The Joint Committee for change of designations had already recommended the new designation of Attendant, for the left out Non-Executives in NE1 to NE 3 pay scales. Thereafter, the proposal went for the approval of the Management Committee. Now, it is learnt that the Management Committee has approved the change of designation.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board [PESB] has recommended Shri Arvind Vadnerkar, for the post of Director(HR). The selection for the post of Director (HR) of BSNL was held yesterday the 14.06.2019.  Shri Vadnerkar, who is presently the PGM of Pune, is known for his honesty and commitment to the Company. BSNLEU heartily congratulates Shri Arvind Vadnerkar.

                                                  Com.Animesh Mitra, Secretary General, BSNL CCWF, addressing.

Wages are not paid to the contract workers for the past so many months. In addition to this, the BSNL Corporate Office has issued letter to retrench the contract workers throughout the country, as a cost cutting measure. Against these, massive demonstration was organised in front of the West Bengal CGM office at Kolkata, by the BSNL CCWF. Com.Animesh Mitra, SG, addressed the gathering.

Public sector assets are the wealth of the Nation. They belong to the people. But the Narendra Modi government is brazenly and generously carrying out the job of handing over all these peoples wealth to the big corporates. As a part of this decision, the Modi government has already taken the decision to hand over six airports to Adani Group. All these airports are developed with people’s money. Thiruvananthapuram international airport is one among those 6 airports. The Kerala government is stiffly opposing the handing over of the Thiruvananthapuram airport to the private. Instead of handing over to the Adani Group, the Kerala government wants to take over this airport. But it is not accepted by the Union government. Under these circumstances, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, has told the state assembly yesterday that, the Kerala government would resist the union government’s move to hand over the Thiruvananthapuram airport to the Adani Group. Further, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan has also cautioned that, no private player can mange the airport, without the cooperation and support of the state government.

"Hats off to Shri Pinarayi Vijayan."

(Source: Times of India dt. 14.06.2019)

Ii is already intimated that the Extended CEC meeting of BSNLEU will be held at Pune from 29^th to 31^st July, 2019. CHQ has issued the notification for this meeting. All Central Office bearers, circle and district secretaries are requested to immediately book their journey tickets.

A meeting of the AUAB will be held on 19.06.2019. The meeting will discuss and decide about the strategy to be adopted, for the settlement of the 3^rd Pay Revision, and other demands related to the revival of BSNL. The meeting will especially discuss about the extremely serious financial situation that the Company is facing presently and will take decisions thereon.  

The two day circle executive committee meeting of BSNLEU, Rajasthan circle, got kick-started at Alwar today. National Flag was hoisted by Com.P. Abhimanyu, GS and the Union Flag was hoisted by Com.P.K.Jain, Organising Secretary (CHQ). Com. Vijay Singh, Circle Vice- President, is presiding over the meeting. An impressive seminar was organised in today's forenoon session, on the revival of BSNL. Com.Ashok Pareek, circle secretary, welcomed everyone and initiated the discussion. The seminar was addressed by Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, Com.P.K.Jain, Organising Secretary (CHQ), Shri Arun Nigam, Secretary, Staff Side of the Circle Council, Shri Shyam Singh, GM, Alwar, Com.Vijay Singh, Circle Vice-President, Com.Pitambar Saini, district secretary, Alwar and leaders of the fraternal organisations of Alwar addressed the Seminar. In his address, Com.P.Abhimanyu, explained the present condition of BSNL and explained about the strategy to be adopted by the BSNL trade union movement, to resolve the issues of the Company and that of the employees. Subjects Committee started in the post-lunch session and is going on.

BSNL वर्किंग वुमन्स कोऑर्डिनेशन कमिटी मीटिंग पुणे में 28.07.2019 को होगी....

BSNL वर्किंग वुमन्स कोऑर्डिनेशन कमिटी मीटिंग पुणे में 28.07.2019 को होगी। मीटिंग हेतु नोटिफिकेशन कन्वेनर द्वारा शीघ्र जारी किया जाएगा। सभी सर्किल सेक्रेटरीज से अनुरोध है कि वें  यह सुनिश्चित करें कि उनके सर्किल के BSNL WWCC के मेंबर्स मीटिंग में आवश्यक रूप से उपस्थित हों।

A meeting of the BSNL Working Women's Coordination Committee will be held at Pune, on 28.07.2019. Notification for the meeting will be issued shortly by the Convenor. All the circle secretaries are requested to kindly ensure that members of the BSNL WWCC, from their respective circles, attend the meeting without fail.

BSNLEU की एक्सटेंडेड सीईसी मीटिंग पुणे में दिनांक 29 जुलाई से 31जुलाई 2019 तक होगी...

