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Govt will be compelled to grant Pension Revision to BSNL retirees – Continue struggles

16 Monday Mar 2020

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The agitational programmes started as per the decision of the AIBDPA Kolkata All India Conference has inspired the entire BSNL Pensioners and there have been massive participation in all the programmes organised. The signature campaign, Dharna at SSA level, the Hunger Strike at Circle level etc were participated by large number of pensioners as well as regular employees since they are also the beneficiaries of the same.

Meeting the Members of the Parliament and submitting the Memorandum to the Prime Minister as also requesting them to take up the issue both in Parliament and outside is going on. Already about 200 M.P.s including Central Ministers have been completed. The response from them is good. Two Ministers have taken up the matter with the  Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. Many M.P.s have written to the Communications Minister. One M.P. has raised the matter in Parliament in zero hour. All these letters etc. are based on the concrete demands raised by AIBDPA for Pension Revision with 15% as recommended by the III PRC for the pay revision of executives in BSNL and as demanded by the unions of non-executives.

The Pension Revision w.e.f. 01-01-2007 was achieved through sustained struggles by the recognised union BSNLEU and AIBDPA. It was not easy. It took about three years of continuous struggle to achieve the same. Compared to the central govt pensioners, the pension of BSNL retirees are better and more, since the same is granted as per the Pay Revision Committee on IDA scale instead of on CDA scale as per the Central Pay Commission. CG employees are paid on CDA scale, while BSNL employees are paid on IDA scale, which is better.

Though there was no agreement in 2000 when BSNL was formed on Pension Revision, a precedent has been made after continuous struggle that Pension Revision will be made and that too according to the PRC route. That is the only precedent and convention on which pension revision is made for BSNL retirees.

The pension revision is being delayed and denied by DOT on the plea that pension revision can be made only after pay revision is given to the BSNL employees w.e.f. 01-01-2017. The pay revision is delayed on the plea that BSNL is in loss and it is not in an affordable condition to pay as required by PRC.

As well understood, the loss of BSNL is mainly because it is implementing govt policy of universal connection and on such PSUs which implement the govt policy, the affordability condition can not be imposed arbitrarily. The BSNL management had already recommended to the govt, pay revision for executives with 15% as per III PRC, and in the negotiations, the employees recognised unions have also demanded the same.

Now after the Revival Plan with VRS, 4G Spectrum, sovereign guarantee, loans, monetisation etc., the BSNL management and the DOT are stating that BSNL will be made profitable. Of course, one can not fully depend upon these statements, but the All Unions & Associations of BSNL ( AUAB ) is making all out efforts to ensure that the govt/BSNL take proper steps to revive BSNL.

During the AUAB struggle, it was agreed by the government that the BSNL pension revision will be delinked from pay  revision, since BSNL is paying the pay while the govt is paying the pension. Pension contribution at the maximum of the payscales has been paid by BSNL to govt. It was also decided that the pension will be fully paid by the govt discarding the 60: 40 ratio. These all have been achieved through struggles.

Under these circumstances, the struggle for pension revision has to be strengthened. Some of the pensioners’ unions are proposing to approach court in this matter, but as they themselves have stated earlier, approaching court is the last resort and that last resort has not come. Further, as these unions have earlier stated, it may take twenty or more years to get a judgment in cases like these, and the pensioners can not wait like that.

Whatever BSNL Pensioners have received so far was through continued struggles. Removal of 60:40 condition, 78.2% IDA pension fitment, Pension Revision form 01-01-2007 – all these were achieved through the struggles by Joint Forum/ AUAB, AIBDPA  and others. Approaching the court is the last last resort and further the govt may continue to go on appeals to the higher courts at each and every stage, as we have seen in many cases.

As far as AIBDPA is concerned, it is committed to ensure Pension Revision to BSNL pensioners and it will continue its agitational programme. Although the Parliament March on 12th March has been deferred due to Covid-19, massive dharnas were conduced SSA wise on the same date. The Parliament March also will be organised after the situation becomes normal.

Our earnest request to all the pensioners’ associations in BSNL is to continue the struggle and achieve the results as has been our experience in the past.

STRUGGLE FOR UNITY, UNITY FOR STRUGGLE AND UNITY & STRUGGLE FOR ACHIEVEMENT.

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Com.P.R.Natarajan, M.P. writes to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the Pension Revision of BSNL pensioners.

15 Sunday Mar 2020

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Com.P.R.Natarajan, M.P. writes to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the Pension Revision of BSNL pensioners. A large number of M.P.s, including two Central Ministers have already addressed the PM in the same matter. The programme of meeting the M.P.s by AIBDPA leaders are having good response all over the country. Replies received from Minister / MPs be sent to GS AIBDPA.

