LET THE WEAPONS OF VIOLENCE AND HATRED DRAIN OUT OF OUR HANDS AND BRAINS

LET LOVE AND PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR LAND AND MINDS..

Our Central Working Committee discussed the pros and cons of demanding pension revision with CPC formula and PRC formula. Then, CWC constituted a committee to study the matter in depth.In the next CWC meeting, the committee’s report was discussed in detail. Again, the matter was considered by last AIC.After all these, we took a conscious decision to demand our Pension Revision with fitment benefits suggested by seventh Central Pay Commission.We want a permanent solution.We can not approach the Cabinet every time with memoranda and wait for Cabinet’s decision. We have been making all efforts to achieve our goal. Still, some comrades are confused. Suddenly some of them started alleging that our CHQ is inactive. A kind of propaganda started in Whatsapp. So, I explained the position as under :…………………………………………………………………….

First three CPCs did not recommend any Pension Revision. Why?

Govt. did not include Pension Revision in their Terms of Reference.

Then came the Nakara Case judgement in 1982.

Govt. included Pension Revision as an item in Terms of Reference of fourth CPC.

It is a practice now. It is Govt decision. It is always a political decision.

Government never asked PRC to consider Pension Revision. Why?

There are 243 Central Public Sector Establishments in India.

Pension is available only in 168 PSEs. In 75 PSEs there is no Pension system.

167 PSEs out of 168 pay pension from their own funds to their ex employees.

Only in BSNL, pension is paid by Government.

BSNL is in a unique position.

So decision about BSNL pension should be unique.

BSNL has no role in our Pension revision. BSNL can decided pay revision, with permission of Govt. Once Pay revision is decided, the staff unions will not continue their agitation for us. It is quite natural.

Then we have to agitate for pension revision. It is our battle; Our own battle.

We want a permanent decision for periodic pension revision in BSNL. It should be independent of wage revision in BSNL. It should be delinked from financial position of BSNL. We are struggling for that.

Some people may feel it is impossible.

BUT, WE HAVE SHOWN THAT IMPOSSIBLE CAN BE MADE POSSIBLE.

We shall continue our efforts with clear understanding of the situation prevailing. No controversy in it. No doubt in it.

I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL WIN. …..

P S Ramankutty

NEW MEMBER (F) MADAM ANURADHA MITRA ASSURED ON 22/6/17 THAT ALL THE CASES OF 78.2% PENSION REVISION WILL BE COMPLETED BY 15TH JULY 2017 WHEN OUR G/S MET HER.

During the last few days, I have been receiving queries and requests from number of comrades (DOT Pensioners retired from the Grade IV) about the Grade Pay applicable from 1-1-2006. Originally Grade Pay for the scale of 6500-10500 was Rs 4200. Later on, Vide an order dated 13-11-2009, the Ministry of Finance revised the rate of Grade Pay as Rs 4600.00.I sent the copy of the said order to some. Since more requests are coming I am uploading the said order above.....

...................................................................................................................P S Ramankutty

F.No. 1/1/2008-IC Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue NewDelhi,

dated 13th November,2009.

Subject:- Grant of the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2 to posts that existed in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2

Sixth Pay commission recommended merger of the three pre-revised scales of Rs.5000-8000, Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500 and replaced them by the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2. Vide para 2.2.21 (v) of its report, the Commission recommended that on account of the merger of these 3 scales, some posts which constituted feeder and promotion grades would come to lie in an identical grade. The Commission gave specific recommendations in its Report granting higher grade pay of Rs.4600 to some categories of these posts. As regards the other posts, the Commission recommended that it should first be seen if the posts in theses 3 scales can be merged without any functional disturbance and if possible, the same should be done, Further, the Commission recommended that in case it is not feasible to merge the posts in these pay scales n functional consideration, the posts in the scale of Rs.5000-8000 and Rs.5500-9000 should be merged with the posts in the scale of Rs.6500-10500 being upgraded to the next higher grade in the pay band PB-2 with grade pay of Rs.4600 corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500, the posts being upgraded from the scale of Rs.6500-10500 should be merged with the post in the scale of Rs. 7450-10500.

The above recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission were notified vide para (ii), Section I in Parts B and C of the First Schedule to the CCS (RP) Rules,2008. While Part B of the First Schedule of he CCS(RP) Rules relates to revised pay scales for common categories of staff, Part C notifies revised pay structure for certain posts in Ministries, Departments and Union Territories. The above provisions of the Rules specifically mentioned that upgradations in terms of para (ii) Section I may be done in consultation with Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

Consequent upon the Notification of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, Department of Expenditure has received a large number of references from administrative ministries / departments proposing upgradations of the posts which were in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006 by been granting them grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2. The matter has been considered and it has now been decided that the posts which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2, will be granted pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2 corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500 w.e.f.1.1.2006. Further, in terms of the aforementioned provisions of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, in case a post already existed in the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500, the posts being upgraded from the scale of Rs.5600-10500 should be merged with the post in the scale of Rs.7450-11500.

Accordingly, in terms of Rule 6 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, revised pay of Government servants in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 who were earlier granted grade pay of Rs.4200 and who have already exercised their option for drawal of pay in the revised pay structure in the format prescribed in the Second Schedule to the Rules, will be fixed again in accordance with illustration 4A annexed to CCS (RP)Rules,008.

In case of all such Government servants in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 who were earlier granted grade pay of Rs.4200 and who had opted to have their pay fixed under CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, action as prescribed in this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 30th August, 2008 will be taken. In case a Government servant desires to revise his earlier option for coming over to the revised pay structure, he may be permitted to do so without any reference to this Department.

6. On account of pay fixation in the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2, arrears of pay will be recalculated and difference of arrears in respect of the entire amount will be paid immediately. The manner of drawal of arrears ahs already been indicated in this Departments/s O.M. of even number dated 30.8.2008.

Kindly refer the posting in this Site on 21-6-2017 giving data of cases settled by all circles.The data was quoted from a letter issued by BSNL Corporate Office vide No. 48-10/2017-Pen/BSNL dated 20-6-2017. The letter was also uploaded in the Site. But, the figures were not readable in some cases. As usual, the information collected by CO may be old one.

Now, it is reported by Circle Secretary, Karnataka that out of 8585 total cases 7995 cases have been settled.It is a commendable progress.

BSNL ORDER ON 20-6-2017

pension-rvision-bsnl-order-20.6.2017-1.docx

pension-revision-bsnl-order-20-6-2017-2.pdf

KERALA, MAHARASTRA, KARNATAKA AND DELHI LAG BEHIND.

SEE THE FIGURES by clicking here 78.2-pending-data.pdf

As on 20-6-2017, CHQ received donations on account of 78.2% Pension Revision as:

Andhra circle: Rs 2116.00

Bihar: Rs 25000.00

Kolkota: Rs 1000.00

Chennai TD : Rs 4500.00

Gujarat: Rs 1200.00

Haryana: Rs 10000.00

Jharkhand: Rs 4000.00

Kerala: Rs 195500.00

Maharastra: Rs 200.00

MP: Rs 21000.00

Odisha: Rs 20000.00

Tamilnadu: Rs 312000.00

Total Rs. 5,96,516.00

Assam circle Conference was held on 21-4-2017 at Panbazar VIP Conference Hall, Guwahati. The Conference elected Com. M R Das of Silchar as President, Com. Shyamalendu Bhattacharjee of Guwahati as Circle Secretary and Com. P K Bhagabati of Gawahati as Treasurer.

