78.2% IDA Pension Fixation – AIBDPA leaders meet PMO/Finance Ministry

11 Friday Sep 2015

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Today, 11th September, 2015 Com. V. A. N. Namboodiri , Advisor and Com.K.G. Jayaraj , General Secretary went to the Prime Minister’s office in South Block, NewDelhi and handed over the letter to the hon’ble Prime Minister requesting his intervention for the early settlement of 78.2% IDA merger to BSNL pensioners retired before 10-06-2013. (The letter in full is published in the website). They also gave copies of the letter to the hon’ble Ministers of Finance and Telecommunications.

Kerala Struggle – BSNLEU, SNEA, BSNLCCWF call for hunger strike from 17th September 2015

11 Friday Sep 2015

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Demanding the transfer of the arrogant, anti-worker CGM, MSS Rao and against victimisation of union leaders in Kerala, the CHQs of BSNLEU, SNEA and BSNCCWF have decided to organise Hunger Strike at Corporate Office, New Delhi from 17th September 2015. The assurances made by the Director (CFA) during the talks with the union leaders on 20-08-2015 are yet to be implemented. In the meantime 16 leaders of all the unions have been suspended and cases filed against them by the CGM.

The CHQs have called upon all the SSA/Circle units to organise massive protest demonstrations at their respective places on the same day. Make the programmes a big success.

The list of suspended comrades: 1) Com.K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU 2)Com.S.Pratap Kumar, AGS, BSNLEU 3) Com.T.Santhosh Kumar, Dist. Secretary, SNEA 4) Com.Narendra Kumar Dist. President, SNEA 5)Com.P.Gopakumar, Vice-President, BSNLEU 6) Com. C.Santhosh Kumar, Asst. Circle Secretary 7) Com.Biju Raghavan, DS, BSNLEU 8) Com. S.Sunil Kumar, Dist. Vice-President BSNLEU 9) Com. N.Rajendran, BSNLEU 10) Com. G.S.Hariharan, Asst. Treasurer BSNLEU 11) Com. T.P.Anoop Kumar, BSNLEU 12) Com. S.Sreejith BSNLEU 13) Com. Sanal Kumar S. BSNLEU 14) Com. Chandrakalakaran BSNLEU 15) Com.Ajith T.V. BSNLEU

Dept. of Posts introduce SMS to customers on delivery status.

11 Friday Sep 2015

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Department of Posts proposes to intimate the customers about the delivery status of money orders, parcels etc. from September 2015 onward. It is also decided that the Postmen/Postwomen will be tracked with GPS handheld devices by October 2015.

DoP has also decided to open 1,000 ATMs across the country. In this connection, it is to be noted that Department of Posts have received licence as Payment Bank.

These are good decisions which will benefit the customers.

One third rural population in India are illiterate – Census

11 Friday Sep 2015

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It is a hard fact – One third of rural population in India are illiterate even after almost seven decades of Independence. This is the report of the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011. Rajasthan has got maximum illiteracy in rural area reaching up to 64%. It is a shame on the government of India and state governments that such a sad situation prevails.

This situation has to be changed. In addition to the central/state governments, the people have to take initiative to improve the literacy.

 

W.Bengal Government to release Subhas Chandra Bose files

11 Friday Sep 2015

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that she will release all the files connected with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose which are with the state government by next Friday. The Central Government has been continuously refusing to release the Netaji files which are with them all these years. After the release of the files with the by the W.Bengal government, the Central Government will be under compulsion to release their files.

The secrecy and mystery behind the plane accident and consequent death of Subhas Chandra Bose on the one side and on the side that it was a fake story and Netaji lived for years in Faizabad as a saint named Gumnami Baba are still unsolved. Gumnami Baba died on 16th September 1985.

There have been continuous demands to release the secret files on Subhas Chandra Bose for a long time, but the central government stoutly refused. A lot of information will certainly be known after the release of the W.Bengal Netaji files. But more files are with central government.

The people have got a right to know what happened to one of the great leaders of the Independence movement, who even formed the Indian National Army(INA) to fight  the British for the Independence of India.

Kerala BSNLEU and SNEA leaders suspended – CGM Kerala should be shunted out.

11 Friday Sep 2015

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The Kerala BSNL circle is boiling with anger. The CGM Kerala has become mad. About 15 senior leaders of the BSNLEU and SNEA including Com.K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, Kerala, Com.Pratap Kumar, AGS, BSNLEU, Com. Santhosh, DS, SNEA and Com. K.Narendran, Dist. President, SNEA  have been suspended on the orders of the CGM MSS Rao. CGM with anti-BSNL private companies is in a conspiracy to destroy Kerala Telecom Circle, which has the maximum profit in the whole of India.

BSNLEU, SNEA and BSNLCCWF will not tolerate this attack on them. All India leaders  of these three  unions will meet today afternoon at New Delhi to confront this attack and fight back with strong measures.

We demand the immediate transfer of MSS Rao from Kerala for his anti-union, anti-BSNL activities! Implement the assurances given in the meeting of the Director(CFA) with the union leaders at Thiruvananthapuram on 20th August 2015.

Com. Neelima Bhattacharjee, w/o Com.Sisir Bhattacharjee passed away.

11 Friday Sep 2015

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With extreme sadness it is informed that Comrade Neelima Bhattacharjee, ex-Telecom Factory employee and wife of veteran P and T Union leader and former Patron of BSNL Employees Union, Com. Sisir Bhattacharjee, has passed away today (11-09-2015). She was admitted to the hospital two days back feeling unwell. She was 85.

We convey our heartfelt condolences to Com. Sisirda, relatives, friends and comrades! As soon as Com. Biplab Das from Kolkata informed the sad news, I contacted Com. Sisirda and personally conveyed condolences.

The funeral will take place today.

 

Mobile Towers on Government buildings

11 Friday Sep 2015

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It is a case of the mighty influence of the private telecom companies. The government has now decided that mobile towers can be erected on the government buildings to ensure connectivity. There are many reports on the radiation of the mobile towers and in many places, agitations are going on. BSNL has put warning boards wherever it has  constructed mobile towers near its offices.

Connectivity is important and at the same time, the radiation issue is also to be tackled. What is the government plan is not known. It should be transparent.

BPCL gets Maharatna status – Congratulations!

11 Friday Sep 2015

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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), one of the big oil companies in the Public Sector, may be granted Maharatna Status in this year. It will be the eighth PSU to get the status. It will give more autonomy to the PSU. Congratulations to  BPCL and its workforce!

It is to be remembered that BSNL was assured of Maharatna at the time of its formation itself by then Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. It was to be granted the status by 2006, when it was having Rs. 40,000 crore revenue and Rs. 10,000 crore profit. But the government,  by cancelling the 45 million tender for mobile lines ensured that BSNL goes down. The cancellation resulted in loss gradually and BSNL was deprived of the Maharatna status.

 

Undue Restrictions on franchise in Haryana

10 Thursday Sep 2015

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Haryana government is notorious in not implementing the labour laws. Now it is putting restrictions on the universal franchise and election  by putting conditions.

The government is asking for a minimum educational attainment, the proof of possessing pucca toilet, non-default of any bank loan and non-default from electricity dues. Those who could not provide these will have no right to stand as a candidate. It is clear that these are intended against the poor and underpriveleged.

This is against the constitution and the right to vote. This fully unjustified conditions should be immediately rescinded.