*500 कार्यकर्ता, लेखक, वकील आदि भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश को लिखते हैं - पेगासस मुद्दे पर कार्रवाई की मांग की हैं।

पेगासस स्पायवेयर का इस्तेमाल कर कई महत्वपूर्ण राजनेताओं, कार्यकर्ताओं आदि के फोन हैक कर जासूसी की गई है। ज्ञात सूत्रों का कहना है कि पेगासस स्पाइवेयर का इस्तेमाल करते हुए एक फोन को हैक करने का खर्च 1.5 करोड़ रुपये आता है। फिर यह सवाल स्वाभाविक रूप से उठता है कि बड़ी संख्या में व्यक्तियों के फोन पर जासूसी करने के लिए इतना बड़ा धन किसने खर्च किया है। विपक्ष ने सरकार पर पेगासस स्पाइवेयर का इस्तेमाल करके जासूसी करने  का आरोप लगाया है, सरकार इस मामले में चुप्पी साधे हुए है। सरकार ने न तो स्वीकार किया है और न ही इनकार किया है, कि उसने पेगासस स्पाइवेयर का इस्तेमाल जासूसी फोन के लिए किया था या नहीं। इन परिस्थितियों में 500 प्रख्यात कार्यकर्ताओं, लेखकों, वकीलों आदि ने भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश को पत्र लिखकर पेगासस मुद्दे पर कार्रवाई की मांग की है।

The phones of many important political leaders, activists, etc., have been hacked and spied using the Pegasus spyware. Known sources say that, the cost for hacking one phone, using the Pegasus spyware, comes to Rs.1.5 crore. Then, a question arises naturally, who has spent such a huge money to snoop on the phones of a large number of persons. The opposition has accused the government for the spying, using the Pegasus spyware. On the other hand, the government maintains a silence. It has neither admitted nor denied, that it used the Pegasus spyware to snoop phones. Under these circumstances, 500 eminent activists, writers, lawyers, etc., have written to the Chief Justice of India and have demanded action on the Pegasus issue.

चेन्नई सर्कल कौंसिल- चेन्नई सर्कल प्रशासन से कुछ सवाल।

BSNLEU CHQ-बीएसएनएलईयु सीएचक्यु वेबसाइट को अपडेट करने का और यह संदेश प्रसारित करने के पीछे हमारा इरादा किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को कोई जवाब नहीं देना है, जो मानसिक रूप से बीमार है और जो अपने ही संगठन के नेताओं के चेहरों पर भी थूकने में और अन्य लोगों के मानसिक उत्पीड़न से  खुशी पाता है । हमारा इरादा केवल चेन्नई सर्कल की भूमिका के बारे में कुछ सवाल उठाने का है।

1. नेशनल कौंसिल सहित देश भर में सभी सर्कल और लोकल कौंसिल में  केवल कर्मचारी पक्ष-Staff Side का सचिव ही कौंसिल मीटिंग में चर्चा के लिए एजेंडा आइटम प्रस्तुत कर सकते हैं । यह नियम है। क्या चेन्नई सर्कल में यह नियम अमान्य हो गया है ? 
2. चेन्नई सर्कल में एनएनएफटीई-NFTE BSNL के सर्कल सेक्रेटरी अपने अहंकार की समस्या के कारण स्टाफ साइड सेक्रेटरी को आइटम प्रस्तुत करने देना नहीं चाहते हैं। क्या चेन्नई सर्कल प्रशासन यह कार्रवाई को मंजूरी देता है ? 
3. एनएफटीई-बीएसएनएल - NFTE BSNL के  सर्किल सेक्रेटरी ने स्टाफ साइड सेक्रेटरी को कोई अजेंडा आइटम जमा नहीं किया था इसलिए बीएसएनएलईयु-BSNLEU ने अपनी ओर से अजेंडा आइटम सर्किल एडमिनिस्ट्रेशन को भेज दिया था । इसमें गलत क्या है ? 
4. स्टाफ साइड सेक्रेटरी को अपना एजेंडा आइटम जमा किए बिना एनएफटीई बीएसएनएल-NFTE BSNL सर्कल सचिव के पास स्टाफ साइड मीटिंग आयोजित करने की मांग करने का क्या अधिकार है? चेन्नई सर्कल प्रशासन इस मांग को कैसे मान्य करता है? 
5. स्टाफ साइड सेक्रेटरी द्वारा प्रस्तुत बीएसएनएलईयु - BSNLEU के एजेंडा आइटम को प्रशासन ने यह कहते हुए अस्वीकार कर दिया है कि उनके पास स्टाफ पक्ष की सर्वसम्मति नहीं थी । हम जानना चाहते हैं कि चेन्नई सर्किल प्रशासन ने किस नियम के तहत ऐसा कदम उठाया है ? 

