1st April 2015  CHQ NEWS

78.2% CASE... THE FILE IS MOVING

It is reported from New Delhi that the revised Cabinet Note has been forwarded by

Establishment Section to Finance Wing of Department of Telecom yesterday.

IDA FROM APRIL 2015: 

INCREASE BY 0.2 PERCENT !

The Labour Bureau of India has declared the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) for  February 2015. 

It is 253 points.   There is a decrease of one point from the previous month of January.

[Plese ignore the previous posting wherein it was mentioned decrease of 2 points.)

 

With the above, the IDA  from April 2015 can be calculated as under:

AICPI for December 2014:            253 Points

AICPI for January 2015:                254 Points

AICPI for February 2015:              253 Points

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Total for the 3 months:                 960 Points

Average for 3 months:                 253.3 Points

 

Merged  in Pay from 2007:           126.33 Points

Increase over 126.33:                    127.00 Points

Percentage of Increase:               100.5

IDA from April 2015:                       100.5%

 

Existing (From Dec.2014)             100.3%

Net Increase                                        0.2%

…….     Order can be expected before 10^th April 2015. 

WHY IDA INCREASE IS JUST MARGINAL?

Many friends are asking the above question.  

According to the Labour Bureau of India,  the price of many items like 

Rice, Egg, Fish, Onion, Vegetables, Sugar, Petrol, Flowers has  decreased.

For details read the Press Release from the Labour Bureau, given below:
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                                               Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – February, 2015

The All-India CPI-IW for February, 2015 decreased by 1 point and pegged at 253

(two hundred and fifty three). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by (-) 0.39 per cent

between January, 2015 and February, 2015 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.42 per cent

between the same two months a year ago.l

 

The maximum downward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group 

contributing (-) 0.66 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Eggs (Hen),

Fish Fresh, Onion, Vegetable items, Sugar, Petrol, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc. are

responsible for the decrease in index. However, this decrease was neutralised by Wheat,

Wheat Atta, Arhar Dal, Groundnut Oil, Goat Meat, Tea (Readymade), etc., putting upward

pressure on the index.

 

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 6.30 per cent for February, 2015

as compared to 7.17 per cent for the previous month and 6.73 per cent during the corresponding

month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 7.42 per cent against 7.81 per cent

of the previous month and 7.56 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

 

At centre level, Tiruchirapally recorded the highest decline of 7 points followed by Guntur (4 points),

Mysore, Chhindwara, Siliguri and Puducherry (3 Points each) Among others, 2 points decrease

was observed in 15 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. On the contrary, Belgaum and Kodarma 

centres reported a highest increase of 3 points each followed by Kanpur, Bokaro and Doom-Dooma 

Tinsukia (2 points each). Among others 1 point increase was observed in 13 centres.

Rest of the 21 centres’ indices remained stationary.

 

The indices of 37 centres are above All India Index and other 40 centres’ indices are below 

national average. The index of Vishakhapatnam centre remained at par with all-India index.

The next index of CPI-IW for the month of March, 2015 will be released on Thursday,

30th April, 2015. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in.

 

 

30^th March 2015  FROM CHQ

CPC NEWS….

The 7^th Central Pay Commission is now  meeting  All India Federations and taking oral evidence.

It started on 23-3-2015 and may continue in first week of April also. It is told  that

the 7^th CPC may submit is report to the Government by October 2015.

Leaders of Staff Side in National Council(JCM) and the leaders of All India Audit and Accounts Association report, after their meeting with the CPC, that the 7^th CPC may discard

 Pay Band + Grade Pay system introduced by the 6^th CPC.

It may be noted that the 6^th CPC did not study the duties and responsibilities of

various cadres of  officers/officials in central service.  Instead, it simply added

the Basic pay and DA as on 1-1-2006 and then granted a new element of Grade Pay. 

Hence, it is good if the 7^th CPC discards the Grade Pay system and submit a detailed report

after considering the qualification required, nature of work and responsibilities,

and the need of the staff in central government services as well as

considering the justification for grant of a reasonable minimum wage.

 

 

AP CIRCLE CEC MEETING

Our Andhra Circle Unit held its Circle Executive Committee meeting at Nellore on 29-3-2015.

