It has already been announced that the 9^th All India Conference of BSNLEU will be held at Mysuru from 08^th to 11^th January, 2019. The All India Centre meeting of BSNLEU, held today has finalised the allocation of delegates to various district unions, based on the quota received by the CHQ. District unions are requested to elect their delegates and observers on this basis.

(The All India Centre has been able to finalise the allocation of delegates only in respect of 20 circles, from where CHQ has received district wise break up figures of the CHQ quota. In respect of the remaining circles, allocation of delegates can be made only when those circles send the district wise break up figures of the CHQ quota.).

The AUAB Telangana circle organised a strike campaign meeting at Hyderabad on 30.11.2018. Nearly 400 employees attended the meeting from throughout Telangana circle.  Com G.Sambasiva Rao, ACS BSNLEU welcomed the leaders of AUAB.  Com.J.Sampath Rao, circle AUAB convenor & CS BSNLEU presided the meeting. Com.Chellappa, AGS, BSNLEU, Com.Seshadri, DGS, NFTE, Com. Srinivasulu reddy, AGS AIBSNLEA, Kabirdas, GS BSNLOA,  Anilkumar, President, BSNL ATM, G.Mohan Reddy, Organising secretary, BSNLEU, Jaganmohan Reddy, Circle President, SNEA,  Veerabhadra Rao, CS, AIGETOA,  G.Saigoud, CS AIBSNLEA,   Muthu, NFTE and Com. Yellamaiah, CS BSNLATM addressed the meeting and explained the necessity to make the indefinite strike 100% successful.

The future of the families of the 1.70 lakh BSNL employees is in dark. The government wants to kill BSNL. It does not want BSNL to compete on equal footing with Reliance Jio. So, it does not want to allot 4G spectrum to BSNL. It does want to allow BSNL to generate revenues from it’s vacant lands. It does not even want BSNL to take bank loans, while the private telecom companies, including Reliance Jio, are taking lakhs of crores of rupees as loans from government banks. It is doing everything to starve the families of the employees, by seeing to it that the employees do not get their salaries in the days to come. It wants to reduce the retirement age of the employees from 60 to 58. It is doing everything to create panic among the employees and thereby compelling them to take VRS and go home. According to Modi government, Reliance Jio is the government company and not BSNL. The government is doing everything to promote Reliance Jio. The Indian Railways has dumped BSNL and has taken connections from Reliance Jio. Who is behind this decision? We shall not allow this injustice. Come on comrades! Let us stand up and fight against the conspiracy of the government to finish off BSNL. The people are the real owners of this great BSNL. They are our masters. Let us go to the people of this country and seek their support to save BSNL. It is the people who finally win. The AUAB has called upon the employees to organise “Rallies With Family Members” on 15-02-2019. BSNLEU calls upon the circle and district unions to take all out steps to make the rallies a historic success. BSNLEU calls upon each and employee not to feel shy of bringing their families to the streets on 15-02-2019.

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BSNLEU द्वारा डॉ बी आर अम्बेडकर जयंती हर साल देश भर में मनाई जाती है। वें भारतीय संविधान के निर्माता होने के साथ साथ सामाजिक अन्याय के खिलाफ संघर्ष करने वाले महान धर्मयोद्धा (Crusader) रहे हैं। गाजियाबाद में 6 और 7 अप्रैल 2019 को सम्पन्न मीटिंग ने सभी सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट यूनियन्स से आग्रह किया है कि वें डॉ बी आर अम्बेडकर जयंती गरिमापूर्ण तरीके से मनाएं। रिपोर्ट और फोटोज CHQ को ई मेल के द्वारा प्रेषित करें। (bsnleuchq@gmail.com)

The Times of India has reported that, the DoT is moving a Cabinet Note for the implementation of VRS in BSNL and MTNL and also to reduce the retirement age of the employees of these companies, from 60 to 58. Both these steps are being taken to reduce the strength of BSNL employees, so as to reduce the expenditure on payment of salaries. In addition to these, 4G spectrum will also be allotted to BSNL and MTNL. The report says that the government is also looking at monetising BSNL and MTNL’s lands, towers and optical fibre. As per the report, the government does not want to close down BSNL and MTNL, as it would cost the government Rs.1.2 lakh crore.

