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BSNL adds 0.43 million connections in April 2015

09 Tuesday Jun 2015

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It is good news. BSNL has added 0.43 million connections in April 2015. This is a trend change from losing connection to adding connections.

Now BSNL has got 16.18 million landline connections and 77.50 mobile connections, including wireless connection, thus a total of 93.67 million. In the landlines it is first and in the mobiles it is in the 5th position after Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea and Reliance Telecom.

The Teledensity by the end of April 2015 stands at 80% with about 1 Billion (100 crore) connections.

BSNL has to go miles and miles. BSNL was number two up-to 2006. Can’t it come up again? Make  all out efforts.

Congratulations to Bank Employees! – Wage Agreement signed.

26 Tuesday May 2015

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After a long period of hectic discussions, the United Forum of Bank Unions(UFBU) and the Indian Bankers Associations (IBA) have signed the wage agreement, with 15% salary increase, which will be effective from 1st November 2012. It is a Five Year agreement as usual in the Banks. More than 10 lakh employees in the Bank will benefit out of the agreement. It is stated that including the superannuation benefits, the additional expenditure will come to about Rs. 8,370 crore per annum.

The lowest pay scale will increase from the present Rs. 5850 – 11,350 to Rs. 9,560 to Rs. 18,545 as  reported in the press.

Second and fourth Saturdays will be holiday.

We congratulate the Bank workers and their united organisation UFBU for the new wage revision!

 

 

Book on “Struggles by Workers to Defend and Save BSNL” released

25 Monday May 2015

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The book ” Struggles by workers to defend and Save BSNL”, on the sustained struggle by the Joint Forum/Joint Action Committee/Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations of Non-Executives and Executives from 2004 to 2015, written by Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Founder Convener of JF/JAC/Forum was released today, 25th May 2015, by Com. C.Singh, President of Forum by handing over the same to Com.P.Abhimanyu, Convener Forum.

It details the continuous struggles waged under the Forum for the last 11 years, including 5 successful strikes, 5 parliament Marches, three All India Conventions, discussions with the Prime Minister, Communication Minister, Secretary DOT, CMD BSNL etc. The united strength of the BSNL Employees could stop disinvestment of BSNL. VRS in BSNL, unbundling etc. Its effort to improve the services is also mentioned. It is the fighting history of the BSNL workers for the last 11 years.

Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri was appreciated by the meeting of the Forum held today for preparing and publishing the book, which is part of history of the BSNL and its workers. The book is priced at Rs.50/- and will be dispatched on requisition.

SAVE BSNL – Motivate the employees for better service.

24 Sunday May 2015

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The 2,25,000 and odd employees of BSNL under the banner of Forum are making all out efforts to improve the services to the customers. Out of these, it is mostly the low paid employees like TM, RM, Sr.TOA, TTA and casual and Contract workers who are interacting with the customers. What is the motivation they are getting from the management for better performance?

The pay of most of the RMs is  stagnated and they are not getting even normal increment. The Sr. TOA , TTA etc.who are appointed after 01-01-2007 are getting less pay than before. The agreed E1 pay scale for non-executives have not been so far. The contract workers are denied the minimum wage as per government orders.

For all employees and officers, there is no Bonus for the last 5 years. Allowances have not increased. LTC is restricted. Medical Allowance is taken away.

No discussion has yet started for the next wage revision. The DPE has not started any process for the Pay Revision Committee for the PSU executives.

The progress of the company is connected with the progress of the employees and officers. Both will have to go together. The entire employees and officers are dedicated to the improvement of the company. BSNL also have to start thinking about the rights/benefits of the workers.Both have to go together. The motivation thus initiated will go along way in strengthening BSNL.

BSNL Management and Government have  to seriously consider these issues.

 

Public Sector Banks which helped the country to tide over the 2007-08 recess

16 Saturday May 2015

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All, including the Government of India, have agreed that in tiding over the financial crisis which started in 2007-08, the Public Sector Banks of India have contributed much. There are 20 PSU Banks, including the State Bank of India. There are around 7,60,000 employees including officers working in these banks.

The Bank Employees are united and have organised several united complete strikes which has completely paralyzed the banking services.

That is why the government is trying to weaken the PSU banks, just like other PSUs.

Selling Family silver continues – will the sale money be used to help other PSUs?

15 Friday May 2015

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Disinvestment department is doing overtime to sell the family silver of the government. The latest is the sale of shares in PSUs, NTPC and Indian Oil.

It is reported that the Government has decided to sell 10% of share in IOC and 5% shares in NTPC, which is expected to fetch the government about Rs. 13,800 crores.

Will the government use a portion of these sale money to help the loss making PSUs like BSNL and MTNL. The sale money is of PSU and it can be used to help another PSU.

Is the government hearing?

BSNL Officers to meet MPs – Minister’s Direction

27 Monday Apr 2015

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It is reported in the press that the Communications Minister has directed the BSNL Officers to meet the Parliament Members from the various regions to inform them of the developments and also to get their suggestions and opinions on improving the BSNL services in their areas.

One such meeting was held on 24th April at the Parliament Annexe, which was chaired by the Communications Minister, where MPs from NE, Rajasthan and HP were present. Both the MPs from Tripura, Coms Shankar Prasad Datta and Jitendra Choudhary attended and placed the demands raised by the Forum in their Strike on 21-22 April.

The Communications Minister should also find some time to meet the representatives of the Unions/Associations functioning in BSNL and hear their views and suggestions. On 1st May 2015, the secretary DOT will meet the Forum of BSNL Unions /Associations. Will the Minister chair that meeting too? If so, it will be a very good gesture.

Air India may sell its land/building assets

26 Sunday Apr 2015

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Cash-strapped PSU, Air India may sell its land/building assets in the near future. It is reported that it has approached Civil Aviation Ministry for selling its four flats on Poddar Road, Mumbai and and 1.3 acre plot in Chennai. SBI is expected to purchase the flats in Mumbai and Income Tax Department to purchase the plot in Chennai. It is expected to get Rs. 200 crore from these sales.

The solace is that the buyers are also Government/PSU.

 

More than 55,000 Indian villages have no mobile coverage – Minister

25 Saturday Apr 2015

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Even after 20 years of launch of mobile services in the country, around 55,669 villages do not have mobile coverage till now.

“It is estimated that there are 55,669 villages in the country that do not have mobile coverage,” Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

Asked if even after 20 years of launching the mobile services in the country, there are around 56,000 villages where mobile telephone service has not reached so far, the Minister said “Yes”.

Prasad said mobile service to uncovered villages in the country are likely to be provided in a phased manner over a period of five years with funding from universal service obligation fund (USOF).

“Detailed project report consisting of technical framework and cost estimates for Himalayan states (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand) is under preparation,” he said. (Press Report)

Nepal Earth Quake – Air Force, BSNL, Air India to rescue

25 Saturday Apr 2015

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Whenever there is any natural calamity, it is the government and PSUs which come to the rescue immediately. It has been in the past and it is in the present also.

In view of the earth quake, BSNL has declared that only local call charges will be levied to calls to Nepal, which is international. Air India has decided to fly additional flights to help rescue operations. Indian Air Force is in the front of the rescue operations.

We support these appropriate decisions. Human life is most valuable.