The Prime Minister’s Office is holding a meeting today, to discuss about the revival of BSNL and MTNL. This news has already come in the media. The CMD BSNL also confirmed this to Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, in the meeting held yesterday. The Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the erstwhile Telecom Commission is already handling the issue of revival of BSNL and MTNL. Under these circumstances, the reason and purpose for holding such a meeting by the PMO is not known. May be, the PMO is not satisfied with the handling of this issue by the DCC and the DoT.

The AUAB, in it's meeting held yesterday, has decided to seek a meeting with Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Ji, Hon'ble Minister of Communications and IT, to discuss about the revival of BSNL. Accordingly, the AUAB has written the letter today.

The 8th Membership Verification campaign meeting was held on 29.08.2019, at GM office, Ongole. Com. Venkaiah, District President, presided and Com. Nageswara Rao, District Secretary, welcomed. The meeting was addressed by Com. J. Sampath Rao, AGS & CS, Telangana Circle, Com. P Asoka Babu, Circle Secretary A.P. Circle, Com. K Rama Devi, Vice President(CHQ), Com. K Prabhakara Rao, Circle President, Com. P. Akbar Basha and Com. L. Ramesh Babu, ACS and Com. Yasin.  The leaders addressed the meeting and explained about 8th membership verification, the financial revival of BSNL, Wage revision, Pension revision, Land monetisation, VRS, 58 years, etc., a large number of comrades especially women employees from Ongole District participated in this meeting.

It has been decided to hold a meeting of the K.G.Bose Memorial Trust at New Delhi, on 26.11.2019. The meeting will be held at K.G.Bose Bhawan and will start sharply at 10:00 am. All members of the Trust are requested to attend the meeting without fail. Separate intimation letters are being sent to the Trust members.

The Additional Sessions Judge in Delhi has told the Delhi Police that, they are behaving as if Jama Masjid is in Pakistan. The judge has made this observation because, the Delhi Police had arrested Chandrashekhar Azad, the Chief of Bhim Sena, on 20^th December, 2019, for making a speech at Jama Masjid, against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The judge asked the Delhi Police, what is wrong with organising dharna? The judge further stated that the right to protest is one’s constitutional right. The judge also echoed the feeling of the citizens by stating, “people are out on streets, as what should have been said inside Parliament was not said”.

[Source: The Economic Times dated 15.01.2020]

1. Com.Nageshkumar Nalawade - Rs.10,000/-

2. Com.John Verghese - Rs.5,000/- 

3. Com.Kumbhare - Rs.5,000/-

4. Com.Kolhe Chandrapur - Rs.5,000/-

5. Com.Ulhas Paigude - Rs.3,000/-

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7. Com.Amita Naik - Rs.2,020/- 

8. Com.Ganesh Hinge - Rs.2,000/- 

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10. Com.Kautik Baste - Rs.2,000/-

11. Com.T.M. Sadanandan – Rs.2,000/-

12. Com.Vilas Savade – Rs.2,000/- 

13. Com.Mahesh Arkal – Rs.2,000/-

14. Com.Shilpa Sawant - Com.2,000/-

15. Com.Lalu Kondalwade – Rs.1,500/-

16. Com.Madhu Sisodia – Rs.1,111/-

17. Com.Balakrishn Kasar – Rs.1,111/-

18. Com.Madhavi Mane – Rs.1,111/-

19. Com.Praful Pendurkar – Rs.1,000/-

20. Com.Santosh Chachad - Rs.1,000/-

21. Com.Anant Vaidya - Rs.1,000/- 

22. Com.Diwate, Satara - Rs.1,000/-

23. Com.Krishnakant Angre - Rs.1,000/-

24. Com.Hema Ramkumar - Rs.1,000/-

25. Com.LashmiVenkatesh - Rs.1,000/-

26. Com.Yashwant Kekre - Rs.1,000/-

28. Com.Ashwini Gupte - Rs.1,000/- 

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35. Com.Arun Ugle - Rs.1,000/-

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37. Com.Srikanth Pandit - Rs.1,000/- 

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63. Com.Sandip Gulanjkar – Rs.1,100/-

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65. Com.Bharti Wagadare – Rs.1,000/- 

66. Com.Pradeep Betkar – Rs.1,000/-

As a part of BSNLEU’s decision to observe the Birth Centenary of Com.K.G. Bose, Com.P.Abhimanyu, will be addressing the Facebook live at 7 pm tomorrow the 09-08-2020. Circle Secretaries, CHQ office bearers and District Secretaries are requested to ensure that a maximum number of comrades view this live address of the General Secretary.

BSNLEU, Tamil Nadu circle union and TNTCWU are jointly conducting agitation, against non-payment of wages to the contract workers. These two unions have taken this issue to the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner. The Dy.CLC has written to the CGM, Tamil Nadu circle, and has stated that the onus to ensure payment of wages to the contract workers, is exclusively on the Principal Employer, and that failure to make payment by the 7th of every month, may result in a penalty of maximum 10 times of the actual wages.