Com. G Natarajan, GS attended it and reported on the latest developments regarding various issues.

Tamilnadu Circle Executive Committee Meeting

Tamilnadu Circle Executive Committee Meeting was held at Vellore on 26th & 27th, March, 2015.

Circle President Com K. Muthiyalu Presided over  the Meeting.  

Circle Office bearers and District Secretaries attended the meeting.  

Com D. Gopalakrishnan gave full details about the discussion with DOT Secretary & Member Finance on our 78.2% IDA Pension Revision case 

on 26-3-15 at New Delhi.  

ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE

Excellent arrangements were made by Vellore Comrades.

 CHQ NEWS   28^th March 2015

OUR THANKS TO SHRI ANANTHA KUMAR

We express our sincere thanks to Shri Anantha Kumar,

Honourable Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India

for his effective intervention in our case of 78.2% IDA benefit.

OUR LEADERS RETURNED TO THEIR HQs

After meeting the Secretary, Telecom, Member (Finance) and Director (Estt) of Department of Telecom,  

several meetings with Shri Ananthakumar, the Honourable minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers

in New Delhi  our leaders, S/Shri G Natarajan (GS), D Gopalakrishnan (VP), P Gangadhara Rao (AGS)

and R Changappa (CS Karnataka) have returned from Delhi to their respective head quarters yesterday.

The exercise of asking Data from BSNL Corporate Office, then from Circles, thereafter from SSA

is all futile now in the background of clear assurance given by Secretary, Telecom that

a revised Cabinet Note is under preparation and that the same would be sent to the four nodal ministries 

for their opinion within a period of 15 days.  

Those four nodal ministries have to convey their opinion within 15 days thereafter. 

It is all mandatory as per the rules.

Hence, we can expect that the Note will go to Cabinet by end of April 2015 or at least in May 2015.  

We are confident that the Secretary, Telecom, Mr. Garg, is capable of honouring his assurance.

More than 125000 BSNL pensioners are waiting anxiously ……

[Some other organisation leaders claim that they have met the Secretary and got the assurance etc.  

They got the information from this Website. 

Some others copied and pasted the news but deliberately omited our name.  

It exibits their culture. 

We have no complaint.  We will continue our efforts.

All BSNL pensioners- no matter they are our members or not- will benefit.]

27^th March 2015
IMPORTANT AND MOST IMPORTANT…!
HOW SOON?

Please refer our earlier posting in this Website on the letter from DoT to BSNL Corporate Office asking for DATA

on number of pensioners etc.

As all know, Department of Telecom is paying pension to BSNL retirees.

Naturally, DoT must have the DATA about the number of people it is paying pension to.

Instead of collecting the information from the CCA offices, the DoT

sent a letter on 13-3-2015 to CMD, BSNL to supply the DATA. It was marked as

MOST IMPORTANT.

After 13 days, on 26-3-2015, the BSNL Corporate Office has endorsed that letter to all Circles to supply the DATA

within ten days.  It is also marked as MOST IMPORTANT.

Some Circle Offices may do it. Some may reply that they do not have the DATA.

Some others will never reply even.

As our experiences show, many Circle Offices may ask the SSA offices to

Send the DATA.  The DoT will not get the complete DATA  in the near future.

That much IMPORTANT it is.

Because,  it is pensioners’ case.

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CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING AT NAGPUR ON 17TH AND 18TH MARCH 2013

  

Gs Natarajan is addressing the open session in the stage l to r comparer, s c Maheswari, bs,Bharat pensioners Samajwadi chi president p s Ramankutty and m j pillay, circle secretary, Maharashtra

HIGHLIGHTS

1. 78.2% BENEFIT TO PENSIONERS 

DISCUSSED IN DETAIL THE DELAY IN FINALISING CABINET NOTE BY DOT AND DECIDED TO 

A). TO MEET MOC&IT AND MOS DOP&PW AND SUBMIT A MEMORANDUM IN APRIL FOR SETTLEMENT

B). TO CONDUCT A MASS DHARNA AT DELHI 0N 13-5-2015 CONSISTING OF CWC MWMBERS AND PENSIONERS FROM NEARBY CIRCLES AS PUNJAB, HARYANA, NTR, UP(W), UP(E), MP, RAJASTHAN.  OTHER CIRCLES OBSERVE DHARNA AT SSA/CIRCLE HQRS ON THE SAME DAY.

