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Adhoc promotion to JAG: ACR & VC recd. Adhoc promotion to STS: APAR of 2008-09 of 1323 SDEs required, pending from most of the circles.

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08th March 2010 CEC of UP(E) Telecom Circle was held at Lucknow on 5th and 6th March '10. A well organised open session was held on 5th March 2010 on the topic "Strategic Action Plan & Future Road Map for the Survival of BSNL”. GS along with Com. Khan attended the CEC and around 400 comrades were present in the open session which started on a very colourful note. A marvelous Kathak dance was presented by the troupe from of Rashtriya Kathak Sansthan, Lucknow. Com. D.P.Tripathi  welcomed all the participants in the open session. The CEC meeting was coordinated by S.C.Yadav, District Secretary of the host branch of Circle office ,Lucknow. Com. Pallab Bose, Circle Secretary gave the key note address.  It was also attended by Shri Om Vir Singh CGMT UP(E) circle, Shri A.K.Purwar, PGMTD Lucknow, Shri H.R.Shukla GM(CFA), Shri G.C.Srivasatav GM(MS-P&D), Shri A.K.Srivastav GM(Admin) circle office, Shri D.K.Vaish GM(TS & TX), Shri V.P.Singh DDG(TERM) DoT, Shri Vinay Shahi GM(F) UP(E) and Ashok Kumar, CE(Civil) of UP(E) circle. The meeting was presided by Com. R.C.Tripathi & gave vote of thanks. Photo1  Photo2  Photo3   Photo4    Photo5   Photo6   Photo7  Photo8  Photo9

06th March 2010BSNL to scrap Rs 35000 Crore GSM tender: After dilly dallying for over 20 months, state-owned telecom firm BSNL on Friday decided to scrap its controversial Rs 35,000-crore tender to procure equipment for expansion of its mobile services. The BSNL board decided to accept the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda committee  << PTI reports>>

• BSE and NSE have received serious complaints from the company’s vendors. For the record, PISL is considered a preferred vendor by BSNL.

• All payments from it were to be credited directly into an escrow account. But PISL — without informing Sojitz  — altered the payment terms and directed BSNL to credit the payments into an individual account. And BSNL agreed on the same day,” a top Department of Telecom (DoT) official told TEHELKA on condition of anonymity. “We are still ascertaining as to what prompted PISL to open another account and BSNL to agree to the change without obtaining the written consent of the other three,” the official added

• When Sojitz took up the matter with PISL,  it claimed that BSNL had mistakenly sent the amount to another bank account. BSNL deposited a token amount in the escrow account to deflect suspicion from the PISL.

• PISL furtively diverted payments in excess of Rs 186 crore to its own account. Now, the company is in a mess.

• Months after the PISL-Sojitz fracas, BSNL has shortlisted VMCL, a sister concern of PISL, for the Rs 1,000-crore WiMAX Rural Tender Project II

• In fact, DRI also rapped BSNL, saying some of its officials helped in hatching the conspiracy. But strangely BSNL — even after the DRI issued the first showcause notice to VMCL and PISL — decided to grant purchase orders worth Rs 480 crore to these firms. <<News>>

• Retire or transfer around 100,000 employees.

• Divest 30 per cent stake in BSNL to an Indian strategic investor or through an IPO.

• Adopt an outsourcing model.

• Eminent person from the private sector should be appointed Chairman, supported by best professionals selected from the market at market rates.

• Separate the post of the Managing Director/CEO from that of the Chairman.

• Change the board composition to seven directors and allow the Ministry to interact only through the board.

• Four independent business units for fixed-line, mobility, enterprise and new business.

• Tower infrastructure should be spun off into a new subsidiary to unlock the value through a strategic sale or separate IPO.

• Separate subsidiary to hold undeveloped land bank.

• Address the delays in buying network equipment -- BSNL should start using tools such as e-procurement, vendor rating and running contracts.  <<<<<Press Report>>>>>

BSNL launches India’s first urban mobile WiMAX in Kerala <<Report>>

CEC meeting of Punjab Circle held at Chandigargh on 02.03.10. All the SSAs attended the CEC meeting. GS in his address stressed the need for attitudinal change and improvement in the quality of service. He clearly informed CEC that it is the fundamental responsibility of JTOs, SDEs and DEs to reach out to the users and address serious issues of quality of services. GS acknowledged the failure on our part to address the critical issues of improving quality of service and customer interface,it is increasingly leading to loss of customer base and market share.These two issues need to be tackled on topmost priority. Today BSNL also facing problems on account of --- leadership issue in BSNL, no accountability, non performers and work-shirkers are not identified, BSNL top Management is not able to withstand political pressure in crucial policy matters which decide the future of BSNL such as tenders, all the prestigious projects such as CDR, ERP, GSM, NGN etc are getting delayed  and Management not taking any concrete step to expedite their smooth implementation. Tenders are taking years together for finalisation and BSNL not even thought about e-tendering. Thought process and innovative ideas are completely missing in BSNL. Jt. Sec(N) Com. Inderjith Singh also addressed the meeting. C/P Com. Gurprit Singh presided and C/S Com. Amarjith Sigh addressed the meeting.

28th Feb 2010 Report on General Secretary, Com. G. L. Jogi’s organizational tour of Maharashtra Circle: Veteran Leader and Ex- CHQ president Com. W. Seshagiri Rao also addressed the meetings. AGS, Com. M. H. Gombi, C/S Com. M. S. Adsul, C/P Com. S. V. Bhad and CWC members accompanied the GS.

 24^th Feb 2010: Grand General body Meeting at Kalyan:

Special General body meeting of SNEA(I),  Kalyan SSA was held on 24^th Feb 2010 afternoon to have latest updates from our beloved GS Com. G. L. Jogi and Veteran Leader, Com. W. Seshagiri Rao. More than 250 SNEA members  including many of Ladies comrades attended the meeting, The huge gathering was blessed by senior officers/distinguished Association/union personalities including:  PGMT Kalyan, Shri A. V. Kulkarni, GMD Kalyan Shri. Kishor Kumar.

