OUR TOTAL DONATIONS HAVE REACHED ALMOST RUPEES TEN LAKHS.

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers for the month of February 2020 is reduced by 2 points from 330 to 328. Still there is an increase in rate of IDA.

Please click here to see the statement : web2.pdf

DONATE ONE DAY'S PENSION

CHQ of AIBSNLPWA calls upon all members all over the country to donate at least one day's pension to the respective Chief Ministers' Fund to combat the deadly virus of COVID19. In the present situation of total lock-down it may not be possible to go to Bank and transfer the money to CMDRF or PM CARE FUND. So individual members can transfer the donation online to the CMDRF and obtain Receipt for it. The said Receipt can be used next time for getting income tax rebate. Our purpose is that maximum donations should go from our members to the government on war against the Corona virus. After sending the donation, please intimate the District/Circle Secretary over phone.

to see the Circular from GS please click here: extra-ordinary-appeal.pdf

Former communication Minister, Shri Beni Prasad Verma, expired at Lucknow on 27-3-2020 at the age of 79 years. I had the opportunity to meet this strange personality three times when he was the MoC. First time, it was in office. Second time was also on my request only. But it was arranged at his residence at 10.30 in the night. After the meeting I had to walk about 45 minutes to my residence at Gole Market. Third time his PA asked me if I could meet the minister at 11 PM in the night! I told that I have to walk both ways. Then Shri Verma himself came over the phone and asked something. I could not follow his Hindi. Then he sent his car and I met him at 11.15 PM. Offering black tea, he was asking about expansion of PCO network. After that discussion he asked some questions about Shree Narayana Guru , the social reformer of Kerala.

On that day I requested him to raise the amount being given to Sanchar Sarathi awardees. Within few days, surprising all, in the function giving away the awards, he announced that the amount is raised to Rupees ONE LAKH, including those who received award on that day. That was Sh. Beni Prasad Vermaji.

He often created controversy making some statements. We convey our condolences on the demise of this former MoC .... PSR

Today, 26-3-2020, BSNL Corporate Office has issued instructions to make ad-hoc payment of Ex-gratia to those whose cases have been verified by BSNL.

On 18-3-2020, the CMD had a meting with staff union leaders. CMD informed that out of 78569 optees 199 people died. 1767 cases were pending with BSNL on that day. All the rest were forwarded to DoT. That means 76603 cases were sent by BSNL. But, only 26370 PPOs were issued. What about the remaining 50233 cases?

The CO order dated 26-3-2020 is attached here. click her to see the order. adhoc-exgratia.pdf

WITH HEAVY HEARTS WE REPORT DEATH OF COM. SHER SINGH,
THE FORMER CIRCLE SECRETARY OF OUR UP WEST CIRCLE ON 23-3-2020 AT MEERUT.
HE HAD SOME CARDIAC PROBLEM, AS REPORTED BY OUR AGS COM. J S DAHYA.

CHQ CONVEYS ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE DEMISE OF COM. SHER SINGH.

Our CHQ has taken up the above matter with Director (HR), BSNL.

Click here to see the Letter

ltr-to-dr-hr.pdf

Some comrades have forwarded to me a newspaper report stating that Kerala High Court ordered that income tax cannot be levied on ex gratia amount paid to VRS optees. From the news item (in Hindi), I could understand that it was a judgement delivered by Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice K T Sankaran of Kerala High court in a case between SBI and Income tax department.

With that clue, I traced the Kerala High court judgement and found that it is an old case. The said judgement was delivered on 8-12-2005, 14 years ago.

I know nothing of Income tax rules and cannot offer any comment on it. From the last two paragraphs of the judgement (The full judgement is attached hereunder) I understand that VRS people are entitled to get Income tax relief under section 89(1) of Income Tax Act in addition to the reliefs under Section 10(10C) (viii).

Those who are interested in the matter may please study the judgement and use it, if beneficial…. P S Ramankutty

The judgement: vrs-it-sbi-case.htm

The Supreme Court on March 18 launched an unprecedented tongue-lashing at mobile phone operators for self-assessing their outstanding telecom dues, saying the action was a clear violation of its rulings on the matter.

Hearing the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plea on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case, a bench of the Supreme Court of India held that no further objections to its orders would be allowed against payable dues.

In its order, the three-judge bench led by Justice Arun Mishra, and comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and MR Shah held that no self-assessment can be done and no further objection would be entertained. “All dues as per our judgement will have to be paid, including interest and penalty. The Solicitor General had filed a plea seeking reasonable time, we will consider this plea on the next date,” the order stated. [NEWS ITEM]

UP EAST CIRCLE CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT GORAKHPUR ON 15-3-2020.

COM. BABU RAM (KANPUR), COM. J N DUBEY(LUCKNOW) AND COM. DHANIRAM VERMA (LUCKNOW) ARE ELECTED AS CIRCLE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER RESPECTIVELY.

BOKARO - DHANBAD

PATTANCHERU TELANGANA

VILLIVAKKAM CHENNAI: CROSSED 1000 LIFE MEMBERS