AIBSNLPWA

 Nationwide agitation by BSNL/MTNL pensioners :

 Joint action program  by six major BSNL/ MTNL pensioners' Associations including ours was given demanding pension revision as per 7th CPC fitment formula .  All of us have witnessed that Call attention day on 19th December 2022 and two day dharna on 17th, 18th January 2023 was successfully observed throughout the country. 

 *Rally on February 8 to Sanchar Bhavan in Delhi and CCA offices in circles, the third phase of the agitation was also implemented very successfully by these pensioner associations in BSNL/MTNL . Rally programme was suitably modified depending upon the local requirements. 

 Though Hon MoC was positive, because of the negative attitude of authorities in sanchar bhawan,We had resorted to the agitational approach demanding the immediate  pension revision with effect  from 1.1.2017 for pre 2017 retirees as per 7th CPC and the same benefit to be extended to post 2017 retirees also. More than 3.5 lakh pensioners are awaiting the settlement very eagerly. The enthusiastic response vindicated the anger of the Pensioners against the inordinate delay and large majority of pensioners are convinced about the justification of our demand. Congratulations & thanks to all the members, leaders at all levels of all the associations particularly Coms Bagchi, Prahlad Rai,  A K Kaushik, Jawahar and leaders of Mumbai for making the agitational program, a huge success. 

 The Telecom department has agreed for the delinking the pension revision from pay revision as per the instructions of Hon MoC.   *DOT' s concrete note with fitment formula and its proposal on addressing anomaly have yet to be firmed up. 

 Let's closely monitor the further developments on the issue and we hope to jointly pusue for final settlement as per our demand.  

 V Vara Prasad 

 General Secretary 

 All India BSNL Pensioners Welfare Association