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BSNL-Circle Council Meeting Agenad for CCM %The CGMM-WTR-MUMBAI
BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION
(Registered under Indian Trade Union Act 1926. Regd. No.4896)
WESTERN TELECOM REGION
Shri.S.S.MISHRA : 8th Floor, Telecom Bldg, MTNL Marg, Prabhadevi
CCM Secretary (WTR) Dadar (West), Mumbai – 400 028.
Asstt.Circle Secretary (MH) : Tel: 022 22676050, 24315133
Regional President. WTR. Mob: 9403545045
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BSNLEU/CCM/WTR/AGENDA/2010-2011/03 Date: 06/02/2010.
To,
Shri.T.K.Sil.
Chief General Manager (Mtce.)
Western Telecom Region.
12th Floor, Telephone House,
MTNL Marg, Dadar (W),
Mumbai-400 028.
Sub: AGENDA FOR THE WTR CIRCLE COUNCIL MEETING.
Respected Sir,
We are of the thinking that together we can amicably sort out all the problem related to the staff
and will also share to make WTR BSNL proper in the competitive Telecom scenario.
Kindly find herewith a copy of the “AGENDA” appended for the WTR Circle Council Meeting.
I would like to request your kind honour to consider to fix the date for CCM Meeting at the earliest.
With regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Sd/-
(S.S.Mishra)
CCM (Secretary)
Western Telecom Region.
AGENDA FOR WTR CCM MEETING
Review and follow up action of pending items of previous CCM Meetings and discussion over this agreement items and agreed items, which are not implemented at LCM level.
Item No.1) Medical Check-up.
a) Medical check up for all employees from welfare.
It is learnt that medical check up for all employees was done earlier and all of sudden it was discontinued in WTR SSA wise. It was agreed lr.No.STE-114/CCM/2009-10/20 dated at Mumbai the 25th June 2009.But not implemented still date.
Union demand same should be implemented immediately in WTR.
b) Medical treatment in Emergency cases in Pvt. Hospital.
It is observed that officials who have admitted in emergency condition, Nodal Officer can take prior permission from CGMM WTR MBI for emergency admission either by FAX/Mobile or E-Mail of the concerned authority along with emergency Certificate from the concerned Doctor regarding nature of disease. The Order issued by CAO by lr. No.CGM/F-18/BSNL MRS/OT-10 dated 19/12/2009 is not correct.
Hence, Union demands that order by CAO may treated as cancelled and necessary orders may be issued to the extent.
c) Pending of medical bills :
i) Shri.N.M.Patil (TM) OFC Kolhapur, Medical bill pending since 2005. His case was genuine but unfortunately his case was rejected.
Hence, Union demands that the case should be reopen and settled it at the earlier.
Mrs. & Mr. S.S.Luktuke Sr.TOA/JTO. Pune.
ii) Medical bill submitted by the above officials have been rejected by CGMM Mumbai. The
empanel hospital was 12-15 Kms. away. Hence the treatment was taken in near by Privet
hospital due to emergency.
Hence, Union demands that both the cases are genuine & bills are to be settled immediately.
iii) Shri J.T.Chafekar, Sr.TOA (Retired) Nagpur
Lunge Cancer Mrs.Yogini J. Chafekar wife of Shri J.T.Chafekar, Sr.TOA (Retired) Nagpur
Medical bill (Outdoor) submitted by the above Retired official have been rejected
by CGMM Mumbai.
Hence, Union demands that the case should be reopen and settled it at the earlier.
Item No.2) Departmental Quarters.
a) Former DGM (SM) Thane, Shri. Nilesh Kumar Verma was occupied quarter has to pay 7 Lakhs
as outstanding dues. Recover the same amount from the concerned officer to avoid further loss
to BSNL.
Union demands that what procedure is adopted by the administration to vacate the quarter of
the said officer and recover the same amount from the concerned officer.
b) Vacant Quarters of WTR Thane.
There were 10 quarters were vacant since, long period in CXL Compound Thane. Due to
non allotment of quarters BSNL is put into heavy loss.
Union demands that necessary orders may be issued to the eligible applicant for allotment
of quarters.
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c) Allottement of Departmental Quarter – case of Shri. S. S.Mishra TM OFC MBI.
Shri.S.S.Mishra TM OFC MBI has applied for4 quarter at Vakola. After performing 25 years of Service
& although he was ready to pay licence fee 3 times more which was asked. But his case was rejected
with the region that he is not eligible to ‘D’ Type quarter. But unfortunately JTO who joined recently in service have allotted the same quarter immediately after 3 months.
Hence, Union demand that Shri S.S.Mishra may be allotted quarters at vakola to avoid injustice
on non-executive employees.
d) Staffs quarters of Indoor M/W division.
i) In spite of sufficient funds allotted to M/W Indoor to carried out repairing work as well as white washing and denting painting of Microwave staff quarters, the funds were the misused for other non important work.
Hence, Union demands same work is to be started immediately to avoid future in convince.
ii) One ladies toilet also required in M/W station at Indoor, same my be provided immediately.
e) Narmada water connection line at M/W Indoor.
Narmada water connection line at M/W staff quarters Indoor is still pending. A letter to Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Indoor and Mayor Indoor has already been sent twice. It is essential to avoid drinking water problem in this summer. One additional connection for staff quarter is needed to reduce the load on office boring.
f) Repairing of new pipe line and changing of wolves at M/W Indoor.
Repairing of new pipe line and changing of wolves etc. from top to bottom at Indoor is urgently required to save water, wasted from over head tank daily.
g) Electrical wiring of M/W staff quarters at Indoor.
The electrical wiring of M/W staff quarters at Indoor is in very bad condition and at any time an accident can be taken place due to short circuit. The Executive Engineer (Electrical) Indoor has been informed time to time but no action has been taken so far.
Union demand the case may be pursue with the concern officer and take necessary action immediately.
h) From the corner of the M/W Building at Indoor the boundary wall.
From the corner of the M/W Building at Indoor the boundary wall is become public urinal and it has become a very big problem for the staff members living in quarters. To over come this problem and shrubs out side boundary wall BSNL advertisement can be put on the wall or pictures of Gods can be drawn on the wall to protect it from this illegal public urinal place.
Item No.3) Poor performance of civil work.
Civil work is assigned to Civil Division has not done properly. Leakage is still continue. Performance of civil work is not up to the mark. Whenever WTR officers given any complaint to civil division, they have ask to submit a new estimate without going through our compliant.
Union demands that to avoid loss in BSNL, the case has to be taken up with BSNL CO.
Item No.4) Posting of JAO in Western Telecom Region.
There are 11 SSAs is WTR. Due to Shortage of JAOs work is suffering & Bills are not settled in time.
Hence, Union demands that regular JAOs my be posted immediately in consultation with Territorial Circles or other wise eligible Sr. accountant may be posted.
Item No.5) Issue of New Identity card.
Identity cards are not renewed well in advance before expiry date.
Union demands Identity cards may be renewed well in advance and issue new Identity cards immediately.
Item No.6) Shortage of staff in Western Telecom Region
In WTR (all SSAs) so many Non-Executive already retired. Due to this there is lot of shortage of staff.
Hence, Union demand that territorial Circle may be consulted for posting of Non-Executive staff immediately in WTR.
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Item NO. 7) Payment of Advances such as Computer and Scooter Advance.
It is seen that many of the officials are not getting payment of Advances such as Scooter and Computer advance due to non fulfilment of required condition or non availability of funds.
Hence, Union demand that such advances must be paid to all the official who have applied for and also required funds is to be called from corporate Office.
Item No. 8) Supply of splicing machine for route of Western Telecom Region.
Splicing Machines of Western Telecom Region route has become out of dated due to expiry of life. Also some of the machines are not working and also cannot repair. Due to this splicing work cannot be done which result heavy loss to BSNL.
Hence, Union demand that concern DGMs are to be informed to get repaired of the machine and also to purchase new splicing machines where required. Action is required to take urgently as union had raised this issue many times.
Item No. 9) Specific procedure not followed in LCM Meetings in Western Telecom Region
It is observed that no specific procedure is followed about discussion and action taken of the points of Agenda given in all the LCM Meetings. We have noticed that no criteria are fixed for discussion of Agenda in LCM Meeting.
Hence, Union demand that all the DGMs must be informed accordingly and specific criteria is to be fixed for all the SSAs. Which help smooth running of LCM Meeting.
Item No. 10) None holding of DPC for OTBP/BCR promotion.
DPC for OTBP/BCR promotion in conducting by territorial SSA. Due to this all the related cases are delayed. Instead of that DPC can be conduct by concerned Account unit and copy of the minutes can be sent to the territorial SSA for early settlement of the cases.
Hence Union demand that the old procedure is to be followed again to avoid delay.
Item No.11 Booklet of Pension forms.
Booklet of all the pension forms is to be issue to all the concern employees along with the list of the
retiring employees. Booklet must be concern all the required pension forms and the same is printed properly.
Hence Union demand that booklet of pension forms must be issued to the retiring officials well in time.
Item No.12) HR Package.
Live balance particulars are not incorporated in the salary slip.
Hence, union demand that leave particulars (E/L, HPL) may be shown in the salary slip of the official working in WTR.
Item No.13) Transfer under Rule-8.
The official who have applied for Rule-8 transfer are facing lots problem for getting transfer. Many of the cases are still pending in WTR.
Hence, Union demand that WTR Management must concern with territorial circle to settled the log pending cases. e.g.
1) Shri S.M.Wasnik, Sr.TOA (G) OFC Nanded. Under DGM NP. (WTR Nanded to Nagpur WTR)
2) Shri Radakrishnan, T/M OFC Gwolier. Under GMM BPL (Itarsi to Gwolier WTR)
3. Shri B.S.Dani, T/M Kopoli, Under DGM (SM) Thane, Rule-8 (Kopoli to Nashik WTR)
Item No.14) Woollen Jersey.
Woollen Jersey supplied to the staff are of different rate in different circle SSAs.
Hence, Union demand that unfortunately of rates to be maintained in WTR.
Item No.15) Winter Uniforms.
Winter Uniforms are nit provided in time to the concern officials. Same times it provided after the winter season.
Hence, Union demand that winter uniforms must be provided one month in advance before winter starts.
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Item No.16) Cast Certificate of ST Candidates.
It is Known that cast certificate of some of the Members are lying with V.O. O/o CGMM Mumbai. All these certificates are kept for cast verification since, last 2-3 years and not returned to concern official till date. In same places Original certificate is to be produced as a proof of cast. At that time without original certificate work is held up.
Hence, Union demand that the Original Cast certificate is to return to the official. Who have asked for with assurance of return in specific period of time.
Item No.17) Delay in Monthly Salary Payment of DGM (SM) Thane.
Since from last few months’ staff of DGM (SM) Thane, are getting monthly salary very late. Particularly those having A/C Bank of India Thane Branch are getting salary payment very late ie.1st week of the next month. Due to these staff are facing many problems. This issue had been taken in LCM meeting of thane as well as this was brought in to the notice of DGM (SM) Thane. But the officer had not taken any steps to solve this problem. So staffs of DGM (SM) Thane are very frustrated.
Hence, Union demand that immediate action is to taken to solve this problem and fixed the responsibility to the officers.
Item No. 18) Cases of Casual Labours/TSM to appointment as Regular Mazdoor.
Same of the casual labours working in WTR have still not got posting Regular Mazdoor.
Hence, Union demand the case may be taken to the CO. office and settle the issue at the earliest.
The log pending case as are follows.
1. Shir Salim Omer Quareshi, (TSM) Gandhidam. O/o DGMM Rajkot.
2. Shri R.K.Rajak, (TSM) OFC, Jagdalpur. O/o DGMM Raipur.
3. Smt. Panchfula Ashok Sawate, TSM OFC Nanded.
Item No.19) Posting of TMs after completion of training - case of DGM JB.
Same of the officials have completion of training of Telecom Mechanic not got posting of TM till date.
Hence, Union demand that WTR Management as to concern with territorial circle and issue the posting order as TMs immediately.
Names of RMs are as follows
1) Shri OM Prakash,
2) Shri Mohanlal Yadav,
3) Shri Sukachand Guattam,
4) Shri Keshav Howare.
5) Shri Abdul Razak
Item No.20) GSM connection to Motor Driver in Western Telecom Region SSA.
All Motor driver may be issued GSM connection in WTR SSA most of M/drivers are not issued GSM connection.
Hence, Union demand that M/Drivers in WTR may be issued GSM connections on top priority basis.
Item No.21) Sanction of WLL in Western Telecom Region.
i) Eligible Telecom Mechanics are not given WLL connection in WTR as per BSNL CO. guidelines. Even though the sanction for the same already issued but due to non-availability of instruments WLL not provided to SSAs.
II) GSM connection to the Telecom Mechanic of OFC route in Dist./Circle office, all the Telecom Mechanic are having service WLL connection in WTR sub-region in MTNL/SSA area, the field staff who are working in different SDCC, SSA under DE M/W and OFC falls under different SDCA. In the critical situation, it is very difficult to contact with superiors through WLL without having “0” facility. Working at route party has to go beyond 30 Kms. distance were this WLL cannot use due to non availability of range. Also the concern official cannot report to his superiors about the fault.
Hence, Union demands WTR Management must consult with Territorial circle to provide WLL and GSM connection. Also WLL connection is to be given with “0” facility.
Item No. 22) No circulation of any circulars/orders related to staff matters to
the CCM/LCM Members of DGMM Pune.
It is observed that all the important circulars are not getting by any of CCM/LCM Members. As per the order of CO. office all CCM/LCM Members must get one copy from the administration. But this procedure is not followed in WTR, Also DGMM Pune had refused to accept this point raised in LCM Pune meeting.
Hence, Union demand that this procedure must be followed in all the SSAs.
Item No.23) Record Room in Western Telecom Region.
It was decided in last meeting but no action has been taken so far.
Hence, Union demand that provisions of a record room in WTR is made immediately wherever required.
Item No.24) Infrastructure in all Union Offices in Western Telecom Region.
BSNL CO. has issued order No.BSNL/5-1/SR/2008/Vol.II (ii) Dated, 27th January, 2009 for permission of infrastructure in union office. But the same has not been followed in LCM Union offices in WTR.
Hence, Union demands that necessary orders may be issued to provide infrastructure to all Union offices in WTR.
Item No.25) NO Permission for conducting Meeting in the conference Hall of WTR (HQ) PDI.
As per BSNL Co. Guidelines Vide lr.no BSNL / 5-1/SR/2008 /Vol II (ii) dated 27/1/09 ,
Recognised union are permitted to conduct Meeting.WTR Management Mumbai has not permitted to conduct Union Meeting in the conference hall of telephone house during lunch hours. As there is no proper place available except Conference hall to conduct a union Meeting.
Hence, Union demand permission may be granted to conduct any Union Meetings in Telephone House Conference hall whenever required.
Item No.26) Compliance report
Whenever recognised Union write letter to Management, no reply is given and also no action taken on this issue asked.
Hence, Union demand immediate action is to be taken and reply of the same is to be given immediately.
Item No.27) Disciplinary action against of two Motor Drivers and Officers in Thane unite.
No disciplinary action had been taken against two Motor Drivers and Officers who are involved in
Thane unit even after submission of sufficient evidence against two M/Ds working in DGM (SM) Thane.
Hence, Union demand that displinary action may be taken against officers involved with case also
action against the M/Drs directly.
Item No.28) Disciplinary Action of Shri P.K.Jain, DGM JB.
In DGM JB office same incidents had taken place in which so many charges were made against
DGM JB. All the charges were very serious.
Hence, Union demand that inquiry committee is to be formed to investigate all the serious charges and
Disciplinary action is to taken guilty official if it found true.
Item No. 29) Shri K. Ashok, SDE M/W Tuljapur making harassment of the Staff.
Shri K. Ashok, SDE M/W Tuljapur, have started to make harassment to Residential and office staffs once again. Also he is using bad language against the staff. He is working at Tuljapur and staying WTR Quarter in Solapur.
Hence, Union demand that vacant his quarter to get relief to the staff and officers.
Item No.30) Provision of List of officers more than 10 Years.
List of the officers working in WTR more than 10 years is to issue immediately. It is observed that most of the officers are working for more than 10 years at same place.
Hence, Union demand to issue the list of officers working in WTR for more than 10 years at one station.
Item No.31) CVC Guidelines.
CVC Guidelines issued by BSNL CO. Lr. No. 22-19/2008-VM-II Dated the 03/12/2008. Has not followed in Western Telecom Region.
Union demand that same CVC Guidelines may be followed immediately in WTR.
Item No. 32) Shri B. T. Sirsat T/M working as stations arranged both the duties of
office as well route.
Shri B.T.Sirsat T/M working in Satara division was attending route faults. But due to not availability of TMs in station administration was used his service for office work also. As per the rule the official of route must get rest of at least 8 hrs. But he was not allowed to take rest after attending the faults. Which result his death due to severe Heart attack.
Hence, Union demand that strict rule is to be followed for the officials working on route. They must get 8 hrs. Rest after attending faults and they should not use for office work.
Item No. 33) Any other item.
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BSNLEU/CCM/WTR/AGENDA/2010-2011/03 Date: 06/02/2010.
To,
Shri.T.K.Sil.
Chief General Manager (Mtce.)
Western Telecom Region.
12th Floor, Telephone House,
MTNL Marg, Dadar (W),
Mumbai-400 028.
Sub: AGENDA FOR THE WTR CIRCLE COUNCIL MEETING.
Respected Sir,
We are of the thinking that together we can amicably sort out all the problem related to the staff
and will also share to make WTR BSNL proper in the competitive Telecom scenario.
Kindly find herewith a copy of the “AGENDA” appended for the WTR Circle Council Meeting.
I would like to request your kind honour to consider to fix the date for CCM Meeting at the earliest.
With regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Sd/-
(S.S.Mishra)
CCM (Secretary)
Western Telecom Region.
AGENDA FOR WTR CCM MEETING
Review and follow up action of pending items of previous CCM Meetings and discussion over this agreement items and agreed items, which are not implemented at LCM level.
Item No.1) Medical Check-up.
a) Medical check up for all employees from welfare.
It is learnt that medical check up for all employees was done earlier and all of sudden it was discontinued in WTR SSA wise. It was agreed lr.No.STE-114/CCM/2009-10/20 dated at Mumbai the 25th June 2009.But not implemented still date.
Union demand same should be implemented immediately in WTR.
b) Medical treatment in Emergency cases in Pvt. Hospital.
It is observed that officials who have admitted in emergency condition, Nodal Officer can take prior permission from CGMM WTR MBI for emergency admission either by FAX/Mobile or E-Mail of the concerned authority along with emergency Certificate from the concerned Doctor regarding nature of disease. The Order issued by CAO by lr. No.CGM/F-18/BSNL MRS/OT-10 dated 19/12/2009 is not correct.
Hence, Union demands that order by CAO may treated as cancelled and necessary orders may be issued to the extent.
c) Pending of medical bills :
i) Shri.N.M.Patil (TM) OFC Kolhapur, Medical bill pending since 2005. His case was genuine but unfortunately his case was rejected.
Hence, Union demands that the case should be reopen and settled it at the earlier.
Mrs. & Mr. S.S.Luktuke Sr.TOA/JTO. Pune.
ii) Medical bill submitted by the above officials have been rejected by CGMM Mumbai. The
empanel hospital was 12-15 Kms. away. Hence the treatment was taken in near by Privet
hospital due to emergency.
Hence, Union demands that both the cases are genuine & bills are to be settled immediately.
iii) Shri J.T.Chafekar, Sr.TOA (Retired) Nagpur
Lunge Cancer Mrs.Yogini J. Chafekar wife of Shri J.T.Chafekar, Sr.TOA (Retired) Nagpur
Medical bill (Outdoor) submitted by the above Retired official have been rejected
by CGMM Mumbai.
Hence, Union demands that the case should be reopen and settled it at the earlier.
Item No.2) Departmental Quarters.
a) Former DGM (SM) Thane, Shri. Nilesh Kumar Verma was occupied quarter has to pay 7 Lakhs
as outstanding dues. Recover the same amount from the concerned officer to avoid further loss
to BSNL.
Union demands that what procedure is adopted by the administration to vacate the quarter of
the said officer and recover the same amount from the concerned officer.
b) Vacant Quarters of WTR Thane.
There were 10 quarters were vacant since, long period in CXL Compound Thane. Due to
non allotment of quarters BSNL is put into heavy loss.
Union demands that necessary orders may be issued to the eligible applicant for allotment
of quarters.
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c) Allottement of Departmental Quarter – case of Shri. S. S.Mishra TM OFC MBI.
Shri.S.S.Mishra TM OFC MBI has applied for4 quarter at Vakola. After performing 25 years of Service
& although he was ready to pay licence fee 3 times more which was asked. But his case was rejected
with the region that he is not eligible to ‘D’ Type quarter. But unfortunately JTO who joined recently in service have allotted the same quarter immediately after 3 months.
Hence, Union demand that Shri S.S.Mishra may be allotted quarters at vakola to avoid injustice
on non-executive employees.
d) Staffs quarters of Indoor M/W division.
i) In spite of sufficient funds allotted to M/W Indoor to carried out repairing work as well as white washing and denting painting of Microwave staff quarters, the funds were the misused for other non important work.
Hence, Union demands same work is to be started immediately to avoid future in convince.
ii) One ladies toilet also required in M/W station at Indoor, same my be provided immediately.
e) Narmada water connection line at M/W Indoor.
Narmada water connection line at M/W staff quarters Indoor is still pending. A letter to Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Indoor and Mayor Indoor has already been sent twice. It is essential to avoid drinking water problem in this summer. One additional connection for staff quarter is needed to reduce the load on office boring.
f) Repairing of new pipe line and changing of wolves at M/W Indoor.
Repairing of new pipe line and changing of wolves etc. from top to bottom at Indoor is urgently required to save water, wasted from over head tank daily.
g) Electrical wiring of M/W staff quarters at Indoor.
The electrical wiring of M/W staff quarters at Indoor is in very bad condition and at any time an accident can be taken place due to short circuit. The Executive Engineer (Electrical) Indoor has been informed time to time but no action has been taken so far.
Union demand the case may be pursue with the concern officer and take necessary action immediately.
h) From the corner of the M/W Building at Indoor the boundary wall.
From the corner of the M/W Building at Indoor the boundary wall is become public urinal and it has become a very big problem for the staff members living in quarters. To over come this problem and shrubs out side boundary wall BSNL advertisement can be put on the wall or pictures of Gods can be drawn on the wall to protect it from this illegal public urinal place.
Item No.3) Poor performance of civil work.
Civil work is assigned to Civil Division has not done properly. Leakage is still continue. Performance of civil work is not up to the mark. Whenever WTR officers given any complaint to civil division, they have ask to submit a new estimate without going through our compliant.
Union demands that to avoid loss in BSNL, the case has to be taken up with BSNL CO.
Item No.4) Posting of JAO in Western Telecom Region.
There are 11 SSAs is WTR. Due to Shortage of JAOs work is suffering & Bills are not settled in time.
Hence, Union demands that regular JAOs my be posted immediately in consultation with Territorial Circles or other wise eligible Sr. accountant may be posted.
Item No.5) Issue of New Identity card.
Identity cards are not renewed well in advance before expiry date.
Union demands Identity cards may be renewed well in advance and issue new Identity cards immediately.
Item No.6) Shortage of staff in Western Telecom Region
In WTR (all SSAs) so many Non-Executive already retired. Due to this there is lot of shortage of staff.
Hence, Union demand that territorial Circle may be consulted for posting of Non-Executive staff immediately in WTR.
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Item NO. 7) Payment of Advances such as Computer and Scooter Advance.
It is seen that many of the officials are not getting payment of Advances such as Scooter and Computer advance due to non fulfilment of required condition or non availability of funds.
Hence, Union demand that such advances must be paid to all the official who have applied for and also required funds is to be called from corporate Office.
Item No. 8) Supply of splicing machine for route of Western Telecom Region.
Splicing Machines of Western Telecom Region route has become out of dated due to expiry of life. Also some of the machines are not working and also cannot repair. Due to this splicing work cannot be done which result heavy loss to BSNL.
Hence, Union demand that concern DGMs are to be informed to get repaired of the machine and also to purchase new splicing machines where required. Action is required to take urgently as union had raised this issue many times.
Item No. 9) Specific procedure not followed in LCM Meetings in Western Telecom Region
It is observed that no specific procedure is followed about discussion and action taken of the points of Agenda given in all the LCM Meetings. We have noticed that no criteria are fixed for discussion of Agenda in LCM Meeting.
Hence, Union demand that all the DGMs must be informed accordingly and specific criteria is to be fixed for all the SSAs. Which help smooth running of LCM Meeting.
Item No. 10) None holding of DPC for OTBP/BCR promotion.
DPC for OTBP/BCR promotion in conducting by territorial SSA. Due to this all the related cases are delayed. Instead of that DPC can be conduct by concerned Account unit and copy of the minutes can be sent to the territorial SSA for early settlement of the cases.
Hence Union demand that the old procedure is to be followed again to avoid delay.
Item No.11 Booklet of Pension forms.
Booklet of all the pension forms is to be issue to all the concern employees along with the list of the
retiring employees. Booklet must be concern all the required pension forms and the same is printed properly.
Hence Union demand that booklet of pension forms must be issued to the retiring officials well in time.
Item No.12) HR Package.
Live balance particulars are not incorporated in the salary slip.
Hence, union demand that leave particulars (E/L, HPL) may be shown in the salary slip of the official working in WTR.
Item No.13) Transfer under Rule-8.
The official who have applied for Rule-8 transfer are facing lots problem for getting transfer. Many of the cases are still pending in WTR.
Hence, Union demand that WTR Management must concern with territorial circle to settled the log pending cases. e.g.
1) Shri S.M.Wasnik, Sr.TOA (G) OFC Nanded. Under DGM NP. (WTR Nanded to Nagpur WTR)
2) Shri Radakrishnan, T/M OFC Gwolier. Under GMM BPL (Itarsi to Gwolier WTR)
3. Shri B.S.Dani, T/M Kopoli, Under DGM (SM) Thane, Rule-8 (Kopoli to Nashik WTR)
Item No.14) Woollen Jersey.
Woollen Jersey supplied to the staff are of different rate in different circle SSAs.
Hence, Union demand that unfortunately of rates to be maintained in WTR.
Item No.15) Winter Uniforms.
Winter Uniforms are nit provided in time to the concern officials. Same times it provided after the winter season.
Hence, Union demand that winter uniforms must be provided one month in advance before winter starts.
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Item No.16) Cast Certificate of ST Candidates.
It is Known that cast certificate of some of the Members are lying with V.O. O/o CGMM Mumbai. All these certificates are kept for cast verification since, last 2-3 years and not returned to concern official till date. In same places Original certificate is to be produced as a proof of cast. At that time without original certificate work is held up.
Hence, Union demand that the Original Cast certificate is to return to the official. Who have asked for with assurance of return in specific period of time.
Item No.17) Delay in Monthly Salary Payment of DGM (SM) Thane.
Since from last few months’ staff of DGM (SM) Thane, are getting monthly salary very late. Particularly those having A/C Bank of India Thane Branch are getting salary payment very late ie.1st week of the next month. Due to these staff are facing many problems. This issue had been taken in LCM meeting of thane as well as this was brought in to the notice of DGM (SM) Thane. But the officer had not taken any steps to solve this problem. So staffs of DGM (SM) Thane are very frustrated.
Hence, Union demand that immediate action is to taken to solve this problem and fixed the responsibility to the officers.
Item No. 18) Cases of Casual Labours/TSM to appointment as Regular Mazdoor.
Same of the casual labours working in WTR have still not got posting Regular Mazdoor.
Hence, Union demand the case may be taken to the CO. office and settle the issue at the earliest.
The log pending case as are follows.
1. Shir Salim Omer Quareshi, (TSM) Gandhidam. O/o DGMM Rajkot.
2. Shri R.K.Rajak, (TSM) OFC, Jagdalpur. O/o DGMM Raipur.
3. Smt. Panchfula Ashok Sawate, TSM OFC Nanded.
Item No.19) Posting of TMs after completion of training - case of DGM JB.
Same of the officials have completion of training of Telecom Mechanic not got posting of TM till date.
Hence, Union demand that WTR Management as to concern with territorial circle and issue the posting order as TMs immediately.
Names of RMs are as follows
1) Shri OM Prakash,
2) Shri Mohanlal Yadav,
3) Shri Sukachand Guattam,
4) Shri Keshav Howare.
5) Shri Abdul Razak
Item No.20) GSM connection to Motor Driver in Western Telecom Region SSA.
All Motor driver may be issued GSM connection in WTR SSA most of M/drivers are not issued GSM connection.
Hence, Union demand that M/Drivers in WTR may be issued GSM connections on top priority basis.
Item No.21) Sanction of WLL in Western Telecom Region.
i) Eligible Telecom Mechanics are not given WLL connection in WTR as per BSNL CO. guidelines. Even though the sanction for the same already issued but due to non-availability of instruments WLL not provided to SSAs.
II) GSM connection to the Telecom Mechanic of OFC route in Dist./Circle office, all the Telecom Mechanic are having service WLL connection in WTR sub-region in MTNL/SSA area, the field staff who are working in different SDCC, SSA under DE M/W and OFC falls under different SDCA. In the critical situation, it is very difficult to contact with superiors through WLL without having “0” facility. Working at route party has to go beyond 30 Kms. distance were this WLL cannot use due to non availability of range. Also the concern official cannot report to his superiors about the fault.
Hence, Union demands WTR Management must consult with Territorial circle to provide WLL and GSM connection. Also WLL connection is to be given with “0” facility.
Item No. 22) No circulation of any circulars/orders related to staff matters to
the CCM/LCM Members of DGMM Pune.
It is observed that all the important circulars are not getting by any of CCM/LCM Members. As per the order of CO. office all CCM/LCM Members must get one copy from the administration. But this procedure is not followed in WTR, Also DGMM Pune had refused to accept this point raised in LCM Pune meeting.
Hence, Union demand that this procedure must be followed in all the SSAs.
Item No.23) Record Room in Western Telecom Region.
It was decided in last meeting but no action has been taken so far.
Hence, Union demand that provisions of a record room in WTR is made immediately wherever required.
Item No.24) Infrastructure in all Union Offices in Western Telecom Region.
BSNL CO. has issued order No.BSNL/5-1/SR/2008/Vol.II (ii) Dated, 27th January, 2009 for permission of infrastructure in union office. But the same has not been followed in LCM Union offices in WTR.
Hence, Union demands that necessary orders may be issued to provide infrastructure to all Union offices in WTR.
Item No.25) NO Permission for conducting Meeting in the conference Hall of WTR (HQ) PDI.
As per BSNL Co. Guidelines Vide lr.no BSNL / 5-1/SR/2008 /Vol II (ii) dated 27/1/09 ,
Recognised union are permitted to conduct Meeting.WTR Management Mumbai has not permitted to conduct Union Meeting in the conference hall of telephone house during lunch hours. As there is no proper place available except Conference hall to conduct a union Meeting.
Hence, Union demand permission may be granted to conduct any Union Meetings in Telephone House Conference hall whenever required.
Item No.26) Compliance report
Whenever recognised Union write letter to Management, no reply is given and also no action taken on this issue asked.
Hence, Union demand immediate action is to be taken and reply of the same is to be given immediately.
Item No.27) Disciplinary action against of two Motor Drivers and Officers in Thane unite.
No disciplinary action had been taken against two Motor Drivers and Officers who are involved in
Thane unit even after submission of sufficient evidence against two M/Ds working in DGM (SM) Thane.
Hence, Union demand that displinary action may be taken against officers involved with case also
action against the M/Drs directly.
Item No.28) Disciplinary Action of Shri P.K.Jain, DGM JB.
In DGM JB office same incidents had taken place in which so many charges were made against
DGM JB. All the charges were very serious.
Hence, Union demand that inquiry committee is to be formed to investigate all the serious charges and
Disciplinary action is to taken guilty official if it found true.
Item No. 29) Shri K. Ashok, SDE M/W Tuljapur making harassment of the Staff.
Shri K. Ashok, SDE M/W Tuljapur, have started to make harassment to Residential and office staffs once again. Also he is using bad language against the staff. He is working at Tuljapur and staying WTR Quarter in Solapur.
Hence, Union demand that vacant his quarter to get relief to the staff and officers.
Item No.30) Provision of List of officers more than 10 Years.
List of the officers working in WTR more than 10 years is to issue immediately. It is observed that most of the officers are working for more than 10 years at same place.
Hence, Union demand to issue the list of officers working in WTR for more than 10 years at one station.
Item No.31) CVC Guidelines.
CVC Guidelines issued by BSNL CO. Lr. No. 22-19/2008-VM-II Dated the 03/12/2008. Has not followed in Western Telecom Region.
Union demand that same CVC Guidelines may be followed immediately in WTR.
Item No. 32) Shri B. T. Sirsat T/M working as stations arranged both the duties of
office as well route.
Shri B.T.Sirsat T/M working in Satara division was attending route faults. But due to not availability of TMs in station administration was used his service for office work also. As per the rule the official of route must get rest of at least 8 hrs. But he was not allowed to take rest after attending the faults. Which result his death due to severe Heart attack.
Hence, Union demand that strict rule is to be followed for the officials working on route. They must get 8 hrs. Rest after attending faults and they should not use for office work.
Item No. 33) Any other item.
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On January 29, Telecom Minister Andimuthu Raja had written to the Prime Minister asking his intervention on the issue, and said the tender was crucial for “BSNL’s future”.
The PM, it is learnt, has asked the DoT Secretary to place the CVC letter before the committee and has urged the committee to discuss the matter urgently.
Incidentally, the Sam Pitroda Committee also includes, apart from banker Deepak Parekh, the DoT secretary himself.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
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Mumbai: Security considerations notwithstanding, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday took a local train instead of a helicopter to travel from Vile Parle to Ghatkopar here.
AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi travels in local train at Andheri Station in Mumbai on Friday. PTI
The Congress leader arrived here on Friday amidst tight security following Shiv Sena's call for black flag demonstrations against him for his "Mumbai for all Indians" remark even as three Sena activists were detained after they tried to enter his itinerary venue.
Virtual curfew in Mumbai
There was a virtual curfew in Shiv Sena's home turf as Rahul Gandhi landed at the Santa Cruz Old Airport in Juhu at about 11.20 a.m. and drove to the Bhaidas Hall, barely a kilometre away, where he was scheduled to address 1,100 college students and youth. landed there.
A tight security cover that ensured a virtual curfew -like atmosphere and not a single black flag as threatened by the saffron party.
Waiting to receive him were Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee office-bearers, local elected representatives and other prominent persons.
There were heavy security arrangements that saw traffic being stopped in and around the posh Juhu-Vile Parle area.
Despite the Shiv Sena's directives to its activists to greet him with black flags because he had "insulted" Marathi people and Maharashtra, security personnel ensured that there was not a single pennant visible.
The Mumbai Police efforts were supplemented by commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG), Rapid Action Force and other forces.
In the afternoon, Rahul will go to Ghatkopar, the north-eastern part of Mumbai where the Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar slums are located.
He will garland a statue of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Ambedkar there, pay homage and then interact with select slum youths.
A spokesperson said both the meetings were organised keeping in mind Rahul Gandhi's desire to meet youth and students from different strata of society.
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05/02/2010Rahul skips chopper ride, hops on to Mumbai local
Mumbai: Security considerations notwithstanding, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday took a local train instead of a helicopter to travel from Vile Parle to Ghatkopar here.
AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi travels in local train at Andheri Station in Mumbai on Friday. PTI
The Congress leader arrived here on Friday amidst tight security following Shiv Sena's call for black flag demonstrations against him for his "Mumbai for all Indians" remark even as three Sena activists were detained after they tried to enter his itinerary venue.
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There was a virtual curfew in Shiv Sena's home turf as Rahul Gandhi landed at the Santa Cruz Old Airport in Juhu at about 11.20 a.m. and drove to the Bhaidas Hall, barely a kilometre away, where he was scheduled to address 1,100 college students and youth. landed there.
A tight security cover that ensured a virtual curfew -like atmosphere and not a single black flag as threatened by the saffron party.
Waiting to receive him were Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee office-bearers, local elected representatives and other prominent persons.
There were heavy security arrangements that saw traffic being stopped in and around the posh Juhu-Vile Parle area.
Despite the Shiv Sena's directives to its activists to greet him with black flags because he had "insulted" Marathi people and Maharashtra, security personnel ensured that there was not a single pennant visible.
The Mumbai Police efforts were supplemented by commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG), Rapid Action Force and other forces.
In the afternoon, Rahul will go to Ghatkopar, the north-eastern part of Mumbai where the Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar slums are located.
He will garland a statue of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Ambedkar there, pay homage and then interact with select slum youths.
A spokesperson said both the meetings were organised keeping in mind Rahul Gandhi's desire to meet youth and students from different strata of society.
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On line Recharge website for Pre-Paid Mobile -inf. by Ashok Hindocha M-9426201999
OSS group launched Mobilseva.in for Prepaid mobile, DTH & Landline subscribers.
OSS group the India's fastest expanding ecommerce player has launched a much awaited service MobileSeva.in an online recharge website for Prepaid mobile , DTH & Landline subscribers. A portal specifically designed for recharge users which offer convenient and secure service
Mumbai, Maharashtra, February 3, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- OSS group the India's fastest expanding ecommerce player has launched a much awaited service MobileSeva.in an online recharge website for Prepaid mobile , DTH & Landline subscribers. A portal specifically designed for recharge users which offer convenient and secure service.
Mobileseva.in provides you with a wide range of recharge services for prepaid mobile phone, DTH & Landline service in India. Now enjoy the benefits of instant recharge for your prepaid mobile & DTH connection from anywhere at your doorsteps in India.
OSS Retails customer need to register at Mobileseva.in site as registration process will consist of mobile verification and should enter the mobile number, email address, contact details.Once the registration process is done Mobileseva user will receive subscriber id and password on his mobile as well in the mail box.After confirmation our subscriber need to enter his ID and will be redirected to respective operator and circle page, where all suitable plans will be displayed to proceed towards payment option. Our business partners can make payment by donecard (cash card).The payment is completely secure as your payment details are entered directly on the secure site of OSS payment gateway.
OSS Retails MD & Ceo Subhash Jewria quoted "There is a growing market for prepaid mobile users in India, In coming years it will be increased by 50%. Mobile service providers are taking prepaid services to India's hundreds of millions in order to expand market share and sustain their growth rate.Well keeping this aspect into consideration, OSS group has introduced Mobileseva.in which will provide timely prepaid mobile recharge service to our prospective customers."
Mobileseva.in offers pin based recharge and flexi based recharge. You can either 'Flexi Recharge' which means you can select the amount with which you would like to recharge from the given range. You can also opt for pin based recharge where you can select desire recharge plan from a list of multiple denominations which suits your requirement.
Now recharge your prepaid phone very easily in india for all mobile service providers like Aircel, Bharati, Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL, Tata Indicom, Docomo, RIM ,BPL, Tata Sky, Dish TV ,Idea, MTNL, Spice and more. You can also recharge GSM phone, and CDMA prepaid cell phones. You can recharge prepaid mobile from your house or workplace, anytime, anywhere with online Prepaid Mobile Recharge Facility at Mobileseva.in
Notes to Editor
The OSS Group of Companies is one of the most well-known corporate business houses in India. It has diversified interests in a number of key industries and it has successfully establish itself as a respected industry leader in all the segments of market which it has explored. OSS holds a greater share in regional market where it has strengthen its relationship with the retailers.
The OSS Group has diversified interests into sectors like real estate, technology, ITES (IT Enabled Services), Internet marketing, and so on. The key niche which the OSS Group managed to tap into has been the services sector. One of our most exciting innovations has been Rail Ticket Online since we are one of the first services providers which facilitate to offer PNR numbers to the railway passengers using our interface. Other than Rail Ticket Online, the OSS Group has also spawned a number of other successful group companies such as OSS Retails, Railticketonline.com, flightsafar.com, donecard.com, mobileseva.in, all under the flagship of OSS Group.
The OSS Group was established in the year in 2006 and it began to achieve milestones and set corporate records in a short period of time. Today, the OSS Group has an impressive turnover of more than 1500 crores and has regional offices in metropolitan cities of India like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Bangalore.
The OSS service desk which operates 24by7 is the Single Point of Contact for any service consumer inquiry regarding the commissioned, requested and delivered services. We are one of the best public utility service providers in India as we promptly generate and render the service to our customers.
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BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION
Recognised Union in BSNL
(Regiistered Under IIndiian Trade Uniion Act 1926.. Regn..No..4896)
CHQ:Dada Ghosh Bhawan,, Opp.. Shadiipur Bus Depot..,, New Dellhii – 110008
Emaiill: chqbsnlleu@siify..com,, websiite: bsnlleuchq..com
Phone:: ((O)) 011--25705385
V..A..N.. Namboodiirii ((R)) 011-- 23342848
Generall Secrettary Fax:: 011-- 25894862
BSNLEU/102 (Circular No.03) 04th February, 2010
CEC Meettiing att Bhopall
Dearr Comrrade,,
As you arre wellll awarre ourr Centtrrall Executtiive Commiittttee meettiing iis goiing tto be helld att tthe ““
Communiitty Hallll”,, P&T Collony,, Bhadbhada Road,, Bhopall ffrrom 14th tto 16th Febrruarry’’2010.. A
sttrrong Recepttiion Commiittttee wiitth Com.. Prramod Prradhan,, Generrall Secrrettarry,, CIITU,, Bhopall as
Chaiirrman and Comrrade S..R.. Nayak,, Ciirrclle Secrrettarry,, M..P.. Ciirrclle as Generrall Secrrettarry has been
fforrmed and sttarrtted ffuncttiioniing..
The iinaugurrall cerremony wiillll commence att 10..00 hrrs.. on 14--02--2010 att “ Gandhii Hallll”,,
Shyamlla Hiilllls,, near Pollyttechniic Chouraha,, Bhopall.. Open Sessiion & Semiinarr wiillll be helld on 15--
02--2010.. The Centtrrall Executtiive Commiittttee Meettiing wiillll be iinaugurratted by Com.. Mohammad Amiin,,
M..P..,, Allll IIndiia Generrall Secrrettarry,, CIITU on 14tth.. On 15tth Febrruarry,, S//Shrrii Gopall Das,, Diirrecttorr
((HR)),, S..R..Kapoorr,, ED((Fiinance)) and ottherr seniiorr offffiicerrs as allso ttrrade uniion lleaderrs wiillll addrress
tthe open sessiion and semiinarr .. The subjjectt commiittttee wiillll be helld att tthe ““Communiitty Hallll” P&T
Collony,, Bhopall.. One off tthe iimporrttantt iissues tto be diiscussed iis tthe excellllentt achiievementt off wage
negottiiattiion.. We have tto diiscuss iin tthe meettiing on varriious sttaffff iissues as wellll as tthe orrganiizattiionall
posiittiion att allll llevells so tthatt we can ttake prreparrattorry measurre fforr tthe nextt Memberrshiip Verriiffiicattiion..
Centtrrall Executtiive Commiittttee memberrs//Ciirrclle Secrrettarriies shoulld come tto diiscuss tthe matttterrs
keepiing iin miind tthe prresentt sociio--polliittiicall scenarriio iin IIndiia so tthatt we wiillll have tto ttake apprroprriiatte
and corrrrectt deciisiions iin allll tthese matttterrs..
Wage Reviisiion
Afftterr tthe wage commiittttee has ffiinalliised tthe agrreementt,, tthe same has been apprroved by tthe BSNL
Managementt on 03..02..2010.. Now iitt wiillll go tto tthe BSNL Boarrd befforre seekiing tthe apprrovall off tthe
DOT.. Generrall Secrrettarry has allrready diiscussed tthe matttterr wiitth tthe CMD BSNL as allso wiitth tthe
Diirrecttorr((HR)) fforr an earrlly deciisiion by tthe BSNL Boarrd.. CHQ iis makiing allll efffforrtts tto speed up tthe
prrocess so tthatt tthe orrderr can be iissued att tthe earrlliiestt.. A llott off calllls,, emaiills,, SMSs ettc.. arre beiing
rreceiived by tthe CHQ enquiirriing when tthe orrderrs wiillll be iissued.. IIn tthe wage agrreementt iin 2002 ffrrom
CDA tto IIDA pay scalles iitt ttook aboutt ffourr montths tto gett tthe orrderrs iissued.. CHQ iis ttrryiing tto rreduce
tthe ttiime perriiod so tthatt tthe orrderrs arre gott iissued by aboutt ttwo montths..
Promottiionall Polliicy
CHQ has rrequestted tthe managementt tto iimpllementt prromottiion polliicy wiitthoutt tthe 9200 scalle iiff ttherre
iis dellay iin apprrovall off tthe same by DPE.. Generrall Secrrettarry has allrready ttaken up tthe matttterr wiitth
DPE fforr an earrlly apprrovall off tthe above pay scalle.. CHQ iis perrusiing tthe matttterr botth wiitth BSNL and
DPE..
Anomally Commiittttee
CHQ iis perrusiing tthe matttterr so tthatt tthe iissue iis diiscussed iin tthe nextt Managementt Commiittttee..
CHQ has allrready ttaken tthe matttterr wiitth tthe concerrned GMs so tthatt tthe notte tto tthe Managementt
Commiittttee iis ffiinalliised and apprroved by tthe Managementt Commiittttee..
Pensiioners’’ Dharna on 29tth January 2010..
As perr tthe callll off tthe Allll IIndiia BSNL--DOT Pensiionerrs’’ Associiattiion,, tthe Dharrna Prrogrramme on 29tth
Januarry was orrganiised iin allll centtrres and iitt iis allso rreporrtted ffrrom varriious Ciirrclles//SSAs tthatt tthe
Dharrna prrogrramme was helld tthrroughoutt tthe Counttrry successffulllly and tthousands off pensiionerrs
parrttiiciipatted iin tthe dharrnas.. The demands,, Merrgerr off 50% IIDA,, IIDA Pensiion rreviisiion,, Removall off
anomally iin Pensiion ettc.. werre ffocussed by pllacarrds,, shouttiing off sllogans ettc.. IIn many centtrres
iimporrttantt ttrrade uniion lleaderrs and offffiice--bearrerrs off BSNLEU,, AIIBDPA ettc.. addrressed tthe dharrna..
On tthe susttaiined prressurre off BSNLEU and AIIBDPA,, tthe DOT iis prrocessiing tthe prroposall fforr IIDA
pensiion rreviisiion fforr tthe BSNL rrettiirrees.. Thiis has become necessarry siince ttherre iis no prroviisiion iin
tthe Rulle 37A fforr pensiion rreviisiion att allll.. Fiirrstt tthe DOT prroposed CDA pensiion rreviisiion fforr BSNL
rrettiirrees.. Afftterr BSNLEU and AIIBDPA mett tthe Communiicattiions Miiniistterr,, Secrrettarry DOT ettc.. as allso
pettiittiioned tto tthe Prriime Miiniistterr,, DOT has sttarrtted prrocessiing tthe prroposall fforr IIDA Pensiion rreviisiion..
Wiitth Warrm Grreettiings,,
Yourrs comrradelly,,
[[V..A..N..NAMBOODIIRII]]
Generall Secrettary
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BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION
Recognised Union in BSNL
(Regiistered Under IIndiian Trade Uniion Act 1926.. Regn..No..4896)
CHQ:Dada Ghosh Bhawan,, Opp.. Shadiipur Bus Depot..,, New Dellhii – 110008
Emaiill: chqbsnlleu@siify..com,, websiite: bsnlleuchq..com
Phone:: ((O)) 011--25705385
V..A..N.. Namboodiirii ((R)) 011-- 23342848
Generall Secrettary Fax:: 011-- 25894862
BSNLEU/102 (Circular No.03) 04th February, 2010
CEC Meettiing att Bhopall
Dearr Comrrade,,
As you arre wellll awarre ourr Centtrrall Executtiive Commiittttee meettiing iis goiing tto be helld att tthe ““
Communiitty Hallll”,, P&T Collony,, Bhadbhada Road,, Bhopall ffrrom 14th tto 16th Febrruarry’’2010.. A
sttrrong Recepttiion Commiittttee wiitth Com.. Prramod Prradhan,, Generrall Secrrettarry,, CIITU,, Bhopall as
Chaiirrman and Comrrade S..R.. Nayak,, Ciirrclle Secrrettarry,, M..P.. Ciirrclle as Generrall Secrrettarry has been
fforrmed and sttarrtted ffuncttiioniing..
The iinaugurrall cerremony wiillll commence att 10..00 hrrs.. on 14--02--2010 att “ Gandhii Hallll”,,
Shyamlla Hiilllls,, near Pollyttechniic Chouraha,, Bhopall.. Open Sessiion & Semiinarr wiillll be helld on 15--
02--2010.. The Centtrrall Executtiive Commiittttee Meettiing wiillll be iinaugurratted by Com.. Mohammad Amiin,,
M..P..,, Allll IIndiia Generrall Secrrettarry,, CIITU on 14tth.. On 15tth Febrruarry,, S//Shrrii Gopall Das,, Diirrecttorr
((HR)),, S..R..Kapoorr,, ED((Fiinance)) and ottherr seniiorr offffiicerrs as allso ttrrade uniion lleaderrs wiillll addrress
tthe open sessiion and semiinarr .. The subjjectt commiittttee wiillll be helld att tthe ““Communiitty Hallll” P&T
Collony,, Bhopall.. One off tthe iimporrttantt iissues tto be diiscussed iis tthe excellllentt achiievementt off wage
negottiiattiion.. We have tto diiscuss iin tthe meettiing on varriious sttaffff iissues as wellll as tthe orrganiizattiionall
posiittiion att allll llevells so tthatt we can ttake prreparrattorry measurre fforr tthe nextt Memberrshiip Verriiffiicattiion..
Centtrrall Executtiive Commiittttee memberrs//Ciirrclle Secrrettarriies shoulld come tto diiscuss tthe matttterrs
keepiing iin miind tthe prresentt sociio--polliittiicall scenarriio iin IIndiia so tthatt we wiillll have tto ttake apprroprriiatte
and corrrrectt deciisiions iin allll tthese matttterrs..
Wage Reviisiion
Afftterr tthe wage commiittttee has ffiinalliised tthe agrreementt,, tthe same has been apprroved by tthe BSNL
Managementt on 03..02..2010.. Now iitt wiillll go tto tthe BSNL Boarrd befforre seekiing tthe apprrovall off tthe
DOT.. Generrall Secrrettarry has allrready diiscussed tthe matttterr wiitth tthe CMD BSNL as allso wiitth tthe
Diirrecttorr((HR)) fforr an earrlly deciisiion by tthe BSNL Boarrd.. CHQ iis makiing allll efffforrtts tto speed up tthe
prrocess so tthatt tthe orrderr can be iissued att tthe earrlliiestt.. A llott off calllls,, emaiills,, SMSs ettc.. arre beiing
rreceiived by tthe CHQ enquiirriing when tthe orrderrs wiillll be iissued.. IIn tthe wage agrreementt iin 2002 ffrrom
CDA tto IIDA pay scalles iitt ttook aboutt ffourr montths tto gett tthe orrderrs iissued.. CHQ iis ttrryiing tto rreduce
tthe ttiime perriiod so tthatt tthe orrderrs arre gott iissued by aboutt ttwo montths..
Promottiionall Polliicy
CHQ has rrequestted tthe managementt tto iimpllementt prromottiion polliicy wiitthoutt tthe 9200 scalle iiff ttherre
iis dellay iin apprrovall off tthe same by DPE.. Generrall Secrrettarry has allrready ttaken up tthe matttterr wiitth
DPE fforr an earrlly apprrovall off tthe above pay scalle.. CHQ iis perrusiing tthe matttterr botth wiitth BSNL and
DPE..
Anomally Commiittttee
CHQ iis perrusiing tthe matttterr so tthatt tthe iissue iis diiscussed iin tthe nextt Managementt Commiittttee..
CHQ has allrready ttaken tthe matttterr wiitth tthe concerrned GMs so tthatt tthe notte tto tthe Managementt
Commiittttee iis ffiinalliised and apprroved by tthe Managementt Commiittttee..
Pensiioners’’ Dharna on 29tth January 2010..
As perr tthe callll off tthe Allll IIndiia BSNL--DOT Pensiionerrs’’ Associiattiion,, tthe Dharrna Prrogrramme on 29tth
Januarry was orrganiised iin allll centtrres and iitt iis allso rreporrtted ffrrom varriious Ciirrclles//SSAs tthatt tthe
Dharrna prrogrramme was helld tthrroughoutt tthe Counttrry successffulllly and tthousands off pensiionerrs
parrttiiciipatted iin tthe dharrnas.. The demands,, Merrgerr off 50% IIDA,, IIDA Pensiion rreviisiion,, Removall off
anomally iin Pensiion ettc.. werre ffocussed by pllacarrds,, shouttiing off sllogans ettc.. IIn many centtrres
iimporrttantt ttrrade uniion lleaderrs and offffiice--bearrerrs off BSNLEU,, AIIBDPA ettc.. addrressed tthe dharrna..
On tthe susttaiined prressurre off BSNLEU and AIIBDPA,, tthe DOT iis prrocessiing tthe prroposall fforr IIDA
pensiion rreviisiion fforr tthe BSNL rrettiirrees.. Thiis has become necessarry siince ttherre iis no prroviisiion iin
tthe Rulle 37A fforr pensiion rreviisiion att allll.. Fiirrstt tthe DOT prroposed CDA pensiion rreviisiion fforr BSNL
rrettiirrees.. Afftterr BSNLEU and AIIBDPA mett tthe Communiicattiions Miiniistterr,, Secrrettarry DOT ettc.. as allso
pettiittiioned tto tthe Prriime Miiniistterr,, DOT has sttarrtted prrocessiing tthe prroposall fforr IIDA Pensiion rreviisiion..
Wiitth Warrm Grreettiings,,
Yourrs comrradelly,,
[[V..A..N..NAMBOODIIRII]]
Generall Secrettary
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[04.02.2010]Wage Revision:- Management Committee in its meeting on 3rd February, 2010 has approved Wage Revision agreement. This will now be placed before BSNL Board. The Board meeting is expected to be held by the third week of February. General Secretary, Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri along with Com. K.R. Yadav, Vice President and Org. Secretary, Com. Biplab Das met Director (HR), Shri Gopal Das and requested for early necessary action in the matter.
[03.02.2010] 9.4% IDA increase w.e.f. 01.01.2010. BSNL Order <>
[02.02.2010]Enhancement of the period of Maternity Leave and introduction of Special Allowance for child care for non-executive Women Employees <>
[02.02.2010]103 MEMBERS INCREASED IN BSNL CORPORATE OFFICE BRANCH, NEW DELHI IN JANUARY, 2010.
[02.02.2010]Incentive Schemes for BSNL employees bringing in postpaid broadband connections <>
[29.01.2010]PENSIONERS DHARNA WERE ORGANISED ON 29TH JANUARY 2010 SUCCESSFULLY ALL OVER INDIA DEMANDING 50% IDA MERGER, IDA PENSION REVISION ETC. DHARNA WAS ALSO ORGANISED INFRONT OF BSNL OFFICE, NEW DELHI. AIBDPA & BSNLEU LEADERS ADDRESSED IN THE DHARNAS.
[29.01.2010]Holding of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the cadre of Telecom Mechanic for Recruitment year 2008 - Clarifications issued <>
[28.01.2010]IDA pension revision – Good News
On the basis of our sustained efforts taking by BSNLEU and AIBDPA with the Minister Communications and Secretary DoT as also in wage agreement, DoT is processing case for IDA Merger and IDA pension revision for pre-2007 retirees.
V.A.N. Namboodiri
General Secretary, BSNLEU
[25.01.2010]BSNL Non-Executive Wage Agreement - A Great Achievement despite Adverse Circumstances <>
[25.01.2010]Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendations of the Sixth CPC regarding revision of pension etc. - Grant of full pension to Government servants who retired on or after 01.01.2006 <>
[23.01.2010]BEWARE OF RUMOURS ! Ignore False Propaganda ! :- NFTE in its website has started giving false news about members leaving BSNLEU and joining NFTE.
These are completely false as per reports received from our Circle and District Secretaries.
In fact, more and more workers are joining BSNLEU in view of the correct stand taken by BSNLEU and the sustained struggles organized by it to defend the interests of workers. The recent agreement on wage revision has enthusiased the entire BSNL Workers and more and more are joining BSNLEU.
[23.01.2010]United Forum Circular No.1 - On Wage Revision <>
[21.01.2010]General Secretary Meets Director (HR)
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU along with Coms. Mihir Dasgpta, AGS and R.S.Chauhan, Org. Secretary met Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) and discussed the following issues:
Wage Revision:- The union representatives requested that the wage agreement be processed early so that the order can be issued and payment made at the earliest. Director(HR) agreed to do the needful early.
Promotion Policy:- Union representatives reiterated their demand that since there may be delay in approval from DPE for 9200 pay scale, the Promotion Policy be implemented early on all other pay scales. 9200 may be implemented after approval. Director (HR) stated that the same is under consideration.
JTO 35% and 15% Examination:- Union wanted grant of relaxation so that officials with 5 years’ service can appear in the examination. Director (HR) stated that the request of the union has been considered, but could not be accepted due to various constraints including legal. However, another examination can be conducted early.
Shifting of corporate office sections from rented buildings to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan /Eastern Court:- The union insisted that the offices functioning in rented buildings causing heavy expenditure be shifted to Bharat Sanachar Bhawan and Eastern Court making suitable adjustments and construction of additional blocks, if necessary. Director(HR) appreciated our suggestion to reduce expenditure.
Conducting of Promotional examinations:- The suggestion of the union to conduct all examinations without delay was accepted. Director (HR) assured that the management is interested in conducting all the examinations without any delay.
Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) accepted our invitation to be present as Chief Guest in the open session of on 15th February of CEC meeting to be held at Bhopal from 14th to 16th February 2010.
[18.01.2010]BSNLEU Circular No.2 dated 16.01.2010 <>
[18.01.2010]Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) to the Cadre of Telecom Mechanic - Clarifications issued <>
[17.01.2010]COMRADE JYOTI BASU PASSED AWAY <>www.bsnleuchq.com
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[04.02.2010]Wage Revision:- Management Committee in its meeting on 3rd February, 2010 has approved Wage Revision agreement. This will now be placed before BSNL Board. The Board meeting is expected to be held by the third week of February. General Secretary, Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri along with Com. K.R. Yadav, Vice President and Org. Secretary, Com. Biplab Das met Director (HR), Shri Gopal Das and requested for early necessary action in the matter.
[03.02.2010] 9.4% IDA increase w.e.f. 01.01.2010. BSNL Order <
[02.02.2010]Enhancement of the period of Maternity Leave and introduction of Special Allowance for child care for non-executive Women Employees <
[02.02.2010]103 MEMBERS INCREASED IN BSNL CORPORATE OFFICE BRANCH, NEW DELHI IN JANUARY, 2010.
[02.02.2010]Incentive Schemes for BSNL employees bringing in postpaid broadband connections <
[29.01.2010]PENSIONERS DHARNA WERE ORGANISED ON 29TH JANUARY 2010 SUCCESSFULLY ALL OVER INDIA DEMANDING 50% IDA MERGER, IDA PENSION REVISION ETC. DHARNA WAS ALSO ORGANISED INFRONT OF BSNL OFFICE, NEW DELHI. AIBDPA & BSNLEU LEADERS ADDRESSED IN THE DHARNAS.
[29.01.2010]Holding of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the cadre of Telecom Mechanic for Recruitment year 2008 - Clarifications issued <
[28.01.2010]IDA pension revision – Good News
On the basis of our sustained efforts taking by BSNLEU and AIBDPA with the Minister Communications and Secretary DoT as also in wage agreement, DoT is processing case for IDA Merger and IDA pension revision for pre-2007 retirees.
V.A.N. Namboodiri
General Secretary, BSNLEU
[25.01.2010]BSNL Non-Executive Wage Agreement - A Great Achievement despite Adverse Circumstances <
[25.01.2010]Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendations of the Sixth CPC regarding revision of pension etc. - Grant of full pension to Government servants who retired on or after 01.01.2006 <
[23.01.2010]BEWARE OF RUMOURS ! Ignore False Propaganda ! :- NFTE in its website has started giving false news about members leaving BSNLEU and joining NFTE.
These are completely false as per reports received from our Circle and District Secretaries.
In fact, more and more workers are joining BSNLEU in view of the correct stand taken by BSNLEU and the sustained struggles organized by it to defend the interests of workers. The recent agreement on wage revision has enthusiased the entire BSNL Workers and more and more are joining BSNLEU.
[23.01.2010]United Forum Circular No.1 - On Wage Revision <
[21.01.2010]General Secretary Meets Director (HR)
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU along with Coms. Mihir Dasgpta, AGS and R.S.Chauhan, Org. Secretary met Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) and discussed the following issues:
Wage Revision:- The union representatives requested that the wage agreement be processed early so that the order can be issued and payment made at the earliest. Director(HR) agreed to do the needful early.
Promotion Policy:- Union representatives reiterated their demand that since there may be delay in approval from DPE for 9200 pay scale, the Promotion Policy be implemented early on all other pay scales. 9200 may be implemented after approval. Director (HR) stated that the same is under consideration.
JTO 35% and 15% Examination:- Union wanted grant of relaxation so that officials with 5 years’ service can appear in the examination. Director (HR) stated that the request of the union has been considered, but could not be accepted due to various constraints including legal. However, another examination can be conducted early.
Shifting of corporate office sections from rented buildings to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan /Eastern Court:- The union insisted that the offices functioning in rented buildings causing heavy expenditure be shifted to Bharat Sanachar Bhawan and Eastern Court making suitable adjustments and construction of additional blocks, if necessary. Director(HR) appreciated our suggestion to reduce expenditure.
Conducting of Promotional examinations:- The suggestion of the union to conduct all examinations without delay was accepted. Director (HR) assured that the management is interested in conducting all the examinations without any delay.
Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) accepted our invitation to be present as Chief Guest in the open session of on 15th February of CEC meeting to be held at Bhopal from 14th to 16th February 2010.
[18.01.2010]BSNLEU Circular No.2 dated 16.01.2010 <
[18.01.2010]Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) to the Cadre of Telecom Mechanic - Clarifications issued <
[17.01.2010]COMRADE JYOTI BASU PASSED AWAY <
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Benifits of Home Loans-inf. by Ashok Hindocha M-9426201999
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Why home loan deductions make sense
India, Jan. 31 -- In India, owning a house is still a distant dream for a vast majority of the population.
In fact despite the current economic boom and increase in salary levels, relatively a very low percentage of the overall population owns a house property. Interest deduction on housing loan and deduction for repayment of principal amount of the housing loan under the Income-tax Act, 1961 have indeed encouraged many individuals to take housing loan and buy a house property.
Many a time, a small relief under the tax law could have far-reaching impact in many identified as well as non-identified areas; housing loan deduction is one of these.
Individuals
It is pertinent to note that ease in availability of housing loan for individuals has been one of the key reasons for individuals, especially salaried employees, to invest in house property.
Till a few decades back, a person used to buy a house property generally towards the middle of his career. Many a time it would be even close to retirement age, by when he had accumulated a large amount of funds.
For the last decade or so, this scenario has changed, and many salaried employees have, early in their careers, come forward to buy house property as the equated monthly installments (EMIs) could be easily structured and because of the two important tax benefits available under the income tax laws.
The first is a deduction of upto Rs 1.5 lakh that may be claimed for interest paid on housing loan for a self-occupied house property subject to fulfillment of specified conditions.
The second condition: a deduction up to Rs 1 lakh may be claimed under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act for the repayment of the principal amount of the loan.
Further, the interest deduction on the housing loan could be adjusted against the tax payable on salary income.
Therefore, there is a case to continue and even increase the deduction for interest on housing loan to say Rs 3 lakh in the Budget 2010 and for repayment of housing loan to Rs 2 lakh.
Industry
From the industry's perspective, construction/realty industry is known to provide direct employment to millions of individuals. Many of these include unskilled labour which is primarily dependent upon construction and related industries for a gainful employment. Further, a boost in construction also leads to employment opportunities in other sectors including cement and steel industries which also contribute to the overall growth and development of the economy.
Government
Even though, there would be a loss to the Government in terms of the direct personal tax collection due to increased deductions, however, this loss in revenue is likely to be off-set by increase in direct as well as indirect tax collection resulting from increase in economic activity in realty and associated industries in near future. In this context following points merit attention.
More employability would ultimately result in more personal tax collection or even otherwise would at least result in more income, savings and consumption wherein a large population including labour would demand goods and services in the market, which in turn would trigger demand of basic goods and services.
Further, increase in activity in the realty, cement, steel and other industries, would result in increased corporate income and thereby increased corporate tax collection. Also, increase in number and volume of financial transactions would also provide stimulus to the banking/financial sector.
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Why home loan deductions make sense
India, Jan. 31 -- In India, owning a house is still a distant dream for a vast majority of the population.
In fact despite the current economic boom and increase in salary levels, relatively a very low percentage of the overall population owns a house property. Interest deduction on housing loan and deduction for repayment of principal amount of the housing loan under the Income-tax Act, 1961 have indeed encouraged many individuals to take housing loan and buy a house property.
Many a time, a small relief under the tax law could have far-reaching impact in many identified as well as non-identified areas; housing loan deduction is one of these.
Individuals
It is pertinent to note that ease in availability of housing loan for individuals has been one of the key reasons for individuals, especially salaried employees, to invest in house property.
Till a few decades back, a person used to buy a house property generally towards the middle of his career. Many a time it would be even close to retirement age, by when he had accumulated a large amount of funds.
For the last decade or so, this scenario has changed, and many salaried employees have, early in their careers, come forward to buy house property as the equated monthly installments (EMIs) could be easily structured and because of the two important tax benefits available under the income tax laws.
The first is a deduction of upto Rs 1.5 lakh that may be claimed for interest paid on housing loan for a self-occupied house property subject to fulfillment of specified conditions.
The second condition: a deduction up to Rs 1 lakh may be claimed under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act for the repayment of the principal amount of the loan.
Further, the interest deduction on the housing loan could be adjusted against the tax payable on salary income.
Therefore, there is a case to continue and even increase the deduction for interest on housing loan to say Rs 3 lakh in the Budget 2010 and for repayment of housing loan to Rs 2 lakh.
Industry
From the industry's perspective, construction/realty industry is known to provide direct employment to millions of individuals. Many of these include unskilled labour which is primarily dependent upon construction and related industries for a gainful employment. Further, a boost in construction also leads to employment opportunities in other sectors including cement and steel industries which also contribute to the overall growth and development of the economy.
Government
Even though, there would be a loss to the Government in terms of the direct personal tax collection due to increased deductions, however, this loss in revenue is likely to be off-set by increase in direct as well as indirect tax collection resulting from increase in economic activity in realty and associated industries in near future. In this context following points merit attention.
More employability would ultimately result in more personal tax collection or even otherwise would at least result in more income, savings and consumption wherein a large population including labour would demand goods and services in the market, which in turn would trigger demand of basic goods and services.
Further, increase in activity in the realty, cement, steel and other industries, would result in increased corporate income and thereby increased corporate tax collection. Also, increase in number and volume of financial transactions would also provide stimulus to the banking/financial sector.
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JAO Part II Exam -letter to CMD-BSNL by AIBSNLEA-CHQ-ND-inf. by Ashok Hindocha M-8426201999
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No. AIBSNLEA/CHQ/CMD/2010 DATED 01.02.2010
To,
Shri Kuldeep Goyal
Chairman cum Managing Director
BSNL
NEW DELHI-110001.
Sub: JAO Part II Internal Competitive Exam-Reg.
Respected Sir,
It is to bring to your kind notice that on the above subject matter, candidates had appeared in JAO Part II examination held in March 2006 and some of them got exemption in some papers and some of them could not succeed in the said examination owing to non-awarding of “PROCEDURAL MARKS” as given to other departmental examination.
JAO examination was conducted as per guidelines issued under vide circular no.17-3/2000 SEA-II dated 09.09.2002 as per syllabus forwarded vide SEA branch DOT Ministry of Communications circular No. 17-1/83 SDE 13.02.1985. The JAO Part-II examination is qualifying as per A-2 mentioned in circular No. 17-3/2000 SEA-II dated 09.09.2002. Hence the parameter laid down in circular No.9-32/98-DE dated 30.11.1998 for grace marks is applicable to this examination also.
Therefore we request you to consider the following points as one time measure.
1 Kindly relax the qualifying marks into 30 % or
2 Regularise all officiating JAOs. Since 10 years they are working as officiating JAO and they have acquired sufficient experience and knowledge to work as full pledged JAOs. Or
3 Conduct a special examination to the failed candidates as qualifying marks.
We request you to kindly consider the case favourably and order accordingly.
With kind regards, Yours Sincerely,
Sd/-
(Prahlad Rai) Copy to: Sri S R Kapoor, ED(Fin), BSNL CO,New Delhi General Secretary
No. AIBSNLEA/CHQ/CMD/2010 DATED 01.02.2010
To,
Shri Kuldeep Goyal
Chairman cum Managing Director
BSNL
NEW DELHI-110001.
