29 Friday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
I attended a meeting of the Telecom Factory workers at Kolkata yesterday. There were many pensioners, in addition to the workers.
The happiness of Pensioners were clearly evident from their faces on the settlement of 78.2% IDA Pension fixation. The workers are ready for the strike on 2nd September 2016. Every body was in high spirits.
It is this sincerity and dedication to the organization which make comrades like me to continue our humble services.
29 Friday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
Both Merger and Separation of public sector units are done by government for destabilisation of these PSUS. Timing may be different, but intention is the same.
The merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, BSNL and MTNL, SBI and affiliated Banks are part of this game as also the separation of BSNL, MTNL, and VSNL.
The government should remember that PSUs are created for the service to the nation and are not play toys to be used for the interest of Corporates and big business.
29 Friday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
The following five demands of BSNL workers already taken are pending for long. Management should settle them with out further delay:
1. Five Time Bound Promotions In service.
2.These time bound promotions should be granted after every Five Years.
3. Wage Revision after every Five Years, instead of the present ten years.
4. Eligibility for competitive examination like JTO etc. to be reduced to Five Years from the present seven years.
5. Five Days week to be introduced.
All these have been raised by BSNLEU either at the time of wage revision or in the National Council. It will help the seniors to get better pension. The new recruits with high qualification and great aspirations need better prospects.
29 Friday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
After independence, separate budgets were presented in Parliament for Railways and P&T, considering their importance. Serious discussion took place on these budgets every time with participation of well known leaders. After two- three decades, separate budget for P&T was stopped. Now the move is to end the budget for Railways. Is it a well planned move before corporation / privatisation of Railways?
29 Friday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
The Bank employees are on strike today, 29 July 2016 on the call of United Forum of Bank Employees protesting against the government decision to merge its affiliated banks with State Bank of India.
We extend our support and solidarity to the agitating Bank Workers.
28 Thursday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
The first Telecom Factory in India
28 Thursday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
Who was called the ” Lion in Chains”?
Com. P.S.R.Anjaneyulu, Secretary General of NFPTE, who lead the 1960 Indefinite strike in P and T was arrested on the night of the strike on 11th July 1960, handcuffed, and walked through the streets of Delhi to Tihar Jail. Next day he was brought to the court also handcuffed.
The Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government was so infuriated that the CGE employees have gone on strike that he wanted to teach them a lesson. The arrest of thousands of strikers and handcuffing was part of this victimisation.
The newspapers published the handcuffed photo of Com.P.S.R.Anjaneyulu with the caption ” Lion in Chains” which was most appropriate
COM.P.S.R.Anjaneyulu was the Secretary-General of NFPTE from 1960 to 1965. He was born on 4.1.1922, joined P and Department on 16.11.1945.
28 Thursday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
A massively participated meeting was held at Central Telegraph Office hall at Kolkata jointly by BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF W.Bengal Circle on 27th July 2016 to celebrate
26 Tuesday Jul 2016
The telephone service in India was first started by private companies. The earlier decision to start the service by British Government itself was changed and private companies were allotted the service.
It was the Oriental Telephone Company of England / Bengal Telephone company which opened the telephone exchanges in the major cities of Calcutta, Bombay, Madras and Ahmedabad. In the capital city of Calcutta, the ‘Central Exchange’was opened on 28th January 1882. The exchange had a total of 93 connections. Afterwards, exchanges at Bombay etc. were opened.
All these exchanges were feminized with only women telephone operators. These companies were taken over by the government during the early 1940s. The process was fully completed by 1947. The telephone exchanges in the areas ruled by the kings were also taken over by the government.
Since that period till the middle of 1990s,it was only P and T Department / Telecom Department which run the telephone services in India. The BJP government is trying to turn the clock backwards by planning to sell the BSNL and MTNL to strategic partners. This has to be fought with all our strength and defeated.
26 Tuesday Jul 2016
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners
Massive meeting of AIBDPA and CORTO Calcutta Telephones
Hundreds of BSNL Pensioners under the leadership of AIBDPA and CORTO attended the meeting on 26th July 2016 at Calcutta CTO organized to celebrate the achievement of 78.2% IDA Pension fixation and rescinding of 60% condition on payment of pension by the government. The large CTO hall was fully packed with the pensioners with almost as much pensioners sitting outside the hall.
The meeting was presided over by Coms. Suprya Mitra and B.Chakraborty, Presidents of AIBDPA and CORTO respectively. Coms. Ananta Bhattacharjee, senior leader and all India President AIBDPA, D.Basu, AGS and Secretary CORTO, Swastika Das Gupta, Org. Secretary AIBDPA, Sanjeeb Banerjee, Circle secretary, Calcutta Telephones, Prabir Dutta, Dilip Das, Mihir Das Gupta, Gouri Haldar, Adhir Kumar Sen, Sisir Kr. Roy, Subhashis Roy and other leaders of BSNLEU and AIBDPA were present in the dias / addressed.
Cos. VAN Namboodiri, Advisor and Ananta Bhattacharjee All India President AIBDPA were honoured with flower bouquet and shawls for the great achievement of the pensioners.
Com. VAN Namboodiri in his speech mentioned about the various struggles conducted by AIBDPA and Forum of BSNL Unions and Workers, including the Parliament March by AIBDPA, the 2 days strike called by the Forum, meeting the Minister and Secretary DOT and other agiational programmes for settlement of the issue. Not only the 78.2% IDA pension fixation is settled but also the retrograde order on only 60% liability of government for payment of pension was rescinded. He also spoke about the 2nd September Strike called by Central Trade Unions. AIBDPA has decided to extend support and solidarity to the strike and will organize demonstration on the day along with the striking BSNLEU comrades. He severely criticized the NITI Ayog recommendations for strategic sale of BSNL and MTNL and called for united struggle by the BSNL and MTNL Unions. The need to improve BSNL services was stressed. He touched on VII CPC recommendations, strike given notice of by NJAC of CG Employees, deferment on the assurance of government and connected matters. If issues are not settled and NJAC reiterates the strike call, AIBDPA will extend full solidarity and support. Com. Namboodiri also spoke about other issues of the pensioners.
Other speakers spoke and assured that AIBDPA will be further strengthened in the circle and more subscribers to Telepensioner will be enrolled.