It was mentioned that CDR project implemented in Kalyan without proper infrastructure/Technical support resulted in non billing since 18^th Jan 2010. 

PGMT Kalyan Shri A.V.Kulkarni in his brief address told that he will take along all the executives and will take utmost care of development issues.

GM(D) Shri Kishorkumar told that Kalyan is now gaining momentum and daily we are providing more than 250 connections. He also assured house that he had noted all the points raised by SNEA(I).

GS Com.G.L.Jogi  in his about 2 Hrs address told house that at Kalyan being strongest division of SNEA you can pull up the person who is not performing who ever he may be. He instructed to set right DGM finance if he is working against BSNL interests. He shared his Australian experience during 1992 when trade unions of Australian Telecom there took over and brought back the 10% market share which was lost because of new reforms. He was shocked to know that in GSM segment BSNL is at bottom in Kalyan and appealed everybody to accept this as a challenge as we had in past overcome many challenges. GS replied all the HR issues raised like that of E1A & E2A pay scales which may come within  next 3 months, pay anomaly of 2005 year recruited DR JTOs etc. Regarding EPF issue GS told that at corporate level this issue is settled and to be pursued at Circle/SSA level.

24^th Feb 2010: Grand General body Meeting at Pune:

Special General body meeting of SNEA(I) Pune was held on 24^th Feb 2010, evening to  get  latest updates from our beloved GS Com. G. L. Jogi and veteran Leader Com. W. Seshagiri Rao. More than 200 SNEA members   attended the meeting. Meeting was attended/addressed by many of distinguished SNEA office bearers.

DS Pune Com. Vivek Wankhede in his brief welcome address welcomed all dignitaries at Pune and highlighted some of burning issues of Pune like Least concern of top management over development activities at Pune. The High end customers are neglected from long time, not getting permission from PMC for laying U/G cables. He suggested that different Task force groups should be formed.

GS Com.G. L. Jogi appealed all comrades to rise above the occasion and bring back the lost glory for BSNL. On knowing from DS Pune Com. Vivek Wankhede that in Wireless market BSNL is at Bottom in Pune he felt shocked and questioned the reasons for that. GS told that there is big and tremendous scope in city like Pune which is now Second after Hyderabad in IT overtaking Bangalore and is hub of Information technology in India. He told that issues like transfer from Urban to Rural have now become irrelevant and if we are not waking up now it will not be possible for BSNL to draw the salary for us after few months. He admitted that we have completely indifferent leadership, procedures have not been changed, No road map, No change has took place in attitude, He questioned that when we are having more than 500 executives in Pune, why we are lagging? On HR Issues he put light on functional and time bound promotion policy. Due to association intervention stringent conditions in time bound promotion have been removed. He touched various issues like MT recruitment, Transfer Policy, MTNL-BSNL Merger, which he said is not appears to be possible and can be only a political decision, ITS absorption, Regularisation of Officiating JTOs by one time personal up gradation, Regarding IPO, GS questioned the relation between bringing of IPO and improvement in performance. He demanded that BSNL should be led by professionals like Narayan Murthy or Kiran Karthik.

25^th Feb 2010: Special General body meeting at Satara:  

Special General body meeting of SNEA(I) Satara was conducted by newly elected District body of SNEA(I) Satara  on 25^th Feb 2010, afternoon to  have  latest updates from our beloved GS Com.G. L. Jogi and veteran Leader Com. W. Seshagiri Rao. SNEA members of Satara along with many of SNEA members of neighboring districts like Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Solapur jam-packed the conference hall. Meeting was attended/addressed by many of distinguished SNEA(I) office bearers:

C/P, C/S & AGS Com. M.H. Gombi briefed the house and assured full support to Satara comrades in carrying out Association activities. All the leaders appealed to maintain unity and solidarity towards Association.  

Veteran leader Com. W. Seshagiri Rao hoped that under new District body SATARA will become SITARA. He advised to forget the past and look forward for bright future.

GS in his 90 minutes speech appealed for maintaining unity and appreciated Madam President Com. Mrs. S. G. Dongarkhe for showing courage and had assured that she will  allow SNEA flag flying high at Satara. GS acknowledged the role of Com. W. Seshagiri Rao in big Achievements during his period  like pay scale up gradation of JTO/SDE in 1996. He reminded that other associations numbering about 15 were making false propaganda during absorption and they were only behind to collect Rs 2000/- without any terms and conditions. We absorbed with dignity and after knowing all terms and conditions. He told that Association gained strength from struggle of that time.

GS also highlighted many of achievements of SNEA like: removal of JTS cadre to enable SDE to become directly STS, 50% of STS posts will be directly filled on regular basis, and 50% will be filled on Adhoc basis both the DPCs are already over and only due to court cases orders are pending, there are total 247 court cases on this subject of seniority list etc. GS also reminded that SNEA only raised issues like Tenders finalisation, purchase of GSM equipment, He appealed every body to just get involve in work, 3G  spectrum was allotted to us but we are not able to make inroads into that segment where we are having monopoly.

Thereafter in interactive session members raised various queries on issues like: ITS Absorption to which GS  replied that Managers must belong to company otherwise company will not grow, GS told that we will raise this issue through Joint forum, just like 2007 struggle.

Web site of SNEA(I) Satara was formally inaugurated by our General Secretary Com.G.L.Jogi today at 13-00 Hrs during special General body Meeting of SNEA(I) Satara. Site address is www.sneasatara.ne

25^thFeb-2010: Special General body meeting of SNEA(I), Kolhapur was held  on 25^th Feb 2010 evening to  have  latest updates from our beloved GS Com.G.L.Jogi and veteran Leader Com.W.Seshagiri Rao. Almost 100% SNEA members of Kolhapur jam-packed the prestigious Mahalaxmi hall. Meeting lasted till 23-00 hrs of Night and was attended/addressed by many of distinguished SNEA(I) office bearers

Com.W.Seshagiri Rao appealed for working unitedly hard to take out BSNL from the mess it is finding now.

