Assam Circle

Sanchar Nigam Pensioners' Welfare Association

কথাবাৰ্তা

first anniversary of VRS retiree ...

1st in-house meeting of the SNPWA Assam along with the celebration of 1st anniversary of our voluntary retirement will be held on February 7, 2021. Tentative program schedule is as below - (A)Meeting 1. Light refreshment :10-00 AM to 11-00 AM 2. Start of Meeting :11-15 AM 3.Tea break: 12-15 PM to 12-30 PM 4. Felicitation of children of retired members: 12-30 PM to 01-00 PM 3. End of Meeting: 1-30 PM
(B)Lunch Break : 1-30 PM - 2-30 PM (C) Preparatory Time for Cultural events : 2-30 PM - 3-00 PM. (D) Cultural Events : 03:00 PM followed by meal from 6 pm to 7:30 pm (E) End of Whole program: 7-00 PM We have decided to felicitate the children of our retired members who passed different entrance examinations & got selected for the State civil service,medical colleges & engineering colleges etc. during the year 2019-20 & 2020-21. So, members are requested to give the names of their children indicating the category of selection such as civil service,medical,engineering etc with the name of the establishment/institution & year of selection in this group by 3rd February' 21 for taking further action at our end. Fee decided is Rs. 500 for each member to meet the expenditure for organizing the above events. Wholehearted participation of all is earnestly requested.

message from gs

We are at the crossroad post VRS. Decision to go for VRS is right; but attitude of the authority seems to be not. To protect our interest and to remain connected, the need of a platform was felt. Our colleagues decided to be in the association led the most dynamic Sh. G. L. Jogi, GS, SNPWA.

Prevailing pandemic prevented in-house gathering. So, we held a virtual meeting on July 9, 2020 for detailed deliberations to form a Circle body of SNPWA after conducting a transparent online opinion poll for selecting the new office bearers. Responses were overwhelming. Our beloved GS graced the occasion with his virtual appearance and enthusiastic speech followed by a question-answer session.

A new CEC comprising of 17 members was formed with Sh. Shantanu Choudhury as Prresident, Sh. Arijit Roy Pradhani as CS to lead the circle.

Latest News & Events | 2021

January 12 | SNPWA Circle Office Bearers meet new CGMT Assam

Circle officer bearers had a courtesy visit with new cgmt assam circle to welcome him, and discuss various issues of concern that require his immediate intervention

November 10, 2020 | Reimbursement of Medical bills of Retirees -Letter

GS writes to the CBM BSNL on immediate reimbursement of pending medical bills of BSNL retirees

October 01, 2020 | Non depositing of TDS deducted on ex-gratia with the income tax department

GS writes to the CBM BSNL on the very serious and highly illegal dereliction of responsibility which virtually amounts to tax evasion

September 15, 2020 | GS met DIR HR and Sr GM(Estt) to sort out the pending issues

Issues like - the final payment of ex-gratia, exercising of option for TDS deduction & other points of importance.

September 4, 2020 | Letter to CMD regarding OPTION for Income Tax

Request to immediately direct field units of BSNL to allow VRS optees to exercise option for new/old regime of IT deductionof tax at source, while making the final payment of ex-gratia

REVISION OF PENSION ..

The joint petition by SNPWA and AIBSNLEWA on the issue of revision of pension for BSNL Pensioners was filed on 8th Sept, 2020 in Principal Bench CAT ND and the petition is listed for admission on September 18, 2020. SNPWA is extremely thankful to SNEA for having taken important decision to file the case on pension revision in P. Bench CAT ND in their Bangalore CEC on 28th/29th Aug, 2019.
SNPWA & AIRBSNLEWA FIGHT TOGETHER ..

Joint petition by SNPWA and AIRBSNLEWA on the issue of pension revision is quite likely to be filed early next week in P CAT ND. After filing of this petition, CHQ will fully concentrate on filing of petition in Delhi High Court challenging deduction of income tax on ex-gratia based on obsolete taxation law of 1995
LIFE CERTIFICATE ..

All the officials who retired on VRS -2019 (31-01-2020), need to submit their Life Certificate in February 2021 only