C). TO APPROACH OTHER BSNL PENSIONERS ORGANISATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION AND UNITY TO RESOLVE THE CRISIS.

2. AIC AT BANGALORE ON 3&4 NOVEMBER 2015

 DELEGATE/VISITORS  FEE SHALL BE Rs.800/=.  DELEGATES WILL BE ADMITTED ACCORDING TO CONSTITUTION AND VISITORS WILL BE ALLOTTED TO CIRCLES.

BRANCHES/DISTRICTS TO COLLECT Rs 50/=  PER MEMBER TOWARDS AIC DONATIONS AND SEND TO RECEPTION COMMITTEE DIRECTLY AND INTIMATE CHQ.

3. CALLS UPON OUR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE "SAVE BSNL MOVEMENT" OF BSNL UNIONS/ASSOCIATIONS.

4.OPEN SESSION 

COM S.C.MAHESWARI,  GENERAL SECRETARY BHARATH PENSIONERS SAMAJ AND COM D.GOPALAKRISHNAN SECRETARY ASIA TUI&PR WERE THE CHIEF GUESTS.  COM MAHESWARI HIGHLIGHTED THE VARIOUS POINTS REGARDING 7th CPC AND ASSURED HIS SUPPORT TO OUR DEMANDS IN CPC AND 78.2 ISSUE

CHQ APPRECIATES AND EXPRESS ITS SINCERE THANKS TO COM M.J.PILLAI C/S AND OTHER COMRADES OF MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE WHO HAD MADE EXCELLENT ARRANGEMENTS DESPITE THEIR DIFFICULTIES.

International Women's Day 2015  in Tamilnadu Circle Branches

      Chennai traffic District Association of AIBSNLPWA at Pazavanthangal

INTERNATINAL WOMENS DAY conducted by the  Chennai traffic District Association of All India BSNL Pensioners Welfare Association, at Pazavanthangal, on 14.3.2015 at 16 hours under the President ship of Mrs. Mangai Soundararajan, who said  women’s right has not been achieved and a lot has to be improved.  While creating more awareness amongst women we have to concentrate on becoming legislators/ member of the local body, without depending upon anybody. Towards this workshops to be conducted in a large scale througout the country.

Mrs. Chllammal { Retired From Telegraph ) said after a great struggle we see some advancement but to keep the torch going, correct message should be propagated not merely by Women Marathon or Rangoli campaign. The child abuse major percentage is from the relatives and friends which women should keep in mind.  Even media has its constraint.

Women should be treated at par with men and as mothers we should imbibe such qualities to the boys while bringing up.

Mrs.Shobana Raman (Social Activist, and Lakshmi Ladies Club, Nanganallur )  We must take the freedom and bring changes as Poet |Bharathi visualized. In spite of freedom for the country, the freedom in its proper form and perspective has not reached the Indian women. Women can for see what will happen in future. Every women should shed the fear and instill confidence in them to bring a remarkable change in the society and ready to fight against injustice for a changed society where the women Command equal respect.  

Mrs. Gunasundari ( Retired Chennai Telephones )

 While only 3% of the organized sector enjoys the right derived from several Acts like wages, maternity, leave, Provident Fund, Pension facilities etc. the rest 97%  from the unorganized sector is left high and dry, in which a good percentage of women suffer both at home and work place. Financial freedom for women is very limited and justice is based on gender practiced in our civil society.   While every political party wants women vote for getting elected , their action do not  result in  passing of 33%  women reservation bill even today. What else this can be called other than male dominated society keeping women at bay.  While we clamor for Social change in society, the highly paid I.T sectors behavior like working hours beyond 8, to deny maternity leave, the company sacks the women employee is the order of the day and Divorce case among I.T sector is very high. We take a pledge that we shall not remain as a silent spectator and by our united action and wake up the Governments from its deep slumber.

Earlier the women members were honoured with shawls.

