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HAPPY PENSIONERS DAY
DATE: 17/ 12
PENSIONERS’ DAY: 2021
On 17.12.1982, the Supreme Court of India pronounced its landmark judgement in D S Nakara vs. GOI case.
A Bench consisting of SCI headed by the then Chief Justice Y V Chandrachud, J.D A Desai, J. O Chinnappa Reddy, J. V D Tulzapurkar and J. Bahrul Islam gave the classic judgement which is relevant even today. The judgement tells a lot beyond the particular issue,because Late Shri H D Shourie raised many basic issues concerning pension in their Affidavit.
The Judgement said:
1) Pension is neither a bounty nor a grace
2) Pension is not an ex gratia payment
3) Pension is a social welfare measure
4) It creates a vested right subject to 1972 rules which is statutory in character
5) A pension scheme must enable the pensioner live from want and with decency and self respect.
EFFECT OF THE CASE:
a) Till then there was no pension revision in central services. From 1986 onwards the pension revision came into effect.
b) While Sri Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister (1984-89) a new Ministry of Personnel was created to take care of pensioners.
c) A new Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare was created
d) Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies was introduced to discuss the pension related issues of central service staff. Now SCOVA is not effective.
e) Pension Adalat was introduced.
f) Administrative Tribunals were started to quickly hear and dispose the cases of central govt employees and pensioners.
g) Fifth CPC gave ‘complete parity’ and ‘modified parity’ in pension fixation.
h) Sixth CPC and Seventh CPC also granted parity to the old pensioners.
Let us remember these while observing Pensioners Day on 17-12-2021.
Let us pay our homage to late Shri D S Nakara and late Shri H D Shourie and also to the eminent Judges.
(Courtesy to All India BSNL Pensioners' Welfare Association website)
DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE THROUGH FACE AUTHENTICATION
DATE: 11/ 12
PROCESS FOR DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE THROUGH FACE AUTHENTICATION BASED ON UIDAI AADHAAR SOFTWARE ,
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONERS WELFARE
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ONLINE PENSION ADALAT ON 11JAN2022
DATE: 8/ 12
An online Pension Adalat is proposed to be held in 11th January 2022 at 14:30 hrs through online mode.Pensioners/Family pensioners of Department of Telecommunications, Tamil Nadu Circle, & BSNL units viz., Tamil Nadu Circle Chennai Telephones, STR and STP.may submit their grievance(s) for redressal. The grievance(s) may be submitted
in the prescribed proforma along with the requisite document(s) to the under mentioned officereither by post or by email “jtccapen.ccatn@nic.in”. It can be dropped in the Pension Grievance drop box in the address given below.The grievance(s) should reach the under mentioned officer on or before 21.12.2021 upto 18:00 hrs.
The link to join this Online Pension Adalat will be shared with pensioners one day before.
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LOK SABHA QUESTION ON CASHLESS FACILITIES TO CGHS
DATE: 8/ 12
REPLY IN LOKSABHA ON CASHLESS FACILITIES TO CGHS BENEFICIERIES
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HIGH LIGHTS OF THE WAGE NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 3 DEC 2021
DATE: 4/ 12
HIGH LIGHTS OF THE WAGE NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 3 DEC 2021 (AS PER BSNLEU WEBSITE)
A meeting of the Wage Negotiating Committee of the Non-Executives is held today. All the Staff Side and Management Side members participated. As has already been assured in the last meeting,
the Management Side made a power point presentation. According to the information of the Management: -
1) The present strength of Non-Executives is 33,048. In this, absorbed employees are 18,553. BSNL recruited employees are 14,495. In this, number of the Non-Executives in stagnation is as follows: -
Stagnation 1 – 2,134
Stagnation 2 – 2,351
Stagnation 3 – 1,938
At maximum of the pay scale to 2,784.
Total number of stagnated employees 9,207.
2) The Management Side further stated that, the employees who lost their increments, due to stagnation,will get them now. This will give financial benefit to the stagnating employees. They further stated that, the Directly Recruited employees will get benefit to the extent of 12% increased EPF contribution by the Management.
3) The Management stated that the financial burden of the Company on account of Pension Contribution inthe new pay scales will increase by 2.6 times. Hence, they suggested to reduce the minimum and
the maximum of the pay scales that have already been finalised in the Wage Negotiation Committee. But, the Staff Side strongly opposed this.
4) Instead, the Staff Side demanded that the already finalised pay scales should be implemented with 5% fitment.
Further discussion will take place in the next meeting.
There is no proposal under consideration for disinvestment of BSNL and MTNL
DATE: 3/ 12
There is no proposal under consideration for disinvestment of BSNL and MTNL - Minister Replied in the Lok Sabha.
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LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF LIFE CERTIFICATE IS EXTENDED TO 31ST DECEMBER 2021
DATE: 1/ 12
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF LIFE CERTIFICATE IS EXTENDED TO 31ST DECEMBER 2021
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NEXT MEETING OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR WAGE REVISION OF NON-EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES W.E.F. 1.1.2017 IN BSNL
DATE: 30/ 11
NEXT MEETING OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR WAGE REVISION OF NON-EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES W.E.F. 1.1.2017 IN BSNL IS SCHEDULED ON 3RD DECEMBER 2021
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