The CEC meeting of BSNLEU held at Mangaluru from 31^st January to 01^st February, 2026, discussed in detail the call for a countrywide General Strike on 12^th February, 2026 given by the Central Trade Unions. The CEC meeting unanimously adopted a resolution to intensify the campaign programme on the charter of demands. The resolution focuses on key issues such as opposition to the Labour Codes, Shram Shakti Niti-2025, the New Telecom Policy and their adverse impact on the working class. It also highlights important demands of BSNL employees, including relaxation of the Affordability Clause to facilitate early approval of the wage agreement, along with the demands of regular employees, pensioners and casual contract labourers. The CEC meeting resolved to intensify campaign activities from 03rd to 10th February, 2026 by organising strike gate meetings and demonstrations at all BSNL offices and exchanges, along with massive postering and pamphlet distribution. It was also decided in the CEC meeting that the concerned CHQ office bearers and Circle Secretaries will undertake tour programmes to explain and clarify the charter of demands of the strike to employees in a befitting manner. The Coordination Committee of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF will also be consulted for organising and strengthening the campaign programme. Further, the resolution calls upon all workers to make the strike historic. The resolution was passed unanimously with full support from all delegates attending the CEC meeting.

The plight of BSNL casual contract workers, who are facing severe hardship due to the retrenchment policy of the BSNL management, was discussed in the BSNLEU CEC meeting held at Mangaluru from 31 January to 01 February 2026. It was reported that the BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation has decided to organise a National Convention on 07^th March, 2026 at HKS Bhawan, New Delhi, followed by submission of a memorandum to the CMD, BSNL. The Mangaluru CEC meeting has extended full support to make the Convention a grand success. All circles are urged to ensure massive participation and make the National Convention a resounding success.

The notification for the Senior Executive Trainee (SET) examination for external candidates has been strongly opposed by unions and associations. The issue was discussed in the BSNLEU CEC meeting held at Mangaluru from 31^st January to 01^st February 2026, where the management’s move was sharply criticised. While LICE for departmental candidates (TM/JE/JTO) remain pending in a large number of circles and posts are being reduced in the name of cadre restructuring, the management has opted for open market recruitment. The CEC of BSNLEU has condemned this contradictory approach. In a positive development, the unions and associations submitted a common memorandum to the management on 02^nd February, 2026, demanding the immediate stoppage of SET recruitment and the scrapping of the ongoing examination.

The Central Executive Committee (CEC) Meeting of BSNLEU was held on 31st January 2025 at TRC Hall, Telephone Exchange, Mangalore. The meeting was inaugurated by Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri, Founder General Secretary of BSNLEU. At the outset, Com. Tanveer Pasha, District Secretary, delivered the welcome address and greeted all the delegates who had attended the CEC Meeting from different corners of the country. Com. M. Vijay Kumar (President), Com.Animesh Mitra (General Secretary) and Com.H.V. Sudarshan (Assistant General Secretary) addressed the gathering and spoke in detail on the prevailing political situation, the ongoing crisis in BSNL, and key organisational tasks. The CEC expressed serious concern over attempts to dilute pension rules and discussed the alarming deterioration in BSNL mobile services across the country.  The meeting called for intensive mobilisation for the General Strike on 12th February 2026, demanding approval of the wage agreement through relaxation of the affordability clause by the Central Government. Full support was also extended to contract workers and the National Convention scheduled on 7th March 2026 in New Delhi. The discussions will continue till 1st February 2026.

Based on the persuasion and consistent efforts of CHQ, the Corporate Office has issued guidelines to the Maharashtra Circle seeking clarification and necessary action regarding the long-pending issue of caste status verification in BSNL. On 07^th January 2026, CHQ addressed a letter to the CMD BSNL, requesting immediate intervention for settlement of the prolonged problem arising due to the non-issuance of clear guidelines from the Corporate Office to the Maharashtra Circle. Pursuant to this, the Corporate Office issued a letter to the Maharashtra Circle on 15^th January 2026, directing the Circle Administration to take necessary action on the issue. Subsequently, the Maharashtra Circle Administration has communicated the latest position to the Corporate Office on 27.01.2026, which has since been forwarded to CHQ for information. As per the clarification given by the Circle Administration, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued guidelines on 30.01.2025 to continue provisional pension only to the affected employees. However, all other pensionary benefits such as gratuity, ex-gratia, commutation, etc., are being withheld until completion of the caste status verification process. Although the issue was discussed in the National Council meeting held on 13.01.2025, the Management has failed to resolve the matter through meaningful discussions with the DoT and the CCA, resulting in continued hardship to the affected employees. CHQ reiterates that this issue requires urgent intervention and a permanent solution, and will continue to pursue the matter at the appropriate level to safeguard the legitimate pensionary rights of the affected employees.