Formal meeting held with Director (HR) – Both Recognised Unions express strong dissatisfaction and demand early settlement of long pending staff issues.

A formal meeting was held with the Director (HR) on 18.02.2026 following submission of a memorandum on 05.02.2026 highlighting the burning issues of Non-Executives and demanding their immediate settlement. The discussion lasted for more than one hour, during which over 15 important issues were taken up with the Management. The Staff Side strongly expressed its resentment and dissatisfaction over the prolonged delay in resolving these matters. The Staff Side was represented by Com. Animesh Mitra, General Secretary, BSNLEU, Com. Chandeshwar Singh, General Secretary, NFTE BSNL Com. M. Vijayakumar, President, BSNLEU, Com. Irfan Pasha, Treasurer, BSNLEU (CHQ), Com. Ashwin Kumar, AGS, BSNLEU, Com. Uttam Kumar, Dy.GS, NFTE BSNL and Com. Mahavir Singh, Secretary, NFTE BSNL (CHQ). From the official side, the meeting was attended by Dr. Kalyan Sagar Nippani, Director (HR), Shri S.P. Singh, PGM (Estt) and Shri Rajeevi Kaushik, PGM (SR). 

At the outset, the Director (HR) confirmed that the BSNL Board has approved the Wage Agreement for Non-Executives and that the minutes were issued on Monday. It was further informed that the same will be forwarded to the DoT at the earliest. While thanking the Management for approving the Wage Agreement, the Staff Side recorded strong protest and expressed serious grievances regarding the delay and lack of progress in settling several long-pending issues. It was pointed out that many of these issues have already been discussed in the National Council as well as in earlier formal meetings with both Recognised Unions, but the Management has adopted varying approaches without arriving at concrete solutions. During the discussion, the Director (HR) and the official side assured that necessary action will be taken to settle the issues within a time frame extending up to March 2026. The Staff Side is awaiting the written minutes from the Management. It was also clearly conveyed that if the issues are not resolved within the assured timeframe, the Staff Side will be compelled to launch future agitational programmes to draw the attention of the CMD, BSNL.