Dear Comrades,
CCA Tamilnadu is sending revised Pension orders for DOT retirees. All CDA pensioners are requested to check with the Banks/Post Offices from which they receive pensions.
If the order is not received, Please contact Circle Secretary immediately.

With fraternal greetings,
K.Muthiyalu,
Circle secretary,
AIBSNLPWA,
TN Circle

The following officials of Coimbatore SSA retire on superannuation on 31st January 2018. We wish them all a happy ,healthy and a peaceful retired life. We invite them all to join in AIBSNLPWA , the only Association for BSNL retirees which takes at most care of the Pensioners.

Come on .Let us create a new chapter of better tomorrows.
B.Arunachalam,
District secretary
AIBSNLPWA,
Coimbatore District.

It is evident that our AIBSNLPWA only concerns more on the welfare of entire pensioners. Once again it has been proved  without any doubt. Yes. When the BSNL authority is keeping mum about the third and aftermath MRS payment without voucher, our association has taken the lead to solve the problem. Our GS has written a letter to BSNL CO and is now on the way to Delhi to discuss the issue with concerned authorities. 
Let us all hope for the best. Let us all sing the Ballad of our Association. The letter to BSNL CO is shown here under.

ALL INDIA BSNL PENSIONERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION 
                                       (REGD. 1833/09)
                             CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS
AH 189/61, 3rd Street, Aurovile Flats, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040
President: P.S.Ramankutty.            General Secretary:G.Natarajan
Mobile – 09447551555                      Mobile – 09444929799
_________________________________________________________________
15-1-2018 

To
The Director (HR),
BSNL Co, Janpath, New Delhi.

Respected Madam,

Sub: Extension of BSNL MRS without voucher facility:

We are extremely thankful for restoration of without voucher facility to the Pensioners from April 2017. The order also envisaged Review of the Policy after Six months. The Third Quarterly Installment has also become due now. The pensioners who opted for w/o  voucher facility are put too much difficulty as they cannot submit the bills for reimbursement now.
Hence we request you madam kindly to extend this facility  up to April 2018 and any review can be done from April which will help the pensioners very much.
We will be extremely thankful for this kind action
Thanking you

Yours faithfully,
G.Natarajan
General Secretary

Our GS Com.G . Natarajan leaves for Newdelhi tomorrow to discuss with BSNL authorities about MRS without voucher for 3rd and aftermath quarters and also with DOT Secretaries about the pending problems. He is accompanied by Com.T.Vittoban, our CHQ Treasurer.
We wish them all success. 

THE COURT CASES: 

AN EXPLANATION

COURT CASES:

This is regarding our yesterday’s posting, regarding the two cases we propose to file before CAT, Ernakulam.I have received number of anxious calls from our comrades of different stations.

..1.. .Nobody has any doubt about the first case. Our pension was revised with 78.2% IDR. It is done notionally from 1-1-2007 to 9-6-1013. And actual payment was made from 10-6-2013. Why 10-6-2013? Because of the DoT order consequent upon the agreement made by BSNL staff unions and BSNL management in 2013.

Pensioners are not party to the agreement. We want that the date of actual Pension revision with 78.2 should be 01-01-2007, not 10-6-2013. Financial condition of BSNL is not relevant to our Pension Revision. One case is already filed by another Association before Principal bench of CAT, New Delhi. Another case is being filed before Supreme Court directly. If the Supreme Court rejects the case on MERIT, then that is the end of their fight Let us hope that Supreme Court will not reject the application.

Pensioners have raised a just demand. Judges with judicious mind will not reject. The principal bench and different benches of CAT have equal status. Only difference is that anybody from any part of India can approach Principal bench .But those who are staying within its jurisdiction only can approach a particular bench of CAT in states. There is no difference between CAT Chennai or CAT Ernakulam or CAT Chandigarh. So, only those who reside in Kerala can approach CAT Ernakulam. If others are there as applicants, then the case can be rejected at admission stage itself. 

At first stage, we will try to get a favourable verdict from CAT Ernakulam and then try to get it extended to others. The legal fight in this matter is just begun. We should keep the lists of all other Circles ready. So. Continue the data collection .Hardly 25% branches have sent the list to CHQ. We cannot wait till 100% lists reach CHQ.

2 The other case is for getting pension at 50% of LPD. After the sixth CPC report, the pension is granted at 50% of Last Pay Drawn for those who retired on or after 1-1-2006 on completion of ten years of service. But, those who retired before 1-1-2006, pension was granted 50% of last 10 months’ average pay and that too after completion of 33 years of service. Otherwise it is pro rata pension. 