Sub: JAO Part II Internal Competitive Exam-Reg.
Respected Sir,
It is to bring to your kind notice that on the above subject matter, candidates had appeared in JAO Part II examination held in March 2006 and some of them got exemption in some papers and some of them could not succeed in the said examination owing to non-awarding of “PROCEDURAL MARKS” as given to other departmental examination.
JAO examination was conducted as per guidelines issued under vide circular no.17-3/2000 SEA-II dated 09.09.2002 as per syllabus forwarded vide SEA branch DOT Ministry of Communications circular No. 17-1/83 SDE 13.02.1985. The JAO Part-II examination is qualifying as per A-2 mentioned in circular No. 17-3/2000 SEA-II dated 09.09.2002. Hence the parameter laid down in circular No.9-32/98-DE dated 30.11.1998 for grace marks is applicable to this examination also.
Therefore we request you to consider the following points as one time measure.
1 Kindly relax the qualifying marks into 30 % or
2 Regularise all officiating JAOs. Since 10 years they are working as officiating JAO and they have acquired sufficient experience and knowledge to work as full pledged JAOs. Or
3 Conduct a special examination to the failed candidates as qualifying marks.
We request you to kindly consider the case favourably and order accordingly.
With kind regards, Yours Sincerely,
Sd/-
(Prahlad Rai) Copy to: Sri S R Kapoor, ED(Fin), BSNL CO,New Delhi General Secretary
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
BSNL Employees association sought intervention-regarding Imp. points-request to Hon"ble P.M. of India-some imp. inf. by Ashok Hindocha
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Wednesday,03 February 2010, 07:35 hrs
New Delhi: The employees' associations of BSNL have sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention, demanding change in management and induction of professionals in the Board to operate the state run telco, reports PTI.
Upset by deteriorating market share and falling revenues, the employees' associations of BSNL which represents over 10,000 graduate engineers and account professionals at the company approached the Prime Minister to appoint a new management team selected through a national search for talented professionals outside the government. "We have written to the Prime Minister's Office to look into the matter among other things. There is absence of professional management at the Board level at BSNL," said the President of All India Graduate Engineer Telecom Officers Association (AIGETOA), NJP Shilohu Rao. "We are also planning to meet Sam Pitroda, who is the IT adviser to the Prime Minister, and raise these issue with him."
This comes in the wake of BSNL's deteriorating market share in the last various quarters. The telco's revenues dipped by about 12 percent in 2008-09 to over Rs. 33,000 crore.
Drawing comparison between another ailing PSU Air India, the association said, "The decision to employ prominent and professionally well qualified COO in place of old brass is path-breaking in the history of public sector enterprises."
Reader's comments(14)
1: I guess this is the first time a government run enterprise has shown boldness and willingness to move ahead from their helpless state. This I guess is the first instance where I can say that a govt company is learning a lesson from globalization and liberalization. Hope the same happens in every state run enterprises.
Posted by: Sarsij Nayanam - 03 Feb, 2010
Reply Report abuse
2: As a consumer i would like to say some for the management and the Employees of BSNL
Please give more attention to maketing the simple prepaid and post paid services am a BSNL user and am receiving a plenty of adv messages of Airtel and Aircel,how irritating is this,kindly stop this first,secondly .while BSNL board gives permission to lay Towers of other services providers in nook and corner why can they increase the counts of the BSNL towers and base stations?every one who uses BSNL will have a feed back "very very poor network coverage" please note this!
And for the BSNL employees when u fight for the change of management kindly first change yourself please use only BSNL cells, internet and so this will make u all realize what to do next atleast and then do blame the management.
Posted by: Santhosh - 03 Feb, 2010
3: There may be a grain of truth in what the employees say.Professional management of Govt. profit-centres has to take place in order to sustain and grow.But, we may have the other side of the coin to think about as well.The BSNL employees are a unionised lot and they have been used so much to collective bargaining, at times for unreasonable causes.Their mindset should also change in keeping with times if they really want BSNL to retain market share and grow.Will they do it is the moot point.
Posted by: J Sundarrajan - 03 Feb, 2010
4:To the part of other side of the coin i wish to highlight only if the old brash and disgusting political head are removed from all Govt run profit centres & public welfare organisations that there will be a good union as well as good profit running business. Instead of privatising govt establisement it is better to replace professionals at board levels with autonomous powers (i.e. without politicians hold)
Varun replied to: J Sundarrajan
5: Thx Varun for that comment.I quite agree with what u have said.In fact, all Govt-run businesses would be better off without the political babus influencing the decision-making.
J Sundarrajan replied to: Varun
6: Mr.Dhayanidhi maran is best for IT minister, so kindly get advice from him..
Posted by: palani.k - 03 Feb, 2010
7: Good, but will our BSNL employees be able to withstand professional management?
Posted by: wills - 03 Feb, 2010
8: No need to go to PM directly.What he will he do,will take advice from comitee
Posted by: vaibhav - 03 Feb, 2010
9: thats good. what has life come to in India. You need to go to PM for anything you need to be actually done.
Posted by: shiny - 03 Feb, 2010
10:I have a land line cum broadband connection.
The connection is down from last 5 days and the staffs are saying that it'a bcz of cable cut done during road repair.
Can you expect the same reply from a private ISP.
I don't think so.
These are the reasons the market share is going down not the bad management.
BSNL enggs: first look at these issues than proceed to the management.
Hrushikesh-23510008 replied to: shiny
post - 03 Feb, 2010
11:It is not the management, it is employee at ground level who is responsible for BSNL bad performance. They are not courteous, ill-mannered etc..... as a result of which customer do not prefer BSNL. Customer service and response time is too long and torturing. So instead of changing management employees should introspect and change their priorities.
Amrendra K Singh replied to: shiny
post - 03 Feb, 2010
12: DEAR YOU SHOULD VERY CLEAR ON THE MATTER OF CORRUPTION THAT IT STARTS FROM TOP LEVEL AND GOES DOWNWARDS. IF TOP LEVEL i.e. THOSE WHO HAVE ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS WOULD HONEST NONE OF THE LOWER STAFF DARE TO THINK ABOUT DISHONESTY.MAY BE YOU DONT HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION OF BSNL,THIS IS FOR YOUR KIND INFORMATION THAT BSNL IS RUNNING BY THOSE WHO ARE NOT THE PART OF BSNL,THEY ARE ON DEPUTATION WITH ONLY MOTO:DITCH IT AND RUN AWAY.
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13:True, but still it is doubtful that the work will be done.
vishnu vardhan replied to: shiny
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14: Same should be applicable for MTNL as well....
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New Delhi: The employees' associations of BSNL have sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention, demanding change in management and induction of professionals in the Board to operate the state run telco, reports PTI.
Upset by deteriorating market share and falling revenues, the employees' associations of BSNL which represents over 10,000 graduate engineers and account professionals at the company approached the Prime Minister to appoint a new management team selected through a national search for talented professionals outside the government. "We have written to the Prime Minister's Office to look into the matter among other things. There is absence of professional management at the Board level at BSNL," said the President of All India Graduate Engineer Telecom Officers Association (AIGETOA), NJP Shilohu Rao. "We are also planning to meet Sam Pitroda, who is the IT adviser to the Prime Minister, and raise these issue with him."
This comes in the wake of BSNL's deteriorating market share in the last various quarters. The telco's revenues dipped by about 12 percent in 2008-09 to over Rs. 33,000 crore.
Drawing comparison between another ailing PSU Air India, the association said, "The decision to employ prominent and professionally well qualified COO in place of old brass is path-breaking in the history of public sector enterprises."
Reader's comments(14)
1: I guess this is the first time a government run enterprise has shown boldness and willingness to move ahead from their helpless state. This I guess is the first instance where I can say that a govt company is learning a lesson from globalization and liberalization. Hope the same happens in every state run enterprises.
Posted by: Sarsij Nayanam - 03 Feb, 2010
Reply Report abuse
2: As a consumer i would like to say some for the management and the Employees of BSNL
Please give more attention to maketing the simple prepaid and post paid services am a BSNL user and am receiving a plenty of adv messages of Airtel and Aircel,how irritating is this,kindly stop this first,secondly .while BSNL board gives permission to lay Towers of other services providers in nook and corner why can they increase the counts of the BSNL towers and base stations?every one who uses BSNL will have a feed back "very very poor network coverage" please note this!
And for the BSNL employees when u fight for the change of management kindly first change yourself please use only BSNL cells, internet and so this will make u all realize what to do next atleast and then do blame the management.
Posted by: Santhosh - 03 Feb, 2010
3: There may be a grain of truth in what the employees say.Professional management of Govt. profit-centres has to take place in order to sustain and grow.But, we may have the other side of the coin to think about as well.The BSNL employees are a unionised lot and they have been used so much to collective bargaining, at times for unreasonable causes.Their mindset should also change in keeping with times if they really want BSNL to retain market share and grow.Will they do it is the moot point.
Posted by: J Sundarrajan - 03 Feb, 2010
4:To the part of other side of the coin i wish to highlight only if the old brash and disgusting political head are removed from all Govt run profit centres & public welfare organisations that there will be a good union as well as good profit running business. Instead of privatising govt establisement it is better to replace professionals at board levels with autonomous powers (i.e. without politicians hold)
Varun replied to: J Sundarrajan
5: Thx Varun for that comment.I quite agree with what u have said.In fact, all Govt-run businesses would be better off without the political babus influencing the decision-making.
J Sundarrajan replied to: Varun
6: Mr.Dhayanidhi maran is best for IT minister, so kindly get advice from him..
Posted by: palani.k - 03 Feb, 2010
7: Good, but will our BSNL employees be able to withstand professional management?
Posted by: wills - 03 Feb, 2010
8: No need to go to PM directly.What he will he do,will take advice from comitee
Posted by: vaibhav - 03 Feb, 2010
9: thats good. what has life come to in India. You need to go to PM for anything you need to be actually done.
Posted by: shiny - 03 Feb, 2010
10:I have a land line cum broadband connection.
The connection is down from last 5 days and the staffs are saying that it'a bcz of cable cut done during road repair.
Can you expect the same reply from a private ISP.
I don't think so.
These are the reasons the market share is going down not the bad management.
BSNL enggs: first look at these issues than proceed to the management.
Hrushikesh-23510008 replied to: shiny
post - 03 Feb, 2010
11:It is not the management, it is employee at ground level who is responsible for BSNL bad performance. They are not courteous, ill-mannered etc..... as a result of which customer do not prefer BSNL. Customer service and response time is too long and torturing. So instead of changing management employees should introspect and change their priorities.
Amrendra K Singh replied to: shiny
post - 03 Feb, 2010
12: DEAR YOU SHOULD VERY CLEAR ON THE MATTER OF CORRUPTION THAT IT STARTS FROM TOP LEVEL AND GOES DOWNWARDS. IF TOP LEVEL i.e. THOSE WHO HAVE ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS WOULD HONEST NONE OF THE LOWER STAFF DARE TO THINK ABOUT DISHONESTY.MAY BE YOU DONT HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION OF BSNL,THIS IS FOR YOUR KIND INFORMATION THAT BSNL IS RUNNING BY THOSE WHO ARE NOT THE PART OF BSNL,THEY ARE ON DEPUTATION WITH ONLY MOTO:DITCH IT AND RUN AWAY.
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13:True, but still it is doubtful that the work will be done.
vishnu vardhan replied to: shiny
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14: Same should be applicable for MTNL as well....
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MTNL Wage Revision -MOU-inf. by Ashok Hindocha M-9426201999
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MTNL WAGE REVISION – MOU
Memorandum of understanding is reached at MTNL on wage revision. The CMD, Dir. Finance, Dir. HRD and other officers signed the Bi-Partite MOU. Shri. Arvind Sawant and Sarup Singh are the signatories for the union side. The salient features of MOU are as follows.
• Date of Effect: 01-jan-2007
• Eligibility: All those who were on roles of MTNL as on 01-jan-07 and for all those recruited on or after 2007.
• Periodicity: 10 years.
• New Basic: Basic pay (as on 31-12-06) * 1.688 * 1.3 (i.e. 68.8% DA merger, 30% fitment)
• Rate of increment: 3%
• Stagnation increments: Maximum 3
• CCA stands dispensed with effect from 01-jan-07
• HRA on revised pay with effect from 15-05-09. The HRA arrears from 15-05-09 to 30-06-10 shall be paid along with the salary of july-2010.
• Employees joining on or after 01-01-07 will be placed at the initial stage of revised pay scale.
• Arrears of wage revision shall be paid with three bi-monthly installments commencing from FEB-2010.
• The revised wages shall be paid along with the salary of FEB-2010.
• The detailed agreement shall be signed and will be put up to the MTNL board for approval.
Scales Existing New
NE1 4400-6275 7800-17000
NE2 4500-6600 8400-18350
NE3 4600-6850 8900-19410
NE4 4700-7250 9500-20710
NE5 5000-7775 10500-22830
NE6 5200-8350 11500-24970
NE7 6700-10000 12500-27170
NE8 7150-10525 13500-29300
NE9 7700-11150 14500-31500
NE10 8300-11825 16000-34650
NE11 8575-12250 17500-37950
NE12 19000-41180 to be intimated to DOT
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MTNL WAGE REVISION – MOU
Memorandum of understanding is reached at MTNL on wage revision. The CMD, Dir. Finance, Dir. HRD and other officers signed the Bi-Partite MOU. Shri. Arvind Sawant and Sarup Singh are the signatories for the union side. The salient features of MOU are as follows.
• Date of Effect: 01-jan-2007
• Eligibility: All those who were on roles of MTNL as on 01-jan-07 and for all those recruited on or after 2007.
• Periodicity: 10 years.
• New Basic: Basic pay (as on 31-12-06) * 1.688 * 1.3 (i.e. 68.8% DA merger, 30% fitment)
• Rate of increment: 3%
• Stagnation increments: Maximum 3
• CCA stands dispensed with effect from 01-jan-07
• HRA on revised pay with effect from 15-05-09. The HRA arrears from 15-05-09 to 30-06-10 shall be paid along with the salary of july-2010.
• Employees joining on or after 01-01-07 will be placed at the initial stage of revised pay scale.
• Arrears of wage revision shall be paid with three bi-monthly installments commencing from FEB-2010.
• The revised wages shall be paid along with the salary of FEB-2010.
• The detailed agreement shall be signed and will be put up to the MTNL board for approval.
Scales Existing New
NE1 4400-6275 7800-17000
NE2 4500-6600 8400-18350
NE3 4600-6850 8900-19410
NE4 4700-7250 9500-20710
NE5 5000-7775 10500-22830
NE6 5200-8350 11500-24970
NE7 6700-10000 12500-27170
NE8 7150-10525 13500-29300
NE9 7700-11150 14500-31500
NE10 8300-11825 16000-34650
NE11 8575-12250 17500-37950
NE12 19000-41180 to be intimated to DOT
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Engineering Service Exam.2010
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Engineering Services Exmaination, 2010
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The Union Service Public Commission will hold the Engineering Services Examination, 2010 commencing from June 26, 2010. The examination will be held at various centers across the country.
For details regarding eligibility conditions, the syllabus and scheme of the examination, centers of examination, guidelines for filling up application form etc. aspirants must consult the detailed notice of the examination published in the employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated January 30, 2010 and also on UPSC website i.e. http://www.upsc.gov.in
The Commission proposes to make available online application submission for Engineering Services Examination, 2010 from February 6 to February 22, 2010 for which a separate notice is to be issued.
The candidates who wish to apply offline must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country against cash payment of Rupees Twenty only. In case of any difficulty in obtaining Application Forms from the designated HPOs/Pos, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned Post Master or UPSC’s “Forms Supply Monitoring Cell” over Telephone No. 011-23389366/Fax No. 011-23387310.
All offline applications must reach the “Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi – 110069” either by hand or by Post/Speed Post or by Courier, on or before March 2, 2010. However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote areas specified in the Notice, the last date for receipt of applications by Post/Speed Post only is March 9, 2010.
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their application, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 during working hours.
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The Union Service Public Commission will hold the Engineering Services Examination, 2010 commencing from June 26, 2010. The examination will be held at various centers across the country.
For details regarding eligibility conditions, the syllabus and scheme of the examination, centers of examination, guidelines for filling up application form etc. aspirants must consult the detailed notice of the examination published in the employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated January 30, 2010 and also on UPSC website i.e. http://www.upsc.gov.in
The Commission proposes to make available online application submission for Engineering Services Examination, 2010 from February 6 to February 22, 2010 for which a separate notice is to be issued.
The candidates who wish to apply offline must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country against cash payment of Rupees Twenty only. In case of any difficulty in obtaining Application Forms from the designated HPOs/Pos, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned Post Master or UPSC’s “Forms Supply Monitoring Cell” over Telephone No. 011-23389366/Fax No. 011-23387310.
All offline applications must reach the “Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi – 110069” either by hand or by Post/Speed Post or by Courier, on or before March 2, 2010. However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote areas specified in the Notice, the last date for receipt of applications by Post/Speed Post only is March 9, 2010.
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their application, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter in person or over Telephone No.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 during working hours.
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BSNL to launch Wimax in rural India by year end
Monday,01 February 2010, 15:47 hrs Comment(3)PrintForward
New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has announced its plan to roll out Wimax services (wireless broadband) in rural India by year-end despite the Rs 1,000-crore project hitting initial roadblocks. "We expect to roll out Wimax services in the rural areas by the end of this year. We have already given advance purchase order to three companies (for required equipment)," a BSNL official told PTI.
Four bidders were shortlisted for this project but it hit a road block when BSNL's internal vigilance officer put a stay on passing off the project to any one of the bidders. Chennai-based Gemini Communications, Chinese equipment maker ZTE and the U.S.-based Harris Stratex are the three companies which now need to get a security clearance from the the Department of Telecom. The fourth company, Hyderabad-based Vippalamritha Magnetic Components (VMC), has been put under scanner for alleged evasion of duties by its parent company.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has also issued a show-cause notice to Prithvi Information Solution, the parent company of VMC, for the alleged non-payment of duties. "However, since the investigation in this case is going on, no order has been placed at this juncture with VMC," he said.
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BSNL to launch Wimax in rural India by year end
Monday,01 February 2010, 15:47 hrs Comment(3)PrintForward
New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has announced its plan to roll out Wimax services (wireless broadband) in rural India by year-end despite the Rs 1,000-crore project hitting initial roadblocks. "We expect to roll out Wimax services in the rural areas by the end of this year. We have already given advance purchase order to three companies (for required equipment)," a BSNL official told PTI.
Four bidders were shortlisted for this project but it hit a road block when BSNL's internal vigilance officer put a stay on passing off the project to any one of the bidders. Chennai-based Gemini Communications, Chinese equipment maker ZTE and the U.S.-based Harris Stratex are the three companies which now need to get a security clearance from the the Department of Telecom. The fourth company, Hyderabad-based Vippalamritha Magnetic Components (VMC), has been put under scanner for alleged evasion of duties by its parent company.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has also issued a show-cause notice to Prithvi Information Solution, the parent company of VMC, for the alleged non-payment of duties. "However, since the investigation in this case is going on, no order has been placed at this juncture with VMC," he said.
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No.Marketing/Committee/PF/2009-10/ Dtd.@ AM the 09.12.2009
To,
All SSA Heads
Sub.:- Launch of New SIM & FRC – Cost, Commission & Discount structure.
Ref. No. :- BSNL Corporate office No. 26-14/2009-R & C dated 22.7.09, 24.7.09, 21.8.09 & 08.9.09.
Approval of the competent authority is hereby conveyed for launching of New SIM of Rs.20/-, FRC in
“General Pre-paid” Plans and Saral Anant Plan under Prepaid Mobile segment w.e.f. 09-12-2009.
The details are as follows :-
Kindly refer to above mentioned letters regarding rationalization of procedure for prepaid SIMs. In
this regard, following shall be the cost and commission structure for prepaid SIMs.
Sr.No. Particulars Tariff
1 Sim & Activation
2 Starter Pack in Rs.(Incl. of S.Tax) 20
3 Service Tax @ 10.30% in Rs. 1.87
4 Usage Value with Sim in Rs. 0
SIM Cost
5 Validity in Days 7
a Commission to franchisee in Rs. 5
b Sale price to Franchisees in Rs. 15
c Commission to DSA/BA/PO/Other channel Partner (75% of a) 3.75
Up front
Discount
d Sale price to DSA/BA/PO/Other Channel Partner in Rs.(20-c) 16.25
a Commission to Franchisees on submission of CAF in Rs. 2CAF 0
Commission
b
Commission to DSA/BA/PO/Other channel Partner on submission of CAF in
Rs.(75% of Franchisee)
15
Following First Activation Vouchers (FRC) shall be available on CTOP UP for loading on New SIMs in
General prepaid and Prepaid Saral Anant.
Particulars
Saral Anant 1 paisa 49 paisa
1 MRP Of FRC in Rs. 15 37 44
2 Service Tax @ 10.30% in Rs. 1.4 3.46 4.11
3 FRC Price in Rs. 13.6 33.54 39.89
4 Usage Value with FRC in Rs. 25 10 10
5 Account/Plan Validity in Days Lifetime* 180 180
6 Pulse rate for Local & STD 1 Min 1 Sec 1 Min
7 Local (On Net & Off Net) Call Charges
Rs.1/Min 1p/sec 49p/Min
Tariff Details
8 STD (On Net & Off Net) Call Charges Rs.1.50/Min 1p/sec 49p/Min
9 Local SMS Rs.1/SMS 50p/SMS 49p/SMS
10 National SMS Rs.1.50/SMS 60p/SMS 49p/SMS
11 Total Discount to Franchisees in gross
(85% on FRC price) in Rs. 11.56 28.50 33.90
12 Elligible discount to Franchisee (30%
on SN.11) 3.47 8.55 10.17
Disount to
Franchisee /
Retailers
13 Elligible discount to Retailers (70% on
SN.11) 8.09 19.96 23.73
Discount to
DSA/BA/PO/Other
Channel Partners
14 DSA/BA/PO/Other Channel Partners will get commission as per above retailers.
Important Points
On every transaction retailer will get the immediate commission of Rs.8.09, Rs.19.96 and Rs.23.73
respectively and Rs.6.91, Rs.17.04 and Rs20.27 respectively will be deducted from his C-topup
wallet. Rs.3.47, Rs.8.55 and Rs10.17 respectively, as a Franchisee commission will be credited to
his franchisee on weekly basis in his CTOPUP wallet.
CSC Implementation
1) Presently the CSC CTOPUP working as retailers should be transferred to CTOPUP CSC templet
(Newly added) to have full deduction from his wallet. This is to be done by SSA CTOPUP Nodal
Officer.
DSA Implementation
2) A new template CTOPUP DSA Template had been added, hence all DSA number need to be
transferred to this template for DSA commission structure. Till it is transferred DSAs will get the
commission as of a retailer. This is to be done by SSA CTOPUP Nodal Officer.
Procedure :
1) Go to cellone menu
2) Select recharge / Top up option
3) Enter mobile number
4) Enter amount 15
5) Select Recharge
6) Enter MPIN
6) confirm yes/ No
7) Send
Note :-
• All efforts must be made to ensure wide publicity at all level for proper information to the
customers directly and through CSCs and all our channel partners. Advertisement in all leading
newspapers is being released centrally from this office. However, SSAs may give the press
release in local newspapers & local magazines, advt. in local cable TV & cinema halls, Kiosks
(hoarding on poles), Local Signage, Banners, Exchange signage.
• The existing customers of General Prepaid will continue to enjoy 30paisa for Local calls (BSNL
N/W to BSNL N/W) and 60 paisa for Local calls (BSNL to Other N/W) for a period of 6 months
from 10-12-2009.
• Those existing customers of General Prepaid/Saral Anant who wants to change their tariff from
existing to the 1 paisa and 49 paisa tariff, they can activate through SMS by following method.
- For 1 Paisa Tariff ACT 1S to 53733
- For 49 paisa Tariff ACT 45 to 53733 for 180 days validity.
- For 49 paisa Tariff ACT 90 to 53733 for 365 days validity.
• It is requested to start the marketing aggressively to ensure the success of the schemes and
arrange feed back on response obtained on above scheme by return fax on 079-26481355 or on
email ID fb.comktg@gmail.com on fortnightly basis as desired by Chief G.M.T., Gujarat Telecom
Circle, Ahmedabad.
Thanks and regards,
Yours sincerely,
( J. K. VERMA )
AGM (Marketing, Sales & Distribution)
Ph.:-079 26481102
Fax:-079 26481355
Copy for information and necessary action to :-
GM(Mktg.), O/o PGMTD, Ahmedabad ---- with request to intimate all CSC incharge please.
GM(Cellular), O/o PGMTD, Ahmedabad, for information & necessary action.
GM (CMTS):- For information and necessary action please. It is requested to give SMS to all the
existing customers as well as Channel Partners.
Copy for information to :- PS to CGMT / PGM(O) / GM(WTR) / GM(F) / GM(BB) / GM(A) / GM(BD) /
GM(IMPCS) / GM(O) / DGM(Project) WTP / PRO, Gujarat Telecom Circle for necessary action as
above.
GM(BD) Circle office, for information & necessary action.
DGM(IT) Circle office, for implementation of New SIM & FRC – Cost, Commission & Discount
structure immediately.
AGM(Sales & Distribution) Circle office, for information & necessary action.
CircleSecretary,SNEA/AIBSNLEU/BSNLEU/FNTO/TEPU/BATM/NFTE/AIBCTES/BMS
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[29.01.2010] PENSIONERS DHARNA WERE ORGANISED ON 29TH JANUARY 2010 SUCCESSFULLY ALL OVER INDIA DEMANDING 50% IDA MERGER, IDA PENSION REVISION ETC. DHARNA WAS ALSO ORGANISED INFRONT OF BSNL OFFICE, NEW DELHI. AIBDPA & BSNLEU LEADERS ADDRESSED IN THE DHARNAS.
[29.01.2010]Holding of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the cadre of Telecom Mechanic for Recruitment year 2008 - Clarifications issued <>
[28.01.2010] 9.4% IDA increase w.e.f. 01.01.2010. DPE Order <>
[28.01.2010]IDA pension revision – Good News
On the basis of our sustained efforts taking by BSNLEU and AIBDPA with the Minister Communications and Secretary DoT as also in wage agreement, DoT is processing case for IDA Merger and IDA pension revision for pre-2007 retirees.
V.A.N. Namboodiri
General Secretary, BSNLEU
[25.01.2010]BSNL Non-Executive Wage Agreement - A Great Achievement despite Adverse Circumstances <>
[25.01.2010]Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendations of the Sixth CPC regarding revision of pension etc. - Grant of full pension to Government servants who retired on or after 01.01.2006 <>
[23.01.2010]BEWARE OF RUMOURS ! Ignore False Propaganda ! :- NFTE in its website has started giving false news about members leaving BSNLEU and joining NFTE.
These are completely false as per reports received from our Circle and District Secretaries.
In fact, more and more workers are joining BSNLEU in view of the correct stand taken by BSNLEU and the sustained struggles organized by it to defend the interests of workers. The recent agreement on wage revision has enthusiased the entire BSNL Workers and more and more are joining BSNLEU.
[23.01.2010]United Forum Circular No.1 - On Wage Revision <>
[21.01.2010]General Secretary Meets Director (HR)
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU along with Coms. Mihir Dasgpta, AGS and R.S.Chauhan, Org. Secretary met Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) and discussed the following issues:
Wage Revision:- The union representatives requested that the wage agreement be processed early so that the order can be issued and payment made at the earliest. Director(HR) agreed to do the needful early.
Promotion Policy:- Union representatives reiterated their demand that since there may be delay in approval from DPE for 9200 pay scale, the Promotion Policy be implemented early on all other pay scales. 9200 may be implemented after approval. Director (HR) stated that the same is under consideration.
JTO 35% and 15% Examination:- Union wanted grant of relaxation so that officials with 5 years’ service can appear in the examination. Director (HR) stated that the request of the union has been considered, but could not be accepted due to various constraints including legal. However, another examination can be conducted early.
Shifting of corporate office sections from rented buildings to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan /Eastern Court:- The union insisted that the offices functioning in rented buildings causing heavy expenditure be shifted to Bharat Sanachar Bhawan and Eastern Court making suitable adjustments and construction of additional blocks, if necessary. Director(HR) appreciated our suggestion to reduce expenditure.
Conducting of Promotional examinations:- The suggestion of the union to conduct all examinations without delay was accepted. Director (HR) assured that the management is interested in conducting all the examinations without any delay.
Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) accepted our invitation to be present as Chief Guest in the open session of on 15th February of CEC meeting to be held at Bhopal from 14th to 16th February 2010.
[18.01.2010]BSNLEU Circular No.2 dated 16.01.2010 <>
[18.01.2010]Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) to the Cadre of Telecom Mechanic - Clarifications issued <>
[17.01.2010]COMRADE JYOTI BASU PASSED AWAY <>
EXCELLENT WAGE AGREEMENT
CELEBRATE VICTORY DAY BY ORGANISING MASSIVE MEETINGS ON MONDAY 18TH JANUARY 2010
UNITED FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS
V.A.N. Namboodiri,
Convenor, United Forum & GS, BSNLEU.
[Postponed due to sad demise of Comrade Jyoti Basu. 17.01.2010]
[15.01.2010] EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT !
WAGE AGREEMENT SIGNED
Dear Comrades,
The Wage Agreement for Non-Executive Employees of BSNL has been signed today, 15th January, 2010 between management and representative union.
It is only with the support of all our comrades and their determination for struggle, as shown in 48 hours strike of 19-20 August 2009 and sustained struggle that the United Forum could achieve this victory. We thank all the United Forum leaders for standing strongly together in the struggle and discussion.
We also thank the official side for the successful agreement.
V.A.N.Namboodiri General Secretary, BSNLEU & Convener, United Forum.
15- 01- 2010
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[29.01.2010] PENSIONERS DHARNA WERE ORGANISED ON 29TH JANUARY 2010 SUCCESSFULLY ALL OVER INDIA DEMANDING 50% IDA MERGER, IDA PENSION REVISION ETC. DHARNA WAS ALSO ORGANISED INFRONT OF BSNL OFFICE, NEW DELHI. AIBDPA & BSNLEU LEADERS ADDRESSED IN THE DHARNAS.
[29.01.2010]Holding of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the cadre of Telecom Mechanic for Recruitment year 2008 - Clarifications issued <
[28.01.2010] 9.4% IDA increase w.e.f. 01.01.2010. DPE Order <
[28.01.2010]IDA pension revision – Good News
On the basis of our sustained efforts taking by BSNLEU and AIBDPA with the Minister Communications and Secretary DoT as also in wage agreement, DoT is processing case for IDA Merger and IDA pension revision for pre-2007 retirees.
V.A.N. Namboodiri
General Secretary, BSNLEU
[25.01.2010]BSNL Non-Executive Wage Agreement - A Great Achievement despite Adverse Circumstances <
[25.01.2010]Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendations of the Sixth CPC regarding revision of pension etc. - Grant of full pension to Government servants who retired on or after 01.01.2006 <
[23.01.2010]BEWARE OF RUMOURS ! Ignore False Propaganda ! :- NFTE in its website has started giving false news about members leaving BSNLEU and joining NFTE.
These are completely false as per reports received from our Circle and District Secretaries.
In fact, more and more workers are joining BSNLEU in view of the correct stand taken by BSNLEU and the sustained struggles organized by it to defend the interests of workers. The recent agreement on wage revision has enthusiased the entire BSNL Workers and more and more are joining BSNLEU.
[23.01.2010]United Forum Circular No.1 - On Wage Revision <
[21.01.2010]General Secretary Meets Director (HR)
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU along with Coms. Mihir Dasgpta, AGS and R.S.Chauhan, Org. Secretary met Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) and discussed the following issues:
Wage Revision:- The union representatives requested that the wage agreement be processed early so that the order can be issued and payment made at the earliest. Director(HR) agreed to do the needful early.
Promotion Policy:- Union representatives reiterated their demand that since there may be delay in approval from DPE for 9200 pay scale, the Promotion Policy be implemented early on all other pay scales. 9200 may be implemented after approval. Director (HR) stated that the same is under consideration.
JTO 35% and 15% Examination:- Union wanted grant of relaxation so that officials with 5 years’ service can appear in the examination. Director (HR) stated that the request of the union has been considered, but could not be accepted due to various constraints including legal. However, another examination can be conducted early.
Shifting of corporate office sections from rented buildings to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan /Eastern Court:- The union insisted that the offices functioning in rented buildings causing heavy expenditure be shifted to Bharat Sanachar Bhawan and Eastern Court making suitable adjustments and construction of additional blocks, if necessary. Director(HR) appreciated our suggestion to reduce expenditure.
Conducting of Promotional examinations:- The suggestion of the union to conduct all examinations without delay was accepted. Director (HR) assured that the management is interested in conducting all the examinations without any delay.
Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) accepted our invitation to be present as Chief Guest in the open session of on 15th February of CEC meeting to be held at Bhopal from 14th to 16th February 2010.
[18.01.2010]BSNLEU Circular No.2 dated 16.01.2010 <
[18.01.2010]Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) to the Cadre of Telecom Mechanic - Clarifications issued <
[17.01.2010]COMRADE JYOTI BASU PASSED AWAY <
EXCELLENT WAGE AGREEMENT
CELEBRATE VICTORY DAY BY ORGANISING MASSIVE MEETINGS ON MONDAY 18TH JANUARY 2010
UNITED FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS
V.A.N. Namboodiri,
Convenor, United Forum & GS, BSNLEU.
[Postponed due to sad demise of Comrade Jyoti Basu. 17.01.2010]
[15.01.2010] EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT !
WAGE AGREEMENT SIGNED
Dear Comrades,
The Wage Agreement for Non-Executive Employees of BSNL has been signed today, 15th January, 2010 between management and representative union.
It is only with the support of all our comrades and their determination for struggle, as shown in 48 hours strike of 19-20 August 2009 and sustained struggle that the United Forum could achieve this victory. We thank all the United Forum leaders for standing strongly together in the struggle and discussion.
We also thank the official side for the successful agreement.
V.A.N.Namboodiri General Secretary, BSNLEU & Convener, United Forum.
15- 01- 2010
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Copy of Brain on Computer-information
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Indian startup to help copy your brain on computers
Monday,01 February 2010, 06:51 hrs Comment(19)PrintForward
Thiruvananthapuram: Now, Swiss scientists and PIT Solution, a little-heard of IT startup in Technopark in Kerala will be working on the Blue Brain Project, the world's first comprehensive attempt to reverse-engineer the mammalian brain, reports Financial Express.
The $3 billion project is expected to be completed by 2018, said Brain Mind Institute of Swiss Federal Institute Director Henry Markram to Financial Express. The project is billed as an attempt to build a computerized copy of a brain - starting with a rat's brain, and then progressing to a human brain-inside one of the world's most powerful computers. It is an international project, propelled by Swiss Federal Institute, and involves several countries and ethics monitoring by UN bodies. India is yet to be part of the project.
The immediate purpose is to understand brain function and dysfunction through detailed simulations. "The study of rhodent brain has given us a template to build on. This would help in unraveling human brain," says Markram. "The whole idea is that mental illness, memory and perception triggered by neurons and electric signals could be soon treated with a supercomputer that models all the 1,000,000 million synapses of brain."
The key finding is that irrespective of gender and race, human brains are basically identical. "We will be able to map the differentiations by nuancing the patterns later. The exciting part is not how different we are but how same we all are," says Markram.
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DA Rate 8% for Central Govt.Employees w.e.f. 1-1-2010-News by Ashok Hindocha
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New Calculator as per the Notified Pay Revision
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Dearness Allowance rise 8% for Central Government Employees from JAN 2010
at 8:11 PM
Expectations for rise in Dearness Allowance to 8% for Central Government Employees from JAN 2010
Calculation based on All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100
For all the Central Government Employees there would be a rise in DA to 8%,which would result in the overall rise to 35% from 1.1.2010.
7 comments:
vinod gupta said...
what about 2nd installment of arrears which was about to be released in sep 09. still waiting because retired in feb 09 after taking the first instalment. is there help available by any body to settle the issue. can we claim interest on the amount. will some one help out
January 31, 2010 9:23 PM
kshitish Gajanan said...
It's a good news about expected DA hike. Can any one help me to know latest sports recruitment policy after implementation of 6th pay commission?
Kshitish Purohit
January 31, 2010 9:41 PM
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal said...
Dear gupta,
Regards.Slap a notice under 80 CPC to claim the interest and get your arrears released.
January 31, 2010 9:44 PM
gowo said...
Dear All,
Affordable Housing project in Noida has been started for Central & State Govt Officers, their families & dependants by Govt Officers Welfare Organisation (GOWO). Please see details on www.gowo.co.in
Those interested may call Col CD Sharma - Project Director- GOWO on 9999202286.
thanks & regards
Cdr Kuldeepak mittal
Chairman GOWO
January 31, 2010 9:51 PM
SHAILENDRA WAGADRE OBCGURU.COM said...
Thanks to Govt of India.
CREAMY LAYER CONFUSION FOR SONS/DAUGHTERS OF OBC GOVT SERVANTs, GOVT SERVANT'S CREAMY LAYER NEVER DETERMINED BY SALARY INCOME,ONLY, BEFORE 40 OR DIRECT CLASS I OR BOTH DIRECT CLASS II PARENTS ARE CREAMY LAYER.
SHAILENDRA WAGADRE, All India Principal General Secretary APAAX (Since-98), 09425003700, 07146277477 (Res.) swagadre@rediffmail.com or skwagadre@gmail.com.
VISIT MY WEBSITE WWW.OBCGURU.COM FOR OBC RESERVATION RULES, CREAMY LAYER CRITERIA DT 08.09.1993, GOVT CREAMY LAYER CLARIFICATIONS DT 14.10.2004, 4.50 LAKS ORDER DT 14.10.2008, CENTRAL CASTE LIST, CASTE CERTIFICATE & APPLICATION FORMAT,CENTRAL SECTOR SCHOLARSHIP @ Rs. 1000/2000 per month for COLLEGE STUDENTS, COURT’S ORDERS etc.
February 1, 2010 6:41 AM
Bharat said...
Bharat Shinde: Can anybody give me an idea about DA rates from
Jan.2006 0%
July2006 ?
Jan.2007 ?
July2007 ?
Jan.2008 ?
July2008 16%
Jan.2009 22%
July2009 27%
Jan.2010 35%
February 1, 2010 12:29 PM
PRAMOD said...
Dear Bharat.
The rates of DA WEF 01.01.2006 are as under.
From 1-1-2006 : No Dearness Allowance
From 1-7-2006 : 2% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
From 1-1-2007 : 6% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
From 1-7-2007 : 9% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
From 1-1-2008 : 12% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
From 1-7-2008 : 16% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
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Raja Ministry in fresh scam ---Non-existent firm set to be BSNL’s WiMax franchisee <> www.sneachq.net
GS spoke to Sh Deepak Parekh, member of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM, under the Chairmanship of Sam pitroda, presently in Mumbai, and requested him to grant this Association an opportunity to present its views on the crucial matter of drafting and finalizing future road map for BSNL to bring it out of the horrible mess that it is in now – a challenging task assigned to the committee. Sh. Parekh felt that it would be appropriate for the committee to meet us only after the return of Sh. Sam Pitroda from US. However, we were advised by him to mail our views which we have already done. The same views have been already mailed to Sh Sam Pitroda. Sh. Parekh also informed us that the committee is expected to submit its report to Hon’ble PM towards the end of Feb.10. We are also in touch with the office of Sh. Sam Pitroda and are following up our efforts to fix up time for a telephonic conversation with Sh. Sam Pitroda to explain our views.
26th Jan 2010We all should hang our heads in shame – Market drubbing, rampant corruption and scandals galore in BSNL. WiMAX scandal- reportedly involving Director(CM), a strong contender for top slot in the BSNL board.
Hats off to Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh. Sat Paul, CVO, for their outstanding integrity and timely stern stand and action to stall yet another big scandal in BSNL.
Whether or not 1500 odd top managers of BSNL hang their heads in shame for BSNL being continuously kicked by private operators like a football , we in our Association have no reason not to hang down our heads for the continuing disgrace into which our beloved Company is brought into not by rapidly declining market position and continuous drubbing that it gets in telecom market but also by revelation of one scandal after one, the latest one being almost issuing of APO for procurement of WiMAX Rural tender Project II to a Hyderabad based Company VMCL facing not only serious charges of customs tax evasion worth Rs 55 crores but also criminal charge of having violated the integrity panel by falsely declaring that there was no criminal charge against it.
While in the market standing, BSNL, pushed very recently to fifth position by till recently a tiny operator, IDEA, has been now kicked down to the sixth position by Tata Teleservices in the GSM segment with induction of record 3.3 million mobile lines on GSM platform (DOCOMO) for third consecutive month in Dec.,09, on the mounting corruption and scandal front, Director(CM)/BSNL board, a strong contender for top slot of BSNL board, just brushed under the carpet the timely and serious recommendation of CGM(STP), Sh P.R.Ananthan, Chairman of the tender evaluation committee, to refer the award of contract for procurement of WiMAX equipment to VMCL to Chief vigilance officer, BSNL, to probe the violation of integrity pact by VMCL by falsely claiming that there was no criminal charge pending against it. Not only did Director(CM) blatantly ignore the crucial advice of Sh P.R. Ananthan, an officer of outstanding and impeccable integrity, to refer the issue to CVO/BSNL for investigating a criminal offence of VMCL but he accorded his approval to issue APO to VMCL for supply of WiMAX equipment as L4 vendor.
It was only timely and bold intervention of Sh Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL, acting on an independent representation, because the complaint was never forwarded to him by Corporate office of BSNL, as recommended by CGM(STP) , that the award of APO to VMCL, an alleged customs tax evader, has been put on hold.
This is how Directors of BSNL board conduct the affairs of a Company which is already profusely bleeding. We are confident that similar serious irregularities are detected by CVC in the matter of procurement of 93 million GSM equipments on the pricing front, prompting their timely intervention to put the whole thing on hold which has started jeopardizing future growth of BSNL. Big and serious questions need to be answered by Director(CM) on the price front of the GSM tender also. All these facts we shall adequately reflect when PESB starts deciding on who the next incumbent for the post of CMD/BSNL shall be. Interestingly and significantly, growth of Bihar Circle nosedived like anything when the present Director(CM) was the Chief executive of BSNL in Bihar Circle.
In the meanwhile, we have just no words to commend and salute the great and timely efforts of Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh Sat paul, CVO/BSNL, to stall what would have been yet another big scandal in BSNL.
In fact, Corruption in BSNL has started assuming alarming and wide spread proportions at the SSA/Circle levels. Strong vendor-SSA/Circle head nexus is fast growing in many vulnerable Circles, particularly in the Northern Zone. A vicious circle of good number of CGMs/GMs in the Northern region has started eating into the vitals of the Company very fast. Active involvement of SDEs/DEs and DGMs in this nexus is not at all ruled out. In fact, active complicity of SDEs/DEs/DGMs in this nexus is more or less reported and established.
We warn SDEs/DEs and DGMs of grave consequences of such filthy acts of complicity which are endangering our bread and butter. We cannot be silent spectators towards all these threatening developments. Thus, we call upon our office bearers and activists at all the levels of the Organization to come out fearlessly, courageously and openly in exposing the growing vendor nexus and other corrupt practices. Don’t be scared of exposing CGMs/GMs and our own brethren involved in such unscrupulous activities. Be bold, have strong determination, be fearless in ruthlessly exposing corrupt colleagues and officers alike. Don’t shirk from this important responsibility at this crucial juncture since corruption is fast depleting the scarce resources and hitting at our bread and butter.
Rise to the occasion and face and expose unscrupulous and corrupt elements at all levels boldly and fearlessly. The choice is between exposing corrupt elements which are fast growing in number and protecting our bread and butter and our beloved Company from crumbling for all times.
Association very strongly takes up the issue of induction of highly talented, professional and capable of deliverance people as CMD and Directors, bsnl/board with Hon’ble PM in his capacity of overseeing the functioning of department of personnel and administrative reforms. PESB, which decides the selection, is under DOP&AR. GS urges upon Hon’ble PM to give a dispassionate and serious consideration to induct extraordinary talent, considering the hard fact that exclusively ITS controlled non professional Management has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts for the last ten years, at the top, capable of steering the Company in grave crisis and in a fiercely competitive environment. Association also conveys its comprehensive views on the matter to Sh. Sam Pitroda and Sh Deepak Parekh, members of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM to draw future road map for BSNL against the backdrop of 93 million GSM tender being put on hold by CVC. Chairman, PESB, and all its members, including Secy/PESB, have been elaborately apprised of the need of roping in rarest of rare talent to lead the Company from the front. Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel and Administrative reforms, Sh Prithvitaj Chavan, Secy/DOT, Secy’s DOP&AR and Secy/DPE have also been extensively enlightened about the issue in entirety. In this direction GS writes to Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Man Mohan Singhji. <<>>www.sneachq.net
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Raja Ministry in fresh scam
J Gopikrishnan | New Delhi- Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Non-existent firm set to be BSNL’s WiMax franchisee
Yet another mega scam has been added to the continuing saga of fraud and corruption in the functioning of the Telecom Ministry under A Raja. One of the companies, shortlisted for BSNL WiMax franchisee across India, does not exist.
Of the four shortlisted companies, a firm called Ampules, designated to operate in Chennai, Haryana, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, is not at all registered in India. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs online registry shows that no such company is registered in the country till this date.
This gross irregularity has happened despite specific BSNL guidelines which make it mandatory that a WiMax franchisee company should be registered in India and must have Rs 100 crore turnover per year in the last two years.
Only one company having a similar name — Ampoules — is registered in India, but it has nothing to do with telecom as it is a pharmaceutical company. The full name of this company is Ampoules and Vials Manufacturing Company Limited and it was established in Mumbai in 1972.
“If any discrepancy found, we would take action. These companies have only been shortlisted. Actually, all these procedures were initiated by Chennai unit of the BSNL. Let me verify the documents of Ampules. I am not sure about their details. If any violation is found, we would take strong action,” BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Kuldeep Goyal told The Pioneer on Tuesday.
The Pioneer has learnt from reliable sources that the so-called Ampules (or Ampoules) is in the process of being floated by some Tamil-origin Malaysian citizens, believed to be connected with the Wellcom Communications, promoted by friends of A Raja. Their application is pending before the Chennai RoC.
Sources said the Telecom Ministry exerted pressure on BSNL officials to include this firm, but the question remains how this unborn firm will pass the BSNL’s criteria of Rs 100-crore turnover per year for last two years.
After the controversial allocation of 2G spectrum, Raja was trying to involve his friendly companies in the lucrative WiMax franchisee allotment. First, he tried to allot the franchise to Wellcom Communications, the company floated by his Malaysian friends and one T Silvarajoo, a frequenter in his office and hailing from his home town Peramballur.
When this move was reported by The Pioneer, Raja took a different route last year by engaging one of his close aides Sanjay Kapoor to float five shell companies, registered on a single date, same notary, auditor and witness. The posts of directors of all these five companies were filled by Sanjay Kapoor’s family members, including his driver. After The Pioneer expose, the PMO asked the BSNL to cancel the process. Then, the BSNL floated new Expression of Interest (EoI) with specific conditions in June 2009.
Last week, the BSNL finalised four firms, including the non-existent Ampules (or Ampoules) for allotment of WiMax franchisee. The other three firms are Teracom Limited, Adhishwar India Ltd and Chennai-based Take Solutions Ltd.
Teracom, already in the telecom sector, and supported by the multinational Cisco bagged the maximum number of circles. Adhishwar and Take Solutions are considered as new entrants in telecom sector and are supported by Israel-based Alvarion and Chinese ZTE respectively. The non-registered firm Ampules (or Ampoules) is also supported by Israeli Alvarion. The application of E-mall Infotech was rejected.
WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is faster than 3G and 4G in providing internet connection to mobiles and laptops. The BSNL’s WiMax franchisee is considered as a lucrative business, as the private players get 70-80 per cent share of the revenue, out of the expense of the public sector undertakings’ huge infrastructure. The franchisee also enjoys the advantage of holding of 20 Mega Hertz of Spectrum, which they could off load stakes at an exorbitant price to another company. In case of 2G spectrum allotment, real estate companies Swan and Unitech sold their stakes to multinationals at huge margin.
The BSNL’s Rs 1,000 crore plan to roll out WiMax in rural areas is also dogged in controversy. The Hyderabad-based Vippalamritha Magnetic Components Ltd (VMC), which had emerged the fourth lowest bidder for the project, has been put under scanner for alleged evasion of duties by its parent company while importing equipment for an earlier BSNL contract.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has also issued a show-cause notice to Prithvi Information Solution, the parent company of VMC, for the alleged non-payment of Rs 55 crore as duties. The other selected vendors of BSNL are Chennai-based Gemini Communications — a new entrant, Chinese ZTE and US-based Harris Stratex.
The BSNL allotted the most revenue earning circles — Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh — one year ago without any tender to US-based Soma Networks. Former Planning Commission member MS Pathak, son of former Vice-President of India GS Pathak, is the chairman of Soma Networks. Yatish Pathak, MS Pathak’s son, is the Chief Executive Officer of the firm.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
India May have 100 mn Broad Band connection in 5 Years-Hon"ble Sam Pitroda-Advisor to P.M.-information
India may have 100 mn broadband connections in 5 years: Pitroda
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BS Reporter / Mumbai/ Ahmedabad January 23, 2010, 0:17 IST(Courtesy: Business Standard)
BSNL rolls out video phone commercially.Hoping that the newly launched video telephony, by BSNL and Sai Info Systems (SIS), will boost demand for broadband connection, Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister on public information, infrastructure and innovations, expects the number to hit 100 million in next five years.
Unveiling the Video Phone services in Gujarat for commercial use, Pitroda said, "It took 50 years for video telephony to move out of laboratories into market. However this new step in telecom holds the key behind a big jump in broadband connections in India. At present, the number of broadband connection is less than 10 million, but services like video telephony is bound to generate fresh demand for the broadband service. We hope to have 100 million broadband connections in India next 3-5 years."
Being offered by state-owned telecom operator BSNL in association with Ahmedabad-based IT solution provider SIS, the video telephony services will require land line telephone as well as broadband connections. With the help of a separate device, the service will allow subscribers to make video calls at Rs 2 per minute.
"We will begin offering video telephony services in association with SIS from January 22, 2010 while the connections will be offered from February 1, 2010 onwards. Initially, the service will be available to BSNL customers in Gujarat and by April, 2010, customers across the country will be able to avail the service. While the audio call will cost subscribers Rs 0.40 per minute, video calls can be made at Rs 2 per minute," said SK Bhandari, principal general manager, BSNL.
The video phone service will be available in wire line as well as wireless medium on IP. According to Vijay Mandora, director of SIS, a wide range of phone equipment from simple to high end models will be introduced in the market.
"The service is expected to revolutionize the telecom sector and take it to the next level. Globally with video phones have become an integral part of life. The service will be provided and marketed by SIS while the connectivity for the service will be provided by BSNL. BSNL will also market it as another value added service to its large broadband customer base," said Mandora, director, SIS.
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It is for Cabinet to decide on BSNL's public issue: Raja
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(R Yegya Narayanan,Coimbatore,23,January,2010)
Number portability to become a reality in March.
The Centre hopes to garner Rs 25,000 crore from the auction of 3G spectrum for mobile telephony, which is expected to be completed by next month, according to Mr A. Raja, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
He said the 4G spectrum, the launch of which is still some distance away, would not cannibalise 3G spectrum and both technologies could co-exist.
Telephone tariff to come down:The Union Minister of Communication and IT A. Raja has said the tariff for telephone call within a State will come down to 10 paisa a minute and within the Country to 20 paisa soon.
Launching the 3G services of BSNL in Coimbatore and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu today, he pointed out that while the prices of all other things are going up, it is only the cell phone tariff which is coming down. He said telephone connections in the Country crossed 500 million by December last year which was the target for the year 2012. Last month itself 18 million cell phone connections were given in the Country.
The Minister said the number portability would become a reality by March. Asked when the BSNL would go public, he said “it is for the Cabinet to decide.”
Speaking to presspersons in Coimbatore on Saturday, he said the roll out of 3G spectrum across the country is expectedto be completed ‘within this year'. He said the auction for 3G spectrum is expected to be completed by next month after which competition would intensify with the entry of private telecom players into this field in which the PSU telecom players BSNL and MTNL had got a head start.
Asked about the expected revenue from the bidding war among private telecom players seeking 3G spectrum allocation, he said: “We do expect that at least Rs 25,000 crore must come” including Wi-max and 3G. While there will be one-time payment at the time of auction itself, there will also be revenue from it subsequently.
When asked about market speculation that some prospective bidders may stay away from 3G because of the belief that the launch of next generation technology 4G spectrum is not too far away, Mr Raja said even in the International Telecom Union, definitive conclusions about 4G technology were yet to be reached after which it has to undergo trials. “We are foreseeing a technical revolution in 4G' and it might take another year for 4G to be introduced, he added.
Commercial viability
The Union Minister did not agree with the view that the possible launch of 4G may hold back some of the telecom players from entering the bidding process for 3G spectrum allocation and said there was ‘commercial viability for 3G'. Even if 4G comes, it would not affect 3G.
On the price war among telecom operators, he said till he assumed leadership of the Communications Ministry, the stand was that market forces would decide the tariff. But there was no healthy competition earlier and the tariff remained stiff. But healthy competition inthe sector, the tariff has started a downward journey and now operators were asking for fixing minimum tariff.
Asked about the reasons for the declining market share of BSNL in the mobile telephone sector, Mr Raja said landline was a huge burden for the company and it has to take care of 2.5 lakh employees. It also took nearly 18 months to close a tender as it had to follow Government laid procedures. He had consulted the Prime Minister on simplifying procurement norms and this was one of the reasons for the PSU behemoth losing ground in mobile telephony to private operators.
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SNEA writes Letter to Hon"ble P.M. regarding BSNL Issue
SNEA(I)/Hon’ble PM/2/1-2010 Dated 25th January 2010 To Respected Sh.Manmohan Singh Ji, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India NEW DELHI.
Sub: Inevitable and imminent need to induct high grade qualitative professional talent at the top level in BSNL – existing bureaucratic and outdated selection mechanism of PESB requiring drastic transformation and revamping.
Respected Mr Prime Minister,
It is with great elation and excitement that we learnt about your appointment of a Committee chaired by Sri. Sam Pitroda to look into the maladies that afflict the working of BSNL and revitalize this crucial Public Sector Undertaking before it slumps beyond a point of no return. While we welcome this timely step at the highest level of the Government igniting hopes that the battle to save this great PSU will continue in earnest, we would like to bring to your kind attention a few vital points that require your careful examination and prompt action.
It is but a fact that BSNL being a PSU has to undergo all the hassles that normally plague such PSUs and delays the decision making process, which is of vital importance to the PSU facing the worst kind of competition with so many competitors, unfettered and unshackled, strangulating it with political patronage. Naturally such long processes and political interferences are not conducive to the fast changing market dynamics and the lightning paced technology changes. The result is that the PSU is never able to meet the demands of the market always handicapped by the scarcity of vital equipments and materials at the ripe time. Your good self, we are sure, is not unaware that this can be achieved only if the PSU is empowered with financial freedom to take prompt decisions to go in for state-of-the art technology of sufficient capacity, so that the great demands of the market can be effectively and promptly met.
The 2007-tender fiasco, presided over and meticulously crafted by the present MOC&IT, which literally ensured that the wings of this strategic PSU, which till then was vying for the top spot in the market along with Airtel, despite being a very late entrant in the GSM segment, were clipped off and it was totally thrown off its feet. Its deliberately delayed entrance into strategic and highly potential mobile market in 2002 was again a politically motivated decision to lend huge strategic business edge to other private operators in terms of allowing them to capture huge strategic market at peak time. The result is that today the once contender for the number one spot in just 2006 lies at an awfully low sixth, with a mere 12% market share. Unwarranted and fatal Governmental interference in 2007 by heavily sizing down procurement of GSM equipment without ant plausible reason cost it very heavily, and when the market grew at an unprecedented alarming pace from 2006 till date, the PSU could not even creep or crawl for want of sufficient capacity. Until just 3 or 4 months ago the Company bled while the competitors were allowed to drink of this blood and grow fat at its expense and the objective of vested interests and manipulators was achieved. Harrowing and disastrous result is there for everyone to see.
While the Government can never be pardoned for fatal, politically motivated and unwarranted interference in year 2007 , which can never be compensated by any other corrective action for obvious reasons, we cannot ignore the fact that the top Management of the Company also has to be squarely blamed for its lackadaisical subservience to the lords. While it was their bounden duty to act in the interests of the Company, which they had to command and steer, they simply fell flat on their feet to prostrate before the lords in the government being more loyal to the king than the kingdom and the people. That is where we feel that this Company cannot survive under such servile Management, which, we are sure, cannot rise above the interests of the lords. Their totally unprofessional, uncommitted, devoid of vision, innovativeness and pragmatism, conservative, non competitive and unplanned approach, clubbed with complete lack of astute governance skills and robust leadership ingredients, has landed this prestigious Company into the worst dump from which it is almost impossible to rise up again.
During their command the last 10 years have witnessed the worst slump not only in market share but also in the revenue and profit fronts. It is so scary that even though the Company could keep itself above the red margin so far, thanks to the interest from the reserves, the ongoing year portends to be the first loss making year. It does not take great minds to conclude that the slump has been created not only by Governmental procedures and interference but by the lack-luster performance of those entrusted with the challenging and crucial job of driving this gigantic PSU into excellence. Incredible manner in which Companies like France Telecom, NTT and China mobile with governmental holdings have remarkably retained their position, some of them having even achieved global rankings, as leading service providers in their Country in a fiercely competitive environment is being largely attributed to high grade professional leadership capable of running complex telecom enterprises. Surely not the kind of leadership that we have been having on the board - born, brought up and groomed in a highly protective and non competitive market, conservative and monopolist environment, where qualitative service delivery, excellent customer interface, accountability and timely deliverance of results were nightmare.
Thus the issue fundamentally boils down to induction of the rarest of rare talent in the board, definitely not through the orthodox and primitive mechanism that PESB has in place at the moment. The criterion cannot be just ITS seniority, based on redundant performance mechanism (CRs) – bereft of objectivity, having no relevance in present complex scenario and assessed by ITS fraternity in a monopolistic and non competitive world. These surely cannot be the parameters to decide top slots to run a gigantic Company virtually in shambles today, plagued by anarchy, rampant and virtually all round corruption, indecisiveness, total lack of accountability, growing indiscipline, worst possible work culture, menacingly growing vendor- manager nexus, and what not. Assertiveness and ruthlessness of the top leadership in holding people accountable for their persistent failures and non deliverance would have had miraculous impact down the level. But alas – parochial fraternal ITS considerations have kept and keep top management from meaning tough business and deliverance of results in a time bound manner. That thinking and vision is altogether amiss. Otherwise, how is it that despite unabated debacles on all the business fronts, not a single head out of 1400 top heads has been rolled down. That would have automatically led to percolation of rolling down of heads, fixing of responsibility and accountability, qualitative service delivery down to the lowest rung in the Organization, and would eventually have had a miraculous impact on performance.
It is in this context precisely that we are constrained to infringe upon your valuable time, as head of DOP&AR overseeing the mechanism and crucial process of selection of Directors/CMDs of strategic PSUs considered to be the nerve centers of Country’s economic activity, to kindly direct the concerned officers to have a pragmatic and urgent look at the existing outdated mechanism of selection, revamping and replacing it by adoption of a thoroughly innovative and professional approach to fill top slots of a Company where government holds 100% equity and whose sole objective is to fulfill the social obligations of the government in terms of achieving its envisaged agenda of providing universal telecom services of highest quality at affordable prices. So what we need is a Management with a thorough professional breeding, approach and vision. This has to look beyond the available domains of ITS cadres into the best Management professionals of the country, the best leaders and talents available in the vast professional spectrum rather than looking through the narrow prism of the ITS fraternity which hitherto has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts. Ten years of continuous governance has adequately demonstrated their complete inability and incapacity to push through the Organization in a climate diametrically opposite to the one in which they have got groomed. They have utterly failed to prove their managerial mettle and business acumen.
To embark upon such an exercise PESB needs to rope in and look up to the IITs/Premier Management institutions and leading business schools to choose the best talent capable of leading this mammoth PSU not only from the front but with formidable and unwavering conviction and confidence, without shivering before the dictates of the political bosses. Such talents are available in abundance provided PESB succeeds in putting in place a mechanism to sift the rarest of rare talents needed to steer this Company out of the huge and incredible mess that it is in now. The best available talent will not only deliver goods with undivided focus on the fortunes of the Company but will be booming with rare confidence breeding from the strength that they shall not be out of job even if political masters throw them out. We do have in abundance real and extraordinary professional talent in the Country ready to take up this challenging opportunity because for this rarest of rare talent challenges are opportunities and great challenges are great opportunities. PESB has a real challenge to sift the best talent for such tough and challenging positions.
Therefore it is our earnest plea to kindly consider the above aspects, because apart from financial autonomy, the hands that take it up should be capable to deliver irrespective of the pleasure or displeasure of the feudal and political lords and the strong vested interests. That alone, we believe, can save this already sinking ship from damnation and doom. As far as we in the middle management are concerned, even though we are not involved in key decision making process, yet we have no hesitation in also acknowledging our complete failure in responding to the challenging situation. However, having no other option, unlike top 1500 managers who are fully insured and secured in terms of their job, despite their consistent non performance and failures, spanning over ten years, we have no other option but to give in our best in adversity and grave crisis under an enlightened management to radically improve productivity and service delivery. The government would do well to engage us, draw up a comprehensive road map, and begin by restructuring the top leadership by inducting the best available and truly independent talent at the helm. All right thinking people belonging to the Organization concerned about their bread and butter and the future of this great beloved Company would like toughest of tough leadership at the top to immediately take over the reins of the Company facing the real prospect of being consigned to flames.
With kind regards,
Sincerely Yours,
(G.L.Jogi) Copy to:
1. Sh. A.Raja, MOC&IT, for kind information & n/a please.
2. Sh. Prithviraj Chavan, MOS, Personnel & AR. He is requested to direct the concerned officers of PESB to undertake serious and immediate efforts to introduce innovative mechanism to decide CMD/board directors for BSNL
3-4.Sh. Sam Pitroda/ Sh Deepak Parekh. They are requested to give due consideration to the aforesaid hard ground realities prevailing in BSNL regarding selection of top managerial posts while taking a final view on future structure of BSNL.
5. Sh. P.J.Thomas, Secy/DOT. He is kindly requested to keep in mind the extremely disappointing and pathetic performance of a few directors elevated to BSNL, Board of late through existing mechanism of PESB selection.
6. Sh. Shantanu Consul, Secy(personnel), for kind information & immediate n/a please.
7. Sh. R.C.Mishra, Secy(Pension and AR & PG), for kind information & immediate n/a please.
8. MS Vijaylaksmi K Gupta, M(F)/TC, for kind information please.
9-10.Sh. Pratyush Sinha, CVC/ Sh Ashwani Kumar, Director, CBI. Both the agencies are requested to keep BSNL under intense and constant surveillance throughout the Country since rampant corruption and mounting vendor nexus has started eating into the vitals of the Organization. Corruption in the field units of BSNL is assuming alarming proportions.
11. Sh. Chewang Phunsog, Chairman, PESB, for kind information & n/a please.
12-14.Sh. V.S.Jain/ Sh.A.K.Singh/Sh Sudhakar Rao, Members, PESB, for kind information & n/a please.
15-21. Directors, BSNL board, for kind information please.
22. Sh. Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL. Vigilance of BSNL needs to be geared up in full swing to arrest fast spreading malaise of corruption.
23. Sh. Bhaskar Charterjee, Secy/DPE. DPE should not restrict the number of applicants for selecting directors of BSNL, board on technical grounds. Instead, all out and concerted efforts should be made to enlarge the ambit of consideration as much as possible to enable PESB to have varied choice to pick up the best possible talent for such challenging positions.
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1. Can prepaid broadband account be used any where in India?
Yes, Prepaid Broadband can be accessed from Multiplay DSL line in any city. No port
binding for prepaid account.
2. Is it possible to change from unlimited plan to limited plan and vice versa?
You can also change from one limited/unlimited plan to any other plan without
applying for it to BSNL by purchasing the relevant recharge voucher.
3. Can I check my current balance and validity of the service and how?
You can check your current balance at any time by logging into customer care portal
www.data.bsnl.in. , enabling this on SMS is in process.
4. Is it possible to use one limited plan and another unlimited plan on same land line?
Yes. You have to take two prepaid accounts (two independent user_Id). One account
can be used for unlimited plan and other account can be used for limited plan.
5. What to do in case balance amount is there but no validity?
You can extend the validity by recharging the account with validity voucher.
8. Whom to contact in case I face any problem during usage?
You can contact our 24X7 help line 1800-424-1601
9. Where shall I get the prepaid recharge vouchers?
At all CSCs
10. Can I recharge my account today with future date of effect?
You can recharge account now, with an option of giving effect either immediately or
after the date of present validity/when the usage becomes zero.
11. Can I have prepaid account without Land line?
No. You must have land line to create prepaid account.
12. Is Simultaneous use of same account possible by two users from same or different landlines?
No, only single session is allowed.
13. How many user accounts can access the same line at a time?
No limit as long as different user accounts are used or upper limit of total bandwidth of
ADSL line Most of the cases 8 Mbps).
14. Is it suitable for hostels to have one Land Line (LL) and each student having different accounts to use? Will the charges be levied on the LL?
Yes, Technically possible. Any number of users can use the same DSL line for
browsing. The charges will be deducted from user accounts and not from the LL used.
15. Is it possible to change from post paid to prepaid and vice versa?
At present migration is not possible.
16. If my DSL line goes faulty or temporarily disconnected due to any reasons including
shift, whether any extension of validity would be given?
No. As the account can be accessed from any other DSL line.
17. Whether any intimation is given before session is disconnected due to balance becoming zero?
No. The session gets terminated. SMS after session disconnection under testing.
18. Whether any grace period is given to recharge the account?
In case of limited plans Grace Period I is for 15 days. If recharge is done during this period, the balance if any, will be carried forward. Grace period II is for 75 days. During this period no balance will be carried forward. For unlimited plans Grace period of 90 days is given to recharge the account.
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NHRCPROGRRAME
NHRC's Winter Internship Programme concludes
New Delhi, January 15th, 2010
NHRC's one month long 10th winter internship programme on human rights concluded in New Delhi today. Addressing a gathering on the occasion, NHRC Acting Chairperson, Mr. Justice G.P. Mathur congratulated the interns and expressed hope that they would act as ambassadors for the protection and promotion of human rights, and take appropriate steps to ensure justice for those whose human rights are violated. At the same time he also reminded them that there are no rights without duties.
Justice Mathur asked the interns that they should disseminate knowledge attained during their internship on human rights related issues among others, and particularly those of their colleagues who could not make it to the short listed candidates for NHRC's internship programme.
55 candidates from different institutions and universities in the 20 states and union territories of the country attended the internship programme which commenced on the 17th December, 2009. This number is highest so far. They included, for the first time, three students from foreign countries, currently studying in Indian Universities. One among them was from Indonesia and two were from Afghanistan.
The best intern award of Rs.5000/-, this time, was shared by the two interns, Caroline Tanjaya and Suvra Kanti Roy, who were given an amount of Rs. 2500/- each. Students coming from Delhi and National Capital Region Delhi were given a stipend of Rs. 2500/- and others Rs. 5000/- each for the internship programme.
The interns mainly comprised post-graduate level students of law, political science, social work, criminology and human rights. The aim of the internship programme was to sensitise the young students about the various aspects of human rights.
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Disclaimer: Neither NHRC nor NIC is responsible for any inadvertent error that may have crept in the Information being published on NET.
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“Tears in my eyes”
I do remember those struggling days still today,
I cannot stop the tears pouring in my eyes today.
Parents were ever worried for my bright future,
But circumstances were emerged quite adverse.
Mother was threading us like pearls in the ring,
As if we were going to be scattered for nothing.
I was little bit crazy and hungry than other kids,
Always eating even clay and dust all the things.
The dust and clay caused me severe Diearhoea,
Indigestion caused me serious leaking of blood
My Father took me to a Hakim on his shoulder,
He advised to eat me tiny leaves of Neem tree.
Once I got high fever up to 104ْ CG in a summer,
My Mother could not sleep for the days together.
Worried mother took me to Vaidya in the village,
He advised to apply onion-juice all over my body.
Mother hated onion but she prepared and rubbed,
Onion juice worked like a miracle that day indeed.
I many times look the innocence & helpless faces,
In the dreams I feel blessing parents from my eyes.
I cannot sleep patiently like those days even today,
How far we go, our past may guide us in bad days.
I earned a lot but do not posses those golden days,
Realizing the fact the tears are pouring in my eyes.
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Port and Dock BWNC-Agreement Reached for 5 years 23% with 78.2 DA merger. Barring HMS others signed. HMS demands improved promotion policy
Hyderabad-based Vippalamritha Magnetic Components Ltd (VMC) which had recently emerged as the fourth lowest bidder for BSNL’s rural WiMAX network rollout project is under scanner for alleged evasion of duties for an earlier contract granted by BSNL, reports the Business Line.
