AI CPI for February was 

127.2.

So IDA Increase

 from

 April 2018 will be

 0.3%  

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION OF CWC MEMBERS of AIBSNLPWA:

PLEASE INTIMATE YOUR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PARTICULARS TO

COM. MUTHIYALU ON MOBILE : 094446  66646

                                        or

COM. RAMARAO ON MOBILE : 094442  96085

THIS IS REQUIRED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS 

FOR RECEIVING AT RAILWAY STATIONS.

G.NATARAJN G/S

MTNL retirees are also getting pension from government of India directly under rule 37. Hence, they too demand pension revision. A welcome feature is that all the leaders of MTNL staff Unions of Mumbai and Delhi and the Retired Officers Welfare Association of Delhi are united in demanding the pension revision with the fitment formula suggested by seventh Central Pay Commission.

On 22-3-2018, Sri Arvind Sawant MP of Shiv Sena, the founder leader of MTNL Kamgar Union of Mumbai, met Shri Manoj Sinha, Honourable minister for communications and discussed the issues of pay revision and pension revision in MTNL.

On 23-3-2018, on a directive from the minister, Smt. Aruna Sundararajan ITS, Secretary Telecom met leaders of MTNL staff union leaders of Mumbai and Delhi and the leaders of RTOWA Delhi. Of course, the main issue discussed was PAY revision in MTNL.

At the end, all the leaders unitedly raised the issue of Pension Revision, based on the report of Seventh CPC. According to Com. S S Nanda, GS of RTOWA Delhi, the Secretary was positive and assured favourable action in the matter.

We hail the correct stand taken by leaders of MTNL staff Unions of Mumbai and Delhi in demanding pension revision for MTNL retirees based on Seventh CPC report in unison with our demand. Our Shimoga comrades met the minister on 24-3-2018 and placed the same demand. 

Dear Comrades,
Today Minister for communications Hon.Manoj Sinha had come to Shivamogga, Karnataka. Our AIBSNLPWA Karnataka Leaders had met the minister and submitted the memorandum. Minister told the representatives that he was well aware of our grievances. The rest please go ahead...

Myself G. S. Ajjappa, Secretary and K. K. Ganapathy, President, Shivamogga Branch - AI BSNL PWA along with 7 members of the association met Honourable minister for Communications  Shri Manoj Sinhaji on 24/3/2018 at Shivamogga.

We brought to the notice of MOSC our demand for Pension revision with  Fitment factor of 32% recommended by 7th CPC to be extended to 1.5 lakh BSNL IDA pensioners wef 1/1/2017. A memorandum for the same was also submitted to minister Manoj Sinhaji. He confirmed that he is well aware of this issue and is already under process. He accepted the memorandum and assured to address the grievances and will resolve positively.

 -Branch Secretary

Raman Kutty: SHIMOGA (KARNATAKA) COMRADES MEET MINISTER

 Today, a team of Shimoga members of AIBSNLPWA, led by Com. K K Ganapathy (District President) and Com. G S Ajjappa (District Secretary) met Shri Manoj Sinhaji, Minister for Communications, at Shivmogga and submitted a memorandum reiterating our demand for pension revision with effect from 1-1-2017 with fitment benefits recommended by Seventh Central Pay Commission.

The Minister informed the delegation that he is quite aware of the issue and it is under active consideration of the DoT. He assured a positive approach towards the matter.

We congratulate our Shimoga comrades and Karnataka leaders .... PSR

Today the 24th March 2018 AIBSNLPWA Thanjavur District Branch comrades s consisting of V. Swaminathan District secretary, K. Santhanagopalan District Vice president, M. Irudayaraj, Vice President,   K. Seenu, District Treasurer, M. Ganesan met the CGMT, TAMIL NADU CIRCLE, Sri Marshal Leo Antony at the Customer's Care Centre, CTO Complex THANJAVUR at 11.30 hrs and honoured the CGM  with shawl and mementos like Thiruvairu Famous Asoka halwa, Thanjavur Cashew nuts and Thanjavur famous Thalai Aatti Bommai etc. CGM extended a very nice and friendly chat with us and asked our volunteers to do honorary service at the Customer Care center to improve the  SIM sales and to get fresh orders for New Land Line Connections etc., We in turn have assured our  best offer whole heartedly and assured to depute some volunteers  from ensuing Monday, 26/03/2018 onwards.

The PGMT Sri Vinodh, DGMs, AGMs who were also there lauded our helpful attitude. We are more thankful to our CGMT who was kind enough to spare few minutes for us amidst his busy schedule and  we are very much thankful to Sri Vinodh, PGMT, Thanjavur who has helped us in meeting the CGM, TN Circle in the right time during the inspection schedule.

LONG LIVE BSNL!                              LONG LIVE AIBSNLPWA !!

WITH FRATERNAL GTGS,

K. SANTHANAGOPALAN,

VICE PRESIDENT,

AIBSNLPWA THANJAVUR.

