Com.Elamaram Kareem, MP, as well as the National Secretary of the CITU, has written to Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister, expressing his deep concern over the attempts being made to disrupt BSNL’s equipment procurement. Enclosing a copy of the AUAB’s letter on the subject, Com.Ealamaram Kareem,MP, has stated that, BSNL’s tender is very important for the survival of the Company and for the thousands of it's employees, who are serving the nation with utmost sincerity. He has stated that, if media reports are true, the Department of Commerce and Department of Telecommunications are defeating BSNL’s revival plan, which is being carried out by the Government of India. Com.Elamaram Kareem,MP, has requested the Hon’ble Prime Minister to favourably act on the concerns raised by the AUAB and to do the needful to allow BSNL to go ahead with the tendering process.  The AUAB sincerely thanks Com.Elamaram Kareem, MP, for making a timely intervention on this issue.

BSNLEU has already written to the Director (HR) about the officials who are held up in their native places or in some other distant places, due to the imposition of lock-down and who are unable to return to their places of duty. BSNLEU has demanded that their period of absence should be treated as on duty since they were unable to return to their places of duty, due to non-availability of any mode of transport during lock-down.

 Today, Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary spoke to Shri Arvind Vadnerkar, Director (HR) and insisted for an early settlement of this issue. Director (HR) assured to look into this case. Thereafter, Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, spoke to Shri Saurabh Tyagi, Sr.GM(Estt.), BSNL CO., also and requested for speedy processing of the demand raised by BSNLEU. He too assured to the needful.

BSNLEU is seriously pursuing payment of this year's PLI. It has conducted country wide demonstrations on 13-10-2017, demanding immediate payment of PLI. Thereafter, in the meeting held between the Recognised Unions and Director(HR), it has been decided to discuss the issue in the PLI Committee meeting. This decision, to discuss the issue in the Committee, should not become a method of delaying the matter. Hence, com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, met shri A.M.Gupta, GM(SR) today, and demanded immediate constitution of a Joint Committee, consisting both the Management Side and Staff Side representatives. The GM(SR) assured prompt action in this regard.

As per the call of the Unions and Associations of BSNL , West Bengal, a rally was held in Kolkata today, in support of 2 day strike. The rally was massive and more than four thousand workers and officers took part in it. After the rally, a meeting was held at Esplanade where the leaders of BSNLEU, NFTE, AIBSNLEA, SNEA, SNATTA, AIGETOA, TEU, FNTO and SEWA BSNL addressed the huge gathering. They appealed to the workers to make the two day strike a historic success. Com Sisir Roy, CS, CTD presided over the meeting. From BSNLEU, com.Animesh Mitra, VP(CHQ) and com. Omprakash Singh, Organising Secretary (CHQ) addressed.

According to our sources, the IDA is likely to increase by 0.3% w.e.f. 01/04/2018. This increase, with the already existing IDA of 126.9%, will take the IDA payable to the employees, from 01.04.2018 to 127.2%.

The acute shortage in equipments, for providing FTTH connections, is being raised by our comrades time and again. BSNLEU has already written to the CMD BSNL in this regard, and has discussed also. Today, com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, raised this issue with shri A.K. Jain, CGM NC NGN. He replied that the BSNL Management has already taken action to overcome short supply of equipments. He told 1.7 lakh FTTH connections were provided in 2017-18 and Management has fixed 36 lakh as the target for 2018-19. The ARPU of FTTH is Rs.1,600, which is a significant amount. For providing 36 lakh FTTH connections, Management has taken many steps. For example, action is being taken for the procurement of OLT and ONT equipments, by the CGMs, without tenders, based on the rates prescribed in GEM portal. Further, for the last mile, cable operators are being roped in. All circle and district unions are requested to take all steps, to ensure that the target of giving 36 lakh FTTH lines are achieved in 2018-19.

The Central Government has sent the CBI Director, Alok Verma, on leave and has appointed Nageswar Rao as the new Director of the CBI. Earlier, an FIR has been filed against Rakesh Asthana, who is the Special Director of CBI, on charges of huge corruptions. It is alleged that Rakesh Asthana has taken more than Rs.2 crore as bribe from meat exporter, Moin Qureshi. Following this, Alok Verma, CBI Director, was summoned for discussion by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Following this, Alok Verma was removed from the post of CBI Director. Together with this, the CBI officer who has been probing the corruption charges against Rakesh Asthana has also been transferred to Andaman & Nicobar. It is widely seen in the media that, Alok Verma has been removed, only to protect Rakesh Asthana who is an IPS officer belonging to Gujarat.

