BSNLEU की ओर से संदेश - नए साल की शुभकामनाएँ – 2026 

आज  1 जनवरी है, नए साल 2026 की शुरुआत। जैसे ही हम इस नए साल में कदम रख रहे हैं, हम 2025 को उसकी सभी यादों, संघर्षों और महत्वपूर्ण घटनाओं के साथ याद करते हैं जिन्होंने हमारी यात्रा को आकार दिया। नया साल हमें अपने जीवन में, और खासकर बीएसएनएल के लिए नए लक्ष्य हासिल करने की नई उम्मीद और दृढ़ संकल्प देता है। आने वाले साल में, हम बीएसएनएल को मजबूत करने और बीएसएनएल कर्मचारियों के हितों की मज़बूती से रक्षा करने के लिए अपने संघर्षों को और तेज़ करेंगे। आइए, केंद्र सरकार की मज़दूर-विरोधी और कॉर्पोरेट-समर्थक नीतियों के खिलाफ मज़दूर वर्ग के एकजुट संघर्षों को और मजबूत करें। एकता, एकजुटता और सामूहिक कार्रवाई हमारी ताकत बनी रहेगी। आत्मविश्वास और प्रतिबद्धता के साथ, आइए हम सब मिलकर आगे बढ़ें। नया साल 2026 मुबारक हो!

Senior IAS officer, Shri Amit Agrawal, assumed office as the Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on January 1, 2026, following a major bureaucratic reshuffle approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in November 2025. He succeeds Neeraj Mittal, who has been appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. A 1993-batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, Agrawal is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur. Prior to this appointment, he served as Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, and has held key positions including CEO of UIDAI and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY). As Telecom Secretary, Agrawal will oversee strategic priorities such as 5G and 6G expansion, spectrum management, and the revival of public sector telecom units BSNL and MTNL. His tenure is expected to continue until June 2030.

Let us intensify the struggle against the BJP government’s decisions that aim to destroy BSNL and curtail the democratic rights of the toiling people of our country. With unity and determination, we shall continue to defend public sector institutions and the rights of workers. Unity is our strength. Struggle is our path.

Today is January, the beginning of a new year—2026. As we step into this new year, we remember 2025 with all its memories, struggles, and important incidents that shaped our journey. The New Year gives us renewed hope and determination to achieve new goals in our lives, and especially for BSNL. In the coming year, we shall intensify our struggles to strengthen BSNL and firmly protect the interests of BSNL employees. Let us further strengthen the united struggles of the working class against the anti–working-class and pro-corporate policies of the central government. Unity, solidarity, and collective action will remain our strength. With confidence and commitment, let us move forward together. Happy New Year 2026!

As per Consumer Price Index numbers released by Labour Bureau on 31-12-2025, IDA Rate on 2007-Pay-Scale & Pension is likely to increse by 3.5% w.e.f. 1st January 2026 i.e. 233.2% (existing) + 3.5% (increase) = 236.7% (from January'26). Will come into effect for BSNL Pensioners only after DPE issues necessary orders.

With inputs from Com. Mihir Dasgupta, former AGS, BSNLEU.