Meeting between General Secretary, BSNLEU and CMD BSNL..

Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, met Shri P.K. Purwar, CMD BSNL today and discussed the following issues.

(1)   Implementation of the order of the Hon’ble Kerala High Court, on payment of IDA to the Non-Executives.

The General Secretary handed over the letter, addressed to the CMD BSNL, demanding implementation of the order of the Hon’ble Kerala High Court. He explained that the DPE has already clarified that, it has nothing to do with the payment of IDA to the Non-Executives of BSNL. Hence, the General Secretary demanded the CMD BSNL to immediately take action for the payment of the 2 instalments of IDA, that have become due from 01.10.2020 and 01.01.2021. The CMD BSNL responded positively. He told that, necessary action would be taken in this regard.

(2)    Wage Revision.

In continuation of the discussion held with the CMD BSNL last month, the General Secretary insisted upon the CMD BSNL to resume the Wage Negotiations with the Recognised Unions of the Non-Executives. He pointed out that a vast majority of the Non-Executives are suffering from stagnation and that, Wage Revision is the only way to solve this problem. The CMD BSNL merely told that the matter would be looked into. 

(3)    Payment of salary on the due date.

The CMD BSNL informed the General Secretary that funds for the payment of February, 2021, salary have already been sent. The CMD BSNL also told that, he had gone through the letter of BSNLEU, given on this issue yesterday. The General Secretary demanded that, the schedule for payment of the salary on the last day of every month should be maintained.  He told that, making payment of salary on the due date once, would permanently solve this problem. The CMD BSNL told that he try to implement it. 

(4)    Payment of wages of the Contract Workers.

The General Secretary demanded that, the Management should immediately release funds for the payment of wage arrears of the contract workers, which remains pending for the past so many months. The CMD BSNL replied that, he had just released funds for the payment of two months' wages. The General Secretary demanded that, the CMD BSNL should hold a full-fledged discussion with BSNLEU, regarding the outsourcing of works and the utilisation of the contract workers. The CMD BSNL accepted this and assured that this meeting would be conducted soon.