Now, these women will clean the roads....

On 2-10-2017, the leaders of UP West Circle Office branch felicitated Shri V D Sharma, an Accounts Officer retired in 1986. The senior pensioner was very glad to meet his friends. Com. Sheer Singh, AGS and Comrades Arun Sharma, Surender Tyagi, Hari Om, O P Meena and others were in the team.

CHQ treasurer informs that\g details for the following receipts are yet to be received from the remitters.

Receipt no. 873 dtd 25.9.17 Rs. 1700.00
Receipt No. 874 dtd 27.9.17 Rs. 6920.00
Receipt No. 875 dtd 27.9.17 Rs. 25000.00
Receipt No. 876 dtd 27.9.17 Rs. 99190.00
Receipt No. 877 dtd 27.9.17 Rs. 2000.00
Receipt No. 879 dtd 27.9.17 Rs. 30000.00

Those who sent the above mentioned amounts to CHQ account are requested to contact Treasurer Shri Vittoban and intimate details.

P S Ramankutty

WITH GREAT GRIEF WE REPORT THAT COM. SAMPATH SINGH, RAJASTHAN CIRCLE PRESIDENT OF OUR ASSOCIATION BREATHED LAST YESTERDAY, 29-9-2017, AT AJMER. HE WAS 70+. COM. SAMPATH WAS NOT WELL FOR 2-3 WEEKS. HE WAS ONE OF THE LEADING TRADE UNION LEADERS OF TELECOM WORKERS IN RAJASTHAN.

CHQ CONVEYS ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF LATE COM. SAMPATH SINGH.

The All India Consumer Price Index (Ind. Workers) for the month of August 2017 is announced today. It is 285 points. For the previous month of July also it was 285.Based on the above, the rate of IDA from 1-10-2017 can be assessed as 124.27%. We can expect 124.3%. An increase of 5.3% from the existing rate of 119%.

As reported earlier, we had won the case in Principal bench of CAT. The Judgement was delivered on 16-12-2016 with a direction to implement it within three months. We waited for 6 months. No order was issued. Nor any Appeal was filed. Then we filed a Contempt of Court petition in CAT. It was taken up last month. Advocate for the respondents wanted time. Again, the case was taken up today by a double Bench consisting of Justice Mr. Permod Kohli, Chairman and Justice Mr. K N Srivasatava.

Advocate for CMD BSNL stated that they are filing their reply today. Advocate for the Government wanted further time of four weeks. Our Advocate wanted personal appearance of the Respondents. The Court told that this may be considered subsequently.

Next date is 17-11-2017.

PENSIONERS ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE MONTHLY AVERAGE BALANCE STIPULATION

The State Bank of India has issued revised instructions regarding maintenance of Monthly Average Balance (MAB) in SB Accounts and charges to be levied if the MAB is not maintained.

Significant aspect is that some categories of Account holders are exempted from the said charges.

Pensioners are one category exempted from the MAB charges.

Com. G Natarajan (GS) and Com. T S Vittoban (Treasurer) reached Kolkata on 25-9-2017 evening. They attended the Kolkata Civil Wing District Conference on 26-9-2017. Since other branches representatives were not present it was decided to hold the West Bengal Circle conference on a later date ensuring participation by all.

Both GS and Treasurer met the PGM (Finance) and discussed cases of many medical claim bills pending. It is revealed that HR number is not fed in the ERP and hence the delay. PGM (F) assured prompt action to settle some pending cases pointed out.

For the purpose of MRS, the retirees of erstwhile Telegraph Traffic in Kolkata are clubbed with Circle Office. Due to Durga puja holidays, the GM (HR) of Circle Office who was in charge of the medical cases was not available and hence our leaders could not meet her.

With great grief, we report the sad news on demise of Com.M. Amirthalingam of Salem, our Former Assistant Circle Secretary of Tamilnadu Circle, who breathed his last at 03-55 PM yesrteday, 25th September 2017 at Coimbatore. His last rites will be performed today.

He was the President of our Association in Salem West district Branch. He is one among the top leaders of Salem and was instrumental in the merger process of Salem West division into AIBSNLPWA. His Contribution to TESA is also remembered by all.

Com. Amrithalingam was also associated with the Progressive Writers movement in Tamil.

CHQ of AIBSNLPWA conveys heart felt condolences to the bereaved family

Comrades DG, Rama Rao, Venkitachalam and others

representing AIBSNLPWA

Comrades Narasimhan, Ramalingam, Thiruvenkitaswamy and others

representing AIBSNLPWA

Two photographs of the General Body meeting of Kodambakkam branch (Chennai TD Circle) held on 18-9-1017.

This week witnessed a flurry of activity among ministers and bureaucrats as the scale of India’s economic crisis has, hopefully, begun to sink in. The slowdown in economic momentum is not just on account of extraordinary disruptions over the last year, including the transition to GST. The fact is the slowdown preceded November’s demonetisation announcement. The emphasis on economic revival through a package of measures is welcome. But Band Aids will not suffice any longer. GDP growth of 5.7% in April-June, the slowest rate of growth in three years, encapsulates the state of the economy.. (Times of India)

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THE HONEYMOON PERIOD IS OVER ???

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78 DAYS WAGES AS BONUS TO RAILWAY WORKERS.

Railway Employees will get 78 days wages as Productivity Linked Bonus this year.

Postal employees will get 60 days pay as Productivity Linked Bonus this year. For calculation of Bonus, the pay will be reckoned as Rs 7000 per month.

A section of Defence employees will get 40 days pay as Productivity Linked Bonus this year. For calculation of Bonus, the pay will be reckoned as Rs 7000 per month.

Other central government employees, not covered by PLB, will get 30 days pay as adhoc Bonus this year. For calculation of Bonus, the pay will be reckoned as Rs 7000 per month. A sum of 6908 shall be the amount for hem.

Today, we observe the 49^th anniversary of the historic one day strike by the central government employees of India on 19, September 1968. Next year it will be the 50^th anniversary! After half a century, when I look back many vivid pictures come to my mind. I am really a product of that one day’s strike.

The main demand for the strike was “Need Based Minimum Wage.” Nobody talks about that demand now.13 working people – mainly from Railways – were brutally murdered on that day.Nobody talks about them now.

More than 50,000 workers were dismissed or terminated.It was the dress rehearsal for Emergency declared seven years later. For political reasons, Kerala became the major target of attack.Maximum employees were dismissed, terminated, suspended and transferred to far away places in Kerala.We struggled for three years facing all types of victimization.

Some leaders surrendered, not the workers. We became stronger like steel.

On this day, I can not resist recollecting those experiences. But I do not want to narrate everything here. Time has passed. Time has solved many problems.

STILL, ONE THOUGHT.

IF A WORKER REFUSES TO WORK FOR A DAY SAYING THE WAGES YOU GIVE HIM IS NOT SUFFICIENT CAN YOU CALL THE POLICE AND GET HIM ARRESTED? NO. NO RULES PERMIT THAT.

BUT IF THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES REFUSE TO WORK FOR A DAY SAYING THE WAGES ARE NOT SATISFACTORY THEY CAN BE ARRESTED, TERMINATED, MURDERED EVEN. THEY ARE BOUND BY RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THIS IS OUR INDIA.

AP CEC meeting was held on 18-9-2017 at Eluru, West Godavari. Com. D Gopalakrishnan, Com. V V S Murthy and Com. N Adinarayana attended it representing CHQ. Com. K S Koteswara Rao (CS Telengana), Com. R Ramachandra Rao (Former AGS and DS of WG), Com. V Varaprasad,Com. S Appa Rao, Com. Subbayya etc. are seen in the picture.