MADURAI

    

அன்னை மீனாக்ஷி அருளாட்சி ஆட்சி புரியும் மதுரையில் அனைத்திந்திய BSNL ஓய்வூதியர் சங்க மதுரை மாவட்டச்சங்கத்தின் சார்பில் 14-3-2015 அன்று மதுரை BSNL பொதுமேலாளர் அலுவலக மனமகிழ் மன்றத்தில் காலை 1000 மணிக்கு அனைத்துலக மகளிர் தின விழாவும், மாவட்டத்தின்சிறப்புப்பொதுக்குழுக்கூட்டமும் மாவட்டத்தலைவர்        திரு மு.ரவீந்திரன்  அவர்களின் தலைமையில் நடைபெற்றன.

     சிறப்பு விருந்தினராக நமது சங்கத்தின் நெல்லை மாவட்டச் செயலர் திரு.அருணாசலம் கலந்துகொண்டார். விழாவில் 50க்கும் அதிகமான பெண் உறுப்பினர்களை உள்ளடக்கிய சுமார் 200 உறுப்பினர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.

      திருமதி கல்யாணி சுந்தரேசன் அவர்களின் இறைவணக்கத்திற்குப்பின் மறைந்த நமது சங்க செயல்வீரர் சித்துசிங், மத்திய அரசு ஊழியர், ஓய்வூதியர்களின் ஒப்பற்ற தலைவர் திரு எஸ். கே. வியாஸ், ,நமது மாவட்டத்துணைத்தலைவரும்,முன்னாள் தமிழ் மாநில லைன் ஸ்டாப் மற்றும் நான்காம் பிரிவு ஊழியர் சங்கச் செயலருமான திரு சையது அலி மற்றும் மறைந்த நமது சங்கஉறுப்பினர்களுக்கும்  அஞ்சலி செலுத்தப்பட்டது.

திருமதி கல்யாணி சுந்தரேசன்,  திரு சங்கைய்யா,                      திரு. ஹாஜா மொஹைதீன், திருமதி. தங்கமீனாள்,                   திருமதி. இன்பஜோதி இந்திரகுமாரி,   திருமதி. பத்மாவதி,              திரு. அருணாசலம், திரு. ரவீந்திரன், திரு. எம்.பி. கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி ஆகியோர் மகளிர் தின சிறப்புரையாற்றினர்.

          திரு. அருணாசலம் அவர்கள், தனது உரையில் மருத்துவப்படி,78.2% அகவிலைப்படி இணைப்பு, 7 வது ஊதியக்குழு, BSNL லில் 2017 ல் ஊதியமாற்றம் குறித்து சிறப்பான விளக்கவுரையாற்றினார்.

                  நமது செயலர் மகளிர் தின சிறப்புகளை விளக்கி தன் வாழ்துக்களையும் கூறி மகளிர் தின நிகழ்ச்சிகளை முடித்து வைத்தார்.

          7-12-2014 ல் நடைபெற்ற நமது ஓய்வூதியர்தின சிறப்புப்பொதுக்குழுக்கூட்டத்தின் அறிக்கை செயலர்                   திரு G R  தர்மராஜனால் படிக்கப்பட்டு ஏற்றுக்கோள்ளப்பட்டது. சிற்றுண்டி வழங்கப்பட்டது. அடுத்த பொதுக்குழுக்கூட்டம் 21-6-2015ல் நடைபெறும் என்றும் அன்று  பெங்களூரு வில் நடக்க இருக்கும் அகில இந்திய மாநாட்டிற்கு சார்பாளர் தேர்வு நடத்தவும், விருப்பம் உள்ளவர்கள்    15-6-2015 க்கு முன் பெயர்களை செயலரிடம் தெரிவிக்கவேண்டும் என்றும் முடிவுசெய்யப்பட்டது.  

           பொருளாளர். திரு. ஜனார்த்தனன் அவர்களின் நன்றியுரையுடன் கூட்டம் மதியம் ஒரு மணிக்கு நிறைவடைந்தது.

