A question has been raised in the Lok Sabha on 07.02.2018, with regards to the outsourcing the maintenance of BSNL’s towers. While replying to this question, Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble MoS(C), had replied that BSNL had floated tender to outsource the maintenance of 26,287 towers. In this reply, the Hon’ble Minster had also stated that the employees’ union has not opposed this outsourcing. Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS and Com. Ramesh Chand, Org. Secretary (CHQ), met Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL, today, and discussed this issue. The representatives questioned how reply was given in the Lok Sabha that, the outsourcing of maintenance of towers was not opposed by employees’ union, when this issue was not at all discussed by the Management with the unions and associations. The CMD BSNL replied that BSNL floated this tender 3 years ago, on which some private agencies have filed case in the Supreme Court. Since the case is still pending in the Court, this outsourcing has not yet been approved by either BSNL’s Management Committee or Board of Directors, and as such, the issue was not discussed by the Management with the unions and associations. When the General Secretary pointed out that the ambiguity in this reply should have been avoided, the CMD BSNL agreed with him. 

As per the decision of the Agartala CEC meeting of BSNLEU, the Circle Executive Committee meeting of Bihar circle was held on 20th April, 2018 at Samastipur. The meeting was presided over by com M.K.Singh, circle president. After submission of the draft activities report by Com B.P.Singh, CS, Com Sunithi Choudhury, Organising Secretary (CHQ)   and all district secretaries took part in the discussion. Com  Swapan Chakraborty ,Dy GS, addressed the meeting and  explained the decisions of the Agartala CEC meeting. He spoke elobratedly on the neo-liberal policies,  struggles against the Subsidiary Tower Company, Wage Revision and other important issues.The meeting decided to implement the decisions of the Agartala CEC meeting, in Bihar circle. More than 50 circle office bearers and district secretaries attended the meeting.

BSNL को 4G स्पेक्ट्रम आवंटित करने हेतु वित्त मंत्रालय सहमत नही...
दिनांक 28-03-2019 के न्यू इंडियन एक्सप्रेस की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार वित्त मंत्रालय BSNL को 4G स्पेक्ट्रम आवंटित करने हेतु  सहमत नही है।  अखबार की खबर के अनुसार स्पेक्ट्रम का अनुमानित मूल्य रु 13,885 करोड़ है। सरकार को प्रस्तुत अपने प्रस्ताव में BSNL ने कहा है कि इस राशि का 50% BSNL 10 समान किश्तों में भुगतान करेगा और  शेष 50% का सरकार द्वारा अपनी पूंजी (capital infusion) के माध्यम से समायोजन किया जाएगा। इसका मतलब यह हुआ कि सरकार अपनी शेयर कैपिटल में लगभग रु 6942.50 करोड़ की वृद्धि करेगी। वस्तुतः, सरकार को इस हेतु अपनी ओर से एक नया पैसा भी खर्च नही करना है। ऐसे में, वित्त मंत्री BSNL को 4G स्पेक्ट्रम के आवंटन के पक्ष में क्यों नही है ? ज्ञातव्य है कि पूर्व में नीति आयोग ने भी  BSNL को 4G स्पेक्ट्रम के आवंटन का विरोध किया है। क्या नीति आयोग और वित्त मंत्रालय इस तथ्य को भूल गए हैं कि BSNL सरकार की अपनी कंपनी है ? अब स्थिति बिल्कुल स्पष्ट है। सरकार यह कदापि नही चाहती कि BSNL का रिवाइवल हो और वह रिलायंस जियो के सुदृढ प्रतिस्पर्धी के रूप में उभरे।

The 8th Membership Verification campaign meeting was held at the GM office, Nellore, today, the 29.08.2019. Com. Anjaneyulu , District President, presided over. Com. Venkata Reddy, District Secretary, welcomed everyone. 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, All India Vice President, K Prabhakara Rao, Circle President, P. Akbar Basha and Com. L Ramesh Babu, ACS’s AP. Circle, the leaders of AIBDPA,CITU & LIC  also attended. The leaders also explained in detail about the present financial crisis of BSNL. 4G spectrum, allotment of soft loan, land monetization, 3rd PRC and other pending demands of the Non-Executives were explained. Finally, the leaders appealed to vote enmasse for BSNLEU. A large number of comrades especially women employees from Nellore District participated.

