07 Tuesday Jan 2014
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
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The BSNLCCWF Uttarakhand Circle is compelled to go on struggle since the BSNL Management is not implementing the orders on minimum wage, social security measures etc. BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF leaders are meeting the BSNL authorities for settlement of the issues.
07 Tuesday Jan 2014
The 2014 general elections will have a high level propaganda utilising mobile applications. All the major political parties are making arrangements for the same, including Congress and BJP. The successful implementation of the mobile applications by the AAP in the Delhi Assembly elections has been taken note of by other political parties also. This will help in wooing the middle class, it is assessed.
07 Tuesday Jan 2014
Posted in BSNL News
The BSNL Management has notified the Rules for the Recognition of the Executive Associations and the Verification of Membership. The Executive Associations have been demanding for the same for a long time.
06 Monday Jan 2014
The Delhi High Court has given judgment that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has full powers to examine the accounts of the private telecom companies. The ruling was given in the appeal given by the private telecom companies against the decision of the CAG to examine the accounts in connection with the telecom 2G Scam, in which many private companies are involved and hugely benefitted.
The Delhi High Court has earlier allowed the CAG to audit the accounts of the power companies in Delhi, after the Kejriwal government has requested CAG to audit the same.
It is well known that the private companies are in the habit of manipulating the accounts to reduce the taxes to be paid to the government as also the revenue share, where such stipulations are there.
I welcome the decision of the High Court. Of course, private companies may appeal to the Supreme Court, but at least for the present the welcome decision is there.
06 Monday Jan 2014
Posted in P&T TU History
It is one year back, on this day, 6th January, that Comrade Om Prakash Gupta, veteran leader of P and T Employees passed away. He was in the forefront of the P and T and BSNL Union movement. He made important contribution in the formation of NFPTE and the 1946, 1960 strikes etc.
My respectful homage to the memory of Com.O.P.Gupta!
05 Sunday Jan 2014
Clear signs are already there that the General Elections may be by mid-April 2014. This is the hint given by the Election Commission, though not announced. The results may be announced in May only since the election is to be conducted in five phases.
The oncoming General Elections are going to be a way-turner. The indications are already there.
05 Sunday Jan 2014
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In order to mop up funds to deal with the financial deficit, the Central Government is pressurising the cash rich PSUs to purchase shares of other PSUs. The disinvest programme projected to get about Rs.40,000 crore becoming a failure, the government has found out this new method.
It is now reported that other PSUs have shown interested in purchasing the 5% stakes of BHEL. This money will be used by the government for managing its financial deficit.
05 Sunday Jan 2014
Posted in General
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The number of slum dwellers in India is a sizable one. As per the 2011 census it is 6.5 crores, more than 5% of the population. This has put the government in an unenviable position, that even after six and half decades , it has not been able solve the problem even marginally.
Now another report has come, that from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). According to its 2012 report, the slum dwellers are only 4.4 crores, a difference of 2.1 crores less within one year. Of course, this is not believable.
It seems that the UPA government is trying to manipulate the statistics. It knows that 2014 is the election year, and a less damaging picture is to be shown.
6.5 crore people staying in slums in the country is not a credit to any government. Speedy action is to be taken to change the situation. The slum dwellers should be provided with better accommodation and welfare measures. Reducing the number through false reports is no remedy.
05 Sunday Jan 2014
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation
Our sustained effort for a Better Service to the Customer is yielding results. Service is improving! I am giving below an appreciation from Shri R.Dinakaran, a senior journalist published in the Business Line.
TRANSFORMATION OF BSNL
By R.Dinakaran
For over a decade, I kept away from PSUs as much as I could. I had had bad experiences with both BSNL and a PSU bank, and I swore I would never ever have anything to do with PSU telecom companies and banks.
But I kept hearing about how the two PSU behemoths were changing…and adapting to the times.
My experience at Valparai, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, forced me to get a BSNL SIM card. I had to be without even basic mobile connectivity for two full days at Valparai, as only BSNL had services there. Our family had four SIM cards of three private telecom service providers but they were of no use.
The purchase and activation process of the BSNL SIM card was, to my surprise, a smooth and pleasant experience. First, the process of getting a number of your choice – online. I got mine within minutes. I was told to go to the BSNL office to submit the KYC documents. The process was over – again within minutes, and the SIM went live in just an hour!
Yesterday, I went to BSNL’s online portal to recharge it. When I proceeded to register for the prepaid recharge, I had mentally prepared myself for a tough experience. The reason: I had heard horror stories of how public sector portals functioned. But, I was once again surprised. The registration was a breeze.
Now came the best part – the recharge process itself. As I logged in and selected the recharge voucher, the screen showed the full details of the recharge, including validity. The next screen showed my pre-paid balance and other details. The recharge was done within minutes.
I had recharged an ISD pack. When I tried calling the international number, the call did not get through. The recorded voice asked me to contact BSNL.
Now, I had to speak to a ‘live’ person in BSNL for the first time! After going through the usual IVR process, I selected the number for ‘Agent’ and was once again surprised when the call got connected to a ‘live’ person in just one ring. I was told to send an SMS for activating the ISD service. I asked her when it would be activated. She had the usual reply, “Within 24 hours.”
I did not even had to wait for 24 seconds. The ISD service was activated immediately.
We assume public sector companies will be sloppy and expect a bad experience. Of course, there were days when people dreaded entering PSU offices. My experience with BSNL a decade ago was what had prompted me to keep away from PSUs. It is heartening when we realise their level of transformation. In fact, the private sector telecom players can learn a thing or two from BSNL’s online portal.
WE THANK SHRI DINAKARAN FOR HIS APPRECIATION!
04 Saturday Jan 2014
Posted in General
Socialist Cuba is one of the countries in the world which has improved its health care system to the maximum. Most of the Latin American Countries have benefitted from the medical training institutions in Cuba.
One latest information once again confirms this position. The Maternal and Child Department of Public Health Ministry has stated that the infant mortality rate in Cuba has been reduced at 4.2% out of 1,000 live births, which is a record in itself.
This achievement also reflects the fulfillment of the goal of reducing mortality of children under five years, proposed by United Nations Millennium Development Goals. (Courtesy: Ganashakti)