TENKASI

AIBSNLPWA,Tenkasi Area branch,Tenkasi celebrated grandly the International Women's day on 8-2-2015 at P.S.Subaraja Charity Trust hall,Railway feeder Road,Tenkasi.More than 51 ladies and 62 gents of pensioners including service ladies of Tenkasi area have participated in the function. In the function which was presided over by Smt.S.Vasantha,C.T.M,Tenkasi. All were welcome by Smt.S.Mariammal,SSS,Tenkasi.The Chief guests who have addressed and guest speech given by are(1) Dr.G.S.Vijayalakshmi M.Sc.Phd ( the former Professor of enviromental  Science,Manonmaniam  University Tirunelveli,(2) Dr.Uma Chitra M.A.Med.Phd  (Headmistress,Smt.Manjammal Government Higher secondary school,Tenkasi) and (3) Dr.Sankari.(former Professor of Sri Parasakthi Womens college,Courtallam).The following  gents quests (1) Sri Ammaiappan,Director of D.D.O,Coimbatore and (2) Sri. Salim,(All Trade Unions Secretary of Tirunelveli District) have also participated and wished the fuctions. Our Branch president Com.V.Paramasivan,our Comrades Com..C.Balasubramanian and Com. N.Velayutham have wished the functions.Smt.R.Saradha,T.M,Tenkasi gave vote of thanks to all.The International Womens day was cerebrated in grand manner and successfully celebrated in Tenkasi Area branch.The arrangements for the celebrations of 107^th Women’s day function are voluntarily , effectively and successfully done by our Branch Secretary, Com.S.Chellappa.

CUDDALORE 

                        

It was held on 14-3-2015 in CSC prmises under the presidentship of Revathy Ramalingam.Sri A.Nagarajan (கடல் நாகராஜன்) and K.Elangovan gave special speeches.Com.P.Jayaraman explained the historical development on Women's emancipation through out the world.50 members including women members participated.

TIRUNELVELI

10.03.2015 அன்று செய்வாய் கிழமை காலை 1130 மணிக்கு
மாவட்டத்  துணை தலைவர்
தோழியர் .சரஸ்வதி பால் அவர்கள் தலைமையில் நடைபெற்றது .
தோழியர் .K .கோமதி இறைவணக்கம் பாட ,
தோழியர் N .வசந்தா  பக்தி பாடல் பாட கூட்டம் துவங்கியது .

தோழியர் சரஸ்வதி பால் தலைமையுரையில் மகளிரின் மகத்துவம் குறித்து விரிவாக பேசினார் .தோழியர் Y செல்லம்மாள் கணீர் குரலில் தனது கருத்துக்களை எடுத்துரைத்தார் .தோழர் முருகையா மகளிரின் சிறப்பு குறித்து பேசி ,பாடினார் .ஜவஹர் இசை மழை பொழிந்தார் .தோழர் பண்டாரத்தின் நகைசுவை பேச்சால் அரங்கம் சிரிப்பொலியில் அதிர்ந்தது

பெண் தோழியர்கள் 50 பேர் உட்பட 350 பேர் கலந்து கொண்டனர் .

இறுதியில் தோழியர்  சுப்புலட்சுமி நன்றி கூற கூட்டம் இனிதாக நிறைவடைந்தது .

TUTUCORIN  

STR BRANCH  CHENNAI

 Women’s  Day Celebration was held on 10-3-2015. Com  U. Bhagavathi presided over the meeting. She told that women should come forward to fight for their rights in the society.

         

Then Com Usha Rani spoke about the women’s responsibilities in the house and told that because of this difficulty, they are unable to come out of the house  to participate in any agitations and told that they are trying to come out this problem. 

             

Then Com G. Dhanam gave a wonderful speech explaining about the freedom that women’s should have. She told that some people are advising women about their dressing.  She said that women knows herself about decency, and they don’t need anybody’s advise for their dressing and It is the fundamental rights of women how to dress themselves.

               

Then Com Revathi Muralidharan gave a very good speech about women’s day.  Com S. Narasimhan read out a poem about women’s day. Com K. Muthiyalu told that Mahavakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar is the first person to fight for women’s rights and equality. A small memento was presented to all our lady comrades who were present by our President Com A. Sugumaran.

                Then Com S. Radha in her vote of thanks spoke at length about how she participated in all the struggles in the association in STR Circle. 98 members attended the meeting. 

             Pondicherry
It was held on 14-3-15.42 members including 7 lady members participated.
Karakudi
Karaikudi SSA Branch joined with working people meeting in GM Office to celebrate the function.