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28th Feb 2008 The DPC from SDE to STS for left out cases of 39 SDEs is over. We have come to know that orders have been signed and everybody is posted in the same Circle. The signed orders will be posted on BSNL intranet portal tomorrow. CHQ is aware of the names of the concerned officers who are promoted in this DPC  & CHQ has consciously  & ethically  refrained to publish this on our website because the order is not issued officially.

27th Feb 2008GS and GS AIBSNLEA, Com. Prahlad Rai had a meeting with the official side of the committee on Promotion Policy. The discussions are again to be held on 4th/5th March 2008.

The DPC for left out cases in connection with SDE to STS promotion is likely to take place on 28th of February ,2008.

27th Feb 2008 Copy of judgment of 1966 case at Kerala High Court. All these OAs in the Ernakulam Bench of Kerala High Court were filed on behalf of SNEA(I).

25th Feb 2008 In the DPC from SDE to STS all the Circle heads are requested to direct vigilance heads of their circles to send   the necessary vigilance clearances of the officers falling in the zone of consideration by 3rd of March 2008 to CVO's office.>>>>>>>>>>.

Circle Secretaries, kindly take note of the letter and pursue the matter accordingly.

25th Feb 2008 Valuation of perquisite of Accommodation in case of BSNL employees in occupation of staff quarters for the purpose of Income Tax >>>>>>>>>>>.(Management Committee has approved that BSNL will pay Income Tax on perquisite of accommodation on behalf of all concerned employees for the FY 2001-02 to 2007-08(AY2002-03 to AY2008-09) to the Income Tax authorities by 31.3.2008).

We had taken up the issue from the platform of United forum of vide letter no.UF/CHQ/PERQ/2007-08 dated 29.11.07.   Thereafter our Association pursued the matter consistently by holding series of discussions with the concerned officers , including CMD & Dir(F). Both these officers had assured us of a favourable decision, even recently this Association just prior to holding of MC meeting reminded CMD and other officers about resolution of the issue . We are thankful to BSNL Management for taking favourable decision on the matter. Our General Secretary has  again addressed to CMD vide his letter no. CMD/SNEA(I)/5/2-08 dated 22nd February,2008 on this issue.

23rd Feb 2008  Working group on key issues of growth of BSNL was constituted on 2nd Feb.,08 at Constitution club New Delhi. Click here for details >>>>>>>>>>>>>

        Suggestions received from Sh. K.B. Brahmadathan, ex CGM/Chennai TD, regarding growth and improvement in the quality of BB services. >>>>>>>>>>>>>.

21st Feb 2008 Minutes of the meeting held on 19.2.08 under the chairmanship of secretary (T) with CMD BSNL and representatives of joint forum unions/associations of non-executives and executives to discuss the issues raised by them in the notice of strike for 26.2.08 ->->>>>>>>>>>>

In view of the above the Joint Forum has decided to defer the strike on 26.2.08.Congratulations to one and all on the solidarity shown by Joint Forum.

In the Management Committee meeting of BSNL it is reliably known that MC has approved the reimbursement of the cost of the service mobile sets at a reduced rate for JTO/SDE/DE/DGM and equivalent. Orders will be issued very shortly. This has resulted because of the tough stand taken by our Association.Congratulations to all the executives.

20th Feb 2008 Jt. DDG(BBO) replies to our GS on the issues related to Broadband Operation vide their letter no. 11-2/2008-BBO/36 dated 13.02.08. Remember ! GS had communicated to CMD, BSNL about the problems faced in the P3 project vide our letter no. SNEA(I)/CMD/1/1-08 dated 16.1.08.

20th Feb 2008 IDA merger :
GS has learnt from very reliable sources that orders to give effect to merger of 50% IDA with basic for officers of CPSUs w.e.f 1.1. 07 will be issued by DPE either on 22nd Feb.,08 or latest by 25th Feb.,08. 