कल नई दिल्ली में सम्पन्न ऑल इंडिया सेन्टर की मीटिंग में यूनियन की एक्सटेंडेड सेंट्रल एग्जीक्यूटिव कमिटी मीटिंग पुणे में दिनांक 29 जुलाई से 31 जुलाई 2019 तक  आयोजित करने का निर्णय लिया गया है। सर्किल सेक्रेटरीज और सेंट्रल ऑफिस बेयरर्स के अलावा सभी डिस्ट्रिक्ट सेक्रेटरीज भी इस एक्सटेंडेड सीईसी में शामिल होंवे। उन्हें स्पेशल कैज्युअल लीव की पात्रता रहेगी। चूंकि यह एक्सटेंडेड सीईसी मीटिंग ऐसे समय पर आयोजित की जा रही है जब BSNL के अस्तित्व को ही चुनौती दी जा रही है, सर्किल सेक्रेटरीज से अनुरोध है कि वें अपने सर्किल से सभी डिस्ट्रिक्ट सेक्रेटरीज को पुणे एक्सटेंडेड सीईसी में लाने हेतु विशेष चिंता के साथ प्रयास करें। किसी भी स्थिति में जिला सचिवों की अनुपस्थिति न रहे। सभी कॉमरेड्स से अनुरोध है कि वें इस निर्णय अनुसार शीघ्र कार्यवाही करें। डेलिगेट फीस रु 800/- रखी गई है। सर्किल सेक्रेटरीज से अनुरोध है कि वें सभी जिला सचिवों का टिकट शीघ्र बुक हो, यह सुनिश्चित करें। आओ, हम पुणे एक्सटेंडेड सीईसी मीटिंग को जबरदस्त रूप से सफल बनाएं।

BSNLEU जिंदाबाद

कर्मचारी एकता जिंदाबाद

इंकलाब जिंदाबाद

The All India Centre meeting of BSNLEU, held at New Delhi yesterday, has decided to hold the Extended Central Executive Committee meeting of the Union at Pune, from 29th to 31st July, 2019. Apart from the circle secretaries and central office bearers, all the district secretaries should also participate in this Extended CEC meeting. They are eligible for availing special casual leave. Since this Extended CEC meeting is taking place at a time when the existence of BSNL itself is being challenged, circle secretaries are requested to take special care to bring all the district secretaries of their respective circles, to the Pune Extended CEC meeting. Absenteeism should be totally avoided. Delegate fee is fixed as Rs.800/. Circle secretaries are requested to immediately make arrangements for booking the journey tickets of the district secretaries. Let us make the Pune Extended CEC meeting a grand success.

BSNLEU Zindabad.

Workers Unity Zindabad.

Inquilab Zindabad.

कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स की छंटनी नही करें- वेज एरियर्स के भुगतान के लिए फण्ड जारी करें- BSNLEU का डायरेक्टर (फाइनेंस) से अनुरोध...

कॉम पी अभिमन्यु, GS और कॉम स्वपन चक्रबोर्ति, Dy. GS, ने आज श्री एस के गुप्ता, डायरेक्टर (फाइनेंस) से मुलाकात कर निम्न मुद्दों पर चर्चा की...
 
(1) कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस का वह पत्र जिसमें सर्कल्स को कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स की संख्या कम करने हेतु निर्देशित किया गया है। 
(2) महीनों से कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स को वेजेस का भुगतान नही होना। 

प्रतिनिधियों ने कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स के वेजेस एरियर्स के भुगतान हेतु यथाशीघ्र फण्ड आवंटन की मांग की। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स की छंटनी से मेंटेनेंस कार्य बुरी तरह से प्रभावित होगा। इसके प्रत्युत्तर में डायरेक्टर (फाइनेंस) ने कहा कि BSNL की वित्तीय स्थिति बेहद क्षीण है और फंड्स की उपलब्धता अनुसार आवश्यक कार्यवाही की जाएगी। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि कंपनी की वित्तीय हालात की वजह से ही उन्हें कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर्स की संख्या में कटौती करने का अप्रिय निर्णय लेने के लिए बाध्य होना पड़ा है, क्योंकि इसके अलावा और कोई पर्याय नही था। फिर भी, प्रतिनिधियों ने डायरेक्टर (फाइनेंस) से इस निर्णय पर पुनर्विचार करने का अनुरोध किया।

Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS and Com. Swapan Chakraborty, Dy. GS, met Shri S.K. Gupta, Director (Finance) today and discussed about the following issues.

(1) Corporate Office letter, directing the circles to cut down the strength of contract workers.

(2) Non- Payment of wages to the contract workers, for month together.

The representatives demanded early allotment of funds to clear the wage arrears of contract workers. They also pointed out that further retrenchment of contract workers would seriously hamper maintenance works. In reply the Director (Finance) replied that the financial condition of BSNL is extremely serious, and that needful action would be taken, subject to the availability of funds. He also told that the financial condition of the company has forced the Management to take the unpleasant decision to cut down the strength of contract workers, since they are left with no other option. Still, the representatives urged upon the Director (Finance) to review the decision.  

