Both the Circle secretaries of BSNLEU and NFTE Chhattisgarh met the CMD Shri R.K.Upadhyay who was on tour at Raipur and discussed the issue of the casual/contract workers and the non-implementation of Corporate office orders by the Circle/SSA authorities. The CMD assured them that the matter will be looked in to. The letter given by the Staff Side, Circle Council is given below:

CIRCLE COUNCIL (STAFF SIDE)
CHHATTISGARH CIRCLE, RAIPUR
No. CCM/CORR/ Dated:-10/01/2014

To,
Shri R.K. Upadhyay
CMD, BSNL,
New Delhi.
( On visit to Chhattisgarh Circle )
(Through CGMT, C.G. Circle, Raipur)

Respected Sir,
We on behalf of Circle Council (Staff Side), heartily welcome your goodself on first visit of Circle. On the auspicious occasion of All India BSNL Basketball Tournament, being organised at Bhilai during 9th and 10th January 2014. Taking advantage of this occasion we respectfully wish to draw your kind attention towards certain issues which are centric to C.G. Circle.
(1) We wish to respectfully submit that more than 2000 Contract Workers are being inhumanly exploited by the Contractor, and some Executives. Neither Minimum Wage is paid nor Social Security measures like EPF/ESI implemented, laboures are paid much less than what is due to them after continued persuation by the Unions, Orders were got issued by the Corporate Office on minimum wage, social security measures and procedures for payment etc. But unfortunatly C.G. Circle/ SSA managements conveniently shy away from its responsibility to implements Order as Pricipal Employer as per Government Acts and instructions. Very recently EPF Commissioner,Chhattisgarh Region, Raipur passed a verdict directing BSNL management to deposit Two Crores Seventy Nine Lacs towads EPF contributions, as because verdict was brazenly ingnored by the management, many Bank accounts of SSA heads reportedly freezed by the EPF authority. It is noteworthy that print and electronic media have widely highlighted the lapses of BSNL authority as a Principal Employer. Kindly look in to the matter and ensure that orders/ instructions issued by the Corporate Office are implemented and clear and strong communication may please be made to C.G. Circle to ensure that Labour Laws and issues are dealt with extreme sensitivity and caution. It would not be out of place to urge that responsibility for such violation of labour laws may kindly be fixed to stop recurrence of such lapses.
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We shall be highly obliged if aforesaid issues are considered sympathetically in the interest of Workforce and Company.

With Regards,

(S.M. Chilamwar) (S.C. Bhattacharya)
Leader, Staff Side & Secretary, Staff Side &
C.S., NFTE BSNL C.S., BSNLEU