicated leader. His passing away is a great loss.

My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and comrades!

AIBDPA CALL -DONATE LIBERALLY TO BSNL CONTRACT WORKERS RELIEF FUND

03 Friday Apr 2020

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DONATE LIBERALLY TO BSNL CONTRACT WORKERS RELIEF FUND
Dear Comrades,
As you are well aware, BSNL contract workers have not been paid wages for the last one year or more, on the plea that BSNL is in loss and is not in a position to pay the wages. Many contract workers have been retrenched.
BSNLCCWF has been on continuous struggles all over India demanding wages and against retrenchment. AIBDPA has been supporting the struggle, by participating in the agitational programmes as also raising funds for the contract workers. In Kerala Circle, funds were collected by AIBDPA especially at the time of Onam festival and handed over to the contract workers. Strike for many weeks was organized in the Kerala Circle and similar agitations organized in T.Nadu, W.Bengal, Karnataka, U.P. etc. Dharna continued for many months in various circles.
M.P.s were met and the issue was raised in the Parliament by a large number of M.P.s including S/Shri K.K.Ragesh . Elamaram Kareem, Jose K.Mani, Binoy Viswam, K.Soma Prasad ( Kerala), T.K.Rengarajan, Tiruchi Siva, Smt. Vijila Sathyanath (T.Nadu), B.K.Hari Prasad (Karnataka), Manoj Kumar Jha (Bihar), Subhas Chakraborty, Ahamad Hassan (W.Bengal) and others. But the government /DOT/ BSNL did not settle the issue.
Ten contract workers committed suicide during the period unable to bear the mental agony of being unable to look after their family, including children. Even these tragedies could not move the DOT/BSNL.
Most of these contract workers continue to work, serving the nation and people, despite denial of wage. For keeping the communication network in this Corona situation, they are doing their maximum effort.
They require all our support. AIBDPA has supported BSNLCCWF agitations and donated earlier. Now also the contract workers have to be supported in their continued difficulties.
Hence we call upon all AIBDPA members to support the cause of the BSNL contract workers and donate liberally to the Contract Workers Relief Fund. The collected amount at Circle / District levels be handed over to the units of the BSNLCCWF at the respective levels with intimation to the CHQ. This is our responsibility to the suffering contract workers, who are part of the BSNL fraternity.
Yours Fraternally,
K.G.Jayaraj, New Delhi, 2nd April 2020
General Secretary, AIBDPA

“I have Voluntarily retired, but I have not retired” -( Quote.)

03 Friday Apr 2020

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“I have Voluntarily retired, but I have not retired” -( Quote.)

This may be applicable to the more than 78,000 officials in BSNL who accepted VRS and retired. Though retired, their claims are not fully settled as in the case of exgratia payment, gratuity etc. Even otherwise, their mind is always with the future of BSNL, and its workers. Most of the employees have gone on VRS, due to the peculiar circumstances that existed. They continue to be part of the BSNL fraternity, like those who retired earlier also.

AIBDPA demands early payment of Medical Allowance, Reimbursement and CGHS lumpsum amount.

31 Tuesday Mar 2020

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Letter dated 30th March 2020 from AIBDPA to Shri P.K.Purwar, CMD BSNL demanding early payment of Medical Allowance, Reimbursement and CGHS lumpsum amount.

Sir,
Sub: Settlement of Medical claims of BSNL Pensioners.
Kindly refer to our earlier letter on the subject.
As pointed out, the BSNL pensioners are having a difficult time for the last many months due to non-payment of medical allowance as also settlement of medical claims. Many pensioners are unable to take treatment due to lack of funds. We are fully aware of the financial crisis of BSNL. We are happy that the situation is improving post-VRS and the salary of the employees is being paid update.
COVID-19 has put the pensioners to more risk as the aged are more prone to its attack. Every pensioner is at home as per direction of the government. They require urgent financial help.
Considering the above situation, it is requested that sufficient funds be immediately allotted for the medical claims and reimbursement purpose.
In addition, it is also requested that BSNL may kindly refund the lump sum amount paid to CGHS by the BSNL pensioners by allotting sufficient funds for the purpose.
Yours Sincerely,
K.G.Jayaraj
General Secretary.

COVID – 19 DONATE LIBERALLY – AIBDPA Call

31 Tuesday Mar 2020

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COVID – 19 DONATE LIBERALLY
Lakhs of workers are affected by COVID-19 all over the world. More than 34,000 persons have died due to the pandemic. India is also affected seriously. 31 persons have died in India so far. Almost all the states are affected. The central government has declared Lock Down and people are expected to stay wherever they are. Special arrangements are made for treatment of Corona patients in all the states. The Doctors, Nurses and para medical staff are treating the patients despite the risk and they deserve our greatest appreciation and thanks. The police and security personnel are doing an excellent job, controlling the traffic, enforcing Lock Down etc. The youth in the country is doing all help.
The central and State governments are making all out efforts to control the epidemic and save maximum lives. Supply of medicines, food, arrangements for stay, arranging hospitals and wards for treatment etc. are being done.
Senior citizens above the age of 60 have been specially advised to completely stay at home, as they are more prone to the corona attack. We have to obey this direction and keep ourselves at home.
Yes Comrades, the country is facing one of the biggest challenges for decades. Funds are required by the Central / State governments urgently. The Prime Minister as well as the State Chief Ministers have called upon the people, to donate liberally to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund / Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
AIBDPA calls upon its members to liberally donate to the Relief Fund of the Prime Minister / Chief Minister. We have donated liberally in the earlier period of natural and other calamities, we should donate now also. The amount collected and donated may be intimated to the CHQ.
K.G.Jayaraj
General Secretary, AIBDPA.

COVID – 19. Senior Citizens should take care

27 Friday Mar 2020

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In all the countries so far affected by COVID-19, more casualties are aged people, since they are comparatively weak and is prone to illness. Under this situation, they are to fully observe the Lock Down and stay at home. Light exercises, rest, timely food, reading, writing, seeing TV etc as also contacting friends and relatives over phone, visiting face book, whats-app etc. will fill the time and keep energy. One should not allow anxiety, dismay etc. to take over them.

We shall pass this crisis and reach normalcy.

Funds released by DOT for payment of Ex-gratia to BSNL VRS retirees.

27 Friday Mar 2020

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After much delay, DOT has released the funds for payment of first installment of Exgratia amount to VRS retirees in BSNL, coming to Rs. 4,156 crore. According to the order dated 26th March, the payment is to be made within 21 days and that this fund can not be used for any other purpose.
In the present circumstances of COVID-19, maximum efforts on the part of BSNL is required to ensure that the payment is made in time.