It is already 19^th of August today, and so far the Corporate Office has not allotted funds to the circles, for the payment salary for the month of July, 2020. It has become a practice for the Management to make payment of salary, only when a call is given for agitational programme. They have no consideration for the sufferings of the employees, especially the lower level employees. BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL today, cautioning that employees would be forced to launch serious agitational programmes, if the mindset of the Management does not change. BSNLEU has also demanded immediate payment of the July salary.

The tenure of the BSNL Staff Welfare Board and the BSNL Sports and Cultural Board, functioning at the Corporate Office level, has expired in March, 2020. So far, the Corporate Office has not taken any action for the reconstitution of both these Boards. BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL today, demanding early reconstitution of both these Boards.

Onam, the important festival of Kerala, falls on 31.08.2020. Hence, the Central Government has issued an order that, the August salary as well as pension should be paid to the employees and pensioners of Kerala on 26.08.2020 itself. Quoting this order, BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL, demanding payment of August salary for the employees in Kerala circle on 26.08.2020. 

Together with this, BSNLEU has also demanded that the salary for the month of July, 2020, should immediately be paid to all the employees.

Heavy rains are lashing out the Kerala circle for the past many days. This has resulted in heavy landslides, as well as severe damages to the networks of BSNL. The entire officers and employees of BSNL, Kerala circle, have shown exemplary devotion in restoring BSNL’s services. This is being widely appreciated by the media. In this connection, BSNLEU has written to the CMD BSNL, demanding to rush the requisite funds to Kerala circle, for carrying out the repairing works of the cables and equipments.

BSNLEU is continuously writing letters to the CMD BSNL and the Director (HR), raising various important grievances of the employees. However, due to the lock-downs and the subsequent restrictions imposed in the movement of the citizens, the CHQ is unable to meet the top officers of the BSNL Management, to discuss those issues. Hence, the CHQ has requested the Director (HR) to arrange an online Formal Meeting  to BSNLEU, to discuss certain important staff issues.

8^th Membership Verification was held in September, 2019. Based on the results, the National Council was reconstituted in March 2020. However, no meeting of the National Council could be conducted till date, due to the lock-down and other restrictions. Under these circumstances, BSNLEU has written to the Director (HR), demanding to hold the National Council meeting online. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, spoke to Shri A.M.Gupta, Sr.GM(SR), BSNL CO., today and discussed the issue. The Sr.GM(SR) agreed to look into the demand and to take the necessary action.

Based on the memorandum submitted to him by the AUAB, Com.M. Shanmugam, Rajya Sabha member, as well as the General Secretary of LPF, which is one of the Central Trade Unions, has written to the Prime Minister, demanding prompt action for the launching of BSNL’s 4G service, as well as implementation of the assurances given in the Revival Package. Most importantly, Com.M.Shanmugam, MP, has insisted in his letter to the Prime Minister that, BSNL’s surplus lands should be sold only at market price, through a trustworthy and transparent process. BSNLEU expresses it’s sincere gratitude to Com.M. Shanmugam, MP, for his prompt action.