HUGE RECRUITMENT  AT THE TOP OF BSNL

BSNL has decided to recruit 450 ITS officers to senior posts like CGMs, PGMs/GMs and another 600 ITS people to next below posts like Joint GMs, Sr. DGMs Etc. Etc.  

BSNL sought some clarifications from DOT on eligibility of pension for the ITS people suggesting what type of reply  it wanted and the DOT issued the reply within just Four days.  Wonderful efficiency !!

On the other hand,  we do not find this efficiency when some clarification is sought on any issue concerning other staff.  Hundreds of pensioners are waiting for more than ten years to get a reasonable decision to remove their pension anomaly.  

AIBSNLPWA ONWARD MARCH

YET,  ANOTHER SSA UNIT WITH LARGE MEMBERSHIP

Com. K A Augustine, District Secretary, Ernakulam reports

that membership of the SSA has crossed 750 !

550 ordinary members and 200 Life Members!

CHQ congratulates Ernakulam Comrades. 

26th January 2012

REPUBLIC DAY GREETINGS 

TO ALL OUR VIEWERS

25-01-2012

PENSION ANOMALY

BSNL staff who retired during the first nine months of BSNL are suffering from a serious anomaly in the pension from the date of retirement. The earlier recognised Federation and the present recognised Union failed to settle the case despite a clear assurance from the Management in the first Wage Negotiation agreement.  The case is hanging for more than ten years.

Our Association took up the case with all seriousness.  We sent detailed representations to the Minister, Chairman of Telecom Commission, DDG (Estt) etc.  The DoT issued an order some time back claiming that it will remove the above mentioned anomaly.  But it was an old order implemented in BSNL also.  Nobody facing  the said anomaly gets any relief from the order.  Even though we pointed the matter with number of examples, the Department of Telecom authorities are not prepared to review their decision. At the same time, they are issuing orders, revising them, modifying them again and again to grant new benefits to the ITS people.  They are most negative in their approach towards ordinary pensioners and staff.

Pushed  to the wall, we decided to approach the Court of Law for justice. 

Large number of affected pensioners have sent in their petitions.  

Others placed in similar situation may also file their petitions.

In the meantime, we have approached advocates in New Delhi to file a case in Principal Bench of CAT.  At present, we are preparing the documents to file the case.  Further details/information will be conveyed through this Site from time to time.

                                       .... P S Ramankutty, GS

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS

CEC MEMBERS, PLEASE NOTE

You can reserve your rail tickets for Bangalore today or tomorrow. Ticket for 24th April  is open for booking today. If you want to start on 25th April, you can book the ticket tomorrow.  It will be summer season and hence heavy rush.  So, Please ensure your berth by booking now itself, 90 days in advance. CEC Meeting is on 26th and 27th April 2012.

                                   .....P S Ramankutty

MODIFIED READY RECKONER

FOR PENSION REVISION

The Modified Ready Reckoner given here can be used by all Pre-2007 BSNL pensioners.  It is not applicable to those retired on or after 1-1-2007.  In their case,  the figures will vary from pensioner to pensioner, depending upon their date of retirement, Date of increment, Amount of increment, date of promotion got in between, pay scales before/after promotion etc. 

Pre-2007 pensioners should  click in the box given in yellow colour (in the Table) and type their pre-revised basic pension and then, press the Enter key.. They will automatically get 

1.  Commuted amount

2.  New basic pension from 1-1-2007

3.  Amount of Dearness Relief (new and old) from January 2007   onwards.

4.  Net  pension (after deducting the commuted portion) every month

5.  Pension drawn every month from January 2007 onwards.

6.  Increase in net pension every month

7.  Progressive total of arrears

8.  Arrears for every financial year

9.  Total income from pension for each financial year

10  Exemption  limit of income for the purpose of Income tax

from 2007 Till Date 

Vacant staff quarters can be allotted to Retired BSNL/DOT employees by CGMs. 

Order issued on 30-12-2011 by Corporate Office on our demand.

IDA rate from January 2012

DPE order regarding IDA rate for those who did not get pension/pay revision effective from 1-1-2007

IDA from 1st January 2012

DPE order raising  IDA rate from 52% to 56.7%

THE PAPPANAMCODE BRANCH OF STATE BANK OF TRAV ANCORE, WHERE CHQ HAS THE ACCOUNT, IS BIFURCATED NOW.

THE PARTICULARS OF OUR CHQ ACCOUNTS ARE;

NAME OF A/C HOLDER           :  AIBSNLPWA

NAME OF BRANCH                  :    S C T  ENGG. COLLEGE, PAPPANAMCODE, TRIVANDRUM 

NAME OF BANK                       :  STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE

SB ACCOUNT No                     :  67100927818

NEW BRANCH CODE              :   SBTR 0000851 

UNITS CAN SEND UPTO Rs 49999 (NOT 50,000) AT A TIME SPENDING Rs.  5.00  OR   Rs.6.00    AS BANK COMMISSION. IT IS CHEAP.

IF YOU REMIT THE AMOUNT THROUGH OTHER BANKS THE CHARGE MAY BE Rs 40 OR SO.

                                                                                .... P S RAMANKUTTY, GS 

TIRUNEVELI COMRADES DONATE Rs 50,000 TO CHQ

TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT UNIT (TAMILNADU) HAS REMITTED Rs 50,000 TO CHQ BEING 25% OF DONATION RECEIVED FROM ITS MEMBERS WHEN THEY GOT PENSION REVISION ARREARS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SPIRIT SHOWN BY TIRUNELVELI COMRADES.  TIRUNELVEL  IS ONE OF THE BEST UNITS IN INDIA .  THEY MEET OFTEN IN GB MEETINGS, DISCUSS THE ISSUES, REACT POSITIVELY TO EVERY CALL/WRITING FROM CHQ.

                                                       .....  P S RAMANKUTTY, GS