As per media reports, BSNL has started the process to roll out it’s 4G services, at an outlay of around Rs.11,000 crore.  For this, BSNL has come out with a tender for procuring 50,000 new 4G sites. The last date for the vendors to apply for contract has been fixed as 8th May, 2020. The biddings will be opened on 9th May, 2020.

[ Financial Express dt. 12th April, 2020 ] 

The two day circle executive committee meeting of BSNLEU, Andhra Pradesh circle, started at Vijayawada yesterday. The Union Red Flag was hoisted by com.J.Sampath Rao, CS, Telengana. In the morning session, the seminar on Great October Revolution was conducted. In the afternoon, report on activities was presented by com.P.Asokababu, CS. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, addressed the session and spoke at length about the wage revision, subsidiary tower company and other issues. He called on the comrades to effectively organise the 2 day strike to be held on 12th and 13th December,2017. Com.J.Sampath Rao, CS, Telengana, greeted the meeting.

Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, Com. Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS and Com. Animesh Mitra, Vice President (CHQ), met Shri Ashutosh Gupta, GM(Restg.) today and enquired about the progress in releasing the revised minutes of the Designations Committee meeting, that was held on 26.09.2017. The GM (Restg.) expressed practical difficulties in issuing a revised minutes. Instead, he suggested that one more meeting of the Designations Committee could be conduced to resolve the issue. In that case, the meeting should be conducted without delay, urged the Union representatives, which was agreed to by the GM (Restg.).

Smt. Devi Padmanabhan, wife of the late Com.N.P. Padmanabhan, one of the stalwarts of the P&T trade union movement, as well as former Secretary of the NFPTE, passed away at 05:00 AM today, at Ernakulam. She had been unwell for some time. She is survived by two daughters and a son. The cremation takes place at 04:00 PM today. BSNLEU conveys it’s heartfelt condolences to her family members, friends and comrades.

The AUAB has given call to the BSNL employees, to organise demonstrations throughout the country tomorrow the 11.07.2018, demanding implementation of the assurances given by the Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications on 24.02.2018, with regards to the settlement of wage revision, pension revision, allotment of 4G spectrum and payment of pension contribution as per Government Rules. At the circle level, these demonstrations should be organised in front of the offices of the CCA. All circle secretaries are requested to organise this programme successfully, in coordination with the other constituents of the AUAB.

दिए गए आश्वासनों के क्रियान्वयन पर निगरानी के लिए संस्थागत तंत्र स्थापित करना होगा

माननीय संचार राज्य मंत्री से 03.12.2018 को सम्पन्न मीटिंग में AUAB के प्रतिनिधियों ने शिकायत की कि AUAB द्वारा प्रस्तुत डिमांड्स के संबंध में दिए गए आश्वासनों के क्रियान्वयन की समीक्षा के लिए कोई व्यवस्था उपलब्ध नही है। इस पर DOT द्वारा आश्वासित किया गया कि इस पर निगरानी (monitoring) के लिए संस्थागत तंत्र ( institutional mechanism) स्थापित किया जाएगा। तदनुसार, DOT द्वारा जारी 03.12.2018 को हुई मीटिंग की चर्चा के ब्यौरे (record of discussions) में भी यह उल्लेखित किया गया है कि लिए गए निर्णयों की मॉनिटरिंग के लिए DOT और BSNL में इंस्टीट्यूशनल मैकेनिज्म स्थापित किया जाएगा।

The CMD BSNL and Director HR met the AUAB leaders yesterday the 15.02.2019. The AUAB representatives told the Management that, they are prepared to accept 3rd Pay Revision with 5% fitment, as offered earlier by the DoT. However, they demanded that this commitment should be given in writing by the DoT, so that the AUAB can consider deferment of the strike. Even this demand of the AUAB is not accepted. Further, the DoT has also diluted it's earlier assurance to give DA neutralisation. The DoT is demanding that the AUAB should call off the strike, in view of the terror attack in Pulwama. The Secretary, Telecom, has put a condition that she would not meet the AUAB leaders, unless they call off the strike. Immediately after the meeting with the BSNL Management, all the General Secretaries of the AUAB met and decided to go ahead with the strike. The AUAB has also decided to exempt J&K circle from the strike, to ensure maintenance of services, in the backdrop of the terror attack. The AUAB requests all the circle and district unions to organise the strike powerfully..

