The 8^th Membership Verification is to take place on 16.09.2019. BSNLEU has submitted it’s application to the Management on 17.06.2019, for participating in this Membership Verification. This is the intimation to all the circle and district unions, with the request to get prepared for the campaign.

Shri Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, has resigned all of a sudden. As per media reports, Shri Nripendra Misra has resigned and that the Prime Minister has requested him to continue for two weeks. It may be recollected that the matters related to the revival of BSNL, were being dealt with at the highest level, by Shri Nripendra Misra. Now, since he has resigned, the decisions taken at his level, for the revival of BSNL have also become uncertain.  Soon after Shri Narendra Modi becoming Prime Minister in 2014, Shri Nripendra Misra became his Principal Secretary. Now, after Shri Narendra Modi becoming Prime Minister for the second time, the sudden resignation of Shri Nripendra Misra has raised many questions.  It is important to note that, Shri Nripendra Misra was former Secretary, Telecom, as well as the Chairman of the TRAI..

श्री रवि शंकर प्रसाद, माननीय संचार मंत्री 04.11.2019 को यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स से मुलाकात करेंगे...
डॉट के द्वारा एक मीटिंग आयोजित की गई है, जिसमें 04.11.2019 को दोपहर 3.00 बजे श्री रवि शंकर प्रसाद, माननीय संचार मंत्री BSNL की यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स से मुलाकात करेंगे। ऐसी संभावना है कि कैबिनेट द्वारा हाल ही में अनुमोदित BSNL रिवाइवल पैकेज चर्चाओं में शामिल रहेगा। मीटिंग समाप्ति के तुरंत पश्चात विस्तृत जानकारी सदस्यों को दी जाएगी।

The Corporate Office has issued the minutes for the Formal Meeting held by the Director (HR) with BSNLEU, on 14.01.2020. The Director (HR) has cleared the doubts of the Union about the fears on ‘increase of workload’. Further, he has also assured that the concerns of the Union, regarding the ‘transfer liability’ of the Non-Executives would be taken care of. Further, he has assured that, the Management at the circle and SSA levels would hold dialogue with the Recognised Unions, to sort out issues arising out of VRS and implementation of Business Areas. Hence, utilising this minutes, circle and district secretaries are requested to hold discussion with the administration, for sorting out the problems arising at the circle and SSA levels.

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As per the resolution adopted in the Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, held at New Delhi, on 7^th and 8^th November, 2017, the circle conference of BSNLEU, Himachal Pradesh Circle, is being held at Shimla on 10th and 11th January, 2018. The venue of the Conference is Kalibari Mandir Hall, Mall Road, Shimla. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, com.Balbir Singh, President and com.R.S.Chauhan, Organising Secretary(CHQ) are attending the conference, from the CHQ. Com. Prem Gautam, General Secretary, CITU, Himachal Pradesh, will be greeting the Conference.

CHQ is pursuing two important issues related to the officials who are granted with Temporary Status prior to 01-10-2000.

1. The first case is granting of 1st promotion on completion of 4 years to the RMs, who were conferred with Temporary Status prior to 01-10-2000. This demand is raised by BSNLEU, based on court judgement.

2. The second case relates to the officials who were conferred with Temporary Status prior to 01-10-2000, and who directly became Telecom Mechanics.

Both the cases were raised in the National Council, and the Management has agreed to resolve them. However, these cases are lying pending with the Corporate Office, since many of the CGMs have not provided the inputs, which have been called for. Hence CHQ calls upon the circle secretaries to immediately discuss these issues with their respective CGMs, and arrange to send the required inputs within two weeks. All circle secretaries are also requested to give intimation to the CHQ in this regard.

N. Sivasailam, who has been Special Secretary, in DoT, is shunted out, and is posted in the Commerce Department. He is posted as Special Secretary, Logistics, in the Commerce Department. Anshu Prakash is posted as the Additional Secretary, in the DoT and he will report to the Secretary, Telecom. It is reported that N. Sivasailam has been shunted out of the DoT, with a view to speedup the various government projects, such as NOFN, being carried out by the DoT. These projects are being directly monitored by the PMO. It is to be mentioned that N. Sivasailam, who was also in BSNL Board, has been very hostile towards BSNL and has created many problems in the settlement of issues of the employees, as well as in the financial improvement of the Company.  

