The Hyderabad CEC meeting of BSNLEU, held on 06^th & 07^th August, 2021, has decided to organise agitational programmes on the issues of the serving and retired employees, as well as the casual and contract workers. The decisions of the Hyderabad CEC were further discussed in the Co-ordination Committee of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF, held on 18.08.2021. The meeting discussed and finalised the following 14 point charter of demands and the agitational programme. All circle and district unions are requested to make note of this and implement the programme successfully.

Charter of demands.

1. Stop privatisation of the Public Sector.
2. Payment of salary on the last date of every month.
3. 3^rd Wage Revision.
4. Pension Revision with 15% fitment, by delinking from Wage Revision.
5. Immediately pay the wage arrears of the contract workers.
6. Implement 30% Superannuation Benefits to the Directly Recruited Employees.
7. Immediately hold the various LICEs.
8. Introduce a New Promotion Policy, to solve the problem of stagnation.
9. Do not reduce the posts, in the name of “Restructuring”.
10. Settle the medical bills of the serving and retired employees without delay.
11. Implement 7^thCPC pay scale for the casual labourers.
12. Settle the Rule 8 transfers of the DR JEs and other employees.
13. Implement E 1 pay scale for the Non-Executives, as has already been approved by the BSNL Management Committee.
14. Re-engage the retrenched contract workers.

Dates of the programmes.

The meeting fixed the dates for the agitational programmes as follows: -

1. Demonstrations on 14.09.2021.
2. March to SSA and BA (Business Area) Offices on 22^nd September, 2021.
3. March to the CGM Offices on 05^th October, 2021.

As per the decision of the Hyderabad CEC meeting, the CHQ has given call to conduct the “Meet the Members” campaign, from 01.09.2021 to 15.09.2021. During this programme, the anti-BSNL and anti-Public Sector steps being taken by the government, are to be explained to the employees. The CHQ has prepared a campaign material and the same has already been sent to the circle secretaries through Whatsapp. This material should be translated into regional languages and used for printing the pamphlets. This pamphlet should be distributed to the employees during the “Meet the Members” campaign. For the Hindi speaking circles, the CHQ is printing the pamphlets in Hindi and directly sending them to the district unions.

In 2016-17, BSNL's subscriber share was 8.6 per cent, which significantly went up to 9.4 per cent in 2017-18. By the end of 2018-19, it had again grown and reached 9.9 per cent and in 2019-20 it had crossed the 10 per cent, to touch 10.3 per cent. However, by 2020-21 (as on March 21, 2021), it had slightly come down to stand at 10.03 per cent, according to the Ministry's data. 

[ Courtesy: NDTV. com dt. 23-08-2021]

BSNLEU wishes a very Happy Onam to all. Let this festival bring everlasting joy, peace and prosperity in the lives of all.

A Co-ordination Committee of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF has already been formed at the All India level. A meeting of this Co-ordination Committee was held yesterday the 18-08-2021. The meeting reviewed the implementation of it's decision to form the Co-ordination Committees at the circle and district levels. After discussion, the meeting decided that the Co-ordination Committees should be formed in all circles and districts by 10^th September, 2021. The CHQ calls upon all the circle and district secretaries to immediately take action for forming the Coordination Committees in all the circles and districts, by 10.09.2021.

The Hyderabad CEC meeting has decided to organise a "Meet The Members Programme", from 21-08-2021 to 05-09-2021. Due to certain unavoidable reasons, the All India Centre has rescheduled this programme. Accordingly, the “Meet The Members Programme” will now be organised from 01-09-2021 to 15-09-2021. All the circle secretaries and CHQ office bearers are requested to kindly make note of this. The district unions may kindly be informed accordingly.  All out efforts may be taken from now onwards, to make the programme successful.

The Circle Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, Tamil Nadu circle, is held physically  at Chennai today. The meeting started with the hoisting of BSNLEU’s Flag. Com.S.Chellappa, President & AGS, presided over the meeting. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, delivered the inaugural address. In his speech, the GS explained in detail about the functioning of the CHQ, decisions of the Hyderabad CEC meeting, as well as the movement for Revival of BSNL, being spearheaded by the AUAB. All the Executive Committee members participated in the debate enthusiastically. Many decisions are taken to strengthen the Organisation and to effectively implement the decisions of the Hyderabad CEC meeting, as well as the calls of the AUAB.

A physical meeting of the Chennai Circle Executive Committee was held yesterday the 16.08.2021. The meeting was held in the Union Office at Flower Bazar. Com.D. Parandhaman, presided over the meeting. Com.Sridharasubramanian, Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS and Com.S. Chellappa, AGS, addressed the meeting on behalf of the CHQ. In his address, the General Secretary explained about the struggles being launched by the AUAB, the decisions of the Hyderabad CEC meeting and the issues of Non-Executives taken up / resolved by BSNLEU. The General Secretary also replied to the All India level issues raised by the Executive Committee members. Healthy debate was made by the Executive Committee members on the report on activities presented by the Circle Secretary. The meeting took many decisions to strengthen the organisation in Chennai Telephones Circle.

