One more year with out Bonus or PLI for BSNL employees! This is unacceptable. BSNL Management and unions should find a way for payment of Bonus/ PLI.
Today is Diwali. No Bonus(PLI) for BSNL Employees!
10 Tuesday Nov 2015
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Winter Session of Parliament from 26 Nov. to 23 December
10 Tuesday Nov 2015
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The winter session of Parliament will be held from 26 November to 23 December 2015 as per media reports. Whether the BJP Government will learn lessons from its utter defeat in Bihar and change its wrong policies?
OROP Ordered – Why not 78.2% IDA Pension Merger for BSNL Retirees?
10 Tuesday Nov 2015
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We appreciate govt. decision on OROP, though it is too late and not up to the demand of defence pensioners. The BSNL pensioners are now asking why not the govt. take is taking action to order 78.2% IDA Pension fixation to those retired before June 2013? The government should act immediately.
NCCPA Marches Ahead
09 Monday Nov 2015
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The All India Conference of NCCPA, the united organisation of the Central Pensioners (including BSNL Retirees),
held at Kolkata on 6-7 November 2015 is a mile stone in the advance March of the senior citizens of the country.
Whether in the number of participants, the standard of discussions or the decisions taken, the AIC can be proud of. The pensioners marching through the congested and busy streets of Kolkata with the red flag of the union and shouting slogans loudly was inspiring. There was no weakness but only strength and determination in their steps.
The inaugural speech of Com. Ashim Das Gupta, former Finance Minister, W.Bengal and noted economist, lambasted the neo-liberal and anti-worker economic policies of the central government. The need to unitedly fight against it was pointed out.
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Government issues orders on OROP
08 Sunday Nov 2015
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NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday night formally notified the one rank one pension (OROP) scheme for the over 24 lakh ex-servicemen and six lakh war widows around the country. The scheme will entail an additional outgo of around Rs 8,000 to 10,000 crore every year.
The notification is more or less in line with what defence minister Manohar Parrikar had announced on September 5, except that the clause that exempted personnel who retire voluntarily from the scheme. There had been removed after widespread outcry among the veterans over this clause.
Instead, the government has now decided that personnel who opt for “discharge henceforth on their own request will not be entitled to the benefits of OROP”. In other words, while soldiers who took pre-mature retirement earlier will get OROP, fresh cases will not. “It will be effective prospectively,” said an official.
But the veterans said they would continue with their agitation, which has entered the 146th day now, since the government had failed to resolve “any of the seven main anomalies” in the “diluted OROP” that had been notified.
“We have been cheated by the government. We will not accept it. We will meet to decide the future course of action, including the plan to return medals medals to the district commissioners or magistrates in all the 647 districts of the country on November 9-10,” said Group Captain VK Gandhi (retd) of the United Front of Ex-Servicemen (UFESM).
The notification is more or less in line with what defence minister Manohar Parrikar had announced on September 5, except that the clause that exempted personnel who retire voluntarily from the scheme. There had been removed after widespread outcry among the veterans over this clause.
Instead, the government has now decided that personnel who opt for “discharge henceforth on their own request will not be entitled to the benefits of OROP”. In other words, while soldiers who took pre-mature retirement earlier will get OROP, fresh cases will not. “It will be effective prospectively,” said an official.
But the veterans said they would continue with their agitation, which has entered the 146th day now, since the government had failed to resolve “any of the seven main anomalies” in the “diluted OROP” that had been notified.
“We have been cheated by the government. We will not accept it. We will meet to decide the future course of action, including the plan to return medals medals to the district commissioners or magistrates in all the 647 districts of the country on November 9-10,” said Group Captain VK Gandhi (retd) of the United Front of Ex-Servicemen (UFESM).
(COURTESY:The Times of India)
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.
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.
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.
VAN Namboodiri's Blog 