मेडिकल इंश्योरेंस पॉलिसी का कार्यान्वयन - BSNLEU की एक और उपलब्धि।

दिनांक 15.05.2021 को बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने प्रबंधन को पत्र लिखकर इच्छुक कर्मचारियों के लिए चिकित्सा बीमा योजना-Medical Insurance पॉलिसी लागु करने की मांग की थी । बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने निदेशक (एचआर)- Director (HR) से इस मामले पर चर्चा की। इसके बाद प्रबंधन ने त्वरित कार्रवाई की और आज कोर्पोरेट कार्यालय-Corporate Office ने बीएसएनएल-BSNL कर्मचारियों के लिए चिकित्सा बीमा योजना-Medical Insurance Policy लागू करने के लिए पत्र जारी किया है। इस योजना की प्रमुख विशेषताएं निम्नलिखित हैं : 

1. यह योजना को बीएसएनएल कर्मचारी स्वास्थ्य बीमा पॉलिसी - २०२१ - BSNL Employees Insurance पॉलिसी-2021 कहा जाएगा। यह योजना दिनांक 01.09.2021  से चालू हो जाएगी । 
2. नॉन-एक्ज़ीक्यूटिव-Non-Executive कर्मियों के  लिए पॉलिसी राशि - कर्मचारी, पति या पत्नी और 3 बच्चों से मिलकर एक परिवार के लिए 5 लाख रुपये है।
3. प्रीमियम राशि-Premium Amount 6100 रुपये + 18% जीएसटी-GST. मिलाकर रु. 7,198 होगा ।
4. माता या पिता को शामिल करने के बाद प्रीमियम - Premium 9,000 रुपये है और माता-पिता दोनो को सामिल करने के लिए प्रीमियम-Premium 9,600 रुपये है। इसी तरह सास-ससूर को भी शामिल किया जा सकता है। 
5. इच्छुक नॉन-एक्ज़ीक्यूटिव-Willing Non-executive कर्मचारी 10 लाख रुपये तक की अपनी पॉलिसी राशि को टॉप-अप कर सकते हैं ।
6. ई5-E5 वेतनमान में अधिकारियों के लिए पॉलिसी- policy राशि 10 लाख रुपये है।
7. यह मेडिकल इंश्योरेंस - Medical Insurance मौजूदा बीएसएनएल एमआरएस ( BSNL MRS ) के अतिरिक्त होगा।

बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने इस मामले पर त्वरित कार्रवाई करने के लिए निदेशक (मानव संसाधन) - Director, HR और श्री ए.एम. गुप्ता, सीनियर जनरल मेनेजर(ऐड्मिन)-Senior General Manager (Admin) और अन्य वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों को हार्दिक धन्यवाद दिया। 

