03-May-2026

GS SNPWA, Spoke to Com Animesh Mishra, GS / BSNL EU , and Convenor AUAB, and Com C. Singh, GS/ NFTE, Chairman AUAB, about their views to join the proposed All India Dharna by CBMPAW on 20th May, 2026. Both Comrades categorically assured that they will fully participate in the Dharna on 20th May, 2026. Both of them will be in Delhi on 5th May, 2026.

03-May-2026

All pensioners are requested to send the following email to telecom secretary: secy-dot@nic.in
To
The Secretary,
Dept. of Telecom.
Respected sir,
Payment of IDA and DR to BSNL/MTNL employees and pensioners is a routine matter every three months after issuance of order by DPE.
DPE issued order on 27/2/26.
DoT sought information from PSUs under its control (because of para 5) on 23/3/26 and BSNL replied on the same day with the details of financial implications.
MTNL also sent it's reply.
Again DoT sought the information from those PSUs asking to get the approval of board of directors.
It's the responsibility of the PSU to pay it from its resources.
Seeking information one after another is nothing but a deliberate, unwanted delay.
Meanwhile DPE has issued order on 24/4/26 for increased IDA from 1/4/26 without any condition like para 5 of its earlier order.
Payment of DR rests only with DoT.
I request you, sir to immediately release the order for payment of IDA and DR from 1/1/26 and 1/4/26.
Please avoid any further delay.
Name:
PPO Number:
Station:

03-May-2026

The greatest, and I reiterate, the greatest breakthrough of our CBMPA struggle and intense persuasion of SNPWA with DPE resulted in withdrawal of most retrograde para 5 contained in the DPE Order dated 27th Feb, 2026.
All said and done, we have a situation today where, despite all the justification we have for issuing of our DR by DOT, our ID R stands intrinsically linked to IDA of working employees, a situation akin to our linking of Pension Revision to Wage Revision.
Withdrawal of Para 5 has paved the way for the release of IDA for working employees, and hence our DR. But for this, the possibility of our getting DR was next to impossible. These are hard ground realities that we have to accept until our Pension Revision is conclusively settled.
But for withdrawal of para 5, nothing would have been possible. That is biggest breakthrough of our struggle and persistent persuasion of this Association with DPE.
Thus, let us not undermine great significance and outcome of our struggle of 16th April 2026 which was paused for some time. That is how and what history of Trade Union Movement tells us.
No struggle goes waste, and one has to pause a struggle for strategic reasons. That is how the Trade Union Movement goes on and will continue to March forward in the future.
Inquilab Zindabad.
Our struggle Zindabad.
Our unity Zindabad.
- GS / SNPWA.

03-May-2026

CBMPA to Resume Deferred Dharna Programme on 20th May 2026 & Launch of Nationwide Email Campaign from 4th May 2026.
The meeting of CBMPA held on 02-05-2026 deliberated on the prevailing situation regarding the non-release of IDA/DR orders for January 2026 and April 2026 by the Department of Telecommunications for BSNL and MTNL pensioners.
Leaders of all the 12 constituents of CBMPA participated in the meeting.
After detailed discussions and a thorough review, it was unanimously decided to resume the deferred Dharna programme, which will be conducted across the country on 20th May 2026.
CBMPA also appeals to the leaders of AUAB (serving employees) to extend their active support and participate in the Dharna programme, demonstrating our collective strength and unity.
As part of our intensified struggle, it has also been decided to launch a nationwide Email Campaign from 4th May 2026, addressed to the Secretary (Telecom), demanding immediate issuance of pending IDA/DR orders.
All members are requested to actively participate in the email campaign from 4th May onwards and mobilize maximum participation for the Dharna programme on 20th May 2026.
Keeping in view the prevailing heat conditions across the country and the concern for the health of our senior and super senior citizens, local leaders may suitably decide the timings of the Dharna.
Further, since the Telecom Employees Progressive Organisation (constituent of LPF) has expressed willingness for joint action, the Tamil Nadu leaders are requested to contact them and involve them in the programme.
Let us gear up, unite, and make both the Email Campaign and Dharna Programme a grand success. Through collective action, we shall compel the DoT administration to address our legitimate demands .
Make the agitation a grand success.
- Convener, CBMPA.

02-May-2026

GS SNPWA addresses to Secretary (Telecom.) expressing strongest protest over blatant and prejudiced discrimination by DOT towards Pensioners of BSNL/ MTNL by withholding endorsement of the order of DPE dated 27th Feb,26, for seventy days, to CGCA for Payment of Pension wef 1.1.26, for completely inexplicable, unfounded and incomprehensible reasons.
Expressing deepest resentment and anguish of SNPWA over hostile, discriminatory and wholly unwarranted and untenable stand of DOT by illegitimately withholding endorsement of DPE orders for payment of IDR to BSNL / MTNL Pensioners in flagrant and contemptuous violation of the Statutory Provisions of Rule 37(A).
View GS letter copy.