GS in his long marathon speech appealed for maintaining unity and appreciated Com. W. Seshagiri Rao for doing miracles during his tenure as GS from 1993 to 2003 and only because of his efforts JTO was classified as Group-B Gazetted, because of that we were able to get JTO absorbed as Executive unlike other streams. GS also told house that during last pay revision Com. W. Seshagiri Rao was so familiar with pay committee that it was become as his second home and every body from Peon to Chairman was known to him. GS also appreciated the spirit of Kolhapur comrades who even after passing of 22-00 Hrs of Night are still sitting in hall in full strength without food, He appealed every body to just get involve in work, Company belongs to us and we must have to work hard to bring revenue for company.

Thereafter in interactive session members raised various queries on issues like: Pay fixation/pay anomaly of JTOs who got posting / promotion after 01-01-2007, regularization of Offtg JTOs etc. GS replied that new scales for JTOs/SDEs i.e E1A and E2A are expected to come within next 2 to 3 months, there after pay anomaly cases will get settled as per new pay scales. Regarding Offtg JTOS he said that Association is going to demand one time personal up gradation of all left over TTAs who have been given First phase JTO induction Training to be promoted as JTO.

Before the General body meeting there was a Courtesy meeting at Inspection Qtrs between GMT Kolhapur Shri Deepak Tayal, DGM Kolhapur (Rural) Shri. L. M. Godi with High level SNEA delegation including GS, Com. W. Seshagiri Rao, AGS, Circle President and CS among others.

In wireline segment, BSNL holds a market share of 76.12%  <<<Report>>

"The Sam Pitroda committee has recommended that public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) scrap its Rs 30,000-crore tender to procure GSM equipment for 92 million lines and switch instead to a managed services model on the lines of its private rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar."  A radical reform suggested by Pitroda committee -- management of network by suppliers  -- a concept that BSNL management ought to have conceived long back. <<Report>>

BSNL Introduces 24 MBPS Broadband & Blackberry Services In India <<Report>>

24th Feb 2010 GS writes to Com. Sitaram Yechury and Com. Nilotpal Basu, Hon. Members of Parliament regarding immediate Procurement of GSM equipment to save BSNL. --- If retender happens, it will take another 2 years and by that time entire market will be captured by private operators. >>>>>

Report on General Secretary, Com. G. L. Jogi’s organizational tour of Maharashtra Circle:

C/S Com. M. S. Adsul, C/P Com. S. V. Bhad and CWC member and former C/S Com. A. R. Manani accompany the GS.

Special General body Meeting at MH Circle office, Mumbai:  On 23^rd Feb Evening MH Circle office branch arranged a grand General body meeting at BSNL administrative building, Mumbai. This meeting was attended by more than 250 members of SNEA(I) working under MH Circle office, WTR, WTP, DNW, Civil, Electrical wing at Mumbai. Large number of comrades of WTR, who came from various parts of Mumbai attended the meeting.

Among others Ex- GS and veteran leader Com.W. Seshagiri Rao, and Asst. General Secretary Com. M. H. Gombi addressed the General Body.

Almost all Unions/Associations leaders/representatives working at MH circle office attended and felicitated GS and other distinguished dignitaries.  

GS in his more than 2 hour long speech narrated history of Association and achievements of association during last 25 years. He termed the period of Com. W. Seshagiri Rao as GS (From 1993 to 2003) was the Golden period of the Association as well as the cadre. He touched all HR related issues like forthcoming DPC from JTO to SDE, from SDE to DE, finalisation of Group-A R/R, regularization of 280 Group-A Officers, removal of Stringent conditions in CR evaluation for Time bound and Functional promotions, Reforms in conduction of next LDCE by changing pattern to OMR basis, no descriptive type questions, result will be made available within days, de-linking of E1A, E2A pay scales from E9A, E9B pay scales, removal of discrimination of 2005 recruited JTOs pay fixation, many reforms in Civil/Electrical wing, for Promotion from SDE to EE Eng.Degree criteria will be removed for the Executives recruited upto 1994. GS also made every body to realize that this year BSNL is going to make losses of about 2500 to 3000 crores. He appealed every body to concentrate on work and output. He motivated everybody by saying that in the past, we had accepted and overcome many challenges. This also we have to accept as a challenge and we have to overcome it.

There after in interactive session in which members raised various queries regarding: finalization of Tenders, Civil & electrical approval for Infrastructure at Mumbai, etc.

21^st Feb-2010: Special General body Meeting of SNEA(I) Dhule:  SNEA(I) Dhule conducted a grand General body meeting today evening to have an up to date CHQ information from GS Com.G.L.Jogi. GS started interactive session with Dhule comrades first and he told all executives to keep themselves update about information regarding our connections and private operators connections at Dhule, Criticized GMT Dhule for not holding interactive sessions with Executives and not keeping them informed. GS told Dhule comrades to involve fully, form parallel management and force management to act. On the query from DR JTOs about long pending EPF issue, GS told very clearly that this issue was settled long before in 2005 at Corporate office level now it is to be settled at Circle/SSA level. C/S Com.M.S.Adasul informed house that already this issue has been taken at MH Circle office with concerned Finance wing officers and mater will be settled on top priority basis. GS Congratulated Dhule comrades for making Dhule 100% SNEA branch.

21^st Feb-2010: 6th SSA Conference of SNEA(I) Jalgaon:

6th SSA Conference of SNEA(I) Jalgaon was held on Today i.e the 21st Feb-2010 at Jalgaon. Open Session of the Conference was attended and addressed by among others the following distinguished leaders: General Secretary, SNEA(I) Com.G.L.Jogi and GMT Jalgaon, Shri A. L. Patel.

GMT Jalgaon Shri A. L. Patel in his speech appreciated Jalgaon Executives and told that only because of their excellent contribution, today Jalgaon is viewed with good image throughout Maharashtra. He also congratulated all Jalgaon members for achieving 80% of given targets till now and hoped that remaining targets will also be achieved.

