SAJWANI NO MORE

It is reported that Com. N T Sajwani, a long time leader of E3 Union in MP Circle and former SG of NFTE for a short period expired today at Bhopal. Time and date of his funeral is not known as his family was out of the city.

We convey our heartfelt condolences on the demise of Com. N T Sajwani.

IDA from JULY 2019: 146.7%

The Labour Bureau of India has announced AICPI for the month of May 2019 as 314 points.

The Index for March 2019 was 309 and for April 312 points. Taking the average for the three months the rate of IDA from July 2019 shall be: 146.7%.An increase of 5.3% from 141.4 to 146.7%.

Revival Plans - media report

CYCLONE FANI - RELIEF

West Godavai District unit in AP has deposited Rs.10000 to AIBSNLPWA Odisha Fani relief fund vide Ch.No:891330 on 18-6-19

COURT CASE

Today our case for grant of pension @ 50% of LPD for all BSNL pensioners  retired prior to 1.1.2006 was listed as Case No. 50. But though some  other cases were heard,  our case was far below and hence not taken up  for hearing!
 Advocate Sri. Sreeraj intimates that he will inform us the next date. The other case for 78.2 arrears from 1.1.2007 is listed for 21st instant.  Cannot say what will happen on that day.... PSR ..

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There is a very strong feeling among all the Pensioners throughout the country that pension is to be exempted from income tax for the following reasons

Supremecourt time and again declared in various judgements that pension is akin to property rights

NDA government led by Shri Modiji abolished wealth tax in 2015-16 budget foregoing more than 1,000 crore rupees to the exchequer. Earlier it was only 1%  above Rs.30 lakhs.

In 2017-18 budget income tax to corporates was reduced from 30% - 25%  whose turnover was less than Rs. 50 crore. By this way Government lost a revenue of Rs.7000 crores. It is proposed to increase it to Rs.250 crores. It was told that it was done with a view to increase the employment generation.

Total pension expenditure for the Central government in 2017-18 was Rs.1,31,201 crores which include other retirement benefits also.  Actual pension expenditure might be Rs.80,000 crores. On an average if 10 percent is taken if the government abolishes tax on pension the government may forego only Rs.8000 crores.

Pension amount is spent on consumer goods which generates demand and inturn helps for more production and generate more employment.

 Savings of pensioners in banks and post offices helps investment for the industries which inturn helps employment generation.

If NDA government  abolish income tax on pension it shall earn the goodwill of nearly 15 crore people consisting pensioners and their family members.

We request serious consideration of the above proposal.

P Gangadhara Rao,
GS, AIBSNLPWA Bangalore.

THE COURT CASES

As all of you know we had filed two cases before Ernakulam bench of Central Administrative Tribunal.

1. to get pension arrears with 78.2% IDA from 1-1-2007 instead of 10-6-2013, as granted. (Arrears Case in short)

2. to get pension refixed @ 50% of Last Pay Dawn for all BSNL Pensioners retired prior to 1-1-2006. (LPD case in short)

After many postponement again and again, The Arrears Case (338/18) is listed for 18-6-2019. We hope it will be taken up for hearing.

The LPD case (346/18) was also postponed again and again and finally listed for 7-6-2019. One day before that date it was re-posted for 12-6-2019 by notification. Again on 11-6-2019 it is once again posted to 21-6-2019 by notification.

Earlier there was only one judge. Now both judges are available. We hope that the Tribunal will take up the cases for hearing.

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ANOMALY CASE: On 16-12-2016, CAT Principal bench pronounced its judgement in our favour in the anomaly case . Unfortunately, instead of respecting the court order, DoT preferred to file appeal in High Court. The high court of Delhi gave a very long gap to consider the case. Now, it is posted to 18, July 2019. More than 4200 BSNL employees retired from October 2000 to July 2001 have suffered huge loss in their pension due to the anomaly. Half of them have already left this earth. Remaining people are 79 years old. They are waiting for the justice. 

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Meeting CGM and GM(F)

Today, CS AP Com Vara Prasad , Circle Hon.President Com MRS Prakasa Rao met CGM AP and discussed about settlement of Medical Bills, Migration from BSNL MRS to CGHS facility, Provision of mobile connection in view of closure of WLL services. CGM is addressed requesting for suitable action on these issues. CGM assured for positive action. We thanked CGM for allotment of accommodation to CCA office at Vijayawada which is helpful to start working of CCA on full scale. We have also met GM(F) and discussed about settlement of medical bills. GM(F) clarified that funds to extent of Rs 3 crores under medical pertaining to pensioners of AP circle are projected to claer all pending medical bills. It is assured that claims which are not entered in SAP due to technical reasons sofar, if any, will be sorted out. Copies of letters are attached here. 

Medical bills

Medical CGHS

residential mobile

CCA at Vijayawada

Sri K Vinod Kumar CCA AP Circle has joined at Vijayawada on 10-06-2019.  CS AP extended our greetings. We have discussed about general functioning of CCA office at Vijayawada. Sri Sandeep Goud , Dy.CCA AP Circle is also present in the meeting. New branch office of CCA is also opened at Tirupathi. 

CYCLONE FANI - RELIEF

• EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT - AIBSNLPWA - REMITTED  ₹ 10000 TO FANI RELIEF FUND THROUGH OUR ODISHA CIRCLE ON 01-06-2019. 
• VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT - AIBSNLPWA - REMITTED  ₹ 10000 TO FANI RELIEF FUND THROUGH OUR ODISHA CIRCLE ON 03-06-2019. 

NEW ADDRESS OF CHQ TREASURER

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COMRADE T S VITTOBAN, CHQ TREASURER HAS SHIFTED TO HIS NEW RESIDENCE. 

HIS NEW ADDRESS IS GIVEN BELOW. 

ALL ARE REQUESTED TO NOTE THIS .... 

Shri T S Vittoban,
Block-A, Flat- D4,
Air View Apartments,
(Near City Union Bank),
M G Road,
Manappakkam, Mugalivakkam PO,
Chennai 600125

CPENGRAMS - CALL CENTRE - TOLL FREE NUMBER

Pensioners Can now lodge  their grievances by calling on TOLL FREE NUMBER 1800-11-1960 during office hours

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - APRIL 2019 - 312

All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers-AICPI(IW) for 

April ,2019 increased by THREE points 

and pegged at 312.