DoT rejects BSNLEU‘s demand regarding issuing of presidential orders to the employees recruited against posts advertised / notified during the DoT period.

After letter was issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare on 03^rd March, 2023, regarding the applicability of Old Pension Scheme to the employees recruited against the posts advertised / notified prior to the notification of the National Pension Scheme, BSNLEU, wrote a letter to the Secretary, Telecom. In that letter dated 12.05.2023, BSNLEU has demanded that, the BSNL employees who were recruited against the posts / vacancies which were advertised / notified for recruitment / appointment, prior to the formation of BSNL, should be treated as DoT recruitees and should be issued with Presidential Orders. The DoT has given it’s reply to the above issue raised by BSNLEU. In it’s letter dated 14.07.2023, addressed to the CMD BSNL, the DoT has referred to the letter written by the General Secretary, BSNLEU, vide letter no.BSNLEU/511(Rectt.) dated 12.05.2023, raising this issue. In it’s reply, the DoT has stated that, “any employee who has been formally appointed by BSNL on or after 01.10.2000 and joined BSNL, is BSNL appointee and the need for issuing Presidential Order does not arise”. Copy of the DoT letter is enclosed for the information of our comrades.