General Secretary talks to the CMD BSNL on the allotment of paltry amount for payment of wages to the Kolkata circle contract workers.

Because of the continuous efforts of BSNLEU and BSNL CCWF, Corporate Office has allotted funds to all the circles, for payment of wages of contract workers. As regards Kolkata circle, the Corporate Office has allotted Rs.9 crore for payment of wages to 220 workers, as per court order. However, only a paltry 1.6 crore rupees has been allotted to the remaining thousands of contract workers. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, spoke to Shri P.K.Purwar, CMD BSNL today telephonically and requested that requisite fund should be allotted to Kolkata circle for payment of contract workers’ wages, at par with other circles. The CMD  BSNL assured to look into the matter and to do the needful.