BSNLEU has already informed through website that settlement of this issue is lying pending with the DoT for a very long time, because BSNL has not provided the requisite inputs to the DoT. On hearing BSNLEU’s complaint, the Director (HR) seriously instructed the new GM (Estt.) to gather the requisite inputs from the circles and to send the same without delay to the DoT.

Holi is the festival of colours. Many colours come together and form a beautiful rainbow. Similarly, people of various regions, religions and languages come together to make this beautiful country called India. Maintaining and strengthening the unity of the people is the need of the hour. On this occasion of Holi festival, let us resolve to strengthen the unity and of the people. BSNLEU wishes all a very Happy and Colourful Holi.

The Street corner meetings, against the Subsidiary Tower Company, and against the anti-BSNL / anti-PSUs policies of the government are going on throughout the country. Some views of the programme are given below:-

Our government and it’s ministers are boasting that India is the fastest growing economy in the world. However, a vast section of the Indian people continue to reel under poverty, hunger, unemployment, etc., etc. Report after report are saying that crores of Indian children are malnutritioned and are stunted (children not with the normal height for their age). Once again The New Global Nutrition Report 2018 has stated that 46.6 million stunted children are living in India. This is 1/3 of the population of stunted children in the world.

दुष्प्रचारक तत्वों द्वारा फैलाई जा ही अफवाहों को फॉरवर्ड न करें...

दुष्प्रचारक तत्वों द्वारा प्रसारित अफवाहों के प्रति CHQ सभी कॉमरेड्स को आगाह करना चाहेगा। इन तत्वों के द्वारा AUAB, हमारी डिमांड्स और हड़ताल को लेकर कई प्रकार की अफवाहें प्रसारित की जा रही है। इन हड़ताल तोड़ने के उत्सुक तत्वों का उद्देश्य उस आंदोलन में सबोटेज करना है जिसके तहत कर्मचारियों को हड़ताल के लिए संगठित किया जा रहा है। CHQ का विनम्र निवेदन है कि इनके द्वारा फैलाए जा रही अफवाहों को प्रसारित कर इन्हें सहयोग न करें। ऐसा कोई भी मैसेज जो डिस्ट्रिक्ट और सर्किल यूनियन या सीएचक्यू द्वारा न भेजा गया हो, उसे किसी को भी फॉरवर्ड न करें। ऐसा करने से अफवाह फैलाने वाले अपने उद्देश्य में कामयाब नही हो पाएंगे। सीएचक्यू सभी कॉमरेड्स से सहयोग का अनुरोध करता है।

Alongwith other parts of the country, a powerful lunch hour demonstration was organised at BSNL Corporate Office today, against the government's proposal to implement VRS in BSNL. Members from BSNLEU, NFTE-BSNL, AIBSNLEA, BSNLMS, BSNLOA and BSNL-ATM participated in the programme. The meeting was presided over by com R.S.Chauhan, vice-president of BSNLEU(CHQ), as well as Circle Secretary of NTR. The meeting was addressed by Com Chandeswar Singh, GS, NFTE-BSNL, Com Swapan Chakraborty, Dy GS,BSNLEU, Com. Prahlad Rai, GS, AIBSNLEA, etc. 

Shri Elamaram Kareem, MP, has written a detailed letter to Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Communications and IT, demanding the intervention of the government to ensure BSNL’s financial viability. The MP has also demanded that the decision of the Union Cabinet, taken in the year 2000, in respect of ensuring BSNL’s financial viability, should be ensured.

10 unions and associations, under the banner of the AUAB, have issued notification to the Secretary, Telecom and the CMD BSNL, for organising a 3 day relay hunger strike from 20th November, 2019. The demands include immediate payment of salary for October, 2019, remittance of recoveries, payment of wages to contract workers, immediate starting of 4G service, settlement of the problems arising out of VRS, no rolling back of retirement age, merger of DA pending  Pay Revision, pension revision, road map for maintenance of services after VRS, etc. Since time at our disposal is very less, all circle and district secretaries are requested to take immediate steps, by coordinating with the other constituents of the AUAB, for effectively organising the relay hunger strike.

Circle and district secretaries are requested to make maximum mobilisation for successfully holding tomorrow’s lunch hour demonstrations, as called on by the AUAB. Report and photos may please be e-mailed to the CHQ promptly. Demands for the demonstration:-

1. Immediate payment of salary for the months of December, 2019 & January, 2020, as well as prompt payment of salary every month.
2. Immediate clearance of the dues, already deducted from the salaries of employees.
3. Immediate launching of BSNL’s 4G service.
4. Immediate granting of sovereign guarantee for issuing of bonds by BSNL.
5. Immediate withdrawal of notices issued under FR 17 (A).
6. No whimsical transfer of employees, consequent to the implementation of VRS.

The medicine Hydroxichloroquine is being most talked about now. The US President, Donald Trump, has announced that Hydroxichloroquine cures the Corona Virus Disease. Under these circumstances, the Government of India has placed order for production of Hydroxichloroquine. However, the order has been given to two private companies. But the government has not given order to the Public Sector Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (BCPL). It is very important to note that Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which was established by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy, first produced Quinine in India. Even when the human beings are facing the biggest crisis, created by Corona Virus, the government is not giving up it’s pro-private and anti-PSU Policy.

