13 Sunday Oct 2013
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The U.P(East) Circle Convention of BSNL Employees, as per the call of the National Convention of BSNL Employees,held at New Delhi on 3rd August 2013, will be held at Lucknow on 15th October 2013. Convener, Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations, Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri and General Secretaries of BSNL Unions/Associations will be attending the Convention.
Kerala Circle has already conducted such a convention. Other circles are also requested to hold the same without delay.
13 Sunday Oct 2013
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The massive evacuation of more than 6 lakh people of Odisha and A.P.to safer places has been a well prepared move which helped to reduce the loss of lives to the minimum in the wake of the hit of the cyclone Phailin in the eastern coast of India. But the damage to the houses, communication network,electricity, roads, trees etc.has been tremendous. It is estimated as per reports that more than Rs. 24,000 crore damages have been resulted through the cyclone and high waves smashing the coastal area.
Rehabilitation is the immediate task for which the Central Government, the state governments and the people at large have to jointly make all out efforts. The rehabilitation should be organised effectively and fast.
13 Sunday Oct 2013
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The V Membership Verification was held on 1st February 2011. BSNLEU (United Forum) got 46.57% of votes and was declared as recognized union. NFTE got 34.96% votes. The National Council was formed with Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri as leader and Com.P.Abhimanyu as Secretary Staff Side.
XXV Meeting of the National Council – 24th June 2011
CMD was present in the meeting. He welcomed all official side and staff side members.
Anomaly due to accrual of increment to junior earlier than senior after fixation of pay on the basis of wage revision w.e.f. 01-01-2007 – Management stated that they will verify with other PSUs how they sorted out the issue.
Chairman agreed to refer to DOT the case of Presidential orders for officials whose training started during DOT period but were appointed after formation of BSNL.
The settlement of the pay anomalies arisen at the time of CDA to IDA wage revision will be re-examined and settled.
Proposal for revision of out-door ceiling in respect of non-executives is under consideration.
The BSNL pensioners also will be allowed the enhancement of concession for Broadband Concession scheme.
Both the photos of Mahatma Gandhi and B.R.Ambedkar will be put together in the Conference Hall.
Proposal for SIM card with certain hours of ‘free talk-time’ is under consideration.
It was agreed to favourably consider allotment of vacant staff quarters to retired employees.
The Management did not agree to revise the TSM/Casual labour wages on IDA scales.
The management did not agree to set right the reduction in wages of post-2007 recruitees.
Discussed about procurement of equipments, development and expansion plans etc.
Staff side strongly protested against the denial of Child Care Leave to women employees of BSNL.
Immediate introduction of NE-12 pay scale w.e.f. 01-01-2007 – Issue will be decided on fast-track basis.
Implementation of E1A scale for non-executives – The case will be examined.
XXVI Meeting of NC – 27th February 2012
The issues connected with the utilization of the Telecom Factories were discussed in detail.
The recommendations of the committee on Restructure of Industrial cadres will be implemented.
Early finalization of Standing Orders for Industrial Workers will be done.
SC/ST /OBC back-log vacancies will be filled up.
Some clarifications on NEPP issued. Others will be examined.
Grant of HRA to staff posted in villages within 8 KM of city – referred to DOT
Presidential Orders for absorption for left out cases will pursued with DOT.
Change of Designations – further discussion will take place.
Conducting of TTA LICE- pre-qualifying test will be examined.
Pre-qualifying examination for TM will be examined.
Increase of increments to avoid stagnation – will be examined.
Regularisation of Casual Labour – matter still under examination.
Relaxation in qualifying standards for SC/ST employees – will be considered.
XXVII Meeting of NC – 7th August 2012
Wage Revision of Non-executives from 01-01-2012 – will be examined.
Merger of 50% DA with basic pay – will be examined on receipt of instructions from DOT/DPE
Revision of Allowances and Perks, Restoration of medical Allowance, LTC etc – will be reviewed subject to financial position of the company
Fixation of pay under Fr 22(i)(a)(ii) for upgradations after 01-01-2007 – agreed to examine the case
Modifications agreed for allotment of quarters for retired employees.
Counting of service paid from contingencies for pension and DCRG – will be examined
Committee will look in to the pay scale up gradation of official language cadres.
Provision of pre-paid SIM with talk-time of Rs 200/- to Non-Executives – union proposals will be examined.
XXVIII Meeting of the NC – 30th January 2013
Standing Committee Meetings will be held in two months
Implementation of Rs. 16,400 – 40,500 pay scale as promotion to NE-12 will be taken up with BSNL Board.
Another meeting of the Change of Designations Committee will be held.
Declaring of Hepatitis-C as chronic disease will be taken up with CGHS authorities
Compassionate Ground appointments – Unions may submit their suggestions.
