
Assam Circle
Sanchar Nigam Pensioners' Welfare Association

All News & Events
January 17 | Notification on the Annual General Meeting(AGM), 2022-23
Read the notification on the forthcoming AGM to be held at Panbazar on January 31, 2023.
January 16 | Office Memorundum on Linking of CGHS Beneficiary ID with the ABHA
Must start a sustained and aggressive campaign to force the Govt. to reverse its diabolical decision fraught with disastrous consequences for CGHS beneficiaries. Read details ..
January 16 | Revaming and restructuring of CGHS - Proposal by Forum of IPS Pensioners
Memoranda submitted by IPS officers CGHS beneficiaries Association for revaming and restructuring of CGHS. Read details ..
January 16, 2023 | GS writes to the to new Director CGHS HQ Delhi
Letter addressed to new Director CGHS HQs Respected Madam Anjana Kumar. SNPWA CHQ wholeheartedly congratulates her on taking over a very significant and crucial position of Director CGHS HQs and also imploring upon her to acknowledge the Communications of the Association on various issues duly.
January 16, 2023 | GS writes to new Director(F), in the matter of arbitrary deduction of Tax by Taxation Wing
Letter addressed to new Director ( F)/ BSNL Board seeking his intervention in the matter relating to arbitrary deduction of Tax by the Taxation Wing of BSNL for one-time payment by BSNL for migration to CGHS from BSNL MRS in contravention of settled Income Tax Provisions. Requesting an immediate meeting to discuss the issue in totality as directed by CMD/ BSNL.
March 15, 2022 | Revised Notification on first circle conference to be held on March 25, 2022
See details of the notification and timing of various events here
March 11, 2022 | FMA EXTENDED TO BSNL/MTNL PENSIONERS
In a significant breakthrough, Fixed Medical Allowance, hitherto available only to the Central Government pensioners, has been extended to BSNL/ MTNL pensioners
March 4, 2022 | DIRECT PAYMENT BY BSNL TO CGHS - FAST PROGRESS
DIRECT PAYMENT BY BSNL TO CGHS - FAST PROGRESS Regarding direct payment to be made by BSNL for migration to CGHS, we very reliably understand that the issue is progressing on expected lines very smoothly and that appropriate changes in ERP will be made shortly. Extremely grateful to CMD and Dir Hr for fully upholding their commitment in this regard, even though expectedly it is taking some time.
January 12, 2022 | 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
December 3, 2021 | Letter addressed to the Secretary, DoT for pension revision
Humble and dispassionate request to end unwarranted, intense and untold suffering of the pensioners of BSNL/MTNL by addressing their legitimate and highly just issue of pension revision
November 18, 2021 | Letter from dpe regarding IDA payment
Letter received from DPE, in response to our letter to Secy/ DPE, regarding payment of IDA to Pensioners in BSNL/ MTNL, clarifying the position on the issue
November 10 | Reimbursement of Medical bills of Retirees -Letter
GS writes to the CBM BSNL on immediate reimbursement of pending medical bills of BSNL retirees
October 21, 2021 | Demand Notice under Section 154/ sec 143(i) of ITR
SNPWA CHQ requests the CPC, TDS Centralised Processing Centre to kindly withdraw all the demand notices issued so far under Section 154 of ITR 1961 to the individuals.
October 6 | 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
October 7, 2021 | Letter addressed to CMD/ BSNL vehemently protesting against serious lapse by BSNL
Letter addressed to CMD/ BSNL vehemently protesting against serious lapse by taxation officials of BSNL while deducting tax at source of VRS 2019 retired personnel
October 6 | Representation to CGHS by our General Secretary Com. Jogi
Letter addressed to Secy/ MOH& Fw, Sh Rajesh Bhushan, with copy to Honble MOH & FW, elaborately explaining the infirmities, inadequacies, huge hassles, lack of coverage to CGHS beneficiaries in the existing CGHS mechanism in rural areas and urging upon them for immediate revamping of the entire mechanism to save it from eventually collapsin
September 15 | 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 | 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
GS have had a detailed discussion with CMD/BSNL
regarding deduction of TDS arbitrarily on ex-gratia according to the old tax regime. GS explained to him the entire background of the issue and also about legitimate right of VRS optees to exercise their option for deduction of TDS on ex-gratia which has been blatantly denied to them in defiance of the Finance bill 2020 which has been approved by the Parliament.
Also informed him that Sr GM( Taxation) is fully of the view that VRS optees need to be given an option to exercise their legitimate right regarding TDS deduction on ex gratia while making them final payment of exgratia. Also informed CMD about unjustified, unreasonable and stubborn attitude of the Director ( Finance) in not issuing fresh instructions to the field units regarding exercising of option for TDS deduction at the time of making the final payment of ex gratia.
CMD , after a very patient hearing of the entire issue, fully assured that he would get the entire issue reexamined and would decide keeping in view legitimate right of VRS optees regarding TDS deduction at the time of final payment of ex-gratia.
August 17 | GS WRITES TO CMD- Correction in the PPOs issued to VRS Optees in BSNL
Correction in the PPOs issued to VRS Optees in BSNL - reg
August 5 | Letter to DIR HR regarding officiating JTOs issue
Counting of officiating spell for Fixation of pay on regular promotion and revision of pay on implementation of 2nd PRC in the case of Officiating JTOs
August 5 | GS Meet Dir(HR) & Sr.GM (Estt) on urgent issues
GS spoke to Dir Hr about retention of quarters by retired officials on normal rent at places where there is no waiting list and explained in detail the whole situation to him, and on other issues
August 5 | GS WRITES TO DOT SECRETARY on Quarter retention
Retention of quarters by retired absorbed employees of BSNL/MTNL, keeping in view the existing deadly situation due to Covid pandemic.
July 27 | Letter on injustice to our colleague abhijit das
Gross and continuing grave injustice being meted out to Abhijit Das, Ex- SDE/Assam, staff no 107051, HR No 199104092, who opted for BSNL VRS 2019
July 27 | Letter on Tax Regime Addrsssed to CMD
Allowing VRS optees to exercise their legitimate right to opt for new or old tax deduction regime- TDS deductions made by the field units on old tax regime completely arbitrary
July 21 | SNPWA Assam Rocks! GS writes ..
SNPWA Assam Circle organised a spectacular video conference on 19th July, 2020 to form the Circle Body after conducting online opinion poll to select office bearers
July 16 | Letter to CMD regarding BSNL MRS
Much needed modifications of BSNL MRS outdoor treatment options and also streamlining of change-over from BSNL MRS to CGHS to facilitate smooth and quick changeover
November 18, 2021 | Letter from dpe regarding IDA payment
Letter received from DPE, in response to our letter to Secy/ DPE, regarding payment of IDA to Pensioners in BSNL/ MTNL, clarifying the position on the issue
October 7, 2021 | Letter addressed to CMD/ BSNL vehemently protesting against serious lapse by BSNL
Letter addressed to CMD/ BSNL vehemently protesting against serious lapse by taxation officials of BSNL while deducting tax at source of VRS 2019 retired personnel
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