GS in his address told management to share information and get involved field units in framing policies, he cited example of Australian Telecom in 1992 and Japan Telecom for getting involved and conducting combined meetings of employees from lowest cadres with the top most executive of company in framing policies. GS informed that out of 243 SSAs 208 SSAs are loss making to maintain current market share we have to provide 3 Million lines every month. Commenting on ITS management he said that ITS officers can not say NO to Political pressure/interference. He told that forget about 2G in 3G also where there is No competition and we got spectrum, we are not doing much. He appealed to keep CSC open from 08-00 hrs in morning to 08-00 Hrs of Night. GS praised Director HR Shri Gopal Das ji for finalising Group-A RR which were lying pending since last 30 years.

Thereafter in Interactive Session members raised some of their doubts/queries over: BSNL-MTNL merger, Misuse of BSNL MRS scheme, AMC of New Technology switches, EPF issue of DR JTOs etc.

20^thFeb-2010: Special General Body meeting at Nashik:

Special General body meeting of SNEA(I) Nashik was held on 20^th Feb 2010. Actually meeting was scheduled to be held from 18-00Hrs, but because of heavy traffic Jam, GS reached about 3 hrs late than scheduled time, but this delay has not lowered the spirits of brave and active comrades of Nashik. All comrades including Lady comrades remained in Hall till the end of meeting, even after national anthem, GS personally tendered his apology and appreciated spirit of all comrades specially ladies comrades. He told them after the meeting that in his long career he had not seen ladies in general body meeting which commenced 3 hours behind its schedule that also during Late Night Hours. More than 200 members of SNEA Nashik were present throughout the course of meeting which was attended by many distinguished Association/union personalities.

GS Com. G. L. Jogi in his own style presented the picture of BSNL before the house, where we were used to be about 4 years back and where we are today. He told in the presence of GMT Nashik that most of the Head of Circles/SSAs are not performing and accountability should be fixed -- other wise there should be change in leadership as we cannot wait for more time. Already BSNL has dropped to 7^th position in Wireless sector from number two in 2006. He cited various reasons for that like: Corruption in high offices, Complete mismanagement, No Vision, No thought process, No road map for the organisation, lack of Professionalism, Lack of Accountability, lack of application, policy is being decided by Vendors, etc. because of these reasons he told we had lost total telecom market share from 60% to 12%.

In the Interactive Session of more than one hour members cleared their various doubts by asking queries on subjects like: Regularization of officiating JTOs, DGM Recruitment rules, ITS absorption, IPO, membership verification, Civil wing promotions, problems in implementation of CDR project, DR JTOs issue of pay scale revision, 2005 year recruitee JTOs pay fixation discrimination etc.

20^thFeb-2010, Special General Body meeting at Ahmednagar:

Special General body meeting of SNEA(I) Ahmednagar was held on 20^th Feb 2010 which was attended  by more than 150 members of SNEA Ahmednagar. Many office bearers of Sister organizations at Ahmednagar also attended the meeting.

GS in his two hour mind blowing speech appealed Ahmednagar comrades to form parallel management for that he asked to form various monitoring committees. He appealed for change in work culture, customer care etc. He reveled various shocking truths that about 35% of our revenue is spent  towards wage bill. He also put light on various HR related issues in which he told that there are so many court cases lying pending in various courts regarding DPC for STS and seniority list disputes which delays the DPC. There after in a Hour long interactive session members raised various queries which were satisfactorily replied by GS.

19^thFeb-2010, Grand General Body meeting at Aurangabad:

GS Com. G.L. Jogi arrived Aurangabad on a whirlwind organizational tour of Maharashtra Circle. In the first meeting at Aurangabad, Bhaurao Chavan Auditoriuam was jampacked with SNEA comrades. Comrades and activists from neighbouring Latur, Parbhani and Nanded SSAs also attended the General Body meeting. Office-bearers from other sister oganisations also attended the meeting.

GS in his 2 hour long marathon address explained all the key issues related with development of BSNL, HR & Career progression of Executives.  In his address GS told that it is the total failure on the part of management, they lack vision, approach --to steer the company in the competitive environment. He shared his experiences of Australia & Japan where Trade unions took active role in revamping their Telecom organizations. He also shocked the house by telling that the losses during current financial year are going to be as high as 2500 Crores and the operational loss will be much higher. In the second part of his speech GS put light on all HR issues pending at Corporate office, like revision of pay scales of JTOs and SDEs, issue of fixation benefit to JTOs of 2005 batch who have been appointed after 01-01-2007 which SNEA pleads very strongly at HQs. Thereafter in a one hour interactive session GS replied all the queries made by members regarding Transfer Policy, relaxation in marks in last LDCE exam, ITS absorption, IPO,VTM work, next LDCE, DPC from JTO to SDE and from SDE to DE etc.

24.02.2010,  1130 Hrs: General Body meeting at Kala Brahma Hall, Telephone Bhavan, Kalyan.

24.02.2010,  1730 Hrs: General Body meeting at Udyan Prasad Karyalaya, Sadashiv Peth, Pune.          

25.02.2010,  1130 Hrs: General Body meeting at Conference Hall, Telephone Exchange, Pawai Naka, Satara.

25.02.2010,  1800 Hrs: General Body meeting at Kolhapur.

23.02.2010 evening: Combined General Body of Circle office, WTR and WTP, Mumbai at 2nd Floor, Conference Hall, Santacruz West, Mumbai.

21st Feb 2010We are extremely thankful to Com. Jayati Ghosh, Prof:(Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University and member of Knowledge Commission headed by Sri. Sam Piroda for  helping us to meet Sri. Sam Pitroda in early March, 2010 by promptly mailing our views on the future set up of BSNL.

Even though Sri. Sam Pitroda has communicated to her that the committee has submitted its report to the Hon. Prime Minister on 09th Feb: 2010, yet he has expressed his willingness to meet us in person in the first week of March. We are looking forward to this meeting and shall express our views , particularly on the key issue of leadership of BSNL to Sri. Sam Pitroda.

We are hereunder reproducing the exchange of communication between Prof. Jayati Ghosh and Sri. Sam Pitroda. >>>>>>

20th Feb 2010Case at Hon. J&K High Court: The came up today again but no hearing took place. The case adjourned to hear after two weeks.