Following this, BSNL’s internal vigilance officer has put a stay on giving any new order to the firm. The Business Line report also states that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has also issued a show cause notice to Prithvi Information Solution, the parent company of VMC, for the alleged non-payment of duties.
“Since the investigation in this case is going on, it was requested that no order should be placed at this juncture with VMC,” states an internal BSNL note.( TT Jan21)
BHEL Wage Revision AITUC-CITU- BMS not signed. INTUC-HMS_DMK unions only signed the MOU for 78.2- 30%- 10 years. AITUC,CITU , BMS are demanding 5 years. Management for 20% fitment for 5 years.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
BSNLEU CHQND LATEST NEWS By Ashok Hindocha
Revision of GPRS/EDGE tariff applicable to 2G Data Card and Voice plans
Posted on: 25-01-2010
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GPRS/EDGE tariff applicable to 2G Data Card and Voice plans
a) Postpaid 2G Data Card tariff plans:-
Plan
FMC of plan in Rs./Month*
Free data usage
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB
Day/Any time usage Night usage
Plan-1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Rs.0.03/10KB
Plan-2
49
100 MB
2 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-3
99
300 MB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-4
199
1 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-5
299
2 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-6
499
Unlimited Local
Rs.0.01/10KB (Roaming)
Plan-7
649
Unlimited (Local + Roaming)
Nil
*Service tax as applicable extra.
b) Prepaid 2G Data Card tariff plans:-
Plan
MRP of RCV in Rs. /30 days^
Free data usage
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB
Day/Any time usage Night usage
Plan-1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Rs.0.03/10KB
Plan-2
54
100 MB
2 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-3
108
300 MB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-4
219
1 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-5
329
2 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-6
549
Unlimited Local
Rs.0.01/10KB (Roaming)
Plan-7
715
Unlimited (Local + Roaming)
Nil
The MRP in the price band upto Rs.3 (+/-) of above price considering the technical feasibility may be done at the circle level.
The free data usage allowed is also applicable while in national roaming.
d) The usage charges beyond free usage will be same for Home LSA and roaming.
e) The base voice plan in case of postpaid 2G data plans will be Plan 99 and in case of prepaid data plans the tariff of Saral Anant plan. No Fixed Monthly Charges (FMC) will be recovered from the data plans for the base voice plan.
2. The above, revised tariff will be allowed to all customers who want to take data plan from BSNL, irrespective of purchasing data card from BSNL or not. Since, the data card tariffs have been reduced drastically, no free usage should be allowed under bundling scheme.
Note:
1. Above tariff is available as promotional offer for 90 days w.e.f. 25.01.2010.
2. Plan 1,2,3 & 4 above will also be applicable for voice plans.
GPRS UNLIMITED PLAN ( applicable w.e.f. 25.01.2010)
3. Existing GPRS/EDGE postpaid plan with FMC of Rs.49 (Option-I) & “Nil” (Option-III) and prepaid data tariff/ STV-59 available with voice plan, will be withdrawn. Data Plan 1 to 4 as applicable to 2G data card will also be applicable to voice plans. The tariff for unlimited GPRS/EDGE available with voice plan has been revised as under:-
Particulars
Existing
Revised
Postpaid
FMC (Excl. of S.Tax)
Rs.199
Rs.249
Free usage day/any time
Unlimited Local
Unlimited Local
Free usage Night
NA
NA
Usage charges in home LSA (Rs./10KB)
Free
Free
Usage charges while in roaming (Rs./10KB)
Rs.0.05
Rs.0.03
Prepaid
MRP of STV in Rs (Incl. of S.Tax)
Rs.230
Rs.274
Validity in days
30 days
30 days
Free usage day/any time
Unlimited Local
Unlimited Local
Free usage Night
NA
NA
Usage charges in home LSA (Rs./10KB)
Free
Free
Usage charges while in roaming (Rs./10KB)
Rs.0.05
Rs.0.03
The above revision will be implemented with effect from 25.01.2010 for a promotional period of 90 days
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Freebies are offered with the sale of GSM FWP Handset excluding SIM for Rs. 2100/-based FWP's .
Posted on: 25-01-2010
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Following freebies are offered with the sale of GSM FWP Handset excluding SIM for Rs. 2100/-
• 4200 minutes free On-net calls (Local/STD) at the rate of 350 minutes per month will be allowed over a period of one year along with the sale of GSM based FWPs available with BSNL.
• Free minutes allowed for a month is to be utilized in the month for which it is allowed & no carry forward will be allowed.
• The existing sale price of Rs.2100 will continue to apply. Sales tax/VAT as applicable on the sale of handset will be extra.
• All other terms and conditions will remain same.
The above tariff will be effective from 25.01.2010 .
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IPO In BSNL Imp. Information
IPO Not the Cure for BSNL's Ills
January 22, 2010 | Gagandeep Kaur from Light Reading Asia
The long-proposed IPO of India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) is unlikely to change the fortunes of the beleaguered incumbent operator, according to a former senior executive at the state-owned carrier.
Critics of the move, which could involve the flotation of a 10 percent stake on India's stock exchanges, say BSNL doesn't need the cash: Indeed, government figures for the end of September 2009, put BSNL's cash reserves at 364 billion Indian rupees (US$7.9 billion).
In addition, with telecom stocks not performing well on the Indian exchanges, any near-term IPO is unlikely to attract a favorable valuation for BSNL.
"What is the point of an IPO?" asks Dr. SD Saxena, BSNL's former finance director. "The government will not get the right valuation. The telecom stocks are not doing well. Besides, BSNL is not doing well. The revenues are consistently coming down, and the ongoing tariff war has further put pressure, not just on BSNL, but on all operators. So there is hardly any likelihood of an IPO getting a good response," Dr. Saxena tells Light Reading.
According to The Economic Times, the IPO, which is strongly opposed by the trade unions that represent many of BSNL's 300,000-plus staff, could take place during the carrier's next fiscal year (April 2010 to March 2011).
Dr. Saxena's view is supported by analysts. "An IPO is hardly going to help. To begin with, BSNL is sitting on huge cash reserves, so it's not like it's a cash-starved company. Basically it will not address the cause of its problems," says Neeraj Jain, director of transaction services at KPMG International .
There are, however, some clear advantages to BSNL of an IPO. A stock listing would give it more visibility in the international market, which could help the carrier with any potential international acquisitions.
And though BSNL has plenty of cash, notes Harit Shah, IT and telecom research analyst at Karvy Stock Brokers Ltd., an IPO would help make the operator "more transparent" and would "go a long way in making it accountable."
BSNL's revenues and profits have been on the decline for the past three financial years. In 2005-2006, the carrier reported revenues of INR401.8 billion ($8.75 billion) and net profit of INR89.4 billion (1.95 billion), but by 2008-2009 its revenues had slipped to INR358.1 billion ($7.8 billion), and its profits had slumped to INR5.75 billion ($125 million).
And with the increasing pressure on the financial performance of all of India's operators, caused by intensive competition and the introduction of per-second billing, it's possible BSNL might not make a profit during the current financial year, which ends in March 2010.
The carrier has also been found wanting during the past few years of breathtaking mobile market growth: The Indian mobile market added 113 million new mobile lines in 2008, and is likely to have added more than 160 million in 2009, but BSNL's privately held rivals have been more reactive to the market and have grown more quickly.
BSNL is now only the fourth largest mobile operator in India, with more than 60 million customers, and in danger of slipping to fifth. Yet only a few years ago it was the No. 2 player behind Bharti Airtel Ltd.
BSNL hasn't even been able to capitalize on its advantage in the 3G market. Along with fellow state-owned operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) , BSNL was handed 3G spectrum more than a year ago, while India's remaining mobile operators are still waiting for their chance to take part in the proposed spectrum auction.
Yet after nearly a year of service, BSNL has just 600,000 3G customers, and it's now investing further in its 3G capabilities in the hope of reaching 1 million 3G users by March this year.
BSNL's situation has been made worse by its problems in adding new capacity to its GSM mobile network. The operator has been mired in legal wrangling over significant contract awards, with the latest tender for 93 million new mobile lines still in limbo.
"If BSNL had been able to get new equipment, it would have done much better than the other players in the market, since it has the best reach," believes KPMG's Jain.
Despite this, the operator has significant network assets. It has an optical transport network of more than 400,000 kilometers, India's largest and most extensive, and a valuable asset in pursuing growth in rural areas. By comparison, Reliance Communications Ltd. 's optical transport network is 40,000km long.
"The only way [BSNL] can be saved is by growth. It has to come up with new products and services, which appeal to the market. It has to generate new revenue streams. The company has to find ways and means to upgrade equipment as well. Unless and until it expands its network, and gets government support [to achieve that], BSNL will not live," believes Dr. Saxena.
— Gagandeep Kaur, India Editor, Light Reading
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BSNL Wage Revision Imp. Information by P. Ashoka Babu
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BSNL NON--EXECUTIVES WAGE REVISION AGREEMENT
A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT DESPITE ADVERSE
CIRCUMSTANCES
IINTRODUCTIION::--
The agrreementt on tthe Wage Reviisiion fforr BSNL non--executtiives was siigned on 15th Januarry 2010 by tthe
memberrs off tthe Wage Reviisiion Commiittttee consiisttiing off tthe rreprresenttattiives off tthe Managementt and BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion ((tthe rrecogniised uniion iin BSNL)).. The achiievementts and tthe siigniiffiicance off tthiis
agrreementt arre dettaiilled bellow::
1.. Whatt are tthe ciircumsttances under whiich tthe negottiiattiions on wage reviisiion ffor non--
executtiives iin BSNL ttook pllace and whatt iis tthe ffiinall resulltt?
The ciirrcumsttances underr whiich tthe negottiiattiions on wage rreviisiion ttook pllace fforr non--executtiives
werre ttottalllly negattiive,, as dettaiilled bellow::
a)) The busiiness off tthe Company was iin llosses siince tthe ffiinanciiall yearr 2007--08.. IIn 2007--08 tthe
iincome earrned ffrrom serrviices was Rs..32842..30 crrorres wherreas tthe expendiitturre was Rs..
33629..86 crrorres.. IIn 2008--09 tthe iincome earrned on serrviices was Rs..30268..57 crrorres wherreas
tthe expendiitturre was Rs..34354..21 crrorres ((Butt iin tthe accountts prroffiitts off Rs..3001 crrorres and Rs
574 crrorres werre shown fforr tthe yearrs 2007--08 and 2008--09 by addiing iintterrestt earrned by tthe
Company on iitts rreserrve ffunds deposiitted iin Banks))..
b)) IItt iis tto be notted tthatt whiille tthe prriices off tthe goods prroduced by manuffactturriing PSUs lliike BHEL,,
SAIIL ettc arre iincrreasiing,, tthe prriices off ttellephone callll rrattes arre ffalllliing down severrelly due tto
prredattorry compettiittiion,, even tto tthe exttentt off hallff paiisa//second fforr llocall callll and paiisa perr
second fforr STD callll.. Due tto tthe negattiive attttiittude off tthe Goverrnmentt,, ttherre iis enorrmous dellay iin
prrocurriing equiipmentt fforr expansiion off BSNL.. We allll know tthatt onlly afftterr tthe sttrriike by allll
emplloyees and Offffiicerrs iin 2007,, GSM lliines was purrchased fforr exttendiing mobiille serrviices tto
new custtomerrs.. Butt iitt iis verry meagrre.. Agaiin now,, ttherre iis enorrmous dellay iin ffiinalliiziing tthe
ttenderr fforr tthe 93 miilllliion lliines equiipmentt and iitt iis beiing sttopped.. We have tto go on warr patth
agaiin fforr prrocurrementt off tthiis equiipmentt.. Thus tthe Goverrnmentt iis iinttenttiionalllly sabottagiing tthe
devellopmentt off BSNL tto hellp prriivatte ttellecom companiies..
c)) A sense off urrgency has arriisen among tthe BSNL emplloyees tthatt tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt
has tto be siigned urrgenttlly befforre ffurrttherr detterriiorrattiion off tthe BSNL’’s ffiinanciiall condiittiion and tthiis
rresulltted iin a llott off prressurre on tthe uniion fforr settttllementt,, even iiff iitt means parrttiiall settttllementt off
some iissues rrellatted tto wage rreviisiion..
d)) IIn tthe pastt,, when tthe ttellecom serrviices werre a monopolly underr DoT and new ttechnollogy was
nott ttherre,, ourr sttrriikes werre ablle tto sttop tthe serrviices ttottalllly.. Butt now BSNL iis one among severrall
companiies iin tthe ttellecom serrviices busiiness and due tto tthe moderrn ttechnollogy,, tthe serrviices
arre ffulllly auttomattiised.. Therrefforre,, tthe sttrriikes by emplloyees iin BSNL werre unablle tto have
maxiimum effffectt.. Hence tthe sttrriike iis now haviing a lliimiitted effffectt on tthe managementt..
e)) The BSNL managementt was adopttiing a negattiive attttiittude siince tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion iis
ffiighttiing agaiinstt tthe anttii--worrkerr polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt..
ff)) The NFTE--FNTO lleaderrs diid ttheiirr llevell bestt tto sabottage tthe efffforrtts off BSNL Emplloyees Uniion
fforr achiieviing a good wage agrreementt.. They orrganiised a biig campaiign off lliies and sllanderrs
agaiinstt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion and iitts lleaderrs,, parrttiicullarrlly agaiinstt iitts Generrall Secrrettarry Com
V..A..N..Namboodiirrii.. They ffulllly collllaborratted wiitth tthe managementt and ttrriied tto iimpose a bad deall
iin tthe wage rreviisiion off non--executtiives,, so tthatt iin tthe nextt verriiffiicattiion tthey woulld have a poiintt tto
campaiign agaiinstt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion..
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The barrgaiiniing fforr wage rreviisiion fforr BSNL non--executtiives ttook pllace iin such adverrse
ciirrcumsttances.. IInspiitte off tthese adverrse ciirrcumsttances,, tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion and Uniitted
Forrum was ablle tto orrganiise severrall agiittattiions and a successffull ttwo days sttrriike on 19th and 20th
Augustt 2009 and negottiiatted skiillllffulllly wiitth managementt and achiieved an excellllentt agrreementt iin
tthe giiven ciirrcumsttances.. ((IItt iis tto be notted tthatt iin tthe MTNL whiich iis tthe onlly ottherr PSU iin
ttellecom serrviices secttorr,, fforr tthe executtiives orrderr was iissued grranttiing 5% ffiittmentt beneffiitt onlly
((iinsttead off 30%)) and afftterr tthe agiittattiion by tthe executtiives,, iitt was keptt underr abeyance and ttherre
iis no ffurrttherr iimprrovementt.. Forr non--executtiives,, iin tthe negottiiattiion sttarrtted rrecenttlly,, managementt
offfferred 15% ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiitth 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty.. Comparred wiitth tthiis,, ourrs iis an excellllentt
agrreementt..))
2.. Whatt iis tthe datte off effffectt off tthe reviised pay scalles and whatt iis tthe reason ffor iitt?
The prreviious wage rreviisiion iin Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings was wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--1997 and iin tthatt
wage rreviisiion iitt was deciided tthatt tthe nextt wage rreviisiion woulld be afftterr 10 yearrs.. Thiis tten yearr
perriiod was complletted by 31--12--2006 and hence tthe datte off effffectt fforr tthe rreviised pay scalles iin tthe
prresentt wage rreviisiion iis 1--1--2007..
3.. Whatt are tthe exiisttiing pay scalles and whatt are tthe reviised pay scalles tthatt wiillll come iintto
effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007 ?
Sll..No.. Category Exiistiing IIDA Scalles
(Rs..)
Reviised Scalles (Rs..) that
wiillll come iinto effect from
1-1-2007
1 NE 1 4000 --120--5800 7760 -- 13320
2 NE 2 4060 --125--5935 7840 – 14700
3 NE 3 4100 --125--5975 7900 – 14880
4 NE 4 4250 --130--6200 8150 – 15340
5 NE 5 4550 --140--6650 8700 – 16840
6 NE 6 4720 --150--6970 9020 -- 17430
7 NE 7 5700 --160--8100 10900 --20400
8 NE 8 6550 --185--9325 12520 --23440
9 NE 9 7100 --200--10100 13600 -- 25420
10 NE 10 7800 --225--11175 14900 -- 27850
11 NE 11 8570 --245--12245 16370 -- 30630
4.. Whatt aboutt tthe NE--12 pay scalle((9200--250--13200)) and E1A pay scalle((9850--250--13200)) agreed
by tthe managementt iin tthe promottiion polliicy agreementt?
The NE--1 tto NE--11 pay scalles iin tthe ttablle above werre tthe pay scalles tthatt came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--
10--2000((datte off fforrmattiion off BSNL)) afftterr apprrovall off DoT and DPE.. Butt iin tthe Prromottiion Polliicy
Agrreementt siigned on 30--10--2008 bettween BSNL managementt and BSNL Emplloyees Uniion,, tthe
above saiid NE--12 and E--1A pay scalles arre newlly crreatted iin orrderr tto grrantt prromottiion tto tthose who
arre iin NE--11 pay scalle.. Siince tthese scalles arre newlly crreatted,, DoT//DPE apprrovall iis necessarry
befforre ttheiirr iimpllementtattiion and tthe case was sentt tto DPE fforr iitts apprrovall.. Prromottiions tto tthese ttwo
new scalles can be iimpllementted onlly afftterr tthiis apprrovall,, wiitth datte off effffectt fforr tthe prromottiion as perr
tthe Prromottiion Polliicy.. Siince tthese ttwo new pay scalles can nott be iimpllementted pendiing tthiis
apprrovall,, iitt was menttiioned iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tthatt tthese ttwo pay scalles ((prre--rreviised
as wellll as rreviised)) wiillll be nottiiffiied afftterr apprrovall by DoT..
5.. How tthe pay off tthe offffiiciialls jjoiined iin serviice beffore 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffiixed iin tthe reviised pay
scalle? How much beneffiitt wiillll gett iin tthe ffiixattiion off pay iin tthe reviised pay scalle?
They wiillll gett 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on ttheiirr pay+68..8% DA on 1--1--2007,, whiille ffiixiing ttheiirr basiic pay iin
tthe rreviised pay scalles..
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Forr examplle an offffiiciiall iin NE--9 pay scalle ((7100--10100)) wiitth basiic pay off Rs 8100//-- wiillll be ffiixed as
bellow iin tthe rreviised pay scalle::
a)) Basiic Pay on 1--1--2007= Rs 8100--00
b)) DA@ 68..8% on Rs8100= Rs 5573--00
c)) Tottall[[((a))+((b))]]=Rs 13673
d)) 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on tthiis ttottall((c))=Rs 4102
e)) Reviised Basiic Pay [[((c )) +(( d))]]= Rs 17775//-- rrounded tto nextt tten rrupees=Rs 17780//--
Therrefforre tthe pay off tthiis offffiiciiall iin tthe rreviised pay scalle wiillll be ffiixed att Rs 17780//-- wiitth effffectt ffrrom
1--1--2007..
On 1--1--2007 tthe offffiiciiall has acttualllly drrawn tthe ffollllowiing amountt as pay+DP+DA::
Pay=Rs 8100;; DP((50% DA merrgerr))=Rs 4050//-- ;; DA 18..8% on pay+DP=18% on 8100+4050=Rs Rs
2284;; Tottall((Pay+DP+DA))=8100+4050+2284=Rs 14434//--;;
Hiis rreviised pay on1--1--2007=Rs 17780//--;; Pay+DP+DA drrawn iin Januarry 2007=Rs 14434//--..
Therrefforre beneffiitt iin tthe rreviised pay=Rs 17780--Rs 14434=Rs 3346//--..
IItt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe same 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt was giiven tto executtiives and tthus we gott on parr
wiitth executtiives..
6.. How tthiis 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on par wiitth executtiives was achiieved?
IIn tthe prreviious wage rreviisiion tthatt ttook pllace iin tthe Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--
1997,, tthe pay and DA werre merrged,, butt iincrrease was giiven as perrcenttage off tthe basiic pay onlly,,
iinsttead off as perrcenttage off basiic pay+DA.. Butt ttherre was a serriious diiscrriimiinattiion.. Whiille tthe
executtiives werre giiven 60% tto 80% iincrrease iin ttheiirr basiic pay,, tthe non--executtiives werre giiven onlly
20% tto 40% iincrrease..
Therrefforre tthe Uniions iin varriious Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings have come ttogettherr tthiis ttiime underr tthe
bannerr off ““Commiittttee off Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings”” ((CPSTU)) and deciided tto orrganiise sttrrugglles
so tthatt iin tthe ffiittmentt beneffiitt ttherre shoulld be no diiscrriimiinattiion bettween executtiives and non--
executtiives.. IItt allso deciided tthatt tthe wage negottiiattiion fforr non--executtiives shoulld nott be sttarrtted
befforre tthe iissue off orrderrs on tthe wage rreviisiion fforr executtiives,, so tthatt tthe iincrrease giiven iin case off
executtiives can be demanded fforr non--executtiives,, and tthe diiscrriimiinattiion can be avoiided.. The BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion was a parrttnerr iin tthe CPSTU and parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthe sttrrugglles and waiitted fforr
sttarrttiing negottiiattiion on wage rreviisiion unttiill tthe orrderrs fforr wage rreviisiion off executtiives werre rrelleased..
IIn BSNL,, tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion was tthe onlly Uniion tthatt parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthe sttrrugglles as
perr tthe calllls giiven by tthe CPSTU fforr achiieviing parriitty iin tthe wage iincrrease wiitth tthe executtiives.. The
ottherr Uniions((NFTE alllliiance)) wantted iimmediiatte settttllementt,, even befforre tthe rrellease off orrderrs fforr
executtiives on wage rreviisiion,, and wiitthoutt any sttrrugglles.. IIn such case we woulld have gott verry lless
iin wage iincrrease comparred tto executtiives.. Butt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion prreventted such lloss tto non--
executtiives by parrttiiciipattiing iin allll tthese sttrrugglles and by waiittiing fforr tthe negottiiattiion unttiill orrderr fforr
wage rreviisiion off executtiives iis rrelleased..
IIn tthe orrderrs iissued iin Marrch 2009 fforr wage rreviisiion off BSNL executtiives,, tthe managementt grrantted
30% iincrrease ((ffiittmentt beneffiitt)) iin tthe emollumentts ((Pay+68..8%DA)) on 1--1--2007.. Afftterr tthiis,, tthe
BSNL Emplloyees Uniion sttarrtted wage negottiiattiion,, and iin tthe ffiirrstt meettiing iitt sellff tthe managementt
offfferred 30% iincrrease on parr wiitth tthe executtiives.. Thus tthe sttrrugglles and sttrrattegy off BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion became successffull iin achiieviing parriitty iin ffiittmentt beneffiitt ((wage iincrrease)) wiitth
executtiives..
As a rresulltt off tthiis 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on pay+68..8% DA,, we coulld achiieve a consiiderrablle iincrrease
iin tthe wage rreviisiion.. The beneffiitt due tto tthiis ffiittmentt beneffiitt iis ffrrom Rs 1652//-- att llowestt llevell((fforr
tthose att tthe miiniimum basiic pay off Rs 4000//--iin Grroup D pay scalle on 1--1--2007)) tto Rs 5059//((tthose
iin BCR 10% Grrade--4 pay scalle iin Srr TOA//TTA cadrre wiitth basiic pay Rs 11175//-- on 1--1--2007))-- att
tthe hiighestt llevell fforr tthe non--executtiives.. Butt allmostt allll tthe jjuniiorrs iin tthe Grroup D appoiintted befforre
1--1--2007 iin BSNL arre mosttlly ((exceptt a ffew cases)) appoiintted on 1--10--2000 orr iin 2001 and tthus
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tthey have drrawn 5 orr 6 iincrrementts as on 1--1--2007 and wiillll have attlleastt an iincrrease off Rs 2000//--..
Therrefforre tthe iincrrease iin basiic pay on 1--1--2007 iin tthe rreviised pay scalle comparred tto Pay+DP+DA
drrawn on 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffrrom Rs 2000//-- tto Rs 5000//--..
7.. Why a cllause “as and when BSNL managementt deciides ffor 78..2% DA merger ffor executtiives,,
tthe same beneffiitt may be exttended tto non--executtiives allso” iis added iin tthe agreementt?
As perr tthe DPE orrderrs datted 26--11--2008,, tthe ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 30% on pay+68..8% DA was grrantted
fforr tthe wage rreviisiion off executtiives iin allll PSUs.. As on 1--1--2007,, tthe DA was 68..8%.. Hence iitt was
agrreed tto giive 30% ffiittmentt on pay+68..8%DA.. Butt iiff tthe merrgerr off 50%DA wiitth basiic pay on 1--1--
2007 iis ttaken iintto consiiderrattiion,, tthe DA on 1--1--2007 wiillll be 78..2% iinsttead off 68..8%.. Accorrdiinglly
tthe DPE iissued orrderrs on 2--4--2009 fforr iimpllementtiing 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt fforr executtiives on
pay+78..2%DA iinsttead off on Pay+68..8% DA.. Hence iin severrall ottherr PSUs tthe 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt
was giiven on pay+78..2%DA,, botth fforr executtiives and non--executtiives.. Due tto tthe prresentt ffiinanciiall
siittuattiion,, tthe BSNL managementt rresttrriictted tthiis ffiittmentt beneffiitt tto 30% on Pay+68..8% DA.. Butt due
tto ourr sttrrugglles and prressurre,, tthe managementt agrreed tto consiiderr tthe iissue off grranttiing 30%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt on pay+78..2% DA afftterr some ttiime,, fforr executtiives and non--executtiives ttogettherr..
Hence tthiis cllause iis added iin tthe agrreementt.. IIn case tthe managementt agrrees fforr tthiis,, ourr rreviised
pay wiillll ffurrttherr iincrrease..
8.. How tthe pay off tthe offffiiciiall jjoiined newlly iin BSNL on or afftter 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffiixed iin tthe
reviised pay scalles and why?
These offffiiciialls wiillll be ffiixed diirrecttlly att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle on tthe datte off ttheiirr
jjoiiniing iin BSNL.. Thiis iis because iitt iis nott pay rreviisiion fforr tthem.. Pay rreviisiion iis wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--
2007.. Pay can be rreviised on 1--1--2007 onlly fforr tthose who have drrawn pay befforre 1--1--2007.. Siince
new pay scalle comes iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007,, and siince tthe new rrecrruiittees arre tto be appoiintted att
tthe miiniimum off tthe pay scalle,, tthose who arre appoiintted iin BSNL on orr afftterr 1--1--2007 wiillll be ttrreatted
as appoiintted att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle on tthe datte off ttheiirr appoiinttmentt..
9.. IIn tthe agreementt tthere iis a cllause tthatt tthe non--executtiives can optt ffor tthe reviisiion off pay on
1--1--2007 or ffrom tthe datte off promottiion afftter 1--1--2007,, or ffrom tthe datte off nextt iincrementt iin
tthe exiisttiing scalle.. Whatt iis tthe beneffiitt off tthiis?
Thiis can be underrsttood by an examplle.. A Tellecom Mechaniic was prromotted as TTA afftterr 1--1--2007,,
say on 1--2--2007.. Hiis basiic pay iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle iin TM cadrre was Rs 5920//-- on 1--1--2007..
On 1--2--2007 he was prromotted and ffiixed iin TTA exiisttiing pay scalle att Rs 7100//--.. IIn case tthe offffiiciiall
comes iintto rreviised pay scalle on 1--1--2007,, hiis pay wiillll be rreviised iin tthe TM pay scalle ffrrom tthe prre--
rreviised basiic pay Rs 5920//-- tto tthe rreviised basiic pay Rs 13000//--.. Butt iin case he optts tto conttiinue iin
tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle unttiill hiis datte off prromottiion tto TTA cadrre ((1--2--2007)),, tthen he wiillll conttiinue
iin tthe prre--rreviised TM pay scalle unttiill 31--1--2007 and wiillll gett ffiixed iin tthe rreviised pay scalle off TTA on
1--2--2007.. He was iin TTA pay scalle on 1--2--2007 wiitth basiic pay Rs 7100((prre--rreviised)).. Thiis basiic
pay off Rs 7100//-- iin tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle wiillll be rreviised as Rs 15580//-- wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--2--
2007.. Siince iitt iis beneffiiciiall fforr hiim,, he wiillll optt fforr rreviised pay on tthe datte off prromottiion..
10.. Whatt aboutt tthose rettiired iin BSNL beffore 1--1--2007?
Wage rreviisiion iis nott applliicablle fforr tthem siince tthey have rrettiirred befforre 1--1--2007.. Butt ttheiirr pensiion
has tto be rreviised.. Forr pensiion rreviisiion,, ttherre iis no prroviisiion iin Rulle 37((A)) off CCS((Pensiion))Rulles..
The tthrree ffederrattiions who wellcomed fforrmattiion off BSNL and siigned agrreementt att tthatt ttiime have
ffaiilled tto rraiise tthiis iissue wiitth tthe Goverrnmentt.. Thiis iissue has come iintto ffocus because off wage
rreviisiion now.. Butt who has tto make tthe amendmentt iin tthe Rulle 37--A? Onlly Cabiinett can do iitt.. DoT
has tto send tthe prroposall and iitt iis prreparriing a Cabiinett Notte on tthiis iissue fforr tthe apprrovall off tthe
Cabiinett.. Butt iitt iis prroposiing pensiion rreviisiion on tthe basiis off equiivallentt CDA pay,, iinsttead off on IIDA
pay.. The rreason iis tthatt ttherre iis an orrderr datted 19--9--2003 iissued by tthe Deparrttmentt off Pensiion
iinsttrructtiing pensiion rreviisiion off tthose PSU emplloyees absorrbed ffrrom Goverrnmentt Deparrttmentt and
ttakiing pensiion on combiined serrviice((Goverrnmentt serrviice and PSU serrviice)),, on tthe basiis off
equiivallentt CDA pay,, iinsttead off IIDA pay.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion mett tthe DoT autthorriittiies and allso
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tthe Miiniistterr fforr Communiicattiions and demanded fforr pensiion rreviisiion on IIDA pay.. The BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion and Allll IIndiia BSNL--DoT Pensiionerrs Associiattiion arre serriiouslly and conttiinuouslly
ttrryiing tto achiieve pensiion rreviisiion on IIDA pay.. ((IIn tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tthe ffolllloiing iis
menttiioned::
““The iissue off rreviisiion off IIDA pensiion iin rrespectt off emplloyees absorrbed iin BSNL and rrettiirred befforre
1--1--2007 and pensiion anomally iin rrespectt off BSNL absorrbed emplloyees rrettiirred prriiorr tto 31--7--2001
allrready sttand rrefferrrred tto DoT and may be purrsued by BSNL..””))
11.. Whatt aboutt tthose rettiired afftter 1--1--2007?
Wage rreviisiion ffrrom 1--1--2007 iis applliicablle fforr tthem.. Therre iis a posiittiive change iin tthe pensiion rrulles..
As perr tthe rrecentt orrderrs iissued by Deparrttmentt off Pensiion and endorrsed by DoT,, tthe pensiion wiillll
be callcullatted on llastt tten montths averrage pay orr llastt montth pay,, whiich everr iis advanttageous tto tthe
rrettiirree.. Thiis prroviisiion iis applliicablle w..e..ff 1--1--2006..Therrefforre even iiff an offffiiciiall rrettiirred on 31--1--2007,,
he wiillll gett hiis pay rreviised on 1--1--2007 and he wiillll be paiid pensiion on tthe basiis off hiis rreviised pay..
12.. How tthe miiniimum pay iis deciided iin tthe reviised pay scalle and why?
The BSNL managementt prroposed tto ffiix miiniimum pay iin tthe rreviised pay scalles by mullttiipllyiing tthe
miiniimum pay iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle wiitth 1..91.. The exiisttiing NE--9 pay scalle miiniimum iis Rs
7100//-- iin tthe exiisttiing 7100--10100 pay scalle.. Thiis 7100 wiillll be mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 and iitt wiillll be Rs
13561//-- ((say Rs 13570)).. Thiis was rrounded tto Rs 13600//-- and ffiixed as tthe miiniimum pay iin tthe
rreviised NE--9 pay scalle.. Therrefforre tthe offffiiciialls newlly appoiintted iin BSNL on orr afftterr 1--1--2007 iin tthiis
pay scalle wiillll be ffiixed att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle ((Rs 13600//--)) on tthe datte off ttheiirr
appoiinttmentt..
The rreason fforr haviing 1..91 as tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr iis tthatt iin case off Executtiives allso tthe same
mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 1..91 was used tto deciide tthe miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle.. Forr examplle,,
tthe JTO((E1A)) pay scalle was 9850--250--14600 befforre pay rreviisiion.. IItt was prroposed tto be rreviised tto
Rs 18850--40500 by tthe managementt,, afftterr apprrovall ffrrom DPE.. The miiniimum Rs 18850//-- off tthe
rreviised scalle was 1..91 ttiimes off 9850//--((9850x1..91=18820 and iitt was adjjustted tto 18850//--)).. Siimiillarrlly,,
tthe E3 pay scalle off executtiives was Rs 13000--350--18250 and iitt was rreviised tto Rs 24900--50500..
The miiniimum Rs 24900//-- iis arrrriived by mullttiipllyiing tthe miiniimum off tthe prre--rreviised scalle ii..e Rs
13000//-- wiitth 1..91 and iitt wiillll be Rs 24830//-- and iitt was adjjustted tto Rs 24900//-- tto make iitt tthe
miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay..
IIn ottherr PSUs allso ((lliike Food Corrporrattiion,, Conttaiinerr Corrporrattiion,, ECIIL ettc)) wherre wage rreviisiion
has ttaken pllace so ffarr,, tthe miiniimum off tthe exiisttiing pay scalle was mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 tto make iitt tthe
miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle..
IIn Centtrrall Goverrnmentt allso allmostt tthe same mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr was applliied iin deciidiing tthe
miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle.. Forr examplle tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle S--7((Posttall Cllerrk)) was
4000--100--6000 as perr 5th CPC scalles.. As perr 6th CPC rreporrtt tthe Goverrnmentt rreviised iitt tto Pay
Band 5200--20200 wiitth Grrade Pay 2400.. The Posttall Cllerrk rrecrruiitted newlly on orr 1--1--2006((datte off
effffectt off new pay scalles iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt)) wiillll be appoiintted att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised
pay scalle whiich wiillll be 5200+2400=7600.. Rs 4000 mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 wiillll be Rs 7640//--.. Thus
same mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 1..91 was applliied fforr deciidiing tthe miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle..
Alltthough tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion ttrriied fforr a miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle equall tto
miiniimum iin tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle mullttiiplliied by 2..195 so tthatt iitt wiillll be equall tto tthe 30% iincrrease
on tthe prre--rreviised miiniimum pay+68..8% DA,, iitt was nott agrreed by tthe managementt.. We rrequestted
att lleastt fforr appllyiing tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 2 iinsttead off 1..91.. Butt tthiis was allso nott agrreed.. Siince
tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr fforr deciidiing tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle was 1..91 everry wherre as
dettaiilled above,, we werre compelllled tto acceptt iitt.. Morreoverr iin case tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr fforr
deciidiing tthe miiniimum off tthe non--executtiive pay scalle iis 2..195 tto make tthe rreviised miiniimum equall
tto 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt fforrmulla,, tthe miiniimum off NE--12 pay scalle prroposed fforr non--executtiives iin tthe
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prromottiion polliicy((9200--250--13200)) wiillll be rreviised as 9200x2..195=20200,, whiich wiillll be morre tthan
tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised JTO pay scalle((E1A))Rs 18850//--.. Such a systtem off llowerr llevell pay scalle
wiitth a miiniimum morre tthan tthe miiniimum off tthe hiigherr pay scalle iis nott possiiblle.. Therrefforre we werre
compelllled tto acceptt tthe 1..91 mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr..
13.. Whatt iis tthe effffectt off tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle on tthe sallary off tthe emplloyees? How tthe
maxiimum off tthe pay scalle was deciided iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalles?
IIff an offffiiciiall rreaches tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle and conttiinues iin tthatt pay scalle,, he can nott drraw
iincrrementt everry yearr siince he had allrready rreached tthe maxiimum.. How everr,, he wiillll be giiven
sttagnattiion iincrrementt once iin ttwo yearrs,, afftterr rreachiing tthe maxiimum.. Maxiimum tthrree such
sttagnattiion iincrrementts wiillll be giiven..
Maxiimum pay off tthe pay scalle iis deciided by tthe span off tthe pay scalle.. Span off tthe pay scalle
means tthe numberr off yearrs fforr whiich iincrrementts arre tto be giiven sttarrttiing ffrrom tthe miiniimum off tthe
pay scalle,, tto rreach tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle.. Forr examplle,, tthe prresentt NE--1 pay scalle ((Grroup
D Pay Scalle)) iis Rs 4000--120--5800.. IIn tthiis,, tthe miiniimum off tthe pay scalle iis Rs 4000.. Maxiimum off
tthe pay scalle iis Rs 5800.. Wiitth Rs 120//-- iincrrementt,, 15 yearrs span ((15 annuall iincrrementts)) iis
rrequiirred ffrrom Rs 4000//-- miiniimum tto rreach tthe maxiimum 5800//--.. Therrefforre tthe span off tthe pay
scalle iis 15 yearrs.. Allll tthe exiisttiing non--executtiive pay scalles ((NE--1 tto NE--11)) arre haviing 15 yearrs
span..
The span off tthe prre--rreviised executtiive pay scalles iis 19 yearrs ((E1A)),,18 yearrs((E2A)),, 15 yearrs((E3)),,
12 yearrs ((E4,, E5,,E6)),, 8 yearrs((E9,, E9A))..
14.. IIs iitt necessary tto have a maxiimum ffor tthe pay scalle? Why iitt can nott be open ended wiitth outt
any maxiimum?
Open ended pay scalle wiillll have a miiniimum and iincrrementt rratte.. Butt iitt wiillll have no maxiimum.. Siince
maxiimum iis nott ttherre,, iincrrementts can be giiven conttiinuouslly wiitthoutt sttagnattiion.. Such open ended
pay scalles werre iimpllementted iin ONGC allrready,, siince 1997.. We allso demanded BSNL
managementt tto agrree fforr such open ended pay scalles.. Butt managementt ttolld a speciiall prrobllem iin
tthiis rregarrd.. The pensiion conttrriibuttiion fforr allll tthe BSNL emplloyees absorrbed ffrrom DoT iis beiing paiid
by BSNL tto DoT based on tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle off tthe emplloyee.. As llong as tthiis systtem
off Goverrnmentt pensiion iis ttherre,, tthiis iis tthe rrequiirrementt.. Therrefforre iitt iis necessarry tto have maxiimum
fforr tthe pay scalle..((Alltthough tthe Goverrnmentt iissued orrderrs afftterr iimpllementtattiion off siixtth pay
commiissiion pay scalles fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt Emplloyees sttattiing tthatt tthe pensiion conttrriibuttiion
can be paiid on basiic pay iinsttead off maxiimum off tthe pay scalle,, DoT ttolld tthatt iitt iis applliicablle onlly fforr
tthe Centtrrall Goverrnmentt Emplloyees on deputtattiion iin BSNL and nott fforr tthe absorrbed emplloyees))..
15.. Whatt was tthe proposall off tthe managementt on tthe span ffor deciidiing tthe maxiimum off tthe
reviised pay scalles? Whatt probllems arose wiitth tthatt proposall and how iitt iis sollved?
Managementt prroposed 12 yearrs span wherre as allll tthe exiisttiing pay scalles arre haviing 15 yearrs
span.. The arrgumentt off tthe managementt iis tthatt siince tthe pensiion conttrriibuttiion fforr allll emplloyees
absorrbed ffrrom DoT iis tto be paiid by BSNL tto tthe Goverrnmentt as perr tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle
and iin case tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle iis morre,, tthe expendiitturre on pensiion conttrriibuttiion wiillll be
morre,, and wiitth a serriious ffallll down iin tthe prroffiitts,, BSNL wiillll nott be iin a posiittiion tto bearr a biig
iincrrease iin pensiion conttrriibuttiion.. Managementt ffurrttherr arrgued tthatt wiitth new prromottiion scheme
prroviidiing prromottiion tto nextt hiigherr pay scalle afftterr everry 4//7//8 yearrs,, tthe span off tthe pay scalle can
be rreduced.. Furrttherr,, iitt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe NFTE--FNTO alllliiance wrrotte a lletttterr on tto tthe
managementt suggesttiing such rreducttiion iin tthe span off tthe pay scalle,, alltthough iitt was harrmffull fforr tthe
emplloyees..
Wiitth tthiis 12 yearrs span iitt was ffound tthatt fforr severrall emplloyees,, tthe rreviised basiic pay wiitth 30%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiillll be morre tthan tthe maxiimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle and tthey wiillll have no scalle
tto gett tthe ffullll beneffiitt off 30% ffiittmentt.. Hence we rreffused tto acceptt such a shorrtt span fforr tthe rreviised
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pay scalle.. We ttolld tthe managementt tthatt iin any case tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle can nott be
deciided by tthe managementt tto rreffuse ffullll beneffiitt off pay rreviisiion ((30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt)),, ffullll beneffiitt off
prromottiion polliicy ((tthe maxiimum off tthe hiigherr pay scalle tto whiich tthe prromottiion iis giiven shoulld nott
be lless tthan tthe basiic pay att whiich tthe offffiiciiall wiillll be ffiixed iin prromotted pay scalle)) and allso tthe
offffiiciiall shoulld fface no prrobllem off sttagnattiion.. We have collllectted severrall cases ffrrom allll overr tthe
counttrry and made an exhausttiive sttudy on tthe iissue and wrrotte severrall lletttterrs tto tthe managementt
expllaiiniing why iitt was necessarry tto iincrrease tthe span off tthe pay scalle tto 26 yearrs.. Due tto ourr
dettaiilled diiscussiion iin severrall meettiings and conttiinuous purrsuall,, ffiinalllly managementt agrreed tto
iincrrease tthe span off tthe pay scalle ffrrom tthe 12 yearrs prroposed by tthem tto 18 yearrs fforr NE--1,,21
yearrs fforr NE--2,,3,,4,, 7,,8,,9,,10,,11 pay scalles and 22 yearrs fforr NE--5 and 6 pay scalles..Thiis iis a grreatt
achiievementt.. IItt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe exiisttiing pay scalles fforr Non--Executtiives arre haviing 15 yearrs
span onlly.. Whiille tthe span off tthe JTO pay scalle was iincrreased ffrrom 19 yearrs tto 26 yearrs ((7 yearrs
iincrrease)),, we gott tthe span off ourr pay scalles iincrreased ffrrom 15 yearrs tto 21//22 yearrs ((6//7 yearrs
iincrrease)).. Thus we achiieved allmostt equall iincrrease iin span comparred wiitth executtiives.. The wage
negottiiattiion iis dellayed due tto tthiis siinglle iissue fforr morre tthan ttwo montths.. Butt ffiinalllly we werre ablle tto
prressurriise tthe managementt and agrree fforr iincrreasiing tthe span by 6//7 yearrs ((ffrrom 15 yearrs iin
exiisttiing scalles tto 21//22 yearrs iin rreviised scalles)).. Thiis wiillll hellp iin avoiidiing prrobllem off sttagnattiion tto
a grreatterr exttentt.. Had we siigned tthe agrreementt comiing underr tthe prressurre off tthe malliiciious
prropaganda off anttii--worrkerr lleaderrs off NFTE--FNTO alllliiance,, allll tthe emplloyees woulld have ffaced a
serriious prrobllem off sttagnattiion and everry emplloyee woulld have rreached tthe maxiimum iin tthe rreviised
scalles by now and woulld have been gettttiing iincrrementt once iin ttwo yearrs onlly iinsttead off iincrrementt
everry yearr.. Because off tthe consiisttentt sttand ttaken by us,, we achiieved iincrrease iin pay scalle span
on parr wiitth executtiives and avoiided sttagnattiion mosttlly.. IItt iis nott possiiblle tto avoiid sttagnattiion ffulllly as
llong as ttherre iis a maxiimum fforr tthe pay scalle.. Hence even iin case off executtiives allso tthe sttagnattiion
prrobllem iis ttherre iin tthe rreviised scalles tto a cerrttaiin exttentt and hence fforr executtiives,, afftterr rreachiing
tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle,, sttagnattiion iincrrementt iis prroviided everry ttwo yearrs.. We achiieved tthiis
fforr non--executtiives allso.. Hence tthe ffew offffiiciialls who rreach maxiimum off tthe pay scalle and conttiinue
iin tthe same scalle,, sttagnattiion iincrrementt wiillll be giiven everry ttwo yearrs on parr wiitth executtiives..((The
iimprrovementt on tthe iissue off tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalles achiieved tthrrough prrottrractted
negottiiattiion iis iillllusttrratted iin tthe ttablle bellow::
Maxiimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle prroposed by tthe
managementt allong wiitth span giiven iin brrackett
SCALE
Prroposed
on 17--11--2009
Prroposed
on 18--12--2009
Prroposed
on 24--12--2009
Maxiimum off rreviised
pay scalle ffiinalllly agrreed
by tthe managementt iin
tthe Agrreementt siigned
on 15--01--2010
NE--1 11100((12yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs))
NE--2 11250((12 yearrs)) 13440((18 yearrs)) 13850((19 yearrs)) 14700((21 yearrs))
NE--3 11350((12 yearrs)) 13600((18 yearrs)) 14010((19 yearrs)) 14880((21 yearrs))
NE--4 11800((12 yearrs)) 13940((18 yearrs)) 14450((19 yearrs)) 15340((21 yearrs))
NE--5 12600((12 yearrs)) 14940((18 yearrs)) 15390((19 yearrs)) 16840((22 yearrs))
NE--6 13100((12 yearrs)) 15470((18 yearrs)) 15470((18 yearrs)) 17430((22 yearrs))
NE--7 15800((12 yearrs)) 18650((18 yearrs)) 18650((18 yearrs)) 20400((21 yearrs))
NE--8 18150((12 yearrs)) 21430((18 yearrs)) 21430((18 yearrs)) 23440((21 yearrs))
NE--9 19700((12 yearrs)) 23200((18 yearrs)) 23200((18 yearrs)) 25420((21 yearrs))
NE--10 21650((12 yearrs)) 25470((18 yearrs)) 25470((18 yearrs)) 27850((21 yearrs))
NE--11 23750((12 yearrs)) 28010((18 yearrs)) 28010((18 yearrs)) 30630((21 yearrs))
16.. Whatt iis tthe iincrementt ratte iin tthe reviised pay scalles? How iitt iis diifffferentt ffrom tthe exiisttiing
systtem off iincrementt ratte?
Managementt agrreed tto grrantt iincrrementt att tthe rratte off 3% on rreviised basiic pay.. Thiis perrcenttage
systtem off iincrrementt iis morre beneffiiciiall tto tthe exiisttiing systtem off ffiixed iincrrementt.. IIn tthe exiisttiing pay
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scalles,, tthe iincrrementt amountt wiillll rremaiin tthe same as llong as tthe offffiiciiall rremaiins iin tthe same pay
scalle.. Forr examplle iin tthe Grroup D Pay scalle 4000--120--5800,, as llong as tthe offffiiciiall conttiinues iin tthe
same pay scalle,, tthe iincrrementt wiillll be Rs 120//-- onlly and iitt wiillll nott iincrrease.. Butt wiitth iincrrementt
giiven as perrcenttage on basiic pay,, tthe amountt off iincrrementt wiillll go on iincrreasiing everry yearr.. Forr
examplle,, iin case an offffiiciiall iin NE--10((7800--225--11175)) pay scalle drrawiing basiic pay off Rs 9600//-- on
1--1--2007 iis ffiixed iin tthe rreviised pay scalle att tthe basiic pay Rs 21070//-- on 1--1--2007 and iin case hiis
iincrrementt iis due on 1--5--2007,, he wiillll drraw tthe ffollllowiing iincrrementts::--
1--1--2007=21070
1--5--2007=IIncrrementt off 3% on 21070=640//-- and hiis basiic pay on 1--5--2007 wiillll be Rs
21070+640=21710
1--5--2008=IIncrrementt off 3% on Rs 21710=660//-- and hiis basiic pay on 1--5--2009 wiillll be Rs
21710+660=Rs Rs 22370//-- and so on..
Thus tthe iincrrementt wiillll go on iincrreasiing everry yearr..
Because tthe iincrrementt tthus goes on iincrreasiing everry yearr,, ttherre wiillll be no ffiixed sttage iin tthe pay
scalle as att prresentt.. Everry body wiillll have hiis own ttrrack iin tthe pay scalle,, based on hiis basiic pay on
1--1--2007 iin tthe rreviised pay scalle,, by gettttiing 3% annuall iincrrementt on basiic pay.. Hence iitt iis verry
essenttiiall fforr each emplloyee tto maiinttaiin hiis own sallarry rrecorrd..
17.. How tthiis beneffiiciiall systtem off iincrementt as percenttage on basiic pay was achiieved?
Thiis systtem off iincrrementt as perrcenttage off basiic pay was iimpllementted iin some PSUs iin tthe
prreviious wage rreviisiion tthatt came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--1997.. The CPSTU ((Commiittttee off Publliic
Secttorr Trrade Uniions)) deciided tto demand and ffiightt fforr achiieviing tthiis systtem iin allll PSUs and
orrganiised sttrrugglles on tthiis demand.. The BSNL Emplloyees Uniion parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthese
sttrrugglles.. As a rresulltt off tthese sttrrugglles and as a rresulltt off siimiillarr demand by tthe Centtrrall
Goverrnmentt emplloyees,, tthiis systtem off iincrrementt as perrcenttage off basiic pay was acceptted by 6th
CPC fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt emplloyees and allso by tthe PSUs fforr tthe wage rreviisiion ffrrom 1--1--2007
and accorrdiinglly tthe BSNL managementt allso acceptted tthiis systtem..
18.. How llong tthese reviised pay scalles comiing iintto effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007 wiillll conttiinue and when
wiillll be tthe nextt wage reviisiion?
As perr tthe guiidelliines iissued by tthe DPE on 9--11--2006,, tthe perriiodiiciitty fforr wage rreviisiion fforr non--
executtiives was tten yearrs.. Therrefforre tthe rreviised pay scalles tthatt come iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007
have tto be iin fforrce fforr tten yearrs ffrrom 1--1--2007 and nextt wage rreviisiion has tto come iintto effffectt ffrrom
1--1--2017.. Butt iin tthe PSUs,, unttiill 1996,, ffiive wage rreviisiions werre iimpllementted wiitth ffiive yearr
perriiodiiciitty and tthus everry ffiive yearrs tthe wages werre rreviised.. Butt iin tthe siixtth wage rreviisiion tthatt
was effffectted ffrrom 1--1--1997,, tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was iimposed by tthe Goverrnmentt as perr tthe
iinsttrructtiions off Worrlld Bank.. The uniions off varriious PSUs have come ttogettherr underr tthe bannerr off
CPSTU and opposed tthiis condiittiion off tten yearr perriiodiiciitty and demanded fforr ffiive yearr perriiodiiciitty..
Severrall sttrrugglles werre orrganiised and nottiice fforr sttrriike was allso giiven iin severrall PSUs.. BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthese sttrrugglles.. A dellegattiion off tthe CPSTU mett tthe Prriime
Miiniistterr Manmohan Siingh allong wiitth Com Siittarram Yechurry CPII((M)) Polliittbeaurreau memberr on 27--
4--2008 and as perr tthe assurrance giiven by tthe Prriime Miiniistterr,, DPE iissued orrderrs on 1--5--2008
sttattiing tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty can be any wherre bettween 10 tto 5 yearrs dependiing on tthe agrreementt
rreached on tthe basiis off barrgaiin bettween managementt and Uniion..
IIn severrall PSUs tthe Uniions agrreed fforr 5 yearr perriiodiiciitty wiitth ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 24% orr 23% ((lless
tthan 30%)) on tthe grround tthatt afftterr achiieviing tthiis 24% ffiittmentt beneffiitt iin tthe prresentt wage rreviisiion
wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007,, iin tthe nextt wage rreviisiion afftterr ffiive yearrs w..e..ff 1--1--2012 anottherr 24%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt can be achiieved so tthatt by 1--1--2012 ttottall ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiillll be 48% iinsttead off 30%..
IIn BSNL we ffoughtt fforr 5 yearr perriiod agrreementt wiitth ffiittmentt beneffiitt nott lless tthan 30%.. We coulld
nott go down bellow 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt because tthe rrettiirriing offffiiciialls wiillll gett morre pensiion wiitth 30%
ffiittmentt,, and allso tthe pensiion iis beiing rreviised everry tten yearrs by tthe Goverrnmentt,, nott ffiive yearrs..
Juniiorrs allso wantted iimmediiatte settttllementt wiitth 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt siince tthey ffelltt tthatt iitt iis doubttffull
whettherr anottherr wage rreviisiion iin 2012 iis possiiblle siince tthe tthe prroffiitts off BSNL arre comiing down
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and tthe ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL iis goiing down.. Due tto tthiis prrobllem,, BSNL emplloyees can nott
acceptt ffiittmentt beneffiitt lless tthan 30%.. Butt because off tthiis,, whettherr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty shoulld be
acceptted? IIn such case,, when wage rreviisiion ttakes pllace iin ottherr PSUs agaiin afftterr 5 yearrs,, BSNL
emplloyees wiillll have no such wage rreviisiion w..e..ff 1--1--2012 and tthey can have nextt wage rreviisiion
afftterr tten yearrs,, w..e..ff 1--1--2017 onlly.. Therrefforre BSNL Emplloyees Uniion ttrriied iitts llevell bestt and
orrganiised ttwo days sttrriike on tthe iissue off ffiive yearr perriiodiiciitty wiitth 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt..
Fiinalllly a comprromiise was rreached wiitth tthe managementt rregarrdiing perriiodiiciitty.. Ten yearr perriiodiiciitty
wiillll nott be menttiioned iin tthe agrreementt.. A cllause was added iin tthe agrreementt tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty
wiillll be rreduced fforr non--executtiives iiff rreduced fforr executtiives.. Thus a possiibiilliitty off achiieviing nextt
wage rreviisiion allong wiitth executtiives,, wiitth lless tthan tten yearr perriiodiiciitty iis securred,, allong wiitth
achiievementt off 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt..
19.. Wage Reviisiion was due wiitth effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007.. Butt tthe agreementt was siigned iin January
2010 onlly.. Why so much dellay?
As expllaiined above,, tto prreventt tthe dangerr off non--executtiives gettttiing lless ffiittmentt beneffiitt tthan
executtiives as happened iin tthe llastt wage rreviisiion iin PSUs,, we werre compelllled tto waiitt unttiill tthe
iissue off orrderrs on wage rreviisiion off executtiives.. IIn tthe Executtiives wage rreviisiion orrderr 30% ffiittmentt
beneffiitt was giiven wiitthoutt menttiioniing perriiodiiciitty.. Butt managementt ttrriied tto iimpose a condiittiion on
non--executtiives tthatt 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt can be giiven onlly when 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty iis acceptted.. IIn
tthe lletttterr wrriitttten by tthe Diirrecttorr ((HRD)),, BSNL tto Com Namboodiirrii GS BSNLEU on 22--4--2009,,
whiich was ciirrcullatted tto allll emplloyees by tthe managementt,, iitt was sttatted tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty off 10
yearrs applliicablle fforr executtiives as rrecommended by 2nd Pay Reviisiion Commiittttee woulld be
applliicablle fforr non--executtiives and tthe same ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 30% grrantted tto executtiives woulld be
grrantted fforr non--executtiives.. Thiis sttattementt off Diirrecttorr ((HRD)) was ffallse and miislleadiing.. No such
tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was rrecommended fforr tthe executtiives by tthe Second Pay Reviisiion Commiittttee
and no such tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was menttiioned iin tthe wage rreviisiion orrderr iissued by BSNL
managementt fforr tthe executtiives.. IItt was sttatted iin tthiis orrderr tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty woulld be as perr tthe
deciisiion off DPE.. The questtiion tthatt came befforre us was iin case we siigned fforr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty fforr
non--executtiives,, and ttherreafftterr tthe DPE deciides perriiodiiciitty lless tthan tten yearrs fforr executtiives,, tthen
nextt wage rreviisiion wiillll be earrlliierr fforr executtiives tthan non--executtiives.. We had tto ffiightt agaiinstt tthiis
diiscrriimiinattiion.. Alltthough ttherre was dellay due tto tthe attttiittude off tthe managementt,, ffiinalllly we werre
successffull iin achiieviing wage agrreementt wiitthoutt menttiioniing 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty and wiitth tthe cllause
tthatt iiff perriiodiiciitty iis rreduced fforr executtiives,, tthe same wiillll be applliicablle fforr non--executtiives.. Therrafftterr
tto sollve tthe prrobllem off span off tthe pay scalle,, iitt ttook attlleastt ttwo montths ttiime.. Therrefforre tthe dellay
was due tto tthese rreasons..
20.. How tthe DA wiillll be paiid afftter iimpllementtattiion off reviised pay scalles w..e..ff 1--1--2007?
As perr tthe exiisttiing systtem,, DA wiillll be grrantted tto ffulllly neuttrralliise tthe prriice rriise.. Siince tthe enttiirre DA
68..8% wiillll be merrged wiitth pay on 1--1--2007 iin tthe pay rreviisiion,, ttherre wiillll be no DA on 1--1--2007 on
rreviised pay.. Hence on 1--1--2007,, DA on rreviised pay wiillll be 0 and ttherreafftterr iitt wiillll iincrrease as
bellow,, tto compensatte tthe prriice rriise ffulllly::
Datte
off DA
1--1--
07
1--4--
07
1--7--
07
1--
10--
07
1--1--
08
1--4--
08
1--7--
08
1--
10--
08
1--1--
09
1--4--
09
1--7--
09
1--10--
09
Ratte off
DA iin
percentt
on
reviised
basiic
pay
0..0 0..8 1..3 4..2 5..8 6..3 9..2 12..9 16..6 16..9 18..5 25..3
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Thus based on tthe iincrrease iin tthe prriice rriise,, tthe DA wiillll iincrrease once iin everry tthrree montths on 1st
Januarry,, 1st Aprriill,, 1st Jully and 1st Octtoberr everry yearr as perr tthe orrderrs iissued by DPE..
21.. Some offffiiciialls newlly recruiitted afftter 1--1--2007 wiillll gett Pay+DA on reviised pay lless tthan whatt
tthey have allready drawn iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalles,, on tthe datte off ttheiir jjoiiniing.. Whatt
proviisiion iis tthere ffor prottecttiing tthese offffiiciialls ffrom such reducttiion?
Thiis prrobllem iis iillllusttrratted by tthe ffollllowiing examplle::
a)) A diirrectt rrecrruiittee TTA was appoiintted on1--10--2009.. Therrefforre on 1--10--2009 hiis basiic pay was
tthe miiniimum off tthe exiisttiing pay scalle ii..e..,, Rs 7100.. On 1--10--2009 tthe ffollllowiing iis pay+DP+DA
on exiisttiing pay scalle:: Pay=7100;; DP=3550//--;; DA=6560;; Tottall=Rs 17210;;
b)) On 1--10--2009,, he wiillll be ffiixed att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle ,, Rs13600//--.. The DA on
rreviised pay iin Octtoberr 2009 iis 25..3%.. Therrefforre tthe DA on 13600//-- pay iis Rs 3441//--.. Hiis
pay+DA as perr rreviised pay wiillll be 13600+3441=Rs 17041;; Therrefforre tthe offffiiciiall wiillll be drrawiing
17210--17041=Rs 169//-- lless iin Pay+DA on hiis datte off jjoiiniing,, afftterr wage rreviisiion..
c)) We diiscussed tthiis iissue wiitth tthe managementt and iitt was agrreed nott tto iimpllementt tthiis
rrecoverry,, by grranttiing tthiis diifffferrence as perrsonall pay tto be adjjustted iin ffutturre iincrrease iin
pay+DA.. Forr executtiives allso,, tthe newlly rrecrruiitted JTOs gott tthe same prrobllem iin ttheiirr wage
rreviisiion and iitt was agrreed tto prrottectt iitt as perrsonall pay..
d)) Butt tthiis prroviisiion iis applliicablle onlly iin case tthiis diifffferrence arriises on tthe datte off jjoiiniing iin BSNL
and nott subsequenttlly.. Thiis iis because wage rreviisiion iis concerrned wiitth rreviisiion off exiisttiing
wage fforr tthose jjoiined iin BSNL prriiorr tto 1--1--2007 orr wiitth ffiixiing tthe miiniimum wage iin tthe rreviised
pay scalle fforr tthose jjoiined on orr afftterr 1--1--2007.. Thiis coulld nott be sollved because fforr tthe
prresentt ttherre iis no prrocedurre avaiillablle fforr sollviing iitt..
22.. Whatt wiillll happen tto tthe exttra iincrementt grantted ffor tthe offffiiciialls iin BCR grade one year
beffore ttheiir rettiirementt siince tthey diid nott gett Grade--IIV promottiion?
a)) Those who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt and rrettiirred bettween 1--1--2007 tto 31--3--2008—fforr tthem tthe
new prromottiion polliicy iis nott applliicablle.. Hence ttherre iis no chance fforr tthem tto gett any prromottiion
rrettrrospecttiivelly afftterr ttheiirr rrettiirrementt.. Therrefforre ttheiirr exttrra iincrrementt has tto be prrottectted,, iin
tterrms off tthe rreviised pay scalles.. Forr tthose among tthem who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt befforre 1--1--
2007,, iitt wiillll be added tto tthe basiic pay fforr callcullattiing tthe 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt whiille ffiixiing ttheiirr
rreviised pay.. Thus ttheiirr exttrra iincrrementt wiillll be merrged and iincrreased iin tthe rreviised pay.. Forr
tthose among tthem who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt afftterr 1--1--2007,, iitt wiillll be giiven as an exttrra
iincrrementt off 3% on ttheiirr rreviised pay and iitt wiillll be iinclluded fforr callcullattiing pensiion..
b)) Those rrettiirred afftterr 31--3--2008--iiff tthey gett prromottiion as perr new prromottiion polliicy rrettrrospecttiivelly,,
wiitth datte off effffectt fforr such prromottiion befforre 1--1--2007,, tthey wiillll gett nextt hiigherr scalle and hence
tthe exttrra iincrrementt wiillll nott be ttherre siince iitt was giiven iin lliieu off such prromottiion and ttheiirr pay on
1--1--2007 wiillll be rreviised iin such prromotted pay scalle.. IIn case off tthose among tthem who wiillll gett
prromottiion as perr tthe new prromottiion polliicy afftterr 1--1--2007,, tthey can eiittherr have ttheiirr exttrra
iincrrementt iin ttheiirr rreviised pay scalle wiitthoutt ttakiing such prromottiion orr tthey can fforrgo tthe exttrra
iincrrementt and ttake tthe prromottiion as perr tthe new prromottiion polliicy,, whiich everr iis beneffiiciiall fforr
tthem..
23.. Whatt are tthe probllems creatted by tthe managementt on tthe iissue off iincrease iin HRA and how
tthose probllems were sollved?
HRA rrattes werre rreviised by DPE((Deparrttmentt off Publliic Entterrprriises)) tto 30% on basiic pay fforr sttattiions
wiitth 50 llakhs orr morre popullattiion,, 20% off basiic pay fforr sttattiions wiitth 5 tto 50 llakh popullattiion and
10% fforr sttattiions wiitth lless tthan 5 llakh popullattiion.. The same was deciided by Centtrrall Goverrnmentt
fforr iitts emplloyees as perr tthe rrecommendattiions off tthe Siixtth Pay Commiissiion.. These rrattes werre
applliicablle on rreviised pay scalles fforr tthe executtiives off PSUs ffrrom tthe datte off apprrovall off tthe rreviised
pay scalles by ttheiirr concerrned Deparrttmentt,, butt tthe datte has tto be on orr afftterr 26--11--2008..
Siince tthe rreviised pay scalles fforr BSNL executtiives werre apprroved by DoT on 27--2--2007,, tthese HRA
rrattes on rreviised pay werre applliicablle fforr tthem wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009.. Therrefforre fforr tthe BSNL
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non--executtiives allso,, tthese HRA rrattes arre tto be applliied on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009
siince ttherre can nott be diifffferrentt ttypes off HRA systtem fforr emplloyees iin tthe same company..
Due tto ourr nottiice fforr ttwo days sttrriike on 19th and 20th May 2009,, managementt agrreed tthiis iin
prriinciiplle and allso iissued orrderrs fforr payiing tthese rrattes tto non--executtiives on pay+DP iin tthe exiisttiing
pay scalles wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009 pendiing rreviisiion off pay scalles.. Therrefforre tthe managementt
had no ottherr alltterrnattiive exceptt tto agrree fforr iimpllementtiing tthese HRA rrattes on rreviised pay wiitth
effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009..
Butt tthe managementt diid nott do so and crreatted prrobllem and rresiistted tto iincllude tthiis iin tthe wage
agrreementt.. The managementt was encourraged tto do so because off tthe supporrtt giiven by NFTE--
FNTO alllliiance whiich made a biig prropaganda tthatt tthe rreviised HRA rrattes woulld nott be giiven on
rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009,, butt onlly ffrrom tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt..
We have wrriitttten a dettaiilled lletttterr tto tthe managementt rregarrdiing tthe jjusttiiffiicattiion fforr tthe HRA rreviised
rrattes on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009 on parr wiitth tthe executtiives.. We diiscussed tthe iissue
wiitth tthe managementt severrall ttiimes.. Fiinalllly even on tthe datte((15--1--2010)) off siigniing tthe agrreementt
allso tthe managementt siide diid nott agrree fforr a llong ttiime tto acceptt iitt.. Afftterr ourr decllarriing tthatt iitt woulld
nott be possiiblle tto siign tthe agrreementt wiitthoutt tthe paymentt off HRA on parr wiitth executtiives and
ffurrttherr decllarriing tthatt such diiscrriimiinattiion woulld nott be ttollerratted by tthe emplloyees,, tthe
managementt siide acceptted ourr demand and agrreed fforr paymentt off HRA on parr wiitth executtiives
wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009..
24.. Whatt aboutt iincrease iin perks and otther allllowances?
Due tto tthe severre ffallll iin rrevenue and prroffiitts and due tto tthe ffactt tthatt BSNL iis allrready iin lloss
operrattiionalllly,, managementt diid nott iincrrease perrks and allllowances consiiderrablly fforr executtiives and
overrallll tthe same prrocedurre iis ffollllowed fforr non--executtiives..
The ttrransporrtt allllowance iis nott iincrreased iin case off executtiives and fforr us allso iitt iis nott iincrreased fforr
tthe same rreason.. Howeverr a cllause was putt iin tthe agrreementt tto rreviiew tthe ttrransporrtt allllowance on
1--1--2012 orr allong wiitth executtiives iiff iitt iis earrlliierr tto 1--1--2012..
Food allllowance was abolliished fforr executtiives.. Butt iin ourr case tthe ffood allllowance was rrepllaced by
Skiillll Upgrradattiion Allllowance @ 2% on basiic pay everry montth and iitt wiillll be paiid ffrrom tthe datte off
siigniing tthe agrreementt.. The RMs who werre rregullarriised ffrrom casuall mazdoorr on 1--10--2000 on tthe
fforrmattiion off BSNL wiillll now have basiic pay off Rs 5080//-- as on 1--10--2009 iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle..
On 1--1--2007 hiis basiic pay wiillll be Rs 4720//-- and he wiillll be ffiixed att rreviised pay Rs 10360//-- on tthatt
datte and by 1--10--2009 he wiillll rreach rreviised basiic pay off Rs 11350//-- afftterr drrawiing tthrree iincrrementts
iin tthe rreviised scalle.. The skiillll upgrradattiion wiillll be 2% on 11350//-- ii..e Rs 227//--,, whiich iis morre tthan tthe
exiisttiing Rs 225//-- ffood allllowance and iitt wiillll go on iincrreasiing allong wiitth iincrrease iin basiic pay and
hence beneffiiciiall tthan tthe exiisttiing ffiixed amountt off Rs 225//--.. ((Tiillll tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt,,
tthe ffood allllowance wiillll conttiinue as iitt iis..)).. IIn case off tthose iin hiigherr scalles,, tthe skiillll upgrradattiion
allllowance wiillll go uptto Rs 600//-- perr montth ((The maxiimum pay iin rreviised NE--11 pay scalle iis Rs
30,,630//-- and fforr tthose who rreached tthiis pay tthe skiillll upgrradattiion allllowance wiillll be Rs 613//--..
Rurrall allllowance rremaiined Rs 100//-- as iitt iis,, and Cyclle maiinttenance allllowance,, cash handlliing
allllowance,, ffiixed conveyance arre iincrreased by 50%..
Regarrdiing Speciiall Compensattorry Allllowances and Ottherr Speciiall Allllowances avaiillablle tto Norrtth
Eastt//Siikkiim//Ladakh//A&N iisllands ettc,, tthe allllowances beiing giiven as perrcenttage wiillll be conttiinued
wiitth tthe same perrcenttage,, butt on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt..
