As regards nomination of Staff Side members to the Local Councils of circle headquarters and SSAs, the Corporate Office has issued guidelines, laying down certain restrictions. Accordingly, only the employees posted in the circle headquarters/ SSAs could be nominated to those Local Councils. As regards Non-territorial circles, they don’t have recruiting power, and only employees of territorial circles work there on deputation. Hence, BSNLEU demanded that the serving / retired employees of territorial circles, in the station where Local Councils of Non-territorial are formed, should be allowed to be nominated to those Local Councils. The Corporate Office has accepted the demand and has issued guideline accordingly

Ms.Anima Roy, who is holding the charge of GM(Estt.) is proceeding on Child Care Leave. Consequent to this, the charge of GM(Estt.) will be looked after by Shri Keshav Rao, GM(Trng.). Similarly, the post of GM(Rectt.), which is also being held by Ms.Anima Roy, will be looked after by Shri Ashutosh Gupta,GM(Restg.).

The facility of cash payment without voucher, under BSNLMRS, to the retired employees, has not been extended beyond the six month period, for which it was initially introduced. BSNLEU has taken up the matter with the BSNL Management, and has demanded that the scheme should be extended beyond the six month period. BSNLEU has also given call to conduct demonstrations on this issue on 03.05.2018. Under these circumstances, the Corporate Office has issued letter today that the two instalments of cash payment without voucher, which has become due for the year 2017-18, can be paid. BSNLEU will continue to pressurise the Management for the continuation of the scheme.

As was informed by BSNLEU yesterday, the Corporate Office has announced it's decision to give relaxation to the candidates who appeared in the JE LICE,  held on 28-01-2018. This decision is announced by the Corporate Office Letter No.7-2/2017- Rectt. dated 31-08-2018. According to this, in respect of General and OBC candidates, the qualifying mark for each part has been relaxed from 30% to 20%. In respect of SC and ST employees, this relaxation is given from 20% to 15%. As regards aggregate marks, for General and OBC candidates, the existing 37% has been relaxed to 30%. For SC/ST employees, the aggregate marks are relaxed from  the existing 30% to 23%. Based on this relaxation announced by the Corporate Office, the modified results of the JE LICE will be announced shortly. BSNLEU conveys it's advance congratulations to all the candidates whose results are going to be announced shortly. BSNLEU also heartily thanks the CMD BSNL and the Director (HR) for accepting the proposal of BSNLEU and granting the relaxation for the JE LICE.

The DoT, vide it’s letter dated 29-05-2020, has appointed Shri V.Ramesh as the Director(Enterprise) of BSNL. Shri V. Ramesh will hold this post till his retirement on 31.07.2024. The Director(Enterprise) is a very important post in BSNL, so far as revenue generation is concerned. BSNLEU heartily congratulates Shri V. Ramesh and wishes him all success in his new assignment.

According to the Recruitment Rules, an official should have completed 5 years’ of service in the 9020-17430 pay scale, for appearing in the JE LICE. BSNLEU has taken up the demand that the pre-appointment training, undergone by the Non-Executives, should also be counted to calculate this residency period. This issue was discussed by the leaders of BSNLEU, with Ms. Anima Roy, GM (Estt.), on 17.11.2017 also. The GM (Estt.) accepted the demand and assured that order will be issued shortly. Accordingly the letter has been issued by Corporate Office today.