Deduction of penal interest from the gratuity payment of employees in Sultanpur SSA of UP (East) circle.

The CHQ of BSNLEU has already demanded that, the penal interest deducted from the gratuity payment of 17 VRS retirees of Sultanpur SSA in UP (East) circle, on the plea that they had not taken insurance coverage for their HBA loan, should be refunded. The CHQ of BSNLEU had argued that, there is no point in deducting penal interest after completion of repayment of the entire HBA amount. Based on this, the Corporate Office had called for certain details from the UP (East) CGM Office. The reply belatedly sent by the CGM Office, UP (East) circle, was handed over by Com.Abhimanyu,GS, to the PGM(Estt.) on 06.04.2023. The GS, BSNLEU has demanded immediate settlement of the issue.