Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitaraman has announced a relief package of Rs.1.7 lakh crore, to tackle the crisis created by COVID-19. Reputed Indian economist, Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyer, who is also a consultant of the World Bank, has stated that the relief package announced by the Finance Minister is too small and ...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL to extend the validity period of all prepaid subscribers. In it’s letter dated 29.03.2020, the TRAI has stated that the users should be ensured uninterrupted voice and data services amidst the national ...

During the past two / three decades, we have been witnessing what was happening in the health-care sector. The successive governments had systematically weakened the government hospitals and the government primary health centres, by cutting down the fund allotments. At the same time, private hospitals have come up in a...

Shri Beni Prasad Verma, one of the founding leaders of the Samajwadi Party and former Telecom Minister, passed away in a hospital at Lucknow, yesterday evening. He had been unwell for some time. Shri Shri Beni Prasad Verma, was the Union Minister for Communications in the Deve Gowda Cabinet, from 1996 to 98. BSNLE...

At a time when the entire nation is closed down, BSNL was urgently requested to provide 20 FTTH connections in the 'make shift' Corona Care Hospital, at the Kochi Naval base in Kerala. The team BSNL of Kochi has completed this task within no time. 20 FTTH connections have been made operational in the Kochi Nava...

BSNL administrative offices are closed down for a period of thee weeks from 24.03.2020. This has resulted in delay in the processing of pension papers of those retiring on 31.03.2020. The close-down is likely to be extended also. Hence, BSNLEU has written to the Member (Finance), DoT, demanding sanctioning of provision...

Whenever natural calamities like cyclone, floods, etc., struck the nation, BSNL has stood in the forefront, to facilitate relief and rescue operations. In the present scenario also, when the nation is faced with the danger of Corona Virus Disease, BSNL is expected to provide uninterrupted services. At the same time, th...

The DoT has released an amount of Rs. 4,156 crore to BSNL. This is for making payment of Exgratia amount to those who have retired under VRS-2019. The DoT has directed that, this payment should be completed within 21 days. View letter...

The LIC premium amount deducted from the salaries of the employees has not been remitted to the LIC, from May, 2019 onwards. While the premium amount of the VRS optees has already been remitted to the LIC, the premium amount of the employees who are in service, is yet to be remitted. In the backdrop of COVID-19 spreadi...

Corona Virus has rattled the United States, which is the biggest economy in the world. So far 1,036 deaths are reported in the US. 68,573 are infected with Corona Virus. It is also reported that the disease is spreading fast in the US. It is widely being criticised that, the Donald Trump government was late in taking a...

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In the backdrop of instructions issued by the Labour Ministry and Finance Ministry, directing that the contract workers should not face wage loss, on account of restrictions being imposed to contain the spread of Corona Virus, BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL, demanding to immediately pay the 10 month wage arrears of...