24.6.2019 அன்று நடைபெற்ற AIBSNL PWA CHENGALPATTU BRANCH  பொதுக்குழு கூட்டம் சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்றது. கிளை  தலைவர் தோழர் ரங்கநாதன் தலைமை தாங்கினார் செயலாளர் தோழர்சொ. ஒளி வரவேற்புரை நிகழ்த்தினார் மற்றும் கிளையின் வளர்ச்சியும், உறுப்பினர்களின் குறைகளையும்  கேட்டுக்கொள்ளப்பட்டது.  தோழர் கிஷ்ணமூர்த்தி மாநில உதவி செயலாளர் சிறப்பு உரை ஆற்றினார். 83 உறுப்பினர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.  5 புதிய உறுப்பினர்கள் சங்கத்தில் இணைந்தார்கள் நன்றி உரை கிளை செயலாளர் உரையுடன் கூட்டம்  நிறைவடைந்தது

 தோழர் கிஷ்ணமூர்த்தி உரையில் பிஎஸ்என்எல் நிறுவனம் என்றும் யாராலும் அழிக்க முடியாது என்றும்,  Extra increment, recovery amount of  retirement time அதாலத்தில்  நமது கிளை உறுப்பினர் ராமஜெயத்தின் பிரச்சனை தீர்க்கப்படும் என்றும் மிக சிறப்பாக உரைநிழ்த்தினார்.

Villiwakkam Branch Executive Meeting was held on Saturday  (22-06-19) at 1630 hours in Kanaga Durga Hr.Sy.School , Villiwakkam under the president ship of Br. Presidnt Com.Gangadharan . Br.Secretary Com.Vaidhyanathan welcomed all Com.V.Rathna AGS, Com.M.Kannappan, Circle Treasurer, Com. Jeevanandam, Com.Ashok kumar, Com. Gunasundari Ranganathan all Circle Office Bearers and almost all executive members of the branch attended. 
Matters related with the ensuing Circle Executive meeting to be held on 28th of this month was discussed. The secretary informed that 80 BSNL employees are retiring this month and he conveyed best wishes for their happy and healthy retired life. He extended warm welcome to all to come and join in our association.  
Com.Rathna spoke about the recently held adalath meeting discussions, One Increment postponement, Take over of ALTTC by the DOT etc. 
Com. Kannappan expressed his desire that the birthdays, marriage days of our members which come in the month may be celebrated in the respective month's meeting. Those members may be informed to come with their family. Being the biggest branch of ChTD, the attendees for the meetings are very meager. So post cards may be sent to individuals soliciting their presence for every meeting. The discussions were healthy and useful. The executive meeting was concluded with a vote of thanks.

       Long Live Pensioners Unity !,  Long Live AIBSNLPWA !!

On 22-6-19,  Com. P Gangadhara Rao GS along with other leaders FELICITATED Hon'ble Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sri PRALHAD JOSHI JI at Hubli.

Com.PSR

After congratulating him, we sought his help for our main demand of PENSION REVISION and he assured his help.

P Gangadhara Rao GS

L to R ... Coms. Shreedhar Pawar DS Hubli, Radhakrishna AGS CHQ, S L Pujar OS Hubli, Gandigawad VP Hubli, Shivananda VP KTK Circle,  Sri PRALHAD JOSHI JI, P Gangadhara Rao GS, Tarikeri member Hubli, R Changappa CS KTK Circle.

Today (21-06-2019 ) Pension  Adalath was conducted in the Hall Of Inspiration, Chennai 2 at 1400 hours. Many of our comrades and leaders attended the adalath. Comrades D.Gopalakrishnan, TS Vittoban, S.Arunachalam,V.Rathna, V Ramarao, S.Thangaraj, M.Kannappan. S Krishnamurthy, Ananthan, Vaithyanathan, Marimuthu and other branch secretaries attended. This Adalath is being conducted after a long gap of 9 months. The official side had agreed to conduct the adalath regularly in every 3 months.
The photos taken on the occasion have been posted here and the write up will follow soon.

1.   Our case was listed as 79 in court 2 division bench. It was published in the website that the following final disposal cases (46 to 79) are adjourned due to want of time and appropriate dates will be announced by the court. Accordingly the court announced the next hearing date as 16/7/19.

Anyhow our junior lawyer tried to pre pone the date but it didn't succeed. DoT counsel was also absent today.

Circle President Com.Ramarao and ACS Com.Sundarakrishnan attended the court.

2.  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 ...

Our CHQ Vice president Com.D.Gopalakrishnan has prepared a very good memorandum to the Finance Ministry to be sent before this budget session starts. I have posted it here. On behalf of Com DG, I  request all our members to send your views, opinions and feed back to me on or before 18-06-2019 ( Tuesday). I will compile all and send to com DG. You can send on whatsapp to my number 
80560 66995 . or e-mail to chennaitelephonescircle@gmail.com immediately.

" Please consider whether we can send the following on behalf of our association to finance ministry

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

Hon Supreme court 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 percent above Rs.30 lakhs.

In 2017-18 budget income tax to corporates was reduced from 30 percent to 25 percent 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 in turn helps for more production and generate more employment.

Further, the savings of pensioners in banks and post offices helps investment for the industries which in turn helps employment generation.

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

We would request for serious consideration of the above proposal  ".

Please act swiftly and send your opinion through whatsapp or e-mail as mentioned above.