कैबिनेट द्वारा अनुमोदित रिवाइवल पैकेज का BSNL मैनेजमेंट ने यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स को प्रेजेंटेशन दिया....
कल BSNL मैनेजमेंट द्वारा सभी यूनियन्स और एसोसिएशन्स को  कैबिनेट द्वारा अनुमोदित रिवाइवल पैकेज का प्रेजेंटेशन दिया गया। CMD BSNL व BSNL बोर्ड के अन्य डायरेक्टर्स मौजूद थे।

प्रेजेंटेशन CMD BSNL व डायरेक्टर (HR) द्वारा दिया गया। जैसा कि प्रेजेंटेशन में बताया गया, रिवाइवल पैकेज में BSNL को 4G स्पेक्ट्रम का आवंटन, VRS का कार्यान्वयन, BSNL और MTNL द्वारा रु 15,000 के बॉन्ड जारी करना, जिसे सरकार द्वारा सार्वभौम गारंटी प्राप्त होगी, लगभग रु 20,000 करोड़ की BSNL की भूमि का मुद्रीकरण जिसकी प्राप्तियों का उपयोग ऋण भुगतान के लिए होगा और BSNL व MTNL का विलय जिसके तहत MTNL, BSNL की अनुषंगी होगी, शामिल है। VRS के संबंध में बताया गया कि 50 वर्ष से अधिक आयु के BSNL में समाहित (absorbed) सभी कर्मचारी इसका लाभ ले सकेंगे। एक्सग्रेशिया+पेंशन की राशि शेष नौकरी की समयावधि के 125% वेतन से अधिक नही होगी। यह एक्सग्रेशिया राशि सरकार द्वारा 2 किश्तों में दी जाएगी। प्रथम किश्त इस वित्तीय वर्ष यानी 2019-20 में दी जाएगी और अगली किश्त का भुगतान आगामी वित्तीय वर्ष यानी 2020-21 में होगा। ग्रेच्यूईटी और पेंशन कम्युटेशन की राशि का भुगतान वास्तविक सेवानिवृत्ति दिनांक को होगा, यानी 60 वर्ष पूर्ण करने पर। DoT से आदेश प्राप्त होने पर VRS कार्यान्वन्यन हेतु समयावधि निश्चित की जाएगी।

The one day General Strike has taken place in BSNL in a very adverse situation. The implementation of VRS and nearly 80,000 employees opting for it, has created extreme hardship for organising the General Strike. Despite all these difficulties, many circles have taken serious efforts to organise the strike. CHQ heartily congratulates all those circles. CHQ also salutes all the employees who have participated in the strike. Circle Secretaries are requested to immediately send a written report to the CHQ, on the strike. Total number of employees in the circle, number of employees participated in the strike and the campaign conducted to organise the strike may be mentioned in the report. Apart from that, the number of meetings conducted, leaflets distributed, posters printed may also be mentioned in the report. All Circle Secretaries are requested to send the report within a week.

1) Com. Debajit Majumder, President, Tripura District Branch, Agartala - Rs. 1,000/-
2) Com. Ajit Sharma, Vice President, Tripura District Branch, Dharmanagar - Rs. 1,000/-
3) Com. Sadhan Chandra Sur,  Vice President, Tripura District Branch, Agartala - Rs.1,000/-
4) Com. Sonali Chowdhury, Vice President, Tripura District Branch, Agartala - Rs.1,000/-
5) Com. Chandan Bhowmik, Vice President,Tripura District Branch, Teliamura - Rs.1,000/-
6) Com. Babul Das, District Secratary, Tripura - Rs.1,000/-
7) Com. Rana Deb, District Treasurer, Tripura - Rs.1,000/-
8) Com. Raju Das, ADS, Tripura - Rs.1,000/-
9) Com. Manish Debnath, ADS, TRIPURA - Rs.1,000/-
10) Com. Saptajit Shil, ADS, Tripura - Rs.1,000/-
11) Com. Ajit paul, ADS, Tripura - Rs.1,000/-
12) Com. Pratik Sen, DOS, Tripura - Rs.1,000/-
13) Com. Krishna Pada Majumdar, DOS, Tripura -- Rs.1,000/-
14) Com. Deepak Sutradhar, DOS, Tripura - Rs.1,000/-
15) Com. Ganesh Datta, Assistant Branch Secratary, Tripura District Branch, Agartala - Rs.1,000/-.
16) Com. D A Shylla, District Secy, Meghalaya - Rs. 1000/-
17) Com. Swapan Goswami, Circle VP, NE1 - Rs. 1000/-
18) Com. Ramparmesh Singh, Treasurer, ETR Br. Shillong - Rs.1000/-
19) Com. Rajesh Kr. Singh, TT, Shillong - Rs. 1000/-
20) Com. Upendra Rai , ATT, Shillong - Rs.1000/-