BSNLEU ने सीएमडी बीएसएनएल के साथ ठेका कर्मियों के मुद्दों पर चर्चा की ।

साथी अनिमेष मित्रा, अध्यक्ष और साथी पी. अभिमन्यु, जनरल सेक्रेटरी ने दिनांक 28.07.2021 के दिन BSNL के सीएमडी श्री पीके पुरवार से मुलाकात की और ठेका कर्मियों की समस्याओं के बारे में चर्चा की। बीएसएनएल सीसीडब्ल्यूएफ (बीएसएनएल कैजुअल कांट्रेक्ट वर्कर्स फेडरेशन)-BSNLCCWF के महासचिव साथी अनिमेश मित्रा ने ठेका कर्मियों की समस्याओं को लेकर ज्ञापन सौंपा। अध्यक्ष साथी अनिमेष मित्रा और साथी पी. अभिमन्यु, जनरल सेक्रेटरी द्वारा व्यक्त किए गए विचार इस प्रकार हैं :

1. क्लस्टर आधारित आउटसोर्सिंग प्रणाली विफल है, क्योंकि व्यय दोगुना हो गया है और आंकड़ों के अनुसार लैंडलाइन और ब्रॉडबैंड लाइन भारी संख्या में बंद हो रहे है ।
2. जहां भी ठेका कर्मी उपलब्ध हो वहाँ प्रबंधन द्वारा ठेका कर्मियों को पुन:नियुक्त करने पर विचार करना चाहिए । 
3. ठेका कर्मियों के वेतन का भुगतान 12 से 15 माह तक नहीं किया जाता है। वेतन बकाया राशि का तत्काल भुगतान करने के लिए कदम उठाए जाने चाहिए ।

सीएमडी, बीएसएनएल ने नेताओं के विचारों का जवाब देते हुए कहा कि विभिन्न मापदंडों से पता चलता है कि आउटसोर्सिंग के बाद लैंडलाइन और ब्रॉडबैंड सेवाओं की कार्यकुशलता में काफी सुधार हुआ है। 

उन्होंने आगे कहा कि आउटसोर्सिंग प्रणाली की कमियों को दूर करने के लिए कदम उठाए जाएंगे। नेताओं ने सीएमडी बीएसएनएल द्वारा दिए गए आंकड़ों को नोट कर बताया है कि उसका सत्यापन किया जाएगा और उसके बाद जवाब दिया जाएगा।

Our intention of making this website updating is not to give any reply to a person, who is mentally sick and who finds sadistic pleasure in spitting even on the faces of the leaders of his own union. Our intention is only to raise certain questions about the role of the Chennai Circle Administration. 

(1)      In all the Circle and Local councils throughout the country, including in the National Council, it is only the Staff Side Secretary who can submit agenda items for discussion in the Council meetings. This is the Rule. Whether this Rule has become invalid in Chennai Circle? 

(2)      In Chennai Circle, the NFTE Circle Secretary, due to his ego problem, does not want to submit items to the Staff Side Secretary. Does the Chennai Circle Administration approves his action? 

(3)      Since the NFTE Circle Secretary did not submit any item to the Staff Side Secretary, the items of BSNLEU alone were sent to the Circle Administration. What is wrong in this?

(4)      Without submitting his agenda items to the Staff Side Secretary, what right does the NFTE Circle Secretary have, to demand the holding of the Staff Side meeting? How the Chennai Circle Administration validates this demand? 

(5)        The agenda items of BSNLEU, submitted by the Staff Side Secretary, have been rejected by the Administration, stating that they did not have the consensus of the Staff Side. We want to know, under which Rule the Chennai Circle Administration has taken such a step?

On 15.05.2021, BSNLEU wrote to the Management, demanding to implement a Medical Insurance Scheme for the willing employees. BSNLEU discussed the matter with the Director (HR) who accepted the demand. Thereafter, Management took quick action and today, the Corporate Office has issued letter, for the implementation of Medical Insurance Scheme for the BSNL employees. The following are the salient features:-

1. It will be called “BSNL Employees Health Insurance Policy 2021”. This will become operational w.e.f. 01.09.2021.

2. For the Non-Executives, the policy amount is Rs.5 lakh for a family consisting of the employee, spouse and 3 children.