In the meeting held with Shri S.K. Gupta, Director (Finance) today, com. P. Abhimanyu, GS and com. Swapan Chakraborty, Dy. GS, demanded early allotment of funds to J&K circle for the payment of arrears of Special Concessions / Facilities to the employees working in Kashmir Valley. The Director (Finance) assured to look into it.

BSNLEU has already taken to the notice of the Sr. GM (Estt.) of the Corporate Office, demanding condonation of the delay in the renewal of insurance policy for HBA. This case relates to Kerala circle. Yesterday, com. P.Abhimanyu, GS, once again met Shri Saurabh Tyagi, Sr. GM (Estt.) and insisted for early action on the issue.

Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, met Shri Sheetla Prasad, Director (CM) today. The General Secretary enquired about the status of the issue of allotment of 4G spectrum to BSNL and also about the current financial position of the Company. Since Shri Sheetla Prasad is also informally looking after the responsibilities of the Director (HR), the General Secretary discussed in detail about the recent direction of the Corporate Office to retrench contract workers. He pointed out that the decision will severely affect the quality of the services and demanded to review the decision.

It is interesting to note that the government is moving the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to debar two companies which are engaged by the BSNL Management in the past, for the revival of BSNL. One is Deloitte and the other is BSR, which is an arm of the KPMG. Both, Deloitte and BSR, had earlier acted as auditors of the Infrastructure leasing and Finance Services (IL& FS). A massive corruption of Rs.95,000 crore has taken place in IL&FS, as a result of which that company has collapsed now. The Corporate Affairs Ministry has alleged that both the Deloitte and BSR (KPMG) have helped in the commitment of Rs. 95,000 crore. Based on the recommendations of Deloitte and KPMG, BSNL Management had taken many steps for the revival of BSNL. Now, all can understand what sort of advise/ recommendations could have been given by these two companies, for the revival of BSNL.

[Source: Times of India dt. 11.06.2019]  

The 9^th All India Conference of BSNLEU, held at Mysuru, form 17^th to 20^th December, 2018, has made certain amendments to the constitution of the union. The amendments have been duly approved by the Dy. Registrar of Trade Unions. According to the amendments, the All India Conference and the Circle Conferences hereafter should be held only once in three years, instead of two years, as it was before. In respect of some circles, two years are over after the last circle conference. Queries are being raised with the CHQ, with regards to the holding of circle conferences in those circles. Hence, the month & year for holding the conference as per the new provision, are given in the following table. The respective circles are requested to hold their circle conferences according to this time schedule.

हमारा अभियान (कार्यवाही) विदेशी निवेशकों को खुश करेगा- यह कहना है नीति आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष श्री राजीव कुमार का...

नीति आयोग का पुनर्गठन हुआ है। रक्षा मंत्री श्री राजनाथ सिंह, गृह मंत्री श्री अमित शाह, वित्त मंत्री श्रीमती निर्मला सीतारमण और कृषि मंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र तोमर इसके पदेन सदस्य (ex officio member) बनाए गए हैं। श्री राजीव कुमार उपाध्यक्ष के पद पर बने रहेंगे। नीति आयोग के पुनर्गठन के तुरंत पश्चात श्री राजीव कुमार ने अपने "एक्शन प्रोग्राम" की रूप रेखा प्रस्तुत कर दी है। उनके अनुसार 46 PSUs का निजीकरण किया जाएगा या वे बंद कर दिए जाएंगे। उन्होंने यह भी कहा है कि 44 भारतीय श्रम कानूनों, जो कि बेहद क्लिष्ट हैं, को संशोधित किया जाएगा और इन्हें 4 लेबर कोड्स में वर्गीकृत किया जाएगा। नीति आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष का यह भी कहना है कि पब्लिक सेक्टर एंटरप्राइजेज की अनुपयोगी भूमि का " लैंडबैंक" बनाया जाएगा और यह भूमि विदेशी निवेशकों को ऑफर की जाएगी। अंत में, श्री राजीव कुमार ने कहा है कि नीति आयोग का यह अभियान विदेशी निवेशकों को खुशी प्रदत्त करेगा।

Legendary actor, dramatist and Jnanpith awardee, Girish Karnad passed away today morning. Karnad was 81 and according to reports, he passed away following prolonged illness. He rose as a Kannada playwright in the 1960s and then went on to become a critically acclaimed actor and filmmaker as well. Besides the Jnanpith award, Karnad was also conferred the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. BSNLEU pays its respectful homage to Shri Girish Karnard and conveys heartfelt condolences to his family members.