Com.P.R. Parameswaran, Organising Secretary (CHQ), is retiring from service on superannuation, tomorrow the 31^st May, 2020. Com.PRP, as he is fondly called by comrades, entered the Department of Telecom as a TOA in 1992. In the next year itself he was elected as the Branch Secretary of the TDM Office Branch. In 1994, he was elected as the District Secretary of the AITEU Class-III, Palakkad district and subsequently got elected as the District Secretary of BSNLEU in 2002. Later on, he was elected as the Assistant Circle Secretary of Kerala. In the Mysuru All India Conference of BSNLEU, held in December, 2018, Com.P.R.Parameswaran was elected as the Organising Secretary of the CHQ. Friendly attitude and helping tendency are the hallmarks of Com.PRP. With his strong commitment to the cause of the working class, we are sure that, Com.PRP will continue to be in active public life for many more years to come. CHQ heartily congratulates Com.PRP on his superannuation and wishes a long, healthy and active retired life. 

The AUAB submitted a memorandum to Com.Elamaram Kareem, Rajya Sabha member, in his residence at Calicut. The delay in BSNL’s 4G launching as well as in it’s Revival  was explained. It is relevant to mention here that Com.Elamaram Kareem, MP, who is also the General Secretary of CITU, Kerala State, takes keen interest in the well being of BSNL. He has already raised many issues related to BSNL in the Parliament. 

As already informed through our website, CITU has constructed a Trade Union Education & Research Centre at Saket, New Delhi. This Trade Union School is named after the founder General Secretary of CITU, com. P. Ramamurthy. The inauguration of P. Ramamurthy Bhawan is taking place on 15^th December, 2017. The CITU has invited BSNLEU to participate in the inaugural function.

Com.N.M.Sundaram, former general secretary of the All India Insurance Employees Association (AIIEA) passed away at Chennai yesterday. He was 80 years old. Com.NMS has immensely contributed in developing AIIEA into a militant organisation. He has also played a major role in ideologically shaping many leaders of the AIIEA. Com.NMS had deep knowledge in economics and has authored many books. He maintained close link with BSNLEU. The foundation conference of BSNLEU, held at Visakhapatnam, was addressed by com.NMS. BSNLEU has lost a great friend in the death of com.NMS. BSNLEU dips it's banner and salutes the departed leader. We also express our heartfelt condolences to his family members and comrades of AIIEU.

The Circle Executive Committee meeting of Punjab circle is taking place at Chandigarh today. Com.A.K.Verma, vice-president is presiding over the meeting. Com.Balbir Singh, circle secretary welcomed everyone. Com. P.Abhimanyu,GS and Com.R.S.Chauhan, Vice-President(CHQ) are attending this meeting. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, reported on the decisions of the Agartala CEC meeting. He also spoke on important issues, such as Wage Revision, Subsidiary Tower Company,etc. Com.R.S.Chauhan, VP(CHQ) addressed the meeting on current issues. Thereafter, Com.Balbir Singh, CS, presented the report on activities, which included the mid-term review, on the functioning of the circle union. Followed by this, circle executive committee members are deliberating and the session is continuing.

Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, Com. Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS and Com.Animesh Mitra, Vice-president (CHQ) met Ms.Smithi Chowdhari GM (FP) today, and insisted for the early conducting of the JAO LICE. The representatives pointed out that the last JAO LICE was held in July, 2016, for the vacancies upto the period January, 2016. The GM(FP) accepted the demand and assured to do the needful.

बगैर 10+2 क्वालिफिकेशन पूर्ण किए सीधे डिग्री प्राप्त करने वाले कर्मियों को JE LICE हेतु अनुमति प्रदान करें - BSNLEU द्वारा कॉर्पोरेट मैनेजमेंट को पत्र....

माननीय CAT, हैदराबाद बेंच ने निर्णय (judgement) दिया है कि 10+2 क्वालिफिकेशन पूर्ण किए बगैर सीधे डिग्री प्राप्त करने वाले कर्मचारियों को भी JE LICE में सम्मिलित होने की अनुमति दी जाए। जिन कर्मचारियों के पक्ष में यह जजमेंट दिया गया था, उनके लिए इस जजमेंट को विगत JE LICE में क्रियान्वित किया जा चुका है। BSNLEU ने BSNL मैनेजमेंट को पत्र लिख कर मांग की है कि माननीय CAT के आदेश को भविष्य में होने वाली JE LICE  में भी लागू किया जाए।

As has already been informed, the AUAB is organising a massive March to Sanchar Bhawan on 05.04.2019. BSNLEU as well as the other constituents of the AUAB are taking maximum efforts to make the rally successful. CHQ is requesting all the circle unions to try their best to make the March to Sanchar Bhawan a historic success by bringing maximum number of comrades.

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)

Accompanied by Com. Ashok Pareek, CS, Rajasthan, Com.P.K.Jain, Organising Secretary (CHQ), addressed election campaign meeting at Jaisalmer on 28.08.2019.  He explained about the present status of BSNL and efforts put in by BSNLEU to save BSNL. Other issues connected with the revival, VRS, Land monetisation etc., were also presented. Com. Ashok Pareekh, CS, Com.Bal Singh and Com. Vijay SINGH also addressed the meeting.

The 34 year old Sanna Marin of Finland, has the credit of being the youngest Prime Minister in the world. Together with this, Sanna Martin has also now become a labour friendly Prime Minister. She has implemented 4 day working week for the Finnish workers. Hereafter, Finnish workers need to work only 4 days in a week. The remaining 3 days will be "weekly off days" for them. Together with this, Sanna Martin has also implemented 6 hour work per day. Finnish experts have said that reduction of working days and working hours will increase the productivity of the workers to a great extent.

(1) BSNL Employees Union, Kerala Circle – Rs.10,000/-

(2) BSNL Employees Union, Trivandrum District – Rs.10,000/-

(3) Com. C. Santhosh Kumar, Circle.Secy  – Rs.5,000/-

(4) Com. Abdulla V. P., District secretary, Malappuram – Rs.2,000/-

(5) Com. Narendran U.P., District secretary, Calicut – Rs.2,000/-

(6) Com. Jayarajan K V, D/P, Calicut – Rs.2,000/-

(7) Com. V Bhagyalakshmi, Circle Vice president – Rs.2,000/-

(8) Com. P R Sabu, District secretary, Kottayam – Rs.2,000/-

(9) Com. Sankaranarayanan, District.secy, Thrissur  – Rs.2,000/-

(10) Com. V.Radhakrishnan, District Secy., Palakkad – Rs.2,000/-

(11) Com. K. Sreenivasan Asst. District Secy. Calicut – Rs.2,000/-

(12) Com. E. Mohanan,  Dist. Vice President Calicut – Rs.2,000/-

(13) Com. P.P. Santhosh Kumar, Asst. District Secy. Calicut – Rs.2,000/-

(14) Com. S. Sunil kumar, Asst: Dist Secy, Trivandrum – Rs.1,000/-

(15) Com. A. Purushothaman, Circle Vice President – Rs.1,000/-

(16) Com. Manoj kumar, PGMT Office,  Calicut – Rs.1,000/-

(17) Com. K. Soujeed Org. Secy, Calicut – Rs.500/-