Prime Ministers Office forward the letter written by GS to the Hon. Prime Minister on "Continuing story of systematic and well planned destruction of BSNL" to Secretary, DoT for appropriate action. >>>>>

 Case at Hon. J&K High Court: The case filed against Adhoc Promotion to STS cadre was listed for hearing yesterday. But due to lack of time the case didn't came up yesterday. The case is adjourned for today -- 20.02. 10.

GS Com. G. L. Jogi addressed General Body meeting at Aurangabad, Maharashtra on 19.02.2010. Comrades and activists from neighbouring Purbhani, Nanded and Latur SSAs also attended the meeting.

GS will address the General Body meetings at Ahmed Nagar at 11.30 Hrs and Nasik at 18.00 Hrs on 20.02.2010. On 21.02.2010, GS will attend GB at Jalgoan at 11.00 hrs and Dhule at 17.00 Hrs.

19th Feb 2010GS addresses to secretary DOT regarding CGM/J&K – a classic instance of non performance- revival of prepaid mobile GSM services<<<click>>>

18th Feb 2010 Important meeting with Respected Comrade Sitaram Yechurry, MP, and Comrade Nilotpal Basu, on the crucial issue of immediate procurement of GSM equipment.  

Com V.A.N.Namboodiri, GS/BSNL EU, GS/SNEA(I), along with AGSs, Com Khan and Sebastin, Com Vivekanand Tripathi, BPCL, Com Mukul Kumar, President, Indian Oil and Com Manoj Sharma, finance wing of Indian Oil held extensive discussions with the above mentioned stalwarts and apprised them in detail about dangerous situation already being faced by BSNL because of non availability of equipment, menacingly growing Management- vendor nexus and extraordinary political interference. How BSNL has been driven to present plight due to total mismanagement, lack of accountability, non availability of equipment and vendors deciding the policies of the Company.

Com Sitaram Yechury and Com Nilotpal Basu were quick enough to understand the actual reasons leading to continuous decay of BSNL. With elaborate statistical data and other important inputs, both the stalwarts were informed how deliberate attempts were being made to continuously derail BSNL because of non availability of equipment and vendor driven policies.

After a detailed discussion, we were categorically assured by both the stalwarts that the issue would be adequately focused in the coming session of the parliament and majority MPs would be informed about the manner in which the policies of the government and the total mismanagement and lack of accountability is contributing towards rapid decline of the Company. We have been asked to prepare bullet point brief outlining the ills seriously afflicting the Company. We are already on the job of preparing the kind of brief that is required by them and which shall be circulated by them amongst MPs. Raising of the issue in the coming session of parliament on top most priority has been assured by both the stalwarts. In the year 2007, we vividly recall how great and timely efforts of Com Sitaram Yechury in seeking urgent intervention of Hon’ble PM resulted in saving of scrapping of tender by 50%.

18th Feb 2010 Bihar Circle is continuing scaling of unprecedented and unparalleled heights in wireless growth because of exemplary, inspiring and qualitative leadership of S.C.Mishra and committed and untiring efforts of all employees and executives of Bihar/BSNL. This unparalleled and commendable feat of S.C.Mishra and his team should open the eyes of CGMs like J&K etc. as to how Managers can bring about unbelievable turnaround. 

Following figures compiled by COAI clearly establish as to what human endeavour and commitment can achieve. Bihar Circle added 623933 new GSM connections in the month of Jan.,2010 and secured a distinguished and unique no. one position in the GSM segment on all India basis. These are not manipulated figures as contended by some people who are unwilling to digest positive developments due to inherent negative attitudes and thinking.

Aircel is no 2 in GSM in TN circle. Why thousands and thousands of our Comrades in TN circle with abundant available equipment and talent cannot outrace Aircel. This is an excellent opportunity for comrades of our TN Circle to get inspired, assess their strength and reinforce their conviction to overtake Aircel in the coming months. Is it really difficult, let alone impossible? Let Comrades of TN Circle emulate their fellow Comrades of Bihar and take on the task of reaching that distinguished no 1 position. People of TN would salute our comrades of TN/BSNL for achieving this outstanding feat. It is just a matter of application and getting totally involved, just forgetting all other issues. Let us take on the challenge right now and not waste time in debating issues. We have had enough of it.   

Distinguished and par excellence Performance of Bihar Telecom Circle in GSM segment for the month of Jan.,2010.(An eye opener for all of us if we are interested in opening our eyes)

 1.BSNL Bihar Circle (LSA) added total 623933 new GSM connections in the month of Jan’2010 and secure 1st position among all Telecom Operators as well as all Circle (LSA) in India. Aircel securing 2nd position 519054 new GSM connections added in Tamilnadu Circle (LSA).even in Bihar Circle 4-5 Private Telecom Operators provided new GSM connection in FREE of Cost along with Talk Time but minimum cost of BSNL new GSM connection is Rs.54.

2.   In the month of Jan’2010 BSNL Bihar Circle (LSA) succeed capturing the market share 33% and all existing 11 Telecom Operators only captured 67% market share in Bihar Circle(LSA).

3.   Out of every 3 new GSM customers subscribe 1 BSNL GSM connections in the month of Jan’2010 in Bihar Circle (LSA).

4.   BSNL Bihar Circle (LSA) maintained 2nd position in Bihar Circle (LSA) having GSM connections 4165628 at the end of Jan’2010.

5.   National growth rate over the previous month (Dec’09 to Jan’2010) was 3.65% in case of all Operators and 3.9% in case of as a whole BSNL & 7.49% in Bihar Circle (LSA) in GSM sector( in case of all Operators)  whereas growth rate of BSNL Bihar Circle (LSA) was 17.6%.

6.   BSNL has added 22.31 lakh GSM connections during the month of Jan’2010.  This works out to 16.04% of the total connection added in the country is 139.02 lakh during the month of Jan’2010. 

7.   In this month, BSNL has continue in 4^th position as an operator with Market share of 15.08 %( 59454630) just 0.11% less than Idea whose market share is 15.19 %( 59887404) and standing in 3^rd Position.