19th Feb 2008Meeting with Secy/DOT:

Representatives of the Joint forum of BSNL executives/non executives were called for a meeting by Secy/DOT to discuss the issues contained in the notice submitted by the Joint forum. CMD/BSNL, Director(HRD)/BSNL, Member(S)/DOT, SP Secy/DOT, Member(F)/DOT DDG(SR)/DOT & BSNL were also present. SNEA(I) was represented by GS. After discussing all the issues contained in the notice, Jt forum decided to make complete and all out preparation for making the ensuing strike from 26th Feb.,08 completely successful.   

Comrades of SNEA(I) throughout the Country at all the levels must make all out preparataion to ensure hundred percent participation of members of SNEA(I) in the strike. Let us clearly understand that disinvestment inevitably & surely leads to privatization and present move to off load 10% equity of govt. in BSNL is nothing but the beginning of the ultimate process of privatization of BSNL. Let us get ready fully to defeat this sinister move of the govt. with all our might and deep rooted conviction that we have in the success of our legitimate and just struggle.

Proposed ADC reduction by TRAI: 
Response of SNEA(I) to the consultation paper on Access Deficit Charges and its subsumption into Universal Service Obligation Fund ( USOF ) at Hotel Meriddien, New Delhi, on 19th Feb.,08. SNEA(I) represented by GS, Com A.Kaul, CS/Delhi, Com G.Das, CS/Corporate office and Com S.K.Aggarwal, CWC member/Delhi made a detailed submission in the open house session conducted by TRAI on the issues contained in the consultation paper on ADC on the following lines.

 General: Financial assistance to BSNL mentioned in annexure II under various heads is completely misleading and distorted. Nothing can be more untrue than carefully manoeuvred and motivated attempt being made by the regulator to create and convey an impression that BSNL is just surviving on subsidies of the government and the private operators so as to justify abolition of ADC. What is highly objectionable and irrational on the part of the regulator is its deliberate sinister move to undermine the critical significance of the initiatives undertaken by BSNL for which it legitimately received funds and which are being falsely shown as subsidies.

And even worse is the misleading effort of the regulator to reflect its own policy decisions like payment of ADC etc. taken after extensive debate and comprehensive analysis and consultation for providing much below cost wired services in remote and inaccessible areas of the Country where private sector has neither so far ventured nor has any inclination to venture in near future to provide services as subsidies granted to the state owned company by the private operators. This goes only to clearly demonstrate and strengthen the fact that regulator has extremely feeble conviction with regard to its own policy decisions and is quite vulnerable to take a U turn at any point of time on any decision it has taken to protect the interests of private operators. The regulator in its relentless pursuit to appease private sector at the expense of the incumbent operator is quite ready to lose the very objectivity and basis on which it has formulated policies. By acting in such a highly non objective and partisan manner, the regulator is fast tending to lose its credibility and virtually becoming a mouth piece of the private operators. 

This is clearly demonstrated by the following facts with respect to what are shown as subsidies and contained in the annexure II of the consultation paper.

A) Reimbursement of licence fee and spectrum charges: Under this head, BSNL is shown to have received a subsidy of Rs 9248.86 crores. To treat this amount as subsidy is just baseless when viewed in the context of NTP 1999 which has come into existence through an act of parliament . NTP 99 unambiguously states;

"However, as DOT is the national service provider having immense rural and social obligations, the govt. will reimburse full licence fee to the DOT". Consequent upon corporatization of DOT and formation of BSNL, these functions of providing services  in the remotest parts of the country and meeting social obligations of the government were discharged successfully by BSNL. It is incomprehensible as to how reimbursement of licence fee by DOT to BSNL can be considered as a subsidy. This commitment of reimbursement of licence fee, even though partially met by DOT, is to meet the huge operational and installation expenses incurred for providing services in highly unprofitable, non remunerative and far flung areas. By any stretch of imagination, the reimbursement of licence fee cannot be classified as a subsidy. If these exemptions granted to BSNL as a consequence of the policy decisions of the govt. are treated as subsidy, then Rs 1,24,000 crores that private operators were committed to pay as fixed licence to the govt. when they entered telecom sector and which was finally waived off when they were permitted to change over to revenue sharing arrangement should be treated as subsidy to the private sector. The issue of subsidies has to be considered in its entirety, not in isolation, and that too keeping in focus BSNL, completely ignoring private sector.                           

