FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS / ASSOCIATIONS
D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New Delhi – 110001
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Meeting of the Forum held on 18th July 2014

A meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions /Associations of Non-Executives and Executives was held today, 18th July 2014, at the Local council Room, NTR, Eastern Court, New Delhi. Com. C.Singh, President, presided.
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener, welcomed all and briefed the meeting about the developments after the last meeting. Further he metioned about the agenda items.
After detailed discussions, the follwing decisions were taken:
1. Master Service Agreement signed on 2nd May 2014 between BSNL and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. on the sharing of towers, BTS,Antennae etc.
The meeting discussed the issue based on the available information. While the agreement may bring some revenue to the BSNL, the entire issue has to be thorughly loked in to including certain doubts raised by the participants. Hence it was decided to meet the management and to have a discussion on the issue.
2. 78.2% IDA fixation for the Pensioners
The Convener explained the present situation that the DOT has intimated to the Dept. of Expenditure their reply to the comments raised by the latter. With regard to the pre-2007 pensioners, a Cabinet Note is necessary. With regard to the post-2007 pensioners, the DOT mentioned that notional fixation could me made on the basis of certain cases settled earlier. On 60:40 ratio regarding pension payment, DOT informed that till 2010, the pension payment has been within 60% of the payment made by BSNL to DOT.
The meeting was of the firm view that no compromise could be made on the full payment of pension from 01-01-2007, when 78.2% IDA fixation became due. The DOT orders have to be suitably amended. In the same way, the Forum should strongly take the case to ensure that the 60:40% condition of payment of pension is cancelled.
These cases should be taken with the DOT and the Communications Minister.
The meeting came to an end with vote of thanks from the chair.

V.A.N.Namboodiri
Convener.