Wednesday 29 July 2020


Comrades,
We have already notified that CHQ will close the Covid Fund on 31st July 2020. If any member desires to send donation after that date he/she may send it directly to PMNRF or CMDRF. Collection of particulars by District Secretaries and Circle Secretaries and publication of the statement by CHQ will be stopped on 31-7-2020.
We have already crossed Rs One Crore. It is a great
work done by all of you.

 CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO YOU ALL.

During the week between 18th and 25th July only few Circles have added some amount. Most of the Circle Secretaries have stopped sending intimations also.

I once again request all Circle Secretaries to intimate their final figure by 8 PM on 31st July. 

CHQ shall publish it on 1-8-2020 morning.
According to the feedback from Circle Secretaries, following branches have remitted more than Rs One Lakh each:
 Chennai STR, 
Chennai TFC, 
Coimbatore,
 Madurai,
 Salem West,
Thanjavur,
 Tirunelveli, 
 Virudhunagar,
With Regards
P.Gangadararao,
GS


Friday 24 July 2020

OUR REQUEST HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.
Our CHQ had requested DOT to extend the last date to submit Life Certificate of SAMPANN Pensioners due to COVID19 lock down condition. The DOT has considered and accepted our request. 
Accordingly the last date to submit Life Certificate of SAMPANN Pensioners has been extended up to 30-09-2020.
Thanks to the steps taken effectively by our CHQ in time.

Wednesday 15 July 2020

Sir, 
Due to Covid-19 pandemic from March 2020 to till date, full lockdown is in force and consequent to this public transport  is completely shutdown. In spite of these handicaps, Our CCA Administration has dedicated entire concentration to the welfare of our esteemed pensioners  by drawing the due pension as usual every  month. 
Apart from the above, special efforts have been undertaken in issuing the e- PPOs for the VRS 2019 retirees in Tamilnadu circle, STR, STP and Chennai Telephones in spite of many hardships faced and the said work has almost been completed with the issuance of more than 8500 e. PPOs . Apart from this, PPOs for those retired on Super Annuation  are also issued. 
Our Association records Sincere Thanks for this tremendous job which would not have been possible without the perfect co-ordination, execution and implementation by Pr. CCA Dr.Sri R. Niranjana, CCA Sri. Chittaranjan Pradhan, Jt. CCA Sri C. Sankarapandi,   Sri. K. Chandra Mouli AO, Sri Vijayan AO and other officers, AAO, JAO, PRM, office staff. 
With kind regards, 
Yours sincerely, 
R. Venkatachalam, 
Circle  Secretary, 
All India  BSNL Pensioners  Welfare  Association,
Tamilnadu  Circle, 
Chennai 600093
Cell 94433 71772
15.07.2020

Our CHQ has released
 Pensioner Patrika
 in E-format
as
E-Journal 7 
The same has been 
brought for your 
reading.

Tuesday 14 July 2020

COM. ANUPAM KAUL, Our AGS,  reports from New Delhi:                     
I visited BSNL CO today and met officers to pursue our pending  issues
1. SENIOR DDG SR -
I apprised him that our Association had received requests from different circles for  allowing VRS 19 retirees to retain their quarters in view of COVID 19 pandemic. I explained that it is impossible for them to vacate their quarters during this pandemic . Handed over letter written by our GS on the subject.
He appreciated our concern and assured that action would  be taken on our letter on  humanitarian grounds. I requested him to expedite the matter so that the anxiety of our members is removed at the earliest
CAUTION......I Saw many representations in his Dak pad where the allottees have requested retention of quarters and written that they are ready to pay HRA at the time of retirement plus licence fee. Such representations have a negative impact on our bargaining power.
2 .  GM budget
I  met G M Budget BSNL CO Mr . Bhatt and conveyed our  dismay on reported  development in which retirees have not been paid pending Medical bills . He conveyed that henceforth a substantial amount of funds  have  been/will be  assigned for pending Medical bills of employees and the whole back log will be completed in a few months . He told me that pending Medical bills of empanelled hospitals will also be paid so that  indoor cash less facility is restarted. He informed that the reimbursement of CGHS fees for retirees is being augmented and many of them have been reimbursed the CGHS charges. I Requested him not to ignore the interests of retired employees .

3 DGM Admin BSNL CO.
Since GM Admin was on leave today, I met DGM Admin and  enquired him the status of orders from BSNL CO regarding  treatment of Covid 19 patients in BSNL empanelled hospitals . He  intimated though the matter has been discussed , but no orders have been issued so far by BSNL CO. He was personally handed over a letter written by our GS on the subject. We explained that CGHS authorities have issued several letters on the subject in addition to guide lines from all state Govts.
He informed that he will take necessary action Immediately.
 This is a difficult situation .All empanelled hospitals are pressing BSNL management for payment of pending bills worth crores of Rupees. It is learnt that BSNL will make payments to these hospitals so that some cordial relations are ensured   Then only BSNL will be able to issue covid Guidelines .....is my assessment
Gangadhara Rao
 GS:


We appreciate  the efforts made by our AGS Com.  Anupam Kaul today.   He is staying in Noida ,UP W and in Containment Area.  He had to engage a car exclusively , get it sanitized in his presence   and go to Corporate Office due to repeated enquiries from  all parts of the country.  He could thus bring some cases to the  notice of senior officers.  We are thankful to Com.  KAUL for his services taking lot of risk. Let us wait and see the results.
P Gangadhara Rao
 GS

Sunday 12 July 2020

CORRECTION
Gratuity என்பதை Ex-gratia, என்றும் செப்டம்பர் இறுதியில் என்பதற்கு பதிலாக செப்டம்பர் க்கு பிறகு என்றும் எடுத்து கொள்ளவும்.
OUR TOTAL CONTRIBUTION TO COVID FUND HAS CROSSED 
Rs 96 LAKHS.
WE ARE VERY NEAR TO ONE CRORE.

Sunday 5 July 2020

COVID 19 FUND COLLECTION

Saare Hindusthan mein jyadha 
Tamilnadu hamara hamara.

அனைத்திந்திய அளவில் நம் தமிழ்நாடே அதிகம் .