The allllowances wiitth ffiixed rratte dependiing on tthe pay sllabs arre iincrreased by 75% wiitth effffectt ffrrom
tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt.. Tiillll tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt,, tthe exiisttiing systtem wiillll
conttiinue.. Whiille tthe executtiives werre giiven tthe rreviised rrattes off tthese allllowances ffrrom 27--2--2009,,
managementt diiscrriimiinatted agaiinstt non--executtiives by agrreeiing tto giive tthese rreviised rrattes ffrrom tthe
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datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt onlly.. Keepiing iin viiew off tthe anxiietty off tthe emplloyees fforr an
agrreementt wiitthoutt any ffurrttherr dellay,, tthe Uniion was compelllled tto agrree fforr tthiis..
Managementt has nott agrreed tto iincrrease OTA rratte iinspiitte off a llott off prressurre ffrrom us.. The Siixtth
Pay Commiissiion iin ffactt rrecommended fforr abolliittiion off OTA.. Howeverr tthe Goverrnmentt has nott
ttaken any deciisiion so ffarr and ttherrefforre ttherre was no rreviisiion iin OTA rratte fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt
emplloyees.. Underr tthese ciirrcumsttances,, we coulld make tthe managementt tto agrree fforr rreviiewiing
OTA rrattes on 1--1--2012..
25.. Whatt aboutt Uniifform and washiing allllowance?
Managementt demanded tthe Uniion tto agrree fforr abolliittiion off Uniifforrm on tthe grround tthatt mostt off tthe
emplloyees arre nott wearriing tthe uniifforrm giiven tto tthem.. We ttolld tthatt tthiis can nott be tthe rreason fforr
abolliittiion off uniifforrm.. IIff prroperr suiittablle uniifforrm iis giiven allong wiitth suiittablle washiing allllowance,,
emplloyees wiillll wearr uniifforrm.. We allso ttolld tthatt ffrrom CMD tto Grroup..D allll emplloyees off BSNL
shoulld wearr uniifforrm.. Managementt ttolld tthatt uniifforrm iis tto be abolliished tto miiniimiise tthe expendiitturre
iin viiew off tthe ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL and prroposed tthatt iinsttead off uniifforrm,, some ottherr
compensattiion can be giiven.. Butt we have nott agrreed fforr abolliittiion off uniifforrm and demanded iitts
conttiinuattiion.. Fiinalllly a comprromiise was rreached tthatt tthe uniifforrm and washiing allllowance wiillll
conttiinue wiitthoutt change unttiill an alltterrnatte polliicy iis deciided afftterr negottiiattiion wiitth tthe rreprresenttattiive
uniion.. The alltterrnatte polliicy can be uniifforrm fforr allll orr some compensattiion iin pllace off uniifforrm.. Any
how iitt wiillll be deciided onlly by negottiiatted settttllementt wiitth uniion..
26.. How tthe iincrease iin matterniitty lleave was gott acceptted by tthe managementt?
The Centtrrall Goverrnmentt had iincrreased tthe matterrniitty lleave ffrrom 135 days tto 180 days.. Butt BSNL
managementt diid nott iincrrease iitt and conttiinued wiitth 135 days lliimiitt on tthe pllea tthatt iitt was a
Company and Goverrnmentt rrulles werre nott applliicablle.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion severrall ttiimes
diiscussed tthiis iissue wiitth tthe managementt.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion had rrequestted tthe Women
M..Ps tto rraiise tthiis iissue iin tthe Parrlliiamentt.. CPII((M)) Polliitt Burreau memberr and M..P Comrrade Brriinda
Karratt had rraiised tthiis iissue iin tthe Parrlliiamentt tthrrough a questtiion tto tthe Miiniistterr.. Underr tthese
ciirrcumsttances,, tthe managementt came fforrwarrd and acceptted tthe demand and iissued orrderrs fforr
executtiives tto iincrrease tthe matterrniitty lleave tto 180 days and allso agrreed wiitth BSNL Emplloyees
Uniion iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tto exttend tthe same fforr tthe non--executtiives..
27.. Whatt aboutt Bonus//PLII?
Tiillll now,, botth tthe executtiives and non--executtiives iin BSNL arre beiing paiid Prroducttiiviitty Liinked
IIncenttiive((Bonus)) based on tthe rrattiing off tthe perrfforrmance off BSNL as a wholle.. Forr excellllentt grradiing
1..4 ttiimes off basiic pay,, fforr verry good grradiing 1..1 ttiimes off basiic pay,, fforr good rrattiing 0..85 ttiimes basiic
pay and fforr ffaiirr rrattiing 0..75 ttiimes basiic pay iis beiing paiid tto allll emplloyees subjjectt tto miiniimum and
maxiimum lliimiitts.. Butt tthe Deparrttmentt off Publliic Underrttakiings((DPE)) iissued guiidelliines rrecenttlly tto
iinttrroduce a new systtem off Perrfforrmance Rellatted IIncenttiive fforr tthe executtiives iin allll PSUs .. The
BSNL managementt wantted tto iinttrroduce tthe same systtem fforr non--executtiives allso,, on tthe pllea tthatt
ttherre can nott be separratte schemes fforr paymentt off IIncenttiive((Bonus)) tto tthe executtiives and non--
executtiives.. The iidea behiind tthiis new scheme iis tthatt tthe iincenttiive iis tto be based on tthe
perrfforrmance off tthe Ciirrclle//Diisttrriictt.. Thiis means iitt wiillll diifffferr ffrrom Ciirrclle tto Ciirrclle dependiing on tthe
perrfforrmance.. Butt tthe dettaiills off tthe scheme arre nott yett evollved.. IIn prriinciiplle we arre nott fforr such
diifffferrence iin paymentt off iincenttiive ffrrom ciirrclle tto ciirrclle.. We wantt tthatt allll BSNL emplloyees
tthrroughoutt tthe counttrry shoulld be paiid tthe same iincenttiive as iis done ttiillll now.. Therrefforre iin tthe wage
rreviisiion agrreementt we diid nott commiitt tto acceptt whatt everr tthe managementt deciides.. IItt was agrreed
tthatt tthe new scheme wiillll be evollved tthrrough negottiiatted settttllementt wiitth tthe rrecogniised uniion..
28.. Whatt iis tthe effffectt off iimpllementtattiion off promottiion polliicy on wage reviisiion?
IIn case tthe prromottiion polliicy iis iimpllementted befforre iimpllementtattiion off tthe wage rreviisiion,, tthe
offffiiciialls gettttiing prromottiion as perr tthe prromottiion polliicy befforre 1--1--2007 wiillll be pllaced iin ttheiirr
prromotted pay scalle befforre 1--1--2007 and on 1--1--2007 tthey wiillll have ttheiirr pay rreviised iin ttheiirr
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prromotted pay scalle.. Thus tthey wiillll have morre beneffiitt iin wage rreviisiion.. The BSNLEU has
rrequestted tthe managementt tto iimpllementt tthe prromottiion polliicy iimmediiattelly,, lleaviing tthe NE--12
scalle whiich rrequiirres apprrovall off DoT//DPE.. ((The NE--12 pay scalle iis rrequiirred onlly fforr grranttiing tthe
prromottiion as perr tthe polliicy tto tthose who arre iin NE--11((Grrade--4 off Srr..TOA//TTA))..Afftterr apprrovall off
NE--12 scalle tthey can be prromotted tto tthatt scalle as perr ttheiirr datte off elliigiibiilliitty)).. Managementt iis
prrocessiing tthe case fforr earrlly iissue off orrderrs..
29.. Whatt aboutt tthe Casuall//Conttractt llabor?
Due tto tthe perrsiisttentt efffforrtts off BSNLEU and BSNL Casuall & Conttrractt Worrkerrs Federrattiion,, BSNL
managementt iissued orrderrs viide No.. 269--11//2009--Perrs--IIV//LE datted 1--1--2010 fforr paymentt off wages
tto Casuall llaborr on parr wiitth tthe Grroup D pay scalle iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt based on 6th CPC
rrecommendattiions.. Thiis orrderr came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2010.. The TSM wiillll gett wage based on tthe
ffollllowiing callcullattiion,, wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2010::
a)) Miiniimum basiic pay iin Grroup D --1S rreviised pay scalle iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt =Rs 5740
b)) Add tthe numberr off iincrrementts drrawn so ffarr,, @ 3% on miiniimum pay
eg:: iin case tthe TSM drrawn 8 iincrrementts and was att 3020 iin prre--rreviised pay scalle,, tthen tthe
basiic pay afftterr addiing tthese 8 iincrrementts wiillll be 5740X((1..03))8=7271
c)) Add HRA @30%((Dellhii iis ttaken as examplle,, butt iin ottherr sttattiions iitt wiillll be
30%//20%//10%))=7271X30%=2181
d)) Add CDA on 1--1--2010=7271X27%=1963
e)) Tottall perr montth=7271((Basiic Pay))+2181((HRA))+1963((CDA))=Rs 11415
ff)) Daiilly wage=11415//30=Rs 381
IIn case off Casuall Mazdoorr tthe rreviised daiilly wage iis based on rreviised miiniimum basiic
pay+CDA,, callcullatted as bellow,, as on 1--1--2010::
a)) Miiniimum rreviised basiic pay=5740
b)) CDA @ 27% on 1--1--2010=1550
c)) Sallarry perr montth=5740+1550=7290
d)) Daiilly wage=Rs 243
Thiis iis a good achiievementt.. Butt we have tto conttiinue tthe efffforrtts fforr paymentt off wages tto casuall
llaborr based on IIDA pay scalle iinsttead off CDA pay scalle and allso fforr achiieviing tthe goall off
rregullarriisiing tthe Casuall mazdoorrs//TSMs..
Regarrdiing Conttrractt Laborr,, we arre conttiinuiing ourr efffforrtts tto prressurriise tthe managementt fforr
iimpllementtiing sttattuttorry wages and allll ottherr prroviisiions lliike EPF,, ESII ettc fforr tthem..
30.. Whatt iis tthe rolle off NFTE--FNTO alllliiance iin wage reviisiion?
They ttrriied ttheiirr llevell bestt tto harrm tthe emplloyees.. Whiille BSNLEU was ttrryiing tto brriing maxiimum
beneffiitt fforr tthe emplloyees iinspiitte off tthe ffalllliing ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL,, tthey prropagatted tthatt we
shoulld agrree whatt everr iis prroposed by tthe managementt.. They made a biig prropaganda durriing llastt
verriiffiicattiion tthatt BSNLEU iis dellayiing wage agrreementt.. Accorrdiing tto tthem tthe agrreementt shoulld be
siigned iin 2007 orr 2008 iitt sellff,, befforre wage rreviisiion orrderr was iissued fforr BSNL executtiives iin 2009
Marrch.. IIff tthatt was done,, we woulld nott have gott 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on parr wiitth executtiives.. When
tthe orrderr fforr executtiives was rrelleased and managementt prroposed 30% ffiittmentt on parr wiitth
executtiives,, butt wiitth 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty,, tthey have made a biig prropaganda tthatt BSNLEU shoulld
agrree fforr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty and siign tthe agrreementt iimmediiattelly.. We iignorred ttheiirr malliiciious and
anttii--worrkerr prropaganda and ffiinalllly achiieved perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth executtiives and iin case tthe nextt
wage rreviisiion fforr executtiives ttakes pllace befforre 10 yearrs,, fforr us allso same perriiodiiciitty wiillll be
applliied.. IIn case we siigned fforr 10 yearrs as demanded by NFTE--FNTO,, we woulld have llostt iin
perriiodiiciitty comparred tto executtiives.. When we asked tthem tto jjoiin allong wiitth us iin tthe sttrriikes and
sttrrugglles fforr achiieviing a betttterr wage rreviisiion fforr emplloyees,, tthey diid nott jjoiin.. Even tthough we ttolld
tthem tthatt tthey wiillll be allllowed tto siign as wiittness orr iin any ottherr mannerr on tthe wage agrreementt
alltthough tthey arre unrrecogniised,, tthey rreffused fforr parrttiiciipattiing iin tthe diiscussiion and sttrrugglles on
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fflliimsy grrounds.. They have wrriitttten a lletttterr tto tthe managementt fforr rreduciing tthe span off tthe pay scalle
so tthatt emplloyees wiillll sttagnatte iimmediiattelly afftterr wage rreviisiion.. Theiirr onlly iinttenttiion iis tto hellp tthe
managementt and worrk agaiinstt tthe emplloyees.. When we arre ttrryiing fforr iincrrease iin tthe span off tthe
pay scalles fforr tthe beneffiitt off tthe emplloyees,, tthey made a prropaganda among tthe emplloyees tto
wiitthdrraw memberrshiip ffrrom BSNLEU.. Att everry sttep tthey ttrriied ttheiirr llevell bestt tto harrm tthe
emplloyees iin tthe wage rreviisiion.. We coulld overrcome allll ttheiirr conspiirraciies and achiieved tthe bestt
possiiblle wage agrreementt despiitte tthe detterriiorrattiing ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL..
31.. Whatt are tthe llessons tto be llearntt ffrom tthe experiience off wage reviisiion?
a)) Uniitted sttrrugglle allong wiitth ottherr PSU uniions underr tthe bannerr off CPSTU hellped us iin achiieviing
30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt,, perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth executtiives and 3% iincrrementt.. These arre tthe majjorr
achiievementts.. Therrefforre we have tto sttrrengtthen tthiis uniitty off PSU emplloyees underr tthe bannerr
off CPSTU.. Ourr parrttiiciipattiion iin tthe sttrrugglles as perr tthe CPSTU calllls sttrrengtthened tthese
sttrrugglles and have giiven good rresulltts.. Therrefforre we shoulld ffurrttherr sttrrengtthen tthiis uniitty..
b)) The sttrriike iin ttellecom secttorr iin BSNL allone iis nott ffulllly effffecttiive siince tthe serrviices arre nott
effffectted and ttherre iis alltterrnatte arrrrangementt fforr ttellecom serrviices by ottherr ttellecom companiies..
Ourr sttrriike has some iimpactt iin compelllliing tthe managementt tto agrree fforr perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth
executtiives.. Butt tto be ffulllly effffecttiive iin tthe sttrriikes we shoulld orrganiise tthe worrkerrs iin prriivatte
ttellecom companiies allso so tthatt allll can sttrriike ttogettherr and sttop tthe enttiirre ttellecom systtem fforr
effffecttiive rresulltt..
c)) The NFTE--FNTO alllliiance has become anttii--worrkerr alllliiance and iitt diiviided tthe worrkerrs so tthatt a
secttiion off tthe worrkerrs diid nott parrttiiciipatte.. We shoulld conttiinue tto make allll efffforrtts tto brriing tthem
iin tthe sttrrugglle prrogrrammes and iin case tthey arre nott wiilllliing,, such lleaderrs shoulld be iisollatted
ffrrom worrkerrs iin orrderr tto sttrrengtthen tthe uniitty off tthe BSNL emplloyees..
d)) ((Ourr wages arre due tto tthe earrniings off BSNL.. Butt due tto tthe wrrong polliiciies iimpllementted
iinttenttiionalllly by tthe Goverrnmentt tto desttrroy BSNL fforr tthe beneffiitt off prriivatte ttellecom companiies,,
BSNL iis allrready iin operrattiionall lloss as dettaiilled above.. We shoulld rrealliise tthe grraviitty off tthe
siittuattiion.. We have tto orrganiise tthe sttrrugglle fforr prrottecttiing and devellopiing BSNL iin tthrree ffrrontts::
ii)) Allll emplloyees shoulld worrk dediicattedlly and exttend betttterr serrviice tto tthe custtomerrs and
see tthatt tthe sharre off BSNL iin tthe ttellecom serrviices marrkett iincrreases wiitth a llarrge scalle
iincrrease iin tthe numberr off custtomerrs.. To popullarriise tthiis rrequiirrementt,, tthe ffollllowiing iis
added iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt::
“WORK CULTURE AND TRAIINIING
The rrecogniised uniion has agrreed tto exttend ffullll supporrtt tto allll iiniittiiattiives ttaken by tthe
managementt fforr ffurrttherr iimprroviing tthe worrk culltturre..
Managementt and rreprresenttattiive uniion agrree tto cooperratte fforr crreattiing a harrmoniious
iindusttrriiall rrellattiionshiip conduciive tto tthe grrowtth off BSNL’’s sharre iin tthe ttellecom serrviices
marrkett.. IItt has allso been agrreed tthatt rrettrraiiniing off iitts emplloyees consiisttentt wiitth skiilllls and
ttechnollogy wiillll be underrttaken,, wherreverr necessarry,, especiialllly iin tthe conttextt off
ttechnollogiicall changes..””
IImprrovementt off worrk culltturre and exttensiion off betttterr serrviices tto tthe custtomerrs and
makiing allll efffforrtts fforr iincrreasiing tthe numberr off BSNL subscrriiberrs iin llarrge scalle iis a parrtt off
ourr sttrrugglle fforr saviing and devellopiing BSNL and allong wiitth iitt fforr saviing ourr ffutturre..
Therrefforre we shoulld ttake tthe iiniittiiattiive by ttuniing ourrsellves wiitth tthiis rrequiirrementt and
iimprroviing tthe worrk culltturre..
iiii)) The NDA Goverrnmentt and tthe UPA Goverrnmentts ttherreafftterr have been ttrryiing tto desttrroy
BSNL iin orrderr tto hellp tthe prriivatte ttellecom companiies.. Severrall hurrdlles werre crreatted tto
scuttttlle tthe devellopmentt off BSNL.. Onlly afftterr tthe one day sttrriike iin 1997 by allll tthe
executtiives and non--executtiives ttogettherr,, tthe Goverrnmentt was compelllled tto allllow BSNL tto
prrocurre GSM equiipmentt tto a cerrttaiin exttentt iin orrderr tto meett tthe demand fforr prroviidiing cellll
phone connecttiions.. Agaiin tthe Goverrnmentt and ottherr iinsttiittuttiions off tthe Sttatte arre puttttiing
15
severrall hurrdlles iin prrocurriing tthe 93 miilllliion GSM equiipmentt as perr tthe ttenderr ffiinalliized by
BSNL.. On tthe one hand tthe Goverrnmentt iis puttttiing brrakes iin tthe devellopmentt off BSNL
and on tthe ottherr hand tthe Prriime Miiniistterr iis holldiing meettiings wiitth Communiicattiions
Miiniistterr,, DoT//BSNL autthorriittiies fforr prrottecttiing tthe ffiinanciiall viiabiilliitty off BSNL!! The solluttiion
tthey arre ttrryiing tto iimpose iis tto sellll 10% off tthe sharres off BSNL tthrrough IIPO.. Accorrdiing tto
tthem tthe onlly way tto save tthe BSNL iis tto sellll iitt iin phased mannerr and prriivattiise iitt ffiinalllly..
The rreall aiim iis tto hand overr tthe morre tthan 40 llakhs crrorres worrtth assetts off BSNL sprread
overr tthrrough outt tthe counttrry,, tto tthe biig capiittalliistts--IIndiian and Forreiign.. Unlless such
polliiciies arre deffeatted,, we can neiittherr save BSNL norr ourr ffutturre.. Therrefforre we have tto ffiightt
agaiinstt tthese wrrong polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt,, by uniittiing allll non--executtiives and
executtiives iin tthe sttrrugglle..
iiiiii)) Att prresentt tthe Capiittalliistt--lland llorrd cllasses arre conttrrolllliing tthe polliittiics and tthey arre ablle tto
see tthatt tthe polliittiicall parrttiies rreprresenttiing ttheiirr iintterrestts arre ablle tto gett majjorriitty iin tthe
ellecttiions and fforrm Goverrnmentts att Centtrre and iin varriious sttattes.. So ffarr,, tthe parrttiies
rreprresenttiing tthe iintterrestt off tthe worrkiing cllass and tthe peoplle—tthe llefftt and democrrattiic
parrttiies arre ablle tto gett majjorriitty iin tthrree Sttattes onlly—Kerralla,, Bengall and Trriipurra.. When tthe
Lefftt gott 60 M..Ps and tthe UPA--1 Goverrnmentt depended on ttheiirr supporrtt,, tthe Goverrnmentt
att tthe Centtrre was nott ablle tto go ahead wiitth iitts pllans fforr prriivattiisiing PSUs and prriivattiisiing
pensiion.. IItt was compelllled tto brriing Nattiionall Rurrall Emplloymentt Guarranttee Actt fforr prroviidiing
100 days guarrantteed worrk perr yearr iin rrurrall arreas.. The Lefftt Goverrnmentts iin Kerralla,,
Bengall and Trriipurra iimpllementted lland rrefforrms and prrottectted tthe rriightts off tthe worrkiing
cllass.. Therrefforre iitt iis necessarry tto change tthe ballance iin polliittiics iin ffavorr off tthe worrkiing
cllass and peoplle by sendiing morre rreprresenttattiives off worrkiing cllass tto
Parrlliiamentt//assemblliies.. Butt tthiis iis possiiblle onlly by tthe acttiive parrttiiciipattiion off tthe worrkiing
cllass iin tthe polliittiics.. Therrefforre besiides orrganiisiing tthe sttrrugglle tto iimprrove tthe worrk culltturre,,
tthe sttrrugglle agaiinstt tthe wrrong polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt,, we have tto parrttiiciipatte iin tthe
polliittiicall sttrrugglle fforr changiing tthe polliittiics off tthe counttrry iin ffavorr off worrkiing cllass and
peoplle..””))
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23.01.2010]BEWARE OF RUMOURS !
Ignore False Propaganda !
NFTE in its website has started giving false news about members leaving BSNLEU and joining NFTE.
These are completely false as per reports received from our Circle and District Secretaries.
In fact, more and more workers are joining BSNLEU in view of the correct stand taken by BSNLEU and the sustained struggles organized by it to defend the interests of workers. The recent agreement on wage revision has enthusiased the entire BSNL Workers and more and more are joining BSNLEU.
[23.01.2010]United Forum Circular No.1 - On Wage Revision <>
[21.01.2010]General Secretary Meets Director (HR)
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU along with Coms. Mihir Dasgpta, AGS and R.S.Chauhan, Org. Secretary met Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) and discussed the following issues:
Wage Revision:- The union representatives requested that the wage agreement be processed early so that the order can be issued and payment made at the earliest. Director(HR) agreed to do the needful early.
Promotion Policy:- Union representatives reiterated their demand that since there may be delay in approval from DPE for 9200 pay scale, the Promotion Policy be implemented early on all other pay scales. 9200 may be implemented after approval. Director (HR) stated that the same is under consideration.
JTO 35% and 15% Examination:- Union wanted grant of relaxation so that officials with 5 years’ service can appear in the examination. Director (HR) stated that the request of the union has been considered, but could not be accepted due to various constraints including legal. However, another examination can be conducted early.
Shifting of corporate office sections from rented buildings to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan /Eastern Court:- The union insisted that the offices functioning in rented buildings causing heavy expenditure be shifted to Bharat Sanachar Bhawan and Eastern Court making suitable adjustments and construction of additional blocks, if necessary. Director(HR) appreciated our suggestion to reduce expenditure.
Conducting of Promotional examinations:- The suggestion of the union to conduct all examinations without delay was accepted. Director (HR) assured that the management is interested in conducting all the examinations without any delay.
Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) accepted our invitation to be present as Chief Guest in the open session of on 15th February of CEC meeting to be held at Bhopal from 14th to 16th February 2010.
[18.01.2010]BSNLEU Circular No.2 dated 16.01.2010 <>
[18.01.2010]Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) to the Cadre of Telecom Mechanic - Clarifications issued <>
[17.01.2010]COMRADE JYOTI BASU PASSED AWAY <>
[16.01.2010]
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BSNL Rolls Out 3G Services In Ooty
Submitted by Pankaj Lakhotia on Sun, 01/24/2010 - 07:45
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has rolled out its third generation (3G) services in Coimbatore, Ooty, Coonoor and The Nilgiri Hills, which comes under Tamil Nadu telecom circle.
Tamil Nadu circle is the first South Indian city to have BSNL launched 3G services.
The BSNL’s 3G mobile service consists of Video calling, speedy Internet connectivity, Multimedia services including sharing of digital pics and films through wireless means like Live TV, Videos and Music downloads, Real-time multilayer gaming.
Moreover, the 3G service will also permit users to install fring or skype on their handsets and make free voice and video calls to other cellular phones, which have Fring or Skype anywhere throughout the world.
Together with this, Live TV, Videos, Music Downloads, Real Time multilayer gamings at the lightening fast speed of 3.5Mbps are some other electrifying services provided by 3G.
Mr. SS Sirohi, Principal General Manager & Head, VAS stated, “BSNL was planning to launch the 3G services to more than 700 cities very shortly. It is also believed that users can watch the IPL matches on Youtube on their cellphones. The future of the telecom industry is very exciting.”
Recently BSNL covered up over 300 cities with its 3G mobile and Broadband Data service Network in a range of telecom circles and benefited more than 7.50 Lakh 3G subscribers.
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Payment of IDA at the Revised Rate Order copy
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BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
CIRCULAR No. 120
Sub: Board level and below Board level posts including non-unionised
supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises - Regarding payment of
IDA at the revised rates w.e.f. 01.01.2010 for employees who are drawing
their pay in revised IDA scales w.e.f 01.01.2007.
Department of Public Enterprises a.M. No.2(70)/2008-DPE(WC)-GL-
1/2010 dated 15.01.2010 on the above mentioned subject is sent to all concerned
for information and necessary action please.
(Sheo Shankar Prasad)
Assistant General'Manager (Pers-V)
Tel 23037474175
1. PPS to CMD, BSNL, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi
2. PPS to DIR (HR)/ DIR(Enterprises)/DIR(Consumer Fixed Access) /
/DIR(Consumer Mobility)/ DIR(Finance), BSNL Board.
3. All Executive Directors, BSNL
4. All CGMs/AII Heads of Administrative Units BSNL with request to bring these
orders in the notice of concerned Controller of Communication Account,
Nationalized Banks & Post Office etc. so that BSNL Pensioners may be paid
at revised rates of IDA and compliance reported to Corporate Office.
5. All PGMs/GMs BSNL C.O.
6. DGM (CA)/DGM(EF), BSNL C.O.
7. AGM(R&P)/AGM(EF), BSNL C.O.
8. Shri H.K. Mallick, Section Officer (Pension), DOT, Sanchar Bhawan,
New Delhi with the request to circulate the copy of revised IDA rates for
Pensioners who are drawing Pension on IDA Scale to all concerned
OffkeofCCA. ~
9. Pay Bill/Cash/L&A, Sections BSNL C.O.
10. Guard File.
(J.B. Gupta)
Deputy Manager (PAT)
Tel. 23037474
F.No. 2(70)/2008-DPE (WC) -GL-I/ ~.O'" Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Bhawan
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Lodi Road, New Delhi-II 0003
Dated the 15th January, 2010
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Boord level and below Board level posts including non-unionised supervisors in
Central Public Sector Enterprises- Revision of scales of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2007 -
PaYment of IDA at revised rates-regarding.
In continuation of this Department's O.M. of even number dated 21.10.2009, the rate of
DA payable to the executives and non-unionised supervisors of CPSEs may be modified as
follows: .
2. The above rates of DA would be applicable in the case of IDA employees who have been
allowed revised pay scales (2007) as per DPE O.M. dated 26.11.2008,09.02.2009 & 02.04.2009.
3. All administrative Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India are requested to
bring the foregoing to the notice of the Public Enterprises under their administrative control for
action at their end. ) "
~.
(~.J. Michael)
Under Secretary
All the administrative Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
Copy to:
I. Chief Executive of Central Public Sector Enterprises.
2. Financial Advisers in the Administrative Ministries/ Departments.
3. Department of Expenditure, E-II Branch, North Block, New Delhi
4. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 9 Dean Dayal Upadhayay Marg, New Delhi
5. NIC, DPE with the request to upload this OM on to the DPE website.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Now, Swiss scientists and PIT Solution, a little-heard of IT startup in Technopark in Kerala will be working on the Blue Brain Project, the world's first comprehensive attempt to reverse-engineer the mammalian brain, reports Financial Express.
The $3 billion project is expected to be completed by 2018, said Brain Mind Institute of Swiss Federal Institute Director Henry Markram to Financial Express. The project is billed as an attempt to build a computerized copy of a brain - starting with a rat's brain, and then progressing to a human brain-inside one of the world's most powerful computers. It is an international project, propelled by Swiss Federal Institute, and involves several countries and ethics monitoring by UN bodies. India is yet to be part of the project.
The immediate purpose is to understand brain function and dysfunction through detailed simulations. "The study of rhodent brain has given us a template to build on. This would help in unraveling human brain," says Markram. "The whole idea is that mental illness, memory and perception triggered by neurons and electric signals could be soon treated with a supercomputer that models all the 1,000,000 million synapses of brain."
The key finding is that irrespective of gender and race, human brains are basically identical. "We will be able to map the differentiations by nuancing the patterns later. The exciting part is not how different we are but how same we all are," says Markram.
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Calculation based on All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100
For all the Central Government Employees there would be a rise in DA to 8%,which would result in the overall rise to 35% from 1.1.2010.
7 comments:
vinod gupta said...
what about 2nd installment of arrears which was about to be released in sep 09. still waiting because retired in feb 09 after taking the first instalment. is there help available by any body to settle the issue. can we claim interest on the amount. will some one help out
January 31, 2010 9:23 PM
kshitish Gajanan said...
It's a good news about expected DA hike. Can any one help me to know latest sports recruitment policy after implementation of 6th pay commission?
Kshitish Purohit
January 31, 2010 9:41 PM
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal said...
Dear gupta,
Regards.Slap a notice under 80 CPC to claim the interest and get your arrears released.
January 31, 2010 9:44 PM
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Dear All,
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Bharat said...
Bharat Shinde: Can anybody give me an idea about DA rates from
Jan.2006 0%
July2006 ?
Jan.2007 ?
July2007 ?
Jan.2008 ?
July2008 16%
Jan.2009 22%
July2009 27%
Jan.2010 35%
February 1, 2010 12:29 PM
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Dear Bharat.
The rates of DA WEF 01.01.2006 are as under.
From 1-1-2006 : No Dearness Allowance
From 1-7-2006 : 2% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
From 1-1-2007 : 6% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
From 1-7-2007 : 9% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
From 1-1-2008 : 12% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
From 1-7-2008 : 16% of Basic Pay and NPA, where applicable
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Raja Ministry in fresh scam ---Non-existent firm set to be BSNL’s WiMax franchisee <> www.sneachq.net
GS spoke to Sh Deepak Parekh, member of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM, under the Chairmanship of Sam pitroda, presently in Mumbai, and requested him to grant this Association an opportunity to present its views on the crucial matter of drafting and finalizing future road map for BSNL to bring it out of the horrible mess that it is in now – a challenging task assigned to the committee. Sh. Parekh felt that it would be appropriate for the committee to meet us only after the return of Sh. Sam Pitroda from US. However, we were advised by him to mail our views which we have already done. The same views have been already mailed to Sh Sam Pitroda. Sh. Parekh also informed us that the committee is expected to submit its report to Hon’ble PM towards the end of Feb.10. We are also in touch with the office of Sh. Sam Pitroda and are following up our efforts to fix up time for a telephonic conversation with Sh. Sam Pitroda to explain our views.
26th Jan 2010We all should hang our heads in shame – Market drubbing, rampant corruption and scandals galore in BSNL. WiMAX scandal- reportedly involving Director(CM), a strong contender for top slot in the BSNL board.
Hats off to Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh. Sat Paul, CVO, for their outstanding integrity and timely stern stand and action to stall yet another big scandal in BSNL.
Whether or not 1500 odd top managers of BSNL hang their heads in shame for BSNL being continuously kicked by private operators like a football , we in our Association have no reason not to hang down our heads for the continuing disgrace into which our beloved Company is brought into not by rapidly declining market position and continuous drubbing that it gets in telecom market but also by revelation of one scandal after one, the latest one being almost issuing of APO for procurement of WiMAX Rural tender Project II to a Hyderabad based Company VMCL facing not only serious charges of customs tax evasion worth Rs 55 crores but also criminal charge of having violated the integrity panel by falsely declaring that there was no criminal charge against it.
While in the market standing, BSNL, pushed very recently to fifth position by till recently a tiny operator, IDEA, has been now kicked down to the sixth position by Tata Teleservices in the GSM segment with induction of record 3.3 million mobile lines on GSM platform (DOCOMO) for third consecutive month in Dec.,09, on the mounting corruption and scandal front, Director(CM)/BSNL board, a strong contender for top slot of BSNL board, just brushed under the carpet the timely and serious recommendation of CGM(STP), Sh P.R.Ananthan, Chairman of the tender evaluation committee, to refer the award of contract for procurement of WiMAX equipment to VMCL to Chief vigilance officer, BSNL, to probe the violation of integrity pact by VMCL by falsely claiming that there was no criminal charge pending against it. Not only did Director(CM) blatantly ignore the crucial advice of Sh P.R. Ananthan, an officer of outstanding and impeccable integrity, to refer the issue to CVO/BSNL for investigating a criminal offence of VMCL but he accorded his approval to issue APO to VMCL for supply of WiMAX equipment as L4 vendor.
It was only timely and bold intervention of Sh Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL, acting on an independent representation, because the complaint was never forwarded to him by Corporate office of BSNL, as recommended by CGM(STP) , that the award of APO to VMCL, an alleged customs tax evader, has been put on hold.
This is how Directors of BSNL board conduct the affairs of a Company which is already profusely bleeding. We are confident that similar serious irregularities are detected by CVC in the matter of procurement of 93 million GSM equipments on the pricing front, prompting their timely intervention to put the whole thing on hold which has started jeopardizing future growth of BSNL. Big and serious questions need to be answered by Director(CM) on the price front of the GSM tender also. All these facts we shall adequately reflect when PESB starts deciding on who the next incumbent for the post of CMD/BSNL shall be. Interestingly and significantly, growth of Bihar Circle nosedived like anything when the present Director(CM) was the Chief executive of BSNL in Bihar Circle.
In the meanwhile, we have just no words to commend and salute the great and timely efforts of Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh Sat paul, CVO/BSNL, to stall what would have been yet another big scandal in BSNL.
In fact, Corruption in BSNL has started assuming alarming and wide spread proportions at the SSA/Circle levels. Strong vendor-SSA/Circle head nexus is fast growing in many vulnerable Circles, particularly in the Northern Zone. A vicious circle of good number of CGMs/GMs in the Northern region has started eating into the vitals of the Company very fast. Active involvement of SDEs/DEs and DGMs in this nexus is not at all ruled out. In fact, active complicity of SDEs/DEs/DGMs in this nexus is more or less reported and established.
We warn SDEs/DEs and DGMs of grave consequences of such filthy acts of complicity which are endangering our bread and butter. We cannot be silent spectators towards all these threatening developments. Thus, we call upon our office bearers and activists at all the levels of the Organization to come out fearlessly, courageously and openly in exposing the growing vendor nexus and other corrupt practices. Don’t be scared of exposing CGMs/GMs and our own brethren involved in such unscrupulous activities. Be bold, have strong determination, be fearless in ruthlessly exposing corrupt colleagues and officers alike. Don’t shirk from this important responsibility at this crucial juncture since corruption is fast depleting the scarce resources and hitting at our bread and butter.
Rise to the occasion and face and expose unscrupulous and corrupt elements at all levels boldly and fearlessly. The choice is between exposing corrupt elements which are fast growing in number and protecting our bread and butter and our beloved Company from crumbling for all times.
Association very strongly takes up the issue of induction of highly talented, professional and capable of deliverance people as CMD and Directors, bsnl/board with Hon’ble PM in his capacity of overseeing the functioning of department of personnel and administrative reforms. PESB, which decides the selection, is under DOP&AR. GS urges upon Hon’ble PM to give a dispassionate and serious consideration to induct extraordinary talent, considering the hard fact that exclusively ITS controlled non professional Management has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts for the last ten years, at the top, capable of steering the Company in grave crisis and in a fiercely competitive environment. Association also conveys its comprehensive views on the matter to Sh. Sam Pitroda and Sh Deepak Parekh, members of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM to draw future road map for BSNL against the backdrop of 93 million GSM tender being put on hold by CVC. Chairman, PESB, and all its members, including Secy/PESB, have been elaborately apprised of the need of roping in rarest of rare talent to lead the Company from the front. Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel and Administrative reforms, Sh Prithvitaj Chavan, Secy/DOT, Secy’s DOP&AR and Secy/DPE have also been extensively enlightened about the issue in entirety. In this direction GS writes to Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Man Mohan Singhji. <<>>www.sneachq.net
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Raja Ministry in fresh scam
J Gopikrishnan | New Delhi- Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Non-existent firm set to be BSNL’s WiMax franchisee
Yet another mega scam has been added to the continuing saga of fraud and corruption in the functioning of the Telecom Ministry under A Raja. One of the companies, shortlisted for BSNL WiMax franchisee across India, does not exist.
Of the four shortlisted companies, a firm called Ampules, designated to operate in Chennai, Haryana, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, is not at all registered in India. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs online registry shows that no such company is registered in the country till this date.
This gross irregularity has happened despite specific BSNL guidelines which make it mandatory that a WiMax franchisee company should be registered in India and must have Rs 100 crore turnover per year in the last two years.
Only one company having a similar name — Ampoules — is registered in India, but it has nothing to do with telecom as it is a pharmaceutical company. The full name of this company is Ampoules and Vials Manufacturing Company Limited and it was established in Mumbai in 1972.
“If any discrepancy found, we would take action. These companies have only been shortlisted. Actually, all these procedures were initiated by Chennai unit of the BSNL. Let me verify the documents of Ampules. I am not sure about their details. If any violation is found, we would take strong action,” BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Kuldeep Goyal told The Pioneer on Tuesday.
The Pioneer has learnt from reliable sources that the so-called Ampules (or Ampoules) is in the process of being floated by some Tamil-origin Malaysian citizens, believed to be connected with the Wellcom Communications, promoted by friends of A Raja. Their application is pending before the Chennai RoC.
Sources said the Telecom Ministry exerted pressure on BSNL officials to include this firm, but the question remains how this unborn firm will pass the BSNL’s criteria of Rs 100-crore turnover per year for last two years.
After the controversial allocation of 2G spectrum, Raja was trying to involve his friendly companies in the lucrative WiMax franchisee allotment. First, he tried to allot the franchise to Wellcom Communications, the company floated by his Malaysian friends and one T Silvarajoo, a frequenter in his office and hailing from his home town Peramballur.
When this move was reported by The Pioneer, Raja took a different route last year by engaging one of his close aides Sanjay Kapoor to float five shell companies, registered on a single date, same notary, auditor and witness. The posts of directors of all these five companies were filled by Sanjay Kapoor’s family members, including his driver. After The Pioneer expose, the PMO asked the BSNL to cancel the process. Then, the BSNL floated new Expression of Interest (EoI) with specific conditions in June 2009.
Last week, the BSNL finalised four firms, including the non-existent Ampules (or Ampoules) for allotment of WiMax franchisee. The other three firms are Teracom Limited, Adhishwar India Ltd and Chennai-based Take Solutions Ltd.
Teracom, already in the telecom sector, and supported by the multinational Cisco bagged the maximum number of circles. Adhishwar and Take Solutions are considered as new entrants in telecom sector and are supported by Israel-based Alvarion and Chinese ZTE respectively. The non-registered firm Ampules (or Ampoules) is also supported by Israeli Alvarion. The application of E-mall Infotech was rejected.
WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is faster than 3G and 4G in providing internet connection to mobiles and laptops. The BSNL’s WiMax franchisee is considered as a lucrative business, as the private players get 70-80 per cent share of the revenue, out of the expense of the public sector undertakings’ huge infrastructure. The franchisee also enjoys the advantage of holding of 20 Mega Hertz of Spectrum, which they could off load stakes at an exorbitant price to another company. In case of 2G spectrum allotment, real estate companies Swan and Unitech sold their stakes to multinationals at huge margin.
The BSNL’s Rs 1,000 crore plan to roll out WiMax in rural areas is also dogged in controversy. The Hyderabad-based Vippalamritha Magnetic Components Ltd (VMC), which had emerged the fourth lowest bidder for the project, has been put under scanner for alleged evasion of duties by its parent company while importing equipment for an earlier BSNL contract.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has also issued a show-cause notice to Prithvi Information Solution, the parent company of VMC, for the alleged non-payment of Rs 55 crore as duties. The other selected vendors of BSNL are Chennai-based Gemini Communications — a new entrant, Chinese ZTE and US-based Harris Stratex.
The BSNL allotted the most revenue earning circles — Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh — one year ago without any tender to US-based Soma Networks. Former Planning Commission member MS Pathak, son of former Vice-President of India GS Pathak, is the chairman of Soma Networks. Yatish Pathak, MS Pathak’s son, is the Chief Executive Officer of the firm.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
India May have 100 mn Broad Band connection in 5 Years-Hon"ble Sam Pitroda-Advisor to P.M.-information
India may have 100 mn broadband connections in 5 years: Pitroda
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BS Reporter / Mumbai/ Ahmedabad January 23, 2010, 0:17 IST(Courtesy: Business Standard)
BSNL rolls out video phone commercially.Hoping that the newly launched video telephony, by BSNL and Sai Info Systems (SIS), will boost demand for broadband connection, Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister on public information, infrastructure and innovations, expects the number to hit 100 million in next five years.
Unveiling the Video Phone services in Gujarat for commercial use, Pitroda said, "It took 50 years for video telephony to move out of laboratories into market. However this new step in telecom holds the key behind a big jump in broadband connections in India. At present, the number of broadband connection is less than 10 million, but services like video telephony is bound to generate fresh demand for the broadband service. We hope to have 100 million broadband connections in India next 3-5 years."
Being offered by state-owned telecom operator BSNL in association with Ahmedabad-based IT solution provider SIS, the video telephony services will require land line telephone as well as broadband connections. With the help of a separate device, the service will allow subscribers to make video calls at Rs 2 per minute.
"We will begin offering video telephony services in association with SIS from January 22, 2010 while the connections will be offered from February 1, 2010 onwards. Initially, the service will be available to BSNL customers in Gujarat and by April, 2010, customers across the country will be able to avail the service. While the audio call will cost subscribers Rs 0.40 per minute, video calls can be made at Rs 2 per minute," said SK Bhandari, principal general manager, BSNL.
The video phone service will be available in wire line as well as wireless medium on IP. According to Vijay Mandora, director of SIS, a wide range of phone equipment from simple to high end models will be introduced in the market.
"The service is expected to revolutionize the telecom sector and take it to the next level. Globally with video phones have become an integral part of life. The service will be provided and marketed by SIS while the connectivity for the service will be provided by BSNL. BSNL will also market it as another value added service to its large broadband customer base," said Mandora, director, SIS.
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(R Yegya Narayanan,Coimbatore,23,January,2010)
Number portability to become a reality in March.
The Centre hopes to garner Rs 25,000 crore from the auction of 3G spectrum for mobile telephony, which is expected to be completed by next month, according to Mr A. Raja, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
He said the 4G spectrum, the launch of which is still some distance away, would not cannibalise 3G spectrum and both technologies could co-exist.
Telephone tariff to come down:The Union Minister of Communication and IT A. Raja has said the tariff for telephone call within a State will come down to 10 paisa a minute and within the Country to 20 paisa soon.
Launching the 3G services of BSNL in Coimbatore and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu today, he pointed out that while the prices of all other things are going up, it is only the cell phone tariff which is coming down. He said telephone connections in the Country crossed 500 million by December last year which was the target for the year 2012. Last month itself 18 million cell phone connections were given in the Country.
The Minister said the number portability would become a reality by March. Asked when the BSNL would go public, he said “it is for the Cabinet to decide.”
Speaking to presspersons in Coimbatore on Saturday, he said the roll out of 3G spectrum across the country is expectedto be completed ‘within this year'. He said the auction for 3G spectrum is expected to be completed by next month after which competition would intensify with the entry of private telecom players into this field in which the PSU telecom players BSNL and MTNL had got a head start.
Asked about the expected revenue from the bidding war among private telecom players seeking 3G spectrum allocation, he said: “We do expect that at least Rs 25,000 crore must come” including Wi-max and 3G. While there will be one-time payment at the time of auction itself, there will also be revenue from it subsequently.
When asked about market speculation that some prospective bidders may stay away from 3G because of the belief that the launch of next generation technology 4G spectrum is not too far away, Mr Raja said even in the International Telecom Union, definitive conclusions about 4G technology were yet to be reached after which it has to undergo trials. “We are foreseeing a technical revolution in 4G' and it might take another year for 4G to be introduced, he added.
Commercial viability
The Union Minister did not agree with the view that the possible launch of 4G may hold back some of the telecom players from entering the bidding process for 3G spectrum allocation and said there was ‘commercial viability for 3G'. Even if 4G comes, it would not affect 3G.
On the price war among telecom operators, he said till he assumed leadership of the Communications Ministry, the stand was that market forces would decide the tariff. But there was no healthy competition earlier and the tariff remained stiff. But healthy competition inthe sector, the tariff has started a downward journey and now operators were asking for fixing minimum tariff.
Asked about the reasons for the declining market share of BSNL in the mobile telephone sector, Mr Raja said landline was a huge burden for the company and it has to take care of 2.5 lakh employees. It also took nearly 18 months to close a tender as it had to follow Government laid procedures. He had consulted the Prime Minister on simplifying procurement norms and this was one of the reasons for the PSU behemoth losing ground in mobile telephony to private operators.
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SNEA writes Letter to Hon"ble P.M. regarding BSNL Issue
SNEA(I)/Hon’ble PM/2/1-2010 Dated 25th January 2010 To Respected Sh.Manmohan Singh Ji, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India NEW DELHI.
Sub: Inevitable and imminent need to induct high grade qualitative professional talent at the top level in BSNL – existing bureaucratic and outdated selection mechanism of PESB requiring drastic transformation and revamping.
Respected Mr Prime Minister,
It is with great elation and excitement that we learnt about your appointment of a Committee chaired by Sri. Sam Pitroda to look into the maladies that afflict the working of BSNL and revitalize this crucial Public Sector Undertaking before it slumps beyond a point of no return. While we welcome this timely step at the highest level of the Government igniting hopes that the battle to save this great PSU will continue in earnest, we would like to bring to your kind attention a few vital points that require your careful examination and prompt action.
It is but a fact that BSNL being a PSU has to undergo all the hassles that normally plague such PSUs and delays the decision making process, which is of vital importance to the PSU facing the worst kind of competition with so many competitors, unfettered and unshackled, strangulating it with political patronage. Naturally such long processes and political interferences are not conducive to the fast changing market dynamics and the lightning paced technology changes. The result is that the PSU is never able to meet the demands of the market always handicapped by the scarcity of vital equipments and materials at the ripe time. Your good self, we are sure, is not unaware that this can be achieved only if the PSU is empowered with financial freedom to take prompt decisions to go in for state-of-the art technology of sufficient capacity, so that the great demands of the market can be effectively and promptly met.
The 2007-tender fiasco, presided over and meticulously crafted by the present MOC&IT, which literally ensured that the wings of this strategic PSU, which till then was vying for the top spot in the market along with Airtel, despite being a very late entrant in the GSM segment, were clipped off and it was totally thrown off its feet. Its deliberately delayed entrance into strategic and highly potential mobile market in 2002 was again a politically motivated decision to lend huge strategic business edge to other private operators in terms of allowing them to capture huge strategic market at peak time. The result is that today the once contender for the number one spot in just 2006 lies at an awfully low sixth, with a mere 12% market share. Unwarranted and fatal Governmental interference in 2007 by heavily sizing down procurement of GSM equipment without ant plausible reason cost it very heavily, and when the market grew at an unprecedented alarming pace from 2006 till date, the PSU could not even creep or crawl for want of sufficient capacity. Until just 3 or 4 months ago the Company bled while the competitors were allowed to drink of this blood and grow fat at its expense and the objective of vested interests and manipulators was achieved. Harrowing and disastrous result is there for everyone to see.
While the Government can never be pardoned for fatal, politically motivated and unwarranted interference in year 2007 , which can never be compensated by any other corrective action for obvious reasons, we cannot ignore the fact that the top Management of the Company also has to be squarely blamed for its lackadaisical subservience to the lords. While it was their bounden duty to act in the interests of the Company, which they had to command and steer, they simply fell flat on their feet to prostrate before the lords in the government being more loyal to the king than the kingdom and the people. That is where we feel that this Company cannot survive under such servile Management, which, we are sure, cannot rise above the interests of the lords. Their totally unprofessional, uncommitted, devoid of vision, innovativeness and pragmatism, conservative, non competitive and unplanned approach, clubbed with complete lack of astute governance skills and robust leadership ingredients, has landed this prestigious Company into the worst dump from which it is almost impossible to rise up again.
During their command the last 10 years have witnessed the worst slump not only in market share but also in the revenue and profit fronts. It is so scary that even though the Company could keep itself above the red margin so far, thanks to the interest from the reserves, the ongoing year portends to be the first loss making year. It does not take great minds to conclude that the slump has been created not only by Governmental procedures and interference but by the lack-luster performance of those entrusted with the challenging and crucial job of driving this gigantic PSU into excellence. Incredible manner in which Companies like France Telecom, NTT and China mobile with governmental holdings have remarkably retained their position, some of them having even achieved global rankings, as leading service providers in their Country in a fiercely competitive environment is being largely attributed to high grade professional leadership capable of running complex telecom enterprises. Surely not the kind of leadership that we have been having on the board - born, brought up and groomed in a highly protective and non competitive market, conservative and monopolist environment, where qualitative service delivery, excellent customer interface, accountability and timely deliverance of results were nightmare.
Thus the issue fundamentally boils down to induction of the rarest of rare talent in the board, definitely not through the orthodox and primitive mechanism that PESB has in place at the moment. The criterion cannot be just ITS seniority, based on redundant performance mechanism (CRs) – bereft of objectivity, having no relevance in present complex scenario and assessed by ITS fraternity in a monopolistic and non competitive world. These surely cannot be the parameters to decide top slots to run a gigantic Company virtually in shambles today, plagued by anarchy, rampant and virtually all round corruption, indecisiveness, total lack of accountability, growing indiscipline, worst possible work culture, menacingly growing vendor- manager nexus, and what not. Assertiveness and ruthlessness of the top leadership in holding people accountable for their persistent failures and non deliverance would have had miraculous impact down the level. But alas – parochial fraternal ITS considerations have kept and keep top management from meaning tough business and deliverance of results in a time bound manner. That thinking and vision is altogether amiss. Otherwise, how is it that despite unabated debacles on all the business fronts, not a single head out of 1400 top heads has been rolled down. That would have automatically led to percolation of rolling down of heads, fixing of responsibility and accountability, qualitative service delivery down to the lowest rung in the Organization, and would eventually have had a miraculous impact on performance.
It is in this context precisely that we are constrained to infringe upon your valuable time, as head of DOP&AR overseeing the mechanism and crucial process of selection of Directors/CMDs of strategic PSUs considered to be the nerve centers of Country’s economic activity, to kindly direct the concerned officers to have a pragmatic and urgent look at the existing outdated mechanism of selection, revamping and replacing it by adoption of a thoroughly innovative and professional approach to fill top slots of a Company where government holds 100% equity and whose sole objective is to fulfill the social obligations of the government in terms of achieving its envisaged agenda of providing universal telecom services of highest quality at affordable prices. So what we need is a Management with a thorough professional breeding, approach and vision. This has to look beyond the available domains of ITS cadres into the best Management professionals of the country, the best leaders and talents available in the vast professional spectrum rather than looking through the narrow prism of the ITS fraternity which hitherto has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts. Ten years of continuous governance has adequately demonstrated their complete inability and incapacity to push through the Organization in a climate diametrically opposite to the one in which they have got groomed. They have utterly failed to prove their managerial mettle and business acumen.
To embark upon such an exercise PESB needs to rope in and look up to the IITs/Premier Management institutions and leading business schools to choose the best talent capable of leading this mammoth PSU not only from the front but with formidable and unwavering conviction and confidence, without shivering before the dictates of the political bosses. Such talents are available in abundance provided PESB succeeds in putting in place a mechanism to sift the rarest of rare talents needed to steer this Company out of the huge and incredible mess that it is in now. The best available talent will not only deliver goods with undivided focus on the fortunes of the Company but will be booming with rare confidence breeding from the strength that they shall not be out of job even if political masters throw them out. We do have in abundance real and extraordinary professional talent in the Country ready to take up this challenging opportunity because for this rarest of rare talent challenges are opportunities and great challenges are great opportunities. PESB has a real challenge to sift the best talent for such tough and challenging positions.
Therefore it is our earnest plea to kindly consider the above aspects, because apart from financial autonomy, the hands that take it up should be capable to deliver irrespective of the pleasure or displeasure of the feudal and political lords and the strong vested interests. That alone, we believe, can save this already sinking ship from damnation and doom. As far as we in the middle management are concerned, even though we are not involved in key decision making process, yet we have no hesitation in also acknowledging our complete failure in responding to the challenging situation. However, having no other option, unlike top 1500 managers who are fully insured and secured in terms of their job, despite their consistent non performance and failures, spanning over ten years, we have no other option but to give in our best in adversity and grave crisis under an enlightened management to radically improve productivity and service delivery. The government would do well to engage us, draw up a comprehensive road map, and begin by restructuring the top leadership by inducting the best available and truly independent talent at the helm. All right thinking people belonging to the Organization concerned about their bread and butter and the future of this great beloved Company would like toughest of tough leadership at the top to immediately take over the reins of the Company facing the real prospect of being consigned to flames.
With kind regards,
Sincerely Yours,
(G.L.Jogi) Copy to:
1. Sh. A.Raja, MOC&IT, for kind information & n/a please.
2. Sh. Prithviraj Chavan, MOS, Personnel & AR. He is requested to direct the concerned officers of PESB to undertake serious and immediate efforts to introduce innovative mechanism to decide CMD/board directors for BSNL
3-4.Sh. Sam Pitroda/ Sh Deepak Parekh. They are requested to give due consideration to the aforesaid hard ground realities prevailing in BSNL regarding selection of top managerial posts while taking a final view on future structure of BSNL.
5. Sh. P.J.Thomas, Secy/DOT. He is kindly requested to keep in mind the extremely disappointing and pathetic performance of a few directors elevated to BSNL, Board of late through existing mechanism of PESB selection.
6. Sh. Shantanu Consul, Secy(personnel), for kind information & immediate n/a please.
7. Sh. R.C.Mishra, Secy(Pension and AR & PG), for kind information & immediate n/a please.
8. MS Vijaylaksmi K Gupta, M(F)/TC, for kind information please.
9-10.Sh. Pratyush Sinha, CVC/ Sh Ashwani Kumar, Director, CBI. Both the agencies are requested to keep BSNL under intense and constant surveillance throughout the Country since rampant corruption and mounting vendor nexus has started eating into the vitals of the Organization. Corruption in the field units of BSNL is assuming alarming proportions.
11. Sh. Chewang Phunsog, Chairman, PESB, for kind information & n/a please.
12-14.Sh. V.S.Jain/ Sh.A.K.Singh/Sh Sudhakar Rao, Members, PESB, for kind information & n/a please.
15-21. Directors, BSNL board, for kind information please.
22. Sh. Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL. Vigilance of BSNL needs to be geared up in full swing to arrest fast spreading malaise of corruption.
23. Sh. Bhaskar Charterjee, Secy/DPE. DPE should not restrict the number of applicants for selecting directors of BSNL, board on technical grounds. Instead, all out and concerted efforts should be made to enlarge the ambit of consideration as much as possible to enable PESB to have varied choice to pick up the best possible talent for such challenging positions.
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1. Can prepaid broadband account be used any where in India?
Yes, Prepaid Broadband can be accessed from Multiplay DSL line in any city. No port
binding for prepaid account.
2. Is it possible to change from unlimited plan to limited plan and vice versa?
You can also change from one limited/unlimited plan to any other plan without
applying for it to BSNL by purchasing the relevant recharge voucher.
3. Can I check my current balance and validity of the service and how?
You can check your current balance at any time by logging into customer care portal
www.data.bsnl.in. , enabling this on SMS is in process.
4. Is it possible to use one limited plan and another unlimited plan on same land line?
Yes. You have to take two prepaid accounts (two independent user_Id). One account
can be used for unlimited plan and other account can be used for limited plan.
5. What to do in case balance amount is there but no validity?
You can extend the validity by recharging the account with validity voucher.
8. Whom to contact in case I face any problem during usage?
You can contact our 24X7 help line 1800-424-1601
9. Where shall I get the prepaid recharge vouchers?
At all CSCs
10. Can I recharge my account today with future date of effect?
You can recharge account now, with an option of giving effect either immediately or
after the date of present validity/when the usage becomes zero.
11. Can I have prepaid account without Land line?
No. You must have land line to create prepaid account.
12. Is Simultaneous use of same account possible by two users from same or different landlines?
No, only single session is allowed.
13. How many user accounts can access the same line at a time?
No limit as long as different user accounts are used or upper limit of total bandwidth of
ADSL line Most of the cases 8 Mbps).
14. Is it suitable for hostels to have one Land Line (LL) and each student having different accounts to use? Will the charges be levied on the LL?
Yes, Technically possible. Any number of users can use the same DSL line for
browsing. The charges will be deducted from user accounts and not from the LL used.
15. Is it possible to change from post paid to prepaid and vice versa?
At present migration is not possible.
16. If my DSL line goes faulty or temporarily disconnected due to any reasons including
shift, whether any extension of validity would be given?
No. As the account can be accessed from any other DSL line.
17. Whether any intimation is given before session is disconnected due to balance becoming zero?
No. The session gets terminated. SMS after session disconnection under testing.
18. Whether any grace period is given to recharge the account?
In case of limited plans Grace Period I is for 15 days. If recharge is done during this period, the balance if any, will be carried forward. Grace period II is for 75 days. During this period no balance will be carried forward. For unlimited plans Grace period of 90 days is given to recharge the account.
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NHRCPROGRRAME
NHRC's Winter Internship Programme concludes
New Delhi, January 15th, 2010
NHRC's one month long 10th winter internship programme on human rights concluded in New Delhi today. Addressing a gathering on the occasion, NHRC Acting Chairperson, Mr. Justice G.P. Mathur congratulated the interns and expressed hope that they would act as ambassadors for the protection and promotion of human rights, and take appropriate steps to ensure justice for those whose human rights are violated. At the same time he also reminded them that there are no rights without duties.
Justice Mathur asked the interns that they should disseminate knowledge attained during their internship on human rights related issues among others, and particularly those of their colleagues who could not make it to the short listed candidates for NHRC's internship programme.
55 candidates from different institutions and universities in the 20 states and union territories of the country attended the internship programme which commenced on the 17th December, 2009. This number is highest so far. They included, for the first time, three students from foreign countries, currently studying in Indian Universities. One among them was from Indonesia and two were from Afghanistan.
The best intern award of Rs.5000/-, this time, was shared by the two interns, Caroline Tanjaya and Suvra Kanti Roy, who were given an amount of Rs. 2500/- each. Students coming from Delhi and National Capital Region Delhi were given a stipend of Rs. 2500/- and others Rs. 5000/- each for the internship programme.
The interns mainly comprised post-graduate level students of law, political science, social work, criminology and human rights. The aim of the internship programme was to sensitise the young students about the various aspects of human rights.
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Disclaimer: Neither NHRC nor NIC is responsible for any inadvertent error that may have crept in the Information being published on NET.
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“Tears in my eyes”
I do remember those struggling days still today,
I cannot stop the tears pouring in my eyes today.
Parents were ever worried for my bright future,
But circumstances were emerged quite adverse.
Mother was threading us like pearls in the ring,
As if we were going to be scattered for nothing.
I was little bit crazy and hungry than other kids,
Always eating even clay and dust all the things.
The dust and clay caused me severe Diearhoea,
Indigestion caused me serious leaking of blood
My Father took me to a Hakim on his shoulder,
He advised to eat me tiny leaves of Neem tree.
Once I got high fever up to 104ْ CG in a summer,
My Mother could not sleep for the days together.
Worried mother took me to Vaidya in the village,
He advised to apply onion-juice all over my body.
Mother hated onion but she prepared and rubbed,
Onion juice worked like a miracle that day indeed.
I many times look the innocence & helpless faces,
In the dreams I feel blessing parents from my eyes.
I cannot sleep patiently like those days even today,
How far we go, our past may guide us in bad days.
I earned a lot but do not posses those golden days,
Realizing the fact the tears are pouring in my eyes.
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Port and Dock BWNC-Agreement Reached for 5 years 23% with 78.2 DA merger. Barring HMS others signed. HMS demands improved promotion policy
Hyderabad-based Vippalamritha Magnetic Components Ltd (VMC) which had recently emerged as the fourth lowest bidder for BSNL’s rural WiMAX network rollout project is under scanner for alleged evasion of duties for an earlier contract granted by BSNL, reports the Business Line.
Following this, BSNL’s internal vigilance officer has put a stay on giving any new order to the firm. The Business Line report also states that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has also issued a show cause notice to Prithvi Information Solution, the parent company of VMC, for the alleged non-payment of duties.
“Since the investigation in this case is going on, it was requested that no order should be placed at this juncture with VMC,” states an internal BSNL note.( TT Jan21)
BHEL Wage Revision AITUC-CITU- BMS not signed. INTUC-HMS_DMK unions only signed the MOU for 78.2- 30%- 10 years. AITUC,CITU , BMS are demanding 5 years. Management for 20% fitment for 5 years.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
BSNLEU CHQND LATEST NEWS By Ashok Hindocha
Revision of GPRS/EDGE tariff applicable to 2G Data Card and Voice plans
Posted on: 25-01-2010
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GPRS/EDGE tariff applicable to 2G Data Card and Voice plans
a) Postpaid 2G Data Card tariff plans:-
Plan
FMC of plan in Rs./Month*
Free data usage
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB
Day/Any time usage Night usage
Plan-1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Rs.0.03/10KB
Plan-2
49
100 MB
2 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-3
99
300 MB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-4
199
1 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-5
299
2 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-6
499
Unlimited Local
Rs.0.01/10KB (Roaming)
Plan-7
649
Unlimited (Local + Roaming)
Nil
*Service tax as applicable extra.
b) Prepaid 2G Data Card tariff plans:-
Plan
MRP of RCV in Rs. /30 days^
Free data usage
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB
Day/Any time usage Night usage
Plan-1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Rs.0.03/10KB
Plan-2
54
100 MB
2 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-3
108
300 MB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-4
219
1 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-5
329
2 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-6
549
Unlimited Local
Rs.0.01/10KB (Roaming)
Plan-7
715
Unlimited (Local + Roaming)
Nil
The MRP in the price band upto Rs.3 (+/-) of above price considering the technical feasibility may be done at the circle level.
The free data usage allowed is also applicable while in national roaming.
d) The usage charges beyond free usage will be same for Home LSA and roaming.
e) The base voice plan in case of postpaid 2G data plans will be Plan 99 and in case of prepaid data plans the tariff of Saral Anant plan. No Fixed Monthly Charges (FMC) will be recovered from the data plans for the base voice plan.
2. The above, revised tariff will be allowed to all customers who want to take data plan from BSNL, irrespective of purchasing data card from BSNL or not. Since, the data card tariffs have been reduced drastically, no free usage should be allowed under bundling scheme.
Note:
1. Above tariff is available as promotional offer for 90 days w.e.f. 25.01.2010.
2. Plan 1,2,3 & 4 above will also be applicable for voice plans.
GPRS UNLIMITED PLAN ( applicable w.e.f. 25.01.2010)
3. Existing GPRS/EDGE postpaid plan with FMC of Rs.49 (Option-I) & “Nil” (Option-III) and prepaid data tariff/ STV-59 available with voice plan, will be withdrawn. Data Plan 1 to 4 as applicable to 2G data card will also be applicable to voice plans. The tariff for unlimited GPRS/EDGE available with voice plan has been revised as under:-
Particulars
Existing
Revised
Postpaid
FMC (Excl. of S.Tax)
Rs.199
Rs.249
Free usage day/any time
Unlimited Local
Unlimited Local
Free usage Night
NA
NA
Usage charges in home LSA (Rs./10KB)
Free
Free
Usage charges while in roaming (Rs./10KB)
Rs.0.05
Rs.0.03
Prepaid
MRP of STV in Rs (Incl. of S.Tax)
Rs.230
Rs.274
Validity in days
30 days
30 days
Free usage day/any time
Unlimited Local
Unlimited Local
Free usage Night
NA
NA
Usage charges in home LSA (Rs./10KB)
Free
Free
Usage charges while in roaming (Rs./10KB)
Rs.0.05
Rs.0.03
The above revision will be implemented with effect from 25.01.2010 for a promotional period of 90 days
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Freebies are offered with the sale of GSM FWP Handset excluding SIM for Rs. 2100/-based FWP's .
Posted on: 25-01-2010
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Following freebies are offered with the sale of GSM FWP Handset excluding SIM for Rs. 2100/-
• 4200 minutes free On-net calls (Local/STD) at the rate of 350 minutes per month will be allowed over a period of one year along with the sale of GSM based FWPs available with BSNL.
• Free minutes allowed for a month is to be utilized in the month for which it is allowed & no carry forward will be allowed.
• The existing sale price of Rs.2100 will continue to apply. Sales tax/VAT as applicable on the sale of handset will be extra.
• All other terms and conditions will remain same.
The above tariff will be effective from 25.01.2010 .
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IPO In BSNL Imp. Information
IPO Not the Cure for BSNL's Ills
January 22, 2010 | Gagandeep Kaur from Light Reading Asia
The long-proposed IPO of India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) is unlikely to change the fortunes of the beleaguered incumbent operator, according to a former senior executive at the state-owned carrier.
Critics of the move, which could involve the flotation of a 10 percent stake on India's stock exchanges, say BSNL doesn't need the cash: Indeed, government figures for the end of September 2009, put BSNL's cash reserves at 364 billion Indian rupees (US$7.9 billion).
In addition, with telecom stocks not performing well on the Indian exchanges, any near-term IPO is unlikely to attract a favorable valuation for BSNL.
"What is the point of an IPO?" asks Dr. SD Saxena, BSNL's former finance director. "The government will not get the right valuation. The telecom stocks are not doing well. Besides, BSNL is not doing well. The revenues are consistently coming down, and the ongoing tariff war has further put pressure, not just on BSNL, but on all operators. So there is hardly any likelihood of an IPO getting a good response," Dr. Saxena tells Light Reading.
According to The Economic Times, the IPO, which is strongly opposed by the trade unions that represent many of BSNL's 300,000-plus staff, could take place during the carrier's next fiscal year (April 2010 to March 2011).
Dr. Saxena's view is supported by analysts. "An IPO is hardly going to help. To begin with, BSNL is sitting on huge cash reserves, so it's not like it's a cash-starved company. Basically it will not address the cause of its problems," says Neeraj Jain, director of transaction services at KPMG International .
There are, however, some clear advantages to BSNL of an IPO. A stock listing would give it more visibility in the international market, which could help the carrier with any potential international acquisitions.
And though BSNL has plenty of cash, notes Harit Shah, IT and telecom research analyst at Karvy Stock Brokers Ltd., an IPO would help make the operator "more transparent" and would "go a long way in making it accountable."
BSNL's revenues and profits have been on the decline for the past three financial years. In 2005-2006, the carrier reported revenues of INR401.8 billion ($8.75 billion) and net profit of INR89.4 billion (1.95 billion), but by 2008-2009 its revenues had slipped to INR358.1 billion ($7.8 billion), and its profits had slumped to INR5.75 billion ($125 million).
And with the increasing pressure on the financial performance of all of India's operators, caused by intensive competition and the introduction of per-second billing, it's possible BSNL might not make a profit during the current financial year, which ends in March 2010.
The carrier has also been found wanting during the past few years of breathtaking mobile market growth: The Indian mobile market added 113 million new mobile lines in 2008, and is likely to have added more than 160 million in 2009, but BSNL's privately held rivals have been more reactive to the market and have grown more quickly.
BSNL is now only the fourth largest mobile operator in India, with more than 60 million customers, and in danger of slipping to fifth. Yet only a few years ago it was the No. 2 player behind Bharti Airtel Ltd.
BSNL hasn't even been able to capitalize on its advantage in the 3G market. Along with fellow state-owned operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) , BSNL was handed 3G spectrum more than a year ago, while India's remaining mobile operators are still waiting for their chance to take part in the proposed spectrum auction.
Yet after nearly a year of service, BSNL has just 600,000 3G customers, and it's now investing further in its 3G capabilities in the hope of reaching 1 million 3G users by March this year.
BSNL's situation has been made worse by its problems in adding new capacity to its GSM mobile network. The operator has been mired in legal wrangling over significant contract awards, with the latest tender for 93 million new mobile lines still in limbo.
"If BSNL had been able to get new equipment, it would have done much better than the other players in the market, since it has the best reach," believes KPMG's Jain.
Despite this, the operator has significant network assets. It has an optical transport network of more than 400,000 kilometers, India's largest and most extensive, and a valuable asset in pursuing growth in rural areas. By comparison, Reliance Communications Ltd. 's optical transport network is 40,000km long.