Recently Central government granted a new formulation for pension revision of CDA pensioners. Even a person retired in 1982, gets his last pay drawn revised again and again notionally based on fitment formulae suggested by IV CPC, V CPC, VI CPC and VII CPC. Then his pension is re-fixed at 50% of the notionally revised Basic Pay from 1-1-2016.In other sense, all the central pensioners, retired before 2006 also get the benefit of Last Pay Drawn in pension. But it is not extended to BSNL retirees. 

Department of Telecom is not prepared to look into our demand. Court Case is the last resort. It is time consuming, no doubt. But, situation in Kerala CAT is bit better.

Hence we have decided to approach CAT Ernakulam first. The Advocate Mr Sreeraj is sympathetic to pensioners. We have a Legal committee at Ernakulam to help our Association in legal matters also. Let us hope the best. Let us try. TRY, TRY and TRY….. ... ... P S Ramankutty

There is always a 

LIGHT 

at the end of the 

TUNNEL

One of our com G K Pathak of Chandigarh had gone to court for allowing him benefit of one increment in pension. Today he has won the case. he says court has directed that all similarly placed pensioners be given this benefit. Let copy of judgement be received will forward on receipt.

JS Dahiya, AGS

Message as received from Com.PSR forwarded

1.Our extra increment case came and argument was over  and reserved  for judgement. May be expected in 2 to 3 days. Most likely DOT may be directed to issue speaking order on our representation. 
Our Circle president Com.V.Ramarao and Circle Vice president Com.A.Sugumaran had gone to Court from our Union side who have reported the above.

2  Our Pension Anomaly case was listed today in Delhi High Court before the Division Bench in Court No.8, at Item No.4 

 Preliminary hearing took place from both sides on the Writ Petition Titled UOI & ORS   V/S  AIBSNLPWA & ORS , challenging the Order dated 16.12.2016 passed by Principal Bench  of CAT ND in our favour. The Honourable Court said that this csse will require more time for hearing both the sides.

 The next date for hearing has been fixed on 22.10.2018.

Our Advocate requested for some early date . But the Court did not agree to change the date of next hearing.

Let us hope for the best.

R. L. Kapoor,

(Legal secy, AIBSNLPWA)

Tail Piece :  Justice delayed is justice denied. Great honourable judges are least bothered of this delaying and denying. Ordinary people are helpless.

All are not equal before  the Judges.

One pensioner has sent me the above picture as his reaction to the information about posting the anomaly case in Oct 2018.

The heavy goddess of justice on the shoulders of poor man!!!!

Com.PSR.

3   Today Com. PSR, Com.DG, Com. R N Padanair and Com. George ( Circle Secretary Kerala) met Advocate Sriraj at Ernakulam and discussed about filing the two cases as decided in Patna CWC. Advocate's initial reaction was that those two cases could be filed on behalf of our association and few others from Kerala. Com PSR can sign on behalf of CHQ. We have handed over the relevant material to him. He would study and prepare the petition and it could be filed within two weeks of time. Affected members list from Kerala can be annexed. When it goes to Apex court level affected members list from other states can be added.

We discussed with the advocate for more than an hour and he has knowledge about service matters and understood the issue with sharpness.

Com.PSR.

Yesterday I received half a dozen messages saying that DOT has prepared a Cabinet Note for giving pay revision to BSNL staff with 10% Fitment benefit. Nobody knows the source of this information. I am happy if BSNL staff get 10%.

But  anything will materilize only when Cabinet takes a decision. That is the problem too. 

Some other PSEs have given pay revision without Cabinet approval. Nothing will come just because a proposal is mooted.

Even the above mentined information turned out to be wrong. It is the desire or imagination of some people.

We are interested in the matter because one DDG in Sanchar Bhavam Newdelhi says that they will think of our Pension Revision only after pay revision is decided. He is worried about probable anomaly. 

There is an anomaly existing for 17 years. He is not prepared to remove it despite Court Order.

Affected people are now 77 years and above. Many left this world with the anomaly. DDG is not worried.

Com PSR

EXTRA INCREMENT CASE

Extra increment case was 

not taken up today 

because of the demise of 

CAT judge yesterday.

 It was postponed to 1/3/18. 

But today our lawyer 

pleaded to prepone the date 

and because of that 

now it's listed for 

23/1/18

Message conveyed by Com.DG.

COURT CASES

Finally we are filing the two cases in CAT Ernakulam.

1. To get arrears from 1.1.2007 instead of 10.6.2013 in 78.2 revision.

2. To get pension for all at the rate of 50% of last pay drawn on completion of ten years service.

Delhi and Chennai advocates demand very high fees.

In any case Govt will take us to High Court and Supreme Court.  So,  it is better to spend less money for cases  in CAT.

