It is disturbing to note that, India has become the biggest victim of COVID-19.   Only on 5th April, the number of people affected in India, by COVID-19 in a single day, crossed the one lakh mark (1,03,796).  However, within the next 10 days, i.e., on 15th April, 2021, the number of people affected in a single day crossed the two lakh mark (2,00,739). Within the next six days, i.e., on 21st April, 2021, the number of people affected in a single day crossed the three lakh mark (3,14,835). 

COVID-19 patients are dying in various states, without oxygen. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court has severely criticised the Central Government for it’s failure to supply of oxygen to hospitals. The Court went to the extent of telling the Central Government, “Beg, Borrow or Steal, but provide oxygen to the hospitals”.  When this is the reality, the Prime Minister and the Home Minister are busy in gathering huge crowds in their election meetings in West Bengal. They are not worried that, gathering such huge crowds will further fuel the spread of COVID-19. The Prime Minister, who addressed the nation on television, has indirectly told that, controlling COVID-19 is the duty of the state governments. 

BSNLEU कॉर्पोरेट कार्यालय को लिखता है, यह बैंक खाते में परिवर्तन की सूचना ।

BSNLEU के CHQ कार्पोरेशन बैंक में उसका खाता चल रहा था। अब कॉरपोरेशन बैंक का यूनियन बैंक ऑफ इंडिया में विलय हो गया है। नतीजतन बैंक अकाउंट नंबर और आईएफएससी कोड बदल गया है। इसे देखते हुए सीएचक्यू ने Sr.GM (एसआर) को पत्र लिखकर सभी सर्किल प्रशासनों को बदलाव के बारे में बताने का अनुरोध किया है, ताकि सीएचक्यू में कोटे का प्रेषण सुचारू रूप से जारी रहेगा।

The Delhi High Court pulled up the Central Government yesterday, for the way it is handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially, many states are experiencing acute shortage of oxygen. The court directed the government to stop oxygen for industrial use to meet the demand by hospitals. The Court said that, we may lose one crore people if we don’t act in time. Taking note of the shortage of various life saving drugs amid the raging pandemic, the Court told the Centre to speak to drug manufacturing companies and to step up their production.

अखिल भारतीय केंद्र ने सर्किल और जिला सम्मेलनों के आयोजन को स्थगित करने का फैसला किया।

 चेन्नई में आयोजित केन्द्रीय कार्यकारी समिति की बैठक में निर्णय लिया गया है कि यूपी (पूर्व) और  यूपी (पश्चिम) के सर्कल सम्मेलनों के साथ-साथ जिला सम्मेलन जो पहले ही देय हो चुके हैं, 31 मई, 2021 तक पूरे कर लिए जाएं।. हालांकि, COVID-19 की दूसरी लहर, खतरनाक स्तर तक फैल रहा है । इसे देखते हुए आज ऑनलाइन हुई अखिल भारतीय केंद्र की बैठक में तय किया गया है कि सर्किल और जिला सम्मेलन स्थगित किए जाएंगे। इन सम्मेलनों के आयोजन का समय निर्धारित अखिल भारतीय केंद्र उचित समय पर करेगा।

The Central Executive Committee meeting, held at Chennai, has decided that the circle conferences of UP (East) and UP(West), as well as the district conferences that have already become due, should be completed by 31^st May, 2021. However, the second wave of COVID-19, is spreading to dangerous levels. In view of this, the All India Centre meeting, held online today, has decided that the circle and district conferences shall be postponed. The time schedule for holding these conferences, will be decided by the All India Centre at the appropriate time.

The TNTCWU and BSNLEU, Tamil Nadu circle, have fought a legal battle against the inhuman non-payment of wages to the contract workers. As per the direction of the Court, Rs.14.5 crores have already been paid as wage arrears to the contract workers. Today, another Rs.20.47 crore  has been released by the BSNL Management, as per the court order, towards payment of   wage arrears of the contract workers of Tamil Nadu circle. With this, Rs.34.97 crore is paid to the contract workers of Tamil Nadu circle, as their wage arrears. This is purely because of the legal battle fought by our Unions. The CHQ heartily congratulates the contract workers of Tamil Nadu, as well as the TNTCWU and BSNLEU, Tamil Nadu circle union.

CHQ is saddened to hear that, Com.Krishna Reddy, Circle Secretary, NFTE BSNL, Karnataka, has passed away today morning due to heart attack. This is a very big loss to the BSNL trade union movement in Karnataka circle. The CHQ of BSNLEU pays respectful homage to Com.Krishna Reddy and conveys heartfelt condolences to his family members and comrades of Karnataka circle.

The CEC meeting of BSNLEU, held at Chennai, decided that a Co-ordination Committee of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF should be formed, for effectively organising various agitational programmes. In accordance with this, a meeting of the leaders of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNL CCWF was held online on 17.04.2021. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS (BSNLEU), Com.Anantha Bhattacharjee, President, Com.K.G. Jayaraj, GS (AIBDPA), Com.V.A.N. Namboodiri, President and Com.Animesh Mitra, SG(BSNLCCWF), participated in this meeting. Veteran leader and President of the AIBDPA, Com.Anantha Bhattacharjee, presided over the meeting. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, welcomed all the comrades and briefly explained about the present position on various issues. Thereafter, all the comrades participated in the discussions. Every one welcomed the proposal to form a Co-ordination Committee, for effectively organising struggles on the issues of the employees and that of the Company. Finally, the meeting unanimously elected the following office bearers of the Co-ordination Committee.

President: Com.K.G. Jayaraj, GS, AIBDPA, Convenor: Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, Joint Convener: Com.Animesh Mitra, SG, BSNLCCWF. The meeting decided that this co-ordination committee should be formed at the circle and district levels in the similar pattern. The meeting unanimously demanded that BSNL employees should be treated as frontline workers and should be vaccinated against COVID-19, on a priority basis. A detailed circular on the meeting will be issued shortly. 

Corporate Office issued instructions on 17.04.2021 regarding preventive measures to be taken, to stop the spreading of COVID-19. However, the preventive measures suggested were not sufficient. Under these circumstances, the Corporate Office has once again issued instructions on 18.04.2021, wherein more preventive measures have been prescribed. Accordingly, offices shall be maintained with 50% attendance. Further, employees below E5 pay scale shall attend office on alternate days.