BSNL employees oppose govt decision to freeze dearness allowance hike

Current and retired employees of BSNL have opposed the government’s decision to freeze dearness allowance (DA) for 18 months, starting January 1, 2020.

All India BSNL-DOT Pensioners Association (AIBDPA), representing more than one lakh of pensioners retired from Department of Telecom and BSNL, on Saturday said that their members have already contributed to the Prime Minister and Chief Minister’s relief funds according to their ability and deduction will put pensioners to extreme difficulty.

The BSNL Employees’ Union (BSNL EU) called the move a retrograde action and a “big attack on the livelihood of the central government employees and pensioners” while denouncing the action of the government.