Government decides to collect pension contribution from BSNL, based on the actual basic pay of the absorbed employees and not on the maximum of their pay scales..

It is a welcome development that, finally, the government has issued letter on the issue of payment of pension contribution by BSNL, as demanded by the unions and associations, led by the AUAB. It has been a long time demand of the AUAB, that the government should collect pension contribution from BSNL only based on the basic pay of the absorbed employees and not based on the maximum of their pay scales. The AUAB has organised many agitations, demanding settlement of this issue. However, this demand was rejected by the Finance Ministry. Finally the government has now taken decision to collect pension contribution from BSNL only on the actual basic pay of the absorbed employees and not on the maximum of their pay scales. This is a welcome development. This will certainly reduce the financial burden of the BSNL on account of payment of pension contribution to the government.