CHQ leaders meet CMD BSNL.

Com.Animesh Mitra, President, Com.P. Abhimanyu, General Secretary and Com.Sanjiv Kumar, Organising Secretary (CHQ), met Shri P.K. Purwar, CMD BSNL, yesterday the 08.07.2021, and discussed the following issues: -

1. Disbursement of June, 2021 salary.

The representatives strongly urged upon the CMD BSNL to take steps for the immediate disbursement of the June, 2021 salary. It was pointed out that, the employees are facing extreme hardships during this pandemic situation, due to non-disbursement of salary. However, the CMD BSNL replied that, presently this disbursement cannot be done, since there is acute shortage of funds.

2. Immediate holding of the LICEs of the Non-Executives.

The representatives welcomed the orders issued by the Corporate Office for promoting 3,697 JTOs as SDEs. They pointed out that, this promotion has been effected even though the Restructuring of Manpower is not completed. They argued that, in the similar manner, the LICEs of the Non-Executives should also be conducted immediately, without waiting for the completion of the ‘Restructuring’ process.  The CMD BSNL replied that he expects the Restructuring to be completed by 15th August, 2021, after which the LICEs would be conducted. However, the representatives insisted for holding the LICEs, without waiting for the completion of the ‘Restructuring’.

3. Declaration of the JTO LICE results in Punjab circle.

The representatives strongly complained that the JTO LICE results have not been declared in Punjab circle, mainly due to the mishandling of the issue by the Punjab circle office. They demanded that, based on the DoP&T order dated June 15th, 2018, the JTO LICE results should be immediately declared. The CMD BSNL stated that he was not aware of the case and that he would look into it.

4. Deployment of ITS officers in BSNL.

The representatives pointed out that, according to the DoT order dated 11th March, 2013, all the ITS officers deployed in BSNL are to be repatriated to the DoT by 2022-23 in a phased manner. However, contrary to this order, more and more ITS officers are being brought into BSNL, from the DoT, they complained. These ITS officers are being posted even in the HR vertical, replacing the Civil and Electrical offices, when many big SSAs are remaining without SSA Head. For this issue also the CMD BSNL did not give any concrete reply. This issue will be continued to be pursued by the AUAB.