8.   Total GSM subscriber base reached 394349733 at end of Jan’2010 in India.

Source: Cellular Operator Association of India

18th Feb 2010 CVC takes cognizance by forwarding our complaint to Sr. DDG(Vig), DOT for necessary action. The matter was raised by our Association regarding procurement of obsolete EDWAS Cordect-WLL broadband project in Tamilnadu Circle amounting to 33.3 crores.<<<<Click>>>>

17th Feb 2010Association impleads in Hon. J&K High Court for lifting of stay on Adhoc STS promotion: Our Association got impleaded in the Hon. J&K High Court were Adhoc STS promotion has been stayed by the Hon. Court almost six months back. The Associations prayer in the impleading application is to get the stay vacated and hear the case on merit.

GS visited Bihar Telecom Circle on their Circle Conference on 16th February 2010. Com. Ranjan Kumar, Com Ratish Kumar and Com. Vivekananda have been elected as President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively for the new term. Com. Ramesh kumar is elected as CWC member.

GS addressed the delegate session of Bihar Circle which was attended by all the SSAs except Sasaram. Later in the evening a general body meeting attended by comrades of Patna and adjoining SSAs was addressed by the GS, explaining developments on all the issues particularly those of growth of services in Bihar.

GS wholeheartedly congratulated all the comrades of SNEA(I) in Bihar and also the CGM, Bihar Circle for their great efforts in bringing about a drastic change in growth of mobile services.

Bihar Circle is expected to add about 5 lakh GSM connections in the month of January despite severe capacity constraints in terms of existing being loaded upto 150%. This is an incredibly remarkable effort of all the employees of Bihar Telecom Circle.

GS also inaugurated the professionally designed new website of SNEA(I), Bihar Circle. The website is innovatively designed and has all the modern features relating to information.

What an unbelieavably shocking response from CGM J&K Circle regarding starting of frozen prepaid mobile services in J&K?

More than one month before Hon’ble Supreme Court lifted the restriction imposed by Home Ministry for providing prepaid mobile services in J&K Circle. While Airtel and Aircel have been on their toes and running from subscriber to subscriber, including their chief executives, for revival of their frozen prepaid customer base and within a month have been able to revive 60,000 and 50,000 respectively, BSNL was yet to take off as on 16th Feb.,10.

When GS learnt about this serious development, he immediately contacted CGM/J&K to know the reasons for such a serious situation. GS was shocked at the response of CGM/J&K when he flatly told GS ---- what he can do. GS also reacted strongly and reminded CGM/J&K that he is the leader of BSNL in J&K and is expected to lead it aggressively and professionally and not make such demoralising remarks. Our AGS, Com Khan, also apprised PGM(Mobile)/J&K about this serious issue and urged upon him to take immediate action for revival of prepaid connections of BSNL. After this development, we understand that BSNL has revived about 14000 prepaid connections till the evening of 17th Feb.,10. 

We do not want to blame anyone for this serious and unpardonable lapse but our SNEA(I) unit of J&K for virtually sleeping over such an important and crucial issue for more than a month and not taking CGM and other senior officers to task for their continuing failure to act fast. We cannot understand how our SNEA(I), J&K Circle went into a deep slumber for more than a month when the situation demands them to maintain extraordinary alertness and complete involvement in making the things move. This is really sad and unfortunate on the part of our comrades of J&K Circle. We believe and trust that in future such a serious lapse will not be allowed to occur by our comrades of J&K Circle.

We have serious doubts whether the concerned Director(CM) of BSNL Corporate office is even aware of such a threatening development. While the top most executives of Airtel and Aircel are vigorously campaigning from door to door to capture the prepaid market, our top managers of J&K are tossing files here and there in their Air conditioned Chambers and loosing precious time, unmindful of the manner in which the interests of BSNL is getting tottally destroyed.

16th Feb 2010Posting on promotion from JTO(E) to SDE(E) >>>>>>>>>

Transfers in the cadre of SDE(E) >>>>>>>

SDE(E) have been allotted slot for training in ALTTC Ghaziabad in three batches i.e from 19-Apr-10 To 24-Apr-10, 21-Jun-10 To 26-Jun-10 & 22-Nov-10 To 27-Nov-10. Earlier we had pleaded this to GM(Elect.) on this issue.

16th Feb 2010MT rect cases: The BSNLs application for transfer of all the cases related to MT recruitment came up for hearing on 12.02.2010 at Principal CAT, New Delhi. Hon. CAT allowed the BSNLs plea and ordered the transfer of all the cases to Principal CAT.

Deferred option (CDA/IDA option) case: In TA 115 of 2008, Hon CAT, Ernakulam Bench in its order dated 14.12.2009 directed for consideration of the DoT Headquarters which has issued a provisional direction vide letter No.I-I(04)/2005 PAT (pt) dated 24.9.08 to process the pension cases provisionally as per the orders of BSNL till a clarification is issued by them for the pensioners retired earlier to this order also. >>>>>

147 seniority case -- Seniority and promotion order quashed by Hon. CAT, Ernakulam bench: In its order dated 05.2.2010 in OA No. 86/2009, Hon. CAT, EKM ordered:  "The impugned seniority at Annexure A-7 and the Annexure A-32 promotion order issued based on the Annexure A-7 seniority are hereby quashed and set aside. Respondents are directed not to disturb the seniority of the applicants and similarly situated individuals by interpolating the seniority of the combined competitive exam passed individuals (147), whose seniority has to be below that of those who had passed in the qualifying examination prior to 1996."  <<Order>>

15th Feb 2010 CEC of Gujarat Circle & District Conference of Ahmedabad District was held at Ahmedabad on 13th February 2010 in a grand fashion and around 600 to 700 people were present. GS along with Com. Khan and Jt Secretary(W),CHQ Rakesh Mehta attended the CEC and District Conference. Open session was graced by CGM Shri Sat Pal, PGM Ahmedabad Shri Bhandari, GM(A) Shri V.K.Sajnani, GM's of  Ahmedabad Shri Tripathi, Shri Bhorai, Shri Nageshan, Chief Engineer(C)  Shri Kishen Singh and other senior officers.   Circle President Shri B.G.Patel ,Circle Secretary Shri A.N.Bhavsar and other comrades from various districts also attended the open session.<<photos>>

15th Feb 2010 SNEA(I) Assam Circle's 3rd conference was held on 13th -14th February 2010 at Silchar, Assam. The open session was held on 13th Feb'10 and Circle Secretary V. Nath presented the Key note address. Com. K.Sebastin AGS , CGM Shri N.N.Banejee, GM Silchar Shri Sriram, Dy. Commissioner Kachhar District H. Debmohanta graced the open house session. GS addressed open session live from Ahmedabad  via web conferencing for almost about half an hour. Com. V.Nath, Com. H.P.Dutta & Com. Sushant Saha  were elected as Circle President, Circle Secretary and Circle treasurer respectively for the new term and Com. Manoj Karki was elected as CWC member.