[Source: ET Telecom dated 19.11.2018]

Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary was observed throughout the country yesterday. Today’s Times of India has carried news on a shocking incident that had taken place at Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Members belonging to the Hindu Maha Sabha had organised this programme. In full public view, Puja Shakun Pandey, National Secretary of the Hindu Maha Sabha, had shot Mahatma Gandhi’s effigy with a toy pistol. This recorded video had been made viral on social media. It is more shocking to note that this incident had happened on the death anniversary of the Mahatma, and that none, including Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, or Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the country, had condemned this incident. It is needless to state that the party ruling at Uttar Pradesh and at the centre, is giving silent support to this shameful incident.

Tamil Nadu circle union has organised massive dharnas throughout the circle on 01^st April, 2019. BSNLEU and Tamil Nadu Telecom Contract Workers Union (TNTCWU) gave call for this programme, demanding immediate payment of wages to the contract workers. Wages have not been paid to the contract workers throughout the country for the past several months.

The process of the 8th Membership Verification has already started and BSNLEU has already submitted it's application for participating in the Verification. However, the Corporate Office has so far not issued the letter, granting minimum trade union facilities to the applicant unions. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, met Shri A.M.Gupta, GM(SR) today, and urged upon him to immediately issue letter, granting minimum trade union facilities to the Applicant Unions.

VRS पूर्ण रूपेण स्वैच्छिक है- हम मैनेजमेंट को कर्मचारियों को VRS लेने हेतु दबाव नही बनाने देंगे....
BSNL और MTNL में VRS का क्रियान्वयन कैबिनेट द्वारा 23.10.2019 को अनुमोदित रिवाइवल पैकेज का एक पहलू है। श्री रवि शंकर प्रसाद, माननीय संचार मंत्री ने उसी दिन मीडिया को संबोधित करते हुए सूचित किया था कि BSNL और MTNL में VRS का क्रियान्वयन पूर्ण रूपेण स्वैच्छिक रहेगा, जिसका आशय है कि किसी को भी VRS के लिए बाध्य नही किया जाएगा। किन्तु, BSNL मैनेजमेंट द्वारा कर्मचारियों में भय का वातावरण निर्मित कर उन्हें VRS पर जाने के लिए दबाव बनाया जा रहा है। श्री पी के पुरवार, CMD BSNL द्वारा 25.10.2019 को कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस में दिए गए उद्बोधन का उद्देश्य भी कर्मचारियों को आतंकित करना ही है। श्री पी के पुरवार ने वह गैर जिम्मेदाराना उद्बोधन, BSNL के एग्जीक्यूटिव्ज व नॉन एग्जीक्यूटिव्ज के समर्पण और कार्य संस्कृति को जाने बगैर दिया, जिन्होंने BSNL द्वारा प्रदत्त सेवाओं को उन्नत बनाने के लिए " कस्टमर डिलाइट मूवमेंट", "सर्विस विथ स्माइल" और  "BSNL एट योर डोर स्टेप" जैसे कार्यक्रमों के साथ साथ राजस्व वसूली और उपभोक्ता संतुष्टि के कार्य किए। इसी वजह से श्री पी के पुरवार के उद्बोधन की सर्वत्र भर्त्सना हुई। इसके अलावा हम यह भी बताना चाहेंगे कि 23.10.2019 को कैबिनेट द्वारा अनुमोदित रिवाइवल पैकेज, जो कि प्रेस इन्फॉर्मेशन ब्यूरो द्वारा प्रकाशित किया गया था, में कहीं भी रिटायरमेंट की आयु सीमा 60 से घटा कर 58 किए जाने का उल्लेख नही है। फिर भी, BSNL में 58 वर्ष का क्रियान्वयन करने की अफवाह फैला कर कर्मचारियों में आतंक का माहौल निर्मित करने के प्रयास किए जा रहे हैं। हम पूर्व में यह स्पष्ट कर चुके हैं कि BSNL के गठन के समय कैबिनेट द्वारा स्पष्टता के साथ यह कमिटमेंट किया गया था कि BSNL कर्मियों के लिए रिटायरमेंट की उम्र सीमा हेतु सरकार के नियम लागू होंगे। अतः कर्मचारियों को भयभीत होने की आवश्यकता नही है। हम भी मैनेजमेंट को कर्मचारियों को आतंकित कर VRS लेने के लिए बाध्य करने की इजाजत नही देंगे।

