BSNL C.O. has issued the orders on Child Care leave today, on the International Women’s Day. It is appropriate. Though much delayed, I am happy that it is issued. It will benefit all women having children up to the age of 18 years. The orders are available on the BSNL site.
Yesterday, I sent an SMS addressed to all the Directors of BSNL suggesting/demanding that the orders on the Child Care Leave be issued on 8th March itself which is the International Women’s Day. The reply SMS was received from CMD, Shri R.K.Upadhyay, with the brisk but positive word ‘OK.’ From Director (Finance) Shri KCGK Pillai also, I got a positive response.
Anyhow to ensure that the order is issued today, 8th March itself, I went to the corporate office along with Com. S.C.Bhattacharjee, BSNLEU Treasurer, but it was intimated that the CMD and Directors have gone to attend a meeting connected with some matters of Parliament. I met and talked with Shri R.K.Goyal. GM(Estt) as also Shri H..C.Pant, GM(legal) and Secretary to the BSNL Board. Both were helpful and hopeful for the issue of orders.
By late evening the orders have been issued. Thanks to the management for issuing the orders without waiting for the usual formalities and delay after taking the decisions in the BSNL Board.
Thus one of the agreements on the 12th June 2012 Strike agreement is implemented. Now BSNL Management should put pressure on the DOT for early approval for issue of the orders on 78.2% IDA fixation. Anyhow, the meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions && Associations, which will be meeting on 18th March will take appropriate decision to get the orders issued.