The Reconciliation Proceedings on the issues on which the Joint Forum of BSNL/MTNL Unions/Associations have called for agitations continued today, 9th January 2013, with Shri S.K.Chand, Dy. Chief Labour Commissioner in the Chair. The meeting was held in Shram Shakti Bhawan, the office of the Labour Ministry and of the Chief Labour Commissioner.
DOT and BSNL Management were represented, but nobody was there from MTNL Management.
Joint Forum was represented by Coms. M.K.Bagchi, Chairman, V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener Joint Forum and General Secretaries/Representatives from the affiliated unions in BSNL and MTNL.

The issues discussed were 1) The Repatriation of non-aborbed ITS officers from BSNL and MTNL, 2)The Financial viability of the two PSUs and the commitment of the government as also procurement of equipments,3) Grant of Pension to absorbed MTNL employees as in the case of BSNL absorbed employees and 4)Approval of DOT for the 78.2% IDA fixation already decided by the BSNL Board as per strike agreement.
The Joint Forum representatives pointed out that no action has been taken to repatriate the ITS Officers as per the court direction. In the other issues also no action seems to have been taken. The representatives also demanded that action should be taken to solve all the issues. A minutes of the Conciliation Proceedings are put in the BSNLEU website: chqbsnleu.com
The next meeting will be held on 14th February 2013.