B) Moratorium on payment of interest: Consequent upon conversion of DOT into BSNL, some capital was needed by BSNL to meet its operating expenditure and this was raised in the form of loan from DOT. Borrowing of money from DOT by BSNL is purely an internal working arrangement arrived at between the two i.e DOT and BSNL. What has to be essentially recognized and understood here is that fundamentally the entire capital of DOT belonged to BSNL and it was just on the eve of corporatization merely to overcome technical problems arising out of conversion of DOT into BSNL that some  working capital was needed by BSNL, and, as an interim measure, to overcome the situation arising out of such sudden conversion, money was borrowed from DOT by BSNL to immediately meet its operating expenditure. To treat interest payable on the borrowed capital as a subsidy is simply ridiculous.

C) Reduction in tariffs consequent upon reduction of ADC: To attribute fall in tariffs in mobile sector to reduction in ADC is completely false. The fall in tariffs has come about due to unprecedented growth of mobile services. In fact, mobile tariffs have witnessed a steep increase consequent to reduction of ADC last time.

D) Unbundling of copper cable: Broad band services have not grown because of continued reluctance of private sector to invest to deploy fibre or satellite for last mile. Instead, private service providers have a parochial perspective of being allowed to utilize the last mile copper of the incumbent operator which it has laid prior to corporatization of DOT and without any kind of assistance from private telecom sector. World over broad band penetration has enormously increased because of huge investments of the private sector in deploying last mile fibre / satellite which is yet to be witnessed in India. Moreover, BSNL badly needs the copper infrastructure to meet its huge roll out obligation in broad band segment.       

E) Rebalancing of tariffs: Rebalancing of tariffs cannot be accomplished so long as private sector does not voluntarily participate in and contribute towards growth of basic services in rural areas. It is impossible to achieve this objective so long only single operator provides services in highly un-remunerative inaccessible areas and the anomaly of disparity in tariffs will continue. Any service provider shall have to be necessarily compensated for providing services in remote areas, and since this burden is entirely falling on the shoulders of BSNL, ADC has to continue till private sector fully participates in the growth of rural segment. Besides, TRAI has never monitored roll out obligations to be met by the private service providers, and , thus, has virtually encouraged them not to contribute to the growth of rural services.

The views expressed by SNEA(I) on the above issues contained in the consultation paper were strongly and solidly supported by Com Dr Prabir Purkyastha of Delhi Science Forum and Com K. Ashok Rao, SG/NCOA.  

19th Feb 2008Meeting with Director(HRD):   
GS met Director(HRD) and discussed following issues.
A) Results of TES Gr B Competitive examination: GS informed Director(HRD) that abnormal delay in declaring the results of TES Gr B competitive examination has taken place and requested him to direct the concerned officers to expedite the same. Immediately, Director(HRD) directed Sr DDG(IR) to take necessary action to ensure that tabulation of results starts by the end of Feb.,08. Director(HRD) also directed Sr DDG(IR) to give him the list of GMs who are yet to submit their answer books after evaluation. 
B) Finalization of transfer policy: GS explained in detail various important issues connected to the transfer policy which needed his intervention, particular the one relating to age limit, duration of tenure, making the transfer policy need based etc. Director(HRD) raised some important points regarding the issues which were explained at length by GS. Finally, GS requested Director(HRD) to issue necessary amendments based on the suggestions given by the United forum and the discussions held thereof. Director(HRD) assured GS that very shortly he shall convene conclusive meeting on the issue and thereafter necessary amendments shall be issued.
C) Issues related to the promotion policy: Director(HRD) wanted the discussions on various issues connected to the promotion policy on which a committee has been constituted. to be concluded shortly so that the Management decides on the recommendations of the committee as shortly as possible. GS assured Director(HRD) that United forum is also quite keen to resolve the issues pertaining to promotion policy as early as possible, of course, to the reasonable expectations of the members of the constituents of the United forum.

Meeting with DDG(CA): GS met DDG(CA) to discuss the issue of replacing the existing accounts examination held for Civil/Electrical etc. to get their increments on promotion by training programme of which examination is part and parcel. GS mentioned in detail the reasons which prompt replacement of the existing examination. DDG(CA) assured that he would consider replacing the existing examination by a training programme of which examination would be a part but the examination would be on a different pattern from the one that is generally associated with the trainings to actually test the capability of the officials.

