Denial of benefit of fixation under FR22© for those executives who retired between July 2017 and May 2018.

Between 22^nd& 25^th March 2022 we visited Delhi and we discussed this issue with Director (Estt) and explained as follows:-

The Executives who retired prior to July 2017 and those who retired after May 2018 got the benefit of increment one for lateral promotion and another for vertical promotion in the same scale of pay under FR22©.There was objection by audit and through court intervention got the benefit by giving an undertaking that it is subject to final verdict from the court.But the same benefit was denied to those retired in the in-between period of 10 months.This issue was discussed with Director (Estt.).He told that there should be uniformity and either all should get or all should not get.We told him that DoT cannot go against the judgement and the officials who retired during this 10 months period also should get it by giving a similar undertaking.He said that it is getting examined.

On 26/07/2022 again we discussed this issue with Director (Estt) during our visit.

He said that will be looked into.

DoT has issued the order on 20th February 2023 vide No.40-12/2004-Pen(ST)(pt) conceding our request. DoT took one year to issue this order. Anyway we thank DoT for removing the discrimination.

DOT's order pension_dot-om-dated-20th-feb-2023.pdf

Click here for the letter : bsnlmrs-17022023.pdf

Nation wide agitation by BSNL/MTNL Pensioners: Joint action Program by six major BSNL/MTNL Pensioner's associations including ours was given demanding pension revision as per 7th CPC fitment formula. All of us have witnessed that the Call attention day on 19th December 2022 and two days dharna on 17th, 18th Jan 2023 was successfully observed throughout the country . Rally on February 8th to Sanachar Bhavan in Delhi and to CCA offices in Circles was also implemented successfully by these associations. Rally program was suitably modified depending upon local requirements.

Though Hon MOC was positive , because of negative attitude of authorities in Sanchar Bhan , we had resorted to the agitational approach demanding the immediate pension revision with effect from 1-01-2007 for pre 2017 retirees as per 7th CPC and the same benefit to be extended to Post2017 retirees also. More than 3.5 lakh pensioners are awaiting the settlement very eagerly. The enthusiastic response vindicated the anger of the pensioners against the inordinate delay and large majority of pensioners are convinced about the justification of our demand.

We congratulate all the leaders of these associations at all levels for the spectacular success of the 3 phase program of agitations.

Let us closely monitor the further developments on the issue and hope to jointly pursue for final settlement as per our demand.

Rally on 8th February Pictures - below.

Chennai

Bhopal

Ahmedabad

Salem

Lucknow

Nagpur

Kolkata

Patna

Delhi

Mumbai

Bhubaneswar

Trivandrum

Hyderabad

Bangalore

Vijayawada

Bharatpur

Punjab

AJMER

Ranchi

Indore

Virudunagar

Thanjavur

adobe-scan-15-feb-2023-1.pdf

Our Pension revision case in PB CAT Delhi has been adjourned to 21-03-2023.

Audio of Com D Gopalakrishnan Our CHQ President narrates the case of Pension Revision in a chronological way.

aud-20230205-wa0066.opus

GS / AIBSNLPWA spoke to Dr Mahesh Shukla, Member (Services), DOT, over phone today. Enquired about the status of our pension revision issue. Member (S) confirmedthe receipt ofcalculations from CGCA, on probable expenditure. Member(S)further told he has an appointment to meet Hon Minister for Communicationstoday in the evening. Member (S) told that he will inform the minister that pension revision is one of important pending point which is to be decided as the entire liability of cost of pension revision lies with Govt of India. He says he is hopeful for a favourable decision by MOC on fitment factor. On our behalf, we extended our greetings to him who is retiring on superannuation tommorrow .

2nd day dharna on 18-01-2023 was also held at all SSA/Circle headquarters throughout the country successfully as per joint call of 6 BSNL/MTNL associations demanding pension revision as per 7th CPC fitment formula w.e.f from 01-01-2017. Few of the photos received are given in the attached file. 18th-program.pdf

Nation wide Dharna done on 17-01-2023 is a very successful as seen from the reports received from 18 circles . More than 600 photos have come in whatsapp. Here for the information of our leaders , members, few of them have been posted in the pdf file attached herewith. Hundreds of our members from all SSAs have participated with firm commitment to our demand and program.

dharna-17th-copy.pdf

DPE issued orders for revised IDA rates @ 201.2% due from 01-01-2023 in respect of Pay scales of 01-01-2007.

jan-2023-ida-order.pdf

Please click here to read the January-February 2023 issue of PatrikaPATRIKA

Web portal for providing various online services to retired employees

this service is to be implemented on pan-india level by ITPC Circle.

BSNL retired employees’ portal can be accessed on

https://pensioners.bsnl.co.in/portal/ .

