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conferences. However, while appreciating the problems of BSNL pensioners, she informed that for submission of medical bills through ERP of BNSL Pensioners was examined but it is not possible through ERP, hence CGM ITPC, Pune has been asked to develop a module for BSNL Pensioners for feeding their medical claims online and to know the status of bills payments. ITPC, Pune has assured to develop the module within two months’ time. On the issue of consideration of tenure transfers of executives form hard tenure Circles, Director (HR) informed that tomorrow the core committee of BSNL C.O. dealing with membership verification related issues is meeting and thereafter, immediate action will be taken to consider the tenure transfer cases. GS, FS, AGS (Fin) met Director (CFA) on 28.06.2016 and extended thanks for attending the 5th AIC at Mysore despite of his busy schedule of time. Director (CFA) expressed his appreciation for arranging AIC at Mysore in excellent manner. Meeting with Member (Finance), Telecom Commission on 24.06.2016: GS along with the members of Core Committee of the Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations met with Member (Finance) and discussed regarding: (i). GPF Payments to BSNL employees through CCA: We expressed our apprehensions regarding payment of GPF to BSNL employees through CCAs in the field units of BSNL. Member (Finance) confirmed that DoT is going to decide a policy for payment of GPF to BSNL employees through CCAs wherein she explained that the sanction of the GPF payment will be issued by the concerned SSA which will go to Circle Office then to CCA Office for payment. The CCA after examining the sanction will make the payment in the bank account of the concerned employee directly under intimation to the SSA. The payment will be released twice / thrice in a month. This experiment is started in Punjab Telecom Circle by today itself which can be seen and experienced. (ii). Payment of pension contribution on actual basic of BSNL pensioners: We requested to take up the matter with Govt. for payment of pension contribution on actual basic of BSNL pensioners. Member (Finance) informed that the matter has already been taken up with the Govt. nodal ministries i.e. DoP&W, DoPT and DoE wherein DoE has clarified that in CDA scales the pay scales are on grade pay basis but in BSNL it is not there. Hence, the pension contribution to be made on the maximum of the IDA pay scale however, DoE has advised to take up the opinion of DoP&W and DoPT in this regard. And now the same has been sent to DoP&W and DoPT for clarification. (iii). Payment of Salary of BSNL employees working in DoT on deputation, Electricity/Water Bills to BSNL from DoT: We requested for releasing the payment of Salary of BSNL employees working in DoT on deputation, Electricity/Water Bills to BSNL from DoT. Member (Finance) clarified that in TERM Cell of DoT, BSNL employees are working against the non-sanctioned posts which are to be sanctioned by DoT. But in CCAs, the employees on deputation are working against the sanctioned posts. Hence, there is no hurdle on payment in respect of these employees but there is a problem for TERM Cell employees with respect to their payment of salary from DoT. She further mentioned that it is logical that DoT should make the payment of Electricity / Water Bill and other maintenance charges to BSNL. GS, FS Sh. T.C. Jain, AGS (HQ) Sh. N.L. Sharma, AGS (Finance) Sh. Raj Pal and Advisor (HQ) Sh. Satish Kumar met on courtesy call with Director (HR) on 23.06.2016 after 5th AIC held at Mysuru from 17th to 19th June 2016, introduced the new CHQ Office Bearers stationed at New Delhi. Also felicitated her on behalf of 5th AIC with Shawl and Memento. We sought her cooperation and assured our full cooperation. Director (HR) congratulated the newly elected CHQ Office Bearers and successful holding of the 5th AIC in a grand manner at Mysuru. Director (HR) also assured her fullest co-operation. During courtesy call meeting Director (HR) emphasized for a smooth conduction of the membership verification of the executive associations. On the issue of implementation of E2 to E7 IDA Pay scales, Director (HR) informed that DoT made some queries on BSNL's proposal for replacing the existing scales by E2 to E7 IDA Pay Scales that what will be the financial Burdon on BSNL on implementation of the revised pay scales which has been replied to DoT that mainly the pension contribution payment from 01.01.2007 amounting about 364 Crores will be born by the BSNL. The reply has been sent to DoT. Director (HR) further mentioned that the DoT has raised the objection in giving pay fitment benefit on each promotion in E9 scale and granting DNI on its actual date after time bound promotion by allowing options. TELEWAVE 79 JUNE-2016