The All India Centre meeting of BSNLEU is held online at 11:00 am today. The meeting reviewed the outcome of the conciliation, conducted by the Dy.CLC(C) yesterday. In that conciliation meeting, the AGM(SR), who represented the BSNL Management, did not even tell, as to when the salary for January, 2021 will be paid. Under these circumstances, the All India Centre decided to powerfully organise the hunger strike in all the places tomorrow. Hence, the circle and district secretaries are requested to take the necessary last minute efforts. Photos and reports of tomorrow’s programme should be sent to the CHQ.

The BSNLEU, West Bengal circle, organised a programme yesterday the 15.02.2021, wherein stationary materials worth Rs. 1 lakh were distributed to the children of 70 contract workers. Com.Nazes Nauroz, Circle Vice President, presided over the function, held in the circle union office. The function was addressed by Com.Animesh Mitra, CS, Com.Amitava Chattopadhyay, ACS, Com.Tapas Ghosh, CS, BSNLCMU and Com.Pijush Chakraborty, CS, AIBDPA. The stationary materials were distributed by Com.Banani Chattopadhyay, President, Com.Sujoy Sarkar, ACS and other leaders. The West Bengal circle union is also in the process of organising similar programmes in North Bengal and in South Bengal, shortly.

BSNLEU is observing the year long Birth Centenary of Com.K.G.Bose.  As a part of this, the Telangana circle union of BSNLEU observed the Birth Centenary of Com.K.G. Bose at BSNL Bhawan, Hyderabad on 13.02.2021. A seminar on the topic, “The Present Situation and Future Tasks” was organised on the occasion. Before the seminar started, the portrait Com.K.G. Bose was garlanded by Com.M.N. Reddy, veteran leader of the P&T trade union movement, Com.J. Sampath Rao, Circle Secretary & AGS, BSNLEU and other comrades. Com.Nagaraju, District President, Hyderabad Telecom District, presided over the seminar. Com.M.N. Reddy, Com.J. Sampath Rao, CS & AGS, Com.K. Yadaiah, CP, Com.Ramachandrudu, CS, AIBDPA, Com.G.Sambasivarao, ACS and Com. M.Susheel Kumar, DS, addressed the seminar. CHQ appreciates the Telangana circle union for taking the initiative to observe the Birth Centenary of Com.K.G. Bose.

18.02.2021 को भूख हड़ताल सफलता पूर्वक आयोजित करें....

BSNLEU द्वारा, निर्धारित तिथि पर वेतन भुगतान करने, LICEs तत्काल आयोजित करने आदि मुद्दों को लेकर 18.02.2021को देश भर में भूख हड़ताल आयोजित करने का आव्हान किया गया है।  भूख हड़ताल में केवल दो दिन और शेष हैं। अतः, सभी सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट सेक्रेटरीज से अनुरोध है कि वें भूख हड़ताल सफलता पूर्वक आयोजित करने के लिए हर संभव प्रयास करें।  

GTI के लिए ऑप्शन प्रस्तुति की अंतिम तिथि 19.02.2021 तक बढ़ाई गई...

BSNLEU के अनुरोध को स्वीकारते हुए, कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस द्वारा नॉन एग्जीक्यूटिव्ज के लिए GTI हेतु ऑप्शन प्रस्तुति की अंतिम तिथि 19.02.2021 तक बढ़ाई गई है। यह जानकारी Sr.GM(SR) द्वारा दी गई है।CHQ का सभी सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट सेक्रेटरीज से अनुरोध है कि वें, अधिक से अधिक संख्या में नॉन एग्जीक्यूटिव्ज GTI में शामिल होने के लिए अपना ऑप्शन प्रस्तुत करें, यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए सक्रिय हो जाएं।   

Accepting the request of BSNLEU, the Corporate Office has extended the last date for submitting option to the GTI, by the Non-Executives, up to 19.02.2021.  This has been communicated by the Sr.GM(SR). CHQ requests all the circle and district secretaries to gear up and ensure that maximum number of Non-Executives give their option to join the GTI. 

BSNLEU has already given call for organising hunger strike throughout the country on 18.02.2021, demanding payment of salary on the due date, immediate holding of the LICEs, etc. There are only two more days for the hunger strike. Hence, circle and district secretaries are requested to take all out efforts to conduct the hunger strike successfully. 

Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, has spoken to Shri A.M. Gupta, Sr.GM(SR),  who is also holding the Additional Charge of the GM(Admn.) today and has requested him to extend the last date for submitting option to join the GTI. The General Secretary told that, this extension of date will ensure more Non-Executives giving option to join the GTI. The Sr.GM(SR), while assuring to look into the demand, also told that, the last date cannot be extended for long, in view of the fact that pay bills have prepared. He also told that the premium amount has to be paid to the LIC on 01st March, 2021.

