As reported earlier, my Facebook account seems to be hacked or attacked. Neither I am getting other’s posts nor I am able to post anything. Let us wait for some more time to see whether it becomes OK.

After sending out about 80,000 employees, about half of the entire workforce in BSNL, there seems to be acute shortage of staff to attend to normal working. No new recruitment is being made. Out of the the total of about one lakh casual and contract workers, through retrenchment, the number has been reduced to about 10,000. Faults are increasing, delay is occurring and subscriber satisfaction is coming down. There is no doubt for anybody that more staff are required. Whether the management is taking any action in this connection?

It is reported in the media that BSNL Management has written to TCS that the latter is not preparing the infrastructure as required for starting of 4G by BSNL. In such case immediate action is to be taken by BSNL for getting it speeded up . Already muct time has been wasted.

Central government should increase the present monthly pension of Rs. 200 to at least to Rs. 2000 for the old aged citizens above 60 years eligible as per the above social security measure.

It is the second time during the last two months that my Facebook account is not working, probably hacked. Hence I could not see the posts of others or post in my account. Let us see what happens later.

BSNL Pensioners have not received their medical allowance / medical reimbursements for the last more than two years. This is an unprecedent attack on the pensioners, who have selflessly served the nation during their service period. Many pensioners have passed away without getting medical allowance / medical reimbursement during this period. BSNL management requires a human attitude.

We demand early payment of the above.

Government says that Pension Revision of BSNL retirees can be granted only after pay Revision is done. Pay revision is delayed stating that BSNL is unable to grant the same with 15% due to non-affordability.

BSNL may not be able to implement Pay revision with 15% due to its bad finance condition. But Pension is to be paid by Government. BSNL has already paid pension contribution at the maximum of the scale, an unbelievable condition laid by the government for BSNL alone.

In such a condition, when the pension contribution is already made, what is the difficulty for the government to pay pension revision, except that it is against the pensioners.

AIBDPA has rightly demanded and taken with the government that Pension Revision should be made as recommended by the III PRC for the PSUs.

On each and every day several times we have to open and close doors, half-doors and like-wise at home, office, railway stations, airports, hotels, parks etc. etc. Most of these doors and half-doors are automatized, especially in air-conditioned rooms. Many of us close the door immediately after we enter, without looking back whether somebody is coming behind us, resulting in much inconvenience to them, sometimes the door banging on their face. When opening the door also, this problem may arise if somebody is on the other side.

What is to be done? Kindly look back before you close the door to find out whether anybody is following you. In that case, hold the door, half-door till the other person hold the same. This is only but courtesy and good manners. It will be much appreciated.

Nation remembers Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India on his 133rd Birthday. This day is observed as Children’s Day in India.

SCFWA has been strongly demanding that the train ticket concession which was withdrawn during the covid period should be restored. Today, the Railway Minister has stated that all the concessions in train ticket withdrawn during Covid period will be restored. Let us hope that the orders will be issued soon and that it will not be an empty promise.