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

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Though our case was listed under item Bo 41 since our senior counsel mentioned , it came up for hearing today. Government Lawyer was also present.

Our senior counsel placed a few points before the Division Bench and the judges directed both the parties to submit a synopsis and it will further be heard on 6-2-2023

Please click here to read the two Resolutions adopted by Visakhapatnam AIC

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In PP page no 30, mail id of RC is given as 'aibslpwavsp@gmail.com' instead of 'aibsnlpwavsp@gmail.com' (Correction > bsnl in place of bsl)

Karnataka Circle Conference was held at Bangalore on 06-11-2022 and the following office-bearers were re-elected unanimously.

President : Com P A Virupakshaiah

Secretary : Com R Changappa

Treasurer : Com S Ganeshan

PENSIONERS PATRIKA .... NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2022 Inner pages

PATRIKA inner pages

Circle Conference of Chhattisgarh was held on 29-10-2022. The office-bearers elected unanimously are :

President : Com S K Jain

Secretary : Com B P S Chauhan

Treasurer : Com M L Juriani

circular-1-dr-on-original-pensionuf0yh.pdf

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As scheduled today (17-10-2022) meeting was held under the chairmanship of Member (S) It was a pleasant, successful meeting.

On behalf of 9 associations we presented a memorandum rejecting zero percent and insisted for 7th CPC fitment factor. That was appreciated by some other Pensioners associations also.

Administration gave power point presentation. The benefit is 0.02% according to the presentation. BSNL is not willing to give additional contribution for post-2017 retirees.

All Pensioners ' associations in one voice rejected zero percent.

Finally chairman said that we will not go ahead with zero percent. But I can't right now tell what would be the percentage because we have to consult higher-ups including Hon MoC.

But delinking pension revision from pay revision is decided.

Stalemate is broken and we shall continue our efforts to achieve our objective.

We have convened a meeting tomorrow (18-10-2022) morning to widen our base beyond 9 associations.

17-oct-2022-at-24536-pm.pdf - Joint Memorandum signed by 9 Associations for submission to Member (S)