3. The premium amount will be Rs.6100 plus 18% GST, which comes to Rs.7,198/-.

4. The premium for including one parent is Rs.9,000/- and for two parents it is Rs.9,600/-. Similarly, parents -in- law can also be included. 
5. Willing Non-Executives can top-up their policy amount up to Rs.10 lakh.
6. The policy amount for officers in and above E5 pay scale is Rs.10 lakh.
7. This Medical Insurance will be in addition to the existing BSNL MRS.

BSNLEU heartily thanks Shri Arvind Vadnerkar, Director (HR) and Shri A.M.Gupta, Sr.GM(Admn.) and other senior officers, for taking quick action on this matter.

Com.Animesh Mitra, President and Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, met shri P.K. Purwar, CMD BSNL, on 28.07.2021, and discussed about the problems of the contract workers. Com.Animesh Mitra, who is also the Secretary General of the BSNL CCWF (BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation), submitted a memorandum on the problems of the contract workers. The views expressed by the President and the GS are also follows:-

1. The cluster based outsourcing system is a failure, since the expenditure has doubled and the disconnection of landlines and broadband lines are taking place massively, as per the data.
2. Hence, the Management should consider re-engagement of the contract workers, wherever they are available.
3. Wages of the contract workers is not paid for 12 to 15 months. Steps should be taken for the immediate payment of the wage arrears.

The CMD BSNL responded to the views of the leaders by stating that, the various parameters show that the efficiency of landline and broadband services have greatly improved after the outsourcing. 

He further stated that, steps would be taken to improve the deficiencies in the outsourcing system. The leaders have noted down the figures given by the CMD BSNL and told that, the same would be verified and thereafter the response of the Union would be given.

The Chennai Circle Administration has issued notification to hold the circle Council meeting on 30.07.2021. However, the Management has not accepted the items submitted by the Secretary, Staff Side, stating that there is no consensus among the Staff Side members, regarding submitting of items. The Administration has to accept the items submitted by the Secretary, Staff Side. Rejecting the items under the pretext that there is no consensus, is beyond the purview of the Administration. Besides, the Administration has stated that, the Circle Council meeting would discuss only the Management Side items. However, no ‘Management-Side item’ has been notified. In view of the above, the GS, BSNLEU, has written to the Sr.GM(SR), Corporate Office, requesting to issue suitable instruction to the Chennai Circle Administration.

After achieving broadest unity, the AUAB has started launching struggles once again, demanding immediate steps for the revival of BSNL and also demanding settlement of the burning issues of the employees and the pensioners. The success of the hunger strike organised throughout the country yesterday,  reveals the anger simmering among the employees. By way of enthusiastically participating in the agitation, the  Executives and Non-Executives of BSNL have sent a warning signal to the Government and the Management that, serious struggles will be launched if prompt actions are not taken to settle the issues. The AUAB will meet soon to decide about the future course of action. Circle and district unions of BSNLEU are requested to take all steps popularise the charter of demands among the employees and to keep them ready for the successful launching of all future struggles of the AUAB.

The call given by the AUAB for observing day long hunger strike today, has become a grand success throughout the country. The struggle has been enthusiastically organised from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. This shows that, the employees are very much agitated over the inordinate delay in implementing the steps for the revival of BSNL. BSNLEU heartily congratulates the entire Executives and Non-Executives for making the hunger strike programme a total success. We are hopeful that the AUAB will soon announce further agitational programmes, to make the government to take appropriate steps for the early revival of BSNL. We have attached views of the hunger strike organised in certain circles. Remaining views will be updated tomorrow.

A one day hunger strike, called on by the AUAB, is taking place throughout the country today, demanding settlement of issues related to the revival of BSNL, as well as important staff issues. As a part of this, hunger strike by the General Secretaries started at the Corporate Office. Since it is raining at Delhi, the leaders are observing the hunger strike in the ground floor of the Corporate Office. 

