The 2 day circle conference of BSNLEU, UP (East) circle started enthusiastically at Jaunpur today. The National Flag was hoisted by com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, and the Union Flag was hoisted by com. D.N. Tripati, circle president. Floral tributes were paid at the martyr’s column. The conference was presided over by com. D.N. Tripati, CP, and it was inaugurated by com. P. Abhimanyu, GS. In his speech, the General Secretary explained how the economic policies of the Narendra Modi government is helping big corporates and how the Public Sector is systematically being weakened. The conference was also addressed by com. Premnath Rai, General Secretary, CITU, Uttar Pradesh. A seminar on revival of BSNL was held in the post lunch session.

Mukesh Ambani,  the richest Indian, is using his financial muscle to finish off all other telecom companies,  including BSNL, so that he can loot the people with high tariffs, after all other telecom companies are killed. The free voice calls and data being offered by Reliance Jio, is nothing but 'predatory tariff'. First, Reliance Jio offered a promotional offer, as 'welcome offer'. However, this promotional offer can be only for a period of 90 days from 5th November. But, once again Reliance Jio implemented another offer as 'Happy new year offer', which is valid till 31st March, 2017. The Happy New year offer is nothing but the extension of the Welcome Offer, but in a different name. This is a clear violation of norms. However, the TRAI, which is supposed to guard against predatory tariffs, has said that the Happy New year offer is not the extension of the welcome offer. This decision only shows the influence that Reliance Jio is having over the government and over the Regulator.

As per the call of the All Unions and Associations of BSNL, dharna programme is being conducted throughout the country, demanding the rolling back of the Subsidiary Tower Company. At Corporate Office, dharna programme is organised at the Eastern Court. Report is coming from various circles, about the successful conducting of the programme.

The State Bank of India has reported a net loss of Rs.4,876 crore for the first quarter of this financial year (for the period from April to June 2018). In the corresponding period of 2018, State Bank of India earned a net profit of Rs.2,006 crore. The reason behind the State Bank of India going into loss is bad loans. It is very important to note that during the period from April to June 2018, the State Bank of India has reported bad loans to the tune of Rs.26,249 crore. Most of these bad loans are related to the big corporates. It is not only the State Bank of India. Most of the government banks have gone into loss, because of these bad loans. Thus, public money, to the tune of lakhs of crores of rupees is being looted by the corporates. The government helps the corporates by writing off the bad loans of government banks.

*सेक्रेटरी टेलीकॉम और AUAB की 02.11.2018 को मीटिंग की संभावना...इसी बीच, BSNLEU का कर्मचारियों से हड़ताल हेतु तैयार रहने का आव्हान*

बीएसएनएल कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस द्वारा सूचित किया गया है कि श्रीमती अरुणा सुंदराराजन, सेक्रेटरी टेलीकॉम की AUAB के प्रतिनिधियों के साथ  02.11.2018 को 17.00 hrs पर मीटिंग होगी। मीटिंग में AUAB द्वारा आंदोलन कार्यक्रम में अधिसूचित मुद्दों पर चर्चा होगी। ज्ञातव्य है कि AUAB सेक्रेटरी, टेलीकॉम को सूचित कर चुकी है कि 30.11.2018 तक डिमांड्स का निराकरण न होने की स्थिति में AUAB द्वारा हड़ताल की जाएगी।

बीएसएनएल ईयू सीएचक्यू यह भी बताना चाहेगा कि सेक्रेटरी टेलीकॉम और AUAB के मध्य  मीटिंग का होना अच्छा संकेत है। फिर भी हमारे साथियों को यह मान कर नही चलना चाहिए कि 02.11.2018 को होने वाली मीटिंग में सभी डिमांड्स का निराकरण हो जाएगा। हमने देखा है कि विगत 8 माह से माननीय संचार राज्य मंत्री द्वारा दिए गए आश्वासनों पर बगैर कोई कार्यवाही किए DOT ने उन्हें ठंडे बस्ते में डाल रखा है।

अतः हम हमारे अनुभवों के आधार पर कह सकते हैं कि हमारी 3rd वेज रिवीजन, 4G स्पेक्ट्रम का अलॉटमेंट, वास्तविक मूल वेतन पर पेंशन कॉन्ट्रिब्यूशन का भुगतान, पेंशन रिवीजन और डायरेक्ट रिक्रूट कर्मियों के लिए सुपरएन्युअशन बेनिफिट्स से संबंधित 2nd PRC की अनुशंसाओं का पूर्ण अनुपालन जैसी मांगों के निराकरण हेतु सभी कर्मचारियों को हड़ताल और जरूरी होने पर अनिश्चितकालीन हड़ताल के लिए भी तैयार रहना चाहिए।

01.01.2007 से 07.05.2010 के मध्य नियुक्त शेष नॉन एग्जीक्यूटिव कर्मियों के वेतन कमी (wage reduction) प्रकरण का निराकरण हुआ: BSNLEU द्वारा लगातार किए गए प्रयासों का प्रतिफल.