"The only way [BSNL] can be saved is by growth. It has to come up with new products and services, which appeal to the market. It has to generate new revenue streams. The company has to find ways and means to upgrade equipment as well. Unless and until it expands its network, and gets government support [to achieve that], BSNL will not live," believes Dr. Saxena.
— Gagandeep Kaur, India Editor, Light Reading
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BSNL Wage Revision Imp. Information by P. Ashoka Babu
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BSNL NON--EXECUTIVES WAGE REVISION AGREEMENT
A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT DESPITE ADVERSE
CIRCUMSTANCES
IINTRODUCTIION::--
The agrreementt on tthe Wage Reviisiion fforr BSNL non--executtiives was siigned on 15th Januarry 2010 by tthe
memberrs off tthe Wage Reviisiion Commiittttee consiisttiing off tthe rreprresenttattiives off tthe Managementt and BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion ((tthe rrecogniised uniion iin BSNL)).. The achiievementts and tthe siigniiffiicance off tthiis
agrreementt arre dettaiilled bellow::
1.. Whatt are tthe ciircumsttances under whiich tthe negottiiattiions on wage reviisiion ffor non--
executtiives iin BSNL ttook pllace and whatt iis tthe ffiinall resulltt?
The ciirrcumsttances underr whiich tthe negottiiattiions on wage rreviisiion ttook pllace fforr non--executtiives
werre ttottalllly negattiive,, as dettaiilled bellow::
a)) The busiiness off tthe Company was iin llosses siince tthe ffiinanciiall yearr 2007--08.. IIn 2007--08 tthe
iincome earrned ffrrom serrviices was Rs..32842..30 crrorres wherreas tthe expendiitturre was Rs..
33629..86 crrorres.. IIn 2008--09 tthe iincome earrned on serrviices was Rs..30268..57 crrorres wherreas
tthe expendiitturre was Rs..34354..21 crrorres ((Butt iin tthe accountts prroffiitts off Rs..3001 crrorres and Rs
574 crrorres werre shown fforr tthe yearrs 2007--08 and 2008--09 by addiing iintterrestt earrned by tthe
Company on iitts rreserrve ffunds deposiitted iin Banks))..
b)) IItt iis tto be notted tthatt whiille tthe prriices off tthe goods prroduced by manuffactturriing PSUs lliike BHEL,,
SAIIL ettc arre iincrreasiing,, tthe prriices off ttellephone callll rrattes arre ffalllliing down severrelly due tto
prredattorry compettiittiion,, even tto tthe exttentt off hallff paiisa//second fforr llocall callll and paiisa perr
second fforr STD callll.. Due tto tthe negattiive attttiittude off tthe Goverrnmentt,, ttherre iis enorrmous dellay iin
prrocurriing equiipmentt fforr expansiion off BSNL.. We allll know tthatt onlly afftterr tthe sttrriike by allll
emplloyees and Offffiicerrs iin 2007,, GSM lliines was purrchased fforr exttendiing mobiille serrviices tto
new custtomerrs.. Butt iitt iis verry meagrre.. Agaiin now,, ttherre iis enorrmous dellay iin ffiinalliiziing tthe
ttenderr fforr tthe 93 miilllliion lliines equiipmentt and iitt iis beiing sttopped.. We have tto go on warr patth
agaiin fforr prrocurrementt off tthiis equiipmentt.. Thus tthe Goverrnmentt iis iinttenttiionalllly sabottagiing tthe
devellopmentt off BSNL tto hellp prriivatte ttellecom companiies..
c)) A sense off urrgency has arriisen among tthe BSNL emplloyees tthatt tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt
has tto be siigned urrgenttlly befforre ffurrttherr detterriiorrattiion off tthe BSNL’’s ffiinanciiall condiittiion and tthiis
rresulltted iin a llott off prressurre on tthe uniion fforr settttllementt,, even iiff iitt means parrttiiall settttllementt off
some iissues rrellatted tto wage rreviisiion..
d)) IIn tthe pastt,, when tthe ttellecom serrviices werre a monopolly underr DoT and new ttechnollogy was
nott ttherre,, ourr sttrriikes werre ablle tto sttop tthe serrviices ttottalllly.. Butt now BSNL iis one among severrall
companiies iin tthe ttellecom serrviices busiiness and due tto tthe moderrn ttechnollogy,, tthe serrviices
arre ffulllly auttomattiised.. Therrefforre,, tthe sttrriikes by emplloyees iin BSNL werre unablle tto have
maxiimum effffectt.. Hence tthe sttrriike iis now haviing a lliimiitted effffectt on tthe managementt..
e)) The BSNL managementt was adopttiing a negattiive attttiittude siince tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion iis
ffiighttiing agaiinstt tthe anttii--worrkerr polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt..
ff)) The NFTE--FNTO lleaderrs diid ttheiirr llevell bestt tto sabottage tthe efffforrtts off BSNL Emplloyees Uniion
fforr achiieviing a good wage agrreementt.. They orrganiised a biig campaiign off lliies and sllanderrs
agaiinstt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion and iitts lleaderrs,, parrttiicullarrlly agaiinstt iitts Generrall Secrrettarry Com
V..A..N..Namboodiirrii.. They ffulllly collllaborratted wiitth tthe managementt and ttrriied tto iimpose a bad deall
iin tthe wage rreviisiion off non--executtiives,, so tthatt iin tthe nextt verriiffiicattiion tthey woulld have a poiintt tto
campaiign agaiinstt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion..
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The barrgaiiniing fforr wage rreviisiion fforr BSNL non--executtiives ttook pllace iin such adverrse
ciirrcumsttances.. IInspiitte off tthese adverrse ciirrcumsttances,, tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion and Uniitted
Forrum was ablle tto orrganiise severrall agiittattiions and a successffull ttwo days sttrriike on 19th and 20th
Augustt 2009 and negottiiatted skiillllffulllly wiitth managementt and achiieved an excellllentt agrreementt iin
tthe giiven ciirrcumsttances.. ((IItt iis tto be notted tthatt iin tthe MTNL whiich iis tthe onlly ottherr PSU iin
ttellecom serrviices secttorr,, fforr tthe executtiives orrderr was iissued grranttiing 5% ffiittmentt beneffiitt onlly
((iinsttead off 30%)) and afftterr tthe agiittattiion by tthe executtiives,, iitt was keptt underr abeyance and ttherre
iis no ffurrttherr iimprrovementt.. Forr non--executtiives,, iin tthe negottiiattiion sttarrtted rrecenttlly,, managementt
offfferred 15% ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiitth 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty.. Comparred wiitth tthiis,, ourrs iis an excellllentt
agrreementt..))
2.. Whatt iis tthe datte off effffectt off tthe reviised pay scalles and whatt iis tthe reason ffor iitt?
The prreviious wage rreviisiion iin Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings was wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--1997 and iin tthatt
wage rreviisiion iitt was deciided tthatt tthe nextt wage rreviisiion woulld be afftterr 10 yearrs.. Thiis tten yearr
perriiod was complletted by 31--12--2006 and hence tthe datte off effffectt fforr tthe rreviised pay scalles iin tthe
prresentt wage rreviisiion iis 1--1--2007..
3.. Whatt are tthe exiisttiing pay scalles and whatt are tthe reviised pay scalles tthatt wiillll come iintto
effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007 ?
Sll..No.. Category Exiistiing IIDA Scalles
(Rs..)
Reviised Scalles (Rs..) that
wiillll come iinto effect from
1-1-2007
1 NE 1 4000 --120--5800 7760 -- 13320
2 NE 2 4060 --125--5935 7840 – 14700
3 NE 3 4100 --125--5975 7900 – 14880
4 NE 4 4250 --130--6200 8150 – 15340
5 NE 5 4550 --140--6650 8700 – 16840
6 NE 6 4720 --150--6970 9020 -- 17430
7 NE 7 5700 --160--8100 10900 --20400
8 NE 8 6550 --185--9325 12520 --23440
9 NE 9 7100 --200--10100 13600 -- 25420
10 NE 10 7800 --225--11175 14900 -- 27850
11 NE 11 8570 --245--12245 16370 -- 30630
4.. Whatt aboutt tthe NE--12 pay scalle((9200--250--13200)) and E1A pay scalle((9850--250--13200)) agreed
by tthe managementt iin tthe promottiion polliicy agreementt?
The NE--1 tto NE--11 pay scalles iin tthe ttablle above werre tthe pay scalles tthatt came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--
10--2000((datte off fforrmattiion off BSNL)) afftterr apprrovall off DoT and DPE.. Butt iin tthe Prromottiion Polliicy
Agrreementt siigned on 30--10--2008 bettween BSNL managementt and BSNL Emplloyees Uniion,, tthe
above saiid NE--12 and E--1A pay scalles arre newlly crreatted iin orrderr tto grrantt prromottiion tto tthose who
arre iin NE--11 pay scalle.. Siince tthese scalles arre newlly crreatted,, DoT//DPE apprrovall iis necessarry
befforre ttheiirr iimpllementtattiion and tthe case was sentt tto DPE fforr iitts apprrovall.. Prromottiions tto tthese ttwo
new scalles can be iimpllementted onlly afftterr tthiis apprrovall,, wiitth datte off effffectt fforr tthe prromottiion as perr
tthe Prromottiion Polliicy.. Siince tthese ttwo new pay scalles can nott be iimpllementted pendiing tthiis
apprrovall,, iitt was menttiioned iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tthatt tthese ttwo pay scalles ((prre--rreviised
as wellll as rreviised)) wiillll be nottiiffiied afftterr apprrovall by DoT..
5.. How tthe pay off tthe offffiiciialls jjoiined iin serviice beffore 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffiixed iin tthe reviised pay
scalle? How much beneffiitt wiillll gett iin tthe ffiixattiion off pay iin tthe reviised pay scalle?
They wiillll gett 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on ttheiirr pay+68..8% DA on 1--1--2007,, whiille ffiixiing ttheiirr basiic pay iin
tthe rreviised pay scalles..
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Forr examplle an offffiiciiall iin NE--9 pay scalle ((7100--10100)) wiitth basiic pay off Rs 8100//-- wiillll be ffiixed as
bellow iin tthe rreviised pay scalle::
a)) Basiic Pay on 1--1--2007= Rs 8100--00
b)) DA@ 68..8% on Rs8100= Rs 5573--00
c)) Tottall[[((a))+((b))]]=Rs 13673
d)) 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on tthiis ttottall((c))=Rs 4102
e)) Reviised Basiic Pay [[((c )) +(( d))]]= Rs 17775//-- rrounded tto nextt tten rrupees=Rs 17780//--
Therrefforre tthe pay off tthiis offffiiciiall iin tthe rreviised pay scalle wiillll be ffiixed att Rs 17780//-- wiitth effffectt ffrrom
1--1--2007..
On 1--1--2007 tthe offffiiciiall has acttualllly drrawn tthe ffollllowiing amountt as pay+DP+DA::
Pay=Rs 8100;; DP((50% DA merrgerr))=Rs 4050//-- ;; DA 18..8% on pay+DP=18% on 8100+4050=Rs Rs
2284;; Tottall((Pay+DP+DA))=8100+4050+2284=Rs 14434//--;;
Hiis rreviised pay on1--1--2007=Rs 17780//--;; Pay+DP+DA drrawn iin Januarry 2007=Rs 14434//--..
Therrefforre beneffiitt iin tthe rreviised pay=Rs 17780--Rs 14434=Rs 3346//--..
IItt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe same 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt was giiven tto executtiives and tthus we gott on parr
wiitth executtiives..
6.. How tthiis 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on par wiitth executtiives was achiieved?
IIn tthe prreviious wage rreviisiion tthatt ttook pllace iin tthe Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--
1997,, tthe pay and DA werre merrged,, butt iincrrease was giiven as perrcenttage off tthe basiic pay onlly,,
iinsttead off as perrcenttage off basiic pay+DA.. Butt ttherre was a serriious diiscrriimiinattiion.. Whiille tthe
executtiives werre giiven 60% tto 80% iincrrease iin ttheiirr basiic pay,, tthe non--executtiives werre giiven onlly
20% tto 40% iincrrease..
Therrefforre tthe Uniions iin varriious Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings have come ttogettherr tthiis ttiime underr tthe
bannerr off ““Commiittttee off Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings”” ((CPSTU)) and deciided tto orrganiise sttrrugglles
so tthatt iin tthe ffiittmentt beneffiitt ttherre shoulld be no diiscrriimiinattiion bettween executtiives and non--
executtiives.. IItt allso deciided tthatt tthe wage negottiiattiion fforr non--executtiives shoulld nott be sttarrtted
befforre tthe iissue off orrderrs on tthe wage rreviisiion fforr executtiives,, so tthatt tthe iincrrease giiven iin case off
executtiives can be demanded fforr non--executtiives,, and tthe diiscrriimiinattiion can be avoiided.. The BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion was a parrttnerr iin tthe CPSTU and parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthe sttrrugglles and waiitted fforr
sttarrttiing negottiiattiion on wage rreviisiion unttiill tthe orrderrs fforr wage rreviisiion off executtiives werre rrelleased..
IIn BSNL,, tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion was tthe onlly Uniion tthatt parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthe sttrrugglles as
perr tthe calllls giiven by tthe CPSTU fforr achiieviing parriitty iin tthe wage iincrrease wiitth tthe executtiives.. The
ottherr Uniions((NFTE alllliiance)) wantted iimmediiatte settttllementt,, even befforre tthe rrellease off orrderrs fforr
executtiives on wage rreviisiion,, and wiitthoutt any sttrrugglles.. IIn such case we woulld have gott verry lless
iin wage iincrrease comparred tto executtiives.. Butt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion prreventted such lloss tto non--
executtiives by parrttiiciipattiing iin allll tthese sttrrugglles and by waiittiing fforr tthe negottiiattiion unttiill orrderr fforr
wage rreviisiion off executtiives iis rrelleased..
IIn tthe orrderrs iissued iin Marrch 2009 fforr wage rreviisiion off BSNL executtiives,, tthe managementt grrantted
30% iincrrease ((ffiittmentt beneffiitt)) iin tthe emollumentts ((Pay+68..8%DA)) on 1--1--2007.. Afftterr tthiis,, tthe
BSNL Emplloyees Uniion sttarrtted wage negottiiattiion,, and iin tthe ffiirrstt meettiing iitt sellff tthe managementt
offfferred 30% iincrrease on parr wiitth tthe executtiives.. Thus tthe sttrrugglles and sttrrattegy off BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion became successffull iin achiieviing parriitty iin ffiittmentt beneffiitt ((wage iincrrease)) wiitth
executtiives..
As a rresulltt off tthiis 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on pay+68..8% DA,, we coulld achiieve a consiiderrablle iincrrease
iin tthe wage rreviisiion.. The beneffiitt due tto tthiis ffiittmentt beneffiitt iis ffrrom Rs 1652//-- att llowestt llevell((fforr
tthose att tthe miiniimum basiic pay off Rs 4000//--iin Grroup D pay scalle on 1--1--2007)) tto Rs 5059//((tthose
iin BCR 10% Grrade--4 pay scalle iin Srr TOA//TTA cadrre wiitth basiic pay Rs 11175//-- on 1--1--2007))-- att
tthe hiighestt llevell fforr tthe non--executtiives.. Butt allmostt allll tthe jjuniiorrs iin tthe Grroup D appoiintted befforre
1--1--2007 iin BSNL arre mosttlly ((exceptt a ffew cases)) appoiintted on 1--10--2000 orr iin 2001 and tthus
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tthey have drrawn 5 orr 6 iincrrementts as on 1--1--2007 and wiillll have attlleastt an iincrrease off Rs 2000//--..
Therrefforre tthe iincrrease iin basiic pay on 1--1--2007 iin tthe rreviised pay scalle comparred tto Pay+DP+DA
drrawn on 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffrrom Rs 2000//-- tto Rs 5000//--..
7.. Why a cllause “as and when BSNL managementt deciides ffor 78..2% DA merger ffor executtiives,,
tthe same beneffiitt may be exttended tto non--executtiives allso” iis added iin tthe agreementt?
As perr tthe DPE orrderrs datted 26--11--2008,, tthe ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 30% on pay+68..8% DA was grrantted
fforr tthe wage rreviisiion off executtiives iin allll PSUs.. As on 1--1--2007,, tthe DA was 68..8%.. Hence iitt was
agrreed tto giive 30% ffiittmentt on pay+68..8%DA.. Butt iiff tthe merrgerr off 50%DA wiitth basiic pay on 1--1--
2007 iis ttaken iintto consiiderrattiion,, tthe DA on 1--1--2007 wiillll be 78..2% iinsttead off 68..8%.. Accorrdiinglly
tthe DPE iissued orrderrs on 2--4--2009 fforr iimpllementtiing 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt fforr executtiives on
pay+78..2%DA iinsttead off on Pay+68..8% DA.. Hence iin severrall ottherr PSUs tthe 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt
was giiven on pay+78..2%DA,, botth fforr executtiives and non--executtiives.. Due tto tthe prresentt ffiinanciiall
siittuattiion,, tthe BSNL managementt rresttrriictted tthiis ffiittmentt beneffiitt tto 30% on Pay+68..8% DA.. Butt due
tto ourr sttrrugglles and prressurre,, tthe managementt agrreed tto consiiderr tthe iissue off grranttiing 30%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt on pay+78..2% DA afftterr some ttiime,, fforr executtiives and non--executtiives ttogettherr..
Hence tthiis cllause iis added iin tthe agrreementt.. IIn case tthe managementt agrrees fforr tthiis,, ourr rreviised
pay wiillll ffurrttherr iincrrease..
8.. How tthe pay off tthe offffiiciiall jjoiined newlly iin BSNL on or afftter 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffiixed iin tthe
reviised pay scalles and why?
These offffiiciialls wiillll be ffiixed diirrecttlly att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle on tthe datte off ttheiirr
jjoiiniing iin BSNL.. Thiis iis because iitt iis nott pay rreviisiion fforr tthem.. Pay rreviisiion iis wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--
2007.. Pay can be rreviised on 1--1--2007 onlly fforr tthose who have drrawn pay befforre 1--1--2007.. Siince
new pay scalle comes iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007,, and siince tthe new rrecrruiittees arre tto be appoiintted att
tthe miiniimum off tthe pay scalle,, tthose who arre appoiintted iin BSNL on orr afftterr 1--1--2007 wiillll be ttrreatted
as appoiintted att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle on tthe datte off ttheiirr appoiinttmentt..
9.. IIn tthe agreementt tthere iis a cllause tthatt tthe non--executtiives can optt ffor tthe reviisiion off pay on
1--1--2007 or ffrom tthe datte off promottiion afftter 1--1--2007,, or ffrom tthe datte off nextt iincrementt iin
tthe exiisttiing scalle.. Whatt iis tthe beneffiitt off tthiis?
Thiis can be underrsttood by an examplle.. A Tellecom Mechaniic was prromotted as TTA afftterr 1--1--2007,,
say on 1--2--2007.. Hiis basiic pay iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle iin TM cadrre was Rs 5920//-- on 1--1--2007..
On 1--2--2007 he was prromotted and ffiixed iin TTA exiisttiing pay scalle att Rs 7100//--.. IIn case tthe offffiiciiall
comes iintto rreviised pay scalle on 1--1--2007,, hiis pay wiillll be rreviised iin tthe TM pay scalle ffrrom tthe prre--
rreviised basiic pay Rs 5920//-- tto tthe rreviised basiic pay Rs 13000//--.. Butt iin case he optts tto conttiinue iin
tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle unttiill hiis datte off prromottiion tto TTA cadrre ((1--2--2007)),, tthen he wiillll conttiinue
iin tthe prre--rreviised TM pay scalle unttiill 31--1--2007 and wiillll gett ffiixed iin tthe rreviised pay scalle off TTA on
1--2--2007.. He was iin TTA pay scalle on 1--2--2007 wiitth basiic pay Rs 7100((prre--rreviised)).. Thiis basiic
pay off Rs 7100//-- iin tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle wiillll be rreviised as Rs 15580//-- wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--2--
2007.. Siince iitt iis beneffiiciiall fforr hiim,, he wiillll optt fforr rreviised pay on tthe datte off prromottiion..
10.. Whatt aboutt tthose rettiired iin BSNL beffore 1--1--2007?
Wage rreviisiion iis nott applliicablle fforr tthem siince tthey have rrettiirred befforre 1--1--2007.. Butt ttheiirr pensiion
has tto be rreviised.. Forr pensiion rreviisiion,, ttherre iis no prroviisiion iin Rulle 37((A)) off CCS((Pensiion))Rulles..
The tthrree ffederrattiions who wellcomed fforrmattiion off BSNL and siigned agrreementt att tthatt ttiime have
ffaiilled tto rraiise tthiis iissue wiitth tthe Goverrnmentt.. Thiis iissue has come iintto ffocus because off wage
rreviisiion now.. Butt who has tto make tthe amendmentt iin tthe Rulle 37--A? Onlly Cabiinett can do iitt.. DoT
has tto send tthe prroposall and iitt iis prreparriing a Cabiinett Notte on tthiis iissue fforr tthe apprrovall off tthe
Cabiinett.. Butt iitt iis prroposiing pensiion rreviisiion on tthe basiis off equiivallentt CDA pay,, iinsttead off on IIDA
pay.. The rreason iis tthatt ttherre iis an orrderr datted 19--9--2003 iissued by tthe Deparrttmentt off Pensiion
iinsttrructtiing pensiion rreviisiion off tthose PSU emplloyees absorrbed ffrrom Goverrnmentt Deparrttmentt and
ttakiing pensiion on combiined serrviice((Goverrnmentt serrviice and PSU serrviice)),, on tthe basiis off
equiivallentt CDA pay,, iinsttead off IIDA pay.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion mett tthe DoT autthorriittiies and allso
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tthe Miiniistterr fforr Communiicattiions and demanded fforr pensiion rreviisiion on IIDA pay.. The BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion and Allll IIndiia BSNL--DoT Pensiionerrs Associiattiion arre serriiouslly and conttiinuouslly
ttrryiing tto achiieve pensiion rreviisiion on IIDA pay.. ((IIn tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tthe ffolllloiing iis
menttiioned::
““The iissue off rreviisiion off IIDA pensiion iin rrespectt off emplloyees absorrbed iin BSNL and rrettiirred befforre
1--1--2007 and pensiion anomally iin rrespectt off BSNL absorrbed emplloyees rrettiirred prriiorr tto 31--7--2001
allrready sttand rrefferrrred tto DoT and may be purrsued by BSNL..””))
11.. Whatt aboutt tthose rettiired afftter 1--1--2007?
Wage rreviisiion ffrrom 1--1--2007 iis applliicablle fforr tthem.. Therre iis a posiittiive change iin tthe pensiion rrulles..
As perr tthe rrecentt orrderrs iissued by Deparrttmentt off Pensiion and endorrsed by DoT,, tthe pensiion wiillll
be callcullatted on llastt tten montths averrage pay orr llastt montth pay,, whiich everr iis advanttageous tto tthe
rrettiirree.. Thiis prroviisiion iis applliicablle w..e..ff 1--1--2006..Therrefforre even iiff an offffiiciiall rrettiirred on 31--1--2007,,
he wiillll gett hiis pay rreviised on 1--1--2007 and he wiillll be paiid pensiion on tthe basiis off hiis rreviised pay..
12.. How tthe miiniimum pay iis deciided iin tthe reviised pay scalle and why?
The BSNL managementt prroposed tto ffiix miiniimum pay iin tthe rreviised pay scalles by mullttiipllyiing tthe
miiniimum pay iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle wiitth 1..91.. The exiisttiing NE--9 pay scalle miiniimum iis Rs
7100//-- iin tthe exiisttiing 7100--10100 pay scalle.. Thiis 7100 wiillll be mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 and iitt wiillll be Rs
13561//-- ((say Rs 13570)).. Thiis was rrounded tto Rs 13600//-- and ffiixed as tthe miiniimum pay iin tthe
rreviised NE--9 pay scalle.. Therrefforre tthe offffiiciialls newlly appoiintted iin BSNL on orr afftterr 1--1--2007 iin tthiis
pay scalle wiillll be ffiixed att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle ((Rs 13600//--)) on tthe datte off ttheiirr
appoiinttmentt..
The rreason fforr haviing 1..91 as tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr iis tthatt iin case off Executtiives allso tthe same
mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 1..91 was used tto deciide tthe miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle.. Forr examplle,,
tthe JTO((E1A)) pay scalle was 9850--250--14600 befforre pay rreviisiion.. IItt was prroposed tto be rreviised tto
Rs 18850--40500 by tthe managementt,, afftterr apprrovall ffrrom DPE.. The miiniimum Rs 18850//-- off tthe
rreviised scalle was 1..91 ttiimes off 9850//--((9850x1..91=18820 and iitt was adjjustted tto 18850//--)).. Siimiillarrlly,,
tthe E3 pay scalle off executtiives was Rs 13000--350--18250 and iitt was rreviised tto Rs 24900--50500..
The miiniimum Rs 24900//-- iis arrrriived by mullttiipllyiing tthe miiniimum off tthe prre--rreviised scalle ii..e Rs
13000//-- wiitth 1..91 and iitt wiillll be Rs 24830//-- and iitt was adjjustted tto Rs 24900//-- tto make iitt tthe
miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay..
IIn ottherr PSUs allso ((lliike Food Corrporrattiion,, Conttaiinerr Corrporrattiion,, ECIIL ettc)) wherre wage rreviisiion
has ttaken pllace so ffarr,, tthe miiniimum off tthe exiisttiing pay scalle was mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 tto make iitt tthe
miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle..
IIn Centtrrall Goverrnmentt allso allmostt tthe same mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr was applliied iin deciidiing tthe
miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle.. Forr examplle tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle S--7((Posttall Cllerrk)) was
4000--100--6000 as perr 5th CPC scalles.. As perr 6th CPC rreporrtt tthe Goverrnmentt rreviised iitt tto Pay
Band 5200--20200 wiitth Grrade Pay 2400.. The Posttall Cllerrk rrecrruiitted newlly on orr 1--1--2006((datte off
effffectt off new pay scalles iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt)) wiillll be appoiintted att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised
pay scalle whiich wiillll be 5200+2400=7600.. Rs 4000 mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 wiillll be Rs 7640//--.. Thus
same mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 1..91 was applliied fforr deciidiing tthe miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle..
Alltthough tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion ttrriied fforr a miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle equall tto
miiniimum iin tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle mullttiiplliied by 2..195 so tthatt iitt wiillll be equall tto tthe 30% iincrrease
on tthe prre--rreviised miiniimum pay+68..8% DA,, iitt was nott agrreed by tthe managementt.. We rrequestted
att lleastt fforr appllyiing tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 2 iinsttead off 1..91.. Butt tthiis was allso nott agrreed.. Siince
tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr fforr deciidiing tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle was 1..91 everry wherre as
dettaiilled above,, we werre compelllled tto acceptt iitt.. Morreoverr iin case tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr fforr
deciidiing tthe miiniimum off tthe non--executtiive pay scalle iis 2..195 tto make tthe rreviised miiniimum equall
tto 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt fforrmulla,, tthe miiniimum off NE--12 pay scalle prroposed fforr non--executtiives iin tthe
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prromottiion polliicy((9200--250--13200)) wiillll be rreviised as 9200x2..195=20200,, whiich wiillll be morre tthan
tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised JTO pay scalle((E1A))Rs 18850//--.. Such a systtem off llowerr llevell pay scalle
wiitth a miiniimum morre tthan tthe miiniimum off tthe hiigherr pay scalle iis nott possiiblle.. Therrefforre we werre
compelllled tto acceptt tthe 1..91 mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr..
13.. Whatt iis tthe effffectt off tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle on tthe sallary off tthe emplloyees? How tthe
maxiimum off tthe pay scalle was deciided iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalles?
IIff an offffiiciiall rreaches tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle and conttiinues iin tthatt pay scalle,, he can nott drraw
iincrrementt everry yearr siince he had allrready rreached tthe maxiimum.. How everr,, he wiillll be giiven
sttagnattiion iincrrementt once iin ttwo yearrs,, afftterr rreachiing tthe maxiimum.. Maxiimum tthrree such
sttagnattiion iincrrementts wiillll be giiven..
Maxiimum pay off tthe pay scalle iis deciided by tthe span off tthe pay scalle.. Span off tthe pay scalle
means tthe numberr off yearrs fforr whiich iincrrementts arre tto be giiven sttarrttiing ffrrom tthe miiniimum off tthe
pay scalle,, tto rreach tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle.. Forr examplle,, tthe prresentt NE--1 pay scalle ((Grroup
D Pay Scalle)) iis Rs 4000--120--5800.. IIn tthiis,, tthe miiniimum off tthe pay scalle iis Rs 4000.. Maxiimum off
tthe pay scalle iis Rs 5800.. Wiitth Rs 120//-- iincrrementt,, 15 yearrs span ((15 annuall iincrrementts)) iis
rrequiirred ffrrom Rs 4000//-- miiniimum tto rreach tthe maxiimum 5800//--.. Therrefforre tthe span off tthe pay
scalle iis 15 yearrs.. Allll tthe exiisttiing non--executtiive pay scalles ((NE--1 tto NE--11)) arre haviing 15 yearrs
span..
The span off tthe prre--rreviised executtiive pay scalles iis 19 yearrs ((E1A)),,18 yearrs((E2A)),, 15 yearrs((E3)),,
12 yearrs ((E4,, E5,,E6)),, 8 yearrs((E9,, E9A))..
14.. IIs iitt necessary tto have a maxiimum ffor tthe pay scalle? Why iitt can nott be open ended wiitth outt
any maxiimum?
Open ended pay scalle wiillll have a miiniimum and iincrrementt rratte.. Butt iitt wiillll have no maxiimum.. Siince
maxiimum iis nott ttherre,, iincrrementts can be giiven conttiinuouslly wiitthoutt sttagnattiion.. Such open ended
pay scalles werre iimpllementted iin ONGC allrready,, siince 1997.. We allso demanded BSNL
managementt tto agrree fforr such open ended pay scalles.. Butt managementt ttolld a speciiall prrobllem iin
tthiis rregarrd.. The pensiion conttrriibuttiion fforr allll tthe BSNL emplloyees absorrbed ffrrom DoT iis beiing paiid
by BSNL tto DoT based on tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle off tthe emplloyee.. As llong as tthiis systtem
off Goverrnmentt pensiion iis ttherre,, tthiis iis tthe rrequiirrementt.. Therrefforre iitt iis necessarry tto have maxiimum
fforr tthe pay scalle..((Alltthough tthe Goverrnmentt iissued orrderrs afftterr iimpllementtattiion off siixtth pay
commiissiion pay scalles fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt Emplloyees sttattiing tthatt tthe pensiion conttrriibuttiion
can be paiid on basiic pay iinsttead off maxiimum off tthe pay scalle,, DoT ttolld tthatt iitt iis applliicablle onlly fforr
tthe Centtrrall Goverrnmentt Emplloyees on deputtattiion iin BSNL and nott fforr tthe absorrbed emplloyees))..
15.. Whatt was tthe proposall off tthe managementt on tthe span ffor deciidiing tthe maxiimum off tthe
reviised pay scalles? Whatt probllems arose wiitth tthatt proposall and how iitt iis sollved?
Managementt prroposed 12 yearrs span wherre as allll tthe exiisttiing pay scalles arre haviing 15 yearrs
span.. The arrgumentt off tthe managementt iis tthatt siince tthe pensiion conttrriibuttiion fforr allll emplloyees
absorrbed ffrrom DoT iis tto be paiid by BSNL tto tthe Goverrnmentt as perr tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle
and iin case tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle iis morre,, tthe expendiitturre on pensiion conttrriibuttiion wiillll be
morre,, and wiitth a serriious ffallll down iin tthe prroffiitts,, BSNL wiillll nott be iin a posiittiion tto bearr a biig
iincrrease iin pensiion conttrriibuttiion.. Managementt ffurrttherr arrgued tthatt wiitth new prromottiion scheme
prroviidiing prromottiion tto nextt hiigherr pay scalle afftterr everry 4//7//8 yearrs,, tthe span off tthe pay scalle can
be rreduced.. Furrttherr,, iitt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe NFTE--FNTO alllliiance wrrotte a lletttterr on tto tthe
managementt suggesttiing such rreducttiion iin tthe span off tthe pay scalle,, alltthough iitt was harrmffull fforr tthe
emplloyees..
Wiitth tthiis 12 yearrs span iitt was ffound tthatt fforr severrall emplloyees,, tthe rreviised basiic pay wiitth 30%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiillll be morre tthan tthe maxiimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle and tthey wiillll have no scalle
tto gett tthe ffullll beneffiitt off 30% ffiittmentt.. Hence we rreffused tto acceptt such a shorrtt span fforr tthe rreviised
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pay scalle.. We ttolld tthe managementt tthatt iin any case tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle can nott be
deciided by tthe managementt tto rreffuse ffullll beneffiitt off pay rreviisiion ((30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt)),, ffullll beneffiitt off
prromottiion polliicy ((tthe maxiimum off tthe hiigherr pay scalle tto whiich tthe prromottiion iis giiven shoulld nott
be lless tthan tthe basiic pay att whiich tthe offffiiciiall wiillll be ffiixed iin prromotted pay scalle)) and allso tthe
offffiiciiall shoulld fface no prrobllem off sttagnattiion.. We have collllectted severrall cases ffrrom allll overr tthe
counttrry and made an exhausttiive sttudy on tthe iissue and wrrotte severrall lletttterrs tto tthe managementt
expllaiiniing why iitt was necessarry tto iincrrease tthe span off tthe pay scalle tto 26 yearrs.. Due tto ourr
dettaiilled diiscussiion iin severrall meettiings and conttiinuous purrsuall,, ffiinalllly managementt agrreed tto
iincrrease tthe span off tthe pay scalle ffrrom tthe 12 yearrs prroposed by tthem tto 18 yearrs fforr NE--1,,21
yearrs fforr NE--2,,3,,4,, 7,,8,,9,,10,,11 pay scalles and 22 yearrs fforr NE--5 and 6 pay scalles..Thiis iis a grreatt
achiievementt.. IItt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe exiisttiing pay scalles fforr Non--Executtiives arre haviing 15 yearrs
span onlly.. Whiille tthe span off tthe JTO pay scalle was iincrreased ffrrom 19 yearrs tto 26 yearrs ((7 yearrs
iincrrease)),, we gott tthe span off ourr pay scalles iincrreased ffrrom 15 yearrs tto 21//22 yearrs ((6//7 yearrs
iincrrease)).. Thus we achiieved allmostt equall iincrrease iin span comparred wiitth executtiives.. The wage
negottiiattiion iis dellayed due tto tthiis siinglle iissue fforr morre tthan ttwo montths.. Butt ffiinalllly we werre ablle tto
prressurriise tthe managementt and agrree fforr iincrreasiing tthe span by 6//7 yearrs ((ffrrom 15 yearrs iin
exiisttiing scalles tto 21//22 yearrs iin rreviised scalles)).. Thiis wiillll hellp iin avoiidiing prrobllem off sttagnattiion tto
a grreatterr exttentt.. Had we siigned tthe agrreementt comiing underr tthe prressurre off tthe malliiciious
prropaganda off anttii--worrkerr lleaderrs off NFTE--FNTO alllliiance,, allll tthe emplloyees woulld have ffaced a
serriious prrobllem off sttagnattiion and everry emplloyee woulld have rreached tthe maxiimum iin tthe rreviised
scalles by now and woulld have been gettttiing iincrrementt once iin ttwo yearrs onlly iinsttead off iincrrementt
everry yearr.. Because off tthe consiisttentt sttand ttaken by us,, we achiieved iincrrease iin pay scalle span
on parr wiitth executtiives and avoiided sttagnattiion mosttlly.. IItt iis nott possiiblle tto avoiid sttagnattiion ffulllly as
llong as ttherre iis a maxiimum fforr tthe pay scalle.. Hence even iin case off executtiives allso tthe sttagnattiion
prrobllem iis ttherre iin tthe rreviised scalles tto a cerrttaiin exttentt and hence fforr executtiives,, afftterr rreachiing
tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle,, sttagnattiion iincrrementt iis prroviided everry ttwo yearrs.. We achiieved tthiis
fforr non--executtiives allso.. Hence tthe ffew offffiiciialls who rreach maxiimum off tthe pay scalle and conttiinue
iin tthe same scalle,, sttagnattiion iincrrementt wiillll be giiven everry ttwo yearrs on parr wiitth executtiives..((The
iimprrovementt on tthe iissue off tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalles achiieved tthrrough prrottrractted
negottiiattiion iis iillllusttrratted iin tthe ttablle bellow::
Maxiimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle prroposed by tthe
managementt allong wiitth span giiven iin brrackett
SCALE
Prroposed
on 17--11--2009
Prroposed
on 18--12--2009
Prroposed
on 24--12--2009
Maxiimum off rreviised
pay scalle ffiinalllly agrreed
by tthe managementt iin
tthe Agrreementt siigned
on 15--01--2010
NE--1 11100((12yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs))
NE--2 11250((12 yearrs)) 13440((18 yearrs)) 13850((19 yearrs)) 14700((21 yearrs))
NE--3 11350((12 yearrs)) 13600((18 yearrs)) 14010((19 yearrs)) 14880((21 yearrs))
NE--4 11800((12 yearrs)) 13940((18 yearrs)) 14450((19 yearrs)) 15340((21 yearrs))
NE--5 12600((12 yearrs)) 14940((18 yearrs)) 15390((19 yearrs)) 16840((22 yearrs))
NE--6 13100((12 yearrs)) 15470((18 yearrs)) 15470((18 yearrs)) 17430((22 yearrs))
NE--7 15800((12 yearrs)) 18650((18 yearrs)) 18650((18 yearrs)) 20400((21 yearrs))
NE--8 18150((12 yearrs)) 21430((18 yearrs)) 21430((18 yearrs)) 23440((21 yearrs))
NE--9 19700((12 yearrs)) 23200((18 yearrs)) 23200((18 yearrs)) 25420((21 yearrs))
NE--10 21650((12 yearrs)) 25470((18 yearrs)) 25470((18 yearrs)) 27850((21 yearrs))
NE--11 23750((12 yearrs)) 28010((18 yearrs)) 28010((18 yearrs)) 30630((21 yearrs))
16.. Whatt iis tthe iincrementt ratte iin tthe reviised pay scalles? How iitt iis diifffferentt ffrom tthe exiisttiing
systtem off iincrementt ratte?
Managementt agrreed tto grrantt iincrrementt att tthe rratte off 3% on rreviised basiic pay.. Thiis perrcenttage
systtem off iincrrementt iis morre beneffiiciiall tto tthe exiisttiing systtem off ffiixed iincrrementt.. IIn tthe exiisttiing pay
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scalles,, tthe iincrrementt amountt wiillll rremaiin tthe same as llong as tthe offffiiciiall rremaiins iin tthe same pay
scalle.. Forr examplle iin tthe Grroup D Pay scalle 4000--120--5800,, as llong as tthe offffiiciiall conttiinues iin tthe
same pay scalle,, tthe iincrrementt wiillll be Rs 120//-- onlly and iitt wiillll nott iincrrease.. Butt wiitth iincrrementt
giiven as perrcenttage on basiic pay,, tthe amountt off iincrrementt wiillll go on iincrreasiing everry yearr.. Forr
examplle,, iin case an offffiiciiall iin NE--10((7800--225--11175)) pay scalle drrawiing basiic pay off Rs 9600//-- on
1--1--2007 iis ffiixed iin tthe rreviised pay scalle att tthe basiic pay Rs 21070//-- on 1--1--2007 and iin case hiis
iincrrementt iis due on 1--5--2007,, he wiillll drraw tthe ffollllowiing iincrrementts::--
1--1--2007=21070
1--5--2007=IIncrrementt off 3% on 21070=640//-- and hiis basiic pay on 1--5--2007 wiillll be Rs
21070+640=21710
1--5--2008=IIncrrementt off 3% on Rs 21710=660//-- and hiis basiic pay on 1--5--2009 wiillll be Rs
21710+660=Rs Rs 22370//-- and so on..
Thus tthe iincrrementt wiillll go on iincrreasiing everry yearr..
Because tthe iincrrementt tthus goes on iincrreasiing everry yearr,, ttherre wiillll be no ffiixed sttage iin tthe pay
scalle as att prresentt.. Everry body wiillll have hiis own ttrrack iin tthe pay scalle,, based on hiis basiic pay on
1--1--2007 iin tthe rreviised pay scalle,, by gettttiing 3% annuall iincrrementt on basiic pay.. Hence iitt iis verry
essenttiiall fforr each emplloyee tto maiinttaiin hiis own sallarry rrecorrd..
17.. How tthiis beneffiiciiall systtem off iincrementt as percenttage on basiic pay was achiieved?
Thiis systtem off iincrrementt as perrcenttage off basiic pay was iimpllementted iin some PSUs iin tthe
prreviious wage rreviisiion tthatt came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--1997.. The CPSTU ((Commiittttee off Publliic
Secttorr Trrade Uniions)) deciided tto demand and ffiightt fforr achiieviing tthiis systtem iin allll PSUs and
orrganiised sttrrugglles on tthiis demand.. The BSNL Emplloyees Uniion parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthese
sttrrugglles.. As a rresulltt off tthese sttrrugglles and as a rresulltt off siimiillarr demand by tthe Centtrrall
Goverrnmentt emplloyees,, tthiis systtem off iincrrementt as perrcenttage off basiic pay was acceptted by 6th
CPC fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt emplloyees and allso by tthe PSUs fforr tthe wage rreviisiion ffrrom 1--1--2007
and accorrdiinglly tthe BSNL managementt allso acceptted tthiis systtem..
18.. How llong tthese reviised pay scalles comiing iintto effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007 wiillll conttiinue and when
wiillll be tthe nextt wage reviisiion?
As perr tthe guiidelliines iissued by tthe DPE on 9--11--2006,, tthe perriiodiiciitty fforr wage rreviisiion fforr non--
executtiives was tten yearrs.. Therrefforre tthe rreviised pay scalles tthatt come iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007
have tto be iin fforrce fforr tten yearrs ffrrom 1--1--2007 and nextt wage rreviisiion has tto come iintto effffectt ffrrom
1--1--2017.. Butt iin tthe PSUs,, unttiill 1996,, ffiive wage rreviisiions werre iimpllementted wiitth ffiive yearr
perriiodiiciitty and tthus everry ffiive yearrs tthe wages werre rreviised.. Butt iin tthe siixtth wage rreviisiion tthatt
was effffectted ffrrom 1--1--1997,, tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was iimposed by tthe Goverrnmentt as perr tthe
iinsttrructtiions off Worrlld Bank.. The uniions off varriious PSUs have come ttogettherr underr tthe bannerr off
CPSTU and opposed tthiis condiittiion off tten yearr perriiodiiciitty and demanded fforr ffiive yearr perriiodiiciitty..
Severrall sttrrugglles werre orrganiised and nottiice fforr sttrriike was allso giiven iin severrall PSUs.. BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthese sttrrugglles.. A dellegattiion off tthe CPSTU mett tthe Prriime
Miiniistterr Manmohan Siingh allong wiitth Com Siittarram Yechurry CPII((M)) Polliittbeaurreau memberr on 27--
4--2008 and as perr tthe assurrance giiven by tthe Prriime Miiniistterr,, DPE iissued orrderrs on 1--5--2008
sttattiing tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty can be any wherre bettween 10 tto 5 yearrs dependiing on tthe agrreementt
rreached on tthe basiis off barrgaiin bettween managementt and Uniion..
IIn severrall PSUs tthe Uniions agrreed fforr 5 yearr perriiodiiciitty wiitth ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 24% orr 23% ((lless
tthan 30%)) on tthe grround tthatt afftterr achiieviing tthiis 24% ffiittmentt beneffiitt iin tthe prresentt wage rreviisiion
wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007,, iin tthe nextt wage rreviisiion afftterr ffiive yearrs w..e..ff 1--1--2012 anottherr 24%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt can be achiieved so tthatt by 1--1--2012 ttottall ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiillll be 48% iinsttead off 30%..
IIn BSNL we ffoughtt fforr 5 yearr perriiod agrreementt wiitth ffiittmentt beneffiitt nott lless tthan 30%.. We coulld
nott go down bellow 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt because tthe rrettiirriing offffiiciialls wiillll gett morre pensiion wiitth 30%
ffiittmentt,, and allso tthe pensiion iis beiing rreviised everry tten yearrs by tthe Goverrnmentt,, nott ffiive yearrs..
Juniiorrs allso wantted iimmediiatte settttllementt wiitth 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt siince tthey ffelltt tthatt iitt iis doubttffull
whettherr anottherr wage rreviisiion iin 2012 iis possiiblle siince tthe tthe prroffiitts off BSNL arre comiing down
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and tthe ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL iis goiing down.. Due tto tthiis prrobllem,, BSNL emplloyees can nott
acceptt ffiittmentt beneffiitt lless tthan 30%.. Butt because off tthiis,, whettherr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty shoulld be
acceptted? IIn such case,, when wage rreviisiion ttakes pllace iin ottherr PSUs agaiin afftterr 5 yearrs,, BSNL
emplloyees wiillll have no such wage rreviisiion w..e..ff 1--1--2012 and tthey can have nextt wage rreviisiion
afftterr tten yearrs,, w..e..ff 1--1--2017 onlly.. Therrefforre BSNL Emplloyees Uniion ttrriied iitts llevell bestt and
orrganiised ttwo days sttrriike on tthe iissue off ffiive yearr perriiodiiciitty wiitth 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt..
Fiinalllly a comprromiise was rreached wiitth tthe managementt rregarrdiing perriiodiiciitty.. Ten yearr perriiodiiciitty
wiillll nott be menttiioned iin tthe agrreementt.. A cllause was added iin tthe agrreementt tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty
wiillll be rreduced fforr non--executtiives iiff rreduced fforr executtiives.. Thus a possiibiilliitty off achiieviing nextt
wage rreviisiion allong wiitth executtiives,, wiitth lless tthan tten yearr perriiodiiciitty iis securred,, allong wiitth
achiievementt off 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt..
19.. Wage Reviisiion was due wiitth effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007.. Butt tthe agreementt was siigned iin January
2010 onlly.. Why so much dellay?
As expllaiined above,, tto prreventt tthe dangerr off non--executtiives gettttiing lless ffiittmentt beneffiitt tthan
executtiives as happened iin tthe llastt wage rreviisiion iin PSUs,, we werre compelllled tto waiitt unttiill tthe
iissue off orrderrs on wage rreviisiion off executtiives.. IIn tthe Executtiives wage rreviisiion orrderr 30% ffiittmentt
beneffiitt was giiven wiitthoutt menttiioniing perriiodiiciitty.. Butt managementt ttrriied tto iimpose a condiittiion on
non--executtiives tthatt 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt can be giiven onlly when 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty iis acceptted.. IIn
tthe lletttterr wrriitttten by tthe Diirrecttorr ((HRD)),, BSNL tto Com Namboodiirrii GS BSNLEU on 22--4--2009,,
whiich was ciirrcullatted tto allll emplloyees by tthe managementt,, iitt was sttatted tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty off 10
yearrs applliicablle fforr executtiives as rrecommended by 2nd Pay Reviisiion Commiittttee woulld be
applliicablle fforr non--executtiives and tthe same ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 30% grrantted tto executtiives woulld be
grrantted fforr non--executtiives.. Thiis sttattementt off Diirrecttorr ((HRD)) was ffallse and miislleadiing.. No such
tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was rrecommended fforr tthe executtiives by tthe Second Pay Reviisiion Commiittttee
and no such tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was menttiioned iin tthe wage rreviisiion orrderr iissued by BSNL
managementt fforr tthe executtiives.. IItt was sttatted iin tthiis orrderr tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty woulld be as perr tthe
deciisiion off DPE.. The questtiion tthatt came befforre us was iin case we siigned fforr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty fforr
non--executtiives,, and ttherreafftterr tthe DPE deciides perriiodiiciitty lless tthan tten yearrs fforr executtiives,, tthen
nextt wage rreviisiion wiillll be earrlliierr fforr executtiives tthan non--executtiives.. We had tto ffiightt agaiinstt tthiis
diiscrriimiinattiion.. Alltthough ttherre was dellay due tto tthe attttiittude off tthe managementt,, ffiinalllly we werre
successffull iin achiieviing wage agrreementt wiitthoutt menttiioniing 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty and wiitth tthe cllause
tthatt iiff perriiodiiciitty iis rreduced fforr executtiives,, tthe same wiillll be applliicablle fforr non--executtiives.. Therrafftterr
tto sollve tthe prrobllem off span off tthe pay scalle,, iitt ttook attlleastt ttwo montths ttiime.. Therrefforre tthe dellay
was due tto tthese rreasons..
20.. How tthe DA wiillll be paiid afftter iimpllementtattiion off reviised pay scalles w..e..ff 1--1--2007?
As perr tthe exiisttiing systtem,, DA wiillll be grrantted tto ffulllly neuttrralliise tthe prriice rriise.. Siince tthe enttiirre DA
68..8% wiillll be merrged wiitth pay on 1--1--2007 iin tthe pay rreviisiion,, ttherre wiillll be no DA on 1--1--2007 on
rreviised pay.. Hence on 1--1--2007,, DA on rreviised pay wiillll be 0 and ttherreafftterr iitt wiillll iincrrease as
bellow,, tto compensatte tthe prriice rriise ffulllly::
Datte
off DA
1--1--
07
1--4--
07
1--7--
07
1--
10--
07
1--1--
08
1--4--
08
1--7--
08
1--
10--
08
1--1--
09
1--4--
09
1--7--
09
1--10--
09
Ratte off
DA iin
percentt
on
reviised
basiic
pay
0..0 0..8 1..3 4..2 5..8 6..3 9..2 12..9 16..6 16..9 18..5 25..3
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Thus based on tthe iincrrease iin tthe prriice rriise,, tthe DA wiillll iincrrease once iin everry tthrree montths on 1st
Januarry,, 1st Aprriill,, 1st Jully and 1st Octtoberr everry yearr as perr tthe orrderrs iissued by DPE..
21.. Some offffiiciialls newlly recruiitted afftter 1--1--2007 wiillll gett Pay+DA on reviised pay lless tthan whatt
tthey have allready drawn iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalles,, on tthe datte off ttheiir jjoiiniing.. Whatt
proviisiion iis tthere ffor prottecttiing tthese offffiiciialls ffrom such reducttiion?
Thiis prrobllem iis iillllusttrratted by tthe ffollllowiing examplle::
a)) A diirrectt rrecrruiittee TTA was appoiintted on1--10--2009.. Therrefforre on 1--10--2009 hiis basiic pay was
tthe miiniimum off tthe exiisttiing pay scalle ii..e..,, Rs 7100.. On 1--10--2009 tthe ffollllowiing iis pay+DP+DA
on exiisttiing pay scalle:: Pay=7100;; DP=3550//--;; DA=6560;; Tottall=Rs 17210;;
b)) On 1--10--2009,, he wiillll be ffiixed att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle ,, Rs13600//--.. The DA on
rreviised pay iin Octtoberr 2009 iis 25..3%.. Therrefforre tthe DA on 13600//-- pay iis Rs 3441//--.. Hiis
pay+DA as perr rreviised pay wiillll be 13600+3441=Rs 17041;; Therrefforre tthe offffiiciiall wiillll be drrawiing
17210--17041=Rs 169//-- lless iin Pay+DA on hiis datte off jjoiiniing,, afftterr wage rreviisiion..
c)) We diiscussed tthiis iissue wiitth tthe managementt and iitt was agrreed nott tto iimpllementt tthiis
rrecoverry,, by grranttiing tthiis diifffferrence as perrsonall pay tto be adjjustted iin ffutturre iincrrease iin
pay+DA.. Forr executtiives allso,, tthe newlly rrecrruiitted JTOs gott tthe same prrobllem iin ttheiirr wage
rreviisiion and iitt was agrreed tto prrottectt iitt as perrsonall pay..
d)) Butt tthiis prroviisiion iis applliicablle onlly iin case tthiis diifffferrence arriises on tthe datte off jjoiiniing iin BSNL
and nott subsequenttlly.. Thiis iis because wage rreviisiion iis concerrned wiitth rreviisiion off exiisttiing
wage fforr tthose jjoiined iin BSNL prriiorr tto 1--1--2007 orr wiitth ffiixiing tthe miiniimum wage iin tthe rreviised
pay scalle fforr tthose jjoiined on orr afftterr 1--1--2007.. Thiis coulld nott be sollved because fforr tthe
prresentt ttherre iis no prrocedurre avaiillablle fforr sollviing iitt..
22.. Whatt wiillll happen tto tthe exttra iincrementt grantted ffor tthe offffiiciialls iin BCR grade one year
beffore ttheiir rettiirementt siince tthey diid nott gett Grade--IIV promottiion?
a)) Those who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt and rrettiirred bettween 1--1--2007 tto 31--3--2008—fforr tthem tthe
new prromottiion polliicy iis nott applliicablle.. Hence ttherre iis no chance fforr tthem tto gett any prromottiion
rrettrrospecttiivelly afftterr ttheiirr rrettiirrementt.. Therrefforre ttheiirr exttrra iincrrementt has tto be prrottectted,, iin
tterrms off tthe rreviised pay scalles.. Forr tthose among tthem who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt befforre 1--1--
2007,, iitt wiillll be added tto tthe basiic pay fforr callcullattiing tthe 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt whiille ffiixiing ttheiirr
rreviised pay.. Thus ttheiirr exttrra iincrrementt wiillll be merrged and iincrreased iin tthe rreviised pay.. Forr
tthose among tthem who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt afftterr 1--1--2007,, iitt wiillll be giiven as an exttrra
iincrrementt off 3% on ttheiirr rreviised pay and iitt wiillll be iinclluded fforr callcullattiing pensiion..
b)) Those rrettiirred afftterr 31--3--2008--iiff tthey gett prromottiion as perr new prromottiion polliicy rrettrrospecttiivelly,,
wiitth datte off effffectt fforr such prromottiion befforre 1--1--2007,, tthey wiillll gett nextt hiigherr scalle and hence
tthe exttrra iincrrementt wiillll nott be ttherre siince iitt was giiven iin lliieu off such prromottiion and ttheiirr pay on
1--1--2007 wiillll be rreviised iin such prromotted pay scalle.. IIn case off tthose among tthem who wiillll gett
prromottiion as perr tthe new prromottiion polliicy afftterr 1--1--2007,, tthey can eiittherr have ttheiirr exttrra
iincrrementt iin ttheiirr rreviised pay scalle wiitthoutt ttakiing such prromottiion orr tthey can fforrgo tthe exttrra
iincrrementt and ttake tthe prromottiion as perr tthe new prromottiion polliicy,, whiich everr iis beneffiiciiall fforr
tthem..
23.. Whatt are tthe probllems creatted by tthe managementt on tthe iissue off iincrease iin HRA and how
tthose probllems were sollved?
HRA rrattes werre rreviised by DPE((Deparrttmentt off Publliic Entterrprriises)) tto 30% on basiic pay fforr sttattiions
wiitth 50 llakhs orr morre popullattiion,, 20% off basiic pay fforr sttattiions wiitth 5 tto 50 llakh popullattiion and
10% fforr sttattiions wiitth lless tthan 5 llakh popullattiion.. The same was deciided by Centtrrall Goverrnmentt
fforr iitts emplloyees as perr tthe rrecommendattiions off tthe Siixtth Pay Commiissiion.. These rrattes werre
applliicablle on rreviised pay scalles fforr tthe executtiives off PSUs ffrrom tthe datte off apprrovall off tthe rreviised
pay scalles by ttheiirr concerrned Deparrttmentt,, butt tthe datte has tto be on orr afftterr 26--11--2008..
Siince tthe rreviised pay scalles fforr BSNL executtiives werre apprroved by DoT on 27--2--2007,, tthese HRA
rrattes on rreviised pay werre applliicablle fforr tthem wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009.. Therrefforre fforr tthe BSNL
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non--executtiives allso,, tthese HRA rrattes arre tto be applliied on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009
siince ttherre can nott be diifffferrentt ttypes off HRA systtem fforr emplloyees iin tthe same company..
Due tto ourr nottiice fforr ttwo days sttrriike on 19th and 20th May 2009,, managementt agrreed tthiis iin
prriinciiplle and allso iissued orrderrs fforr payiing tthese rrattes tto non--executtiives on pay+DP iin tthe exiisttiing
pay scalles wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009 pendiing rreviisiion off pay scalles.. Therrefforre tthe managementt
had no ottherr alltterrnattiive exceptt tto agrree fforr iimpllementtiing tthese HRA rrattes on rreviised pay wiitth
effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009..
Butt tthe managementt diid nott do so and crreatted prrobllem and rresiistted tto iincllude tthiis iin tthe wage
agrreementt.. The managementt was encourraged tto do so because off tthe supporrtt giiven by NFTE--
FNTO alllliiance whiich made a biig prropaganda tthatt tthe rreviised HRA rrattes woulld nott be giiven on
rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009,, butt onlly ffrrom tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt..
We have wrriitttten a dettaiilled lletttterr tto tthe managementt rregarrdiing tthe jjusttiiffiicattiion fforr tthe HRA rreviised
rrattes on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009 on parr wiitth tthe executtiives.. We diiscussed tthe iissue
wiitth tthe managementt severrall ttiimes.. Fiinalllly even on tthe datte((15--1--2010)) off siigniing tthe agrreementt
allso tthe managementt siide diid nott agrree fforr a llong ttiime tto acceptt iitt.. Afftterr ourr decllarriing tthatt iitt woulld
nott be possiiblle tto siign tthe agrreementt wiitthoutt tthe paymentt off HRA on parr wiitth executtiives and
ffurrttherr decllarriing tthatt such diiscrriimiinattiion woulld nott be ttollerratted by tthe emplloyees,, tthe
managementt siide acceptted ourr demand and agrreed fforr paymentt off HRA on parr wiitth executtiives
wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009..
24.. Whatt aboutt iincrease iin perks and otther allllowances?
Due tto tthe severre ffallll iin rrevenue and prroffiitts and due tto tthe ffactt tthatt BSNL iis allrready iin lloss
operrattiionalllly,, managementt diid nott iincrrease perrks and allllowances consiiderrablly fforr executtiives and
overrallll tthe same prrocedurre iis ffollllowed fforr non--executtiives..
The ttrransporrtt allllowance iis nott iincrreased iin case off executtiives and fforr us allso iitt iis nott iincrreased fforr
tthe same rreason.. Howeverr a cllause was putt iin tthe agrreementt tto rreviiew tthe ttrransporrtt allllowance on
1--1--2012 orr allong wiitth executtiives iiff iitt iis earrlliierr tto 1--1--2012..
Food allllowance was abolliished fforr executtiives.. Butt iin ourr case tthe ffood allllowance was rrepllaced by
Skiillll Upgrradattiion Allllowance @ 2% on basiic pay everry montth and iitt wiillll be paiid ffrrom tthe datte off
siigniing tthe agrreementt.. The RMs who werre rregullarriised ffrrom casuall mazdoorr on 1--10--2000 on tthe
fforrmattiion off BSNL wiillll now have basiic pay off Rs 5080//-- as on 1--10--2009 iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle..
On 1--1--2007 hiis basiic pay wiillll be Rs 4720//-- and he wiillll be ffiixed att rreviised pay Rs 10360//-- on tthatt
datte and by 1--10--2009 he wiillll rreach rreviised basiic pay off Rs 11350//-- afftterr drrawiing tthrree iincrrementts
iin tthe rreviised scalle.. The skiillll upgrradattiion wiillll be 2% on 11350//-- ii..e Rs 227//--,, whiich iis morre tthan tthe
exiisttiing Rs 225//-- ffood allllowance and iitt wiillll go on iincrreasiing allong wiitth iincrrease iin basiic pay and
hence beneffiiciiall tthan tthe exiisttiing ffiixed amountt off Rs 225//--.. ((Tiillll tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt,,
tthe ffood allllowance wiillll conttiinue as iitt iis..)).. IIn case off tthose iin hiigherr scalles,, tthe skiillll upgrradattiion
allllowance wiillll go uptto Rs 600//-- perr montth ((The maxiimum pay iin rreviised NE--11 pay scalle iis Rs
30,,630//-- and fforr tthose who rreached tthiis pay tthe skiillll upgrradattiion allllowance wiillll be Rs 613//--..
Rurrall allllowance rremaiined Rs 100//-- as iitt iis,, and Cyclle maiinttenance allllowance,, cash handlliing
allllowance,, ffiixed conveyance arre iincrreased by 50%..
Regarrdiing Speciiall Compensattorry Allllowances and Ottherr Speciiall Allllowances avaiillablle tto Norrtth
Eastt//Siikkiim//Ladakh//A&N iisllands ettc,, tthe allllowances beiing giiven as perrcenttage wiillll be conttiinued
wiitth tthe same perrcenttage,, butt on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt..
The allllowances wiitth ffiixed rratte dependiing on tthe pay sllabs arre iincrreased by 75% wiitth effffectt ffrrom
tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt.. Tiillll tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt,, tthe exiisttiing systtem wiillll
conttiinue.. Whiille tthe executtiives werre giiven tthe rreviised rrattes off tthese allllowances ffrrom 27--2--2009,,
managementt diiscrriimiinatted agaiinstt non--executtiives by agrreeiing tto giive tthese rreviised rrattes ffrrom tthe
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datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt onlly.. Keepiing iin viiew off tthe anxiietty off tthe emplloyees fforr an
agrreementt wiitthoutt any ffurrttherr dellay,, tthe Uniion was compelllled tto agrree fforr tthiis..
Managementt has nott agrreed tto iincrrease OTA rratte iinspiitte off a llott off prressurre ffrrom us.. The Siixtth
Pay Commiissiion iin ffactt rrecommended fforr abolliittiion off OTA.. Howeverr tthe Goverrnmentt has nott
ttaken any deciisiion so ffarr and ttherrefforre ttherre was no rreviisiion iin OTA rratte fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt
emplloyees.. Underr tthese ciirrcumsttances,, we coulld make tthe managementt tto agrree fforr rreviiewiing
OTA rrattes on 1--1--2012..
25.. Whatt aboutt Uniifform and washiing allllowance?
Managementt demanded tthe Uniion tto agrree fforr abolliittiion off Uniifforrm on tthe grround tthatt mostt off tthe
emplloyees arre nott wearriing tthe uniifforrm giiven tto tthem.. We ttolld tthatt tthiis can nott be tthe rreason fforr
abolliittiion off uniifforrm.. IIff prroperr suiittablle uniifforrm iis giiven allong wiitth suiittablle washiing allllowance,,
emplloyees wiillll wearr uniifforrm.. We allso ttolld tthatt ffrrom CMD tto Grroup..D allll emplloyees off BSNL
shoulld wearr uniifforrm.. Managementt ttolld tthatt uniifforrm iis tto be abolliished tto miiniimiise tthe expendiitturre
iin viiew off tthe ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL and prroposed tthatt iinsttead off uniifforrm,, some ottherr
compensattiion can be giiven.. Butt we have nott agrreed fforr abolliittiion off uniifforrm and demanded iitts
conttiinuattiion.. Fiinalllly a comprromiise was rreached tthatt tthe uniifforrm and washiing allllowance wiillll
conttiinue wiitthoutt change unttiill an alltterrnatte polliicy iis deciided afftterr negottiiattiion wiitth tthe rreprresenttattiive
uniion.. The alltterrnatte polliicy can be uniifforrm fforr allll orr some compensattiion iin pllace off uniifforrm.. Any
how iitt wiillll be deciided onlly by negottiiatted settttllementt wiitth uniion..
26.. How tthe iincrease iin matterniitty lleave was gott acceptted by tthe managementt?
The Centtrrall Goverrnmentt had iincrreased tthe matterrniitty lleave ffrrom 135 days tto 180 days.. Butt BSNL
managementt diid nott iincrrease iitt and conttiinued wiitth 135 days lliimiitt on tthe pllea tthatt iitt was a
Company and Goverrnmentt rrulles werre nott applliicablle.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion severrall ttiimes
diiscussed tthiis iissue wiitth tthe managementt.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion had rrequestted tthe Women
M..Ps tto rraiise tthiis iissue iin tthe Parrlliiamentt.. CPII((M)) Polliitt Burreau memberr and M..P Comrrade Brriinda
Karratt had rraiised tthiis iissue iin tthe Parrlliiamentt tthrrough a questtiion tto tthe Miiniistterr.. Underr tthese
ciirrcumsttances,, tthe managementt came fforrwarrd and acceptted tthe demand and iissued orrderrs fforr
executtiives tto iincrrease tthe matterrniitty lleave tto 180 days and allso agrreed wiitth BSNL Emplloyees
Uniion iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tto exttend tthe same fforr tthe non--executtiives..
27.. Whatt aboutt Bonus//PLII?
Tiillll now,, botth tthe executtiives and non--executtiives iin BSNL arre beiing paiid Prroducttiiviitty Liinked
IIncenttiive((Bonus)) based on tthe rrattiing off tthe perrfforrmance off BSNL as a wholle.. Forr excellllentt grradiing
1..4 ttiimes off basiic pay,, fforr verry good grradiing 1..1 ttiimes off basiic pay,, fforr good rrattiing 0..85 ttiimes basiic
pay and fforr ffaiirr rrattiing 0..75 ttiimes basiic pay iis beiing paiid tto allll emplloyees subjjectt tto miiniimum and
maxiimum lliimiitts.. Butt tthe Deparrttmentt off Publliic Underrttakiings((DPE)) iissued guiidelliines rrecenttlly tto
iinttrroduce a new systtem off Perrfforrmance Rellatted IIncenttiive fforr tthe executtiives iin allll PSUs .. The
BSNL managementt wantted tto iinttrroduce tthe same systtem fforr non--executtiives allso,, on tthe pllea tthatt
ttherre can nott be separratte schemes fforr paymentt off IIncenttiive((Bonus)) tto tthe executtiives and non--
executtiives.. The iidea behiind tthiis new scheme iis tthatt tthe iincenttiive iis tto be based on tthe
perrfforrmance off tthe Ciirrclle//Diisttrriictt.. Thiis means iitt wiillll diifffferr ffrrom Ciirrclle tto Ciirrclle dependiing on tthe
perrfforrmance.. Butt tthe dettaiills off tthe scheme arre nott yett evollved.. IIn prriinciiplle we arre nott fforr such
diifffferrence iin paymentt off iincenttiive ffrrom ciirrclle tto ciirrclle.. We wantt tthatt allll BSNL emplloyees
tthrroughoutt tthe counttrry shoulld be paiid tthe same iincenttiive as iis done ttiillll now.. Therrefforre iin tthe wage
rreviisiion agrreementt we diid nott commiitt tto acceptt whatt everr tthe managementt deciides.. IItt was agrreed
tthatt tthe new scheme wiillll be evollved tthrrough negottiiatted settttllementt wiitth tthe rrecogniised uniion..
28.. Whatt iis tthe effffectt off iimpllementtattiion off promottiion polliicy on wage reviisiion?
IIn case tthe prromottiion polliicy iis iimpllementted befforre iimpllementtattiion off tthe wage rreviisiion,, tthe
offffiiciialls gettttiing prromottiion as perr tthe prromottiion polliicy befforre 1--1--2007 wiillll be pllaced iin ttheiirr
prromotted pay scalle befforre 1--1--2007 and on 1--1--2007 tthey wiillll have ttheiirr pay rreviised iin ttheiirr
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prromotted pay scalle.. Thus tthey wiillll have morre beneffiitt iin wage rreviisiion.. The BSNLEU has
rrequestted tthe managementt tto iimpllementt tthe prromottiion polliicy iimmediiattelly,, lleaviing tthe NE--12
scalle whiich rrequiirres apprrovall off DoT//DPE.. ((The NE--12 pay scalle iis rrequiirred onlly fforr grranttiing tthe
prromottiion as perr tthe polliicy tto tthose who arre iin NE--11((Grrade--4 off Srr..TOA//TTA))..Afftterr apprrovall off
NE--12 scalle tthey can be prromotted tto tthatt scalle as perr ttheiirr datte off elliigiibiilliitty)).. Managementt iis
prrocessiing tthe case fforr earrlly iissue off orrderrs..
29.. Whatt aboutt tthe Casuall//Conttractt llabor?