Implementation of Ernakulam High Court judgment on Anomaly – Reports awaited from circles
Staff side suggestions on NEPP issues will be relooked in to by the management.
In-Service training to TTA on par with JTO/SDE will be done if felt appropriate.
Restructure of Civil Wing – Under active consideration of the management.
Child Care Leave – Implementation will be re-examined.
TSM service to be entered in the HR package – under consideration
The VI Membership Verification was conducted on 16th April 2013. BSNLEU which got 48.6% votes and NFTE BSNL which got 30.28% votes were granted recognition as Main Recognised Representative Union and Second Recognised Representative Union respectively as per the New Recognition Rules of recognizing two unions which get more than 15 % votes. The Staff Side will be constituted with 9 seats for BSNLEU and 5 seats for NFTE. The initiative for the New Recognition Rules was taken by BSNLEU, considering all aspects, which was accepted by other unions and the management. This will start a new stage in the negotiating machinery and settlement of issues.
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13 Sunday Oct 2013
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The Private Hospitals are on the war-path against the CGHS rates for the treatment of CG employees, alleging that the CGHS rates being paid to them is loss-making only. In addition to the CGHS, the government employees are allowed to take treatment in empanelled private hospitals, provided the latter charges are limited to CGHS rates. According to the private hospitals, the CGHS rates are very less and are causing losses to them. Hence they have warned that in future they may not accept CGHS rates
13 Sunday Oct 2013
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Even after 12 days of the government shut down in US, no settlement could be reached between the Obama led Democrats and the opposition Republicans, creating a situation in which the people are the casualties. If the issues are not settled, according to President Obama, there may be an economic shut down.
What has happened to the great leader of the capitalist system? No way to come out of the shut down?
13 Sunday Oct 2013
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It is reported that the Committee constituted by the DOT to examine the matter has recommended to entrust BSNL the task of solarisation of the telecom towers in the rural areas of the country, which are lacking in electricity. The process will be funded by the USOF. In recommending, the Committee has considered the vast infrastructure network of the BSNL through out the country. Abou 3.5 lakh towers are the immediate target.
The USOF is having more than Rs.27,500 crore in its kitty and it is no great problem for it to release the fund.
BSNL Management should immediately try to get the order so that it can utilise its infrastructure for the benefit of the people.
12 Saturday Oct 2013
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A Super Cyclone named Phailin, half-the-size of India is feared to hit the eastern sea shores of India by evening of today, 12th October. The weather department and other such agencies have forecasted that the coastal districts of Odisha and A.P. will be seriously affected. The Central and State Governments have already started evacuating lakhs of people from the coastal areas. The memory of the Tsunami, in which thousands of people lost their lives is still haunting the people.
BSNL has already taken precautions to maintain its services to the extent possible and repair damages so that the communications networks are available.
We extend all our support to the people of Odisha and A.P. and specially to our comrades of BSNL and hope that the Cyclone may not result in loss of lives as at the time of Tsunami. At that time government was not prepared, but it is well prepared now, as it states.
12 Saturday Oct 2013
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The UK government is doing the foolish act once again. It has decided and started the process of privatisation of Royal Mail. The bitter experience of the Railway privatisation, the consequent inefficiency and the demand of the people to nationalise it again has not opened the eyes of the Conservative government, which is bent upon selling the national assets as is the Manmohan Government in India.
The Royal Mail, started in 1512 at the time of King Henry VIII, is probably the oldest Postal Service in the world. The British Postal System has been declared as one of the best in the world. That is why, even when some the European countries like Germany, Holland etc. have privatised their postal system, UK did not.
I have my own experience of the Royal Mail. During my stay at London at my son’s home, the Postman used to come at almost the same time and drop the letters, parcels etc. and knock the door, if there is any item to be acknowledged. Not only letters, but e-purchases were also delivered. I saw my son posting the photo negatives to the studios and within one or two days getting back the prints. There is a Post Box near the Market near the house. The time for collecting the posts from the Post Box is 04.30 PM. Exactly at the time daily the Royal Mail van reaches there and collected the postal article from the box. I had visited some Post Offices also. It is not only stamps and other postal articles that is sold, but stationary items, foreign currency exchange and other such business are also conducted. And I was also told that the Royal Mail is not in loss, although the profit may not be very high. It is reported that the Royal Mail has posted an operating profit of 164 million pounds in the first quarter of the current financial year.
Then why the privatisation? Yes, the MNCs, Corporates and the super rich want to control every thing and maximise their profits, whatever is the way. The low pricing of the shares, which have been over-subscribed, clearly shows the pro-private policy of the government.
The Royal Mail Workers, the common people and a lot of prominent personalities are against privatisation of Royal Mail. The Secretary General of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), Bill Hayes stated that there is no reason to privatise this great British company which is successful in public ownership. The CWU is preparing for industrial action against privatisation and is taking strike ballot.He also criticised the government for its dogma from old-fashioned Tories-wedded privatisation.