15th Feb 2008 Meeting with Dir(O)/ BSNL (Reimbursement of cost of mobile hand sets):
AGS, Com Khan, met Shri J.R.Gupta ,Dir (O), BSNL on 15th February 2008 and requested him to take appropriate action on the matter pertaining to reimbursement of cost for purchase of mobile Handsets to all the executives and get the same approved by  the Management Committee. Dir (O) was positive in this connection and was able to clearly recollect our correspondence in the matter & logic behind reimbursement of cost for purchase of mobile hand sets by absorbed executives of BSNL and advised us not to be very tough on the matter. He also informed us that MC meeting was not held in the  week from 11th to 15th February 2008 due to absence of CMD and other board of directors at Delhi. However, Director(O) assured of early psositive action in the matter.

13th Feb 2008District conference of Chandigarh Telecom District:
District conference of Chandigarh Telecom District was held on 13th February 2008. Com. Inderjit Singh, Vice President CHQ, Com. A.A.Khan, AGS, Com. Sanjeev , Circle President Punjab Circle & Com. Amarjit Singh, Circle Secretary PB Circle was attended and addressed the conference. Com. Barinder Singh, Com. Prithipal Singh & Com. Vinod Kumar were elected as District President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively. More than 150 members attended the District conference and day to day developments in BSNL at Corporate level were apprised by the CHQ leaders

7th Feb 2008 Pers. I  Branch issues another letter on TES Gr. B to STS DPC >>>>>>>>>

Circle Secretaries may kindly ensure about the contents of the paragraph of the above mentioned letter (as reproduced below)

Para:

"It is further requested that the Circles may go through the complete zone of seniority list and indicate the present status regarding all officers who had ever worked in circles but at present they have been transferred to to some other circle or are no more in the service due to what so ever reason may be. The detail of such officers be indicated in the remarks column of the tabulation sheet. "

7th Feb 2008

Message to Circle Secretaries:

All the Circle Secretaries are requested to take a note of the above developments i.e there are two jobs on topmost priority, Firstly the DPC from SDE to DE(in the present instructions by BSNLCO it is emphasized that there won't be any screening in the Circles, only the CR assessment of an individual are to be compiled and sent to BSNL, CO in the prescribed dates, and the necessary Vigilance Clearances of the covered individuals to be sent to Circle Vigilance and in turn will be sent to CVO's office).

Secondly, The All India eligibility list  of JTO has to be prepared by BSNLCO, it is to be ensured that all the JTOs serving in their Circle has to be included. In the earlier E/L there were instances where the names were not included in the first stage and subsequently the names were sent, which created problems in promoting people.

The developments on the above two issues should be apprised to CHQ regularly.

4th Feb 2008  Transfer and posting order issued by corporate office in the cadre of AO / Sr. AO.>>>>>>>>>>>

2nd Feb 2008 Issues of Civil & Electrical.

• Competitive quota vacancies in the cadre of SDE(C) are 63 and for SDE(E) are 46 in number. There are 147 number SDE(C)'s vacancies in seniority cum fitness quota.

• The DPC for promotion from SDE(C) to EE(C) was held on 1st February 2008 for 34 no. of Vacancies. The DPC is not over as some formalities are yet to be completed.

• The list from JTO(C) to SDE(C) is held up for want of Vigilance clearance of the following SDE(adhoc). 1. R.P.Mukherjee-AS, 2. Soram Gopal Singh, NE 3. S.Ravi-MH, 4.V.Mohan-MH 5.Naser Ahmed-MH, 6.Narendra Kr-NTR, 7. Satya Prakash-NTR,8.R.K.Sharma-NTR, 9. Umesh Kr. -HR,10. P.L.Arun-UP(W). CSs of the concerned Circles kindly expedite.

1st Feb 2008Order for the reversion of 1966 SDEs quashed by Kerala High Court - In the case filed by SNEA comrades, Ernakulam High Court quashed the order for the reversion of 1966 SDEs and the consequent revised seniority list published in 2004.