Of course, these comrades might have been under the illusion that BSNL is finished, there will be no wage revision and no pension revision on IDA scales since the III PRC has mentioned about ‘affordability’. We need not point out that how it will adversely affect the wages as well as the pension of the BSNL absorbed employees. But one of the pension associations seems to have demanded for wage and pension revision based on VII CPC recommemdations which are on CDA scales. Now naturally and logically the wages and pension revisions are to be based on the IDA scales as recommended by the III PRC. This further benefitted the BSNL employees/pensioners. In the second wage revision and pension revision also, the same were fixed on the IDA scale as earlier. After much struggle, pension was fixed on the basis of the BSNL IDA wages, as per the demand of all the unions jointly. 2400 was the minimum salary in DOT whereas due to wage revision it was Rs.4,000 in BSNL). 01-10-2000, the stand taken by the government was that since government is paying pension, it can only be on the government pay scales(CDA), which was much lower than the BSNL wages. After the first wage revision in BSNL w.e.f. It was not an easy route for grant of Pension Revision of the above retirees. The latest is the thousands of Post Cards being sent to the Prime Minister for immediate orders.

AIBDPA has already organised many programmes. But the DOT seems to be sitting tight despite BSNLEU, AUAB, AIBDPA, NCCPA and other organisations have been continuously pressing the government for the same.

Since the government has taken the full responsibility of Pension of these absorbed workers and since the III PRC has recommended 15% fitment, there should not be any delay for taking a decision. The DOT is delaying decision on Pension Revision of the absorbed BSNL retirees, even though they are eligible for the same from 01-01-2017.

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