CHQ is glad to inform that Com.Amita Naik, Telecom Technician, has been unanimously elected as the District Secretary of BSNLEU, Goa District. In an environment, wherein women comrades normally hesitate to take up responsibilities in the Union, it is appreciable that, the young Com.Amita Naik has boldly taken over this Challenging task. She is already functioning as the All India Committee member of the BSNL Working Women's Coordination Committee. The CHQ heartily congratulates Com.Amita Naik and assures her of the fullest cooperation. The CHQ also appreciates the Maharashtra circle union, as well as the senior leaders of Goa, for encouraging a woman comrade to take over the leadership of the Goa District Union. 

यह बजट "अमीरों के लिए, अमीरों का, अमीरों के द्वारा " है ।

बजट पर हो रही बहस में शामिल होते हुए श्री पी चिदंबरम ने कहा, यह बजट "अमीरों के लिए, अमीरों का, अमीरों के द्वारा " है । इसमें भारत की गरीब जनता के लिए कुछ भी नही है, जो लगातार परेशानी झेल रही है। यह बजट उन एक प्रतिशत लोगों के लिए है, जो भारत की 73% संपदा (wealth) को नियंत्रित करते हैं।

उन्होंने आगे कहा, " दुनिया के प्रत्येक अर्थशास्त्री ने कहा है कि हमें मांग में वृद्धि हेतु प्रोत्साहित करना होगा और मांग वृद्धि के प्रोत्साहन का सही तरीका है कि लोगों के हाथों में पैसा दिया जाए। उस दिशा में, यह सरकार विफल रही है। मैं यह आरोप दोहराता हूँ। आप विगत 36 महीनों के सबक से अभी भी सिख नही पा रहे हैं। मुझे भय है कि आपके सबक नही सिख पाने के फलस्वरूप आगामी 12 माह और बर्बाद हो जाएंगे और गरीब परेशान और अधिक परेशान होगा।" यह कहा, भूतपूर्व वित्त मंत्री ने संसद के उच्च सदन में।

[ स्त्रोत- PTI dated 11-02-2021]

स्थानांतरण न होने से, सुदूर क्षेत्रों में पदस्थ DR JEs की परेशानियां...

BSNLEU ने, DR JEs द्वारा, उनके सर्कल्स में  निर्धारित सेवाकाल अवधि पूर्ण करने के बावजूद उनके नियमान्तर्गत स्थानांतरण न होने से, उन्हें हो रही परेशानियां और व्यथा का उल्लेख करते हुए निदेशक (HR) BSNL को पत्र लिखा है। BSNLEU का पत्र देखने के बाद, दूरस्थ मिजोरम एसएसए, NE-I सर्किल में पदस्थ DR JEs ने, बर्मा की सीमा से लगे सर्किल में 7 साल का सेवाकाल पूर्ण करने के बावजूद स्थानांतरण न होने से, उन्हें हो रही परेशानियों का विस्तार से उल्लेख करते हुए, महासचिव, BSNLEU को पत्र लिखा है। यह वाकई तकलिफप्रद है कि संबंधित जिम्मेदार, DR JEs की परेशानियों का संज्ञान नही ले रहे हैं और उनके द्वारा समस्या का निदान भी नही किया जा रहा है। BSNLEU, इस मुद्दे के शीघ्र निदान हेतु, जोरदार तरीके से कार्यवाही करेगी। पीड़ित DR JEs द्वारा, BSNLEU को प्रेषित पत्र के अंश इस वेबसाइट पर प्रस्तुत किए गए हैं।

IDA फ्रीजिंग के विरोध में BSNLEU द्वारा माननीय केरल उच्च न्यायालय में दायर प्रकरण की वर्तमान स्थिति...

BSNL के स्थायी अभिवक्ता ( standing counsel ) ने 09.02.2021 को माननीय केरल उच्च न्यायालय में  हलफनामा दायर कर दिया है, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा है कि, BSNL प्रबंधन और नॉन एग्जीक्यूटिव्ज की मान्यता प्राप्त यूनियन्स के प्रतिनिधियों के बीच हस्ताक्षरित वेतन पुनरीक्षण समझौते के अनुसार IDA में वृद्धि का भुगतान DPE द्वारा, समय समय पर, IDA रेट्स प्रसारित किए जाने पर ही होगा। आगे यह भी कहा गया है कि DPE द्वारा 01.10.2020 से संशोधित IDA रेट्स घोषित नही किए गए हैं। BSNLEU के अधिवक्ता ने सूचित किया है कि उनके द्वारा प्रकरण में शीघ्र सुनवाई हेतु कदम उठाए जा रहे हैं। 

BSNL WWCC की ऑल इंडिया कमिटी की मीटिंग 19 फरवरी, 2021 को होने जा रही है....

