BSNL- BOARD MEETING ON 28/08/2012

Much awaited board meeting expected on 28/08/2012 for merger of IDA 78.2% and NE 12 scale .Now the doomsayers may say that DOT will not approve.They may say the same , till the order to be issued in this regard.

Callous and indifferent approach is dangerous

Very recently a top Manager in Maruti Udyog has brutally been killed causing serious
concerns at all corners. Whatever be the cause for the cruel murder but the heinous act can
neither be justified nor appreciated. The violence has no place in Trade Union movement.
Nevertheless the management and administration of various PSUs including BSNL and the
private sector must ponder deeply on the incident and appreciate that the grievances and
problems of employees must get proper attention and there should not be casual approach
in the redressal. The workers should also be protected from exploitation and discrimination to
avoid such gruesome happening.

The greatest PSU, BSNL, is a service provider in which maintaining of industrial peace is
of great importance and significance. There should be congenial atmosphere for the workers
to contribute for the PSU and to serve the public without fear. This is obviously possible when
the workers are not ony discriminated but fairly treated. The administration at various levels
should be alive to their grievances and should not blame them for their own omissions,
commissions and failures.

Presently lakhs of employees in BSNL are working in the nook and corner of the country
and their problems are enormous. What to say of redressal of their grievances they are being
ill treated, discriminated and being denied their legitimate claims due to one union policy of
BSNL administration. Some officers sitting in the AC Room at BSNL Head Quarters and
within the secured zone are tight and determined to bulldoze the demand of Unions for
BSNL's own rules for recognition. This demand is to ensure that the workers representatives
are properly and adequately represented at negotiating machineries for settlement of their
problems. These officers are adopting casual and indifferent approach on the issue on one or
the other pretext causing unrest and dissatisfaction amongst the employees. While violence
has no place in Trade union movement but callousness some time provoke and compel the
employees to cross the Lakshman Rekha.

We request the top management to ensure that the proposals and suggestions are not
disposed of by lower level officers in a casual and arbitrary way resulting serious concerns
and provocation.

august15-2012/ INDEPENDENCE DAY

CLC On Membership verification

Meeting with CLC: According to 

sources the CLC is convening the 

meeting of BSNL unions on 27th 

August for change in code of 

Discipline as per direction of 


Ernakulam High Court. 

CHQ news

President and GS met CMD on 9th and raised the following issues: (1) Payment of Pension to absorbed employees in BSNL: The points mentioned in the memorandum addressed to Telecom Minister were mentioned and CMD agreed to forward the same to DOT for further course of action. (2) Strike agreements and the follow up action: Union representatives pointed out that the delay in settlement of strike agreement is making employees restless. It is in the interest of all that the settlement be expedited. CMD said the issues are in process. The Management Committee has already approved the 78.2% IDA merger and is being sent to Board for acceptance. Child care leave is already in the Board. The Committee is processing the recommendations of retirement benefits to BSNL recruits. (3) BSNL’s rules for recognition : CMD told that a Committee is working on this and he will study the issue further.

CMD in course of discussions expressed serious concerns about services in BSNL. He sought cooperation from workers to lift the Company from downtrend. According to him materials are now supplied and available in the field. NFTE HQR appeal to employees in general and its members in particular to work sincerely to improve the services. BSNL has to be protected.

The Recruitment Rule of TM is revised and now it is sent to BSNL Board for its approval.

JAO exam-

Holding of JAO Part-II Exam: We requested to pursue with with Rectt. Cell for notification of JAO Part-II Exam. GM(FP) mentioned that matter has already been taken up with Rectt. Cell & examination will be expected in the month of Dec�2012.

08082012-forum meeting decisions

A Meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations was held on 8

th August 2012 at the

BSNLMS office presided over by Com. C. Singh, GS, NFTE. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener,

welcomed everybody and briefed about the latest developments. Com. GS and President along

with the representatives of almost all unions participated.

After discussion, the following decisions were taken:

1. Review of 12 June Strike agreement:

The BSNL Management has approved the 78.2% IDA

fixation and now will take it to the BSNL Board. Regarding granting of Child care leave and

superannuation etc. of BSNL recruited workers, no action seems to have been taken by the

management. CMD should be met to expedite the matters. It was also decided to strongly

protest the DOT letter denying BSNL Unions access and taking up of issues with DOT directly.

2. Victimization of SNEA All India leaders:

The transfers of Coms. G.L.Jogi, President,

K.Sebastin, GS and A.A.Khan leaders of SNEA(I) have been transferred from Delhi to outside

stations and issued charge sheets without any justification. The Forum expressed its strong

protest against the victimization of top leaders of SNEA(I) which it considers as an attack on the

Forum itself. It demanded immediate vacation of the victimization. It was decided to meet the

CMD urgently in the matter.

3. NTP, subsidy by Government etc.:

The Forum demanded the government to urgently

finalise the grant of Rs. 1,500 crore this year and Rs. 1,250 crore next year from USOF which has

been recommended by the TRAI and DOT. It expressed happiness in the BSNL being awarded

the Rs. 12,000 crore project for the vacation of the spectrum by Defence.

4. 'Customer Delight Year' - procurement of equipment etc :

The meeting expressed anxiety

in the undue delay in the procurement of equipment like Cable, CLIP, GSM lines, Broadband

Modem etc. and demanded for early supply and decentralization of powers in this respect.

Circle Secretaries may be contacted and find out the equipment position in the circles.

The meeting decided to extend the

'Customer Delight Year' for one year from August 2012. It

called upon the workers to strive hard to improve the efficiency and better service to the

subscribers.

5. ITS Absorption:

After discussion about the present situation, the meeting decided to meet

the CMD to expedite the process of repatriation of ITS officers opted for DOT.

6. Election of Forum Office-bearers : It was decided to discuss the issue later