The Department of Posts, called as India Post, has reported a loss of Rs.15,000 crore for the financial year 2018-19. It's loss in 2015-16 was Rs.6,007 crore.

The BSNL is undergoing severe financial crunch. Various false reports are appearing in the media, stating that the government is going to give a bail out package to BSNL and MTNL, to the extent of Rs.74,000 crore. This news is nothing but totally bogus. What BSNL is likely to get from the government is, the allotment of 4G spectrum, free of cost. Apart from this, the government is not going to give even a single naya paisa as financial assistance to BSNL. Banks are also not coming forward to extend loan to BSNL.  This is the actual position. So, the only option left out for the BSNL is to take all out efforts to increase it’s revenue collections. The AUAB has already called on the Executives and Non-Executives to intensify the “BSNL At Your Door Steps” programme. Hence, the circle and district secretaries of BSNLEU are requested to take the initiative and also to coordinate with the other unions and associations, to effectively implement the call. More revenue has to be generated through bringing in more FTTH connections, collection of outstanding dues and disposing off of the scrap materials dumped in various circles. The BSNL employees have rose to the occasion many times in the past, to save the Company. In the similar way, the BSNL employees have to conduct the "BSNL At Your Doorsteps" programme in an intensified manner, to save the future of the Company and it's employees.

The outcome of the talks held yesterday, between the AUAB and the Director (HR), is not at all satisfactory. Only assurance given is that, salary will be paid on 28th. Then what about November salary? No answer. Most importantly, there is no improvement on the issue of remittance of recoveries, which is hurting the employees the most. Similarly, no improvement on contract workers' wages. No improvement in any of the problems related to the VRS optees. What about reduction of retirement age to 58 years? What is the assurance on 30% superannuation benefit? The BSNL Management is only trying to save their skin, but not worried about the problems of the employees. However, there is no unanimity among the constituents of the AUAB to go ahead with the 3 day hunger strike. Hence, the 3 day hunger strike from 20^th November, 2019 stands postponed. BSNLEU will decide about the future course of action and inform shortly.

BSNLEU and AIBDPA, Dindigul branch of Madurai district provided provisions worth Rs.35,000/- to 48 contract workers. Com.Vaithialinga Boopathy & Com.Suseela Mary, BSNLEU, Com.B.John Borjia, AIBDPA and Com.Ganapathi, AIIEA, distributed materials to the contract workers.   

BSNLEU and AIBDPA distributed relief materials at Gingee (Cuddalore SSA), Rajapalayam (Virudhunagar SSA) and Thirunelveli SSA of Tamil Nadu circle. Office bearers of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and AIIEA participated in these programme. At Gingee, Com.R. Krishnamurthi, has contributed 15 bags of rice (each 25 kgs.) to the contract workers. 

At a time when the crude oil price is very low in the international market, the prices of petrol and diesel keep on sky-rocketing in India.  In the last 18 days alone, both the price of petrol, and the price of diesel have increased by more than Rs.10/- per litre. 

In January, 2018 the price of diesel at Delhi was Rs.61.74 in Delhi. In one and half years the price has increased by Rs.18/-. Petrol cost Rs.79.76 per litre at Delhi today and diesel cost Rs.79.88 per litre. The one person who is most benefited by the hiking of prices of petrol and diesel, by the Narendra Modi government, is Mukesh Ambani. He is controlling a big share in India's Petro-chemical industry. It may be recollected that recently Mukesh Ambani jumped into the club of 10 richest persons in the world. He is the 9^th richest person in the world now.