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AIBDPA leaders have met more than 50 M.P.s in connection with Pension Revision – Congratulations!

24 Friday Jan 2020

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Excellent efforts have been made by the AIBDPA leaders at the circle and district levels by meeting the local M.P.s and submitting memorandum along with the Memorandum to the Prime Minister requesting Pension Revision of BSNL retirees from 2017. More than 50 M.P.s all over the country have been met. All of them assured the AIBDPA delegations that they will take up the case with the government for early settlement.

Hearty Congratulations to all the concerned comrades! Other circle/district secretaries are requested to meet their M.P.s and present the memorandum.

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AIBDPA Action Plan for Pension Revision

01 Wednesday Jan 2020

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The Central Executive Committee of AIBDPA held at Guwahati on 24-25 November 2019 has charted the following Programme of Action for achieving the demand of Pension Revision for BSNL pensioners w.e.f. 01-01-2017 with 15% fitment recommended by III Pay Revision Committee:

1. Submission of Memorandum to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, signed by tens of thousands of pensioners.All pensioners, irrespective of union/association of BSNL/DOT to be approached and signature obtained. It is beneficial to all.
2. Meet all the Members of Parliament and request to take up the issue with the government. A copy of the Memorandum also to be given and matters explained.
3. Massive Hunger Strike on 12th February 2020 in front of the CCA Offices in the circles.
4. Massive March to Parliament on 12th March 2020 being participated by thousands of pensioners.

The injustice being meted out to the BSNL/DOT Pensioners should be explained and propagated to the entire pensioners and BSNL employees. 13 years have passed without ny pension revision. Press releases and Press conferences be organised to get wide publicity. The fact that the Central govt is going back on its promises should be exposed.

Participate and make all the programmes successful.

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Pension Revision of BSNL retirees – Meeting with DOT

20 Monday Aug 2018

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Com.K.G.Jayaraj General Secretary met Shri.S.K.Jain, DDG (Estt), Department of Telecom on 20-08-2018 and discussed the issue of immediate pension revision from 01-01-2017 with 15% fitment recommended by the 3rd PRC and approved by the government, delinking the wage revision in BSNL.

The DDG stated that on our demand of pension revision without waiting for wage revision, necessary approval was sought from Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare. However DOP& PW has replied seeking certain clarifications which will be dealt with in due course.

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Meeting with CMD BSNL on Penion Revision

27 Friday Oct 2017

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AIBDPA leaders Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor and Com. R.A.Nair, Treasurer met Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL on 26th October 2017 and discussed about the urgency of revising the pension of the BSNL retirees on the basis of the accepted recommendations of the III Pay Revision Committee with 15% fitment. They pointed out that they have already discussed the matter with Secretary DOT and requested the CMD also to take up the matter. The justification of the demand was fully explained and the CMD appreciated the point.

They also pointed out that early wage revision in BSNL will further help in implementation of the Option I / III for the BSNL pensioners.

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III PRC approved with 15% Fitment by BSNL Management Committee

21 Thursday Sep 2017

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It is understood that the BSNL Management Committee has approved the proposal of 3rd Pay Revision Committee with full 15% fitment for the executives w.e.f 01.01.2017. However this will have to be approved by the full BSNL Board with DOT Director/s.

In the above case, the Management should start wage negotiation immediately with the recognised unions of the non-executives in BSNL. As for the BSNL absorbed DOT Pensioners, the government should take necessary action to implement wage revision with 15% fitment, since the pension is to be paid by the government itself. Pensioners are senior citizens and their case needs immediate attention.

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RBI staff will be on Mass Casual Leave on 19th November 2015

13 Friday Nov 2015

Posted by VAN NAMBOODIRI in General, PSU

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Protesting against the government move to take over several functions of the RBI and also demanding periodic pension revision, the United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and Employees has called upon the employees and officers to go on Mass Casual Leave on 19th November 2015. The government is trying to take over reduce the authority of the RBI by taking its powers. The RBI pensioners are not getting any pension revision and hence receiving only pension fixed at the time of retirement.

The agitation programme is fully justified and is to be supported.

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Pension Revision orders – Endorsement by BSNL

04 Monday Apr 2011

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Many comrades have been contacting me to know about whether the Pension Revision order of the pre-2007 BSNL retirees issued by DOT have been endorsed and sent to the field offices by the BSNL.

Today, 4th April, the same has been endorsed and forwarded to the field offices.

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