Due tto tthe perrsiisttentt efffforrtts off BSNLEU and BSNL Casuall & Conttrractt Worrkerrs Federrattiion,, BSNL
managementt iissued orrderrs viide No.. 269--11//2009--Perrs--IIV//LE datted 1--1--2010 fforr paymentt off wages
tto Casuall llaborr on parr wiitth tthe Grroup D pay scalle iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt based on 6th CPC
rrecommendattiions.. Thiis orrderr came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2010.. The TSM wiillll gett wage based on tthe
ffollllowiing callcullattiion,, wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2010::
a)) Miiniimum basiic pay iin Grroup D --1S rreviised pay scalle iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt =Rs 5740
b)) Add tthe numberr off iincrrementts drrawn so ffarr,, @ 3% on miiniimum pay
eg:: iin case tthe TSM drrawn 8 iincrrementts and was att 3020 iin prre--rreviised pay scalle,, tthen tthe
basiic pay afftterr addiing tthese 8 iincrrementts wiillll be 5740X((1..03))8=7271
c)) Add HRA @30%((Dellhii iis ttaken as examplle,, butt iin ottherr sttattiions iitt wiillll be
30%//20%//10%))=7271X30%=2181
d)) Add CDA on 1--1--2010=7271X27%=1963
e)) Tottall perr montth=7271((Basiic Pay))+2181((HRA))+1963((CDA))=Rs 11415
ff)) Daiilly wage=11415//30=Rs 381
IIn case off Casuall Mazdoorr tthe rreviised daiilly wage iis based on rreviised miiniimum basiic
pay+CDA,, callcullatted as bellow,, as on 1--1--2010::
a)) Miiniimum rreviised basiic pay=5740
b)) CDA @ 27% on 1--1--2010=1550
c)) Sallarry perr montth=5740+1550=7290
d)) Daiilly wage=Rs 243
Thiis iis a good achiievementt.. Butt we have tto conttiinue tthe efffforrtts fforr paymentt off wages tto casuall
llaborr based on IIDA pay scalle iinsttead off CDA pay scalle and allso fforr achiieviing tthe goall off
rregullarriisiing tthe Casuall mazdoorrs//TSMs..
Regarrdiing Conttrractt Laborr,, we arre conttiinuiing ourr efffforrtts tto prressurriise tthe managementt fforr
iimpllementtiing sttattuttorry wages and allll ottherr prroviisiions lliike EPF,, ESII ettc fforr tthem..
30.. Whatt iis tthe rolle off NFTE--FNTO alllliiance iin wage reviisiion?
They ttrriied ttheiirr llevell bestt tto harrm tthe emplloyees.. Whiille BSNLEU was ttrryiing tto brriing maxiimum
beneffiitt fforr tthe emplloyees iinspiitte off tthe ffalllliing ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL,, tthey prropagatted tthatt we
shoulld agrree whatt everr iis prroposed by tthe managementt.. They made a biig prropaganda durriing llastt
verriiffiicattiion tthatt BSNLEU iis dellayiing wage agrreementt.. Accorrdiing tto tthem tthe agrreementt shoulld be
siigned iin 2007 orr 2008 iitt sellff,, befforre wage rreviisiion orrderr was iissued fforr BSNL executtiives iin 2009
Marrch.. IIff tthatt was done,, we woulld nott have gott 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on parr wiitth executtiives.. When
tthe orrderr fforr executtiives was rrelleased and managementt prroposed 30% ffiittmentt on parr wiitth
executtiives,, butt wiitth 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty,, tthey have made a biig prropaganda tthatt BSNLEU shoulld
agrree fforr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty and siign tthe agrreementt iimmediiattelly.. We iignorred ttheiirr malliiciious and
anttii--worrkerr prropaganda and ffiinalllly achiieved perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth executtiives and iin case tthe nextt
wage rreviisiion fforr executtiives ttakes pllace befforre 10 yearrs,, fforr us allso same perriiodiiciitty wiillll be
applliied.. IIn case we siigned fforr 10 yearrs as demanded by NFTE--FNTO,, we woulld have llostt iin
perriiodiiciitty comparred tto executtiives.. When we asked tthem tto jjoiin allong wiitth us iin tthe sttrriikes and
sttrrugglles fforr achiieviing a betttterr wage rreviisiion fforr emplloyees,, tthey diid nott jjoiin.. Even tthough we ttolld
tthem tthatt tthey wiillll be allllowed tto siign as wiittness orr iin any ottherr mannerr on tthe wage agrreementt
alltthough tthey arre unrrecogniised,, tthey rreffused fforr parrttiiciipattiing iin tthe diiscussiion and sttrrugglles on
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fflliimsy grrounds.. They have wrriitttten a lletttterr tto tthe managementt fforr rreduciing tthe span off tthe pay scalle
so tthatt emplloyees wiillll sttagnatte iimmediiattelly afftterr wage rreviisiion.. Theiirr onlly iinttenttiion iis tto hellp tthe
managementt and worrk agaiinstt tthe emplloyees.. When we arre ttrryiing fforr iincrrease iin tthe span off tthe
pay scalles fforr tthe beneffiitt off tthe emplloyees,, tthey made a prropaganda among tthe emplloyees tto
wiitthdrraw memberrshiip ffrrom BSNLEU.. Att everry sttep tthey ttrriied ttheiirr llevell bestt tto harrm tthe
emplloyees iin tthe wage rreviisiion.. We coulld overrcome allll ttheiirr conspiirraciies and achiieved tthe bestt
possiiblle wage agrreementt despiitte tthe detterriiorrattiing ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL..
31.. Whatt are tthe llessons tto be llearntt ffrom tthe experiience off wage reviisiion?
a)) Uniitted sttrrugglle allong wiitth ottherr PSU uniions underr tthe bannerr off CPSTU hellped us iin achiieviing
30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt,, perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth executtiives and 3% iincrrementt.. These arre tthe majjorr
achiievementts.. Therrefforre we have tto sttrrengtthen tthiis uniitty off PSU emplloyees underr tthe bannerr
off CPSTU.. Ourr parrttiiciipattiion iin tthe sttrrugglles as perr tthe CPSTU calllls sttrrengtthened tthese
sttrrugglles and have giiven good rresulltts.. Therrefforre we shoulld ffurrttherr sttrrengtthen tthiis uniitty..
b)) The sttrriike iin ttellecom secttorr iin BSNL allone iis nott ffulllly effffecttiive siince tthe serrviices arre nott
effffectted and ttherre iis alltterrnatte arrrrangementt fforr ttellecom serrviices by ottherr ttellecom companiies..
Ourr sttrriike has some iimpactt iin compelllliing tthe managementt tto agrree fforr perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth
executtiives.. Butt tto be ffulllly effffecttiive iin tthe sttrriikes we shoulld orrganiise tthe worrkerrs iin prriivatte
ttellecom companiies allso so tthatt allll can sttrriike ttogettherr and sttop tthe enttiirre ttellecom systtem fforr
effffecttiive rresulltt..
c)) The NFTE--FNTO alllliiance has become anttii--worrkerr alllliiance and iitt diiviided tthe worrkerrs so tthatt a
secttiion off tthe worrkerrs diid nott parrttiiciipatte.. We shoulld conttiinue tto make allll efffforrtts tto brriing tthem
iin tthe sttrrugglle prrogrrammes and iin case tthey arre nott wiilllliing,, such lleaderrs shoulld be iisollatted
ffrrom worrkerrs iin orrderr tto sttrrengtthen tthe uniitty off tthe BSNL emplloyees..
d)) ((Ourr wages arre due tto tthe earrniings off BSNL.. Butt due tto tthe wrrong polliiciies iimpllementted
iinttenttiionalllly by tthe Goverrnmentt tto desttrroy BSNL fforr tthe beneffiitt off prriivatte ttellecom companiies,,
BSNL iis allrready iin operrattiionall lloss as dettaiilled above.. We shoulld rrealliise tthe grraviitty off tthe
siittuattiion.. We have tto orrganiise tthe sttrrugglle fforr prrottecttiing and devellopiing BSNL iin tthrree ffrrontts::
ii)) Allll emplloyees shoulld worrk dediicattedlly and exttend betttterr serrviice tto tthe custtomerrs and
see tthatt tthe sharre off BSNL iin tthe ttellecom serrviices marrkett iincrreases wiitth a llarrge scalle
iincrrease iin tthe numberr off custtomerrs.. To popullarriise tthiis rrequiirrementt,, tthe ffollllowiing iis
added iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt::
“WORK CULTURE AND TRAIINIING
The rrecogniised uniion has agrreed tto exttend ffullll supporrtt tto allll iiniittiiattiives ttaken by tthe
managementt fforr ffurrttherr iimprroviing tthe worrk culltturre..
Managementt and rreprresenttattiive uniion agrree tto cooperratte fforr crreattiing a harrmoniious
iindusttrriiall rrellattiionshiip conduciive tto tthe grrowtth off BSNL’’s sharre iin tthe ttellecom serrviices
marrkett.. IItt has allso been agrreed tthatt rrettrraiiniing off iitts emplloyees consiisttentt wiitth skiilllls and
ttechnollogy wiillll be underrttaken,, wherreverr necessarry,, especiialllly iin tthe conttextt off
ttechnollogiicall changes..””
IImprrovementt off worrk culltturre and exttensiion off betttterr serrviices tto tthe custtomerrs and
makiing allll efffforrtts fforr iincrreasiing tthe numberr off BSNL subscrriiberrs iin llarrge scalle iis a parrtt off
ourr sttrrugglle fforr saviing and devellopiing BSNL and allong wiitth iitt fforr saviing ourr ffutturre..
Therrefforre we shoulld ttake tthe iiniittiiattiive by ttuniing ourrsellves wiitth tthiis rrequiirrementt and
iimprroviing tthe worrk culltturre..
iiii)) The NDA Goverrnmentt and tthe UPA Goverrnmentts ttherreafftterr have been ttrryiing tto desttrroy
BSNL iin orrderr tto hellp tthe prriivatte ttellecom companiies.. Severrall hurrdlles werre crreatted tto
scuttttlle tthe devellopmentt off BSNL.. Onlly afftterr tthe one day sttrriike iin 1997 by allll tthe
executtiives and non--executtiives ttogettherr,, tthe Goverrnmentt was compelllled tto allllow BSNL tto
prrocurre GSM equiipmentt tto a cerrttaiin exttentt iin orrderr tto meett tthe demand fforr prroviidiing cellll
phone connecttiions.. Agaiin tthe Goverrnmentt and ottherr iinsttiittuttiions off tthe Sttatte arre puttttiing
15
severrall hurrdlles iin prrocurriing tthe 93 miilllliion GSM equiipmentt as perr tthe ttenderr ffiinalliized by
BSNL.. On tthe one hand tthe Goverrnmentt iis puttttiing brrakes iin tthe devellopmentt off BSNL
and on tthe ottherr hand tthe Prriime Miiniistterr iis holldiing meettiings wiitth Communiicattiions
Miiniistterr,, DoT//BSNL autthorriittiies fforr prrottecttiing tthe ffiinanciiall viiabiilliitty off BSNL!! The solluttiion
tthey arre ttrryiing tto iimpose iis tto sellll 10% off tthe sharres off BSNL tthrrough IIPO.. Accorrdiing tto
tthem tthe onlly way tto save tthe BSNL iis tto sellll iitt iin phased mannerr and prriivattiise iitt ffiinalllly..
The rreall aiim iis tto hand overr tthe morre tthan 40 llakhs crrorres worrtth assetts off BSNL sprread
overr tthrrough outt tthe counttrry,, tto tthe biig capiittalliistts--IIndiian and Forreiign.. Unlless such
polliiciies arre deffeatted,, we can neiittherr save BSNL norr ourr ffutturre.. Therrefforre we have tto ffiightt
agaiinstt tthese wrrong polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt,, by uniittiing allll non--executtiives and
executtiives iin tthe sttrrugglle..
iiiiii)) Att prresentt tthe Capiittalliistt--lland llorrd cllasses arre conttrrolllliing tthe polliittiics and tthey arre ablle tto
see tthatt tthe polliittiicall parrttiies rreprresenttiing ttheiirr iintterrestts arre ablle tto gett majjorriitty iin tthe
ellecttiions and fforrm Goverrnmentts att Centtrre and iin varriious sttattes.. So ffarr,, tthe parrttiies
rreprresenttiing tthe iintterrestt off tthe worrkiing cllass and tthe peoplle—tthe llefftt and democrrattiic
parrttiies arre ablle tto gett majjorriitty iin tthrree Sttattes onlly—Kerralla,, Bengall and Trriipurra.. When tthe
Lefftt gott 60 M..Ps and tthe UPA--1 Goverrnmentt depended on ttheiirr supporrtt,, tthe Goverrnmentt
att tthe Centtrre was nott ablle tto go ahead wiitth iitts pllans fforr prriivattiisiing PSUs and prriivattiisiing
pensiion.. IItt was compelllled tto brriing Nattiionall Rurrall Emplloymentt Guarranttee Actt fforr prroviidiing
100 days guarrantteed worrk perr yearr iin rrurrall arreas.. The Lefftt Goverrnmentts iin Kerralla,,
Bengall and Trriipurra iimpllementted lland rrefforrms and prrottectted tthe rriightts off tthe worrkiing
cllass.. Therrefforre iitt iis necessarry tto change tthe ballance iin polliittiics iin ffavorr off tthe worrkiing
cllass and peoplle by sendiing morre rreprresenttattiives off worrkiing cllass tto
Parrlliiamentt//assemblliies.. Butt tthiis iis possiiblle onlly by tthe acttiive parrttiiciipattiion off tthe worrkiing
cllass iin tthe polliittiics.. Therrefforre besiides orrganiisiing tthe sttrrugglle tto iimprrove tthe worrk culltturre,,
tthe sttrrugglle agaiinstt tthe wrrong polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt,, we have tto parrttiiciipatte iin tthe
polliittiicall sttrrugglle fforr changiing tthe polliittiics off tthe counttrry iin ffavorr off worrkiing cllass and
peoplle..””))
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23.01.2010]BEWARE OF RUMOURS !
Ignore False Propaganda !
NFTE in its website has started giving false news about members leaving BSNLEU and joining NFTE.
These are completely false as per reports received from our Circle and District Secretaries.
In fact, more and more workers are joining BSNLEU in view of the correct stand taken by BSNLEU and the sustained struggles organized by it to defend the interests of workers. The recent agreement on wage revision has enthusiased the entire BSNL Workers and more and more are joining BSNLEU.
[23.01.2010]United Forum Circular No.1 - On Wage Revision <>
[21.01.2010]General Secretary Meets Director (HR)
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU along with Coms. Mihir Dasgpta, AGS and R.S.Chauhan, Org. Secretary met Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) and discussed the following issues:
Wage Revision:- The union representatives requested that the wage agreement be processed early so that the order can be issued and payment made at the earliest. Director(HR) agreed to do the needful early.
Promotion Policy:- Union representatives reiterated their demand that since there may be delay in approval from DPE for 9200 pay scale, the Promotion Policy be implemented early on all other pay scales. 9200 may be implemented after approval. Director (HR) stated that the same is under consideration.
JTO 35% and 15% Examination:- Union wanted grant of relaxation so that officials with 5 years’ service can appear in the examination. Director (HR) stated that the request of the union has been considered, but could not be accepted due to various constraints including legal. However, another examination can be conducted early.
Shifting of corporate office sections from rented buildings to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan /Eastern Court:- The union insisted that the offices functioning in rented buildings causing heavy expenditure be shifted to Bharat Sanachar Bhawan and Eastern Court making suitable adjustments and construction of additional blocks, if necessary. Director(HR) appreciated our suggestion to reduce expenditure.
Conducting of Promotional examinations:- The suggestion of the union to conduct all examinations without delay was accepted. Director (HR) assured that the management is interested in conducting all the examinations without any delay.
Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) accepted our invitation to be present as Chief Guest in the open session of on 15th February of CEC meeting to be held at Bhopal from 14th to 16th February 2010.
[18.01.2010]BSNLEU Circular No.2 dated 16.01.2010 <>
[18.01.2010]Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) to the Cadre of Telecom Mechanic - Clarifications issued <>
[17.01.2010]COMRADE JYOTI BASU PASSED AWAY <>
[16.01.2010]
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BSNL Rolls Out 3G Services In Ooty
Submitted by Pankaj Lakhotia on Sun, 01/24/2010 - 07:45
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has rolled out its third generation (3G) services in Coimbatore, Ooty, Coonoor and The Nilgiri Hills, which comes under Tamil Nadu telecom circle.
Tamil Nadu circle is the first South Indian city to have BSNL launched 3G services.
The BSNL’s 3G mobile service consists of Video calling, speedy Internet connectivity, Multimedia services including sharing of digital pics and films through wireless means like Live TV, Videos and Music downloads, Real-time multilayer gaming.
Moreover, the 3G service will also permit users to install fring or skype on their handsets and make free voice and video calls to other cellular phones, which have Fring or Skype anywhere throughout the world.
Together with this, Live TV, Videos, Music Downloads, Real Time multilayer gamings at the lightening fast speed of 3.5Mbps are some other electrifying services provided by 3G.
Mr. SS Sirohi, Principal General Manager & Head, VAS stated, “BSNL was planning to launch the 3G services to more than 700 cities very shortly. It is also believed that users can watch the IPL matches on Youtube on their cellphones. The future of the telecom industry is very exciting.”
Recently BSNL covered up over 300 cities with its 3G mobile and Broadband Data service Network in a range of telecom circles and benefited more than 7.50 Lakh 3G subscribers.
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BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
CIRCULAR No. 120
Sub: Board level and below Board level posts including non-unionised
supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises - Regarding payment of
IDA at the revised rates w.e.f. 01.01.2010 for employees who are drawing
their pay in revised IDA scales w.e.f 01.01.2007.
Department of Public Enterprises a.M. No.2(70)/2008-DPE(WC)-GL-
1/2010 dated 15.01.2010 on the above mentioned subject is sent to all concerned
for information and necessary action please.
(Sheo Shankar Prasad)
Assistant General'Manager (Pers-V)
Tel 23037474175
1. PPS to CMD, BSNL, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi
2. PPS to DIR (HR)/ DIR(Enterprises)/DIR(Consumer Fixed Access) /
/DIR(Consumer Mobility)/ DIR(Finance), BSNL Board.
3. All Executive Directors, BSNL
4. All CGMs/AII Heads of Administrative Units BSNL with request to bring these
orders in the notice of concerned Controller of Communication Account,
Nationalized Banks & Post Office etc. so that BSNL Pensioners may be paid
at revised rates of IDA and compliance reported to Corporate Office.
5. All PGMs/GMs BSNL C.O.
6. DGM (CA)/DGM(EF), BSNL C.O.
7. AGM(R&P)/AGM(EF), BSNL C.O.
8. Shri H.K. Mallick, Section Officer (Pension), DOT, Sanchar Bhawan,
New Delhi with the request to circulate the copy of revised IDA rates for
Pensioners who are drawing Pension on IDA Scale to all concerned
OffkeofCCA. ~
9. Pay Bill/Cash/L&A, Sections BSNL C.O.
10. Guard File.
(J.B. Gupta)
Deputy Manager (PAT)
Tel. 23037474
F.No. 2(70)/2008-DPE (WC) -GL-I/ ~.O'" Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Bhawan
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Lodi Road, New Delhi-II 0003
Dated the 15th January, 2010
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Boord level and below Board level posts including non-unionised supervisors in
Central Public Sector Enterprises- Revision of scales of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2007 -
PaYment of IDA at revised rates-regarding.
In continuation of this Department's O.M. of even number dated 21.10.2009, the rate of
DA payable to the executives and non-unionised supervisors of CPSEs may be modified as
follows: .
2. The above rates of DA would be applicable in the case of IDA employees who have been
allowed revised pay scales (2007) as per DPE O.M. dated 26.11.2008,09.02.2009 & 02.04.2009.
3. All administrative Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India are requested to
bring the foregoing to the notice of the Public Enterprises under their administrative control for
action at their end. ) "
~.
(~.J. Michael)
Under Secretary
All the administrative Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
Copy to:
I. Chief Executive of Central Public Sector Enterprises.
2. Financial Advisers in the Administrative Ministries/ Departments.
3. Department of Expenditure, E-II Branch, North Block, New Delhi
4. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 9 Dean Dayal Upadhayay Marg, New Delhi
5. NIC, DPE with the request to upload this OM on to the DPE website.
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GS spoke to Sh Deepak Parekh, member of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM, under the Chairmanship of Sam pitroda, presently in Mumbai, and requested him to grant this Association an opportunity to present its views on the crucial matter of drafting and finalizing future road map for BSNL to bring it out of the horrible mess that it is in now – a challenging task assigned to the committee. Sh. Parekh felt that it would be appropriate for the committee to meet us only after the return of Sh. Sam Pitroda from US. However, we were advised by him to mail our views which we have already done. The same views have been already mailed to Sh Sam Pitroda. Sh. Parekh also informed us that the committee is expected to submit its report to Hon’ble PM towards the end of Feb.10. We are also in touch with the office of Sh. Sam Pitroda and are following up our efforts to fix up time for a telephonic conversation with Sh. Sam Pitroda to explain our views.
26th Jan 2010We all should hang our heads in shame – Market drubbing, rampant corruption and scandals galore in BSNL. WiMAX scandal- reportedly involving Director(CM), a strong contender for top slot in the BSNL board.
Hats off to Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh. Sat Paul, CVO, for their outstanding integrity and timely stern stand and action to stall yet another big scandal in BSNL.
Whether or not 1500 odd top managers of BSNL hang their heads in shame for BSNL being continuously kicked by private operators like a football , we in our Association have no reason not to hang down our heads for the continuing disgrace into which our beloved Company is brought into not by rapidly declining market position and continuous drubbing that it gets in telecom market but also by revelation of one scandal after one, the latest one being almost issuing of APO for procurement of WiMAX Rural tender Project II to a Hyderabad based Company VMCL facing not only serious charges of customs tax evasion worth Rs 55 crores but also criminal charge of having violated the integrity panel by falsely declaring that there was no criminal charge against it.
While in the market standing, BSNL, pushed very recently to fifth position by till recently a tiny operator, IDEA, has been now kicked down to the sixth position by Tata Teleservices in the GSM segment with induction of record 3.3 million mobile lines on GSM platform (DOCOMO) for third consecutive month in Dec.,09, on the mounting corruption and scandal front, Director(CM)/BSNL board, a strong contender for top slot of BSNL board, just brushed under the carpet the timely and serious recommendation of CGM(STP), Sh P.R.Ananthan, Chairman of the tender evaluation committee, to refer the award of contract for procurement of WiMAX equipment to VMCL to Chief vigilance officer, BSNL, to probe the violation of integrity pact by VMCL by falsely claiming that there was no criminal charge pending against it. Not only did Director(CM) blatantly ignore the crucial advice of Sh P.R. Ananthan, an officer of outstanding and impeccable integrity, to refer the issue to CVO/BSNL for investigating a criminal offence of VMCL but he accorded his approval to issue APO to VMCL for supply of WiMAX equipment as L4 vendor.
It was only timely and bold intervention of Sh Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL, acting on an independent representation, because the complaint was never forwarded to him by Corporate office of BSNL, as recommended by CGM(STP) , that the award of APO to VMCL, an alleged customs tax evader, has been put on hold.
This is how Directors of BSNL board conduct the affairs of a Company which is already profusely bleeding. We are confident that similar serious irregularities are detected by CVC in the matter of procurement of 93 million GSM equipments on the pricing front, prompting their timely intervention to put the whole thing on hold which has started jeopardizing future growth of BSNL. Big and serious questions need to be answered by Director(CM) on the price front of the GSM tender also. All these facts we shall adequately reflect when PESB starts deciding on who the next incumbent for the post of CMD/BSNL shall be. Interestingly and significantly, growth of Bihar Circle nosedived like anything when the present Director(CM) was the Chief executive of BSNL in Bihar Circle.
In the meanwhile, we have just no words to commend and salute the great and timely efforts of Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh Sat paul, CVO/BSNL, to stall what would have been yet another big scandal in BSNL.
In fact, Corruption in BSNL has started assuming alarming and wide spread proportions at the SSA/Circle levels. Strong vendor-SSA/Circle head nexus is fast growing in many vulnerable Circles, particularly in the Northern Zone. A vicious circle of good number of CGMs/GMs in the Northern region has started eating into the vitals of the Company very fast. Active involvement of SDEs/DEs and DGMs in this nexus is not at all ruled out. In fact, active complicity of SDEs/DEs/DGMs in this nexus is more or less reported and established.
We warn SDEs/DEs and DGMs of grave consequences of such filthy acts of complicity which are endangering our bread and butter. We cannot be silent spectators towards all these threatening developments. Thus, we call upon our office bearers and activists at all the levels of the Organization to come out fearlessly, courageously and openly in exposing the growing vendor nexus and other corrupt practices. Don’t be scared of exposing CGMs/GMs and our own brethren involved in such unscrupulous activities. Be bold, have strong determination, be fearless in ruthlessly exposing corrupt colleagues and officers alike. Don’t shirk from this important responsibility at this crucial juncture since corruption is fast depleting the scarce resources and hitting at our bread and butter.
Rise to the occasion and face and expose unscrupulous and corrupt elements at all levels boldly and fearlessly. The choice is between exposing corrupt elements which are fast growing in number and protecting our bread and butter and our beloved Company from crumbling for all times.
Association very strongly takes up the issue of induction of highly talented, professional and capable of deliverance people as CMD and Directors, bsnl/board with Hon’ble PM in his capacity of overseeing the functioning of department of personnel and administrative reforms. PESB, which decides the selection, is under DOP&AR. GS urges upon Hon’ble PM to give a dispassionate and serious consideration to induct extraordinary talent, considering the hard fact that exclusively ITS controlled non professional Management has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts for the last ten years, at the top, capable of steering the Company in grave crisis and in a fiercely competitive environment. Association also conveys its comprehensive views on the matter to Sh. Sam Pitroda and Sh Deepak Parekh, members of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM to draw future road map for BSNL against the backdrop of 93 million GSM tender being put on hold by CVC. Chairman, PESB, and all its members, including Secy/PESB, have been elaborately apprised of the need of roping in rarest of rare talent to lead the Company from the front. Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel and Administrative reforms, Sh Prithvitaj Chavan, Secy/DOT, Secy’s DOP&AR and Secy/DPE have also been extensively enlightened about the issue in entirety. In this direction GS writes to Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Man Mohan Singhji. <<>>www.sneachq.net
GS spoke to Sh Deepak Parekh, member of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM, under the Chairmanship of Sam pitroda, presently in Mumbai, and requested him to grant this Association an opportunity to present its views on the crucial matter of drafting and finalizing future road map for BSNL to bring it out of the horrible mess that it is in now – a challenging task assigned to the committee. Sh. Parekh felt that it would be appropriate for the committee to meet us only after the return of Sh. Sam Pitroda from US. However, we were advised by him to mail our views which we have already done. The same views have been already mailed to Sh Sam Pitroda. Sh. Parekh also informed us that the committee is expected to submit its report to Hon’ble PM towards the end of Feb.10. We are also in touch with the office of Sh. Sam Pitroda and are following up our efforts to fix up time for a telephonic conversation with Sh. Sam Pitroda to explain our views.
26th Jan 2010We all should hang our heads in shame – Market drubbing, rampant corruption and scandals galore in BSNL. WiMAX scandal- reportedly involving Director(CM), a strong contender for top slot in the BSNL board.
Hats off to Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh. Sat Paul, CVO, for their outstanding integrity and timely stern stand and action to stall yet another big scandal in BSNL.
Whether or not 1500 odd top managers of BSNL hang their heads in shame for BSNL being continuously kicked by private operators like a football , we in our Association have no reason not to hang down our heads for the continuing disgrace into which our beloved Company is brought into not by rapidly declining market position and continuous drubbing that it gets in telecom market but also by revelation of one scandal after one, the latest one being almost issuing of APO for procurement of WiMAX Rural tender Project II to a Hyderabad based Company VMCL facing not only serious charges of customs tax evasion worth Rs 55 crores but also criminal charge of having violated the integrity panel by falsely declaring that there was no criminal charge against it.
While in the market standing, BSNL, pushed very recently to fifth position by till recently a tiny operator, IDEA, has been now kicked down to the sixth position by Tata Teleservices in the GSM segment with induction of record 3.3 million mobile lines on GSM platform (DOCOMO) for third consecutive month in Dec.,09, on the mounting corruption and scandal front, Director(CM)/BSNL board, a strong contender for top slot of BSNL board, just brushed under the carpet the timely and serious recommendation of CGM(STP), Sh P.R.Ananthan, Chairman of the tender evaluation committee, to refer the award of contract for procurement of WiMAX equipment to VMCL to Chief vigilance officer, BSNL, to probe the violation of integrity pact by VMCL by falsely claiming that there was no criminal charge pending against it. Not only did Director(CM) blatantly ignore the crucial advice of Sh P.R. Ananthan, an officer of outstanding and impeccable integrity, to refer the issue to CVO/BSNL for investigating a criminal offence of VMCL but he accorded his approval to issue APO to VMCL for supply of WiMAX equipment as L4 vendor.
It was only timely and bold intervention of Sh Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL, acting on an independent representation, because the complaint was never forwarded to him by Corporate office of BSNL, as recommended by CGM(STP) , that the award of APO to VMCL, an alleged customs tax evader, has been put on hold.
This is how Directors of BSNL board conduct the affairs of a Company which is already profusely bleeding. We are confident that similar serious irregularities are detected by CVC in the matter of procurement of 93 million GSM equipments on the pricing front, prompting their timely intervention to put the whole thing on hold which has started jeopardizing future growth of BSNL. Big and serious questions need to be answered by Director(CM) on the price front of the GSM tender also. All these facts we shall adequately reflect when PESB starts deciding on who the next incumbent for the post of CMD/BSNL shall be. Interestingly and significantly, growth of Bihar Circle nosedived like anything when the present Director(CM) was the Chief executive of BSNL in Bihar Circle.
In the meanwhile, we have just no words to commend and salute the great and timely efforts of Sh. P.R.Ananthan, CGM(STP), and Sh Sat paul, CVO/BSNL, to stall what would have been yet another big scandal in BSNL.
In fact, Corruption in BSNL has started assuming alarming and wide spread proportions at the SSA/Circle levels. Strong vendor-SSA/Circle head nexus is fast growing in many vulnerable Circles, particularly in the Northern Zone. A vicious circle of good number of CGMs/GMs in the Northern region has started eating into the vitals of the Company very fast. Active involvement of SDEs/DEs and DGMs in this nexus is not at all ruled out. In fact, active complicity of SDEs/DEs/DGMs in this nexus is more or less reported and established.
We warn SDEs/DEs and DGMs of grave consequences of such filthy acts of complicity which are endangering our bread and butter. We cannot be silent spectators towards all these threatening developments. Thus, we call upon our office bearers and activists at all the levels of the Organization to come out fearlessly, courageously and openly in exposing the growing vendor nexus and other corrupt practices. Don’t be scared of exposing CGMs/GMs and our own brethren involved in such unscrupulous activities. Be bold, have strong determination, be fearless in ruthlessly exposing corrupt colleagues and officers alike. Don’t shirk from this important responsibility at this crucial juncture since corruption is fast depleting the scarce resources and hitting at our bread and butter.
Rise to the occasion and face and expose unscrupulous and corrupt elements at all levels boldly and fearlessly. The choice is between exposing corrupt elements which are fast growing in number and protecting our bread and butter and our beloved Company from crumbling for all times.
Association very strongly takes up the issue of induction of highly talented, professional and capable of deliverance people as CMD and Directors, bsnl/board with Hon’ble PM in his capacity of overseeing the functioning of department of personnel and administrative reforms. PESB, which decides the selection, is under DOP&AR. GS urges upon Hon’ble PM to give a dispassionate and serious consideration to induct extraordinary talent, considering the hard fact that exclusively ITS controlled non professional Management has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts for the last ten years, at the top, capable of steering the Company in grave crisis and in a fiercely competitive environment. Association also conveys its comprehensive views on the matter to Sh. Sam Pitroda and Sh Deepak Parekh, members of the high power committee constituted by Hon’ble PM to draw future road map for BSNL against the backdrop of 93 million GSM tender being put on hold by CVC. Chairman, PESB, and all its members, including Secy/PESB, have been elaborately apprised of the need of roping in rarest of rare talent to lead the Company from the front. Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel and Administrative reforms, Sh Prithvitaj Chavan, Secy/DOT, Secy’s DOP&AR and Secy/DPE have also been extensively enlightened about the issue in entirety. In this direction GS writes to Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Man Mohan Singhji. <<
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
India May have 100 mn Broad Band connection in 5 Years-Hon"ble Sam Pitroda-Advisor to P.M.-information
India may have 100 mn broadband connections in 5 years: Pitroda
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BS Reporter / Mumbai/ Ahmedabad January 23, 2010, 0:17 IST(Courtesy: Business Standard)
BSNL rolls out video phone commercially.Hoping that the newly launched video telephony, by BSNL and Sai Info Systems (SIS), will boost demand for broadband connection, Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister on public information, infrastructure and innovations, expects the number to hit 100 million in next five years.
Unveiling the Video Phone services in Gujarat for commercial use, Pitroda said, "It took 50 years for video telephony to move out of laboratories into market. However this new step in telecom holds the key behind a big jump in broadband connections in India. At present, the number of broadband connection is less than 10 million, but services like video telephony is bound to generate fresh demand for the broadband service. We hope to have 100 million broadband connections in India next 3-5 years."
Being offered by state-owned telecom operator BSNL in association with Ahmedabad-based IT solution provider SIS, the video telephony services will require land line telephone as well as broadband connections. With the help of a separate device, the service will allow subscribers to make video calls at Rs 2 per minute.
"We will begin offering video telephony services in association with SIS from January 22, 2010 while the connections will be offered from February 1, 2010 onwards. Initially, the service will be available to BSNL customers in Gujarat and by April, 2010, customers across the country will be able to avail the service. While the audio call will cost subscribers Rs 0.40 per minute, video calls can be made at Rs 2 per minute," said SK Bhandari, principal general manager, BSNL.
The video phone service will be available in wire line as well as wireless medium on IP. According to Vijay Mandora, director of SIS, a wide range of phone equipment from simple to high end models will be introduced in the market.
"The service is expected to revolutionize the telecom sector and take it to the next level. Globally with video phones have become an integral part of life. The service will be provided and marketed by SIS while the connectivity for the service will be provided by BSNL. BSNL will also market it as another value added service to its large broadband customer base," said Mandora, director, SIS.
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BS Reporter / Mumbai/ Ahmedabad January 23, 2010, 0:17 IST(Courtesy: Business Standard)
BSNL rolls out video phone commercially.Hoping that the newly launched video telephony, by BSNL and Sai Info Systems (SIS), will boost demand for broadband connection, Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister on public information, infrastructure and innovations, expects the number to hit 100 million in next five years.
Unveiling the Video Phone services in Gujarat for commercial use, Pitroda said, "It took 50 years for video telephony to move out of laboratories into market. However this new step in telecom holds the key behind a big jump in broadband connections in India. At present, the number of broadband connection is less than 10 million, but services like video telephony is bound to generate fresh demand for the broadband service. We hope to have 100 million broadband connections in India next 3-5 years."
Being offered by state-owned telecom operator BSNL in association with Ahmedabad-based IT solution provider SIS, the video telephony services will require land line telephone as well as broadband connections. With the help of a separate device, the service will allow subscribers to make video calls at Rs 2 per minute.
"We will begin offering video telephony services in association with SIS from January 22, 2010 while the connections will be offered from February 1, 2010 onwards. Initially, the service will be available to BSNL customers in Gujarat and by April, 2010, customers across the country will be able to avail the service. While the audio call will cost subscribers Rs 0.40 per minute, video calls can be made at Rs 2 per minute," said SK Bhandari, principal general manager, BSNL.
The video phone service will be available in wire line as well as wireless medium on IP. According to Vijay Mandora, director of SIS, a wide range of phone equipment from simple to high end models will be introduced in the market.
"The service is expected to revolutionize the telecom sector and take it to the next level. Globally with video phones have become an integral part of life. The service will be provided and marketed by SIS while the connectivity for the service will be provided by BSNL. BSNL will also market it as another value added service to its large broadband customer base," said Mandora, director, SIS.
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IPO In BSNL Imp. Information
It is for Cabinet to decide on BSNL's public issue: Raja
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(R Yegya Narayanan,Coimbatore,23,January,2010)
Number portability to become a reality in March.
The Centre hopes to garner Rs 25,000 crore from the auction of 3G spectrum for mobile telephony, which is expected to be completed by next month, according to Mr A. Raja, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
He said the 4G spectrum, the launch of which is still some distance away, would not cannibalise 3G spectrum and both technologies could co-exist.
Telephone tariff to come down:The Union Minister of Communication and IT A. Raja has said the tariff for telephone call within a State will come down to 10 paisa a minute and within the Country to 20 paisa soon.
Launching the 3G services of BSNL in Coimbatore and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu today, he pointed out that while the prices of all other things are going up, it is only the cell phone tariff which is coming down. He said telephone connections in the Country crossed 500 million by December last year which was the target for the year 2012. Last month itself 18 million cell phone connections were given in the Country.
The Minister said the number portability would become a reality by March. Asked when the BSNL would go public, he said “it is for the Cabinet to decide.”
Speaking to presspersons in Coimbatore on Saturday, he said the roll out of 3G spectrum across the country is expectedto be completed ‘within this year'. He said the auction for 3G spectrum is expected to be completed by next month after which competition would intensify with the entry of private telecom players into this field in which the PSU telecom players BSNL and MTNL had got a head start.
Asked about the expected revenue from the bidding war among private telecom players seeking 3G spectrum allocation, he said: “We do expect that at least Rs 25,000 crore must come” including Wi-max and 3G. While there will be one-time payment at the time of auction itself, there will also be revenue from it subsequently.
When asked about market speculation that some prospective bidders may stay away from 3G because of the belief that the launch of next generation technology 4G spectrum is not too far away, Mr Raja said even in the International Telecom Union, definitive conclusions about 4G technology were yet to be reached after which it has to undergo trials. “We are foreseeing a technical revolution in 4G' and it might take another year for 4G to be introduced, he added.
Commercial viability
The Union Minister did not agree with the view that the possible launch of 4G may hold back some of the telecom players from entering the bidding process for 3G spectrum allocation and said there was ‘commercial viability for 3G'. Even if 4G comes, it would not affect 3G.
On the price war among telecom operators, he said till he assumed leadership of the Communications Ministry, the stand was that market forces would decide the tariff. But there was no healthy competition earlier and the tariff remained stiff. But healthy competition inthe sector, the tariff has started a downward journey and now operators were asking for fixing minimum tariff.
Asked about the reasons for the declining market share of BSNL in the mobile telephone sector, Mr Raja said landline was a huge burden for the company and it has to take care of 2.5 lakh employees. It also took nearly 18 months to close a tender as it had to follow Government laid procedures. He had consulted the Prime Minister on simplifying procurement norms and this was one of the reasons for the PSU behemoth losing ground in mobile telephony to private operators.
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(R Yegya Narayanan,Coimbatore,23,January,2010)
Number portability to become a reality in March.
The Centre hopes to garner Rs 25,000 crore from the auction of 3G spectrum for mobile telephony, which is expected to be completed by next month, according to Mr A. Raja, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
He said the 4G spectrum, the launch of which is still some distance away, would not cannibalise 3G spectrum and both technologies could co-exist.
Telephone tariff to come down:The Union Minister of Communication and IT A. Raja has said the tariff for telephone call within a State will come down to 10 paisa a minute and within the Country to 20 paisa soon.
Launching the 3G services of BSNL in Coimbatore and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu today, he pointed out that while the prices of all other things are going up, it is only the cell phone tariff which is coming down. He said telephone connections in the Country crossed 500 million by December last year which was the target for the year 2012. Last month itself 18 million cell phone connections were given in the Country.
The Minister said the number portability would become a reality by March. Asked when the BSNL would go public, he said “it is for the Cabinet to decide.”
Speaking to presspersons in Coimbatore on Saturday, he said the roll out of 3G spectrum across the country is expectedto be completed ‘within this year'. He said the auction for 3G spectrum is expected to be completed by next month after which competition would intensify with the entry of private telecom players into this field in which the PSU telecom players BSNL and MTNL had got a head start.
Asked about the expected revenue from the bidding war among private telecom players seeking 3G spectrum allocation, he said: “We do expect that at least Rs 25,000 crore must come” including Wi-max and 3G. While there will be one-time payment at the time of auction itself, there will also be revenue from it subsequently.
When asked about market speculation that some prospective bidders may stay away from 3G because of the belief that the launch of next generation technology 4G spectrum is not too far away, Mr Raja said even in the International Telecom Union, definitive conclusions about 4G technology were yet to be reached after which it has to undergo trials. “We are foreseeing a technical revolution in 4G' and it might take another year for 4G to be introduced, he added.
Commercial viability
The Union Minister did not agree with the view that the possible launch of 4G may hold back some of the telecom players from entering the bidding process for 3G spectrum allocation and said there was ‘commercial viability for 3G'. Even if 4G comes, it would not affect 3G.
On the price war among telecom operators, he said till he assumed leadership of the Communications Ministry, the stand was that market forces would decide the tariff. But there was no healthy competition earlier and the tariff remained stiff. But healthy competition inthe sector, the tariff has started a downward journey and now operators were asking for fixing minimum tariff.
Asked about the reasons for the declining market share of BSNL in the mobile telephone sector, Mr Raja said landline was a huge burden for the company and it has to take care of 2.5 lakh employees. It also took nearly 18 months to close a tender as it had to follow Government laid procedures. He had consulted the Prime Minister on simplifying procurement norms and this was one of the reasons for the PSU behemoth losing ground in mobile telephony to private operators.
SNEA writes Letter to Hon"ble P.M. regarding BSNL Issue
SNEA writes Letter to Hon"ble P.M. regarding BSNL Issue
SNEA(I)/Hon’ble PM/2/1-2010 Dated 25th January 2010 To Respected Sh.Manmohan Singh Ji, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India NEW DELHI.
Sub: Inevitable and imminent need to induct high grade qualitative professional talent at the top level in BSNL – existing bureaucratic and outdated selection mechanism of PESB requiring drastic transformation and revamping.
Respected Mr Prime Minister,
It is with great elation and excitement that we learnt about your appointment of a Committee chaired by Sri. Sam Pitroda to look into the maladies that afflict the working of BSNL and revitalize this crucial Public Sector Undertaking before it slumps beyond a point of no return. While we welcome this timely step at the highest level of the Government igniting hopes that the battle to save this great PSU will continue in earnest, we would like to bring to your kind attention a few vital points that require your careful examination and prompt action.
It is but a fact that BSNL being a PSU has to undergo all the hassles that normally plague such PSUs and delays the decision making process, which is of vital importance to the PSU facing the worst kind of competition with so many competitors, unfettered and unshackled, strangulating it with political patronage. Naturally such long processes and political interferences are not conducive to the fast changing market dynamics and the lightning paced technology changes. The result is that the PSU is never able to meet the demands of the market always handicapped by the scarcity of vital equipments and materials at the ripe time. Your good self, we are sure, is not unaware that this can be achieved only if the PSU is empowered with financial freedom to take prompt decisions to go in for state-of-the art technology of sufficient capacity, so that the great demands of the market can be effectively and promptly met.
The 2007-tender fiasco, presided over and meticulously crafted by the present MOC&IT, which literally ensured that the wings of this strategic PSU, which till then was vying for the top spot in the market along with Airtel, despite being a very late entrant in the GSM segment, were clipped off and it was totally thrown off its feet. Its deliberately delayed entrance into strategic and highly potential mobile market in 2002 was again a politically motivated decision to lend huge strategic business edge to other private operators in terms of allowing them to capture huge strategic market at peak time. The result is that today the once contender for the number one spot in just 2006 lies at an awfully low sixth, with a mere 12% market share. Unwarranted and fatal Governmental interference in 2007 by heavily sizing down procurement of GSM equipment without ant plausible reason cost it very heavily, and when the market grew at an unprecedented alarming pace from 2006 till date, the PSU could not even creep or crawl for want of sufficient capacity. Until just 3 or 4 months ago the Company bled while the competitors were allowed to drink of this blood and grow fat at its expense and the objective of vested interests and manipulators was achieved. Harrowing and disastrous result is there for everyone to see.
While the Government can never be pardoned for fatal, politically motivated and unwarranted interference in year 2007 , which can never be compensated by any other corrective action for obvious reasons, we cannot ignore the fact that the top Management of the Company also has to be squarely blamed for its lackadaisical subservience to the lords. While it was their bounden duty to act in the interests of the Company, which they had to command and steer, they simply fell flat on their feet to prostrate before the lords in the government being more loyal to the king than the kingdom and the people. That is where we feel that this Company cannot survive under such servile Management, which, we are sure, cannot rise above the interests of the lords. Their totally unprofessional, uncommitted, devoid of vision, innovativeness and pragmatism, conservative, non competitive and unplanned approach, clubbed with complete lack of astute governance skills and robust leadership ingredients, has landed this prestigious Company into the worst dump from which it is almost impossible to rise up again.
During their command the last 10 years have witnessed the worst slump not only in market share but also in the revenue and profit fronts. It is so scary that even though the Company could keep itself above the red margin so far, thanks to the interest from the reserves, the ongoing year portends to be the first loss making year. It does not take great minds to conclude that the slump has been created not only by Governmental procedures and interference but by the lack-luster performance of those entrusted with the challenging and crucial job of driving this gigantic PSU into excellence. Incredible manner in which Companies like France Telecom, NTT and China mobile with governmental holdings have remarkably retained their position, some of them having even achieved global rankings, as leading service providers in their Country in a fiercely competitive environment is being largely attributed to high grade professional leadership capable of running complex telecom enterprises. Surely not the kind of leadership that we have been having on the board - born, brought up and groomed in a highly protective and non competitive market, conservative and monopolist environment, where qualitative service delivery, excellent customer interface, accountability and timely deliverance of results were nightmare.
Thus the issue fundamentally boils down to induction of the rarest of rare talent in the board, definitely not through the orthodox and primitive mechanism that PESB has in place at the moment. The criterion cannot be just ITS seniority, based on redundant performance mechanism (CRs) – bereft of objectivity, having no relevance in present complex scenario and assessed by ITS fraternity in a monopolistic and non competitive world. These surely cannot be the parameters to decide top slots to run a gigantic Company virtually in shambles today, plagued by anarchy, rampant and virtually all round corruption, indecisiveness, total lack of accountability, growing indiscipline, worst possible work culture, menacingly growing vendor- manager nexus, and what not. Assertiveness and ruthlessness of the top leadership in holding people accountable for their persistent failures and non deliverance would have had miraculous impact down the level. But alas – parochial fraternal ITS considerations have kept and keep top management from meaning tough business and deliverance of results in a time bound manner. That thinking and vision is altogether amiss. Otherwise, how is it that despite unabated debacles on all the business fronts, not a single head out of 1400 top heads has been rolled down. That would have automatically led to percolation of rolling down of heads, fixing of responsibility and accountability, qualitative service delivery down to the lowest rung in the Organization, and would eventually have had a miraculous impact on performance.
It is in this context precisely that we are constrained to infringe upon your valuable time, as head of DOP&AR overseeing the mechanism and crucial process of selection of Directors/CMDs of strategic PSUs considered to be the nerve centers of Country’s economic activity, to kindly direct the concerned officers to have a pragmatic and urgent look at the existing outdated mechanism of selection, revamping and replacing it by adoption of a thoroughly innovative and professional approach to fill top slots of a Company where government holds 100% equity and whose sole objective is to fulfill the social obligations of the government in terms of achieving its envisaged agenda of providing universal telecom services of highest quality at affordable prices. So what we need is a Management with a thorough professional breeding, approach and vision. This has to look beyond the available domains of ITS cadres into the best Management professionals of the country, the best leaders and talents available in the vast professional spectrum rather than looking through the narrow prism of the ITS fraternity which hitherto has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts. Ten years of continuous governance has adequately demonstrated their complete inability and incapacity to push through the Organization in a climate diametrically opposite to the one in which they have got groomed. They have utterly failed to prove their managerial mettle and business acumen.
To embark upon such an exercise PESB needs to rope in and look up to the IITs/Premier Management institutions and leading business schools to choose the best talent capable of leading this mammoth PSU not only from the front but with formidable and unwavering conviction and confidence, without shivering before the dictates of the political bosses. Such talents are available in abundance provided PESB succeeds in putting in place a mechanism to sift the rarest of rare talents needed to steer this Company out of the huge and incredible mess that it is in now. The best available talent will not only deliver goods with undivided focus on the fortunes of the Company but will be booming with rare confidence breeding from the strength that they shall not be out of job even if political masters throw them out. We do have in abundance real and extraordinary professional talent in the Country ready to take up this challenging opportunity because for this rarest of rare talent challenges are opportunities and great challenges are great opportunities. PESB has a real challenge to sift the best talent for such tough and challenging positions.
Therefore it is our earnest plea to kindly consider the above aspects, because apart from financial autonomy, the hands that take it up should be capable to deliver irrespective of the pleasure or displeasure of the feudal and political lords and the strong vested interests. That alone, we believe, can save this already sinking ship from damnation and doom. As far as we in the middle management are concerned, even though we are not involved in key decision making process, yet we have no hesitation in also acknowledging our complete failure in responding to the challenging situation. However, having no other option, unlike top 1500 managers who are fully insured and secured in terms of their job, despite their consistent non performance and failures, spanning over ten years, we have no other option but to give in our best in adversity and grave crisis under an enlightened management to radically improve productivity and service delivery. The government would do well to engage us, draw up a comprehensive road map, and begin by restructuring the top leadership by inducting the best available and truly independent talent at the helm. All right thinking people belonging to the Organization concerned about their bread and butter and the future of this great beloved Company would like toughest of tough leadership at the top to immediately take over the reins of the Company facing the real prospect of being consigned to flames.
With kind regards,
Sincerely Yours,
(G.L.Jogi) Copy to:
1. Sh. A.Raja, MOC&IT, for kind information & n/a please.
2. Sh. Prithviraj Chavan, MOS, Personnel & AR. He is requested to direct the concerned officers of PESB to undertake serious and immediate efforts to introduce innovative mechanism to decide CMD/board directors for BSNL
3-4.Sh. Sam Pitroda/ Sh Deepak Parekh. They are requested to give due consideration to the aforesaid hard ground realities prevailing in BSNL regarding selection of top managerial posts while taking a final view on future structure of BSNL.
5. Sh. P.J.Thomas, Secy/DOT. He is kindly requested to keep in mind the extremely disappointing and pathetic performance of a few directors elevated to BSNL, Board of late through existing mechanism of PESB selection.
6. Sh. Shantanu Consul, Secy(personnel), for kind information & immediate n/a please.
7. Sh. R.C.Mishra, Secy(Pension and AR & PG), for kind information & immediate n/a please.
8. MS Vijaylaksmi K Gupta, M(F)/TC, for kind information please.
9-10.Sh. Pratyush Sinha, CVC/ Sh Ashwani Kumar, Director, CBI. Both the agencies are requested to keep BSNL under intense and constant surveillance throughout the Country since rampant corruption and mounting vendor nexus has started eating into the vitals of the Organization. Corruption in the field units of BSNL is assuming alarming proportions.
11. Sh. Chewang Phunsog, Chairman, PESB, for kind information & n/a please.
12-14.Sh. V.S.Jain/ Sh.A.K.Singh/Sh Sudhakar Rao, Members, PESB, for kind information & n/a please.
15-21. Directors, BSNL board, for kind information please.
22. Sh. Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL. Vigilance of BSNL needs to be geared up in full swing to arrest fast spreading malaise of corruption.
23. Sh. Bhaskar Charterjee, Secy/DPE. DPE should not restrict the number of applicants for selecting directors of BSNL, board on technical grounds. Instead, all out and concerted efforts should be made to enlarge the ambit of consideration as much as possible to enable PESB to have varied choice to pick up the best possible talent for such challenging positions.
SNEA(I)/Hon’ble PM/2/1-2010 Dated 25th January 2010 To Respected Sh.Manmohan Singh Ji, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India NEW DELHI.
Sub: Inevitable and imminent need to induct high grade qualitative professional talent at the top level in BSNL – existing bureaucratic and outdated selection mechanism of PESB requiring drastic transformation and revamping.
Respected Mr Prime Minister,
It is with great elation and excitement that we learnt about your appointment of a Committee chaired by Sri. Sam Pitroda to look into the maladies that afflict the working of BSNL and revitalize this crucial Public Sector Undertaking before it slumps beyond a point of no return. While we welcome this timely step at the highest level of the Government igniting hopes that the battle to save this great PSU will continue in earnest, we would like to bring to your kind attention a few vital points that require your careful examination and prompt action.
It is but a fact that BSNL being a PSU has to undergo all the hassles that normally plague such PSUs and delays the decision making process, which is of vital importance to the PSU facing the worst kind of competition with so many competitors, unfettered and unshackled, strangulating it with political patronage. Naturally such long processes and political interferences are not conducive to the fast changing market dynamics and the lightning paced technology changes. The result is that the PSU is never able to meet the demands of the market always handicapped by the scarcity of vital equipments and materials at the ripe time. Your good self, we are sure, is not unaware that this can be achieved only if the PSU is empowered with financial freedom to take prompt decisions to go in for state-of-the art technology of sufficient capacity, so that the great demands of the market can be effectively and promptly met.
The 2007-tender fiasco, presided over and meticulously crafted by the present MOC&IT, which literally ensured that the wings of this strategic PSU, which till then was vying for the top spot in the market along with Airtel, despite being a very late entrant in the GSM segment, were clipped off and it was totally thrown off its feet. Its deliberately delayed entrance into strategic and highly potential mobile market in 2002 was again a politically motivated decision to lend huge strategic business edge to other private operators in terms of allowing them to capture huge strategic market at peak time. The result is that today the once contender for the number one spot in just 2006 lies at an awfully low sixth, with a mere 12% market share. Unwarranted and fatal Governmental interference in 2007 by heavily sizing down procurement of GSM equipment without ant plausible reason cost it very heavily, and when the market grew at an unprecedented alarming pace from 2006 till date, the PSU could not even creep or crawl for want of sufficient capacity. Until just 3 or 4 months ago the Company bled while the competitors were allowed to drink of this blood and grow fat at its expense and the objective of vested interests and manipulators was achieved. Harrowing and disastrous result is there for everyone to see.
While the Government can never be pardoned for fatal, politically motivated and unwarranted interference in year 2007 , which can never be compensated by any other corrective action for obvious reasons, we cannot ignore the fact that the top Management of the Company also has to be squarely blamed for its lackadaisical subservience to the lords. While it was their bounden duty to act in the interests of the Company, which they had to command and steer, they simply fell flat on their feet to prostrate before the lords in the government being more loyal to the king than the kingdom and the people. That is where we feel that this Company cannot survive under such servile Management, which, we are sure, cannot rise above the interests of the lords. Their totally unprofessional, uncommitted, devoid of vision, innovativeness and pragmatism, conservative, non competitive and unplanned approach, clubbed with complete lack of astute governance skills and robust leadership ingredients, has landed this prestigious Company into the worst dump from which it is almost impossible to rise up again.
During their command the last 10 years have witnessed the worst slump not only in market share but also in the revenue and profit fronts. It is so scary that even though the Company could keep itself above the red margin so far, thanks to the interest from the reserves, the ongoing year portends to be the first loss making year. It does not take great minds to conclude that the slump has been created not only by Governmental procedures and interference but by the lack-luster performance of those entrusted with the challenging and crucial job of driving this gigantic PSU into excellence. Incredible manner in which Companies like France Telecom, NTT and China mobile with governmental holdings have remarkably retained their position, some of them having even achieved global rankings, as leading service providers in their Country in a fiercely competitive environment is being largely attributed to high grade professional leadership capable of running complex telecom enterprises. Surely not the kind of leadership that we have been having on the board - born, brought up and groomed in a highly protective and non competitive market, conservative and monopolist environment, where qualitative service delivery, excellent customer interface, accountability and timely deliverance of results were nightmare.
Thus the issue fundamentally boils down to induction of the rarest of rare talent in the board, definitely not through the orthodox and primitive mechanism that PESB has in place at the moment. The criterion cannot be just ITS seniority, based on redundant performance mechanism (CRs) – bereft of objectivity, having no relevance in present complex scenario and assessed by ITS fraternity in a monopolistic and non competitive world. These surely cannot be the parameters to decide top slots to run a gigantic Company virtually in shambles today, plagued by anarchy, rampant and virtually all round corruption, indecisiveness, total lack of accountability, growing indiscipline, worst possible work culture, menacingly growing vendor- manager nexus, and what not. Assertiveness and ruthlessness of the top leadership in holding people accountable for their persistent failures and non deliverance would have had miraculous impact down the level. But alas – parochial fraternal ITS considerations have kept and keep top management from meaning tough business and deliverance of results in a time bound manner. That thinking and vision is altogether amiss. Otherwise, how is it that despite unabated debacles on all the business fronts, not a single head out of 1400 top heads has been rolled down. That would have automatically led to percolation of rolling down of heads, fixing of responsibility and accountability, qualitative service delivery down to the lowest rung in the Organization, and would eventually have had a miraculous impact on performance.
It is in this context precisely that we are constrained to infringe upon your valuable time, as head of DOP&AR overseeing the mechanism and crucial process of selection of Directors/CMDs of strategic PSUs considered to be the nerve centers of Country’s economic activity, to kindly direct the concerned officers to have a pragmatic and urgent look at the existing outdated mechanism of selection, revamping and replacing it by adoption of a thoroughly innovative and professional approach to fill top slots of a Company where government holds 100% equity and whose sole objective is to fulfill the social obligations of the government in terms of achieving its envisaged agenda of providing universal telecom services of highest quality at affordable prices. So what we need is a Management with a thorough professional breeding, approach and vision. This has to look beyond the available domains of ITS cadres into the best Management professionals of the country, the best leaders and talents available in the vast professional spectrum rather than looking through the narrow prism of the ITS fraternity which hitherto has miserably failed to deliver on all fronts. Ten years of continuous governance has adequately demonstrated their complete inability and incapacity to push through the Organization in a climate diametrically opposite to the one in which they have got groomed. They have utterly failed to prove their managerial mettle and business acumen.
To embark upon such an exercise PESB needs to rope in and look up to the IITs/Premier Management institutions and leading business schools to choose the best talent capable of leading this mammoth PSU not only from the front but with formidable and unwavering conviction and confidence, without shivering before the dictates of the political bosses. Such talents are available in abundance provided PESB succeeds in putting in place a mechanism to sift the rarest of rare talents needed to steer this Company out of the huge and incredible mess that it is in now. The best available talent will not only deliver goods with undivided focus on the fortunes of the Company but will be booming with rare confidence breeding from the strength that they shall not be out of job even if political masters throw them out. We do have in abundance real and extraordinary professional talent in the Country ready to take up this challenging opportunity because for this rarest of rare talent challenges are opportunities and great challenges are great opportunities. PESB has a real challenge to sift the best talent for such tough and challenging positions.
Therefore it is our earnest plea to kindly consider the above aspects, because apart from financial autonomy, the hands that take it up should be capable to deliver irrespective of the pleasure or displeasure of the feudal and political lords and the strong vested interests. That alone, we believe, can save this already sinking ship from damnation and doom. As far as we in the middle management are concerned, even though we are not involved in key decision making process, yet we have no hesitation in also acknowledging our complete failure in responding to the challenging situation. However, having no other option, unlike top 1500 managers who are fully insured and secured in terms of their job, despite their consistent non performance and failures, spanning over ten years, we have no other option but to give in our best in adversity and grave crisis under an enlightened management to radically improve productivity and service delivery. The government would do well to engage us, draw up a comprehensive road map, and begin by restructuring the top leadership by inducting the best available and truly independent talent at the helm. All right thinking people belonging to the Organization concerned about their bread and butter and the future of this great beloved Company would like toughest of tough leadership at the top to immediately take over the reins of the Company facing the real prospect of being consigned to flames.
With kind regards,
Sincerely Yours,
(G.L.Jogi) Copy to:
1. Sh. A.Raja, MOC&IT, for kind information & n/a please.
2. Sh. Prithviraj Chavan, MOS, Personnel & AR. He is requested to direct the concerned officers of PESB to undertake serious and immediate efforts to introduce innovative mechanism to decide CMD/board directors for BSNL
3-4.Sh. Sam Pitroda/ Sh Deepak Parekh. They are requested to give due consideration to the aforesaid hard ground realities prevailing in BSNL regarding selection of top managerial posts while taking a final view on future structure of BSNL.
5. Sh. P.J.Thomas, Secy/DOT. He is kindly requested to keep in mind the extremely disappointing and pathetic performance of a few directors elevated to BSNL, Board of late through existing mechanism of PESB selection.
6. Sh. Shantanu Consul, Secy(personnel), for kind information & immediate n/a please.
7. Sh. R.C.Mishra, Secy(Pension and AR & PG), for kind information & immediate n/a please.
8. MS Vijaylaksmi K Gupta, M(F)/TC, for kind information please.
9-10.Sh. Pratyush Sinha, CVC/ Sh Ashwani Kumar, Director, CBI. Both the agencies are requested to keep BSNL under intense and constant surveillance throughout the Country since rampant corruption and mounting vendor nexus has started eating into the vitals of the Organization. Corruption in the field units of BSNL is assuming alarming proportions.
11. Sh. Chewang Phunsog, Chairman, PESB, for kind information & n/a please.
12-14.Sh. V.S.Jain/ Sh.A.K.Singh/Sh Sudhakar Rao, Members, PESB, for kind information & n/a please.
15-21. Directors, BSNL board, for kind information please.
22. Sh. Sat Paul, CVO/BSNL. Vigilance of BSNL needs to be geared up in full swing to arrest fast spreading malaise of corruption.
23. Sh. Bhaskar Charterjee, Secy/DPE. DPE should not restrict the number of applicants for selecting directors of BSNL, board on technical grounds. Instead, all out and concerted efforts should be made to enlarge the ambit of consideration as much as possible to enable PESB to have varied choice to pick up the best possible talent for such challenging positions.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
pre-Paid Broad Band Imp. Inf, by Ashok Hindocha
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1. Can prepaid broadband account be used any where in India?
Yes, Prepaid Broadband can be accessed from Multiplay DSL line in any city. No port
binding for prepaid account.
2. Is it possible to change from unlimited plan to limited plan and vice versa?
You can also change from one limited/unlimited plan to any other plan without
applying for it to BSNL by purchasing the relevant recharge voucher.
3. Can I check my current balance and validity of the service and how?
You can check your current balance at any time by logging into customer care portal
www.data.bsnl.in. , enabling this on SMS is in process.
4. Is it possible to use one limited plan and another unlimited plan on same land line?
Yes. You have to take two prepaid accounts (two independent user_Id). One account
can be used for unlimited plan and other account can be used for limited plan.
5. What to do in case balance amount is there but no validity?
You can extend the validity by recharging the account with validity voucher.
8. Whom to contact in case I face any problem during usage?
You can contact our 24X7 help line 1800-424-1601
9. Where shall I get the prepaid recharge vouchers?
At all CSCs
10. Can I recharge my account today with future date of effect?
You can recharge account now, with an option of giving effect either immediately or
after the date of present validity/when the usage becomes zero.
11. Can I have prepaid account without Land line?
No. You must have land line to create prepaid account.
12. Is Simultaneous use of same account possible by two users from same or different landlines?
No, only single session is allowed.
13. How many user accounts can access the same line at a time?
No limit as long as different user accounts are used or upper limit of total bandwidth of
ADSL line Most of the cases 8 Mbps).
14. Is it suitable for hostels to have one Land Line (LL) and each student having different accounts to use? Will the charges be levied on the LL?
Yes, Technically possible. Any number of users can use the same DSL line for
browsing. The charges will be deducted from user accounts and not from the LL used.
15. Is it possible to change from post paid to prepaid and vice versa?
At present migration is not possible.
16. If my DSL line goes faulty or temporarily disconnected due to any reasons including
shift, whether any extension of validity would be given?
No. As the account can be accessed from any other DSL line.
17. Whether any intimation is given before session is disconnected due to balance becoming zero?
No. The session gets terminated. SMS after session disconnection under testing.
18. Whether any grace period is given to recharge the account?
In case of limited plans Grace Period I is for 15 days. If recharge is done during this period, the balance if any, will be carried forward. Grace period II is for 75 days. During this period no balance will be carried forward. For unlimited plans Grace period of 90 days is given to recharge the account.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
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Revision of GPRS/EDGE tariff applicable to 2G Data Card and Voice plans
Posted on: 25-01-2010
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GPRS/EDGE tariff applicable to 2G Data Card and Voice plans
a) Postpaid 2G Data Card tariff plans:-
Plan
FMC of plan in Rs./Month*
Free data usage
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB
Day/Any time usage Night usage
Plan-1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Rs.0.03/10KB
Plan-2
49
100 MB
2 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-3
99
300 MB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-4
199
1 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-5
299
2 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-6
499
Unlimited Local
Rs.0.01/10KB (Roaming)
Plan-7
649
Unlimited (Local + Roaming)
Nil
*Service tax as applicable extra.
b) Prepaid 2G Data Card tariff plans:-
Plan
MRP of RCV in Rs. /30 days^
Free data usage
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB
Day/Any time usage Night usage
Plan-1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Rs.0.03/10KB
Plan-2
54
100 MB
2 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-3
108
300 MB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-4
219
1 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-5
329
2 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-6
549
Unlimited Local
Rs.0.01/10KB (Roaming)
Plan-7
715
Unlimited (Local + Roaming)
Nil
The MRP in the price band upto Rs.3 (+/-) of above price considering the technical feasibility may be done at the circle level.
The free data usage allowed is also applicable while in national roaming.
d) The usage charges beyond free usage will be same for Home LSA and roaming.
e) The base voice plan in case of postpaid 2G data plans will be Plan 99 and in case of prepaid data plans the tariff of Saral Anant plan. No Fixed Monthly Charges (FMC) will be recovered from the data plans for the base voice plan.
2. The above, revised tariff will be allowed to all customers who want to take data plan from BSNL, irrespective of purchasing data card from BSNL or not. Since, the data card tariffs have been reduced drastically, no free usage should be allowed under bundling scheme.
Note:
1. Above tariff is available as promotional offer for 90 days w.e.f. 25.01.2010.
2. Plan 1,2,3 & 4 above will also be applicable for voice plans.
GPRS UNLIMITED PLAN ( applicable w.e.f. 25.01.2010)
3. Existing GPRS/EDGE postpaid plan with FMC of Rs.49 (Option-I) & “Nil” (Option-III) and prepaid data tariff/ STV-59 available with voice plan, will be withdrawn. Data Plan 1 to 4 as applicable to 2G data card will also be applicable to voice plans. The tariff for unlimited GPRS/EDGE available with voice plan has been revised as under:-
Particulars
Existing
Revised
Postpaid
FMC (Excl. of S.Tax)
Rs.199
Rs.249
Free usage day/any time
Unlimited Local
Unlimited Local
Free usage Night
NA
NA
Usage charges in home LSA (Rs./10KB)
Free
Free
Usage charges while in roaming (Rs./10KB)
Rs.0.05
Rs.0.03
Prepaid
MRP of STV in Rs (Incl. of S.Tax)
Rs.230
Rs.274
Validity in days
30 days
30 days
Free usage day/any time
Unlimited Local
Unlimited Local
Free usage Night
NA
NA
Usage charges in home LSA (Rs./10KB)
Free
Free
Usage charges while in roaming (Rs./10KB)
Rs.0.05
Rs.0.03
The above revision will be implemented with effect from 25.01.2010 for a promotional period of 90 days
Posted on: 25-01-2010
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GPRS/EDGE tariff applicable to 2G Data Card and Voice plans
a) Postpaid 2G Data Card tariff plans:-
Plan
FMC of plan in Rs./Month*
Free data usage
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB
Day/Any time usage Night usage
Plan-1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Rs.0.03/10KB
Plan-2
49
100 MB
2 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-3
99
300 MB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-4
199
1 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-5
299
2 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-6
499
Unlimited Local
Rs.0.01/10KB (Roaming)
Plan-7
649
Unlimited (Local + Roaming)
Nil
*Service tax as applicable extra.
b) Prepaid 2G Data Card tariff plans:-
Plan
MRP of RCV in Rs. /30 days^
Free data usage
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB
Day/Any time usage Night usage
Plan-1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Rs.0.03/10KB
Plan-2
54
100 MB
2 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-3
108
300 MB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-4
219
1 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-5
329
2 GB
4 GB
Rs.0.01/10KB
Plan-6
549
Unlimited Local
Rs.0.01/10KB (Roaming)
Plan-7
715
Unlimited (Local + Roaming)
Nil
The MRP in the price band upto Rs.3 (+/-) of above price considering the technical feasibility may be done at the circle level.
The free data usage allowed is also applicable while in national roaming.
d) The usage charges beyond free usage will be same for Home LSA and roaming.
e) The base voice plan in case of postpaid 2G data plans will be Plan 99 and in case of prepaid data plans the tariff of Saral Anant plan. No Fixed Monthly Charges (FMC) will be recovered from the data plans for the base voice plan.
2. The above, revised tariff will be allowed to all customers who want to take data plan from BSNL, irrespective of purchasing data card from BSNL or not. Since, the data card tariffs have been reduced drastically, no free usage should be allowed under bundling scheme.