As regards the BSNL Employees Health Insurance Policy 2021, the last date for submitting option had been fixed as 17.08.2021 and the last date for withdrawal of option had been fixed as 19.08.2021. Today, the Corporate Office has issued a letter, extending the last date for submitting option to 19.08.2021 and the last date for withdrawal of option to 22.08.2021. The dates have been extended to enable more number of employees to submit their options. 

It will take at least 3 more years for BSNL to procure 4G equipments through the tendering process and launch it’s 4G service. Hence, the AUAB has been demanding to upgrade the existing 4G compatible BTSs, for launching BSNL’s 4G service. On 01.07.2021, the BSNL Management Committee approved the upgradation of 18,500 BTSs, for launching 4G service in the South and Western Zones. This will cost the Company only around Rs.550 crore. This proposal of the Management Committee went for the approval of the BSNL Board. However, in the BSNL Board meeting, the two Government Directors from DoT did not approve the upgradation proposal. Hence, the proposal for upgrading the existing BTSs and launching 4G service has been put on hold. Under these circumstances, the AUAB has written to Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister for Communications, seeking his intervention to remove the roadblocks created by the Government Directors in BSNL Board.

The Corporate Office has allotted funds for the payment of July, 2021 salary. On 13.08.2021, BSNLEU wrote to the CMD BSNL, demanding to disburse the salary for the month of July, 2021 immediately, in view of the Onam Festival falling on 21.08.2021. Further, based on the Ministry of Finance letter dated 11.08.2021, BSNLEU has also demanded that salary for the month of August, 2021, should be paid to the BSNL employees posted in Kerala circle on or before 19.08.2021.

The Extended Circle Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, West Bengal Circle, was held yesterday and today, in K.G. Bose Smriti Bhavan at Kolkata. It is inspiring to note that, 51 delegates from 18 districts attended this meeting, even during this pandemic situation. Com.Banani Chattopadhyay, Circle President, hoisted the Union Red Flag and presided over the meeting. Com. Animesh Mitra, Circle Secretary, welcomed everyone. Com. Pijush Chakraborty, delivered the inaugural address of the meeting. Thereafter, serious deliberations took place based on the report on activities presented by Com.Animesh Mitra, Circle Secretary. Com.Bidyut Goswami, Treasurer, presented the financial report. Com.Sisir Roy, Organising Secretary (CHQ), greeted the meeting. The Extended Circle Executive Committee meeting has taken many important decisions to strengthen the Union and for the Revival of BSNL. The CHQ heartily congratulates the West Bengal circle union for organising this Extended Circle Executive Committee meeting, which will go a long way in strengthening the Union. 

BSNLEU conveys it's best wishes and warm greetings to all, on the occasion of the Nation's 75th Independence Day.

The CHQ calls upon all the circle unions to maintain a district wise BSNLEU membership register. A copy of this district wise membership list should also be sent to the CHQ through email on bsnleuchq@gmail.com. 

The All India Union will prepare an All India Membership Register. Preparation and maintaining of this list has become necessary now. Hence, all the circle unions are requested to complete this work, within a month.

Presently, Sikkim is a Business Area (BA) within West Bengal circle. It is reliably learnt that, recently the Chief Minister of Sikkim has met Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Communications and has demanded circle status for Sikkim. The Chief Minister is reported to have mentioned via Twitter that, the Hon’ble Minister of Communications has accepted his demand. Whether Sikkim will be become a separate circle or not, has to be waited and seen. 

BSNLEU-बीएसएनएल ईयू 15 सितंबर-2021 के दिन  "युवा कर्मचारी सम्मेलन"-Young Workers Convention” का आयोजन करेगा।

बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU की हैदराबाद सीईसी-Hyderabad CEC की मीटिंग में विभिन्न मुद्दों पर कर्मचारियों को शिक्षित करने के लिए ट्रेड यूनियन क्लासेज-Trade Union Classes आयोजित करने की जरूरत को रेखांकित किया गया है। *15 सितंबर-2021 को युवा कर्मचारी सम्मेलन-Young Workers Convention आयोजित करने का निर्णय लिया गया है। यह एक *ऑनलाइन सम्मेलन-Online Convention* होगा। बीएसएनएल के निदेशक (मानव संसाधन) श्री अरविंद वाडेरकर-Shri Arvind Vadrernarkar, Director(HR) ने इस सम्मेलन का उद्घाटन भाषण देने के लिए सहमति दी है। इस अधिवेशन में युवा कर्मचारियों के विभिन्न मानव संसाधन-Human Resources के  मुद्दों पर चर्चा होगी। बीएसएनएल-BSNL के पुनरुद्धार-revival के लिए उनके सुझाव और समस्याओं के समाधान के लिए एक मजबूत ट्रेड यूनियन आंदोलन की जरूरत पर भी चर्चा होगी । इस ऑनलाइन सम्मेलन के लिए लिंक-Link यथासमय भेजा जाएगा । बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU के सीएचक्यू-CHQ ने बीएसएनएल-BSNL के सभी युवा कर्मचारियों से इस बैठक में भाग लेने का अनुरोध किया हैं।

बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने पुनर्गठन-Restructuring के मुद्दे पर फिर एक बार सीएमडी बीएसएनएल-CMD, BSNL को पत्र लिखा। 

बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU लगातार पुनर्गठन-Restructuring की प्रक्रिया से जुड़े विभिन्न मुद्दों को उठा रहा है। इसने टीटी-TT, सीनियर टीओए-Sr.TOA, जेई-JE और जेटीओ-JTO कैडर के कर्मचारियों की संख्या के बारे में प्रबंधन को यह विचार प्रस्तुत किए हैं । बीएसएनएनएल ईयू-BSNLEU ने सीनियर टीओए-Senior TOA  और एटीटी-ATT कैडरों-Cadre को मृतप्रायः कैडर घोषित करने के प्रबंधन के प्रस्ताव का भी विरोध किया है ।निदेशक (मानव संसाधन)-Director (HR) ने सीनियर टीओए-Senior TOA कैडर को लाइव कैडर-Live Cadre के रूप में बनाए रखने पर सहमति जताई है, लेकिन एटीटी-ATT कैडर को भी लाइव कैडर के रूप में रखने पर सहमति नहीं बनी । इसलिए बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने एक बार फिर सीएमडी बीएसएनएल-CMD, BSNL को पत्र लिखकर एटीटी कैडर-ATT को लाइव कैडर-Live Cadre के रूप में बनाए रखने को कहा है। इसके लिए बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने सुझाव दिया है कि एटीटी कैडरों की शैक्षणिक योग्यता-Educational Qualifications बढ़ाई जा सकती है। वैकल्पिक रूप से बीएसएनएल ईयू-BSNLEU ने सुझाव दिया है कि एक मल्टी टास्किंग कैडर-multi tasking cadre बनाया जा सकता है। बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने बताया है कि वीआरएस-VRS के बाद बीएसएनएल-BSNL में स्थिति अभी भी काफी तरल है। इसलिए यूनियन ने पुनर्गठन-Restructuring के संबंध में लिए गए सभी निर्णयों की एक वर्ष के बाद अनिवार्य रूप से समीक्षा की मांग की है । एक वर्ष के बाद अनिवार्य रूप से समीक्षा की जानी चाहिए । बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने यह भी मांग की है कि बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU द्वारा प्रस्तुत प्रस्ताव पर चर्चा किए बिना टीटी-TT, सीनियर टीओए-Senior TOA जेई-JE और जेटीओ-JTO कैडर के कर्मचारियों की संख्या के संबंध में कोई अंतिम निर्णय नहीं लिया जाना चाहिए ।

सभी कर्मचारियों को जुलाई-2021 का वेतन तत्काल दें - केरल सर्कल में तैनात कर्मचारियों को अगस्त- 2021 का वेतन दिनांक 19-08-2021 को या उससे पहले दें ।  बीएसएनएलईयू (BSNLEU) ने सीएमडी बीएसएनएल - CMD, BSNL को पत्र लिखा है। 

वित्त मंत्रालय-Ministry of Ffinance एक निर्देश जारी किया है कि ओणम-Onam पर्व को देखते हुए केरल में तैनात केन्द्र सरकार के कर्मचारियों को अगस्त-2021 के वेतन का भुगतान 19-08-2021 को ही किया जाए। लेकिन बीएसएनएल में अभी तक जुलाई-2021 माह का वेतन भी कर्मचारियों को नहीं दिया गया है। इसलिए बीएसएनएलईयू-BSNLEU ने सीएमडी बीएसएनएल-CMD, BSNL को पत्र लिखकर कहा है कि वित्त मंत्रालय के पत्र में निहित भावना के अनुसार सभी कर्मचारियों को तत्काल जुलाई-2021-July-2021 माह का वेतन दिया जाए। इसके अलावा बीएसएनएलईयू ने अगस्त-2021-August-2021 के वेतन की मांग की है, जो केरल सर्कल-Kerala Circle में तैनात बीएसएनएल कर्मचारियों को 19-08-2021 या उससे पहले वेतन दिया जाना चाहिए।