Election campaign meeting was held at Udaipur on 06.09.2019. The meeting was attended by large number of employees.  Com. Arun Nigam, District Secretary, Udaipur, welcomed all. Com.Kamal Singh Gohil, Circle President, presided over the meeting.  The meeting was addressed by Com.M.K. Dave, Vice President (CHQ), Com.Ashok Pareek, Circle Secretary, Com.P.K. Jain, Org. Secretary (CHQ), Com.Vijay Singh, ACS. The issues before BSNL and it’s employees were explained in detail in meeting.

Assam Circle union successfully held it's executive committee meeting at Guwahati on 14-11-2019. Com Gakul Borah, Circle President, presided and Com Bijoy Deka, Circle Secretary presented the report of activities. Com Animesh Mitra, President, BSNLEU and Com Gakul Borah, Treasurer(CHQ), reported on the decisions of the Ghaziabad CEC. BSNL's Revival package, VRS, All India General Strike on 8^th of January 2020 against Govt's anti-PSU, anti- worker and anti-people policies. Both the leaders expressed their concern over the mass scale options being given by the employees and explained about the negative aspects of VRS in detail, especially to the non executive employees. Com. Saheb Singh, CS, NE-II circle, also addressed the meeting. All the District Secretaries participated in the discussion. Com. Saheb Singh, CS, NE II circle, Patrons Com. M.R.Das, Com Sankar Kumar Das, Com Navendu Deb greeted. In the end, one Resolution against VRS was unanimously adopted.

General Secretaries of the constituents of the AUAB met Shri P.K.Purwar, CMD BSNL, today, and discussed about the non-payment of GPF amount and leave encashment amount to Com.Kabeer Das, Ex.GS, BSNLOA. Even though, Com.Kabeer Das, retired 8 months ago, the BSNL Management is harassing him, by not paying even the GPF and leave encashment amounts, under the pretext that he has been served notice under FR 17(A). The AUAB leaders took strong exception to the vindictive attitude of the Management. The CMD BSNL assured to look into the matter and to do the needful within a week. The AUAB leaders also insisted upon the CMD BSNL to immediately withdraw the notices issued under FR 17(A).

As per the Government's direction, The Public Sector BSNL has already exempted it’s prepaid mobile customers from recharging, till April 20, 2020, in view of the Corona Virus pandemic. However, the private companies, viz., Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Jio are playing tricks and have not carried out the governments’ direction. As a result, the TRAI has pulled them up. The TRAI has pointed out that, Airtel and Vodafone Idea had followed a selective approach in extending the validity period, as a result of which a large number of their prepaid customers are remaining without 2G connectivity, since they are unable to recharge. Similarly, Jio has also played a trick. Instead of extending the validity period, it has credited 100 minutes of calls to those subscribers whose validity period has expired. But, this 100 minutes’ credit was not given to those customers whose validity period has not expired, even though they are having zero balance. 

[ Source : ET Telecom, dated April 7, 2020 ] 

कर्मचारियो के वेतन से काटे गए LIC प्रीमियम के राशि को समय पर  LIC को नही भेजा गया - कॉर्पोरेट कार्यालय द्वारा CGM को पत्र लिखकर कर्मचारियो के आँखों में धूल झोंकने का प्रयास .

