Copy of letter sent by Forum dated 24-04-2015 to Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Communications Minister is  reproduced below:

FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS / ASSOCIATIONS

D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New Delhi – 110001

Forum/HM                                                                                             24-04-2015

To

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad,                                                                             Minister of Communications & IT,                                                                   Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashoka Road,                                                                   New Delhi – 110001

Sub: Request for a meeting with the Communications Minister on the issue of Revival of BSNL.

Respected Sir,

The Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations is the umbrella organisation of the BSNL Executives and Non-Executives numbering about 2.25 lakhs employed in BSNL. Forum is seriously concerned with the revival of BSNL and has been suggesting many proposals for the strengthening of BSNL and better service to the customers during the last many years.

The Forum has requested about half a dozen times to your kind self for a meeting with the Forum, so that our issues could be presented before you for kind consideration and settlement. Though your office had assured that meeting will be arranged, unfortunately so far no meeting has taken place. In fact, we could not to meet you even once after you assumed office.

You may be aware that the employees were compelled to go on Two days Strike on 21-22 April 2015 to focus our demands and for early settlement. The date of the strike was postponed twice in the hope that a serious discussion will take place with the DOT / Government. That also did not happen.

The employees were happy to read your declarations in the Parliament and outside that ‘BSNL will not be allowed to die’ and that necessary action will be taken to revive BSNL. The Forum is fully prepared to co-operate in this matter which is of vital importance to the employees.

I would, therefore, once again request you to kindly grant a meeting to the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations at the earliest to discuss these issues and present our views.

Thanking You,

Yours Faithfully,

 Sd/-

V.A.N.Namboodiri                                                                                        Convener, Forum. Mob: 9868231431