In the Formal Meeting held by the Director (HR) with BSNLEU on 14.01.2020, it was decided to have a separate meeting, to discuss the issues connected with the JTO LICE. This decision is taken since BSNLEU wanted to discuss the issue of granting relaxation to the failed candidates of JTO LICE held on 26.05.2019 and the issue of non-declaration of results of the JTO LICEs in Punjab circle, as additional items. The Director (HR) was kind enough to grant a separate meeting to discuss these two issues. Accordingly, it is informed today that, the Director (HR) has fixed the above stated meeting at 16:00 hrs. tomorrow.

The AUAB has already given the call to organise a Twitter Campaign today, to ensure BSNL’s 4G launching without further delay and also to get BSNL’s Revival Package implemented expeditiously.

 The Twitters are to be sent between 11:00 to 13:00 hrs. today. The matter to be twittered is already sent to all the Circle Secretaries and CHQ office bearers yesterday itself.

 Apart from tweeting this, comrades may also retweet all the messages tweeted with the hashtag #BSNL4GNow.

As per the call given by the CHQ, the various circle unions of BSNLEU have informed that comrades are participating in the March to Sanchar Bhawan programme, from their respective circles, as per the following details. These figures do not include the number of comrades coming to the March to Sanchar Bhawan, from the neighbouring circles of UP (West), Haryana, NTR, Rajasthan and Punjab, from where BSNLEU is mobilising a huge number of comrades. CHQ has already arranged staying accommodation for 2 days, i.e., 22^nd & 23^rd February, 2018, for all the 940 comrades. It is informed that staying accommodation cannot be arranged to other than these 940 comrades.

The Agartala CEC meeting of BSNLEU has decided to observe a “Call Attention Day” on 03.05.2018. Lunch Hour demonstrations are to be organised on that day, by wearing Black Badges. The demands for the “Call Attention Day” are as follows. All circle and district unions are requested to make the maximum mobilisation for this programme.

Demands

1. Stop the mad rush for outsourcing works.
2. Curtail wasteful expenditures of the Company.
3. Do not curtail the medical facilities of the serving and retired employees.
4. Do not retrench the contract workers.
5. Conduct fresh recruitment in the cadre of Sr.TOA.

BSNLEU, Jammu & Kashmir circle union organised a lively and inspiring seminar, on the revival of BSNL, yesterday the 21-06-2018. Even though J&K is a small circle, BSNLEU circle union has taken serious efforts to organise a largely attended seminar. Incidentally, a bandh was observed in J&K yesterday. Inspite of this, the turnout of the employees in the seminar was very encouraging. Com. Krishan Lal, circle president, delivered the presidential address. Shri S.K.Batra, GM(HR), J&K circle and Shri  M.G.Mufti, GMTD, Srinagar, addressed the seminar and shared the management's views. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, addressing the seminar explained the steps taken by the government to weaken BSNL, and the efforts taken by the united trade union movement of BSNL, for defending and strengthening BSNL.  He also explained about the cut throat competition unleashed by Jio, and about the efforts being taken by the employees to salvage BSNL. Com.Basheer Ahmed Khan, CS, BSNLEU, spoke briefly on the J&K scenario. Com.Abdul Majid Malik, District President, Srinagar, proposed vote of thanks. This seminar will go a long way in motivating the J&K work force of BSNL, for bringing an early turn around for the Company.