Maharatna CPSEs
1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. Coal India Limited
3. GAIL (India) Limited
4. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
5. NTPC Limited
6. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
7. Steel Authority of India Limited

Navratna CPSEs
1. Bharat Electronics Limited
2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
3. Container Corporation of India Limited
4. Engineers India Limited
5. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
6. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
7. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
8. National Aluminium Company Limited
9. NBCC (India) Limited
10. NMDC Limited
11. NLC India Limited
12. Oil India Limited
13. Power Finance Corporation Limited
14. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
15. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
16. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
17. Shipping Corporation of India Limited

Miniratna Category - I CPSEs
1. Airports Authority of India
2. Antrix Corporation Limited
3. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited
4. Bharat Coking Coal Limited
5. Bharat Dynamics Limited
6. BEML Limited
7. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
8. Bridge & Roof Company (India) Limited
9. Central Warehousing Corporation
10. Central Coalfields Limited
11. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
12. Cochin Shipyard Limited
13. Dredging Corporation of India Limited
14. EdCIL (India) Limited
15. Kamarajar Port Limited
16. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
17. Goa Shipyard Limited
18. Hindustan Copper Limited
19. HLL Lifecare Limited
20. Hindustan Newsprint Limited
21. Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited
22. Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited
23. HSCC (India) Limited
24. India Tourism Development Corporation Limited
25. Indian Rare Earths Limited
26. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited
27. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited
28. India Trade Promotion Organization
29. IRCON International Limited
30. KIOCL Limited
31. Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
32. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
33. Manganese Ore (India) Limited
34. Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemical Limited
35. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
36. MMTC Limited
37. MSTC Limited
38. National Fertilizers Limited
39. National Small Industries Corporation Limited
40. National Seeds Corporation
41. NHPC Limited
42. Northern Coalfields Limited
43. North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
44. Numaligarh Refinery Limited
45. ONGC Videsh Limited
46. Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited
47. Projects & Development India Limited
48. Railtel Corporation of India Limited
49. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
50. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
51. RITES Limited
52. SJVN Limited
53. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited
54. South Eastern Coalfields Limited
55. State Trading Corporation of India Limited
56. Telecommunications Consultants India Limited
57. THDC India Limited
58. Western Coalfields Limited
59. WAPCOS Limited

Miniratna Category-II CPSEs

60. Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India
61. Bharat Pumps & Compressors Limited
62. Broadcast Engineering Consultants (I) Limited
63. Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited
64. Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited
65. Engineering Projects (India) Limited
66. FCI Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Limited
67. Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited
68. HMT (International) Limited
69. Indian Medicines & Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited
70. MECON Limited
71. Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited
72. National Film Development Corporation Limited
73. PEC Limited
74. Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited

Madurai is the famous Temple City of India with grand old Meenakshi Amman Mandir. Many of you might have visited this marvelous structure, on the way to Rameswaram.

For us, Madurai is special for another reason.

The Madurai SSA Unit of AIBSNLPWA has more than 1500 members!. 600 Life members!!.

District Secretary is Com. G R Dharmarajan, 76 years old. In a very systematic manner he goes to the PGMT office every day without fail, sits in the canteen. Pensioners can meet him there during office hours and discuss any case. He is there to help every one.

Com. Dharmarajan has a good team of seniors to work together. They collected donation from everybody who got the benefit under 78.2% revision. Madurai SSA Unit has remitted Rs 1,70,000 to CHQ.

I salute the Madurai Team. I appreciate the untiring efforts put up by them in settling the problems of pensioners.

... ... ... ... P S Ramankutty

Till 6-6-2017, our CHQ has received donations from Circles as under:

Andhra:... .....Rs 2116.00
Bihar....... ..... Rs 25000.00
Kolkata... .... Rs. 1000.00
Chennai TD . Rs 4500.00
Gujarat ... . Rs 1200.00
Haryana ... ..Rs. 10000

Jharkhand .. Rs. 4000.00
Kerala .........Rs. 180500.00
Maharastra. Rs. 200.00
MP ... ... .. Rs. 13500.00
Tamilnadu ... .Rs. 302500.00
Total ... ... .Rs. 544516.00

MADURAI SSA UNIT IN TAMILNADU STANDS FIRST BY REMITTING DONATION OF RS 1,70,000.

