Send inefficient employees home – take action under FR 56 (J) – Hon’ble Prime Minister has reportedly told the CMD BSNL..

The CMD BSNL, in his video conferencing yesterday, has quoted certain observations made by Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister, in connection with BSNL’s Revival Package. The Prime Minister has reportedly told, “BSNL should either perform or perish”. Further, the Hon’ble Prime Minister is reported to have asked the CMD BSNL, how many employees have been sent home for their inefficiency and against how many employees had the BSNL Management taken disciplinary action under FR 56 (J). We share the view of the Hon’ble Prime Minister that, BSNL should improve it’s efficiency, revenue, customer base and ARPU (Average Revenue Per User). However, we would like to ask the Hon’ble Prime Minister, why BSNL, which earned a net profit of Rs.10,000 crore in 2004-05, is unable to improve it’s performance now, in terms of revenue collection, customer base, etc. Even an ordinary employee in BSNL will say that, it is because BSNL is unable to start it’s 4G service. Had BSNL been permitted to upgrade it’s BTSs, the Company would have started it’s 4G service at least 2 years back. Alternatively, had BSNL been allowed to purchase it’s 4G equipments from Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung (global vendors), it would have launched it’s 4G service by this time. However, it is an undeniable fact that, both the permissions were rejected by the government of our Hon’ble Prime Minister. Now, BSNL is being compelled to purchase it’s 4G equipments from the newcomer TCS, which is not having proven 4G technology. This compulsion is also being created by the government of our Hon’ble Prime Minister. After having created all these problems for BSNL, is it appropriate on the part of our Hon’ble Prime Minister to observe that the Company is not performing only because of the employees? Sorry Prime Minister, we beg to differ.