Yesterday the 17.04.2023, Corporate Office arranged an online meeting with the union leaders. Shri Aravind Vadnerkar, Director (HR), explained all the inputs for the higher pension in EPF system. 3^rd May is the last date to submit the option through online system. A joint declaration is to be uploaded from employees and employer too. Union leaders raised some points for its clarification. Recently, one court case has come at Kerala High Court on the subject. BSNLEU has suggested to open a help desk and also to arrange a similar meeting at circle level for speedy communication to the employees.

It is shocking to note that, the Corporate Office has issued letter on 13.04.2023 for holding the Telecom Technician LICE of an online exam. The officials who will be writing the Telecom Technician LICE are Regular Mazdoors and equivalent cadres. These employees do not know computer operation. How the Management expects the RMs and equivalent cadres to appear in the examination on computers. BSNLEU has strongly demanded that all LICEs for the promotion of one Non-Executive cadre to another Non-Executive cadre, should be conducted only as offline exam. This issue was raised in the National Council and the Management Side has accepted the demand. However, thereafter, the Management has violated this assurance and has conducted the JE LICE as online exam. Now, the Management has issued notification to hold the Telecom Technician LICE also as online exam. This decision of the Management is arrogant and atrocious. BSNLEU has written letter to the Director (HR) today, demanding the Management to hold the Telecom Technician LICE as offline exam.

As per the call of All India Centre of BSNLEU, the Birth centenary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, was celebrated through out the country yesterday. The photo of great social reformer was garlanded in all the offices of BSNL. Many circle and district union organised seminar, special meeting and paid homage to father of the Indian constitution. Some of the views of the celebration are enclosed.

BSNLEU pays it’s respectful homage to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the occasion of his 132^nd birth anniversary. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the Chairman of the Committee which drafted the Indian Constitution. Thus, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar has played a great role in keeping India a democratic country even today. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar revolted against the oppression of man by man in the name of the caste system. His slogan, “Educate, Organise and Agitate” is much relevant even today. BSNL Employees Union resolves to march ahead on the footsteps of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar.