Our matter, listed as Items 86-88, was called in the morning; however, due to time constraints, it could not be taken up today. Upon the request of our Senior Counsel, Mr. Ghose, the Court has agreed to list the matter at 2:30 PM on 22.04.2025. This specific time allocation is a rare exception.

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On March 8, 2025, the Chennai Traffic District of TN Circle celebrated International Women's Day under the leadership of CHQ Assistant Treasurer Com. V. Latha, in the presence of TN Advisor Com. V. Ramarao and District President Com. S. Sampathkumar. Our CHQ President Com. DG extended greetings and delivered an inspiring address, highlighting the challenges faced by women globally. Three exceptional women achievers were honored: 1. Dr. Anurathna – Chief Medical Officer, Ponneri Government Hospital, Tamil Nadu. Her book "Vannathupoochi" (Butterfly) was released by our CHQ President. 2. Com. A.K. Saramma – Veteran trade union leader who played a key role in the 1960 and 1968 strikes and served as Divisional Secretary of CTX, SSX, and ITX divisions. 3. Ms. G. Anitha – A visually impaired Ph.D. scholar from a humble background. Moved by her story, Traffic District members voluntarily contributed Rs. 11,000 to support her. Following the meeting, members joined a joint social welfare initiative with Nalam Seya Virumbu Trust at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital, Guindy, Chennai. Responding to the request of the hospital's Director, Dr. L. Parthasarathi, a "Wall of Kindness" was inaugurated under the theme "Give it – Take it." Essential supplies worth Rs. 20,000, including clothing and toiletries, were donated to assist underprivileged patients and their attendants.

On March 8, 2025, the Chennai Traffic District of TN Circle celebrated International Women's Day under the leadership of CHQ Assistant Treasurer Com. V. Latha, in the presence of TN Advisor Com. V. Ramarao and District President Com. S. Sampathkumar. Our CHQ President Com. DG extended greetings and delivered an inspiring address, highlighting the challenges faced by women globally. Three exceptional women achievers were honored: 1. Dr. Anurathna – Chief Medical Officer, Ponneri Government Hospital, Tamil Nadu. Her book "Vannathupoochi" (Butterfly) was released by our CHQ President. 2. Com. A.K. Saramma – Veteran trade union leader who played a key role in the 1960 and 1968 strikes and served as Divisional Secretary of CTX, SSX, and ITX divisions. 3. Ms. G. Anitha – A visually impaired Ph.D. scholar from a humble background. Moved by her story, Traffic District members voluntarily contributed Rs. 11,000 to support her. Following the meeting, members joined a joint social welfare initiative with Nalam Seya Virumbu Trust at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital, Guindy, Chennai. Responding to the request of the hospital's Director, Dr. L. Parthasarathi, a "Wall of Kindness" was inaugurated under the theme "Give it – Take it." Essential supplies worth Rs. 20,000, including clothing and toiletries, were donated to assist underprivileged patients and their attendants.

Shri M. Rajasekhar Reddy, Assistant General Secretary, attended as the chief guest. He emphasized two main issues: 1. The need to include the BSNL pension revision under the purview of the recently announced 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC). 2. The injustice of non settlement of pension revision due from 2017 and efforts of association.

The office bearers newly elected are :

President: G. Venkatesh

District Secretary: G. Harinath Reddy

Treasurer: Mahaboob Peera

On March 6, 2025, a delegation from AIBSNLPWA led by General Secretary Shri V. Vara Prasad, Vice President Shri R. S. N. Murthy, and Visakhapatnam District Advisor Shri V. R. K. Sarma met Hon’ble Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman at Novotel Hotel, Visakhapatnam. The Finance Minister was in Visakhapatnam as the Chief Guest in connection with the meeting on Budget Debate. During the meeting, we submitted a memorandum requesting the inclusion of the BSNL pension revision issue in the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC). MP Smt. Daggubati Purandeswari was also present during the meeting. We are pleased to inform you that Hon’ble Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman listened attentively to our concerns. It is learned that she has endorsed our letter to an IAS officer accompanying FM for further action.

Nextly, the delegation also met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu who is visiting FM, We presented him with a shawl as a token of respect and requested him again to consider forwarding our letter, which we had previously submitted during our meeting with him on January 28, 2025, regarding the BSNL pension revision issue as a terms of reference to 8th CPC. We expessed our sincere thanks to FM for granting us an opportunity of meeting.

The pension revision case in the Delhi High Court, listed on February 28, 2025, the case is adjourned to March 11, 2025.

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On 19-02-2025, General Secretary V Vara Prasad, along with RSN Murthy, met Ms. Roshni Sohni, DDG (Establishment), Sanchar Bhawan. We requested proactive favorable action for the inclusion of our pension revision in the Terms of Reference to the 8th CPC. We also requested the issuance of necessary clearance to BSNL Corporate office to settle the pension case of Sri V K Bhaskar, DE Retired, Bareilly SSA, for the service rendered in DoT as perCCS ( Pension ) Rules sub-Rule 24 (c) of Rule 37 A. She has assured positive action on both matters.

General Secretary V Vara Prasad, along with Vice President RSN Murthy, met Shri Rakesh Gupta, DDG (Accounts), Sanchar Bhawan, to discuss the issue of reduction of Last Pay Drawn (LPD) for retirees. We emphasized that the reduction was irregular and that the verification period is limited to 24 months as per rules.

DDG (A) has asked 10 cases of affected retirees along with PPO copies for his examination and has assured us that he will revisit the issue.

The cases of LPD reductions along with PPO copies will again be submitted for further examination shortly.