द्वितीय वेज रिवीजन के पश्चात 01.01.2007 से 07.05.2010 के बीच नियुक्त DR TTAs को वेतन में कमी होने से नुकसान हुआ था। DR TTAs को एक अतिरिक्त इन्क्रीमेंट दे कर उनके वेतन कमी की वजह से उत्पन्न नुकसान की पूर्ति की गई थी। किन्तु इस तरह की राहत अन्य नॉन एग्जीक्यूटिव्ज को नही मिल पाई थी। इस पक्षपात को ले कर BSNLEU ने इसके निराकरण हेतु प्रबंधन के समक्ष लगातार इस मुद्दे को रखा था। हमारे सतत प्रयासों की वजह से यह प्रकरण मैनेजमेंट कमिटी द्वारा अनुमोदित करने के बाद बोर्ड को अनुमोदन हेतु प्रेषित किया गया था। किंतु बोर्ड ने अनुमोदन न कर इस प्रकरण को ठंडे बस्ते में डाल दिया था। इसके बाद भी BSNLEU ने विभिन्न मंचों से मैनेजमेंट पर दबाव बनाए रखा। अंत में, इस मुद्दे पर BSNLEU द्वारा CMD BSNL से 10.07.2018 को सम्पन्न मीटिंग में चर्चा की गई। चर्चाओं के दौरान  CMD BSNL ने पुनः आश्वासित किया कि इस प्रकरण के निपटान हेतु बोर्ड का अनुमोदन प्राप्त कर लिया जाएगा। फलस्वरूप, प्रकरण पुनः बोर्ड के पास गया। अंततोगत्वा, बोर्ड ने अन्य नॉन एग्जीक्यूटिव्ज को वेज रिडक्शन की वजह से हुए वास्तविक नुकसान की भरपाई किए जाने का अनुमोदन कर दिया। इस अनुमोदन अनुसार, BSNL कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस ने कल पत्र जारी कर दिया है। इस पत्र के अनुसार, वेतन में कमी से हुए वास्तविक नुकसान को कम्पेनसेट किया जाएगा, जिसे आगामी इन्क्रीमेंट में समायोजित भी नही किया जाएगा। कर्मचारियों को एरियर्स का भुगतान भी होगा। सभी लाभान्वित होने वाले कर्मियों को BSNLEU बधाई प्रेषित करती है। साथ ही, BSNLEU प्रकरण का निराकरण करने के लिए CMD BSNL का भी आभार व्यक्त करती है।

Former Defence Minister and Goa sitting Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, passed away yesterday evening. He had been suffering from cancer for almost a year. All treatments failed and the 'gentleman politician' passed away. It is a big loss to the nation. BSNLEU, pays it’s respectful homage to Shri Manohar Parrikar.

The yearlong celebrations, marking the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CITU, started enthusiastically at New Delhi yesterday the 30-05-2019. The programme was held in the Mavlankar Hall. It was addressed by Com.Tapan Sen, General Secretary, Com.K.Hemalata, President, Com.A.K.Padmanabhan, Vice-President, Com.Hanan Mollah, General Secretary, All India Kisan Sabha, Com.Swadesh Dev Roye, Secretary and others. From BSNLEU, Com.Swapan Chakraborty,Dy,GS, Com.Balbir Singh, Vice-President, Com.Upendar Sigh Teotia, Circe Secretary, UP(West), Com.Ramesh Chand, Organising Secretary(CHQ), Com.Naresh Pal, Organising Secretary(CHQ)and many comrades from Punjab, UP(West) and Haryana, participated in the meeting.

BSNLEU has already written to the GM(Rectt.), demanding to arrange two exam centres in Himachal Pradesh for the forthcoming TT LICE, keeping the geographical and climatic conditions of the circle. This issue was discussed by Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS and Com.Vijayakumar, AGS, with the DGM(Rectt.) yesterday. It is learnt that the file is being moved in the positive direction.

The World Bank has stated that the GDP growth of India has slowed down. The Bank has stated that, GDP growth will be only 6% for the current financial year. In it’s report, the World Bank has also stated that the interruptions caused to the economy by the demonetisation, introduction of the GST, combined with high unemployment, has increased the risks for the poor people.