The final meeting of the Designations Committee was held on 26.09.2017, in which the new Designations of the left out Non-Executive cadres were finalised. However, while releasing the minutes of this meeting, the Management Side inserted a paragraph, wherein it is stated that the job description (duties and responsibilities) could also be changed, due to the change in designations. This was strongly protested by GS, BSNLEU, since such a condition was neither discussed in the meeting, nor accepted by the Staff Side. BSNLEU gave a complaint to the Director (HR), protesting the unfair practice of the Management. Consequent to this, a meeting of the Designations Committee is convened today. Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS and Com. Balbir Singh, President, participated. Com. John Verghese, AGS, was present as observer. Representatives of BSNLEU strongly objected to the manipulated draft minutes, released for the meeting held on 26.09.2017. Consequent to this, it was decided in today’s meeting, to release the minutes, by deleting the above stated paragraph. It is also decided in today’s meeting that, the Technician Grade II (Telecom Factory) is to be redesignated as Telecom Technician.

As per the study of the French Tech Firm, Capgemini, the number of High Networth Individuals (HNI) in India has increased by 20% in the year 2017. An High Networth Individual is defined as the one who is having investable assets of over 1 million US Dollars. According to this report, the number of such Dollar Millionaires in India comes to 2.6 lakh people. Their asset worth is a whopping 1 trillion US Dollars! It is also worth mentioning here that, the International Rights Group, Oxfam, has reported that in India, 73% of the wealth created in 2017, has reached the hands of the top 1% of the population, whereas the bottom 67 crore Indians have got only 1% of this wealth. This is how the Narendra Modi government is serving the poor people of this country.

(Source: Times of India dated 20.06.2018)

Shri George Fernandes, the trade union leader turned politician, has passed away yesterday. He will ever be remembered for leading the historic railway men's strike, that took place in 1974. Shri George Fernandes was the leader of the joint platform called NCCRS (National Coordination Committee for Railway Men's Struggle), which organised that strike, and which was brutally suppressed by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi. BSNLEU pays it's homage to Shri George Fernandes.

Com. John Verghese, AGS, addressed a well attended verification meeting at Halasur Telephone Exchange, Bengaluru, yesterday the 30.08.2019. More than 100 comrades were present in the meeting. Com. Sadashivan, Branch President, presided. The meeting was also addressed by Com. Sudharshan, District Secretary, BGTD, Com. Irfan Pasha, CHQ Org. Secretary, Com.B.R. Krishna Murthy, ACS, Com. C.K.Gundanna, Circle Secretary. The leaders addressed, detailing about the necessity of revival of BSNL and reasons to oppose VRS etc.

As per the call of the CHQ of BSNLEU, relief to contract workers was provided at Guwahati yesterday the 07.08.2020. In the function, food materials were distributed to the contract workers at CTO Compound, Panbazar, Guwahati.

BSNLEU wishes a very Happy New Year 2018 to all the comrades. The united struggle of All Unions and Associations of BSNL, for settlement of wage revision, is sure to succeed in this year.  BSNLEU calls upon the entire Non-Executives and Executives to get ready for serious struggles to achieve wage revision and financial revival of BSNL.

A meeting of the PLI Committee meeting was held today. Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS and Com. Balbir Singh, President, represented BSNLEU. Com. John Verghese, AGS, was present as observer. Representatives of BSNLEU strongly demanded that employees should be paid PLI for the year 2015 – 16. Members of the Management Side stated that, the revenue of the Company should be taken into consideration, to decide this issue. It was pointed out by the representatives of BSNLEU that, revenue of the Company has gone down due to competition from Reliance Jio, demonetisation and introduction of GST, for which the employees are not responsible. At the same time, they also pointed out that despite the challenges from Reliance Jio, BSNL is steadily increasing it’s customer base, due to the contribution of the employees, for which they should be rewarded with payment of PLI. After discussion, it was decided to collect data related to revenue collection, increase in customer base and staff strength, for the years 2014-15 ; 2015-16 and 2016-17. The next meeting of the PLI committee will be held on 09.03.2018.

Accusing that the United Nations Human Rights Council is biased against Israel, the US has left the Council. The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley has also criticised that the UN Human Rights Council is a ‘cesspool of political bias’. The United Nations Human Rights Council is continuously criticising Israel for it’s forcible occupation of Palestine territories, and also for violation of human rights in those territories. By quitting the UN Human Rights Council, the real face of the US has been exposed. This has also strengthened the criticism that US is the worst violator of human rights. It may also be recollected that the US, under Donald Trump, has also left the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

The Central Secretariat meeting of BSNLEU is taking place at New Delhi today. The meeting, is taking place at K.G.Bose Bhawan. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, hoisted the Union’s Red Flag. Com.Swapan Chakraborty, moved the condolence resolution. The house stood in silence for a minute and paid homage. Com.Balbir Singh delivered the Presidential address. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, presented the note for discussion. In his speech, the General Secretary explained the developments on Wage Revision, Subsidiary Tower Company, assurances given by the Hon’ble MoS(C) on Pension Revision, Pension Contribution on actual basic pay, allotment of 4G spectrum and settlement of the long pending issues of the Non-Executives. The Central Office bearers are participating in the deliberations.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), in it’s meeting held today has recommended the name of Shri P.K. Purwar, as the next CMD of BSNL. Shri P.K. Purwar is presently CMD MTNL. It is pertinent to mention that before becoming CMD MTNL, Shri P.K. Purwar worked as the GM(CA) of BSNL. BSNLEU heartily congratulates Shri P.K. Purwar.