BSNL pensioners claim they are discriminated during pandemic
The Hindu
Instructions have been given to ensure COVID-19 treatment only to serving staff, says State president of welfare association
The All India BSNL Pensioners’ Welfare Association has sent a letter to the Minister of Communications, Ravi Shankar Prasad, requesting him not to discriminate against pensioners in the matter of COVID-19 treatment in hospitals. There are 30,000 BSNL pensioners in Tamil Nadu and more than 1.5 lakh across the country. “The BSNL introduced BSNL Medical Reimbursement Scheme (MRS) in 2003 to ensure proper healthcare to its serving and retired employees alike. All the orders issued by BSNL since then ensured equal treatment to serving and retired staff,” said R Venkatachalam, State secretary of the association.
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