[Source: The Hindu dated 14.10.2019]   

कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स के 2 माह के वेजेस  हेतु फण्ड आज जारी कर दिए गए- कर्मचारियों के नवम्बर माह के वेतन भुगतान हेतु इस सप्ताह के अंत तक फंड्स आवंटित किए जा सकते हैं...
Sr GM(CBB), कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस द्वारा बताया गया कि कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स को 2 माह के वेजेस भुगतान हेतु फंड्स आज जारी कर दिए गए हैं। सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट सेक्रेटरीज से अनुरोध है कि वें यह सुनिश्चित करें कि कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स को तुरंत भुगतान किया जा रहा है। साथ ही, Sr GM(CBB) ने यह भी कहा कि कर्मचारियों के नवम्बर माह के वेतन भुगतान हेतु कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस द्वारा इस सप्ताह के अंत तक फंड्स आवंटित करने के प्रयास किए जा रहे हैं।

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitaraman has announced a relief package of Rs.1.7 lakh crore, to tackle the crisis created by COVID-19. Reputed Indian economist, Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyer, who is also a consultant of the World Bank, has stated that the relief package announced by the Finance Minister is too small and it makes us look like pygmies, compared to the relief package announced by the US government. President, Trump of the US, has announced a $2 trillion relief package to fight the crisis created by the Corona Virus. $2 trillion is 10% of the US's GDP. Whereas, the Rs.1.7 lakh crore, announced by Indian Finance Minister, comes to only 0.5% of the Indian GDP. He has compared the relief package as "a few crumbs from the Finance Minister’s table". The economist has stated that this is a “once in a century” crisis and the Indian government should spend more to tackle it.

Distribution of relief to the contract workers, in the form of food materials, is continuing in Telangana circle. The details of distribution made in Karim Nagar and Adilabad districts are as follows:-

Karimnagar: BSNLEU, Karim Nagar district union distributed food materials to 12 contract workers today. Each worker was provided with food materials worth Rs.1,350/-. This relief was also provided to the family of Com.K. Suresh, Casual Mazdoor, who expired in March, 2020, due to heart attack. This programme was attended by Shri Ananth Kumar, DGM, Shri Vamanamurthy, DE, STR, Com.Satyanarayan Rao, District President, BSNLEU, Com.Sathaiah, District Secretary and other leaders.

Adilabad: Food materials worth Rs.1,500/- each were distributed to two contract workers working in Nirmal Exchange, Adilabad. Com.Narender Goud, Circle office bearers, Com.B.V. Ramanaiah, Branch Secretary, and others participated.

Former Minister of Communications, Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi Maran and others are discharged yesterday, by the CBI court, in the Aircel Maxis case. Dayanidhi Maran was the Communications Minister from 2004 to 2007. Aircel promoter C. Sivasankaran made a complaint to the CBI that, during the above period, he was coerced by Dayanidhi Maran to sell his stakes in Aircel,  to the Malaysian company Maxis, owned by T. Ananda Krishnan. In consideration for this, Rs. 742 crore was paid to Dayanidhi Maran, by two Mauritius based companies, accused the Enforcement Directorate(ED). However, the CBI court has held that there is no prima facie evidence against the accused persons. The ED has said that it would appeal against the order of the CBI trial court. Advocate Prashant Bushan has stated that, the discharge by the CBI court, without even a trial, in a case which has strong evidence, is absurd.

[ Source : The Hindu dated 03-02-2017]

The CEC meeting, held at Agartala, has decided to give a detailed note to the Management, on curtailing of wasteful expenditures. It is also decided that, all Circle Secretaries and Central Office-bearers should give their suggestions in this regard to the CHQ. Those CEC members who have not sent the note to the CHQ so far, are requested to immediately send the same. Within a day or two, CHQ will be submitting this note to the Management.

The All India BSNL Working Women's Coordination Committee is being held at Bengaluru on 30-06-2018. The venue of the meeting is:-

BSNL Employees Union Office

CTO Building Telephone House,

Rajbhavan Road, Minsk Square,

Bengaluru 560 001.

(Land Mark: Next to Cubbon Park Metro Station)

Together with the Committee meeting, a seminar is also being organised. Com.Sudha Sundararaman, AIDWA, is addressing the seminar.

Shri Somnath Chatterjee, former Lok Sabha speaker, as well as one of the renowned lawyers of the country, passed away. He was 89 years old. Before becoming the  Lok Sabha speaker, Shri Somnath Chatterjee served for long years as a member of the Lok Sabha. During this period, he had effectively raised his voice in the interest of the working class. He was also one of the renowned advocates of the country. BSNLEU thankfully remembers how Shri Somnath Chatarjee argued the court case in favour of getting recognition to Com. Moni Bose. After getting elected as the General Secretary in the E3 Union's Bhopal All India Conference, Com.Moni Bose was denied recognition by the DoT,  on the plea that he was a dismissed employee. In the case filed by Com.Moni Bose, Shri Somnath Chatterjee appeared and effectively argued.  As a result of this, the DoT was compelled to grant recognition to Com.Moni Bose, as the duly elected General Secretary of the E3 union. BSNLEU pays it's respectful homage to Shri Somnath Chatterjee. The Union also conveys it's heartfelt condolences to his family members.