BSNL started with a staff strength of about 3.5 lakhs in 2000. There were about 3.10 non-executives and 40 thousand executives. During the last 14 years more than 1,40,000 have retired. About 30,000 new recruits, mainly in TTA and JTO cadre have been appointed by BSNL.

Now, what is the present strength of BSNL? As in July it is 2,34,216. The number of executives are 48,164 and the non-executives 1,86, 052. About 800 ITS officers are also working on Permanent Deputation. Thus the total can be increased to 2,35,000.

It is to be remembered that while P and T Department was bifurcated in 1985, DOT had about 6 lakhs staff. It got reduced to 3.5 lakh in 2000 due to retirement and no recruitment.

About 10,000 to 15,000 employees are retiring from BSNL every year, which results in drastic reduction of staff. By ab out 2015 almost all the staff recruited in DOT will retire, except a few appointed on compassionate grounds, regularised casual labour etc.

The average age of the present employees are around 50 years and is going high every year. There is an urgent need for recruitment since fresh blood is required for any organisation.

But the BSNL Management is least worried about it. Now some executives may be engaged. But again, it will not be regular appointment. Management is thinking of engaging  executives on contract.

This policy has got to be changed. BSNL being a public sector should give more employment, provide better service and should be financially viable. The actions being taken by the Govt. and the BSNL Management are not conducive to a healthy public sector. Struggle has become inevitable to maintain BSNL.

59 years are over after the mass murder and destruction of Hiroshima by the US on 6th August 1945 by dropping the first atom bomb any where in the world. The World War II was almost over with Japan and other axis countries surrendering to the US-Russia-Britain allies. There was no necessity at at all to drop such an atom bomb, since the war was already over.

US wanted revenge on the people of Japan and utilised the opportunity to test its atom bomb. Hiroshima was completely destroyed. 70,000 people burned and died on the spot. Another 70,000 died later due to burns. Many thousands were deeply wounded and disabled for life. But the US lust for murder was not over. It put another bomb on the city of Nagasaki on 9th August again killing about 90,000 or more.

Atom, Hydrogen and nuclear bombs are piled with the super powers. These are bombs with the power of hundreds of times of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What will happen if some of them are fired to targets, even by mistake. It is stated that the bomb-piles are capable of destroying the earth several times.

Peace is the only alternative. While we remember all those lakhs of people who died and lived dying, the UN and all others should make all out efforts to get all these atomic weapons destroyed for ever.