My Facebook page has been restored now. Thanks to FB /META

T.Nadu AIBDPA comrades have once again shown that they will spare no pains to advance the cause of the pensioners and the organisation.

It was the first time after the Covid pandemic started that I visited and participated in an AIBDPA meeting in T.Nadu. Com.N.Kuppusamy, Circle Secretary AIBDPA, insisted that I should attend their Circle Working Committee on 19th Nov. being held at Trichy. Despite heavy rain and floods in Chennai and some other parts of T.Nadu, almost all office-bearers and other CWC members attended. While inaugurating the CWC, I mentioned about the necessity of revival of BSNL, our responsibility, main demands, the need for united struggles etc. Before the inauguration, I was garlanded and honored with shawls by almost all the CWC members as also Reception Committee. The love and affection shown by the comrades are beyond description. Com.C.K.Narasimhan, Circle President, presided and Welcome Speeches delivered by both Com.N.Kuppusamy, Circle Secretary and Com.T.John Batcha, Dist Secretary. Coms. S.Mohandoss, All India Vice President and Com.K.Pankajavally, All India Asst. Treasurer addressed. The CWC was greeted by Coms. G.Sundararaju, DS, BSNLEU and G.Mubarak Ali, DS, TNTCWU. The CWC after discussion have taken a decision to enroll maximum number of pensioners as members as also to increase subscribers to Telepensioner. Other important decisions were taken. Though my train back to Kozhikode was early in the morning at about 04.30, some comrades came sufficiently in advance and helped me and saw to it that I boarded the train without any difficulty. Once again the T.Nadu AIBDPA comrades have shown that they are in the forefront on the path of advancement. Thanks Comrades!

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.