In the Udala Branch of Baripada district, Odisha circle, relief materials were distributed to contract workers, as per the call of BSNLEU. 10 contract workers received the relief materials worth Rs.1,000/- each. Com.Tarun Kumar Nayak, Branch Secretary and Com.Rama Ch. Hembram, Branch President and other comrades participated in this programme. 

BSNLEU की CEC मीटिंग 10 और 11 सितंबर, 2020 को ऑनलाइन आयोजित की जाएगी....
आज ऑनलाइन आयोजित, BSNLEU के ऑल इंडिया सेंटर मीटिंग ने निर्णय लिया कि BSNLEU की सेंट्रल एग्जीक्यूटिव कमिटी की मीटिंग, 10 और 11सितंबर, 2020 को   आयोजित की जाएगी।  लॉक डाउन और आवागमन पर अन्य प्रतिबंधों के चलते यह CEC मीटिंग ऑनलाइन आयोजित होगी। इस मीटिंग में शामिल होने वाले सेंट्रल एग्जीक्यूटिव मेंबर्स को, नियमानुसार, स्पेशल कैज्युअल लीव की पात्रता होगी।

Recently, Management arbitrarily issued letter reducing the ceiling for medical reimbursement with voucher, from 25 days to 23 days. BSNLEU has already strongly protested this arbitrary reduction. In today’s meeting with the Director (HR), the GS and Dy.GS raised this issue and expressed their bitter opposition to the arbitrary action of the Management. The Director (HR) agreed to the view of BSNLEU and assured that the reduction of the ceiling would be positively reviewed.

A meeting of the All Unions and Associations was held today at New Delhi, in the AIBSNLEA office. Com. Chandeswar Singh, GS, NFTE, presided over. Representatives of BSNLEU, NFTE, SNEA, AIBSNLEA, FNTO, SEWA BSNL, AIGETOA, BSNL MS, BSNL ATM and BSNL OA, participated. The meeting called upon the circle and district level leaders of the AUAB to organise the Street Corner Meetings more intensively. The meeting directed that the issue of Subsidiary Tower Company, anti-BSNL and anti-Public Sector policies of the government should be thoroughly exposed amongst the general public. As regards, the All India Convention against the Subsidiary Tower Company, the meeting decided this convention should be organised between 5^th & 20^th June, 2018, depending upon the availability of the hall.

The AUAB at the all India level, as well as at the circle levels, are leaving no stone unturned, for organising the indefinite strike from 03.12.2018. The leaders of the AUAB have visited various parts of the countries for this. Everywhere, the leaders are getting tremendous response from the Executives and Non-Executives. Especially, employees are coming in very big numbers and support the decision taken by the AUAB to go on indefinite strike. Only two more days are left for the strike. Hence, circle and district level leaders are requested to approach each and every Non-Executive and Executive and to ensure 100% success of the strike.

The 8th Joint Circle Conference of Assam, NEI and NEII circle unions was held at Imphal, the capital of Manipur, from 8th to 10th, February,2019. NEII circle union hosted the Conference and had made very good arrangements. A Joint Inaugural Session of the Conference was held on 08-02-2019. Thereafter, the three circle unions conducted the Subjects Committees of their circle conferences separately. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, attended the Conference and addressed the subjects committees of all the three circle unions separately. In his address, the General Secretary elaborately spoke on the issues related to the three day strike, taking place from 18-02-2019. The serious financial condition of BSNL was explained and the GS called upon the employees to fight for the revival of the Company. He also briefed on the talks held with the DoT and the BSNL Management, on Wage Revision and called upon the comrades to powerfully organise the Street Corner Meetings, and “Rallies With Family Members” for mobilising public support for the demands. Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS and Com.Gakul Bora, CHQ Treasurer also addressed Subjects Committees. A colourful procession was organised on 09-02-2019. The Open Session of the Conference was also held on the same day, which was addressed by Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, Dr.Meinya, MP, Com.Santa Singh, Chairman,Reception Committee, Shri Lunkim,Sr.GM, Manipur, Com.Swapan Chakraborty,Dy.GS, Com.Gakul Bora, CHQ Treasurer, Com.Bijoy Deka,CS,Assam, Com.Shivjee Ray,CS,NEI, Com.Saheb Singh,CS,NEII and Com.D.A.Shylla, CP,NEI. Overall, the 8th Joint Circle Conference of Assam, NEI and NEII circles is highly successful.

BSNLEU is observing Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Jayanthi every year throughout the country. He is the architect of the Indian Constitution, as well as one of the greatest crusaders against social injustices. The CEC meeting, held at Ghaziabad on 06th & 07th April, 2019, has called upon the circle and district unions to observe this years Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Jayanthi in a befitting manner. Report and photos may be sent to the CHQ by email ( bsnleuchq@gmail.com)