A massive Convention was organised at Kolkata, to mobilise the employees for the 2 day General Strike, to be held on 8th and 9th January, 2019. It was held in CTO Institute Hall. The Convention was jointly organised by BSNLEU, NFTE and NUBSNLW (FNTO)  Com. Sisir Kumar Roy CS BSNLEU CTD Circle, Com. Aloke Nandi, CS, FNTO and Com. Tapan Biswas, CS, NFTE presided over the convention. The Convention was addressed by Com. Anadi Sahoo, GS, CITU WB, Com. Kamarujjaman kamar, President, INTUC,WB, Com.Animesh Mitra, President, BSNLEU and Com. Sekhar Majumdar, CS, CTD, NFTE. All the speakers appealed to the employees to make the strike a grand success to save BSNL and  to save the Public Sector.

AUAB ने माननीय संचार राज्य मंत्री को BSNL को बैंक लोन लेने की अनुमति हेतु पत्र लिखा...
BSNL को प्रचालन खर्च (operational expenditure) हेतु बैंक से लोन लेने की अनुमति नही मिलने से सेवा की गुणवत्ता में तीव्र गति से गिरावट आ रही है। AUAB द्वारा BSNL को DoT द्वारा बैंक लोन की अनुमति देने हेतु लगातार मांग की जा रही है। एक बार पुनः AUAB ने माननीय संचार राज्य मंत्री को BSNL को प्रचालन खर्च की पूर्ति हेतु बैंक से लोन लेने की अनुमति दिए जाने हेतु पत्र लिख कर मांग की है।

One of the prominent leaders of the BJP, as well as the former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Sushma Swaraj, has passed away yesterday the 06.08.2019. Due to health reasons, she did not contest in the recent Parliament elections. She had undergone kidney transplantation and was not maintaining good health ever since then. Ms. Sushma Swaraj, had also been Minister of Communications. BSNLEU pays respectful homage to Ms. Sushma Swaraj and conveys it’s heart felt condolences to her family members, friends and relatives.

अच्छी खबर- अप्रैल से जून 2019 के बीच BSNL के एडजस्टेड ग्रॉस रेवेन्यू (AGR) में 27.94% की वृद्धि...
यह एक अच्छी खबर है कि, टेलीकॉम इंडस्ट्री के राजस्व में अंततः वृद्धि की शुरुआत हो चुकी है। TRAI के द्वारा जारी डेटा के अनुसार अप्रैल से जून 2019 के बीच टेलीकॉम इंडस्ट्री का एडजस्टेड ग्रॉस रेवेन्यू (AGR) रु 39,124 करोड़ रहा। इसी समयावधि में, 2018 में AGR रु 36,552 करोड़ था। यह 7.3% की वृद्धि है। विभिन्न टेलीकॉम सेवाएं प्रदत्त कर कंपनी द्वारा अर्जित राजस्व AGR होता है। इसमें अन्य राजस्व जैसे बैंक से प्राप्त ब्याज, या इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर शेयरिंग से प्राप्त राजस्व शामिल नही रहता है। यह बेहद उत्साहवर्धक है कि BSNL ने अधिकतम AGR वृद्धि दर्ज की है। BSNL के AGR में रु 2,598.61 करोड़ के साथ 27.94% की  वृद्धि हुई है। इसी समयावधि में 2018 में BSNL का AGR रु 2,031.07 करोड़ था। एयरटेल के AGR में 26.15%  की और रिलायंस जियो के AGR में 9.77% की वृद्धि हुई है। किंतु वोडाफोन के AGR में 5.78% की गिरावट आई है।
 

[सौजन्य से : Financial Express – 02.10.2019]

Justice Deepak Gupta, Supreme Court judge, retired on 6th of this month.  After his retirement, Justice Deepak Gupta has made certain important remarks. They are very important revelations, which the ordinary citizens need to know, so as to understand what actually is going on in this country.

* “Laws and… legal system are totally geared in favour of the rich and powerful”.

* "The Supreme Court hasn’t “come out better” after the allegations of sexual harassment against former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi."

* " It is not that anybody would offer me that, but I would not have accepted the Government’s offer of a Rajya Sabha seat."

[ Source : Indian Express dated 07-05-2020 & 08-05-2020]

लॉक डाउन की वजह से अपने गांव या अन्य स्थानों पर फंसे कर्मचारी- BSNLEU ने इस अनुपस्थिति अवधि को ड्यूटी मानने की मांग की....