Dear Comrades,
In connection with the forthcoming CWC meeting to be held in RGM TTC Chennai on 16th and 17th April, a formation committee meeting was held in Chennai on 23rd at 1600 hrs. Com.V.Ramarao, TN Circle President presided over the meeting and Com.K.Muthiyalu TN.Circle Secretary conducted the  proceedings. The meeting was attended by the following leaders:- Comrades D.Gopalakrishnan, CHQ Vice President, G.Natarajan GS, Munusamy ChTD District President, Thangaraj- ChTD District Secretary, Kannappan , ChTD District Treasurer, C.Krishnamurthy- ChTD ACS, Sampathkumar -Annanagar Secretary, M.Govindarajan Ex District Secretary ChTD A.Sugumaran- TN Circle VP,
R.Govindarajan- TN Circle VP, D.S.Ramalingam- STR Div.Secretary,  Sundarakrishnan, Victorraju, Mydeenpillai,Sivasankaran,Sridharan, Yagasundaram, N.Mohan, T.V.Parameswaran, Sridharan,  etc were attended the meeting.

Com.K.Muthiyalu who had just returned after having a meeting with Jt.CCA, told that Pension revision for 8000 DOT Retirees has been done and sent to the respective banks. If any DOT retiree has not received the revised pension orders, they can approach CCA office with PPA Number and LPD particulars. 78.2% arrears works are nearing end and only for 200 cases are pending.
For the smooth conduct of CWC meeting successfully 6 committees such as Reception, Accommodation, Transport, Food, Stage, Medical aid committees were formed. ChTD leaders told that they would give sufficient man power to all committees and the rest will be filled by volunteers from STR Division and Chennai Traffic Division. 
GS narrated briefly about his meeting with DOT and BSNL officers in Delhi during his recent visit there with Com.DG.
The next joint meeting will be convened on 6th April and the venue and time will be intimated later. All comrades present took active participation in the meeting. Biscuits and Tea were supplied.Com.Muthiyalu gave the Vote of Thanks. 

Our GS has written a letter to BSNL HR for the release of two installments of MRS without Voucher. It is expected that the orders would be released by the end of this month. The same letter is reproduced here.

We are going to Puri (Jagannath Puri) in Odisha for the next All India Conference. Odisha comrades have suggested 22-23 September 2018 as probable dates. Ensuing CWC meeting on 16-17, April in Chennai will finalize the dates. Before that, Odisha comrades will form Reception Committee and start the work. Odisha is comparatively a small circle unit with only 1500 members in total. Such a small circle has come forward to host the AIC of the largest organization of BSNL pensioners in India.

It is possible only with the willing involvement of all members in the country. Every member of our Association, Life member or annual member, is requested to donate Rs 50 towards AIC fund. It should be remitted to CHQ by branches. CHQ will hand over the amount so received to the Odisha Reception Committee. Some branches have already remitted the donation. List of donations received up to 20-3-2018 by CHQ is given below:

Vellore: Rs. 20,000

Salem East: Rs. 19,100

Late Com. Hariharan of Chennai: Rs. 5,000

Smt. Akhilandeswari of Chennai: Rs 10,000

Gurgaon: Rs. 4000

Bhandara: Rs. 400.

Fatehpur:Rs. 600

Balaghat : Rs. 3900

West Godavari : Rs. 6000

Kurnool: Rs. 10000

Malappuram :Rs. 6000.00

Jhansi:Rs. 2600

Lakhimpur : Rs. 800

Varanasi: Rs. 2750

Lucknow: Rs. 1050

Pratapgargh: Rs. 1300

All other branches are requested to collect it when the pension of March 2018 is disbursed and remit the amount to CHQ before 30, April 2018. If collection is not completed, please transfer the amount from District unit’s funds and then continue the collection.

Start preparation to meet at Puri and go ahead. PURI AIC will be another milestone in our path

On 17.3.18 we celebrated  International  women's day along with our Branch Monthly  Meeting. The meeting was wholly conducted by our senior sisters presided over by Smt. Umamaheswari. Nearly 120 members  participated and useful deliberations were made in this meeting. And our senior member Shri M.P.VELUSAMY C.G.M  (Retd ) gave us a very good speech and this meeting concluded with special prizes to our sisters and with sweets , savouries and coffee.

With Fraternal Greetings

T.S.Raghupathy.

Dist Secretary , AIBSNLPWA,

Salem West Branch. 

 AIBSNLPWA Thanjavur District Branch with profound grievance announces that Com L. Chandra Prakash, (Retd. SSS, Thanjavur) Joint Secy of AIBSNLPWA Thanjavur District Branch passed away today the 18.03.18 Sunday at  09.00hrs at Nerone Hospital Trichy where he was admitted for a surgery on his head. Funeral will take place at Thanjavur tomorrow , 19th March, Monday and the funeral procession will start at 15.00hrs from his residence 22,Mangalaswamy Nagar, near By-Pass Road, Nagai Road, Mariamman Koil post, Pin-613501.
Com.Chandra prakash demise is a unbearable loss to our Aibsnlpwa Thanjavur District Branch since com LCP is such a wonderful and hard worker and the man of action. We pray the almighty to keep his soul at rest.
His family member's mobile no: 98433 90601
Our heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family.                   
AIBSNLPWA Thanjavur District Branch

அன்புள்ள தோழர்களே !
ஒரிஸ்ஸா தோழர்கள் நமது அகில இந்திய மாநாட்டினை இந்த ஆண்டு செப்டம்பர் மாதம் 22 மற்றும் 23 தேதிகளில் நடத்தலாம் என்று அறிவித்துள்ளனர். சென்ற இதழ் பென்ஷனர் பத்திரிக்காவில் நம் CHQ தலைவர் தோழர் P.S. ராமன்குட்டி கூறியுள்ளபடி ஒரு சிறிய மாநிலமான ஒரிஸ்ஸா மிக குறைந்த அளவு எண்ணிக்கை உள்ள நம் உறுப்பினர்கள் , இருந்த போதிலும் மிக துணிச்சலுடன் மிகவும் சாமர்த்தியமாக அகில இந்திய மாநாட்டினை கோவில் நகரமான பூரியில்  நடத்தும் பொறுப்பினை ஏற்றுக் கொண்டிருப்பது மிகவும் பாராட்டுதலுக்கு உரியது. இந்த பூரி மாநாடு புகழ் வாய்ந்த பெரிய நிறுவனமான நம் AIBSNLPWA வெற்றி பயணத்தில்   ஒரு மைல் கல்லாக அமையும் என்பதில் எந்த விதமான சந்தேகமும் இல்லை.

இந்த அ .இ மாநாடு ஒரு வெற்றி மாநாடாக நடைபெற நாம் எல்லோரும் ஒரிசா தோழர்களுக்கு துணை நிற்க கடமை பட்டுள்ளோம். இது மிகவும் சாதாரணமாக நம்மால் எளிதாக செய்ய இயலும். ஒவ்வொரு சங்கத்தினரும் ஆயுள் கால உறுப்பினராக இருந்தாலும் சரி , ஆண்டு சந்தா செலுத்தும் உறுப்பினராக இருந்தாலும் சரி , ஒவ்வொரு உறுப்பினரும் ரூ 50/- ஐ மாநாட்டு நிதியாக உடனடியாக அளித்தால் போதும் . கிளை / மாவட்ட செயலர்கள் அந்த நிதியினை பெற்று CHQ  கணக்கில் சேர்த்து விடவும். CHQ இந்த நிதியை தனியாக வைத்துக்கொள்ளும். மாவட்ட நிர்வாகங்கள் தங்கள் மாவட்ட நிதியிலிருந்து CHQ விற்கு ஏப்ரல் மாதம் 30 தேதிக்குள் அனுப்பிவிட்டு பிறகு உறுப்பினர்களிடம் இருந்து பெற்றுக்கொள்ளலாம் . 
அவ்வாறு எல்லா மாவட்டங்களிடமிருந்து பெறப்படும் நிதியை , ஏப்ரல் மாதம் ஏற்படுத்தப்படும் வரவேற்பு கமிட்டியிடம் CHQ அளிக்கும் . வரவேற்பு கமிட்டி ஏற்படுத்திய பின் மாநாட்டிற்கான பணிகள் மிக துரிதமாக நடைபெறும்.
மாவட்ட நிர்வாகிகளே தயவு செய்து அடுத்த அறிவிப்பிற்கு காத்திராமல் , மாவட்ட நிதியிலிருந்து CHQ  நிதிக்கு உடனடியாக தொகை அனுப்பி விட்டு தகவலை உரிய விபரங்களுடன் CHQ பொருளாளர் தோழர் விட்டோபன் அவர்களுக்கு அனுப்பவும். அந்த தகவல்களை தொகைக்கான பட்டியல்களை இனிவரும் பென்சனர் பத்திரிக்கையில் வெளியிடப்படும். இந்த முடிவுகள் சமீபத்தில் பாட்னாவில் நடைபெற்ற அகில இந்திய காரிய கமிட்டியில் ( CWC ) எடுக்கப்பட்டது.
தோழமை வாழ்த்துக்களுடன் ,
G .நடராஜன் 
பொது செயலர்,
AIBSNLPWA .

Announcement

Usually our monthly meeting would be conducted in a grand manner on every Second Saturdays. But this month the second Saturday comes on 14-04-18 which coincides with the Tamil New year Day. So our Monthly  Meeting of April will be conducted on 15-04-18. Please pass on this message to your dear and near friends of our association.

Forget not to attend our meeting on 15-04-2018 at 10-00 hours as usual  in Telephone Exchange Complex, Maris Corner, Thanjavur.

With Fraternal Greetings,

Santhanagopalan,

District Vice president,

Swaminathan

District Secretary and

All Office Bearers of AIBSNLPWA,

Thanjavur District.

International woman's day was 

celebrated in the monthly meeting held

 on 11th March-2018 on behalf of

 AIBSNLPWA  SALEM EAST DISTRICT BRANCH. 

About 60 members including 5 ladies

 participated and made it 

a grand success one.