NEW TRANSFER POLICY-REVISED

INCENTIVE TO SPORTS PERSON

CHQ NEWS

1)compassinate appointement

 After his father, an employee of the telecom behemoth Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), passed away in July 2008, E Dilip sought a posting on compassionate grounds but was turned down. He approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) who directed BSNL to consider his application.

The bench of judicial member G Shanthappa and administrative member R Satapathy also asked the telecom giant to relook its policy on awarding compassionate appointments. The bench has ordered that BSNL consider Dilip's case following the guidelines approved by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in New Delhi.

BWA decisions

BWA 1st Day Meeting Decision : (i) Govt. Should grant immediate financial package to BSNL as per its commitments. (ii) BSNL’s own rules for recognition of non-executive unions be framed. 6th verification should be only as per BSNL’s own Rules. SR cell is delaying the matter on one or the other pretext. (iii) 78.2% IDA merger issue be resolved to avoid immortal loss to employees. (iv) Wage erosion in respect of staff (D/R TTAS, Sr. TOAs, TMs etc.) be settled like JTOs/JAOs. More decisions in meeting of 28th April. 

Weightage point System” of BSNL for CGA (Compassionate Ground Appointment) is irregular : The CAT bench at Chennai has ruled that the weightage point system adopted by BSNL is not in accordance with the instructions of the DoPT. 

Pay erosion due to pay scale revision wef 1st January, 2007 : In the meeting held with Director (HR) on 28.04.2012 at Allahabad he agreed to extend the benefit granted to JTOs/JAOs to similarly placed non-executive employees also in the cases of pay erosion. Alliance partners and NFTE’s functionaries are requested to equip the Hqr with the concrete cases to clinch the issue. 

BWA Meeting on 28th April 2012 : BSNL Workers Alliance in the meeting held on 28.04.2012 has taken following decision : (i) VRS will be opposed tooth and nail. (ii) Medical Allowance/LTC be restored. (iii) Sufferings and hardships in NEPP be addressed. (iv) Hold all departmental examinations following uniformity. (v) Modifications is needed in TTA, TM & JTO (Elect) R/R. (vi) Bonus be paid to BSNL employees. 

CHQ NEWS

Delegation meets Director (Enterprise and HR) at Allahabad on 28th April : A delegation consisting of Com. Chandeshwar Singh General Secretary of NFTE BSNL and convener BWA, S.P. Sharma (President BSNL WRU and chairman BWA) Islam Ahmad (President NFTE BSNL) Manish Samadhia (President, Snatta ) and Dhiraj Chodhary (Advisor Snatta) met Director (HR and Enterprise), Shri A.N Rai at Allahabad on 28th April at 10 hours and drew his attention on the issues of 78.2% IDA merger. Holding of Departmental examination specially to JTO cadre for vacancies occurring up to 31st December,2011. Vindictive transfers at Mysore, Jabalpur etc. The issues of new rules for recognition of unions and fires taking place at Bhopal and Ahmadabad Telephone Exchange were also raised. The Director (HR) was told that the employees will undergo immortal losses due to denial of 78.2% IDA merger benefit. 

vrs-opposistionby chq

NFTE BSNL means what it says : The NFTE BSNL is firmly opposed to retrenchment of employees through the process of VRS and will oppose it tooth and nail. NFTE has pointed out reasons why VRS is being opposed ? The DoT has signed MoU with BSNL to fund VRS. It is ludicurous as it signed agreement with the unions for job security of employees on 8th September, 2000. If DoT can provide fund for VRS why it is not reimbursing deficit to BSNL. Why it is not returning BWA license fee ? why no financial package to BSNL like Air India which is also a PSU. Ignore motivated propaganda and don’t fall into trap of Govt. VRS has been given to MTNL staff and what is result ? 

AGITATION -TENURE TRANSFER

Telecom officers given two weeks to choose employer

Get absorbed in BSNL or stay with Govt: High Court

NEW DELHI, APRIL 18: 

The Delhi High Court has asked Indian Telecom Service (ITS) Officers to decide whether they want to get absorbed in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd or stay as Government employees. The court has set a two-week deadline for the ITS officers, who have been awaiting a resolution for over seven years.

The court has also told the Government to ensure redeployment of those officers who opt against getting absorbed in BSNL and not to keep them idle. The Bench has also directed BSNL to relieve remaining officers who do not opt for absorption within two weeks after the officers make their decision.

There are 1,700 ITS officers, of which about 90 have already opted to get absorbed in BSNL. Around 1,200 are working in BSNL on deputation, while 400 officers have been put in the surplus cell. The 400 ITS officers had filed the appeal in the court against the method adopted by the Department of Telecom in deciding the issue.

Responding to the High Court order the spokesperson of Indian Telecom Service Association said, “This is a big relief for us as this issue has been lingering for over seven years now. It has been decided that all the absorption offers made so far from retrospective date of October 1, 2000 are illegal which vindicates our stand in the matter and proves that Absorption Cell of DoT has all along been unreasonable, coercive and offered illegal absorption which officers did not accept. Officers are now preparing to comply with the two- week deadline of giving final choice for absorption.”

While this puts to rest the ITS absorption issue, the court's ruling could put BSNL in a tough position especially if majority of the officers decide to stay with the Government.

Over 1,000 officers are on deputation to BSNL and are handling some crucial functions. These officers had not opted to get absorbed in BSNL due to difference in benefits compared to a Government office

Main Points of the judgment are as under

i) The deemed date of absorption of the petitioners fixed as 1.10.2000, is held to be illegal, being contrary to Rule 37-A (4) of CCS (Pension) Rules;

ii) The deemed date of permanent absorption of such of the petitioners who seek permanent absorption in BSNL/MTNL shall be 8.12.2005;

iii) The petitioners before this Court are given an option, to be exercised within two weeks from the date of this order, to revert to the Government or to seek permanent absorption in BSNL/MTNL as the case may be;

iv) Those Government servants who have already accepted permanent absorption w.e.f. 1.10.2000 will not be entitled to exercise a fresh option in terms of this order;

v) BSNL/MTNL shall relieve such of the petitioners, who opt to revert to Government service within 2 weeks of receipt of options from them;

vi) Such of the petitioners who opt to revert to the Government shall be appropriately redeployed by the Government in Government service through surplus cell of the Government. We have no doubt in our mind that the Government would not like to keep such of the petitioners who opt to revert to the Government idle and, subject to availability of the positions with it, give them such work as is deemed appropriate to be performed by them.