The Dy.CLC (Central) organised a conciliation meeting yesterday, between the AUAB, the DoT and the BSNL Management, to discuss the charter of demands for the hunger strike programme. Com.Animesh Mitra, President, represented BSNLEU in this meeting. Major issues in the charter of demands, like 4G, payment of Rs.39,000 crore dues to BSNL, are connected with the DoT. However, no one from the DoT attended yesterday’s conciliation. So, the Dy. CLC's conciliation meeting ended without any improvement. Thereafter, a meeting was held between the CMD BSNL and the AUAB leaders. In that meeting also, no improvement came on any of the issues.

The Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, is being held at Hyderabad on 06^th & 07^th August, 2021. Com.K. Hemalata, President, CITU, has kindly consented to deliver the inaugural address of the meeting. It is hereby informed to all the CEC members that the flag hoisting programme will be held sharply at 09:30 am on 06.08.2021 and the CEC meeting will start exactly at 10:00 am. Accommodation for the CEC members has been booked from 05.08.2021 onwards. Hence, all CEC members are requested to be punctual for the meeting. 

BSNLEU and the AUAB are continuously accusing that, the cluster-based outsourcing system is a total failure, as a result of which the quality of landline and broadband services has vastly deteriorated. BSNLEU has given in writing, with facts and figures, detailing how the cluster-based outsourcing has sharply increased the expenditure, while quality of service has steeply declined. Due to the hue and cry raised by BSNLEU and AUAB, now the Management has formed an internal committee, consisting of seven senior officers to review the cluster-based outsourcing system. BSNLEU desires that, the formation of this committee should not be an eye-wash, but should make a true self-introspection.

The Circle Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, NE-I circle, was held online on 24.07.2021. Com.D.A. Shylla, Circle President, presided over the meeting. Com.Shivjee Ray, Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone and presented the report on activities. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, addressed the meeting and spoke in detail on the HR issues being taken up by the CHQ, the charter of demands and agitational programmes of the AUAB and other issues. Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS, also addressed the meeting. Detailed deliberations by the Circle Executive Committee members were held on strengthening the Union and struggles for the revival of BSNL.

Com.Animesh Mitra, President and Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, met Shri A.M.Gupta, Sr.GM(Admn.) today and discussed certain outstanding issues. The issues raised and reply given are as follows: -

(1)  Submitting of option for Outdoor Medical Claim.

As regards BSNL MRS Outdoor Medical Claim, some circles have issued clarification, stating that, all the retirees need not give option again. Only those who want to change their option and also whose a/c number and IFSC code are changed, should submit option. However, the Corporate Office has not issued such a clarification so far. This issue is raised today. After discussion, the Sr.GM(Admn) agreed to issue the clarification.

(2)  Reconstitution of Welfare & Sports Boards.

The BSNL Staff Welfare Board, as well as the Sports and Cultural Board, have not been reconstituted for the past so many years. BSNLEU has already written to the CMD BSNL, demanding the reconstitution of both the boards. This issue was discussed today. The Sr.GM(Admn) assured to take the needful action speedily.

(3)  Promotions under the Career Progression to the Sports Personnel.

BSNLEU has already written to the CMD BSNL, demanding to implement promotions to the Sports Personnel, under the Career Progression Scheme. However, this issue still lying pending in the Corporate Office. This issue was discussed today and it was replied that work has already been initiated in this regard.

The AUAB has organised many struggles in the recent years, on the issues related to the revival of BSNL. This includes the 3 day strike in February, 2019. At the same time, the AUAB has used every opportunity to negotiate with the DoT and the Ministers. However, it was unfortunate that, we could not meet the Minister for the past 3 years or so and put our views across the table. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, who had been the Communications Minister, had taken an unreasonable stand of not meeting the trade unions. He had openly told this to the senior MPs who requested him to meet and discuss the issues with the trade unions. However, he is gone now and new Ministers have taken over. The new Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan has met the unions and associations on 24.07.2021, without any hesitation. Whether to accept, or not to accept, what the trade unions say, is ultimately the decision of the Minister and the government. But, in a Democratic country, it is the duty of the government and it's ministers, to at least meet the trade unions and listen to what they say.