Employees are having opportunity to change their union membership once in a year. In accordance with this, the employees can change their union membership from 16^th June to 15^th July, 2022. The Corporate Office has issued letter to this effect today. Copy of the letter is enclosed for the information of circle and district secretaries.

The BSNL Management has initiated the process for holding the 9th Membership Verification for the Non-Executives. It will be held in the month of October, 2022. Shri S.N. Gupta, GM(Restg.), BSNL CO., has been appointed as the Chief Returning Officer.

A core committee, with Ms. Anita Johri, PGM(SR), Shri S.P. Singh, GM(Admn.), Ms. Samita Luthra, GM(Rectt.) and Shri Santosh Kumar, DGM(SR), as members has also been formed.  

The annual premium of the GTI (Group Term Insurance) of the Non-Executives expires in February, 2022. However, the Corporate Office has not taken action for the deduction of the annual premium February, 2022 salary. Hence, BSNLEU wrote a letter to the Corporate Office yesterday, demanding action. The Corporate Office has acted immediately and has issued letter today (F.No.BSNLCO-A/11(11)/2/2022-ESTAB/2 dated 17.02.2022), directing the Heads of the Circles to take action for the deduction of the annual premium from the salary. The Non-Executives who are presently members of the GTI scheme can withdraw their membership w.e.f. 01.03.2022. Similarly, the Non-Executives who want to join the GTI scheme can also join w.e.f. 01.03.2022. BSNLEU thanks the Corporate Management for taking immediate action on it’s letter.

The DPE has already issued letter on 27.10.2021 for increase in IDA from 01.07.2021 and from 01.10.2021. The IDA has increased from 170.5% to 179.3% during this period. Today, the Corporate Office has issued letter for payment of this IDA increase.