BSNL pensioners discuss welfare, legal developments during conference

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Members of the All India BSNL Pensioners' Welfare Association enactment   successful  a league  successful  Vijayawada connected  Wednesday.

Members of the All India BSNL Pensioners' Welfare Association enactment successful a league successful Vijayawada connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO

Around 500 radical from crossed the State attended the ellipse league of the All India BSNL Pensioners’ Welfare Association (AIBSNLPWA), held successful Vijayawada connected Wednesday (February 18).

AIBSNLPWA nationalist president D. Gopala Krishnan, wide caput V. Vara Prasad and others spoke connected organisational matters, pensioners’ payment and ineligible developments.​

Mr. Gopala Krishnan pointed retired that pursuing the pension revision implemented successful 2007, the adjacent revision has been owed since January 1, 2017. ​Referring to the judgement of the Principal Bench, Central Administrative Tribunal, Delhi, September 2023, which directed that pension revision beryllium granted connected a par with Central authorities employees, Mr. Gopala Krishnan said pension revision should beryllium implemented from January 1, 2017, taking the judgement arsenic the guiding benchmark. ​

Mr. Vara Prasad said the contented of pension revision has not been included successful the Terms of Reference of the 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC). ​He cautioned that the lack of clarity regarding the day of effect whitethorn adversely interaction pensioners who retired anterior to 2026.​

Through the conference, the members urged the authorities to amend the Terms of Reference to see pension revision for erstwhile pensioners and to intelligibly specify 01-01-2026 arsenic the day of implementation.

Published - February 18, 2026 09:26 p.m. IST

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