Com. DG and myself will meet the advocate on 23rd January and proceed further. Being a resident of Kerala I can file the cases on behalf of AIBSNLPWA CHQ

Msg reproduced as Recd from Com.PSR

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கோவை பி எஸ் என் எல் ஓயவூதீயர் சங்க சிறப்பு கூட்டம். 11-01-2018 திசம்பர் மற்றும் ஜனவரி மாதங்களில் பிறந்த நண்பர்களின் பிறந்த நாள் விழா கொண்டாட்டம்.செயலர் தோழர் அருணாச்சலம் பேசுகையில் இரண்டு மாதத்தில் நடந்த நிகழ்வுகள் பற்றி விரிவாய் பேசினார். பென்ஷன் டி ஓ டி மூலம் பட்டுவாடா,மருத்துவ உதவி அலவுன்ஸ் . எக்ஸ்ட்ரா இங்கிரிமெண்ட் போன்ற பல தக்வல் தந்தார். தலைவர் திரு குருசாமி ,உப தலைவர் திரு பழனிசாமி அவர்கள் தலைமை முன்நிலையிலும் சிறப்பாய் நடந்தது. சிறப்பு  கூட்டம் ஏற்பாடுகளை திரு அருணாச்சலம் , திரு சூப்பர் செல்வம் திரு ராமகிருஷ்ணன், பொருளாளர் திரு ஜெகதீஸ்வரன் மிக சிறப்பாய் செய்து இருந்தனர்.

வங்கி டெபாசிட் சார்ந்த் புதி ய சட்டம்,மருத்துவ காப்பீடு,பி எஸ் என் எல்  மருத்துவ அவுட்டோர ட்ரீட்மெண்ட்  ,பென்ஷன் ரிவிஷன் பற்றிய செமினார் பற்றிய அறிமுக  உரை நிகழ்த்தபட டது . 

 எஸ் டி ஆர் சூப்பர் செல்வம் அவர்கள் பிறந்த நாள் ஏற்புரை வழங்கிய பின்னர் பேப்பர் பிளேட்டை 9 துண்டுகளாக பிரித்து காண்பிக்கும் போது கடைசி 9 வது துண்டு தன் மேஜிக் திறமையை வெளிப்படுத்தி அதை 500 ரூ மாற்றி அதனை டொனேசனக் தந்தார் அவரை பின்பற்றி பல நண்பர்கள் கொடுத்த மொத்த டொனேஷன் 7250 ரூ ஆகும். இது இது வரை வந்ததில் மிக அதிகம்.

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hange is the rule of Life. We have to adjust with and adapt to the changing situations. Some of us joined the P&T Department, moved to Department of Telecom and finally to BSNL. We joined Government Services and retired from Public Sector Company. These changes brought some problems too. We were assured on behalf of President of India, that Government would directly pay pension to us. At the same time, a mischievous thought clause was inserted in the rule that the company would share the responsibility to pay pension. Now, with annulment of 60:40 sharing ratio, it is 100% responsibility of the Government. First, the BSNL was considered as pension sanctioning authority. Now it is declared that CCA is the pension sanctioning authority for BSNL retirees. Naturally, CCA offices are directed to collect the service Books of all and keep them in safe custody. It is proposed that CCA offices shall directly credit the pension amount with DA in the accounts of pensioners. In short the CCA shall be Pension Sanctioning Authority, Pension Authorisation Authority and also Pension Disbursement Authority. BSNL has only to forward the documents to CCA at the time when a staff retires. Delay in Post Offices in granting revised rates of IDA can be avoided. In effect BSNL retirees are recognized as Central Government Pensioners.

We welcome these changes with some concern. Some CCA offices have exhibited their inability in handling such a volume of work. Large number of cases of pension revision with 78.2% IDA is still pending in some circles like NTR, Kerala, West Bengal. It is not because of in efficiency. Some of these offices intentionally floated the instructions from Directorate. Some showed extra efficiency in asking unwanted queries and the Directorate failed to intervene properly. Processing, sanctioning, and disbursing pension as well as up keeping the records of about 3 lakhs BSNL retirees and one lakh DOT pensioners shall be a major work of CCA offices. When additional work is given to them, sufficient staff should be provided. Proper training should be imparted to the Officers and Staff in CCA offices to take the challenging responsibility. Entire administrative set up in CCA offices has to be revamped. Prompt action should be taken to digitalise all documents concerning pension, which will reduce space problem. More than anything, the mind set up should be changed. We hope that Telecom Commission will urgently address these issues with due seriousness. It should be ensured that all its instructions are properly and promptly compiled with.

Courtesy: Pensioners Patrika Jan-Feb 2018 issue.