कर्मचारियों के वेतन से काटे गए एलआईसी प्रीमियम के राशि का भुगतान LIC को समय पर न करने के मुद्दे को लेकर BSNLEU द्वारा बार-बार CMD BSNL को अवगत कराया गया।  तथा समय समय पर BSNLEU ने CMD BSNL से मिलकर इस पर विस्तृत चर्चा की है।  कुछ दिन पहले भी, बीएसएनएलईयू ने CMD BSNL को पत्र लिखा था, जिसमें कहा गया था कि  LIC ने देरी से प्रीमियम भुगतान करने के लिए BSNL से अलग से ब्याज और GST की मांग कर रहा है।  कल, कॉर्पोरेट कार्यालय ने सभी CGM को पत्र लिखकर इस विषय पर अतिरिक्त जानकारी हासिल करनी चाही।  सभी जानते हैं कि, LIC प्रीमियम का भुगतान क्यों नही किया गया, क्योंकि उस समय आवश्यक राशि  BSNL कॉर्पोरेट ऑफिस द्वारा सर्किल को आंबटित नहीं कि गयी।  लेकिन, अब, BSNL कॉर्पोरेट कार्यालय सभी CGM से सवाल कर रहा है कि एलआईसी प्रीमियम जो कर्मचारियो के वेतन से काटा गया था उसका भुगतान LIC को क्यों नही किया गया?  BSNLEU इस मुद्दे का पूर्ण समाधान चाहता है और उसके लिए प्रबंधन द्वारा उचित कार्रवाई की अपेक्षा रखता है।  इस महत्वपूर्ण विषय पर  प्रबंधन द्वारा  सिर्फ खानापूर्ति न कि जाय बल्कि निर्णायक भूमिका लेकर कर्मचारियों की मदत करे।

The BSNL Working Women’s Co-ordination Committee (BSNLWCC), which is a sub-committee of BSNLEU, used to meet along with the Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU. Now that, the CEC meeting is being held online on 10^th & 11^th September, 2020, the All India Centre has decided to hold a meeting of the BSNL WWCC online on 13.09.2020. Notification for this meeting will shortly be issued by the Convenor. The CHQ requests all the members of the BSNL WWCC to make it convenient to attend the meeting without fail.

As per the call of “The All Unions and Associations of BSNL”, powerful protest demonstrations held throughout the country against the creation of Subsidiary Tower Company and appointment of an IAS officer as it’s CMD. As the reports received from various circles, it is learnt that the Non-Executives and Executives have massively and aggressively participated in these demonstrations throughout the country.

The All Unions and Associations of BSNL is continuously organising struggles, demanding the rolling back of the Subsidiary Tower Company. At the same time, the AUAB meeting held on 27.03.2018, decided to explore the possibility of taking legal action on this issue. The responsibility for making legal consultations was given to Com. G.L. Jogi, Chairman, SNEA and Com. Prahlad Rai, GS, AIBSNLEA. Based on the suggestions given by these two comrades, the AUAB meeting held today, after threadbare discussion, decided to take legal action against the Subsidiary Tower Company.

It is already informed that BSNLEU is organising an All India Yong Workers Convention at Bhopal on 30.09.2018. The venue of the Convention has been changed and it will now be conducted at Maha Maya Garden, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal.

As per the decision of the All Unions and Associations of BSNL(AUAB) a preparatory meeting was held at Patna Sanchar Parishar on 30th November 2018, organised by the AUAB of Bihar circle. The meeting was presided over by com B.P.Singh, President of AUAB, Bihar and circle secretary, BSNLEU. Com.Swapan Chakraborty Dy.GS, BSNLEU, Com.Mahavir Singh, National Secretary of NFTE- BSNL, Com.Md Washi Ahamed, Dy.GS, AIGTEOA, Com.Sunithi Choudhury, Organising Secretary, BSNLEU(CHQ), Com.Krishna Kumar,CS,AIBSNLEA, Com.Ambastha, circle representative of SNEA Com.Com. Ramlakhan Singh, DS, NFTE addressed the meeting and explained the demands. Com Ratnesh Mishra, veteran leader, proposed vote of thanks.

A well attended election campaign meeting of BSNLEU was held at Bijnor, UP (West) on 6^th September, 2019. The meeting was presided over by Com.Pradeep Bhatnagar, District President. Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS, was the main speaker. In his speech, he explained in detail about BSNL’s financial crisis and the demands of the AUAB for the revival of the Company. The issues of payment of salary to the employees, proposal for VRS package of the government, reduction of retirement age, allotment of 4G spectrum etc., were also explained. Com.Upendar Singh Teotia, CS and Com.J.B.Tyagi, vice-president of the circle also spoke on the achievements of BSNLEU during last 3 years.