12th Feb 2010Association's views conveyed to Shri.Sam Pitroda on the key issue of inducting high quality technocrats and professionals in the BSNL Board for its immediate revival from the present condition - Hindu News >>>>>>>>>

10th Feb 2010  Interview of GS published in Telecom live  <<<Click>>>. GS clarified on matters relating to structure of organisation, crucial leadership issue vis-a-vis BSNL and oudated process adopted by PESB for selection of the board, declining profits and market share, proper use of huge trained technical manpower by finding suitable ways, e-tendering, no unbundling of copper, no disinvestment, merger of BSNL & MTNL for synergy of operations, delay in various vital projects affecting health of BSNL etc.

10th Feb 2010 GS writes to Secy(T) Shri P.J.Thomas requesting him to consider according of approval to IDA pay scales decided by BSNL board for E1A and E2A for JTOs and SDEs respectively  and equivalent cadres in BSNL w.e.f 01.01.2007 -- case of 14500 Executives in BSNL reg:- <<<Letter>>>

10th Feb 2010 BSNL giving obsolete Tech contract? << Times of India>>>The validation failed several times --- Validation committee reconstituted with GM(BB), BSNLCO to push through the deal for the purchase of obsolete equipment in the name of Broadband ----This issue was brought into limelight by our  Tamil Nadu Circle Comrades  .

08th Feb 2010 Association writes to Shri Sam Pitroda who has been assigned the challenging task of defining  future road map of BSNL to pull it out of the deep crisis that it is in now and urges upon him to address and sort out the key issue of deciding the leadership of the company to bring it out of the present morbid state. Top leadership of the company under any circumstances should not be from within the ITS because of the complete failure of ITS management to act as change leaders, catalysers to introduce innovative processes and systems in the organisation so as to motivate and lead the huge workforce to a clearly defined goal.

Assn. further pleads with Sam Pitroda that unless the key, fundamental and contentious issue of leadership is addressed and resolved, any other recommendation of the committee to transform the organisation would be rendered infructuous because of complete failure of ITS management to govern, lead and deliver.

Assn. brings out clearly lack of vision, mismanagement, rampant corruption, political interference, inefficiency of highest order, stale thinking process, lack of accountability, uninterrupted and huge jumps of non-performers on career front, lack of professionalism, lack of sense of belonging of front line managers towards the organisation as the main reasons for crumbling of the organisation.

Induction of charismatic stalwarts from outside to head the organisation and decide his team of board of directors shall be the key to the revival of the company.<<letter>>

Case at Hon. High Court of J&K: On 06.0.2.10, the case listed at Hon High Court and argument took place on the jurisdiction of the court. Advocate for the applicant argued on some rules which permits filing of the case in High Court instead of CAT.  After argument Judges directed BSNL to file a reply on the subject. Most probably the case will be again listed in the 3rd week of February.

05th Feb 2010United Forum of BSNL Executives' Association writes to CMD, BSNL regarding non settlement of long pending HR issues such as 1) Regularization of STS officers, 2) fitment with 78.2% IDA, 3) pay anomaly of JTOs of 2005 batch, 4) Adhoc promotion to STS & JAG etc. ------ Our grave protest and resentment and warns trade union actions in the event of non -settlement of the issues.<<Letter>>

AGSs Com. A. Chandra Sekhar and Com. A. A. Khan met PGM(BW) and discussed the following points: 1) Promotion from JTO(C) to SDE(C) -- Requested to initiate the DPC process for available vacancies under seniority quota, 2) posting under LDCE quota --     Requested to complete the posting process. 3) publishing of long longest stay particulars of SDE(C) -- agreed for the same.  Association suggested implementation of computerised Measurement Book for field units. PGM(BW) welcomed the suggestion and assured to issue instructions in this regard.

Further we met PGM (Electrical) and requested to issue necessary instructions to release training programme on promotion linked departmental training cum examination  for SDE(E). PGM(E) after consulting  concerned authorities at ALTTC assured that training schedule will be issued next week. Further we met PGM(Arch) and discussed the pending transfer issues.

On 04.2.10, GS along with AGSs met Member (F), DoT for a courtesy call and enquired about the latest status of revision of IDA pension. Member(F) informed that she had already written a DO letter to Secretary, Dept of (Expenditure) for expeditious settlement of the case. However we shall be meeting Member(F) shortly for an elaborate discussion on other important issues like contribution of pension by BSNL on actual basic, not on maximum of the scale and finalization of E1A and E2A pay scales already approved by the BSNL Board.

We met GM(Estt), BSNL on 04.2.10 and given some additional inputs to process the pay scales of JTOs and SDEs.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has lost the bid for managing telecom networks of Ethiopian Telecommunications Corp (ETC).<<<click>>> BSNL had bid aggressively for the contract, but lost to France Telecom. Although BSNL had made a financially better offer than France Telecom, it didn't qualify on some other criteria including operational criteria  --- poor performance in the domestic market.

04th Feb 2010Approval of pay scales of JTOs and SDEs: GS along with AGSs met Director (SU I), Shri. Brijesh Mishra and discussed at length the issue of approval of pay scales of E1A and E2A as recommended by BSNL Board. During the course of discussion we were able to gather some vital inputs that will help us to expedite the settlement of the issue, Since the issue is extremely important given the fact that the pay scales of new JTOs and their Time Bound Promotions are directly linked with the finalisation of the scales, we shall be vigorously pursuing the case further with BSNL Management and DoT.

