SBI has started a new facility to its pensioners from this month. It has started sending PENSION SLIP directly to its pensioners to their email ids. The pension is sent as an attachment in the email. The pension slip statement is in pdf format and password protected. The password is your savings account number only.

So far we are taking our pension slips using our SBI net banking facility. To avail this facility you should have already registered your email id with SBI bank. Or you can now register now. It is very easy for those who are having net banking facility.

You can do this in your net banking facility itself. I have received my pension slip  through email today. The pension slip contains the whole history  of your full particulars including Restoration of pension Commutation dates, Family pensioners Name and their particulars, Aadhaar card number etc.

- Narasimhan from Rishikesh

Dear Comrades,
Warm Greetings to you all. CAT has given the judgement on Pension anomaly case filed by our association, accepting our plea to fix pension on the basis of IDA pay plus the notional pay for the CDA Period. We have to wait and see if the DOT will go on appeal or extend the benefit to all affected pensioners. We are pursuing the case.

No other association understood the case and pursued it as we have done. We have not collected even a single paisa from the pensioners. CHQ has borne all the expenses.It shows the commitment of AIBSNLPWA to pensioners cause.

We have written to Cabinet Secretary and Secretary , Telecom pointing out the delay in implementing decision on 78.2. We anticipated the delay and hence we wrote in November itself. We discussed the matter with Jt.Secretary (A) also. Circle Secretaries are called upon to take up with the matter with concerned CGMs and CCAs.

Holding conferences at all levels is the essential requirement of democratic functioning of any organisation.We do it meticulously.

We have achieved 78.2 annulment of 60% condition. We not only pursued the issues tenaciously but also conveyed every development to our members through web sites, e-mails, whatsapp, circulars and Patrika.

As decided by our last CWC meeting at Bangaluru,

1. Please approach every pensioner and explain the need to strengthen our organisation.
2. Make every annual subscription paying member as Life Member.
3. Collect donotion of Rs1000/- from each member.
4.Open atleast 5 more branches in every circle.

Further it is requested that:

a) Every Circle may convene CEC meeting exclusively for developing the organisation. Invite CHQ office bearers of their circle and near by circles also.
b) CHQ office bearers should take it up as a serious work and channenge.
C) Please send detailed report to CHQ on the work. 

Courtesy : Pensioners' Patrica

[13:46, 3/4/2017] Raman Kutty: NEW CASE.

Dear Comrades,

Now, after Anomaly case,  we  have to take up an important case.

As you know,  those who retired before 1-1-2006,  are getting full pension only after rendering 33 Years of service. Whereas those retired after 1-1-2006 are getting full pension on rendering ten years of service.  This is one naked discrimination. 

Full pension is 50% of last ten months average basic pay for pre2006 people. It is 50% of last months  pay for post-2006 retirees. 

These two discriminations continue for last eleven years.  Nobody fought against it.

From 2006  onwards there is no provision of pro rata pension in CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972.  We BSNL Pensioners are covered by the said Rule.

My view is that we should fight against above cut off date using Nakara case judgenent. 

If full pension is given @50% of last pay to all irrespective of date of retirement (2005 Or 1996  Or 1995 Or 1975...... ) All anomalies can be eliminated. 

95% Central govt pensioners and BSNL pensioners and family pensioners too  will be benefitted by such a change.

We need not wait for anyone else.  We should file a case in CAT. 

It will not end in CAT.  We must be prepared to fight up to Supreme court.

Today Com.  NATARAJAN, DG Etc.  met a retired High Court Judge in Chennai and sought his opinion.

He says there is a chance of winning.  It is long drawn legal battle.

Now,  should we wait till October 2017 to discuss this matter in our CWC meeting at Patna?

My considered view is that we should file a case in CAT Chennai now iself and get ratification of CWC later.  We have to spend some money.

Let us start the fight. I may not be there to enjoy the fruit but, there will be lakhs of people who will take the fruit.

Pl convey your opinion.

 Then Our comrades in Chennai can sit,  decide and move ahead.  

IT IS A MAJOR FIGHT,  LONG FIGHT IN CAT,  HIGHCOURT AND SUPREME  COURT.  I AM SURE THAT ULTIMATELY WE WILL WIN IN THE LIGHT OF NAKARA CASE JUDGEMENT.

PSR                        

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         Com. P.S.Raman Kutty.