Note:
1. Above tariff is available as promotional offer for 90 days w.e.f. 25.01.2010.
2. Plan 1,2,3 & 4 above will also be applicable for voice plans.
GPRS UNLIMITED PLAN ( applicable w.e.f. 25.01.2010)
3. Existing GPRS/EDGE postpaid plan with FMC of Rs.49 (Option-I) & “Nil” (Option-III) and prepaid data tariff/ STV-59 available with voice plan, will be withdrawn. Data Plan 1 to 4 as applicable to 2G data card will also be applicable to voice plans. The tariff for unlimited GPRS/EDGE available with voice plan has been revised as under:-
Particulars
Existing
Revised
Postpaid
FMC (Excl. of S.Tax)
Rs.199
Rs.249
Free usage day/any time
Unlimited Local
Unlimited Local
Free usage Night
NA
NA
Usage charges in home LSA (Rs./10KB)
Free
Free
Usage charges while in roaming (Rs./10KB)
Rs.0.05
Rs.0.03
Prepaid
MRP of STV in Rs (Incl. of S.Tax)
Rs.230
Rs.274
Validity in days
30 days
30 days
Free usage day/any time
Unlimited Local
Unlimited Local
Free usage Night
NA
NA
Usage charges in home LSA (Rs./10KB)
Free
Free
Usage charges while in roaming (Rs./10KB)
Rs.0.05
Rs.0.03
The above revision will be implemented with effect from 25.01.2010 for a promotional period of 90 days
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Freebies are offered with the sale of GSM FWP Handset excluding SIM for Rs. 2100/-based FWP's .
Posted on: 25-01-2010
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Following freebies are offered with the sale of GSM FWP Handset excluding SIM for Rs. 2100/-
• 4200 minutes free On-net calls (Local/STD) at the rate of 350 minutes per month will be allowed over a period of one year along with the sale of GSM based FWPs available with BSNL.
• Free minutes allowed for a month is to be utilized in the month for which it is allowed & no carry forward will be allowed.
• The existing sale price of Rs.2100 will continue to apply. Sales tax/VAT as applicable on the sale of handset will be extra.
• All other terms and conditions will remain same.
The above tariff will be effective from 25.01.2010 .
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Freebies are offered with the sale of GSM FWP Handset excluding SIM for Rs. 2100/-based FWP's .
Posted on: 25-01-2010
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Following freebies are offered with the sale of GSM FWP Handset excluding SIM for Rs. 2100/-
• 4200 minutes free On-net calls (Local/STD) at the rate of 350 minutes per month will be allowed over a period of one year along with the sale of GSM based FWPs available with BSNL.
• Free minutes allowed for a month is to be utilized in the month for which it is allowed & no carry forward will be allowed.
• The existing sale price of Rs.2100 will continue to apply. Sales tax/VAT as applicable on the sale of handset will be extra.
• All other terms and conditions will remain same.
The above tariff will be effective from 25.01.2010 .
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
BSNL Wage Revision Imp. Information by P. Ashoka Babu
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BSNL NON--EXECUTIVES WAGE REVISION AGREEMENT
A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT DESPITE ADVERSE
CIRCUMSTANCES
IINTRODUCTIION::--
The agrreementt on tthe Wage Reviisiion fforr BSNL non--executtiives was siigned on 15th Januarry 2010 by tthe
memberrs off tthe Wage Reviisiion Commiittttee consiisttiing off tthe rreprresenttattiives off tthe Managementt and BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion ((tthe rrecogniised uniion iin BSNL)).. The achiievementts and tthe siigniiffiicance off tthiis
agrreementt arre dettaiilled bellow::
1.. Whatt are tthe ciircumsttances under whiich tthe negottiiattiions on wage reviisiion ffor non--
executtiives iin BSNL ttook pllace and whatt iis tthe ffiinall resulltt?
The ciirrcumsttances underr whiich tthe negottiiattiions on wage rreviisiion ttook pllace fforr non--executtiives
werre ttottalllly negattiive,, as dettaiilled bellow::
a)) The busiiness off tthe Company was iin llosses siince tthe ffiinanciiall yearr 2007--08.. IIn 2007--08 tthe
iincome earrned ffrrom serrviices was Rs..32842..30 crrorres wherreas tthe expendiitturre was Rs..
33629..86 crrorres.. IIn 2008--09 tthe iincome earrned on serrviices was Rs..30268..57 crrorres wherreas
tthe expendiitturre was Rs..34354..21 crrorres ((Butt iin tthe accountts prroffiitts off Rs..3001 crrorres and Rs
574 crrorres werre shown fforr tthe yearrs 2007--08 and 2008--09 by addiing iintterrestt earrned by tthe
Company on iitts rreserrve ffunds deposiitted iin Banks))..
b)) IItt iis tto be notted tthatt whiille tthe prriices off tthe goods prroduced by manuffactturriing PSUs lliike BHEL,,
SAIIL ettc arre iincrreasiing,, tthe prriices off ttellephone callll rrattes arre ffalllliing down severrelly due tto
prredattorry compettiittiion,, even tto tthe exttentt off hallff paiisa//second fforr llocall callll and paiisa perr
second fforr STD callll.. Due tto tthe negattiive attttiittude off tthe Goverrnmentt,, ttherre iis enorrmous dellay iin
prrocurriing equiipmentt fforr expansiion off BSNL.. We allll know tthatt onlly afftterr tthe sttrriike by allll
emplloyees and Offffiicerrs iin 2007,, GSM lliines was purrchased fforr exttendiing mobiille serrviices tto
new custtomerrs.. Butt iitt iis verry meagrre.. Agaiin now,, ttherre iis enorrmous dellay iin ffiinalliiziing tthe
ttenderr fforr tthe 93 miilllliion lliines equiipmentt and iitt iis beiing sttopped.. We have tto go on warr patth
agaiin fforr prrocurrementt off tthiis equiipmentt.. Thus tthe Goverrnmentt iis iinttenttiionalllly sabottagiing tthe
devellopmentt off BSNL tto hellp prriivatte ttellecom companiies..
c)) A sense off urrgency has arriisen among tthe BSNL emplloyees tthatt tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt
has tto be siigned urrgenttlly befforre ffurrttherr detterriiorrattiion off tthe BSNL’’s ffiinanciiall condiittiion and tthiis
rresulltted iin a llott off prressurre on tthe uniion fforr settttllementt,, even iiff iitt means parrttiiall settttllementt off
some iissues rrellatted tto wage rreviisiion..
d)) IIn tthe pastt,, when tthe ttellecom serrviices werre a monopolly underr DoT and new ttechnollogy was
nott ttherre,, ourr sttrriikes werre ablle tto sttop tthe serrviices ttottalllly.. Butt now BSNL iis one among severrall
companiies iin tthe ttellecom serrviices busiiness and due tto tthe moderrn ttechnollogy,, tthe serrviices
arre ffulllly auttomattiised.. Therrefforre,, tthe sttrriikes by emplloyees iin BSNL werre unablle tto have
maxiimum effffectt.. Hence tthe sttrriike iis now haviing a lliimiitted effffectt on tthe managementt..
e)) The BSNL managementt was adopttiing a negattiive attttiittude siince tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion iis
ffiighttiing agaiinstt tthe anttii--worrkerr polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt..
ff)) The NFTE--FNTO lleaderrs diid ttheiirr llevell bestt tto sabottage tthe efffforrtts off BSNL Emplloyees Uniion
fforr achiieviing a good wage agrreementt.. They orrganiised a biig campaiign off lliies and sllanderrs
agaiinstt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion and iitts lleaderrs,, parrttiicullarrlly agaiinstt iitts Generrall Secrrettarry Com
V..A..N..Namboodiirrii.. They ffulllly collllaborratted wiitth tthe managementt and ttrriied tto iimpose a bad deall
iin tthe wage rreviisiion off non--executtiives,, so tthatt iin tthe nextt verriiffiicattiion tthey woulld have a poiintt tto
campaiign agaiinstt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion..
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The barrgaiiniing fforr wage rreviisiion fforr BSNL non--executtiives ttook pllace iin such adverrse
ciirrcumsttances.. IInspiitte off tthese adverrse ciirrcumsttances,, tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion and Uniitted
Forrum was ablle tto orrganiise severrall agiittattiions and a successffull ttwo days sttrriike on 19th and 20th
Augustt 2009 and negottiiatted skiillllffulllly wiitth managementt and achiieved an excellllentt agrreementt iin
tthe giiven ciirrcumsttances.. ((IItt iis tto be notted tthatt iin tthe MTNL whiich iis tthe onlly ottherr PSU iin
ttellecom serrviices secttorr,, fforr tthe executtiives orrderr was iissued grranttiing 5% ffiittmentt beneffiitt onlly
((iinsttead off 30%)) and afftterr tthe agiittattiion by tthe executtiives,, iitt was keptt underr abeyance and ttherre
iis no ffurrttherr iimprrovementt.. Forr non--executtiives,, iin tthe negottiiattiion sttarrtted rrecenttlly,, managementt
offfferred 15% ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiitth 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty.. Comparred wiitth tthiis,, ourrs iis an excellllentt
agrreementt..))
2.. Whatt iis tthe datte off effffectt off tthe reviised pay scalles and whatt iis tthe reason ffor iitt?
The prreviious wage rreviisiion iin Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings was wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--1997 and iin tthatt
wage rreviisiion iitt was deciided tthatt tthe nextt wage rreviisiion woulld be afftterr 10 yearrs.. Thiis tten yearr
perriiod was complletted by 31--12--2006 and hence tthe datte off effffectt fforr tthe rreviised pay scalles iin tthe
prresentt wage rreviisiion iis 1--1--2007..
3.. Whatt are tthe exiisttiing pay scalles and whatt are tthe reviised pay scalles tthatt wiillll come iintto
effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007 ?
Sll..No.. Category Exiistiing IIDA Scalles
(Rs..)
Reviised Scalles (Rs..) that
wiillll come iinto effect from
1-1-2007
1 NE 1 4000 --120--5800 7760 -- 13320
2 NE 2 4060 --125--5935 7840 – 14700
3 NE 3 4100 --125--5975 7900 – 14880
4 NE 4 4250 --130--6200 8150 – 15340
5 NE 5 4550 --140--6650 8700 – 16840
6 NE 6 4720 --150--6970 9020 -- 17430
7 NE 7 5700 --160--8100 10900 --20400
8 NE 8 6550 --185--9325 12520 --23440
9 NE 9 7100 --200--10100 13600 -- 25420
10 NE 10 7800 --225--11175 14900 -- 27850
11 NE 11 8570 --245--12245 16370 -- 30630
4.. Whatt aboutt tthe NE--12 pay scalle((9200--250--13200)) and E1A pay scalle((9850--250--13200)) agreed
by tthe managementt iin tthe promottiion polliicy agreementt?
The NE--1 tto NE--11 pay scalles iin tthe ttablle above werre tthe pay scalles tthatt came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--
10--2000((datte off fforrmattiion off BSNL)) afftterr apprrovall off DoT and DPE.. Butt iin tthe Prromottiion Polliicy
Agrreementt siigned on 30--10--2008 bettween BSNL managementt and BSNL Emplloyees Uniion,, tthe
above saiid NE--12 and E--1A pay scalles arre newlly crreatted iin orrderr tto grrantt prromottiion tto tthose who
arre iin NE--11 pay scalle.. Siince tthese scalles arre newlly crreatted,, DoT//DPE apprrovall iis necessarry
befforre ttheiirr iimpllementtattiion and tthe case was sentt tto DPE fforr iitts apprrovall.. Prromottiions tto tthese ttwo
new scalles can be iimpllementted onlly afftterr tthiis apprrovall,, wiitth datte off effffectt fforr tthe prromottiion as perr
tthe Prromottiion Polliicy.. Siince tthese ttwo new pay scalles can nott be iimpllementted pendiing tthiis
apprrovall,, iitt was menttiioned iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tthatt tthese ttwo pay scalles ((prre--rreviised
as wellll as rreviised)) wiillll be nottiiffiied afftterr apprrovall by DoT..
5.. How tthe pay off tthe offffiiciialls jjoiined iin serviice beffore 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffiixed iin tthe reviised pay
scalle? How much beneffiitt wiillll gett iin tthe ffiixattiion off pay iin tthe reviised pay scalle?
They wiillll gett 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on ttheiirr pay+68..8% DA on 1--1--2007,, whiille ffiixiing ttheiirr basiic pay iin
tthe rreviised pay scalles..
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Forr examplle an offffiiciiall iin NE--9 pay scalle ((7100--10100)) wiitth basiic pay off Rs 8100//-- wiillll be ffiixed as
bellow iin tthe rreviised pay scalle::
a)) Basiic Pay on 1--1--2007= Rs 8100--00
b)) DA@ 68..8% on Rs8100= Rs 5573--00
c)) Tottall[[((a))+((b))]]=Rs 13673
d)) 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on tthiis ttottall((c))=Rs 4102
e)) Reviised Basiic Pay [[((c )) +(( d))]]= Rs 17775//-- rrounded tto nextt tten rrupees=Rs 17780//--
Therrefforre tthe pay off tthiis offffiiciiall iin tthe rreviised pay scalle wiillll be ffiixed att Rs 17780//-- wiitth effffectt ffrrom
1--1--2007..
On 1--1--2007 tthe offffiiciiall has acttualllly drrawn tthe ffollllowiing amountt as pay+DP+DA::
Pay=Rs 8100;; DP((50% DA merrgerr))=Rs 4050//-- ;; DA 18..8% on pay+DP=18% on 8100+4050=Rs Rs
2284;; Tottall((Pay+DP+DA))=8100+4050+2284=Rs 14434//--;;
Hiis rreviised pay on1--1--2007=Rs 17780//--;; Pay+DP+DA drrawn iin Januarry 2007=Rs 14434//--..
Therrefforre beneffiitt iin tthe rreviised pay=Rs 17780--Rs 14434=Rs 3346//--..
IItt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe same 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt was giiven tto executtiives and tthus we gott on parr
wiitth executtiives..
6.. How tthiis 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on par wiitth executtiives was achiieved?
IIn tthe prreviious wage rreviisiion tthatt ttook pllace iin tthe Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--
1997,, tthe pay and DA werre merrged,, butt iincrrease was giiven as perrcenttage off tthe basiic pay onlly,,
iinsttead off as perrcenttage off basiic pay+DA.. Butt ttherre was a serriious diiscrriimiinattiion.. Whiille tthe
executtiives werre giiven 60% tto 80% iincrrease iin ttheiirr basiic pay,, tthe non--executtiives werre giiven onlly
20% tto 40% iincrrease..
Therrefforre tthe Uniions iin varriious Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings have come ttogettherr tthiis ttiime underr tthe
bannerr off ““Commiittttee off Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings”” ((CPSTU)) and deciided tto orrganiise sttrrugglles
so tthatt iin tthe ffiittmentt beneffiitt ttherre shoulld be no diiscrriimiinattiion bettween executtiives and non--
executtiives.. IItt allso deciided tthatt tthe wage negottiiattiion fforr non--executtiives shoulld nott be sttarrtted
befforre tthe iissue off orrderrs on tthe wage rreviisiion fforr executtiives,, so tthatt tthe iincrrease giiven iin case off
executtiives can be demanded fforr non--executtiives,, and tthe diiscrriimiinattiion can be avoiided.. The BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion was a parrttnerr iin tthe CPSTU and parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthe sttrrugglles and waiitted fforr
sttarrttiing negottiiattiion on wage rreviisiion unttiill tthe orrderrs fforr wage rreviisiion off executtiives werre rrelleased..
IIn BSNL,, tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion was tthe onlly Uniion tthatt parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthe sttrrugglles as
perr tthe calllls giiven by tthe CPSTU fforr achiieviing parriitty iin tthe wage iincrrease wiitth tthe executtiives.. The
ottherr Uniions((NFTE alllliiance)) wantted iimmediiatte settttllementt,, even befforre tthe rrellease off orrderrs fforr
executtiives on wage rreviisiion,, and wiitthoutt any sttrrugglles.. IIn such case we woulld have gott verry lless
iin wage iincrrease comparred tto executtiives.. Butt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion prreventted such lloss tto non--
executtiives by parrttiiciipattiing iin allll tthese sttrrugglles and by waiittiing fforr tthe negottiiattiion unttiill orrderr fforr
wage rreviisiion off executtiives iis rrelleased..
IIn tthe orrderrs iissued iin Marrch 2009 fforr wage rreviisiion off BSNL executtiives,, tthe managementt grrantted
30% iincrrease ((ffiittmentt beneffiitt)) iin tthe emollumentts ((Pay+68..8%DA)) on 1--1--2007.. Afftterr tthiis,, tthe
BSNL Emplloyees Uniion sttarrtted wage negottiiattiion,, and iin tthe ffiirrstt meettiing iitt sellff tthe managementt
offfferred 30% iincrrease on parr wiitth tthe executtiives.. Thus tthe sttrrugglles and sttrrattegy off BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion became successffull iin achiieviing parriitty iin ffiittmentt beneffiitt ((wage iincrrease)) wiitth
executtiives..
As a rresulltt off tthiis 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on pay+68..8% DA,, we coulld achiieve a consiiderrablle iincrrease
iin tthe wage rreviisiion.. The beneffiitt due tto tthiis ffiittmentt beneffiitt iis ffrrom Rs 1652//-- att llowestt llevell((fforr
tthose att tthe miiniimum basiic pay off Rs 4000//--iin Grroup D pay scalle on 1--1--2007)) tto Rs 5059//((tthose
iin BCR 10% Grrade--4 pay scalle iin Srr TOA//TTA cadrre wiitth basiic pay Rs 11175//-- on 1--1--2007))-- att
tthe hiighestt llevell fforr tthe non--executtiives.. Butt allmostt allll tthe jjuniiorrs iin tthe Grroup D appoiintted befforre
1--1--2007 iin BSNL arre mosttlly ((exceptt a ffew cases)) appoiintted on 1--10--2000 orr iin 2001 and tthus
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tthey have drrawn 5 orr 6 iincrrementts as on 1--1--2007 and wiillll have attlleastt an iincrrease off Rs 2000//--..
Therrefforre tthe iincrrease iin basiic pay on 1--1--2007 iin tthe rreviised pay scalle comparred tto Pay+DP+DA
drrawn on 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffrrom Rs 2000//-- tto Rs 5000//--..
7.. Why a cllause “as and when BSNL managementt deciides ffor 78..2% DA merger ffor executtiives,,
tthe same beneffiitt may be exttended tto non--executtiives allso” iis added iin tthe agreementt?
As perr tthe DPE orrderrs datted 26--11--2008,, tthe ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 30% on pay+68..8% DA was grrantted
fforr tthe wage rreviisiion off executtiives iin allll PSUs.. As on 1--1--2007,, tthe DA was 68..8%.. Hence iitt was
agrreed tto giive 30% ffiittmentt on pay+68..8%DA.. Butt iiff tthe merrgerr off 50%DA wiitth basiic pay on 1--1--
2007 iis ttaken iintto consiiderrattiion,, tthe DA on 1--1--2007 wiillll be 78..2% iinsttead off 68..8%.. Accorrdiinglly
tthe DPE iissued orrderrs on 2--4--2009 fforr iimpllementtiing 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt fforr executtiives on
pay+78..2%DA iinsttead off on Pay+68..8% DA.. Hence iin severrall ottherr PSUs tthe 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt
was giiven on pay+78..2%DA,, botth fforr executtiives and non--executtiives.. Due tto tthe prresentt ffiinanciiall
siittuattiion,, tthe BSNL managementt rresttrriictted tthiis ffiittmentt beneffiitt tto 30% on Pay+68..8% DA.. Butt due
tto ourr sttrrugglles and prressurre,, tthe managementt agrreed tto consiiderr tthe iissue off grranttiing 30%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt on pay+78..2% DA afftterr some ttiime,, fforr executtiives and non--executtiives ttogettherr..
Hence tthiis cllause iis added iin tthe agrreementt.. IIn case tthe managementt agrrees fforr tthiis,, ourr rreviised
pay wiillll ffurrttherr iincrrease..
8.. How tthe pay off tthe offffiiciiall jjoiined newlly iin BSNL on or afftter 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffiixed iin tthe
reviised pay scalles and why?
These offffiiciialls wiillll be ffiixed diirrecttlly att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle on tthe datte off ttheiirr
jjoiiniing iin BSNL.. Thiis iis because iitt iis nott pay rreviisiion fforr tthem.. Pay rreviisiion iis wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--
2007.. Pay can be rreviised on 1--1--2007 onlly fforr tthose who have drrawn pay befforre 1--1--2007.. Siince
new pay scalle comes iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007,, and siince tthe new rrecrruiittees arre tto be appoiintted att
tthe miiniimum off tthe pay scalle,, tthose who arre appoiintted iin BSNL on orr afftterr 1--1--2007 wiillll be ttrreatted
as appoiintted att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle on tthe datte off ttheiirr appoiinttmentt..
9.. IIn tthe agreementt tthere iis a cllause tthatt tthe non--executtiives can optt ffor tthe reviisiion off pay on
1--1--2007 or ffrom tthe datte off promottiion afftter 1--1--2007,, or ffrom tthe datte off nextt iincrementt iin
tthe exiisttiing scalle.. Whatt iis tthe beneffiitt off tthiis?
Thiis can be underrsttood by an examplle.. A Tellecom Mechaniic was prromotted as TTA afftterr 1--1--2007,,
say on 1--2--2007.. Hiis basiic pay iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle iin TM cadrre was Rs 5920//-- on 1--1--2007..
On 1--2--2007 he was prromotted and ffiixed iin TTA exiisttiing pay scalle att Rs 7100//--.. IIn case tthe offffiiciiall
comes iintto rreviised pay scalle on 1--1--2007,, hiis pay wiillll be rreviised iin tthe TM pay scalle ffrrom tthe prre--
rreviised basiic pay Rs 5920//-- tto tthe rreviised basiic pay Rs 13000//--.. Butt iin case he optts tto conttiinue iin
tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle unttiill hiis datte off prromottiion tto TTA cadrre ((1--2--2007)),, tthen he wiillll conttiinue
iin tthe prre--rreviised TM pay scalle unttiill 31--1--2007 and wiillll gett ffiixed iin tthe rreviised pay scalle off TTA on
1--2--2007.. He was iin TTA pay scalle on 1--2--2007 wiitth basiic pay Rs 7100((prre--rreviised)).. Thiis basiic
pay off Rs 7100//-- iin tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle wiillll be rreviised as Rs 15580//-- wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--2--
2007.. Siince iitt iis beneffiiciiall fforr hiim,, he wiillll optt fforr rreviised pay on tthe datte off prromottiion..
10.. Whatt aboutt tthose rettiired iin BSNL beffore 1--1--2007?
Wage rreviisiion iis nott applliicablle fforr tthem siince tthey have rrettiirred befforre 1--1--2007.. Butt ttheiirr pensiion
has tto be rreviised.. Forr pensiion rreviisiion,, ttherre iis no prroviisiion iin Rulle 37((A)) off CCS((Pensiion))Rulles..
The tthrree ffederrattiions who wellcomed fforrmattiion off BSNL and siigned agrreementt att tthatt ttiime have
ffaiilled tto rraiise tthiis iissue wiitth tthe Goverrnmentt.. Thiis iissue has come iintto ffocus because off wage
rreviisiion now.. Butt who has tto make tthe amendmentt iin tthe Rulle 37--A? Onlly Cabiinett can do iitt.. DoT
has tto send tthe prroposall and iitt iis prreparriing a Cabiinett Notte on tthiis iissue fforr tthe apprrovall off tthe
Cabiinett.. Butt iitt iis prroposiing pensiion rreviisiion on tthe basiis off equiivallentt CDA pay,, iinsttead off on IIDA
pay.. The rreason iis tthatt ttherre iis an orrderr datted 19--9--2003 iissued by tthe Deparrttmentt off Pensiion
iinsttrructtiing pensiion rreviisiion off tthose PSU emplloyees absorrbed ffrrom Goverrnmentt Deparrttmentt and
ttakiing pensiion on combiined serrviice((Goverrnmentt serrviice and PSU serrviice)),, on tthe basiis off
equiivallentt CDA pay,, iinsttead off IIDA pay.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion mett tthe DoT autthorriittiies and allso
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tthe Miiniistterr fforr Communiicattiions and demanded fforr pensiion rreviisiion on IIDA pay.. The BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion and Allll IIndiia BSNL--DoT Pensiionerrs Associiattiion arre serriiouslly and conttiinuouslly
ttrryiing tto achiieve pensiion rreviisiion on IIDA pay.. ((IIn tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tthe ffolllloiing iis
menttiioned::
““The iissue off rreviisiion off IIDA pensiion iin rrespectt off emplloyees absorrbed iin BSNL and rrettiirred befforre
1--1--2007 and pensiion anomally iin rrespectt off BSNL absorrbed emplloyees rrettiirred prriiorr tto 31--7--2001
allrready sttand rrefferrrred tto DoT and may be purrsued by BSNL..””))
11.. Whatt aboutt tthose rettiired afftter 1--1--2007?
Wage rreviisiion ffrrom 1--1--2007 iis applliicablle fforr tthem.. Therre iis a posiittiive change iin tthe pensiion rrulles..
As perr tthe rrecentt orrderrs iissued by Deparrttmentt off Pensiion and endorrsed by DoT,, tthe pensiion wiillll
be callcullatted on llastt tten montths averrage pay orr llastt montth pay,, whiich everr iis advanttageous tto tthe
rrettiirree.. Thiis prroviisiion iis applliicablle w..e..ff 1--1--2006..Therrefforre even iiff an offffiiciiall rrettiirred on 31--1--2007,,
he wiillll gett hiis pay rreviised on 1--1--2007 and he wiillll be paiid pensiion on tthe basiis off hiis rreviised pay..
12.. How tthe miiniimum pay iis deciided iin tthe reviised pay scalle and why?
The BSNL managementt prroposed tto ffiix miiniimum pay iin tthe rreviised pay scalles by mullttiipllyiing tthe
miiniimum pay iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle wiitth 1..91.. The exiisttiing NE--9 pay scalle miiniimum iis Rs
7100//-- iin tthe exiisttiing 7100--10100 pay scalle.. Thiis 7100 wiillll be mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 and iitt wiillll be Rs
13561//-- ((say Rs 13570)).. Thiis was rrounded tto Rs 13600//-- and ffiixed as tthe miiniimum pay iin tthe
rreviised NE--9 pay scalle.. Therrefforre tthe offffiiciialls newlly appoiintted iin BSNL on orr afftterr 1--1--2007 iin tthiis
pay scalle wiillll be ffiixed att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle ((Rs 13600//--)) on tthe datte off ttheiirr
appoiinttmentt..
The rreason fforr haviing 1..91 as tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr iis tthatt iin case off Executtiives allso tthe same
mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 1..91 was used tto deciide tthe miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle.. Forr examplle,,
tthe JTO((E1A)) pay scalle was 9850--250--14600 befforre pay rreviisiion.. IItt was prroposed tto be rreviised tto
Rs 18850--40500 by tthe managementt,, afftterr apprrovall ffrrom DPE.. The miiniimum Rs 18850//-- off tthe
rreviised scalle was 1..91 ttiimes off 9850//--((9850x1..91=18820 and iitt was adjjustted tto 18850//--)).. Siimiillarrlly,,
tthe E3 pay scalle off executtiives was Rs 13000--350--18250 and iitt was rreviised tto Rs 24900--50500..
The miiniimum Rs 24900//-- iis arrrriived by mullttiipllyiing tthe miiniimum off tthe prre--rreviised scalle ii..e Rs
13000//-- wiitth 1..91 and iitt wiillll be Rs 24830//-- and iitt was adjjustted tto Rs 24900//-- tto make iitt tthe
miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay..
IIn ottherr PSUs allso ((lliike Food Corrporrattiion,, Conttaiinerr Corrporrattiion,, ECIIL ettc)) wherre wage rreviisiion
has ttaken pllace so ffarr,, tthe miiniimum off tthe exiisttiing pay scalle was mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 tto make iitt tthe
miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle..
IIn Centtrrall Goverrnmentt allso allmostt tthe same mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr was applliied iin deciidiing tthe
miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle.. Forr examplle tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle S--7((Posttall Cllerrk)) was
4000--100--6000 as perr 5th CPC scalles.. As perr 6th CPC rreporrtt tthe Goverrnmentt rreviised iitt tto Pay
Band 5200--20200 wiitth Grrade Pay 2400.. The Posttall Cllerrk rrecrruiitted newlly on orr 1--1--2006((datte off
effffectt off new pay scalles iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt)) wiillll be appoiintted att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised
pay scalle whiich wiillll be 5200+2400=7600.. Rs 4000 mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 wiillll be Rs 7640//--.. Thus
same mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 1..91 was applliied fforr deciidiing tthe miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle..
Alltthough tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion ttrriied fforr a miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle equall tto
miiniimum iin tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle mullttiiplliied by 2..195 so tthatt iitt wiillll be equall tto tthe 30% iincrrease
on tthe prre--rreviised miiniimum pay+68..8% DA,, iitt was nott agrreed by tthe managementt.. We rrequestted
att lleastt fforr appllyiing tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 2 iinsttead off 1..91.. Butt tthiis was allso nott agrreed.. Siince
tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr fforr deciidiing tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle was 1..91 everry wherre as
dettaiilled above,, we werre compelllled tto acceptt iitt.. Morreoverr iin case tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr fforr
deciidiing tthe miiniimum off tthe non--executtiive pay scalle iis 2..195 tto make tthe rreviised miiniimum equall
tto 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt fforrmulla,, tthe miiniimum off NE--12 pay scalle prroposed fforr non--executtiives iin tthe
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prromottiion polliicy((9200--250--13200)) wiillll be rreviised as 9200x2..195=20200,, whiich wiillll be morre tthan
tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised JTO pay scalle((E1A))Rs 18850//--.. Such a systtem off llowerr llevell pay scalle
wiitth a miiniimum morre tthan tthe miiniimum off tthe hiigherr pay scalle iis nott possiiblle.. Therrefforre we werre
compelllled tto acceptt tthe 1..91 mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr..
13.. Whatt iis tthe effffectt off tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle on tthe sallary off tthe emplloyees? How tthe
maxiimum off tthe pay scalle was deciided iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalles?
IIff an offffiiciiall rreaches tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle and conttiinues iin tthatt pay scalle,, he can nott drraw
iincrrementt everry yearr siince he had allrready rreached tthe maxiimum.. How everr,, he wiillll be giiven
sttagnattiion iincrrementt once iin ttwo yearrs,, afftterr rreachiing tthe maxiimum.. Maxiimum tthrree such
sttagnattiion iincrrementts wiillll be giiven..
Maxiimum pay off tthe pay scalle iis deciided by tthe span off tthe pay scalle.. Span off tthe pay scalle
means tthe numberr off yearrs fforr whiich iincrrementts arre tto be giiven sttarrttiing ffrrom tthe miiniimum off tthe
pay scalle,, tto rreach tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle.. Forr examplle,, tthe prresentt NE--1 pay scalle ((Grroup
D Pay Scalle)) iis Rs 4000--120--5800.. IIn tthiis,, tthe miiniimum off tthe pay scalle iis Rs 4000.. Maxiimum off
tthe pay scalle iis Rs 5800.. Wiitth Rs 120//-- iincrrementt,, 15 yearrs span ((15 annuall iincrrementts)) iis
rrequiirred ffrrom Rs 4000//-- miiniimum tto rreach tthe maxiimum 5800//--.. Therrefforre tthe span off tthe pay
scalle iis 15 yearrs.. Allll tthe exiisttiing non--executtiive pay scalles ((NE--1 tto NE--11)) arre haviing 15 yearrs
span..
The span off tthe prre--rreviised executtiive pay scalles iis 19 yearrs ((E1A)),,18 yearrs((E2A)),, 15 yearrs((E3)),,
12 yearrs ((E4,, E5,,E6)),, 8 yearrs((E9,, E9A))..
14.. IIs iitt necessary tto have a maxiimum ffor tthe pay scalle? Why iitt can nott be open ended wiitth outt
any maxiimum?
Open ended pay scalle wiillll have a miiniimum and iincrrementt rratte.. Butt iitt wiillll have no maxiimum.. Siince
maxiimum iis nott ttherre,, iincrrementts can be giiven conttiinuouslly wiitthoutt sttagnattiion.. Such open ended
pay scalles werre iimpllementted iin ONGC allrready,, siince 1997.. We allso demanded BSNL
managementt tto agrree fforr such open ended pay scalles.. Butt managementt ttolld a speciiall prrobllem iin
tthiis rregarrd.. The pensiion conttrriibuttiion fforr allll tthe BSNL emplloyees absorrbed ffrrom DoT iis beiing paiid
by BSNL tto DoT based on tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle off tthe emplloyee.. As llong as tthiis systtem
off Goverrnmentt pensiion iis ttherre,, tthiis iis tthe rrequiirrementt.. Therrefforre iitt iis necessarry tto have maxiimum
fforr tthe pay scalle..((Alltthough tthe Goverrnmentt iissued orrderrs afftterr iimpllementtattiion off siixtth pay
commiissiion pay scalles fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt Emplloyees sttattiing tthatt tthe pensiion conttrriibuttiion
can be paiid on basiic pay iinsttead off maxiimum off tthe pay scalle,, DoT ttolld tthatt iitt iis applliicablle onlly fforr
tthe Centtrrall Goverrnmentt Emplloyees on deputtattiion iin BSNL and nott fforr tthe absorrbed emplloyees))..
15.. Whatt was tthe proposall off tthe managementt on tthe span ffor deciidiing tthe maxiimum off tthe
reviised pay scalles? Whatt probllems arose wiitth tthatt proposall and how iitt iis sollved?
Managementt prroposed 12 yearrs span wherre as allll tthe exiisttiing pay scalles arre haviing 15 yearrs
span.. The arrgumentt off tthe managementt iis tthatt siince tthe pensiion conttrriibuttiion fforr allll emplloyees
absorrbed ffrrom DoT iis tto be paiid by BSNL tto tthe Goverrnmentt as perr tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle
and iin case tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle iis morre,, tthe expendiitturre on pensiion conttrriibuttiion wiillll be
morre,, and wiitth a serriious ffallll down iin tthe prroffiitts,, BSNL wiillll nott be iin a posiittiion tto bearr a biig
iincrrease iin pensiion conttrriibuttiion.. Managementt ffurrttherr arrgued tthatt wiitth new prromottiion scheme
prroviidiing prromottiion tto nextt hiigherr pay scalle afftterr everry 4//7//8 yearrs,, tthe span off tthe pay scalle can
be rreduced.. Furrttherr,, iitt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe NFTE--FNTO alllliiance wrrotte a lletttterr on tto tthe
managementt suggesttiing such rreducttiion iin tthe span off tthe pay scalle,, alltthough iitt was harrmffull fforr tthe
emplloyees..
Wiitth tthiis 12 yearrs span iitt was ffound tthatt fforr severrall emplloyees,, tthe rreviised basiic pay wiitth 30%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiillll be morre tthan tthe maxiimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle and tthey wiillll have no scalle
tto gett tthe ffullll beneffiitt off 30% ffiittmentt.. Hence we rreffused tto acceptt such a shorrtt span fforr tthe rreviised
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pay scalle.. We ttolld tthe managementt tthatt iin any case tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle can nott be
deciided by tthe managementt tto rreffuse ffullll beneffiitt off pay rreviisiion ((30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt)),, ffullll beneffiitt off
prromottiion polliicy ((tthe maxiimum off tthe hiigherr pay scalle tto whiich tthe prromottiion iis giiven shoulld nott
be lless tthan tthe basiic pay att whiich tthe offffiiciiall wiillll be ffiixed iin prromotted pay scalle)) and allso tthe
offffiiciiall shoulld fface no prrobllem off sttagnattiion.. We have collllectted severrall cases ffrrom allll overr tthe
counttrry and made an exhausttiive sttudy on tthe iissue and wrrotte severrall lletttterrs tto tthe managementt
expllaiiniing why iitt was necessarry tto iincrrease tthe span off tthe pay scalle tto 26 yearrs.. Due tto ourr
dettaiilled diiscussiion iin severrall meettiings and conttiinuous purrsuall,, ffiinalllly managementt agrreed tto
iincrrease tthe span off tthe pay scalle ffrrom tthe 12 yearrs prroposed by tthem tto 18 yearrs fforr NE--1,,21
yearrs fforr NE--2,,3,,4,, 7,,8,,9,,10,,11 pay scalles and 22 yearrs fforr NE--5 and 6 pay scalles..Thiis iis a grreatt
achiievementt.. IItt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe exiisttiing pay scalles fforr Non--Executtiives arre haviing 15 yearrs
span onlly.. Whiille tthe span off tthe JTO pay scalle was iincrreased ffrrom 19 yearrs tto 26 yearrs ((7 yearrs
iincrrease)),, we gott tthe span off ourr pay scalles iincrreased ffrrom 15 yearrs tto 21//22 yearrs ((6//7 yearrs
iincrrease)).. Thus we achiieved allmostt equall iincrrease iin span comparred wiitth executtiives.. The wage
negottiiattiion iis dellayed due tto tthiis siinglle iissue fforr morre tthan ttwo montths.. Butt ffiinalllly we werre ablle tto
prressurriise tthe managementt and agrree fforr iincrreasiing tthe span by 6//7 yearrs ((ffrrom 15 yearrs iin
exiisttiing scalles tto 21//22 yearrs iin rreviised scalles)).. Thiis wiillll hellp iin avoiidiing prrobllem off sttagnattiion tto
a grreatterr exttentt.. Had we siigned tthe agrreementt comiing underr tthe prressurre off tthe malliiciious
prropaganda off anttii--worrkerr lleaderrs off NFTE--FNTO alllliiance,, allll tthe emplloyees woulld have ffaced a
serriious prrobllem off sttagnattiion and everry emplloyee woulld have rreached tthe maxiimum iin tthe rreviised
scalles by now and woulld have been gettttiing iincrrementt once iin ttwo yearrs onlly iinsttead off iincrrementt
everry yearr.. Because off tthe consiisttentt sttand ttaken by us,, we achiieved iincrrease iin pay scalle span
on parr wiitth executtiives and avoiided sttagnattiion mosttlly.. IItt iis nott possiiblle tto avoiid sttagnattiion ffulllly as
llong as ttherre iis a maxiimum fforr tthe pay scalle.. Hence even iin case off executtiives allso tthe sttagnattiion
prrobllem iis ttherre iin tthe rreviised scalles tto a cerrttaiin exttentt and hence fforr executtiives,, afftterr rreachiing
tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle,, sttagnattiion iincrrementt iis prroviided everry ttwo yearrs.. We achiieved tthiis
fforr non--executtiives allso.. Hence tthe ffew offffiiciialls who rreach maxiimum off tthe pay scalle and conttiinue
iin tthe same scalle,, sttagnattiion iincrrementt wiillll be giiven everry ttwo yearrs on parr wiitth executtiives..((The
iimprrovementt on tthe iissue off tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalles achiieved tthrrough prrottrractted
negottiiattiion iis iillllusttrratted iin tthe ttablle bellow::
Maxiimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle prroposed by tthe
managementt allong wiitth span giiven iin brrackett
SCALE
Prroposed
on 17--11--2009
Prroposed
on 18--12--2009
Prroposed
on 24--12--2009
Maxiimum off rreviised
pay scalle ffiinalllly agrreed
by tthe managementt iin
tthe Agrreementt siigned
on 15--01--2010
NE--1 11100((12yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs))
NE--2 11250((12 yearrs)) 13440((18 yearrs)) 13850((19 yearrs)) 14700((21 yearrs))
NE--3 11350((12 yearrs)) 13600((18 yearrs)) 14010((19 yearrs)) 14880((21 yearrs))
NE--4 11800((12 yearrs)) 13940((18 yearrs)) 14450((19 yearrs)) 15340((21 yearrs))
NE--5 12600((12 yearrs)) 14940((18 yearrs)) 15390((19 yearrs)) 16840((22 yearrs))
NE--6 13100((12 yearrs)) 15470((18 yearrs)) 15470((18 yearrs)) 17430((22 yearrs))
NE--7 15800((12 yearrs)) 18650((18 yearrs)) 18650((18 yearrs)) 20400((21 yearrs))
NE--8 18150((12 yearrs)) 21430((18 yearrs)) 21430((18 yearrs)) 23440((21 yearrs))
NE--9 19700((12 yearrs)) 23200((18 yearrs)) 23200((18 yearrs)) 25420((21 yearrs))
NE--10 21650((12 yearrs)) 25470((18 yearrs)) 25470((18 yearrs)) 27850((21 yearrs))
NE--11 23750((12 yearrs)) 28010((18 yearrs)) 28010((18 yearrs)) 30630((21 yearrs))
16.. Whatt iis tthe iincrementt ratte iin tthe reviised pay scalles? How iitt iis diifffferentt ffrom tthe exiisttiing
systtem off iincrementt ratte?
Managementt agrreed tto grrantt iincrrementt att tthe rratte off 3% on rreviised basiic pay.. Thiis perrcenttage
systtem off iincrrementt iis morre beneffiiciiall tto tthe exiisttiing systtem off ffiixed iincrrementt.. IIn tthe exiisttiing pay
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scalles,, tthe iincrrementt amountt wiillll rremaiin tthe same as llong as tthe offffiiciiall rremaiins iin tthe same pay
scalle.. Forr examplle iin tthe Grroup D Pay scalle 4000--120--5800,, as llong as tthe offffiiciiall conttiinues iin tthe
same pay scalle,, tthe iincrrementt wiillll be Rs 120//-- onlly and iitt wiillll nott iincrrease.. Butt wiitth iincrrementt
giiven as perrcenttage on basiic pay,, tthe amountt off iincrrementt wiillll go on iincrreasiing everry yearr.. Forr
examplle,, iin case an offffiiciiall iin NE--10((7800--225--11175)) pay scalle drrawiing basiic pay off Rs 9600//-- on
1--1--2007 iis ffiixed iin tthe rreviised pay scalle att tthe basiic pay Rs 21070//-- on 1--1--2007 and iin case hiis
iincrrementt iis due on 1--5--2007,, he wiillll drraw tthe ffollllowiing iincrrementts::--
1--1--2007=21070
1--5--2007=IIncrrementt off 3% on 21070=640//-- and hiis basiic pay on 1--5--2007 wiillll be Rs
21070+640=21710
1--5--2008=IIncrrementt off 3% on Rs 21710=660//-- and hiis basiic pay on 1--5--2009 wiillll be Rs
21710+660=Rs Rs 22370//-- and so on..
Thus tthe iincrrementt wiillll go on iincrreasiing everry yearr..
Because tthe iincrrementt tthus goes on iincrreasiing everry yearr,, ttherre wiillll be no ffiixed sttage iin tthe pay
scalle as att prresentt.. Everry body wiillll have hiis own ttrrack iin tthe pay scalle,, based on hiis basiic pay on
1--1--2007 iin tthe rreviised pay scalle,, by gettttiing 3% annuall iincrrementt on basiic pay.. Hence iitt iis verry
essenttiiall fforr each emplloyee tto maiinttaiin hiis own sallarry rrecorrd..
17.. How tthiis beneffiiciiall systtem off iincrementt as percenttage on basiic pay was achiieved?
Thiis systtem off iincrrementt as perrcenttage off basiic pay was iimpllementted iin some PSUs iin tthe
prreviious wage rreviisiion tthatt came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--1997.. The CPSTU ((Commiittttee off Publliic
Secttorr Trrade Uniions)) deciided tto demand and ffiightt fforr achiieviing tthiis systtem iin allll PSUs and
orrganiised sttrrugglles on tthiis demand.. The BSNL Emplloyees Uniion parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthese
sttrrugglles.. As a rresulltt off tthese sttrrugglles and as a rresulltt off siimiillarr demand by tthe Centtrrall
Goverrnmentt emplloyees,, tthiis systtem off iincrrementt as perrcenttage off basiic pay was acceptted by 6th
CPC fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt emplloyees and allso by tthe PSUs fforr tthe wage rreviisiion ffrrom 1--1--2007
and accorrdiinglly tthe BSNL managementt allso acceptted tthiis systtem..
18.. How llong tthese reviised pay scalles comiing iintto effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007 wiillll conttiinue and when
wiillll be tthe nextt wage reviisiion?
As perr tthe guiidelliines iissued by tthe DPE on 9--11--2006,, tthe perriiodiiciitty fforr wage rreviisiion fforr non--
executtiives was tten yearrs.. Therrefforre tthe rreviised pay scalles tthatt come iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007
have tto be iin fforrce fforr tten yearrs ffrrom 1--1--2007 and nextt wage rreviisiion has tto come iintto effffectt ffrrom
1--1--2017.. Butt iin tthe PSUs,, unttiill 1996,, ffiive wage rreviisiions werre iimpllementted wiitth ffiive yearr
perriiodiiciitty and tthus everry ffiive yearrs tthe wages werre rreviised.. Butt iin tthe siixtth wage rreviisiion tthatt
was effffectted ffrrom 1--1--1997,, tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was iimposed by tthe Goverrnmentt as perr tthe
iinsttrructtiions off Worrlld Bank.. The uniions off varriious PSUs have come ttogettherr underr tthe bannerr off
CPSTU and opposed tthiis condiittiion off tten yearr perriiodiiciitty and demanded fforr ffiive yearr perriiodiiciitty..
Severrall sttrrugglles werre orrganiised and nottiice fforr sttrriike was allso giiven iin severrall PSUs.. BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthese sttrrugglles.. A dellegattiion off tthe CPSTU mett tthe Prriime
Miiniistterr Manmohan Siingh allong wiitth Com Siittarram Yechurry CPII((M)) Polliittbeaurreau memberr on 27--
4--2008 and as perr tthe assurrance giiven by tthe Prriime Miiniistterr,, DPE iissued orrderrs on 1--5--2008
sttattiing tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty can be any wherre bettween 10 tto 5 yearrs dependiing on tthe agrreementt
rreached on tthe basiis off barrgaiin bettween managementt and Uniion..
IIn severrall PSUs tthe Uniions agrreed fforr 5 yearr perriiodiiciitty wiitth ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 24% orr 23% ((lless
tthan 30%)) on tthe grround tthatt afftterr achiieviing tthiis 24% ffiittmentt beneffiitt iin tthe prresentt wage rreviisiion
wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007,, iin tthe nextt wage rreviisiion afftterr ffiive yearrs w..e..ff 1--1--2012 anottherr 24%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt can be achiieved so tthatt by 1--1--2012 ttottall ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiillll be 48% iinsttead off 30%..
IIn BSNL we ffoughtt fforr 5 yearr perriiod agrreementt wiitth ffiittmentt beneffiitt nott lless tthan 30%.. We coulld
nott go down bellow 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt because tthe rrettiirriing offffiiciialls wiillll gett morre pensiion wiitth 30%
ffiittmentt,, and allso tthe pensiion iis beiing rreviised everry tten yearrs by tthe Goverrnmentt,, nott ffiive yearrs..
Juniiorrs allso wantted iimmediiatte settttllementt wiitth 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt siince tthey ffelltt tthatt iitt iis doubttffull
whettherr anottherr wage rreviisiion iin 2012 iis possiiblle siince tthe tthe prroffiitts off BSNL arre comiing down
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and tthe ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL iis goiing down.. Due tto tthiis prrobllem,, BSNL emplloyees can nott
acceptt ffiittmentt beneffiitt lless tthan 30%.. Butt because off tthiis,, whettherr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty shoulld be
acceptted? IIn such case,, when wage rreviisiion ttakes pllace iin ottherr PSUs agaiin afftterr 5 yearrs,, BSNL
emplloyees wiillll have no such wage rreviisiion w..e..ff 1--1--2012 and tthey can have nextt wage rreviisiion
afftterr tten yearrs,, w..e..ff 1--1--2017 onlly.. Therrefforre BSNL Emplloyees Uniion ttrriied iitts llevell bestt and
orrganiised ttwo days sttrriike on tthe iissue off ffiive yearr perriiodiiciitty wiitth 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt..
Fiinalllly a comprromiise was rreached wiitth tthe managementt rregarrdiing perriiodiiciitty.. Ten yearr perriiodiiciitty
wiillll nott be menttiioned iin tthe agrreementt.. A cllause was added iin tthe agrreementt tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty
wiillll be rreduced fforr non--executtiives iiff rreduced fforr executtiives.. Thus a possiibiilliitty off achiieviing nextt
wage rreviisiion allong wiitth executtiives,, wiitth lless tthan tten yearr perriiodiiciitty iis securred,, allong wiitth
achiievementt off 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt..
19.. Wage Reviisiion was due wiitth effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007.. Butt tthe agreementt was siigned iin January
2010 onlly.. Why so much dellay?
As expllaiined above,, tto prreventt tthe dangerr off non--executtiives gettttiing lless ffiittmentt beneffiitt tthan
executtiives as happened iin tthe llastt wage rreviisiion iin PSUs,, we werre compelllled tto waiitt unttiill tthe
iissue off orrderrs on wage rreviisiion off executtiives.. IIn tthe Executtiives wage rreviisiion orrderr 30% ffiittmentt
beneffiitt was giiven wiitthoutt menttiioniing perriiodiiciitty.. Butt managementt ttrriied tto iimpose a condiittiion on
non--executtiives tthatt 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt can be giiven onlly when 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty iis acceptted.. IIn
tthe lletttterr wrriitttten by tthe Diirrecttorr ((HRD)),, BSNL tto Com Namboodiirrii GS BSNLEU on 22--4--2009,,
whiich was ciirrcullatted tto allll emplloyees by tthe managementt,, iitt was sttatted tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty off 10
yearrs applliicablle fforr executtiives as rrecommended by 2nd Pay Reviisiion Commiittttee woulld be
applliicablle fforr non--executtiives and tthe same ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 30% grrantted tto executtiives woulld be
grrantted fforr non--executtiives.. Thiis sttattementt off Diirrecttorr ((HRD)) was ffallse and miislleadiing.. No such
tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was rrecommended fforr tthe executtiives by tthe Second Pay Reviisiion Commiittttee
and no such tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was menttiioned iin tthe wage rreviisiion orrderr iissued by BSNL
managementt fforr tthe executtiives.. IItt was sttatted iin tthiis orrderr tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty woulld be as perr tthe
deciisiion off DPE.. The questtiion tthatt came befforre us was iin case we siigned fforr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty fforr
non--executtiives,, and ttherreafftterr tthe DPE deciides perriiodiiciitty lless tthan tten yearrs fforr executtiives,, tthen
nextt wage rreviisiion wiillll be earrlliierr fforr executtiives tthan non--executtiives.. We had tto ffiightt agaiinstt tthiis
diiscrriimiinattiion.. Alltthough ttherre was dellay due tto tthe attttiittude off tthe managementt,, ffiinalllly we werre
successffull iin achiieviing wage agrreementt wiitthoutt menttiioniing 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty and wiitth tthe cllause
tthatt iiff perriiodiiciitty iis rreduced fforr executtiives,, tthe same wiillll be applliicablle fforr non--executtiives.. Therrafftterr
tto sollve tthe prrobllem off span off tthe pay scalle,, iitt ttook attlleastt ttwo montths ttiime.. Therrefforre tthe dellay
was due tto tthese rreasons..
20.. How tthe DA wiillll be paiid afftter iimpllementtattiion off reviised pay scalles w..e..ff 1--1--2007?
As perr tthe exiisttiing systtem,, DA wiillll be grrantted tto ffulllly neuttrralliise tthe prriice rriise.. Siince tthe enttiirre DA
68..8% wiillll be merrged wiitth pay on 1--1--2007 iin tthe pay rreviisiion,, ttherre wiillll be no DA on 1--1--2007 on
rreviised pay.. Hence on 1--1--2007,, DA on rreviised pay wiillll be 0 and ttherreafftterr iitt wiillll iincrrease as
bellow,, tto compensatte tthe prriice rriise ffulllly::
Datte
off DA
1--1--
07
1--4--
07
1--7--
07
1--
10--
07
1--1--
08
1--4--
08
1--7--
08
1--
10--
08
1--1--
09
1--4--
09
1--7--
09
1--10--
09
Ratte off
DA iin
percentt
on
reviised
basiic
pay
0..0 0..8 1..3 4..2 5..8 6..3 9..2 12..9 16..6 16..9 18..5 25..3
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Thus based on tthe iincrrease iin tthe prriice rriise,, tthe DA wiillll iincrrease once iin everry tthrree montths on 1st
Januarry,, 1st Aprriill,, 1st Jully and 1st Octtoberr everry yearr as perr tthe orrderrs iissued by DPE..
21.. Some offffiiciialls newlly recruiitted afftter 1--1--2007 wiillll gett Pay+DA on reviised pay lless tthan whatt
tthey have allready drawn iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalles,, on tthe datte off ttheiir jjoiiniing.. Whatt
proviisiion iis tthere ffor prottecttiing tthese offffiiciialls ffrom such reducttiion?
Thiis prrobllem iis iillllusttrratted by tthe ffollllowiing examplle::
a)) A diirrectt rrecrruiittee TTA was appoiintted on1--10--2009.. Therrefforre on 1--10--2009 hiis basiic pay was
tthe miiniimum off tthe exiisttiing pay scalle ii..e..,, Rs 7100.. On 1--10--2009 tthe ffollllowiing iis pay+DP+DA
on exiisttiing pay scalle:: Pay=7100;; DP=3550//--;; DA=6560;; Tottall=Rs 17210;;
b)) On 1--10--2009,, he wiillll be ffiixed att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle ,, Rs13600//--.. The DA on
rreviised pay iin Octtoberr 2009 iis 25..3%.. Therrefforre tthe DA on 13600//-- pay iis Rs 3441//--.. Hiis
pay+DA as perr rreviised pay wiillll be 13600+3441=Rs 17041;; Therrefforre tthe offffiiciiall wiillll be drrawiing
17210--17041=Rs 169//-- lless iin Pay+DA on hiis datte off jjoiiniing,, afftterr wage rreviisiion..
c)) We diiscussed tthiis iissue wiitth tthe managementt and iitt was agrreed nott tto iimpllementt tthiis
rrecoverry,, by grranttiing tthiis diifffferrence as perrsonall pay tto be adjjustted iin ffutturre iincrrease iin
pay+DA.. Forr executtiives allso,, tthe newlly rrecrruiitted JTOs gott tthe same prrobllem iin ttheiirr wage
rreviisiion and iitt was agrreed tto prrottectt iitt as perrsonall pay..
d)) Butt tthiis prroviisiion iis applliicablle onlly iin case tthiis diifffferrence arriises on tthe datte off jjoiiniing iin BSNL
and nott subsequenttlly.. Thiis iis because wage rreviisiion iis concerrned wiitth rreviisiion off exiisttiing
wage fforr tthose jjoiined iin BSNL prriiorr tto 1--1--2007 orr wiitth ffiixiing tthe miiniimum wage iin tthe rreviised
pay scalle fforr tthose jjoiined on orr afftterr 1--1--2007.. Thiis coulld nott be sollved because fforr tthe
prresentt ttherre iis no prrocedurre avaiillablle fforr sollviing iitt..
22.. Whatt wiillll happen tto tthe exttra iincrementt grantted ffor tthe offffiiciialls iin BCR grade one year
beffore ttheiir rettiirementt siince tthey diid nott gett Grade--IIV promottiion?
a)) Those who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt and rrettiirred bettween 1--1--2007 tto 31--3--2008—fforr tthem tthe
new prromottiion polliicy iis nott applliicablle.. Hence ttherre iis no chance fforr tthem tto gett any prromottiion
rrettrrospecttiivelly afftterr ttheiirr rrettiirrementt.. Therrefforre ttheiirr exttrra iincrrementt has tto be prrottectted,, iin
tterrms off tthe rreviised pay scalles.. Forr tthose among tthem who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt befforre 1--1--
2007,, iitt wiillll be added tto tthe basiic pay fforr callcullattiing tthe 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt whiille ffiixiing ttheiirr
rreviised pay.. Thus ttheiirr exttrra iincrrementt wiillll be merrged and iincrreased iin tthe rreviised pay.. Forr
tthose among tthem who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt afftterr 1--1--2007,, iitt wiillll be giiven as an exttrra
iincrrementt off 3% on ttheiirr rreviised pay and iitt wiillll be iinclluded fforr callcullattiing pensiion..
b)) Those rrettiirred afftterr 31--3--2008--iiff tthey gett prromottiion as perr new prromottiion polliicy rrettrrospecttiivelly,,
wiitth datte off effffectt fforr such prromottiion befforre 1--1--2007,, tthey wiillll gett nextt hiigherr scalle and hence
tthe exttrra iincrrementt wiillll nott be ttherre siince iitt was giiven iin lliieu off such prromottiion and ttheiirr pay on
1--1--2007 wiillll be rreviised iin such prromotted pay scalle.. IIn case off tthose among tthem who wiillll gett
prromottiion as perr tthe new prromottiion polliicy afftterr 1--1--2007,, tthey can eiittherr have ttheiirr exttrra
iincrrementt iin ttheiirr rreviised pay scalle wiitthoutt ttakiing such prromottiion orr tthey can fforrgo tthe exttrra
iincrrementt and ttake tthe prromottiion as perr tthe new prromottiion polliicy,, whiich everr iis beneffiiciiall fforr
tthem..
23.. Whatt are tthe probllems creatted by tthe managementt on tthe iissue off iincrease iin HRA and how
tthose probllems were sollved?
HRA rrattes werre rreviised by DPE((Deparrttmentt off Publliic Entterrprriises)) tto 30% on basiic pay fforr sttattiions
wiitth 50 llakhs orr morre popullattiion,, 20% off basiic pay fforr sttattiions wiitth 5 tto 50 llakh popullattiion and
10% fforr sttattiions wiitth lless tthan 5 llakh popullattiion.. The same was deciided by Centtrrall Goverrnmentt
fforr iitts emplloyees as perr tthe rrecommendattiions off tthe Siixtth Pay Commiissiion.. These rrattes werre
applliicablle on rreviised pay scalles fforr tthe executtiives off PSUs ffrrom tthe datte off apprrovall off tthe rreviised
pay scalles by ttheiirr concerrned Deparrttmentt,, butt tthe datte has tto be on orr afftterr 26--11--2008..
Siince tthe rreviised pay scalles fforr BSNL executtiives werre apprroved by DoT on 27--2--2007,, tthese HRA
rrattes on rreviised pay werre applliicablle fforr tthem wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009.. Therrefforre fforr tthe BSNL
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non--executtiives allso,, tthese HRA rrattes arre tto be applliied on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009
siince ttherre can nott be diifffferrentt ttypes off HRA systtem fforr emplloyees iin tthe same company..
Due tto ourr nottiice fforr ttwo days sttrriike on 19th and 20th May 2009,, managementt agrreed tthiis iin
prriinciiplle and allso iissued orrderrs fforr payiing tthese rrattes tto non--executtiives on pay+DP iin tthe exiisttiing
pay scalles wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009 pendiing rreviisiion off pay scalles.. Therrefforre tthe managementt
had no ottherr alltterrnattiive exceptt tto agrree fforr iimpllementtiing tthese HRA rrattes on rreviised pay wiitth
effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009..
Butt tthe managementt diid nott do so and crreatted prrobllem and rresiistted tto iincllude tthiis iin tthe wage
agrreementt.. The managementt was encourraged tto do so because off tthe supporrtt giiven by NFTE--
FNTO alllliiance whiich made a biig prropaganda tthatt tthe rreviised HRA rrattes woulld nott be giiven on
rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009,, butt onlly ffrrom tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt..
We have wrriitttten a dettaiilled lletttterr tto tthe managementt rregarrdiing tthe jjusttiiffiicattiion fforr tthe HRA rreviised
rrattes on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009 on parr wiitth tthe executtiives.. We diiscussed tthe iissue
wiitth tthe managementt severrall ttiimes.. Fiinalllly even on tthe datte((15--1--2010)) off siigniing tthe agrreementt
allso tthe managementt siide diid nott agrree fforr a llong ttiime tto acceptt iitt.. Afftterr ourr decllarriing tthatt iitt woulld
nott be possiiblle tto siign tthe agrreementt wiitthoutt tthe paymentt off HRA on parr wiitth executtiives and
ffurrttherr decllarriing tthatt such diiscrriimiinattiion woulld nott be ttollerratted by tthe emplloyees,, tthe
managementt siide acceptted ourr demand and agrreed fforr paymentt off HRA on parr wiitth executtiives
wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009..
24.. Whatt aboutt iincrease iin perks and otther allllowances?
Due tto tthe severre ffallll iin rrevenue and prroffiitts and due tto tthe ffactt tthatt BSNL iis allrready iin lloss
operrattiionalllly,, managementt diid nott iincrrease perrks and allllowances consiiderrablly fforr executtiives and
overrallll tthe same prrocedurre iis ffollllowed fforr non--executtiives..
The ttrransporrtt allllowance iis nott iincrreased iin case off executtiives and fforr us allso iitt iis nott iincrreased fforr
tthe same rreason.. Howeverr a cllause was putt iin tthe agrreementt tto rreviiew tthe ttrransporrtt allllowance on
1--1--2012 orr allong wiitth executtiives iiff iitt iis earrlliierr tto 1--1--2012..
Food allllowance was abolliished fforr executtiives.. Butt iin ourr case tthe ffood allllowance was rrepllaced by
Skiillll Upgrradattiion Allllowance @ 2% on basiic pay everry montth and iitt wiillll be paiid ffrrom tthe datte off
siigniing tthe agrreementt.. The RMs who werre rregullarriised ffrrom casuall mazdoorr on 1--10--2000 on tthe
fforrmattiion off BSNL wiillll now have basiic pay off Rs 5080//-- as on 1--10--2009 iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle..
On 1--1--2007 hiis basiic pay wiillll be Rs 4720//-- and he wiillll be ffiixed att rreviised pay Rs 10360//-- on tthatt
datte and by 1--10--2009 he wiillll rreach rreviised basiic pay off Rs 11350//-- afftterr drrawiing tthrree iincrrementts
iin tthe rreviised scalle.. The skiillll upgrradattiion wiillll be 2% on 11350//-- ii..e Rs 227//--,, whiich iis morre tthan tthe
exiisttiing Rs 225//-- ffood allllowance and iitt wiillll go on iincrreasiing allong wiitth iincrrease iin basiic pay and
hence beneffiiciiall tthan tthe exiisttiing ffiixed amountt off Rs 225//--.. ((Tiillll tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt,,
tthe ffood allllowance wiillll conttiinue as iitt iis..)).. IIn case off tthose iin hiigherr scalles,, tthe skiillll upgrradattiion
allllowance wiillll go uptto Rs 600//-- perr montth ((The maxiimum pay iin rreviised NE--11 pay scalle iis Rs
30,,630//-- and fforr tthose who rreached tthiis pay tthe skiillll upgrradattiion allllowance wiillll be Rs 613//--..
Rurrall allllowance rremaiined Rs 100//-- as iitt iis,, and Cyclle maiinttenance allllowance,, cash handlliing
allllowance,, ffiixed conveyance arre iincrreased by 50%..
Regarrdiing Speciiall Compensattorry Allllowances and Ottherr Speciiall Allllowances avaiillablle tto Norrtth
Eastt//Siikkiim//Ladakh//A&N iisllands ettc,, tthe allllowances beiing giiven as perrcenttage wiillll be conttiinued
wiitth tthe same perrcenttage,, butt on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt..
The allllowances wiitth ffiixed rratte dependiing on tthe pay sllabs arre iincrreased by 75% wiitth effffectt ffrrom
tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt.. Tiillll tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt,, tthe exiisttiing systtem wiillll
conttiinue.. Whiille tthe executtiives werre giiven tthe rreviised rrattes off tthese allllowances ffrrom 27--2--2009,,
managementt diiscrriimiinatted agaiinstt non--executtiives by agrreeiing tto giive tthese rreviised rrattes ffrrom tthe
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datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt onlly.. Keepiing iin viiew off tthe anxiietty off tthe emplloyees fforr an
agrreementt wiitthoutt any ffurrttherr dellay,, tthe Uniion was compelllled tto agrree fforr tthiis..
Managementt has nott agrreed tto iincrrease OTA rratte iinspiitte off a llott off prressurre ffrrom us.. The Siixtth
Pay Commiissiion iin ffactt rrecommended fforr abolliittiion off OTA.. Howeverr tthe Goverrnmentt has nott
ttaken any deciisiion so ffarr and ttherrefforre ttherre was no rreviisiion iin OTA rratte fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt
emplloyees.. Underr tthese ciirrcumsttances,, we coulld make tthe managementt tto agrree fforr rreviiewiing
OTA rrattes on 1--1--2012..
25.. Whatt aboutt Uniifform and washiing allllowance?
Managementt demanded tthe Uniion tto agrree fforr abolliittiion off Uniifforrm on tthe grround tthatt mostt off tthe
emplloyees arre nott wearriing tthe uniifforrm giiven tto tthem.. We ttolld tthatt tthiis can nott be tthe rreason fforr
abolliittiion off uniifforrm.. IIff prroperr suiittablle uniifforrm iis giiven allong wiitth suiittablle washiing allllowance,,
emplloyees wiillll wearr uniifforrm.. We allso ttolld tthatt ffrrom CMD tto Grroup..D allll emplloyees off BSNL
shoulld wearr uniifforrm.. Managementt ttolld tthatt uniifforrm iis tto be abolliished tto miiniimiise tthe expendiitturre
iin viiew off tthe ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL and prroposed tthatt iinsttead off uniifforrm,, some ottherr
compensattiion can be giiven.. Butt we have nott agrreed fforr abolliittiion off uniifforrm and demanded iitts
conttiinuattiion.. Fiinalllly a comprromiise was rreached tthatt tthe uniifforrm and washiing allllowance wiillll
conttiinue wiitthoutt change unttiill an alltterrnatte polliicy iis deciided afftterr negottiiattiion wiitth tthe rreprresenttattiive
uniion.. The alltterrnatte polliicy can be uniifforrm fforr allll orr some compensattiion iin pllace off uniifforrm.. Any
how iitt wiillll be deciided onlly by negottiiatted settttllementt wiitth uniion..
26.. How tthe iincrease iin matterniitty lleave was gott acceptted by tthe managementt?
The Centtrrall Goverrnmentt had iincrreased tthe matterrniitty lleave ffrrom 135 days tto 180 days.. Butt BSNL
managementt diid nott iincrrease iitt and conttiinued wiitth 135 days lliimiitt on tthe pllea tthatt iitt was a
Company and Goverrnmentt rrulles werre nott applliicablle.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion severrall ttiimes
diiscussed tthiis iissue wiitth tthe managementt.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion had rrequestted tthe Women
M..Ps tto rraiise tthiis iissue iin tthe Parrlliiamentt.. CPII((M)) Polliitt Burreau memberr and M..P Comrrade Brriinda
Karratt had rraiised tthiis iissue iin tthe Parrlliiamentt tthrrough a questtiion tto tthe Miiniistterr.. Underr tthese
ciirrcumsttances,, tthe managementt came fforrwarrd and acceptted tthe demand and iissued orrderrs fforr
executtiives tto iincrrease tthe matterrniitty lleave tto 180 days and allso agrreed wiitth BSNL Emplloyees
Uniion iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tto exttend tthe same fforr tthe non--executtiives..
27.. Whatt aboutt Bonus//PLII?
Tiillll now,, botth tthe executtiives and non--executtiives iin BSNL arre beiing paiid Prroducttiiviitty Liinked
IIncenttiive((Bonus)) based on tthe rrattiing off tthe perrfforrmance off BSNL as a wholle.. Forr excellllentt grradiing
1..4 ttiimes off basiic pay,, fforr verry good grradiing 1..1 ttiimes off basiic pay,, fforr good rrattiing 0..85 ttiimes basiic
pay and fforr ffaiirr rrattiing 0..75 ttiimes basiic pay iis beiing paiid tto allll emplloyees subjjectt tto miiniimum and
maxiimum lliimiitts.. Butt tthe Deparrttmentt off Publliic Underrttakiings((DPE)) iissued guiidelliines rrecenttlly tto
iinttrroduce a new systtem off Perrfforrmance Rellatted IIncenttiive fforr tthe executtiives iin allll PSUs .. The
BSNL managementt wantted tto iinttrroduce tthe same systtem fforr non--executtiives allso,, on tthe pllea tthatt
ttherre can nott be separratte schemes fforr paymentt off IIncenttiive((Bonus)) tto tthe executtiives and non--
executtiives.. The iidea behiind tthiis new scheme iis tthatt tthe iincenttiive iis tto be based on tthe
perrfforrmance off tthe Ciirrclle//Diisttrriictt.. Thiis means iitt wiillll diifffferr ffrrom Ciirrclle tto Ciirrclle dependiing on tthe
perrfforrmance.. Butt tthe dettaiills off tthe scheme arre nott yett evollved.. IIn prriinciiplle we arre nott fforr such
diifffferrence iin paymentt off iincenttiive ffrrom ciirrclle tto ciirrclle.. We wantt tthatt allll BSNL emplloyees
tthrroughoutt tthe counttrry shoulld be paiid tthe same iincenttiive as iis done ttiillll now.. Therrefforre iin tthe wage
rreviisiion agrreementt we diid nott commiitt tto acceptt whatt everr tthe managementt deciides.. IItt was agrreed
tthatt tthe new scheme wiillll be evollved tthrrough negottiiatted settttllementt wiitth tthe rrecogniised uniion..
28.. Whatt iis tthe effffectt off iimpllementtattiion off promottiion polliicy on wage reviisiion?