BSNL Letter letter-regarding-bsnl-retired-employees-portal-26.12.2022-1.pdf

Letter addressed to Secretary DOPT for grant of notional increment on completion of 12 months for Pensionary benefits

notional-increment.pdf

KARNAL

ALLEPPY

SANGAREDDY

KARWAR

CHIKAMAGALUR

DAVANGERE

MANGALORE

KOTKAPURA - PUNJAB

HUBBALI -DHARWAD

TUMAKURU

MYSORE

BIDAR

MUMBAI PRABHADEVI EXCHANGE DADAR

UDAIPUR

OOTY - NILGIRIS

THANJAVUR

LUCKNOW

RANCHI

BHATINDA

JALANDHAR

BOKARO

SHAJAHANPUR

JAMSHEDPUR

FEROZPUR

BATALA

PATHANKOT

KHOZIKODE

CUTTACK

ERNAKULAM

As per call of CHQ to observe call attention day on 19-12-2022 demanding pension revision with 7th CPC fitment benefit , jointly in association with 5 other BSNL/MTNL pensioners associations, all our members have participated in very good number all over the country with great enthusiasm and commitment by holding demonstrations. It is marked with speeches by our CHQ/Circle /District office-bearers, leaders at their respective places. The call was successfully implemented by our units in all circles/branches at CCA/SSA/Local headquarters . We congratulate all our units for this grand success of the program and it is evident and we are sure that our next program of agitations would be done with much more success which will surely compel the DOT to take positive decisions on pension revision as per our justified demand.

Click here link for some of the glimpses : :https://photos.app.goo.gl/WVnkxjbMqkFQDLVU8

FLOWER BAZAR CHENNAI

BERHAMPUR

DHARMASALA

DELHI

HYDERABAD

FARUKABAD

AHMEDNAGAR

BHANDARA

LATUR

SHOLAPUR

GUNTUR

TIRUCHI

THOOTHUKUDI

VELLORE

MADURAI

CHENNAI

ARA

AGRA

SRIGANGANAGAR

SAMBALPUR

MATHURA - UP WEST

CHAPRA

MEERUT

ELURU

SURENDRANAGAR

AHMEDABAD

BHAVNAGAR

KOLLAM

MALLAPURAM

GHAZIABAD

BAREILLY

ETAH

UDAIPUR

TRISSUR

KOTTAYAM

CHANDIGARH

PATIALA

LUDHIANA

PRAYAGRAJ

MOTIHARI

SASARAM

PATNA

MUZAFFARPUR

JAIPUR

KHAMMAM

JABALPUR

GHORAKPUR

OSMANABAD

BHUBANESWAR

HINDUPUR

WARANGAL

SALEM EAST & WEST

CHANDRAPUR

NIZAMABAD

AKOLA

RAJAHMUNDRY

PRATAPGARH

BHARATPUR

SATARA

ANANTAPUR

SITAPUR

KATIHAR

KHOZIKODE

PALAKKAD

VIJAYAPUR

TIRUPATI

KURNOOL

MAHABUBNAGAR

GWALIOR

SAHARANPUR

VIZIANAGARAM

VIJAYAWADA

BANGALORE

NALGONDA

TIRUVALLA (KERALA)

ADILABAD

SRIKAKULAM

VISAKHAPATNAM

ONGOLE

NELLORE

TRIVANDRUM

Andhra Circle Conference was held on 04-12-2022 at Visakhaptnam at Same venue of AIC. Com PSR , DG, PGR, TSV and other CHQ office bearers from AP have addressed.

The elections are unanimous and the following are elected :

President : K S Koteswara Rao, Guntur

Circle Secretary : D Venkateswara Rao , Srikakulam

Treasurer : J Narayanachari, Vijayawada

With the help of Shri N K Gandigwad (OS, Hubli Branch), our resident Com. DG, our VP Com. Gangadhara Rao and myself along with Com. M K Bagchi (President, RTOWA), met Hon’ble Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri Pralhad Joshiji in Parliament House on 13-12-2022 and requested his help to resolve the Pension Revision issue. Accordingly his PA fixed the meeting with MoC at 1900 hours.

MEETING WITH MOC

We met Hon’ble MoC Shri Ashwini Vaishnawji and handed over to him a letter containing our demand. We thanked him for taking a decision to delink Pension Revision from Pay Revision. We explained the justification for our demand and requested his intervention for 7th CPC fitment factor. He assured that he will get it examined.

MEETING WITH MEMBER (S) ON 14-12-2022.

we met Member (S). He told that Estt Section has asked from CGCA the financial implications for 0%, 5%, 10% and 15%. He also told that though BSNL could not reach an agreement on pay revision they have sent pay scales for Non-executives. Then we told him about our meeting with Hon’ble MoC and handed over a copy of the letter. He assured due consideration.

MEETING WITH DDG (Estt)

We met DDG (Estt) and discussed the following issues:

1.Pension revision: She also told that they have asked for financial implications. We told her that DoT has not sent the proposal of 2.515 fitment formula for pension department’s consideration and there was no occasion for that department to reject it as claimed. When we insisted to send the proposal to pension department and let them give their opinion, she said that she has to take the opinion of higher officers in DOT including Secretary Telecom.

2) Implementation of Madras CAT judgement on extra increment to about 600 Pensioners in Tamilnadu.

3) Reduction of last pay drawn to Telecom Mechanics who were placed in LM scale who did not get posting immediately after training due to want of vacancies in Phone Mechanic cadre pertaining to Tamilnadu, Chennai Telephones and Andhra Circles. After detailed discussion on both (2 & 3) the above issues, DDG Estt wanted us to forward our last written letter by email and she has agreed to look at it afresh.

IT NOTICES

We met Director (Accounts) regarding IT notices being received by our members for Leave Encashment of DOT period. On his request we supplied all correspondence we had with Secretary of Revenue Department, MOF and Director ( HQ )and CBDT. He assured to take up the case with concerned officials. MEETING WITH LAWYER We met our Advocate and requested him to ensure that on 6th February 2023 the case is heard. He told that all-out efforts will be taken for that.

V Vara Prasad, GS