BSNLEU is continuously taking up the important issues of the Non-Executives with the CMD BSNL, Director (HR), etc. However, very little improvement is there on the issues being taken by BSNLEU. Under these circumstances, BSNLEU has sought a Formal Meeting with the Director (HR). The following important issues of the employees have been notified for discussion in the Formal Meeting. 

1. Implementation of a New Promotion Policy to the Non-Executives of BSNL
2. Urgent need to relax the ban imposed on Compassionate Ground Appointments.
3. Holding of the JE LICE, JAO LICE, JTO(OL) LICE, Telecom Technician LICE and other LICEs of the Non-Executives.
4. Inordinate delay in issuing Presidential Orders to the TSMs who were directly promoted as Telecom Technicians.
5. Non-granting of special increments / promotions to the deserving sports personnels and granting special increments clandestinely to some Corporate Office officials.
6. Non-providing of passwords to the Non-Executives.
7. Denial of transfer under Rule 8 to DR JEs - requesting to take action to mitigate their sufferings.
8. Imposing rigorous conditions in the JAO Recruitment Rules.

The MoUs signed by BSNL with the Canara Bank and the Union Bank of India have expired long back. Both the Canara Bank and the Union Bank of India have not come forward to renew the MoUs. This is mainly because, in the past, the BSNL Management had deducted the EMI amounts from the salaries of the employees, but did not remit the same on time to the banks. Due to the non-availability of various loans, the employees are suffering. BSNLEU has discussed this issue many times with CMD BSNL. Yesterday, BSNLEU has written letter to the CMD BSNL, suggesting that, the BSNL Management should approach other nationalised banks for signing MoUs for the extension of various loans to the employees.

The JAO LICE conducted in 2016 in Himachal Pradesh, has been conducted without carrying forward the unfilled vacancies of the previous exam. 2 SC vacancies remained unfilled in the exam conducted in 2012. Since these 2 vacancies were not carried forward, the 2 officials who would have been selected in 2016 exam, lost their chance. BSNLEU has taken up this case and has written a letter to the PGM(Pers.) today, demanding remedial action.

Employees who take House Building Advance, have to take insurance. This is a coverage for any damage that might be caused to the building, on account of fire, flood, etc. In Sultanpur SSA of UP(East), 17 Non-Executives had taken HBA and had already repaid the entire amount with interest. These 17 Non-Executives have retired under VRS. Now, the Management has recovered penal interest from their exgratia amount, stating that they had not taken insurance coverage for the HBA that they had taken. This is a violation of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order. The CHQ has written to the CMD BSNL, demanding to refund the recovered amount.

BSNLEU is continuously pressurising the Corporate Management for the granting of special increments and promotions to the outstanding sports personnel, based on the recommendations of the concerned circle administrations. Without approving these cases, the BSNL Corporate Office is taking steps to frame a new Career Progression Scheme for BSNL’s sports personnel. While not considering the recommendations made by the circle administrations, the Corporate Office has sanctioned special increments only to three officials worked / working in the Corporate Office. This is sheer favouritism and smacks of a scam. Hence, BSNLEU has written letter to the CMD BSNL today, demanding immediately to approve all the recommendations made by the circle administrations and also to look into irregularities in this connection. BSNLEU has also demanded that any new Career Progression Scheme, should be finalised only after taking into account the views of the Recognised Trade Unions.

BSNLEU is continuously pressurising the Management for the allotment of sufficient vacancies for the JTO LICE to be held on 07.08.2022. The Corporate Office has today issued a letter to the General Secretary, BSNLEU, in reply to the letter written by BSNLEU on 27.04.2022. In that letter, the Management has stated that, 4,687 JTO to SDE promotions have been effected in 2021. Naturally, 4687 JTO posts have become vacant by way of these JTO to SDE promotions. Hence, BSNLEU has once again written to the CMD BSNL, demanding to utilise all these 4687 JTO posts for the JTO LICE to be held on 07-08-2022.

The BSNL Staff Welfare Board, as well as the BSNL Sports and Cultural Board, are totally not functioning for the past many years. The period of both these Boards expired in March 2020. Ever since then, BSNLEU is writing letters to the CMD BSNL, demanding the reconstitution of both the Boards, as well as the holding the meetings of the Boards. Due to the repeated representations of BSNLEU, the Sports and Cultural Board was reconstituted on 29-11-2021. The BSNL Staff Welfare Board was reconstituted on 01-12-2021. However, the meetings of these Boards are not being held. Due to the non-holding of the meetings of these Boards, the welfare activities of the BSNL employees, as well as the interests of the sports personnel are being completely ignored by the Management. Hence BSNLEU has once again written letter to the CMD BSNL today, demanding to immediately hold meetings of both these Boards.

BSNLEU is continuously demanding that the JOA, SOA, AOS and OS, posted in the E-Office should be issued with password. The issue is already discussed with the Director (HR) in the meeting held on 24.03.2021. The Director (HR) had assured to issue passwords to 25% of the JOA, SOA, AOS and OS, posted in the E-Office. However, this assurance is not implemented. Hence, BSNLEU has once again written letter to the Director (HR) today. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS and Com.John Verghese, Dy. General Secretary, met Shri Arvind Vadnerkar, Director (HR) and discussed the issue. The Director (HR) has assured to look into it. 

In it’s letters being issued by the Restructuring Branch of the Corporate Office, the term “Merger of SSAs” is being used the place of the term “Consolidation of Business Areas”. BSNLEU is continuously writing to the Management and insisting that, “Consolidation of Business Areas” and the “Merger of SSAs” are not one and the same. Hence, the term Merger of SSAs should not be used as a substitute to the term “Consolidation of Business Areas”. This is because, if “Consolidation of Business Areas”is accepted as Merger of SSAs, then it will give scope for the Management to transfer the Non-Executives out of the SSAs. This will be a very big danger for the Non-Executives. Today, BSNLEU has written one more letter to the Director (HR) on this issue. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS and Com.John Verghese, Dy. General Secretary, met Shri Arvind Vadnerkar, Director (HR) today and discussed this issue. The Director (HR) immediately instructed the GM (Restg.) not to use the term Merger of SSAs in the place of Consolidation of Business Areas.