BSNL वर्किंग वुमन्स कोआर्डिनेशन कमिटी (BSNL WWCC) की मीटिंग 19 फरवरी, 2021 को होने जा रही है। कोविड-19 महामारी की स्थिति को देखते हुए, यह मीटिंग भी ऑनलाइन ही होगी। पी. अभिमन्यु, महासचिव इस मीटिंग का उद्घाटन करेंगे। इस मीटिंग में, अन्य मुद्दों पर चर्चा और निर्णय के साथ ही, आगामी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस मनाने हेतु भी निर्णय लिया जाएगा। 

Upto 11:00 hrs. today the 15.02.2021, only 6176 Non-Executives (5575 upto 50 years and 449 above 50 years) have opted for the GTI scheme. There are 34500 Non-Executives in BSNL. Among them, 18,000 employees are less than 50 years of age. Today is last day to exercise the options for GTI scheme. Option will close today evening. It is needles to say that, till now the response to the policy is not satisfactory and there is a need to accelerate the process so that more number of Non-Executives are benefitted. Hence, all the circle and district secretaries are requested to kindly send message to the employees, so that maximum number of Non-Executives join the GTI scheme.

Participating in a debate on the budget, Mr P. Chidambaram said, " This is a budget for the rich, of the rich and by the rich.... There is nothing for the poor people of India, who continue to suffer.... This is a budget for those one per cent people who control 73% of India's wealth." 

He further said, "Every economist in the world has said we have to stimulate demand and the best way to stimulate demand is to put money in the hands of people. This government has failed on that account. I repeat the charge. You are still not learning the lessons of the last 36 months. I am afraid that as a result of your not learning the lessons, another 12 months will be lost and the poor will suffer and suffer greatly," the former Finance Minister said in the Upper House of Parliament.    

 [ Source- PTI dated 11-02-2021]

The All India Committee meeting of the BSNL Working Women's Coordination Committee (BSNL WWCC) is being held on 19th February, 2021. In view of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic situation, this meeting also is being held online. Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, will inaugurate this meeting. The meeting will discuss and decide, among other things, the observing of the forthcoming International Women’s Day.

As is already informed, the Dy.CLC (Central) has issued notice for holding conciliation between BSNLEU, DoT and the BSNL Management, physically on 16.02.2021, in the office of the Deputy Labour Commissioner(C), at New Delhi. Since, Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU, is unwell and is under treatment at Pondicherry, he requested the Dy.CLC office to hold it as an "online conciliation". The request of the General Secretary has been accepted and the conciliation on 16.02.2021 will be held online. 

BSNLEU has given call for country wide hunger strike on 18.02.2021, demanding payment of salary on the due date and also demanding settlement of important HR issues.  BSNLEU has marked a copy of the notification to the Chief Labour Commissioner. Today, the Deputy Labour Commissioner (Central) has issued notice for holding conciliation on this matter on 16.02.2021. The Dy.CLC(C) has issued the notice to :-

(1)    Shri Anshu Prakash, Secretary (Telecom), DoT.

(2)    Shri P.K. Purwar, CMD BSNL.

(3)    Shri Arvind Vadnerkar, Director (HR), BSNL.

(4)    Ms. Yojana Das, Director (Finance), BSNL.

(5)    Com.P. Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU.

(6)    Shri A.M. Gupta, Sr.GM(SR), BSNL C.O.

The CHQ feels satisfied that, the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) has taken BSNLEU's notification for Hunger Strike seriously. At the same time, it is also a fact that, the BSNL Management and the DoT don't take these conciliations seriously. 

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), the umbrella body of nine trade unions, has given call for a two day country wide strike on 15^th & 16^th March, 2021, against privatisation of the Public Sector Banks. Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has announced in her Budget speech that, two public sector banks would be privatised. The NDA government has already sold the IDBI Bank. It is also in the process of privatising LIC, among other measures, like increasing FDI in the insurance sector up 74%, setting up of a “Bad Bank”, etc. BSNLEU congratulates the UFBU for it’s fight against privatisation. 

The Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology has criticised that, India is set to miss the 5G Bus, due to poor planning and execution. In the report, placed before the Parliament on 08^th February, 2021, the report has stated that so far certain bands within 5G spectrum, have not even been identified and no spectrum allocation has taken place. The DoT has informed this Parliamentary Committee on IT that, by the end of 2021 or in early 2022, 5G will be rolled out for some specific use cases. The DoT has also informed the Committee that 4G should continue in India for at least another 5 to 6 years.

[Source: Forbes Magazine, published on 9^th February, 2021]