Meeting with CLC (
Central ) on 27.08.2012 as per Honourable Ernakulam HC Bench directive:
All Non executive Unions in BSNL to participate in the meeting.
NFTE is striving its best to arrive at a consensus and holding consultations
with all Unions. In a meeting held today with other Unions on the subject,
Com.Chandeswar Singh, G.S., Com.Pattabhi, Circle Secretary, Tamilnadu and Com.
S.S.Gopalakrishnan, All India Organising Secretary participated.
CWC meeting at New
Delhi on 27.08.2012 and 28.08.2012: To discuss 12.06.2012 agreement, Framing of BSNL's own rules of
Recognition for Unions, 6th Membership verification, BSNL's financial viability
& organisational matters.
BSNL Board to meet on 28.08.2012: Likely to take a
decision on 78.2% IDA merger and NE-12.
JAO Part–II Examination: SEA section of Corporate office has sent information to
Examination section for notification of Departmental Examination against 1898
JAO vacancies. [ News from CHQ ]
TTA training classes: More likely to commence in the second fortnight of September
2012, after review o f results for the SC/ST candidates.
Disabilities under
FR 17-A not a bar for Promotions: A Union in our SSA is boasting that it has settled the promotion
of a TM under NEPP inspite of FR 17-A being imposed on him. Rules are crystal
clear that FR 17-A causes disabilities only in respect of LTC, QPC and requisite
minimum qualification for appearing in the Departmental Examinations and not on
promotions through DPCs.
By no means it is an achievement!
VRS in BSNL: The proposals of telecom PSUs BSNL and
MTNL to reduce their workforce by 1.21 lakh by offering voluntary retirement
scheme to staff will cost them over Rs 17,445 crore, the government said today.
"DoT has received from BSNL, a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) aimed at reducing its workforce by one lakh. Likely expenditure on ex-gratia is estimated to be about Rs 12,371 crore. In addition, there will be expenditure on normal retirement benefits viz gratuity, pension, leave encashment and transfer grant," Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
MTNL, which offers services in Delhi and Mumbai, has also planned a VRS aimed at reducing its workforce by 21,000 and the estimated expenditure likely to be incurred is about Rs 5,074 crore, he added.
"DoT has received from BSNL, a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) aimed at reducing its workforce by one lakh. Likely expenditure on ex-gratia is estimated to be about Rs 12,371 crore. In addition, there will be expenditure on normal retirement benefits viz gratuity, pension, leave encashment and transfer grant," Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
MTNL, which offers services in Delhi and Mumbai, has also planned a VRS aimed at reducing its workforce by 21,000 and the estimated expenditure likely to be incurred is about Rs 5,074 crore, he added.
