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FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
21-22 April 2015 Strike – Meeting with CMD BSNL on 17th April 2015
Consequent to the notice issued for Two Days Strike on 21-22 April, the CMD BSNL held a meeting with the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations at 04.00 PM on 17th April 2015 on the demands raised in the strike notice. Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL, Smt. Sujata Ray (ED Finance), Shri Shameem Akthar, Sr GM(SR), Ms. Madhu Arora, GM( Estt.), Shri A.Sinha, GM(Admn) and Shri S.S.Agarwal, GM(Pers) attended from the Management.
The Forum was represented by Coms. C.Singh(NFTE), Chairman Forum, V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener, Suresh Kumar (BSNLMS), Prahlad Rai (AIBSNLEA),Rashid Khan(TEPU), H.P.Singh (BSNLOA), Swapan Chakraborty (BSNLEU), K.Sebastin (SNEA), Rakesh Sethi (AIBSNLOA), Rana Pratap (BEA), Neeraj Kumar(FNTOBEA), R.Gunasekaran(BSNLDEU), Sunil Gautam(SNATTA), R.G.Pandey(BTEU), Satya Dev Sharma(ATM), Mohinder Singh (FNTO), Hari Singh(BTU), Prabodh Kumari (SEWA BSNL) and (NFTBE).
All the demands raised in the strike notice were discussed in detail. The discussion continued for about three hours. More than half of the issues were items on which decision is to be taken by the Government/DOT. On those issues, the Management was asked to take up the same with the DOT and fix a meeting of the Forum with DOT. The following is a brief gist of the discussion:
- Immediate procurement of adequate equipments: The management stated that some equipments have been purchased and tenders have been called for others. The Forum leaders stated that there is still acute shortage adversely affecting the service.
- Compensation for loss-making rural connections: Matter pertains to DOT/Government.
- Financial Assistance to BSNL from Government: The Forum demanded that the Management should take up with the DOT for getting the Refund of spectrum charges of Rs. 6,700 as also Rs.1,250 crore in lieu of ADC for the year 2012-13 at the earliest. Management stated that this will be done. It was also stated that the government has allowed BSNL to take loan of Rs. 7,000 from the Banks.
- No Merger of BSNL and MTNL : Pertains to Government/DOT
- Stop formation of Tower Company: Matter pertains to Government/DOT
- Reject TRAI recommendation to surrender 1.2 MHrz Spectrum: BSNL has taken up the matter with Government.
- Prompt filling up Directors Finance, HR and CM: Issue pertains to Govt./DOT
- Transfer of all assets including land to BSNL: Pertains to Govt. / DOT
- BSNL service to be made mandatory to Central/State government, PSU: Pertains to Govt./DOT
- Immediate refund of BWA spectrum charges to BSNL: Matter pertains to Govt./DOT
- Spectrum liberalization by BSNL without any payment to Government: Issue taken up with the government.
- Reject anti-BSNL recommendations of M/s Deloitee Committee: The recommendations are being examined.
- Allot spectrum free of cost to BSNL: Pertains to Govt./DOT
- BSNL should start 4 G Services : Pertains to Govt./DOT
- No mandatory purchase of equipment from ITI: The Forum leaders pointed out that if ITI is able to provide equipment in time, they have no objection. Management stated that this pertains to Govt./DOT.
- Grant of 78.2% IDA merger fixation to pre-2007 and post 2007 Pensioners: The Forum expressed its serious unhappiness in the undue delay. The issue pertains to Govt. /DOT
- Pension Revision of BSNL Retirees: The case taken up with the DOT, who has to take action.
- Pension contribution on actual basic pay instead of on the maximum of the pay scale: The matter taken with the Government.
- Implement cabinet decision on 30% superannuation benefits to BSNL direct recruited employees: BSNL Board has decided for a Defined Contribution Superannuation Pension Scheme for all direct recruited employees and the same will be submitted to DOT for approval. The Forum insisted that this is not sufficient and the 30% superannuation benefit should be ensured for the BSNL recruited employees, as provided by DPE guidelines.
- Fresh Recruitment of staff: Need based recruitment will be continued in future.
On the issues connected with DOT/Government, the Forum demanded that these issues should be taken up by the Management with DOT. Management stated that efforts are being made for arranging a meeting of the Forum with DOT.
The meeting ended at about 06.30 hours. As indicated above, most of the items pertain to Government/DOT. No development on the other issues also, except that the Forum leaders effectively presented the demands.
The Forum will meet at 11.00 AM on 20-04-2015 for last minute consultations. In the meantime, the Circle/SSA/Branch Secretaries are requested to fully mobilise the workers for the two days strike on 21-22 April 2015. New developments, if any, will be intimated.
V.A.N.Namboodiri
Convener, Forum.
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Sir, please support and demand in the strike also for long pending CGA Cases of Manipur SSA/ETR(and upliftment of employes) because many have been rejected after long waiting and many applicant have died. And sir may i know your Official address where I can send my CGA representations.
Send the letters to General Secretary, BSNLEU, Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Nagar, opp. Shadipur Bus Depot, New Delhi -110008
Sorry sir in comment box Iam asking one thing that those representation asked by you will i have to enclose with application.
Send me all those copies by post.
sir were is our demand sir you talk CMD on who are qualifies they paas the CAT cases that they need to able to job you discussed CMD we want the results to get job its been almost high courts order 1yrs left pl talk to cmd sir i am not wroking bsnl office our families are suffering not any other sources pl discussed Cmd
Dear Comrade,
I have already replied to you to contact the Circle Secretary of the BSNL Employees Union in your circle. The Union is taking all the cases and as per the latest, these are settled at the Circle level. Instead of continuously asking the same question, approach the Circle Secretary with all the details. The question of CGA, limited to 5% of the vacancies etc. are part of government decisions. This is being opposed not by BSNLEU alone, but the entire central government employees’ organisations. This has been presented before the VII Central Pay Commission also. Unless the Central Government changes its policy, the existing restrictions will continue. Of course, the unions are fighting to change the policy.
Sir I will be sending my CGA document to your address as early as possible but a question has arised in my mind that our BSNLEU Manipur will come to know about contacting General Secretary-President of BSNLEU India will they harm me I’m in fear Help me sir.
Circle Secretary will not take any objection. You send the documents to General Secretary.
Thank You very much sir for your reply please sir keep it confitential I will send speed post by tommorow.
Sir did you got my speed post no EE430703030IN despatched from Imphal Mantripukhri Manipur by Shailesh kumar.
I am on tour and after return to Delhi I will check and inform you.
Sir, when you are going to return please help me at the earliest because Iam poor fellow working in bricks farm at koirengei village with a wage of 80 rupees a day with free meal from the owner and my duty commends from 7am to 6pm and my mother could n’t meet her needs of medicine because of her low pension and house hold being a neuro patient her medicines are too expensive and I have one young brother to who is considering his study in B.com 1st year all the necessary outsource I have to maintain
OK Comrade.
Sir, have you returned from your tour.
I am at Delhi and going through the pending files.
Sir, did you found my and my all friends of SSA/ETR case in the pending list. I apologise sir for disturbing You about me and my freinds cases of Manipur SSA/ETR.
I told you that I am going through the pending files.