Though Mandya is a small SSA compared to Mysuru and Bengaluru, there were a large number of workers present in the meeting of the Forum held there in the evening of 12th January. The club hall was packed to the full with many members standing outside the hall.
The meeting was presided over by the Forum President Com. Ravi Gouda, DS AIBSNLEA.  Com.M.C.Balakrishna, AGS, BSNLEU  welcomed all. Coms. Puttaswamy, DS BSNLEU, Rangouda, President, NFTE, B.Krishna, DS SNEA, Chicke Gowda, President FNTO, B.Chinnaswamy, DS AIBDPA, Rengaswamy, DS NFPE were present on the dais.
Com.VAN Namboodiri, All India Convener Forum spoke in brief about the decisions of the Forum on the SAVE BSNL Campaign and called upon the workers to  make all the programmes including the Parliament March and the Indefinite Strike with effect from 17th March a big success. He also asked the workers to give a better service to the customers.

The BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation in Karnataka is a strong circle union and through sustained struggles have been able to attend to the issues of its members. A meeting of Mysuru SSA was held on 11th January at RTTC premises which was attended by about 100 comrades. Com.VAN Namboodiri, President, addrrssed and spoke about the charter of demands, struggles organised etc. Com.Mahadevappa, CS, BSNLEU Mysuru, Dist. Secretary CCWF and other comrades addressed.

A meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions Associations was held at Madikeri on 10 January 2015, utilising the opportunity of the visit of Com.VAN Namboodiri, All India Convvener of Forum. The meeting was addressed by Com.C.K.Gundanna, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU , Com.Pancharshan, Circle Secretary, SNEA, COM.Krishna and Com.Jacob from NFTE. Com.Anthony, DS BSNLEU Madikeri welcomed all.
Com. VAN Namboodiri, Convener, Forum briefed the meeting about the latest developments and the urgency to implement the action programmes in a very effective way.

In a  well attended meeting of the BSNL pensioners at Madikeri on 10 January 2015, District Branch of AIBDPA WAS formed. Com.A.M.Poojari, presided over the meeting. Com.Anthony, DS, BSNLEU welcomed all. Com.C.G.Patil, Org.Secretary, AIBDPA spoke on organisational matters. Com. VAN Namboodiri , Advisor, AIBDPA inaugurated the meeting and spoke in detail about the issue of the Pensioners, including 78.2 per cent pension revision, demands placed before the VII CPC, the attacks on pension world over, fight against PFRDA, Organisation etc. Com.C.K.Gundanna , Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, Com.Belgi, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA and other leaders addressed. Office bearers were unanimously elected with Com. O.A.Francis as President and Com. S.M.Devraj as District Secretary.
Our hearty congratulations to the new office-bearers and also to all the employees and pensioners of Madikeri and nearby places.