We hope that other branches also will remit the amount collected soon.

TENKASI (T.N.)BRANCHCONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 3-6-17. COM S.ARUNACHALAM AGS PARTICIPATED AND EXPLAINED ISSUES IN DETAIL.

COMS V.PARAMASIVAM, S.CHELLAPPA AND N.VELAYUDHAM WERE ELECTED AS PRESIDENT,SECRETARY AND TREASURER.

VIEW ORDERS OF BSNL AND DOT

new-microsoft-word-document-2.doc

NO ILLUSION ……. IT IS OFFICIAL NOW!

On 12-5-2017, the Cabinet Secretary held a meeting with Secretaries of various Departments under Govt. of India to consider report of third Pay Revision Committee(PRC) for Central Public Sector Establishments. The Minutes of the said meeting are released now. cos-meeting.pdf

Affordability: Secretary, Coal raised specific problem of Coal India Limited. But, Shri Shivasailam IAS, Joint Secretary, Telecom who represented DOT in the meeting did not raise any problem of BSNL.As such, under the affordability condition recommended by third PRC and decided by the said meeting of Committee of Secretaries, there is no chance of getting any wage revision in BSNL. Fitment benefit recommended by PRC also has been approved by the Meeting.

Those who had illusion about PRC report and its impact on pension revision should open their eyes and understand the reality and change their attitude.

As all are aware, the Wage (PAY) revision in Central Public Sector Establishments take place in two stages. 1) First, for the Executives, based on the recommendations of Pay Revision Committee.

2) Then for the Non-executives, through bilateral negotiations between Management and recognized Unions.

The third Pay Revision Committee’s report is before the Government now. The PRC permitted wage revision with a condition that the additional expenditure should not cross 20% of Profit Before Tax. With this condition, wage revision in BSNL is very remote. Cabinet Secretary held a meeting recently with Secretaries of various departments. In the said meeting DoT did not demand exemption from the affordability condition for BSNL.

Some of the leaders of BSNL Unions were demanding Pension Revision along with Wage Revision.

WHEN THERE IS NO WAGE REVISION WHERE IS THE PENSION REVISION?

They have spoiled the chance of pension revision for BSNL retirees. Meeting of various unions of BSNL staff held today has decided for agitational programmes including strike on 27-7-2017. Again, they have raised the demand of pension revision. As in the past, they will conveniently forget this demand when negotiation takes place. It is a usual game.

BSNL has to revise the wages .BSNL has no authority to revise pension. Government has to take a decision regarding pension revision. Government need not worry about affordability.

We demand Pension Revision, independent of wage revision in BSNL. Pension should be revised delinking it from the profit/loss of BSNL. It should be done based on the Seventh Central Pay Commission Recommendations.

WE HAVE SUBMITTED A MEMORANDUM TO THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS.

BSNLEU HAS POSTED THE FOLLOWING ITEM IN ITS WEBSITE ON 25-5-2017:

===========================================================================================================

[25.05.2017] Wage revision of BSNL employees is in danger - total unity of all the unions and associations and united struggles alone will ensure wage revision of the BSNL employees.

All are aware that, the 3rd PRC recommendations are against the BSNL employees. The affordability clause of the 3rd PRC recommendations says that, the Profit Before Taxation (PBT) of a PSU should not dip by more than 20%, due to the implementation of the wage revision. BSNL is not making any profit. Hence, BSNL employees are not entitled for wage revision, as per the recommendation of the 3rd PRC. The role of the Administrative Ministry, ie., DoT is very crucial in this. So long as shri J. S. Deepak was the Secretary, DoT, he had been taking a very positive stand on the wage revision of BSNL employees. However, after his removal, a shift has come in the stand of the DoT also. Under these circumstances, unless the entire unions and associations stand together, it will be extremely difficult for the BSNL employees to get wage revision. Let us get ready for massive and united struggles, to ensure that wage revision is ensured to BSNL employees..

==========================================================================================================