Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF, Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary BSNLEU and Vice-President BSNLCCWF, Com.Tapas Ghosh Secretary General, BSNLCCWF and Com.Animesh Mitra, Dy. Secretary General BSNLEU and Vice-President BSNLCCWF met shri A.N.Rai, CMD BSNL, and discussed about the major issues of the casual and contract workers, including regularisation of casual and contract workers, Payment of Minimum of the BSNL  payscale to TSM and Casual workers, Payment of minimum wages to  contract workers, implementation of EPF and ESI Schemes and other connected matters. The unions leaders conveyed their unhappiness in the undue delay in settling the issues. The question of eligibility for the casual workers to appear for the casual labour was also discussed. With regard to the non-payment of minimum wages, CMD asked the union representatives to to point out some of the SSAs, where these are not implemented, so that he can check the fact. The CMD heard the union service patiently and assured to consider the issues.

The Union leaders also pointed out the undue delay in payment of GPF advances, causing much difficulties to the concerned staff. CMD assured to look in to the matter.