The General Secretaries of the unions and associations met Shri Papa Sudhakar Rao, Director (EB), who is the holding charge of Director (HR) and highlighted the grievances of the Staff Side for unnecessary delay of settling the 3^rd PRC issues. After patiently hearing our submission, he assured to take required and priority action on it. Both the General Secretaries of BSNLEU and NFTE BSNL had requested the Director (HR) to take proper action to guide the Chairman, 3^rd PRC Committee for holding the next Committee meeting in August to settle the issue at the earliest. The Director (HR) assured to get all the relevant points from PGM(SR) for proceedings further.

The General Secretaries of the unions and associations met Shri Papa Sudhakar Rao, Director (EB), who is the holding charge of Director (HR) and highlighted the grievances of the Staff Side related to online attendance through mobile app. In reply, the Director (HR) expressed that he has just seen the submission of the memorandum of unions and associations. He asked categorically why unions and associations are opposing this simple issue.

We have narrated the difficulties faced by the Staff Side to give the attendance through Mobile App. After elaborate submission, Director (HR) assured to look into submission by Associations and firmly assured that there will be no compulsion for executives and employees for putting attendance from Mobile and required arrangements will be done in office premises. He also assured to discuss the issues further with Unions and Associations and then take required steps as per understanding thereof.

On 29.07.2025, All the General Secretaries of unions and associations met Shri Papa Sudhakar Rao, Director (EB), who is the holding charge of Director (HR) during leave period of Dr. Kalyan Sagar Nippani, Director (HR) in presence of Shri Rajeev Kumar Kaushik, PGM (Pers).

The meeting focused on the issue created by CGM, Tamil Nadu and Chennai circle by not granting meetings to Recognised Unions and Associations. The Director (HR) went through the representation given by General Secretaries of all Unions and Associations and was surprised to know that the CGM, Tamil Nadu and Chennai has not given a single formal or informal meeting to any Union or Association. He categorically asked the reason for unrest situation and we have elaborated about the role of CGM to grant of formal/informal meetings.

Director (HR) expressed serious concern about the situation and assured that detailed and point wise explanation will be called from the CGM, Tamil Nadu and Chennai. He also assured to have personally talked to him for needful action to settle the issue. He also directed PGM (Pers.) to take immediate action on the subject. 

After the retirement of former CMD BSNL, Shri P.K. Purvar, BSNL is not having a regular CMD BSNL since 15-07-2024. Shri A.Robert J.Ravi is temporarily holding the charge of the CMD BSNL. In between, one meeting of the Public Enterprises Selection Board was held for the selection of the new CMD BSNL. However, no one was selected in that meeting. Under these circumstances, the DoT has constituted a Search - Cum - Selection Committee, for the selection of the new CMD BSNL. Copy of the DoT letter is enclosed for the information of our comrades.

The recently conducted 11th All India Conference of BSNLEU has elected the new office bearers for the next term. The outgoing General Secretary, Com.P.Abhimanyu, has communicated the newly elected office bearers to the BSNL Management. The Management in turn, has endorsed the newly elected office bearers of BSNLEU, to all the CGMs. The letter of the Corporate Office endorsing the newly elected office-bearers, is enclosed for the information of all our comrades.