"We are being handcuffed by unnecessary government red tape and vested interests which are destroying BSNL at its core", says G L Jogi --- <<Times of India>> Telecom minister A Raja gives joint secretary level officer P K Mittal who is also a government representative on BSNL's board his marching orders. He was one of the key officers investigated by the CBI in the 2G spectrum scam case. Mittal recently also raised questions on the multimillion dollar tender for GSM lines.

Associations radical and innovative Pleas to Hon'ble Prime Minister to spot and induct the best talent from within and outside BSNL to lead BSNL for the first time sparks off a lively,healthy and unprecendented debate.

Rewiring BSNL: The call for a professional management team to revamp BSNL could set a healthy precedent for other PSUs. Editorial in Buisiness Line. Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications. Thursday, Feb 04, 2010. <<News>>

Editorial January'10

END OF THE ROAD- our bread earner enters internecine Red zone.

(Credibility and reputation of our beloved Company nosedives, hits rock bottom and is at its lowest ever ebb. Worst and unabated political and bureaucratic interference, continuous market drubbing, inefficiency of highest order at all the levels, growing indiscipline, total lack of accountability and leadership, unprecedented indecisiveness, mismanagement, rampant corruption and complete lack of transparency plague the Company.) 

We are in the RED ZONE. Our beloved Company, our sole bread earner, is expected to post staggering loss this fiscal year for the first time. The great pangs of pain and agony await us at our doorsteps. It is undoubtedly going to be an agonizing and distressing journey from now onwards. How do we henceforth traverse our future journey full of thorns is something that has no doctored prescription. In the highly crowded and competitive market how do we go about?

The journey is in no way going to be different from the way a patient suffering from terminal illness getting intermittent heavy doses of powerful pain killers which relieves the pain temporarily. Have we now reconciled to get doses of pain killers from time to time or even now we have some strength left to look forward towards undergoing rarest of rare surgery that takes us out from terminal illness from which people rarely come out. People with extraordinary determination and rare toughness of mind do survive even from terminal illness. Are we that stuff? Only future will tell. So far, we have not demonstrated anything of that kind. The tragedy is that we became the victims of terminal disease even though the disease markedly showed its signs as early as five years before. We ignored and neglected the early and clear symptoms of terminal disease invading and crippling us. Probably we allowed it to paralyze us.  

As GS of this Association, I have no hesitation in acknowledging my complete personal failure in not being able to lead successfully in averting this grave and deadly situation and live up to the trust, confidence and expectations reposed by you in us. Leadership receives accolades as well as brickbats. And today, I take your brickbats for the present virtually irretrievable debacle in the spirit in which it has to taken. For the first time bewilderment and despondency have overtaken us, and we really do not know what to do, where to go, how to go. Was it our failure to lead you in the right direction with the right strategy or the failure to get committed support from the grass root to implement our strategy is something debatable and we leave it to you to analyze and judge for you are in the best position to judge.

How do we fulfill our responsibility towards our family, particularly the younger generation within us, who have a long way to go in the company, our Country (because BSNL is being seen as an institution in which the hopes of millions of our Countrymen to get reasonably good service at affordable prices are enbedded) shall be multi million dollar question because getting monthly pay packets shall be a trying, tiring and an arduous task for us, let alone getting our cadre upliftment which shall be nightmares. Nevertheless, all said and done, despite our big failure in not being able to prevent onset of present grave crisis, we shall resolutely go ahead and leave no stone unturned during the brief period we have at hand (because this my concluding term) to see whether we can succeed in staging what would undoubtedly be a remarkably miraculous come back.

Meeting with GM(Pers): GS along with AGSs met GM(Pers) and discussed 1) Regularization of STS officers – We told GM(P) that Management has to take a final decision on this issue immediately as hundreds of officers are retiring without getting the eligible promotion. We are unable to contain the resentment of our members on this important issue. 2) Adhoc promotion to JAG – BSNL has filed appropriate reply in Jaipur CAT on the lines of the reply it had filed in Allahabad CAT regarding holding of examination for recruitment of DGMs. The case at Jaipur CAT is coming up for hearing on 11^th Feb.,10. However, Comrades start making hectic Country wide Organizational preparations to defeat the sinister moves of the BSNL Management to stall our functional career growth on flimsy and baseless grounds. The hold up is a motivated one, stemming mainly from narrow ITS fraternal considerations. We thought that good sense will prevail and BSNL Management will act in positive manner to settle three major issues i.e promotion to Adhoc JAG, regularization of about 2500 adoc STS and promotion of about 2500 TES Gr B to adhoc STS. In the name of so called legal stalemate, Management is delaying issuing of orders, thus depriving hundreds and hundreds of our Comrades retiring every month of their promotion to JAG, regularization to STS and Adhoc promotion to STS. While promotion of unabsorbed ITS officers is continuing unhindered against the posts of BSNL, we being part and parcel of BSNL are being deprived of functional career upliftment in every possible manner in the name of legal stalemate. We have to get ready to fully expose this conspiracy and deliberate attempts to settle scores with us because of our tough stand on issues of financial viability of BSNL, holding the Management completely responsible for the present mess. Get ready for a prolonged organizational struggle to secure justice. Struggle which we wanted to avert because of the precarious situation in which BSNL is in at the moment is being forced on us by unreasonable and sinister designs of BSL management. We stand committed to defeat and expose this discriminatory and prejudiced stand of BSNL management.

 Meeting with GM(CA): GS along with AGSs met GM(CA) and discussed the pension contribution of Employees absorbed in BSNL. The recent order on pension contribution is silent on the pension contribution to be done by BSNL. On implementation of VI pay commission report, FR 116/117 is modified to the extent that now the pension contribution has to be done on actual basic pay for the Central Govt. Employees, instead of on the maximum. BSNL is of the opinion that the same rule is applicable for BSNL also and accordingly, CMD BSNL has taken up the matter with Member (Fin), DoT. It is learnt that since DoT is not in a position to give a clarification on its own, it has referred the matter to Dept. of Pension & pension welfare.

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