20 Friday Oct 2017
Posted in General, Uncategorized
According to a reply given in the Parliament by the Communications Minister, the following are the numbers of the Post Offices in the country:
Postal Circles : 23
GPOs : 24
Sub P.O.s : 24753
ED POs : 129346.
Yes. Postal department is one of the biggest organisation spreading through out the nation and offering various services to the people.
20 Friday Oct 2017
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners, NCCPA
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NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE
OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS..
Website: nccpahq.blogspot.in.
E mail: nccpahq@gmail.com.
13.c Feroze Shah Road,
New Delhi. 110 001
PRESIDENT: COM.SHIV GOPAL MISHRA.(97176 47594)
SECy. GENERAL: COM.K.K.N.KUTTY. (98110 483030)
Dated 18th October, 2017
Dear Comrades,
Due to the judicial intervention and the unhelping attitude of the Delhi Police, we are constrained to shift the venue of our Dharna Programme slated for 25th October, 2017 from Jantar Mantar, New Delhi to Meghdhoot Bhawan, Puza Road, New Delhi. Meghdhoot Bhawan is located at Puza Road (Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Road) and on the metro line between Rajiv Chowk (Cannaught Place) and Dwaraka. The nearest Metro Station is Jhandewalan and is less than 2 kms from Rajiv chowk. Those who come from Rajiv Chowk may please get down at Jhandewalan and walk back a few steps to reach Meghdhoot Bhawan and similarly those come from Dwaraka side, may also get down at Jhandewalan and walk a few steps ahead towards Rajiv Chowk. The Dharna will commence at 11.00 AM and we shall conclude the same latest by 3.30 PM. Meghdhoot Bhawan is just opposite to Pillar No. 56 of Rajiv Chowk-Dwaraka metro line. Those who do require accommodation for 25th night, may kindly contact Com. Deep Chand, Com. Shankar Pal Singh, Com. Rajinder Prasad, whose numbers are given in our last circular letter. Please make the programme a grand success.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
KKN Kutty.
20 Friday Oct 2017
Posted in Uncategorized
AIBDPA, the militant organisation of the BSNL-DOT pensioners was formed on 21st October 2009 at New Delhi. During its short existence of eight years, it has sincerely, dedicatedly and incessantly worked for the cause of the pensioners. Its members have increased to become the biggest association of the pensioners in this sector.
AIBDPA CHQ has called upon its branches to organise Foundation Day in an effective way by holding rallies, demonstrations, pubic meetings etc. AIBDPA is in the struggle for Pension Revision and on other demands.
AIBDPA Zindabad! Pensioners’ Unity Zindabad!
20 Friday Oct 2017
Posted in General
The prime air carrier of Government of India, Air India, is on the brink of being privatised. The government has already started preparations for the same. The highly profitable Air India was made loss making due to the wrong policies and actions of the government including the controversial Air India- Indian Airlines Merger, purchase of 111 planes, while only 35 were operationally required etc. etc. Large mount of unpaid airfare charges by the Ministers, government officers etc. is another reason. And now the move is to privatise it.
It is reported that all the unions of employees in Air India are meeting to discuss about how to stall the process of privatisation. Well and good. Let us hope that strong protest and struggle will be planned and organised against the anti-PSU policy of the Modi Government.
Our solidarity and support to the struggle of the Air India workers.
19 Thursday Oct 2017
Posted in General
A.K.G.Bhawan, the Head Quarters of the CPI(M) was inaugurated on 19th October 1991 by Com. B.T.Ranadive, PBM CPI(M).The name was given in memory of the indomitable fighter of the working class and CPI(M) PB Member Com. A.K.Gopalan, who passed away on 22nd March 1977. The Central Committee of CPI(M) functions here.
17 Tuesday Oct 2017
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Best Wishes and Warm Greetings to all friends, comrades and visitors on the joyous occasion of Diwali!
16 Monday Oct 2017
Posted in General, Uncategorized
After removal of the world famous Taj Mahal from the tourist map of UP by the state government, a senior BJP leader, Sangeet Som MLA has stated that the monument was built by traitors and is a blot on India history. “Many people were worried that the Taj Mahal was removed from the list of historical places in the UP tourism booklet. What history are we talking about? The man who built Taj Mahal imprisoned his father. He wanted to massacre Hindus. If this is history, then it is very unfortunate and we will change this history, I guarantee you” Mr Som said at a rally in Meerut on Sunday.