We strongly support the Royal Mail workers and CWU in their struggle against the privatisation of the oldest and one of the best postal services in the world.
11 Friday Oct 2013
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The scheduled strike issues discussion between Director (HR) and United Forum for today was postponed since the Director (HR) was called for a meeting with Home Minister on the arrangements to be made to face the cyclone in the coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
11 Friday Oct 2013
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National Councils (2003 -2013) – A Review of the Meetings (4)
The IV Membership Verification was held on 21st January 2009 in which BSNLEU again won with 49.97% votes and NFTE got second position with 38.35%. BSNLEU was recognized. The National Council was formed with Com.R.Venkatraman as Leader and Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri as Secretary, Staff Side. The first meeting after IV Membership Verification was held on 21st June 2009.
XXI Meeting of the National Council – 21st June 2009
The Management agreed for six months interest free salary advance to the employees.
Instructions issued that the revised rules for pension calculation as per VI CPC with regard to limit of DCRG, commutation table, emoluments, qualifying service etc. for IDA pensioners.
With regard to mobile connections and free calls to non-executives it was agreed to more number of non-executives under the coverage of operational requirement.
Management agreed that Works Committees will be reactivated.
Separate meeting will be held to sort out the issue of pay anomaly of 2000 wage revision.
JTO/TTA examinations, TM examinations will be conducted early.
Reduction of service condition to 7 years for JTO LICE – case will be put up again before the Management Committee.
Allotment of 10% posts of JAOs to Senior Accountants on seniority basis – Relaxation not agreed to by management.
Acute delay in implementation of NEPP – management agreed to expedite the implementation.
Declaration of Holiday on 14th April on account of Ambedkar Jayanthi – Management states that Holidays are declared according to DOP&T.
XXII Meeting of NC – 5th November 2009
Reimbursement of expenditure on out-door treatment to post- 2007 retirees increased.
Management agreed to provide lift to all G+3 floors in BSNL buildings.
Inclusion of LDC TA service for appearing in TTA examination – Agreed to examine.
Draughtsman issues were discussed in detail.
Pay fixation on promotion from RM to TM after getting Lineman Scale – Management agreed to examine.
XXIII Meeting of NC – 16th March 2010
Management agreed to issue NEPP orders without delay.
Wage Revision agreement approved by the BSNL Board and sent to DOT for approval.
Maternity Leave increased from 135 days to 180 days.
Orders issued for Special Allowance of Rs. 1000 to women employees for child care for a maximum of two children.
3 G service started by BSNL in some circles.
Internal Competitive examination date finalized for Rajbhasha Adhikari.
Child Care Leave for women employees rejected by the Management.
Problems of pre- 01-01-2006 retired employees will be discussed separately.
Staff suggestions to reduce wasteful expenditure agreed to by the management.
Personal Upgradation of qualified and officiating JTOs will be further discussed.
Relaxation of educational qualification for appearing for RM to appear in TM examination will be examined.
Staff Side strongly protested against denial of Child care Leave and the cancellation of 95 million GSM tender.
XXIV Meeting of NC – 31st August 2010
( After Thiruvananthapuram All India Conference of BSNLEU in May 2010, the newly elected General Secretary Com. P.Abhimanyu, was nominated as Secretary Staff Side in place of Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri).
Holiday Homes will be opened at Rameswaram(T.N) and Maheswar(MP).
Orders issued for encashment of HPL against shortfall in 300 EL, in respect of executives and non-executives.
Orders issued to fill backlog vacancies in TTA cadre.
LICE to fill up posts of Junior Hindi Translators issued.
Grant of Grace marks for JAO Part II examination was not agreed to by the management. Instead, it agreed to conduct examination regularly.
Reduction of emoluments of post-2007 recruited employees – The demand of the staff side to compensate the same through higher fitment- Discussion will continue.
A Review Committee will review the BSNL Medical Policy to eliminate the hardships experienced by the staff side.
Grant of 78.2% w.e.f. 01-01-2007 – The issue is pending with the BSNL Board.
Grant of JTO scale to Officiating JTOs – the issue will be examined after the court case is over.
Implementation of Anomaly Committee Report on the anomaly/aberration in wage revision from CDA to IDA scales w.e.f. 01-01-2000 – Orders issued for certain cadres – Staff side wanted for all cadres.
Review of Recruitment Rules – Cases mentioned by staff side will be examined.
Modifications to NEPP raised by the Staff Side will be examined.
Option for pay fixation on promotion – Management has agreed and referred to DOT
Holding of Screening Test to the cadre of Sr. TOA is being considered.
Procurement policy suggested by the staff side will be considered.
Reservation for SC/ST employees in NEPP – government orders will be implemented.
The V Membership Verification was held on 1st February 2011 and new National Council was formed. (continued)