BSNLEU द्वारा लॉक डाउन घोषित होने की वजह से अपने गांव या अन्य दूरस्थ स्थानों पर फंसने और अपने कार्यस्थल पर लौटने में असमर्थ कर्मचारियों के मामले में पूर्व में डायरेक्टर (HR) को लिखा जा चुका है। BSNLEU ने मांग की है कि उनकी अनुपस्थिति की अवधि को ड्यूटी माना जाए, क्योंकि लॉक डाउन के दौरान किसी भी प्रकार के आवागमन के साधन की अनुपलब्धता की वजह से वें अपने कार्य स्थल पर लौट आने में असमर्थ थे।

आज, कॉम पी अभिमन्यु, महासचिव ने श्री अरविंद वडनेरकर, डायरेक्टर (HR) से चर्चा की और इस प्रकरण के शीघ्र निराकरण हेतु आग्रह किया।डायरेक्टर (HR) ने कार्यवाही का आश्वासन दिया। तत्पश्चात, कॉम पी अभिमन्यु, जीएस ने श्री सौरभ त्यागी, Sr.GM(Estt.), BSNL CO., से बात की और उनसे BSNLEU द्वारा प्रस्तुत डिमांड्स को शीघ्र प्रोसेस करने का अनुरोध किया। उन्होंने भी यथोचित कार्यवाही बाबद आश्वासित किया।

Citing the case going on in the Hon'ble Kerala High Court, BSNL Management was not accepting nomination of non-members to the councils. However, the court case has already come to an end. Thereafter, BSNLEU nominated com. Suresh Kumar, GS, BSNL MS, to the National Council. Recently, Management has rejected this nomination, stating that com. Suresh Kumar's union has not obtained 7% votes in the last membership verification. Com.P.Abhimanyu,GS, met shri A.M.Gupta, GM(SR) today, and discussed this issue. The GS pointed out that the Management has rejected BSNLEU's nomination by giving a wrong interpretation. 7% vote criteria does not apply to this case, told the GS. He further told that, from the time of the first membership verification onwards, Management had been accepting nomination of non-members, and the problem was created only after an interim order given by the Court. Now that the court case has already come to an end, Management should accept BSNLEU's nomination, argued the GS. Finally, the GS demanded a full-fledged discussion on this issue with the Director(HR), in the presence of GM(Legal) and GM(SR). BSNLEU will further seriously pursue this issue.

BSNL Employees union, Telangana circle started it's two day Circle Executive Committee meeting at Hyderabad, today. Com.G.Mohan Reddy President and Vice Presidents, are presiding. Com.G.Sambasivarao, ACS, welcomed every one. Along with CEC, a seminar on "The Great October Revolution" was conducted by Telangana circle. Com.M.Saibabu, General Secretaty CITU Telangana state was the main speaker of the seminar. He also spoke on the two days strike, called on by the all unions and associations. The subjects committee started with a detailed presentation of the report, by com.J.Sampath Rao, Circle Secretary. Deliberation by the CEC members is going on.

The government boasts that India is the fastest growing economy in the world. But, what is the use? Unemployment problem continues to plague the nation. How acute is the unemployment problem in our country, is brought out by the fact that, 2.8 crore persons have applied for appearing in the online exam for 90, 000 jobs in the Indian Railways. Out of this, 62,907 are the posts of gangmen, switchmen, trackmen, cabinmen, welder,helpers and porters. Today is the last day for applying. So, the number of applicants is likely to increase.

[ source: Times of India dt.31-03-2018]

Com.R.S.Chauhan, Vice-President (CHQ), is retiring from service on superannuation tomorrow the 31-05-2018. A function was organised by the NTR circle union today, in the CTO sabhagarh, Eastern Court, to felicitate Com.R.S Chauhan. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, former GS, Com.Balbir Singh, President, Com. K.G.Jayaraj, GS, AIBDPA, Com. Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS and Com. Animesh Mitra, Vice-president (CHQ) attended the function and felicitated Com.R.S.Chauhan. A shawl and memento were presented to him, on behalf of the CHQ.

The two day CEC meeting of BSNLEU held at Ghaziabad on 22^nd & 23^rd October, 2018, has passed a resolution, calling upon the employees to get ready for a strike action, including that of an indefinite strike, for the settlement of wage revision and implementation of other assurances given by the Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications. Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, met Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL, yesterday, and communicated to him about the decision taken in the CEC meeting to go on strike. The CMD BSNL gave a patient hearing to the General Secretary and assured to make necessary intervention on this matter.