The Kerala circle union of BSNLEU, organised state- wide demonstrations yesterday, against the atrocious hiking of prices of petrol and diesel. CHQ congratulates the Kerala circle union.   

Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, Com. Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS and Com. Animesh Mitra, Vice President (CHQ), met Shri A.M. Gupta, GM (SR) today, and expressed their unhappiness that, despite the repeated requests made by the Union, the circle administrations are not sending monthly district wise break-up figures for the CHQ quota, being remitted through NEFT. In this regard, they requested the GM (SR) that Corporate Office should once again give direction to the circle administrations to provide the CHQ with the monthly statement with the above mentioned figures. The GM (SR) assured to do the needful.

The Circle Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, NE-I circle was held at Shillong on 11.05.2018. Com. D.A.Shylla, Circle President, presided over. Com. Shivjee Ray, Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone and made the inaugural remarks. Com. Gakul Borah, Treasurer (CHQ), addressed the meeting and reported on the decisions taken in the Agartala CEC meeting. He also spoke on the various important current issues like Wage Revision, Subsidiary Tower Company, BSNL’s revival, etc.

BSNL Management is organising the function at Corporate Office on 11.07.2018, to distribute Sanchar Sree Awards. The Hon’ble Minister of State, Shri Manoj Sinha, is participating in this function. To facilitate the peaceful conducting of this award giving ceremony, to the meritorious employees of BSNL, the AUAB has decided to hold the demonstration at Corporate Office on 12.07.2018, instead of 11.07.2018. As regards, the demonstrations at circle level, it would be organised on 11.07.2018, as per the schedule.

The AUAB strongly condemns the detention of two BSNL officers in the Dumka district of Jharkhand circle. Based on the complained given by the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, that the data download speed of BSNL is not satisfactory, the Dumka police have taken a Divisional Engineer and a Sub-Divisional Engineer of BSNL into custody. They have been kept in the police station for more than 5 hrs. and were abused for the unsatisfactory service of BSNL. The employees of BSNL cannot and should not be treated in this manner, if the Company’s service is not satisfactory. Starvation deaths are taking place in Jharkhand. What action is to be taken against the Chief Minister of Jharkhand? The AUAB will write to the Prime Minister and Minister of State for Communications, demanding appropriate action on this matter.

*वार्ता विफल- AUAB हड़ताल पर जाने के अपने निर्णय पर अडिग...*

आज CMD BSNL और डायरेक्टर (HR) ने AUAB के लीडर्स से मुलाकात की। AUAB के प्रतिनिधियों ने मैनेजमेंट को बताया कि उन्हें DoT द्वारा पूर्व में प्रस्तावित 5% फिटमेंट के साथ 3rd पे रिवीजन स्वीकार्य है। किन्तु उन्होंने मांग की कि DoT द्वारा यह कमिटमेंट लिखित में दिया जाए, जिससे कि AUAB हड़ताल स्थगित करने पर विचार कर सके। AUAB की इस मांग को भी स्वीकार नही किया गया। साथ ही, DoT ने DA न्यूट्रलायजेशन देने के अपने आश्वासन को भी डायल्यूट किया। DoT द्वारा मांग की जा रही है कि पुलवामा में हुए आतंकी हमले के परिप्रेक्ष्य में AUAB हड़ताल वापस ले। सेक्रेटरी, टेलीकॉम ने शर्त रखी कि वें AUAB लीडर्स से हड़ताल वापस लेने की घोषणा के बगैर नही मिलेंगी। BSNL मैनेजमेंट से मीटिंग के तुरंत पश्चात AUAB के सभी महासचिवों ने चर्चा की और हड़ताल पर जाने का निर्णय यथावत रखा। आतंकी हमले के मद्दे नजर सेवाओं के मेंटेनेंस हेतु AUAB ने जम्मू कश्मीर सर्किल को हड़ताल से छूट देने का निर्णय लिया। AUAB का सभी सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट यूनियन्स से हड़ताल पुरजोर तरीक़े से आयोजित करने का अनुरोध है।

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