Is BJP governments going to rewrite history and demolish all the earlier monuments which they do not like as in the case Babri Masjid? Is Red Fort, which is also built by Shah Jahan, on the firing line? Whether Prime Minister will discontinue hoisting the National Flag in Red Fort. Whether the South Block and North Block built by Britishers will be demolished ?
Intolerance against against minorities, against dalits, against free thinkers, against Communists and now against historical monuments! – BJP government moving fast on Fascist lines ?
16 Monday Oct 2017
Posted in Postal Service
Government has unleashed a sudden and most damaging attack on Post office Small Savings Schemes. Notifications are already issued permitting all Nationalised Banks and three Private Banks ( ICICI Bank , AXIS Bank and HDFC Bank) to accept deposits for all Small Savings Schemes viz ; Recurring Deposit (RD) , Time Deposits (TD) , Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) , Sukanya Samridhi Account (SSA) , Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) and National Savings Certificate (NSC VIII issue) with effect from 10th October 2017.
This is a great blow to the Post office Small Savings Schemes and will be a threat to the job security of Postal Employees and also MPKBY /SAS Agents. About 40% of the Revenue and about 50% of the workload of Post office depends on the Post office Small Savings Schemes. Outsourcing of POSSS work to Banks will result in steady fall in Revenue and Workload of Postal Department.
GDS Committee Report , though submitted to Govt on 24th November 2016 , is still pending with Finance Ministry for approval. GDS Membership verification process has been suddenly stopped by the Government.
Overall situation in Postal Department is worsening day by day and resentment of the Employees is mounting.
NFPE CHQ views the above situation with grave concern and calls upon the entirety of Postal and RMS employees including GDS and Casual labourers to conduct mass protest demonstrations at all Centres and in front of all offices on 23rdOCTOBER 2017.
Urgent meeting of NFPE Federal Secretariat to be held shortly will announce further course of action. (Courtesy: NFPE Website)
16 Monday Oct 2017
Posted in BSNL
The agitation started by the Unions and Associations in BSNL for grant of wage revision from 01-01-2017 and against formation of separate Tower Company is fully justified and appreciated.
Except the top management and the ITS Officers, almost all are are united in the struggle. Just like the future of the employees, the future of the ITS is also dependent upon the future existence of BSNL. If BSNL does not exist, what will happen to them? They may be sent back to government, where it will be difficult even to find an office,nay a table and chair for them. The benefit they get from BSNL will all be over. Even otherwise ITS is part of the BSNL family.
It is therefore necessary that the ITS officers also should join the struggle of the workers to save BSNL by stopping the formation of Tower Company etc. It is hoped that the ITS Association will rethink and support the demands of the workers.
16 Monday Oct 2017
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BSNL employees under the leadership of ‘All Unions and Associations’ in BSNL, has started a series of agitational programmes demanding wage revision from 01-01-2017 and also against formation of separate tower company. The second demand is for saving BSNL and the first is for doing justice to the hard working employees, who have flown the flag of BSNL high and strong.
THE FIRST PROGRAMME WAS ORGANISED TODAY, 16th OCTOBER BY HOLDING MASSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS IN FRONT OF BSNL OFFICES/EXCHANGES. Despite the anti – BSNL stand of the government and the cut-throat competition by the biggest corporate in the country, Reliance, BSNL continues to march ahead only with the whole hearted dedication of the workers and the management. The stand of the DOT and the Communications Minister denying wage revision is not acceptable. The justifications for the wage revision have been fully submitted to the DOT and government by the Unions and Associations.
The government should not forget that despite its decision to disinvest and sell shares of BSNL, it could not be implemented due to the strong opposition of the workers. It is the same with the VRS which the government wanted for one lakh workers. The latter completely rejected VRS. The government could not implement its decision to unbundle its copper cables before the strong protest of the workers. Though the management and the government tried to deny a decent wage revision to employees w.e.f. 01-01-2007, through continuous struggles, they could achieve the same. This is the glorious history of BSNL workers.
If the government/DOT/Management do not concede the demands, the entire BSNL workers will be on war path. Unity and further unity is required to win the big battle. If no wage revision takes place, the future of the existing employees, the present and future pensioners and the BSNL direct recruitees will be bleak. Hence not only the employees, but the pensioners also have to completely join the struggle being organised by the workers. Of course, the government need not wait for grant of pension revision to the BSNL pensioners on the basis of the III PRC, since the pension is fully paid by the government and not the BSNL.
STRUGGLE FOR UNITY, UNITY FOR STRUGGLE AND UNITY & STRUGGLE FOR ADVANCEMENT.
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