IIn case tthe prromottiion polliicy iis iimpllementted befforre iimpllementtattiion off tthe wage rreviisiion,, tthe
offffiiciialls gettttiing prromottiion as perr tthe prromottiion polliicy befforre 1--1--2007 wiillll be pllaced iin ttheiirr
prromotted pay scalle befforre 1--1--2007 and on 1--1--2007 tthey wiillll have ttheiirr pay rreviised iin ttheiirr
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prromotted pay scalle.. Thus tthey wiillll have morre beneffiitt iin wage rreviisiion.. The BSNLEU has
rrequestted tthe managementt tto iimpllementt tthe prromottiion polliicy iimmediiattelly,, lleaviing tthe NE--12
scalle whiich rrequiirres apprrovall off DoT//DPE.. ((The NE--12 pay scalle iis rrequiirred onlly fforr grranttiing tthe
prromottiion as perr tthe polliicy tto tthose who arre iin NE--11((Grrade--4 off Srr..TOA//TTA))..Afftterr apprrovall off
NE--12 scalle tthey can be prromotted tto tthatt scalle as perr ttheiirr datte off elliigiibiilliitty)).. Managementt iis
prrocessiing tthe case fforr earrlly iissue off orrderrs..
29.. Whatt aboutt tthe Casuall//Conttractt llabor?
Due tto tthe perrsiisttentt efffforrtts off BSNLEU and BSNL Casuall & Conttrractt Worrkerrs Federrattiion,, BSNL
managementt iissued orrderrs viide No.. 269--11//2009--Perrs--IIV//LE datted 1--1--2010 fforr paymentt off wages
tto Casuall llaborr on parr wiitth tthe Grroup D pay scalle iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt based on 6th CPC
rrecommendattiions.. Thiis orrderr came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2010.. The TSM wiillll gett wage based on tthe
ffollllowiing callcullattiion,, wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2010::
a)) Miiniimum basiic pay iin Grroup D --1S rreviised pay scalle iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt =Rs 5740
b)) Add tthe numberr off iincrrementts drrawn so ffarr,, @ 3% on miiniimum pay
eg:: iin case tthe TSM drrawn 8 iincrrementts and was att 3020 iin prre--rreviised pay scalle,, tthen tthe
basiic pay afftterr addiing tthese 8 iincrrementts wiillll be 5740X((1..03))8=7271
c)) Add HRA @30%((Dellhii iis ttaken as examplle,, butt iin ottherr sttattiions iitt wiillll be
30%//20%//10%))=7271X30%=2181
d)) Add CDA on 1--1--2010=7271X27%=1963
e)) Tottall perr montth=7271((Basiic Pay))+2181((HRA))+1963((CDA))=Rs 11415
ff)) Daiilly wage=11415//30=Rs 381
IIn case off Casuall Mazdoorr tthe rreviised daiilly wage iis based on rreviised miiniimum basiic
pay+CDA,, callcullatted as bellow,, as on 1--1--2010::
a)) Miiniimum rreviised basiic pay=5740
b)) CDA @ 27% on 1--1--2010=1550
c)) Sallarry perr montth=5740+1550=7290
d)) Daiilly wage=Rs 243
Thiis iis a good achiievementt.. Butt we have tto conttiinue tthe efffforrtts fforr paymentt off wages tto casuall
llaborr based on IIDA pay scalle iinsttead off CDA pay scalle and allso fforr achiieviing tthe goall off
rregullarriisiing tthe Casuall mazdoorrs//TSMs..
Regarrdiing Conttrractt Laborr,, we arre conttiinuiing ourr efffforrtts tto prressurriise tthe managementt fforr
iimpllementtiing sttattuttorry wages and allll ottherr prroviisiions lliike EPF,, ESII ettc fforr tthem..
30.. Whatt iis tthe rolle off NFTE--FNTO alllliiance iin wage reviisiion?
They ttrriied ttheiirr llevell bestt tto harrm tthe emplloyees.. Whiille BSNLEU was ttrryiing tto brriing maxiimum
beneffiitt fforr tthe emplloyees iinspiitte off tthe ffalllliing ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL,, tthey prropagatted tthatt we
shoulld agrree whatt everr iis prroposed by tthe managementt.. They made a biig prropaganda durriing llastt
verriiffiicattiion tthatt BSNLEU iis dellayiing wage agrreementt.. Accorrdiing tto tthem tthe agrreementt shoulld be
siigned iin 2007 orr 2008 iitt sellff,, befforre wage rreviisiion orrderr was iissued fforr BSNL executtiives iin 2009
Marrch.. IIff tthatt was done,, we woulld nott have gott 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on parr wiitth executtiives.. When
tthe orrderr fforr executtiives was rrelleased and managementt prroposed 30% ffiittmentt on parr wiitth
executtiives,, butt wiitth 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty,, tthey have made a biig prropaganda tthatt BSNLEU shoulld
agrree fforr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty and siign tthe agrreementt iimmediiattelly.. We iignorred ttheiirr malliiciious and
anttii--worrkerr prropaganda and ffiinalllly achiieved perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth executtiives and iin case tthe nextt
wage rreviisiion fforr executtiives ttakes pllace befforre 10 yearrs,, fforr us allso same perriiodiiciitty wiillll be
applliied.. IIn case we siigned fforr 10 yearrs as demanded by NFTE--FNTO,, we woulld have llostt iin
perriiodiiciitty comparred tto executtiives.. When we asked tthem tto jjoiin allong wiitth us iin tthe sttrriikes and
sttrrugglles fforr achiieviing a betttterr wage rreviisiion fforr emplloyees,, tthey diid nott jjoiin.. Even tthough we ttolld
tthem tthatt tthey wiillll be allllowed tto siign as wiittness orr iin any ottherr mannerr on tthe wage agrreementt
alltthough tthey arre unrrecogniised,, tthey rreffused fforr parrttiiciipattiing iin tthe diiscussiion and sttrrugglles on
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fflliimsy grrounds.. They have wrriitttten a lletttterr tto tthe managementt fforr rreduciing tthe span off tthe pay scalle
so tthatt emplloyees wiillll sttagnatte iimmediiattelly afftterr wage rreviisiion.. Theiirr onlly iinttenttiion iis tto hellp tthe
managementt and worrk agaiinstt tthe emplloyees.. When we arre ttrryiing fforr iincrrease iin tthe span off tthe
pay scalles fforr tthe beneffiitt off tthe emplloyees,, tthey made a prropaganda among tthe emplloyees tto
wiitthdrraw memberrshiip ffrrom BSNLEU.. Att everry sttep tthey ttrriied ttheiirr llevell bestt tto harrm tthe
emplloyees iin tthe wage rreviisiion.. We coulld overrcome allll ttheiirr conspiirraciies and achiieved tthe bestt
possiiblle wage agrreementt despiitte tthe detterriiorrattiing ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL..
31.. Whatt are tthe llessons tto be llearntt ffrom tthe experiience off wage reviisiion?
a)) Uniitted sttrrugglle allong wiitth ottherr PSU uniions underr tthe bannerr off CPSTU hellped us iin achiieviing
30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt,, perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth executtiives and 3% iincrrementt.. These arre tthe majjorr
achiievementts.. Therrefforre we have tto sttrrengtthen tthiis uniitty off PSU emplloyees underr tthe bannerr
off CPSTU.. Ourr parrttiiciipattiion iin tthe sttrrugglles as perr tthe CPSTU calllls sttrrengtthened tthese
sttrrugglles and have giiven good rresulltts.. Therrefforre we shoulld ffurrttherr sttrrengtthen tthiis uniitty..
b)) The sttrriike iin ttellecom secttorr iin BSNL allone iis nott ffulllly effffecttiive siince tthe serrviices arre nott
effffectted and ttherre iis alltterrnatte arrrrangementt fforr ttellecom serrviices by ottherr ttellecom companiies..
Ourr sttrriike has some iimpactt iin compelllliing tthe managementt tto agrree fforr perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth
executtiives.. Butt tto be ffulllly effffecttiive iin tthe sttrriikes we shoulld orrganiise tthe worrkerrs iin prriivatte
ttellecom companiies allso so tthatt allll can sttrriike ttogettherr and sttop tthe enttiirre ttellecom systtem fforr
effffecttiive rresulltt..
c)) The NFTE--FNTO alllliiance has become anttii--worrkerr alllliiance and iitt diiviided tthe worrkerrs so tthatt a
secttiion off tthe worrkerrs diid nott parrttiiciipatte.. We shoulld conttiinue tto make allll efffforrtts tto brriing tthem
iin tthe sttrrugglle prrogrrammes and iin case tthey arre nott wiilllliing,, such lleaderrs shoulld be iisollatted
ffrrom worrkerrs iin orrderr tto sttrrengtthen tthe uniitty off tthe BSNL emplloyees..
d)) ((Ourr wages arre due tto tthe earrniings off BSNL.. Butt due tto tthe wrrong polliiciies iimpllementted
iinttenttiionalllly by tthe Goverrnmentt tto desttrroy BSNL fforr tthe beneffiitt off prriivatte ttellecom companiies,,
BSNL iis allrready iin operrattiionall lloss as dettaiilled above.. We shoulld rrealliise tthe grraviitty off tthe
siittuattiion.. We have tto orrganiise tthe sttrrugglle fforr prrottecttiing and devellopiing BSNL iin tthrree ffrrontts::
ii)) Allll emplloyees shoulld worrk dediicattedlly and exttend betttterr serrviice tto tthe custtomerrs and
see tthatt tthe sharre off BSNL iin tthe ttellecom serrviices marrkett iincrreases wiitth a llarrge scalle
iincrrease iin tthe numberr off custtomerrs.. To popullarriise tthiis rrequiirrementt,, tthe ffollllowiing iis
added iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt::
“WORK CULTURE AND TRAIINIING
The rrecogniised uniion has agrreed tto exttend ffullll supporrtt tto allll iiniittiiattiives ttaken by tthe
managementt fforr ffurrttherr iimprroviing tthe worrk culltturre..
Managementt and rreprresenttattiive uniion agrree tto cooperratte fforr crreattiing a harrmoniious
iindusttrriiall rrellattiionshiip conduciive tto tthe grrowtth off BSNL’’s sharre iin tthe ttellecom serrviices
marrkett.. IItt has allso been agrreed tthatt rrettrraiiniing off iitts emplloyees consiisttentt wiitth skiilllls and
ttechnollogy wiillll be underrttaken,, wherreverr necessarry,, especiialllly iin tthe conttextt off
ttechnollogiicall changes..””
IImprrovementt off worrk culltturre and exttensiion off betttterr serrviices tto tthe custtomerrs and
makiing allll efffforrtts fforr iincrreasiing tthe numberr off BSNL subscrriiberrs iin llarrge scalle iis a parrtt off
ourr sttrrugglle fforr saviing and devellopiing BSNL and allong wiitth iitt fforr saviing ourr ffutturre..
Therrefforre we shoulld ttake tthe iiniittiiattiive by ttuniing ourrsellves wiitth tthiis rrequiirrementt and
iimprroviing tthe worrk culltturre..
iiii)) The NDA Goverrnmentt and tthe UPA Goverrnmentts ttherreafftterr have been ttrryiing tto desttrroy
BSNL iin orrderr tto hellp tthe prriivatte ttellecom companiies.. Severrall hurrdlles werre crreatted tto
scuttttlle tthe devellopmentt off BSNL.. Onlly afftterr tthe one day sttrriike iin 1997 by allll tthe
executtiives and non--executtiives ttogettherr,, tthe Goverrnmentt was compelllled tto allllow BSNL tto
prrocurre GSM equiipmentt tto a cerrttaiin exttentt iin orrderr tto meett tthe demand fforr prroviidiing cellll
phone connecttiions.. Agaiin tthe Goverrnmentt and ottherr iinsttiittuttiions off tthe Sttatte arre puttttiing
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severrall hurrdlles iin prrocurriing tthe 93 miilllliion GSM equiipmentt as perr tthe ttenderr ffiinalliized by
BSNL.. On tthe one hand tthe Goverrnmentt iis puttttiing brrakes iin tthe devellopmentt off BSNL
and on tthe ottherr hand tthe Prriime Miiniistterr iis holldiing meettiings wiitth Communiicattiions
Miiniistterr,, DoT//BSNL autthorriittiies fforr prrottecttiing tthe ffiinanciiall viiabiilliitty off BSNL!! The solluttiion
tthey arre ttrryiing tto iimpose iis tto sellll 10% off tthe sharres off BSNL tthrrough IIPO.. Accorrdiing tto
tthem tthe onlly way tto save tthe BSNL iis tto sellll iitt iin phased mannerr and prriivattiise iitt ffiinalllly..
The rreall aiim iis tto hand overr tthe morre tthan 40 llakhs crrorres worrtth assetts off BSNL sprread
overr tthrrough outt tthe counttrry,, tto tthe biig capiittalliistts--IIndiian and Forreiign.. Unlless such
polliiciies arre deffeatted,, we can neiittherr save BSNL norr ourr ffutturre.. Therrefforre we have tto ffiightt
agaiinstt tthese wrrong polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt,, by uniittiing allll non--executtiives and
executtiives iin tthe sttrrugglle..
iiiiii)) Att prresentt tthe Capiittalliistt--lland llorrd cllasses arre conttrrolllliing tthe polliittiics and tthey arre ablle tto
see tthatt tthe polliittiicall parrttiies rreprresenttiing ttheiirr iintterrestts arre ablle tto gett majjorriitty iin tthe
ellecttiions and fforrm Goverrnmentts att Centtrre and iin varriious sttattes.. So ffarr,, tthe parrttiies
rreprresenttiing tthe iintterrestt off tthe worrkiing cllass and tthe peoplle—tthe llefftt and democrrattiic
parrttiies arre ablle tto gett majjorriitty iin tthrree Sttattes onlly—Kerralla,, Bengall and Trriipurra.. When tthe
Lefftt gott 60 M..Ps and tthe UPA--1 Goverrnmentt depended on ttheiirr supporrtt,, tthe Goverrnmentt
att tthe Centtrre was nott ablle tto go ahead wiitth iitts pllans fforr prriivattiisiing PSUs and prriivattiisiing
pensiion.. IItt was compelllled tto brriing Nattiionall Rurrall Emplloymentt Guarranttee Actt fforr prroviidiing
100 days guarrantteed worrk perr yearr iin rrurrall arreas.. The Lefftt Goverrnmentts iin Kerralla,,
Bengall and Trriipurra iimpllementted lland rrefforrms and prrottectted tthe rriightts off tthe worrkiing
cllass.. Therrefforre iitt iis necessarry tto change tthe ballance iin polliittiics iin ffavorr off tthe worrkiing
cllass and peoplle by sendiing morre rreprresenttattiives off worrkiing cllass tto
Parrlliiamentt//assemblliies.. Butt tthiis iis possiiblle onlly by tthe acttiive parrttiiciipattiion off tthe worrkiing
cllass iin tthe polliittiics.. Therrefforre besiides orrganiisiing tthe sttrrugglle tto iimprrove tthe worrk culltturre,,
tthe sttrrugglle agaiinstt tthe wrrong polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt,, we have tto parrttiiciipatte iin tthe
polliittiicall sttrrugglle fforr changiing tthe polliittiics off tthe counttrry iin ffavorr off worrkiing cllass and
peoplle..””))
By
P.. Asokababu
Asstt.. Generall Secrettary,, BSNLEU
www.bsnlnewsbyashokhindocha.blogspot.com M-9426201999
BSNL NON--EXECUTIVES WAGE REVISION AGREEMENT
A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT DESPITE ADVERSE
CIRCUMSTANCES
IINTRODUCTIION::--
The agrreementt on tthe Wage Reviisiion fforr BSNL non--executtiives was siigned on 15th Januarry 2010 by tthe
memberrs off tthe Wage Reviisiion Commiittttee consiisttiing off tthe rreprresenttattiives off tthe Managementt and BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion ((tthe rrecogniised uniion iin BSNL)).. The achiievementts and tthe siigniiffiicance off tthiis
agrreementt arre dettaiilled bellow::
1.. Whatt are tthe ciircumsttances under whiich tthe negottiiattiions on wage reviisiion ffor non--
executtiives iin BSNL ttook pllace and whatt iis tthe ffiinall resulltt?
The ciirrcumsttances underr whiich tthe negottiiattiions on wage rreviisiion ttook pllace fforr non--executtiives
werre ttottalllly negattiive,, as dettaiilled bellow::
a)) The busiiness off tthe Company was iin llosses siince tthe ffiinanciiall yearr 2007--08.. IIn 2007--08 tthe
iincome earrned ffrrom serrviices was Rs..32842..30 crrorres wherreas tthe expendiitturre was Rs..
33629..86 crrorres.. IIn 2008--09 tthe iincome earrned on serrviices was Rs..30268..57 crrorres wherreas
tthe expendiitturre was Rs..34354..21 crrorres ((Butt iin tthe accountts prroffiitts off Rs..3001 crrorres and Rs
574 crrorres werre shown fforr tthe yearrs 2007--08 and 2008--09 by addiing iintterrestt earrned by tthe
Company on iitts rreserrve ffunds deposiitted iin Banks))..
b)) IItt iis tto be notted tthatt whiille tthe prriices off tthe goods prroduced by manuffactturriing PSUs lliike BHEL,,
SAIIL ettc arre iincrreasiing,, tthe prriices off ttellephone callll rrattes arre ffalllliing down severrelly due tto
prredattorry compettiittiion,, even tto tthe exttentt off hallff paiisa//second fforr llocall callll and paiisa perr
second fforr STD callll.. Due tto tthe negattiive attttiittude off tthe Goverrnmentt,, ttherre iis enorrmous dellay iin
prrocurriing equiipmentt fforr expansiion off BSNL.. We allll know tthatt onlly afftterr tthe sttrriike by allll
emplloyees and Offffiicerrs iin 2007,, GSM lliines was purrchased fforr exttendiing mobiille serrviices tto
new custtomerrs.. Butt iitt iis verry meagrre.. Agaiin now,, ttherre iis enorrmous dellay iin ffiinalliiziing tthe
ttenderr fforr tthe 93 miilllliion lliines equiipmentt and iitt iis beiing sttopped.. We have tto go on warr patth
agaiin fforr prrocurrementt off tthiis equiipmentt.. Thus tthe Goverrnmentt iis iinttenttiionalllly sabottagiing tthe
devellopmentt off BSNL tto hellp prriivatte ttellecom companiies..
c)) A sense off urrgency has arriisen among tthe BSNL emplloyees tthatt tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt
has tto be siigned urrgenttlly befforre ffurrttherr detterriiorrattiion off tthe BSNL’’s ffiinanciiall condiittiion and tthiis
rresulltted iin a llott off prressurre on tthe uniion fforr settttllementt,, even iiff iitt means parrttiiall settttllementt off
some iissues rrellatted tto wage rreviisiion..
d)) IIn tthe pastt,, when tthe ttellecom serrviices werre a monopolly underr DoT and new ttechnollogy was
nott ttherre,, ourr sttrriikes werre ablle tto sttop tthe serrviices ttottalllly.. Butt now BSNL iis one among severrall
companiies iin tthe ttellecom serrviices busiiness and due tto tthe moderrn ttechnollogy,, tthe serrviices
arre ffulllly auttomattiised.. Therrefforre,, tthe sttrriikes by emplloyees iin BSNL werre unablle tto have
maxiimum effffectt.. Hence tthe sttrriike iis now haviing a lliimiitted effffectt on tthe managementt..
e)) The BSNL managementt was adopttiing a negattiive attttiittude siince tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion iis
ffiighttiing agaiinstt tthe anttii--worrkerr polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt..
ff)) The NFTE--FNTO lleaderrs diid ttheiirr llevell bestt tto sabottage tthe efffforrtts off BSNL Emplloyees Uniion
fforr achiieviing a good wage agrreementt.. They orrganiised a biig campaiign off lliies and sllanderrs
agaiinstt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion and iitts lleaderrs,, parrttiicullarrlly agaiinstt iitts Generrall Secrrettarry Com
V..A..N..Namboodiirrii.. They ffulllly collllaborratted wiitth tthe managementt and ttrriied tto iimpose a bad deall
iin tthe wage rreviisiion off non--executtiives,, so tthatt iin tthe nextt verriiffiicattiion tthey woulld have a poiintt tto
campaiign agaiinstt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion..
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The barrgaiiniing fforr wage rreviisiion fforr BSNL non--executtiives ttook pllace iin such adverrse
ciirrcumsttances.. IInspiitte off tthese adverrse ciirrcumsttances,, tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion and Uniitted
Forrum was ablle tto orrganiise severrall agiittattiions and a successffull ttwo days sttrriike on 19th and 20th
Augustt 2009 and negottiiatted skiillllffulllly wiitth managementt and achiieved an excellllentt agrreementt iin
tthe giiven ciirrcumsttances.. ((IItt iis tto be notted tthatt iin tthe MTNL whiich iis tthe onlly ottherr PSU iin
ttellecom serrviices secttorr,, fforr tthe executtiives orrderr was iissued grranttiing 5% ffiittmentt beneffiitt onlly
((iinsttead off 30%)) and afftterr tthe agiittattiion by tthe executtiives,, iitt was keptt underr abeyance and ttherre
iis no ffurrttherr iimprrovementt.. Forr non--executtiives,, iin tthe negottiiattiion sttarrtted rrecenttlly,, managementt
offfferred 15% ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiitth 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty.. Comparred wiitth tthiis,, ourrs iis an excellllentt
agrreementt..))
2.. Whatt iis tthe datte off effffectt off tthe reviised pay scalles and whatt iis tthe reason ffor iitt?
The prreviious wage rreviisiion iin Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings was wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--1997 and iin tthatt
wage rreviisiion iitt was deciided tthatt tthe nextt wage rreviisiion woulld be afftterr 10 yearrs.. Thiis tten yearr
perriiod was complletted by 31--12--2006 and hence tthe datte off effffectt fforr tthe rreviised pay scalles iin tthe
prresentt wage rreviisiion iis 1--1--2007..
3.. Whatt are tthe exiisttiing pay scalles and whatt are tthe reviised pay scalles tthatt wiillll come iintto
effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007 ?
Sll..No.. Category Exiistiing IIDA Scalles
(Rs..)
Reviised Scalles (Rs..) that
wiillll come iinto effect from
1-1-2007
1 NE 1 4000 --120--5800 7760 -- 13320
2 NE 2 4060 --125--5935 7840 – 14700
3 NE 3 4100 --125--5975 7900 – 14880
4 NE 4 4250 --130--6200 8150 – 15340
5 NE 5 4550 --140--6650 8700 – 16840
6 NE 6 4720 --150--6970 9020 -- 17430
7 NE 7 5700 --160--8100 10900 --20400
8 NE 8 6550 --185--9325 12520 --23440
9 NE 9 7100 --200--10100 13600 -- 25420
10 NE 10 7800 --225--11175 14900 -- 27850
11 NE 11 8570 --245--12245 16370 -- 30630
4.. Whatt aboutt tthe NE--12 pay scalle((9200--250--13200)) and E1A pay scalle((9850--250--13200)) agreed
by tthe managementt iin tthe promottiion polliicy agreementt?
The NE--1 tto NE--11 pay scalles iin tthe ttablle above werre tthe pay scalles tthatt came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--
10--2000((datte off fforrmattiion off BSNL)) afftterr apprrovall off DoT and DPE.. Butt iin tthe Prromottiion Polliicy
Agrreementt siigned on 30--10--2008 bettween BSNL managementt and BSNL Emplloyees Uniion,, tthe
above saiid NE--12 and E--1A pay scalles arre newlly crreatted iin orrderr tto grrantt prromottiion tto tthose who
arre iin NE--11 pay scalle.. Siince tthese scalles arre newlly crreatted,, DoT//DPE apprrovall iis necessarry
befforre ttheiirr iimpllementtattiion and tthe case was sentt tto DPE fforr iitts apprrovall.. Prromottiions tto tthese ttwo
new scalles can be iimpllementted onlly afftterr tthiis apprrovall,, wiitth datte off effffectt fforr tthe prromottiion as perr
tthe Prromottiion Polliicy.. Siince tthese ttwo new pay scalles can nott be iimpllementted pendiing tthiis
apprrovall,, iitt was menttiioned iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tthatt tthese ttwo pay scalles ((prre--rreviised
as wellll as rreviised)) wiillll be nottiiffiied afftterr apprrovall by DoT..
5.. How tthe pay off tthe offffiiciialls jjoiined iin serviice beffore 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffiixed iin tthe reviised pay
scalle? How much beneffiitt wiillll gett iin tthe ffiixattiion off pay iin tthe reviised pay scalle?
They wiillll gett 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on ttheiirr pay+68..8% DA on 1--1--2007,, whiille ffiixiing ttheiirr basiic pay iin
tthe rreviised pay scalles..
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Forr examplle an offffiiciiall iin NE--9 pay scalle ((7100--10100)) wiitth basiic pay off Rs 8100//-- wiillll be ffiixed as
bellow iin tthe rreviised pay scalle::
a)) Basiic Pay on 1--1--2007= Rs 8100--00
b)) DA@ 68..8% on Rs8100= Rs 5573--00
c)) Tottall[[((a))+((b))]]=Rs 13673
d)) 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on tthiis ttottall((c))=Rs 4102
e)) Reviised Basiic Pay [[((c )) +(( d))]]= Rs 17775//-- rrounded tto nextt tten rrupees=Rs 17780//--
Therrefforre tthe pay off tthiis offffiiciiall iin tthe rreviised pay scalle wiillll be ffiixed att Rs 17780//-- wiitth effffectt ffrrom
1--1--2007..
On 1--1--2007 tthe offffiiciiall has acttualllly drrawn tthe ffollllowiing amountt as pay+DP+DA::
Pay=Rs 8100;; DP((50% DA merrgerr))=Rs 4050//-- ;; DA 18..8% on pay+DP=18% on 8100+4050=Rs Rs
2284;; Tottall((Pay+DP+DA))=8100+4050+2284=Rs 14434//--;;
Hiis rreviised pay on1--1--2007=Rs 17780//--;; Pay+DP+DA drrawn iin Januarry 2007=Rs 14434//--..
Therrefforre beneffiitt iin tthe rreviised pay=Rs 17780--Rs 14434=Rs 3346//--..
IItt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe same 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt was giiven tto executtiives and tthus we gott on parr
wiitth executtiives..
6.. How tthiis 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on par wiitth executtiives was achiieved?
IIn tthe prreviious wage rreviisiion tthatt ttook pllace iin tthe Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--
1997,, tthe pay and DA werre merrged,, butt iincrrease was giiven as perrcenttage off tthe basiic pay onlly,,
iinsttead off as perrcenttage off basiic pay+DA.. Butt ttherre was a serriious diiscrriimiinattiion.. Whiille tthe
executtiives werre giiven 60% tto 80% iincrrease iin ttheiirr basiic pay,, tthe non--executtiives werre giiven onlly
20% tto 40% iincrrease..
Therrefforre tthe Uniions iin varriious Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings have come ttogettherr tthiis ttiime underr tthe
bannerr off ““Commiittttee off Publliic Secttorr Underrttakiings”” ((CPSTU)) and deciided tto orrganiise sttrrugglles
so tthatt iin tthe ffiittmentt beneffiitt ttherre shoulld be no diiscrriimiinattiion bettween executtiives and non--
executtiives.. IItt allso deciided tthatt tthe wage negottiiattiion fforr non--executtiives shoulld nott be sttarrtted
befforre tthe iissue off orrderrs on tthe wage rreviisiion fforr executtiives,, so tthatt tthe iincrrease giiven iin case off
executtiives can be demanded fforr non--executtiives,, and tthe diiscrriimiinattiion can be avoiided.. The BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion was a parrttnerr iin tthe CPSTU and parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthe sttrrugglles and waiitted fforr
sttarrttiing negottiiattiion on wage rreviisiion unttiill tthe orrderrs fforr wage rreviisiion off executtiives werre rrelleased..
IIn BSNL,, tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion was tthe onlly Uniion tthatt parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthe sttrrugglles as
perr tthe calllls giiven by tthe CPSTU fforr achiieviing parriitty iin tthe wage iincrrease wiitth tthe executtiives.. The
ottherr Uniions((NFTE alllliiance)) wantted iimmediiatte settttllementt,, even befforre tthe rrellease off orrderrs fforr
executtiives on wage rreviisiion,, and wiitthoutt any sttrrugglles.. IIn such case we woulld have gott verry lless
iin wage iincrrease comparred tto executtiives.. Butt BSNL Emplloyees Uniion prreventted such lloss tto non--
executtiives by parrttiiciipattiing iin allll tthese sttrrugglles and by waiittiing fforr tthe negottiiattiion unttiill orrderr fforr
wage rreviisiion off executtiives iis rrelleased..
IIn tthe orrderrs iissued iin Marrch 2009 fforr wage rreviisiion off BSNL executtiives,, tthe managementt grrantted
30% iincrrease ((ffiittmentt beneffiitt)) iin tthe emollumentts ((Pay+68..8%DA)) on 1--1--2007.. Afftterr tthiis,, tthe
BSNL Emplloyees Uniion sttarrtted wage negottiiattiion,, and iin tthe ffiirrstt meettiing iitt sellff tthe managementt
offfferred 30% iincrrease on parr wiitth tthe executtiives.. Thus tthe sttrrugglles and sttrrattegy off BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion became successffull iin achiieviing parriitty iin ffiittmentt beneffiitt ((wage iincrrease)) wiitth
executtiives..
As a rresulltt off tthiis 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on pay+68..8% DA,, we coulld achiieve a consiiderrablle iincrrease
iin tthe wage rreviisiion.. The beneffiitt due tto tthiis ffiittmentt beneffiitt iis ffrrom Rs 1652//-- att llowestt llevell((fforr
tthose att tthe miiniimum basiic pay off Rs 4000//--iin Grroup D pay scalle on 1--1--2007)) tto Rs 5059//((tthose
iin BCR 10% Grrade--4 pay scalle iin Srr TOA//TTA cadrre wiitth basiic pay Rs 11175//-- on 1--1--2007))-- att
tthe hiighestt llevell fforr tthe non--executtiives.. Butt allmostt allll tthe jjuniiorrs iin tthe Grroup D appoiintted befforre
1--1--2007 iin BSNL arre mosttlly ((exceptt a ffew cases)) appoiintted on 1--10--2000 orr iin 2001 and tthus
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tthey have drrawn 5 orr 6 iincrrementts as on 1--1--2007 and wiillll have attlleastt an iincrrease off Rs 2000//--..
Therrefforre tthe iincrrease iin basiic pay on 1--1--2007 iin tthe rreviised pay scalle comparred tto Pay+DP+DA
drrawn on 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffrrom Rs 2000//-- tto Rs 5000//--..
7.. Why a cllause “as and when BSNL managementt deciides ffor 78..2% DA merger ffor executtiives,,
tthe same beneffiitt may be exttended tto non--executtiives allso” iis added iin tthe agreementt?
As perr tthe DPE orrderrs datted 26--11--2008,, tthe ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 30% on pay+68..8% DA was grrantted
fforr tthe wage rreviisiion off executtiives iin allll PSUs.. As on 1--1--2007,, tthe DA was 68..8%.. Hence iitt was
agrreed tto giive 30% ffiittmentt on pay+68..8%DA.. Butt iiff tthe merrgerr off 50%DA wiitth basiic pay on 1--1--
2007 iis ttaken iintto consiiderrattiion,, tthe DA on 1--1--2007 wiillll be 78..2% iinsttead off 68..8%.. Accorrdiinglly
tthe DPE iissued orrderrs on 2--4--2009 fforr iimpllementtiing 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt fforr executtiives on
pay+78..2%DA iinsttead off on Pay+68..8% DA.. Hence iin severrall ottherr PSUs tthe 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt
was giiven on pay+78..2%DA,, botth fforr executtiives and non--executtiives.. Due tto tthe prresentt ffiinanciiall
siittuattiion,, tthe BSNL managementt rresttrriictted tthiis ffiittmentt beneffiitt tto 30% on Pay+68..8% DA.. Butt due
tto ourr sttrrugglles and prressurre,, tthe managementt agrreed tto consiiderr tthe iissue off grranttiing 30%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt on pay+78..2% DA afftterr some ttiime,, fforr executtiives and non--executtiives ttogettherr..
Hence tthiis cllause iis added iin tthe agrreementt.. IIn case tthe managementt agrrees fforr tthiis,, ourr rreviised
pay wiillll ffurrttherr iincrrease..
8.. How tthe pay off tthe offffiiciiall jjoiined newlly iin BSNL on or afftter 1--1--2007 wiillll be ffiixed iin tthe
reviised pay scalles and why?
These offffiiciialls wiillll be ffiixed diirrecttlly att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle on tthe datte off ttheiirr
jjoiiniing iin BSNL.. Thiis iis because iitt iis nott pay rreviisiion fforr tthem.. Pay rreviisiion iis wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--
2007.. Pay can be rreviised on 1--1--2007 onlly fforr tthose who have drrawn pay befforre 1--1--2007.. Siince
new pay scalle comes iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007,, and siince tthe new rrecrruiittees arre tto be appoiintted att
tthe miiniimum off tthe pay scalle,, tthose who arre appoiintted iin BSNL on orr afftterr 1--1--2007 wiillll be ttrreatted
as appoiintted att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle on tthe datte off ttheiirr appoiinttmentt..
9.. IIn tthe agreementt tthere iis a cllause tthatt tthe non--executtiives can optt ffor tthe reviisiion off pay on
1--1--2007 or ffrom tthe datte off promottiion afftter 1--1--2007,, or ffrom tthe datte off nextt iincrementt iin
tthe exiisttiing scalle.. Whatt iis tthe beneffiitt off tthiis?
Thiis can be underrsttood by an examplle.. A Tellecom Mechaniic was prromotted as TTA afftterr 1--1--2007,,
say on 1--2--2007.. Hiis basiic pay iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle iin TM cadrre was Rs 5920//-- on 1--1--2007..
On 1--2--2007 he was prromotted and ffiixed iin TTA exiisttiing pay scalle att Rs 7100//--.. IIn case tthe offffiiciiall
comes iintto rreviised pay scalle on 1--1--2007,, hiis pay wiillll be rreviised iin tthe TM pay scalle ffrrom tthe prre--
rreviised basiic pay Rs 5920//-- tto tthe rreviised basiic pay Rs 13000//--.. Butt iin case he optts tto conttiinue iin
tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle unttiill hiis datte off prromottiion tto TTA cadrre ((1--2--2007)),, tthen he wiillll conttiinue
iin tthe prre--rreviised TM pay scalle unttiill 31--1--2007 and wiillll gett ffiixed iin tthe rreviised pay scalle off TTA on
1--2--2007.. He was iin TTA pay scalle on 1--2--2007 wiitth basiic pay Rs 7100((prre--rreviised)).. Thiis basiic
pay off Rs 7100//-- iin tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle wiillll be rreviised as Rs 15580//-- wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--2--
2007.. Siince iitt iis beneffiiciiall fforr hiim,, he wiillll optt fforr rreviised pay on tthe datte off prromottiion..
10.. Whatt aboutt tthose rettiired iin BSNL beffore 1--1--2007?
Wage rreviisiion iis nott applliicablle fforr tthem siince tthey have rrettiirred befforre 1--1--2007.. Butt ttheiirr pensiion
has tto be rreviised.. Forr pensiion rreviisiion,, ttherre iis no prroviisiion iin Rulle 37((A)) off CCS((Pensiion))Rulles..
The tthrree ffederrattiions who wellcomed fforrmattiion off BSNL and siigned agrreementt att tthatt ttiime have
ffaiilled tto rraiise tthiis iissue wiitth tthe Goverrnmentt.. Thiis iissue has come iintto ffocus because off wage
rreviisiion now.. Butt who has tto make tthe amendmentt iin tthe Rulle 37--A? Onlly Cabiinett can do iitt.. DoT
has tto send tthe prroposall and iitt iis prreparriing a Cabiinett Notte on tthiis iissue fforr tthe apprrovall off tthe
Cabiinett.. Butt iitt iis prroposiing pensiion rreviisiion on tthe basiis off equiivallentt CDA pay,, iinsttead off on IIDA
pay.. The rreason iis tthatt ttherre iis an orrderr datted 19--9--2003 iissued by tthe Deparrttmentt off Pensiion
iinsttrructtiing pensiion rreviisiion off tthose PSU emplloyees absorrbed ffrrom Goverrnmentt Deparrttmentt and
ttakiing pensiion on combiined serrviice((Goverrnmentt serrviice and PSU serrviice)),, on tthe basiis off
equiivallentt CDA pay,, iinsttead off IIDA pay.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion mett tthe DoT autthorriittiies and allso
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tthe Miiniistterr fforr Communiicattiions and demanded fforr pensiion rreviisiion on IIDA pay.. The BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion and Allll IIndiia BSNL--DoT Pensiionerrs Associiattiion arre serriiouslly and conttiinuouslly
ttrryiing tto achiieve pensiion rreviisiion on IIDA pay.. ((IIn tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tthe ffolllloiing iis
menttiioned::
““The iissue off rreviisiion off IIDA pensiion iin rrespectt off emplloyees absorrbed iin BSNL and rrettiirred befforre
1--1--2007 and pensiion anomally iin rrespectt off BSNL absorrbed emplloyees rrettiirred prriiorr tto 31--7--2001
allrready sttand rrefferrrred tto DoT and may be purrsued by BSNL..””))
11.. Whatt aboutt tthose rettiired afftter 1--1--2007?
Wage rreviisiion ffrrom 1--1--2007 iis applliicablle fforr tthem.. Therre iis a posiittiive change iin tthe pensiion rrulles..
As perr tthe rrecentt orrderrs iissued by Deparrttmentt off Pensiion and endorrsed by DoT,, tthe pensiion wiillll
be callcullatted on llastt tten montths averrage pay orr llastt montth pay,, whiich everr iis advanttageous tto tthe
rrettiirree.. Thiis prroviisiion iis applliicablle w..e..ff 1--1--2006..Therrefforre even iiff an offffiiciiall rrettiirred on 31--1--2007,,
he wiillll gett hiis pay rreviised on 1--1--2007 and he wiillll be paiid pensiion on tthe basiis off hiis rreviised pay..
12.. How tthe miiniimum pay iis deciided iin tthe reviised pay scalle and why?
The BSNL managementt prroposed tto ffiix miiniimum pay iin tthe rreviised pay scalles by mullttiipllyiing tthe
miiniimum pay iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle wiitth 1..91.. The exiisttiing NE--9 pay scalle miiniimum iis Rs
7100//-- iin tthe exiisttiing 7100--10100 pay scalle.. Thiis 7100 wiillll be mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 and iitt wiillll be Rs
13561//-- ((say Rs 13570)).. Thiis was rrounded tto Rs 13600//-- and ffiixed as tthe miiniimum pay iin tthe
rreviised NE--9 pay scalle.. Therrefforre tthe offffiiciialls newlly appoiintted iin BSNL on orr afftterr 1--1--2007 iin tthiis
pay scalle wiillll be ffiixed att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle ((Rs 13600//--)) on tthe datte off ttheiirr
appoiinttmentt..
The rreason fforr haviing 1..91 as tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr iis tthatt iin case off Executtiives allso tthe same
mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 1..91 was used tto deciide tthe miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle.. Forr examplle,,
tthe JTO((E1A)) pay scalle was 9850--250--14600 befforre pay rreviisiion.. IItt was prroposed tto be rreviised tto
Rs 18850--40500 by tthe managementt,, afftterr apprrovall ffrrom DPE.. The miiniimum Rs 18850//-- off tthe
rreviised scalle was 1..91 ttiimes off 9850//--((9850x1..91=18820 and iitt was adjjustted tto 18850//--)).. Siimiillarrlly,,
tthe E3 pay scalle off executtiives was Rs 13000--350--18250 and iitt was rreviised tto Rs 24900--50500..
The miiniimum Rs 24900//-- iis arrrriived by mullttiipllyiing tthe miiniimum off tthe prre--rreviised scalle ii..e Rs
13000//-- wiitth 1..91 and iitt wiillll be Rs 24830//-- and iitt was adjjustted tto Rs 24900//-- tto make iitt tthe
miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay..
IIn ottherr PSUs allso ((lliike Food Corrporrattiion,, Conttaiinerr Corrporrattiion,, ECIIL ettc)) wherre wage rreviisiion
has ttaken pllace so ffarr,, tthe miiniimum off tthe exiisttiing pay scalle was mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 tto make iitt tthe
miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle..
IIn Centtrrall Goverrnmentt allso allmostt tthe same mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr was applliied iin deciidiing tthe
miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle.. Forr examplle tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle S--7((Posttall Cllerrk)) was
4000--100--6000 as perr 5th CPC scalles.. As perr 6th CPC rreporrtt tthe Goverrnmentt rreviised iitt tto Pay
Band 5200--20200 wiitth Grrade Pay 2400.. The Posttall Cllerrk rrecrruiitted newlly on orr 1--1--2006((datte off
effffectt off new pay scalles iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt)) wiillll be appoiintted att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised
pay scalle whiich wiillll be 5200+2400=7600.. Rs 4000 mullttiiplliied wiitth 1..91 wiillll be Rs 7640//--.. Thus
same mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 1..91 was applliied fforr deciidiing tthe miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle..
Alltthough tthe BSNL Emplloyees Uniion ttrriied fforr a miiniimum iin tthe rreviised pay scalle equall tto
miiniimum iin tthe prre--rreviised pay scalle mullttiiplliied by 2..195 so tthatt iitt wiillll be equall tto tthe 30% iincrrease
on tthe prre--rreviised miiniimum pay+68..8% DA,, iitt was nott agrreed by tthe managementt.. We rrequestted
att lleastt fforr appllyiing tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr off 2 iinsttead off 1..91.. Butt tthiis was allso nott agrreed.. Siince
tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr fforr deciidiing tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle was 1..91 everry wherre as
dettaiilled above,, we werre compelllled tto acceptt iitt.. Morreoverr iin case tthe mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr fforr
deciidiing tthe miiniimum off tthe non--executtiive pay scalle iis 2..195 tto make tthe rreviised miiniimum equall
tto 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt fforrmulla,, tthe miiniimum off NE--12 pay scalle prroposed fforr non--executtiives iin tthe
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prromottiion polliicy((9200--250--13200)) wiillll be rreviised as 9200x2..195=20200,, whiich wiillll be morre tthan
tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised JTO pay scalle((E1A))Rs 18850//--.. Such a systtem off llowerr llevell pay scalle
wiitth a miiniimum morre tthan tthe miiniimum off tthe hiigherr pay scalle iis nott possiiblle.. Therrefforre we werre
compelllled tto acceptt tthe 1..91 mullttiiplliicattiion ffacttorr..
13.. Whatt iis tthe effffectt off tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle on tthe sallary off tthe emplloyees? How tthe
maxiimum off tthe pay scalle was deciided iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalles?
IIff an offffiiciiall rreaches tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle and conttiinues iin tthatt pay scalle,, he can nott drraw
iincrrementt everry yearr siince he had allrready rreached tthe maxiimum.. How everr,, he wiillll be giiven
sttagnattiion iincrrementt once iin ttwo yearrs,, afftterr rreachiing tthe maxiimum.. Maxiimum tthrree such
sttagnattiion iincrrementts wiillll be giiven..
Maxiimum pay off tthe pay scalle iis deciided by tthe span off tthe pay scalle.. Span off tthe pay scalle
means tthe numberr off yearrs fforr whiich iincrrementts arre tto be giiven sttarrttiing ffrrom tthe miiniimum off tthe
pay scalle,, tto rreach tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle.. Forr examplle,, tthe prresentt NE--1 pay scalle ((Grroup
D Pay Scalle)) iis Rs 4000--120--5800.. IIn tthiis,, tthe miiniimum off tthe pay scalle iis Rs 4000.. Maxiimum off
tthe pay scalle iis Rs 5800.. Wiitth Rs 120//-- iincrrementt,, 15 yearrs span ((15 annuall iincrrementts)) iis
rrequiirred ffrrom Rs 4000//-- miiniimum tto rreach tthe maxiimum 5800//--.. Therrefforre tthe span off tthe pay
scalle iis 15 yearrs.. Allll tthe exiisttiing non--executtiive pay scalles ((NE--1 tto NE--11)) arre haviing 15 yearrs
span..
The span off tthe prre--rreviised executtiive pay scalles iis 19 yearrs ((E1A)),,18 yearrs((E2A)),, 15 yearrs((E3)),,
12 yearrs ((E4,, E5,,E6)),, 8 yearrs((E9,, E9A))..
14.. IIs iitt necessary tto have a maxiimum ffor tthe pay scalle? Why iitt can nott be open ended wiitth outt
any maxiimum?
Open ended pay scalle wiillll have a miiniimum and iincrrementt rratte.. Butt iitt wiillll have no maxiimum.. Siince
maxiimum iis nott ttherre,, iincrrementts can be giiven conttiinuouslly wiitthoutt sttagnattiion.. Such open ended
pay scalles werre iimpllementted iin ONGC allrready,, siince 1997.. We allso demanded BSNL
managementt tto agrree fforr such open ended pay scalles.. Butt managementt ttolld a speciiall prrobllem iin
tthiis rregarrd.. The pensiion conttrriibuttiion fforr allll tthe BSNL emplloyees absorrbed ffrrom DoT iis beiing paiid
by BSNL tto DoT based on tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle off tthe emplloyee.. As llong as tthiis systtem
off Goverrnmentt pensiion iis ttherre,, tthiis iis tthe rrequiirrementt.. Therrefforre iitt iis necessarry tto have maxiimum
fforr tthe pay scalle..((Alltthough tthe Goverrnmentt iissued orrderrs afftterr iimpllementtattiion off siixtth pay
commiissiion pay scalles fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt Emplloyees sttattiing tthatt tthe pensiion conttrriibuttiion
can be paiid on basiic pay iinsttead off maxiimum off tthe pay scalle,, DoT ttolld tthatt iitt iis applliicablle onlly fforr
tthe Centtrrall Goverrnmentt Emplloyees on deputtattiion iin BSNL and nott fforr tthe absorrbed emplloyees))..
15.. Whatt was tthe proposall off tthe managementt on tthe span ffor deciidiing tthe maxiimum off tthe
reviised pay scalles? Whatt probllems arose wiitth tthatt proposall and how iitt iis sollved?
Managementt prroposed 12 yearrs span wherre as allll tthe exiisttiing pay scalles arre haviing 15 yearrs
span.. The arrgumentt off tthe managementt iis tthatt siince tthe pensiion conttrriibuttiion fforr allll emplloyees
absorrbed ffrrom DoT iis tto be paiid by BSNL tto tthe Goverrnmentt as perr tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle
and iin case tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle iis morre,, tthe expendiitturre on pensiion conttrriibuttiion wiillll be
morre,, and wiitth a serriious ffallll down iin tthe prroffiitts,, BSNL wiillll nott be iin a posiittiion tto bearr a biig
iincrrease iin pensiion conttrriibuttiion.. Managementt ffurrttherr arrgued tthatt wiitth new prromottiion scheme
prroviidiing prromottiion tto nextt hiigherr pay scalle afftterr everry 4//7//8 yearrs,, tthe span off tthe pay scalle can
be rreduced.. Furrttherr,, iitt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe NFTE--FNTO alllliiance wrrotte a lletttterr on tto tthe
managementt suggesttiing such rreducttiion iin tthe span off tthe pay scalle,, alltthough iitt was harrmffull fforr tthe
emplloyees..
Wiitth tthiis 12 yearrs span iitt was ffound tthatt fforr severrall emplloyees,, tthe rreviised basiic pay wiitth 30%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiillll be morre tthan tthe maxiimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle and tthey wiillll have no scalle
tto gett tthe ffullll beneffiitt off 30% ffiittmentt.. Hence we rreffused tto acceptt such a shorrtt span fforr tthe rreviised
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pay scalle.. We ttolld tthe managementt tthatt iin any case tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle can nott be
deciided by tthe managementt tto rreffuse ffullll beneffiitt off pay rreviisiion ((30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt)),, ffullll beneffiitt off
prromottiion polliicy ((tthe maxiimum off tthe hiigherr pay scalle tto whiich tthe prromottiion iis giiven shoulld nott
be lless tthan tthe basiic pay att whiich tthe offffiiciiall wiillll be ffiixed iin prromotted pay scalle)) and allso tthe
offffiiciiall shoulld fface no prrobllem off sttagnattiion.. We have collllectted severrall cases ffrrom allll overr tthe
counttrry and made an exhausttiive sttudy on tthe iissue and wrrotte severrall lletttterrs tto tthe managementt
expllaiiniing why iitt was necessarry tto iincrrease tthe span off tthe pay scalle tto 26 yearrs.. Due tto ourr
dettaiilled diiscussiion iin severrall meettiings and conttiinuous purrsuall,, ffiinalllly managementt agrreed tto
iincrrease tthe span off tthe pay scalle ffrrom tthe 12 yearrs prroposed by tthem tto 18 yearrs fforr NE--1,,21
yearrs fforr NE--2,,3,,4,, 7,,8,,9,,10,,11 pay scalles and 22 yearrs fforr NE--5 and 6 pay scalles..Thiis iis a grreatt
achiievementt.. IItt iis tto be notted tthatt tthe exiisttiing pay scalles fforr Non--Executtiives arre haviing 15 yearrs
span onlly.. Whiille tthe span off tthe JTO pay scalle was iincrreased ffrrom 19 yearrs tto 26 yearrs ((7 yearrs
iincrrease)),, we gott tthe span off ourr pay scalles iincrreased ffrrom 15 yearrs tto 21//22 yearrs ((6//7 yearrs
iincrrease)).. Thus we achiieved allmostt equall iincrrease iin span comparred wiitth executtiives.. The wage
negottiiattiion iis dellayed due tto tthiis siinglle iissue fforr morre tthan ttwo montths.. Butt ffiinalllly we werre ablle tto
prressurriise tthe managementt and agrree fforr iincrreasiing tthe span by 6//7 yearrs ((ffrrom 15 yearrs iin
exiisttiing scalles tto 21//22 yearrs iin rreviised scalles)).. Thiis wiillll hellp iin avoiidiing prrobllem off sttagnattiion tto
a grreatterr exttentt.. Had we siigned tthe agrreementt comiing underr tthe prressurre off tthe malliiciious
prropaganda off anttii--worrkerr lleaderrs off NFTE--FNTO alllliiance,, allll tthe emplloyees woulld have ffaced a
serriious prrobllem off sttagnattiion and everry emplloyee woulld have rreached tthe maxiimum iin tthe rreviised
scalles by now and woulld have been gettttiing iincrrementt once iin ttwo yearrs onlly iinsttead off iincrrementt
everry yearr.. Because off tthe consiisttentt sttand ttaken by us,, we achiieved iincrrease iin pay scalle span
on parr wiitth executtiives and avoiided sttagnattiion mosttlly.. IItt iis nott possiiblle tto avoiid sttagnattiion ffulllly as
llong as ttherre iis a maxiimum fforr tthe pay scalle.. Hence even iin case off executtiives allso tthe sttagnattiion
prrobllem iis ttherre iin tthe rreviised scalles tto a cerrttaiin exttentt and hence fforr executtiives,, afftterr rreachiing
tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalle,, sttagnattiion iincrrementt iis prroviided everry ttwo yearrs.. We achiieved tthiis
fforr non--executtiives allso.. Hence tthe ffew offffiiciialls who rreach maxiimum off tthe pay scalle and conttiinue
iin tthe same scalle,, sttagnattiion iincrrementt wiillll be giiven everry ttwo yearrs on parr wiitth executtiives..((The
iimprrovementt on tthe iissue off tthe maxiimum off tthe pay scalles achiieved tthrrough prrottrractted
negottiiattiion iis iillllusttrratted iin tthe ttablle bellow::
Maxiimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle prroposed by tthe
managementt allong wiitth span giiven iin brrackett
SCALE
Prroposed
on 17--11--2009
Prroposed
on 18--12--2009
Prroposed
on 24--12--2009
Maxiimum off rreviised
pay scalle ffiinalllly agrreed
by tthe managementt iin
tthe Agrreementt siigned
on 15--01--2010
NE--1 11100((12yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs)) 13320((18 yearrs))
NE--2 11250((12 yearrs)) 13440((18 yearrs)) 13850((19 yearrs)) 14700((21 yearrs))
NE--3 11350((12 yearrs)) 13600((18 yearrs)) 14010((19 yearrs)) 14880((21 yearrs))
NE--4 11800((12 yearrs)) 13940((18 yearrs)) 14450((19 yearrs)) 15340((21 yearrs))
NE--5 12600((12 yearrs)) 14940((18 yearrs)) 15390((19 yearrs)) 16840((22 yearrs))
NE--6 13100((12 yearrs)) 15470((18 yearrs)) 15470((18 yearrs)) 17430((22 yearrs))
NE--7 15800((12 yearrs)) 18650((18 yearrs)) 18650((18 yearrs)) 20400((21 yearrs))
NE--8 18150((12 yearrs)) 21430((18 yearrs)) 21430((18 yearrs)) 23440((21 yearrs))
NE--9 19700((12 yearrs)) 23200((18 yearrs)) 23200((18 yearrs)) 25420((21 yearrs))
NE--10 21650((12 yearrs)) 25470((18 yearrs)) 25470((18 yearrs)) 27850((21 yearrs))
NE--11 23750((12 yearrs)) 28010((18 yearrs)) 28010((18 yearrs)) 30630((21 yearrs))
16.. Whatt iis tthe iincrementt ratte iin tthe reviised pay scalles? How iitt iis diifffferentt ffrom tthe exiisttiing
systtem off iincrementt ratte?
Managementt agrreed tto grrantt iincrrementt att tthe rratte off 3% on rreviised basiic pay.. Thiis perrcenttage
systtem off iincrrementt iis morre beneffiiciiall tto tthe exiisttiing systtem off ffiixed iincrrementt.. IIn tthe exiisttiing pay
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scalles,, tthe iincrrementt amountt wiillll rremaiin tthe same as llong as tthe offffiiciiall rremaiins iin tthe same pay
scalle.. Forr examplle iin tthe Grroup D Pay scalle 4000--120--5800,, as llong as tthe offffiiciiall conttiinues iin tthe
same pay scalle,, tthe iincrrementt wiillll be Rs 120//-- onlly and iitt wiillll nott iincrrease.. Butt wiitth iincrrementt
giiven as perrcenttage on basiic pay,, tthe amountt off iincrrementt wiillll go on iincrreasiing everry yearr.. Forr
examplle,, iin case an offffiiciiall iin NE--10((7800--225--11175)) pay scalle drrawiing basiic pay off Rs 9600//-- on
1--1--2007 iis ffiixed iin tthe rreviised pay scalle att tthe basiic pay Rs 21070//-- on 1--1--2007 and iin case hiis
iincrrementt iis due on 1--5--2007,, he wiillll drraw tthe ffollllowiing iincrrementts::--
1--1--2007=21070
1--5--2007=IIncrrementt off 3% on 21070=640//-- and hiis basiic pay on 1--5--2007 wiillll be Rs
21070+640=21710
1--5--2008=IIncrrementt off 3% on Rs 21710=660//-- and hiis basiic pay on 1--5--2009 wiillll be Rs
21710+660=Rs Rs 22370//-- and so on..
Thus tthe iincrrementt wiillll go on iincrreasiing everry yearr..
Because tthe iincrrementt tthus goes on iincrreasiing everry yearr,, ttherre wiillll be no ffiixed sttage iin tthe pay
scalle as att prresentt.. Everry body wiillll have hiis own ttrrack iin tthe pay scalle,, based on hiis basiic pay on
1--1--2007 iin tthe rreviised pay scalle,, by gettttiing 3% annuall iincrrementt on basiic pay.. Hence iitt iis verry
essenttiiall fforr each emplloyee tto maiinttaiin hiis own sallarry rrecorrd..
17.. How tthiis beneffiiciiall systtem off iincrementt as percenttage on basiic pay was achiieved?
Thiis systtem off iincrrementt as perrcenttage off basiic pay was iimpllementted iin some PSUs iin tthe
prreviious wage rreviisiion tthatt came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--1997.. The CPSTU ((Commiittttee off Publliic
Secttorr Trrade Uniions)) deciided tto demand and ffiightt fforr achiieviing tthiis systtem iin allll PSUs and
orrganiised sttrrugglles on tthiis demand.. The BSNL Emplloyees Uniion parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthese
sttrrugglles.. As a rresulltt off tthese sttrrugglles and as a rresulltt off siimiillarr demand by tthe Centtrrall
Goverrnmentt emplloyees,, tthiis systtem off iincrrementt as perrcenttage off basiic pay was acceptted by 6th
CPC fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt emplloyees and allso by tthe PSUs fforr tthe wage rreviisiion ffrrom 1--1--2007
and accorrdiinglly tthe BSNL managementt allso acceptted tthiis systtem..
18.. How llong tthese reviised pay scalles comiing iintto effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007 wiillll conttiinue and when
wiillll be tthe nextt wage reviisiion?
As perr tthe guiidelliines iissued by tthe DPE on 9--11--2006,, tthe perriiodiiciitty fforr wage rreviisiion fforr non--
executtiives was tten yearrs.. Therrefforre tthe rreviised pay scalles tthatt come iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007
have tto be iin fforrce fforr tten yearrs ffrrom 1--1--2007 and nextt wage rreviisiion has tto come iintto effffectt ffrrom
1--1--2017.. Butt iin tthe PSUs,, unttiill 1996,, ffiive wage rreviisiions werre iimpllementted wiitth ffiive yearr
perriiodiiciitty and tthus everry ffiive yearrs tthe wages werre rreviised.. Butt iin tthe siixtth wage rreviisiion tthatt
was effffectted ffrrom 1--1--1997,, tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was iimposed by tthe Goverrnmentt as perr tthe
iinsttrructtiions off Worrlld Bank.. The uniions off varriious PSUs have come ttogettherr underr tthe bannerr off
CPSTU and opposed tthiis condiittiion off tten yearr perriiodiiciitty and demanded fforr ffiive yearr perriiodiiciitty..
Severrall sttrrugglles werre orrganiised and nottiice fforr sttrriike was allso giiven iin severrall PSUs.. BSNL
Emplloyees Uniion parrttiiciipatted iin allll tthese sttrrugglles.. A dellegattiion off tthe CPSTU mett tthe Prriime
Miiniistterr Manmohan Siingh allong wiitth Com Siittarram Yechurry CPII((M)) Polliittbeaurreau memberr on 27--
4--2008 and as perr tthe assurrance giiven by tthe Prriime Miiniistterr,, DPE iissued orrderrs on 1--5--2008
sttattiing tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty can be any wherre bettween 10 tto 5 yearrs dependiing on tthe agrreementt
rreached on tthe basiis off barrgaiin bettween managementt and Uniion..
IIn severrall PSUs tthe Uniions agrreed fforr 5 yearr perriiodiiciitty wiitth ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 24% orr 23% ((lless
tthan 30%)) on tthe grround tthatt afftterr achiieviing tthiis 24% ffiittmentt beneffiitt iin tthe prresentt wage rreviisiion
wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2007,, iin tthe nextt wage rreviisiion afftterr ffiive yearrs w..e..ff 1--1--2012 anottherr 24%
ffiittmentt beneffiitt can be achiieved so tthatt by 1--1--2012 ttottall ffiittmentt beneffiitt wiillll be 48% iinsttead off 30%..
IIn BSNL we ffoughtt fforr 5 yearr perriiod agrreementt wiitth ffiittmentt beneffiitt nott lless tthan 30%.. We coulld
nott go down bellow 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt because tthe rrettiirriing offffiiciialls wiillll gett morre pensiion wiitth 30%
ffiittmentt,, and allso tthe pensiion iis beiing rreviised everry tten yearrs by tthe Goverrnmentt,, nott ffiive yearrs..
Juniiorrs allso wantted iimmediiatte settttllementt wiitth 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt siince tthey ffelltt tthatt iitt iis doubttffull
whettherr anottherr wage rreviisiion iin 2012 iis possiiblle siince tthe tthe prroffiitts off BSNL arre comiing down
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and tthe ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL iis goiing down.. Due tto tthiis prrobllem,, BSNL emplloyees can nott
acceptt ffiittmentt beneffiitt lless tthan 30%.. Butt because off tthiis,, whettherr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty shoulld be
acceptted? IIn such case,, when wage rreviisiion ttakes pllace iin ottherr PSUs agaiin afftterr 5 yearrs,, BSNL
emplloyees wiillll have no such wage rreviisiion w..e..ff 1--1--2012 and tthey can have nextt wage rreviisiion
afftterr tten yearrs,, w..e..ff 1--1--2017 onlly.. Therrefforre BSNL Emplloyees Uniion ttrriied iitts llevell bestt and
orrganiised ttwo days sttrriike on tthe iissue off ffiive yearr perriiodiiciitty wiitth 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt..
Fiinalllly a comprromiise was rreached wiitth tthe managementt rregarrdiing perriiodiiciitty.. Ten yearr perriiodiiciitty
wiillll nott be menttiioned iin tthe agrreementt.. A cllause was added iin tthe agrreementt tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty
wiillll be rreduced fforr non--executtiives iiff rreduced fforr executtiives.. Thus a possiibiilliitty off achiieviing nextt
wage rreviisiion allong wiitth executtiives,, wiitth lless tthan tten yearr perriiodiiciitty iis securred,, allong wiitth
achiievementt off 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt..
19.. Wage Reviisiion was due wiitth effffectt ffrom 1--1--2007.. Butt tthe agreementt was siigned iin January
2010 onlly.. Why so much dellay?
As expllaiined above,, tto prreventt tthe dangerr off non--executtiives gettttiing lless ffiittmentt beneffiitt tthan
executtiives as happened iin tthe llastt wage rreviisiion iin PSUs,, we werre compelllled tto waiitt unttiill tthe
iissue off orrderrs on wage rreviisiion off executtiives.. IIn tthe Executtiives wage rreviisiion orrderr 30% ffiittmentt
beneffiitt was giiven wiitthoutt menttiioniing perriiodiiciitty.. Butt managementt ttrriied tto iimpose a condiittiion on
non--executtiives tthatt 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt can be giiven onlly when 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty iis acceptted.. IIn
tthe lletttterr wrriitttten by tthe Diirrecttorr ((HRD)),, BSNL tto Com Namboodiirrii GS BSNLEU on 22--4--2009,,
whiich was ciirrcullatted tto allll emplloyees by tthe managementt,, iitt was sttatted tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty off 10
yearrs applliicablle fforr executtiives as rrecommended by 2nd Pay Reviisiion Commiittttee woulld be
applliicablle fforr non--executtiives and tthe same ffiittmentt beneffiitt off 30% grrantted tto executtiives woulld be
grrantted fforr non--executtiives.. Thiis sttattementt off Diirrecttorr ((HRD)) was ffallse and miislleadiing.. No such
tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was rrecommended fforr tthe executtiives by tthe Second Pay Reviisiion Commiittttee
and no such tten yearr perriiodiiciitty was menttiioned iin tthe wage rreviisiion orrderr iissued by BSNL
managementt fforr tthe executtiives.. IItt was sttatted iin tthiis orrderr tthatt tthe perriiodiiciitty woulld be as perr tthe
deciisiion off DPE.. The questtiion tthatt came befforre us was iin case we siigned fforr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty fforr
non--executtiives,, and ttherreafftterr tthe DPE deciides perriiodiiciitty lless tthan tten yearrs fforr executtiives,, tthen
nextt wage rreviisiion wiillll be earrlliierr fforr executtiives tthan non--executtiives.. We had tto ffiightt agaiinstt tthiis
diiscrriimiinattiion.. Alltthough ttherre was dellay due tto tthe attttiittude off tthe managementt,, ffiinalllly we werre
successffull iin achiieviing wage agrreementt wiitthoutt menttiioniing 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty and wiitth tthe cllause
tthatt iiff perriiodiiciitty iis rreduced fforr executtiives,, tthe same wiillll be applliicablle fforr non--executtiives.. Therrafftterr
tto sollve tthe prrobllem off span off tthe pay scalle,, iitt ttook attlleastt ttwo montths ttiime.. Therrefforre tthe dellay
was due tto tthese rreasons..
20.. How tthe DA wiillll be paiid afftter iimpllementtattiion off reviised pay scalles w..e..ff 1--1--2007?
As perr tthe exiisttiing systtem,, DA wiillll be grrantted tto ffulllly neuttrralliise tthe prriice rriise.. Siince tthe enttiirre DA
68..8% wiillll be merrged wiitth pay on 1--1--2007 iin tthe pay rreviisiion,, ttherre wiillll be no DA on 1--1--2007 on
rreviised pay.. Hence on 1--1--2007,, DA on rreviised pay wiillll be 0 and ttherreafftterr iitt wiillll iincrrease as
bellow,, tto compensatte tthe prriice rriise ffulllly::
Datte
off DA
1--1--
07
1--4--
07
1--7--
07
1--
10--
07
1--1--
08
1--4--
08
1--7--
08
1--
10--
08
1--1--
09
1--4--
09
1--7--
09
1--10--
09
Ratte off
DA iin
percentt
on
reviised
basiic
pay
0..0 0..8 1..3 4..2 5..8 6..3 9..2 12..9 16..6 16..9 18..5 25..3
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Thus based on tthe iincrrease iin tthe prriice rriise,, tthe DA wiillll iincrrease once iin everry tthrree montths on 1st
Januarry,, 1st Aprriill,, 1st Jully and 1st Octtoberr everry yearr as perr tthe orrderrs iissued by DPE..
21.. Some offffiiciialls newlly recruiitted afftter 1--1--2007 wiillll gett Pay+DA on reviised pay lless tthan whatt
tthey have allready drawn iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalles,, on tthe datte off ttheiir jjoiiniing.. Whatt
proviisiion iis tthere ffor prottecttiing tthese offffiiciialls ffrom such reducttiion?
Thiis prrobllem iis iillllusttrratted by tthe ffollllowiing examplle::
a)) A diirrectt rrecrruiittee TTA was appoiintted on1--10--2009.. Therrefforre on 1--10--2009 hiis basiic pay was
tthe miiniimum off tthe exiisttiing pay scalle ii..e..,, Rs 7100.. On 1--10--2009 tthe ffollllowiing iis pay+DP+DA
on exiisttiing pay scalle:: Pay=7100;; DP=3550//--;; DA=6560;; Tottall=Rs 17210;;
b)) On 1--10--2009,, he wiillll be ffiixed att tthe miiniimum off tthe rreviised pay scalle ,, Rs13600//--.. The DA on
rreviised pay iin Octtoberr 2009 iis 25..3%.. Therrefforre tthe DA on 13600//-- pay iis Rs 3441//--.. Hiis
pay+DA as perr rreviised pay wiillll be 13600+3441=Rs 17041;; Therrefforre tthe offffiiciiall wiillll be drrawiing
17210--17041=Rs 169//-- lless iin Pay+DA on hiis datte off jjoiiniing,, afftterr wage rreviisiion..
c)) We diiscussed tthiis iissue wiitth tthe managementt and iitt was agrreed nott tto iimpllementt tthiis
rrecoverry,, by grranttiing tthiis diifffferrence as perrsonall pay tto be adjjustted iin ffutturre iincrrease iin
pay+DA.. Forr executtiives allso,, tthe newlly rrecrruiitted JTOs gott tthe same prrobllem iin ttheiirr wage
rreviisiion and iitt was agrreed tto prrottectt iitt as perrsonall pay..
d)) Butt tthiis prroviisiion iis applliicablle onlly iin case tthiis diifffferrence arriises on tthe datte off jjoiiniing iin BSNL
and nott subsequenttlly.. Thiis iis because wage rreviisiion iis concerrned wiitth rreviisiion off exiisttiing
wage fforr tthose jjoiined iin BSNL prriiorr tto 1--1--2007 orr wiitth ffiixiing tthe miiniimum wage iin tthe rreviised
pay scalle fforr tthose jjoiined on orr afftterr 1--1--2007.. Thiis coulld nott be sollved because fforr tthe
prresentt ttherre iis no prrocedurre avaiillablle fforr sollviing iitt..
22.. Whatt wiillll happen tto tthe exttra iincrementt grantted ffor tthe offffiiciialls iin BCR grade one year
beffore ttheiir rettiirementt siince tthey diid nott gett Grade--IIV promottiion?
a)) Those who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt and rrettiirred bettween 1--1--2007 tto 31--3--2008—fforr tthem tthe
new prromottiion polliicy iis nott applliicablle.. Hence ttherre iis no chance fforr tthem tto gett any prromottiion
rrettrrospecttiivelly afftterr ttheiirr rrettiirrementt.. Therrefforre ttheiirr exttrra iincrrementt has tto be prrottectted,, iin
tterrms off tthe rreviised pay scalles.. Forr tthose among tthem who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt befforre 1--1--
2007,, iitt wiillll be added tto tthe basiic pay fforr callcullattiing tthe 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt whiille ffiixiing ttheiirr
rreviised pay.. Thus ttheiirr exttrra iincrrementt wiillll be merrged and iincrreased iin tthe rreviised pay.. Forr
tthose among tthem who gott tthiis exttrra iincrrementt afftterr 1--1--2007,, iitt wiillll be giiven as an exttrra
iincrrementt off 3% on ttheiirr rreviised pay and iitt wiillll be iinclluded fforr callcullattiing pensiion..
b)) Those rrettiirred afftterr 31--3--2008--iiff tthey gett prromottiion as perr new prromottiion polliicy rrettrrospecttiivelly,,
wiitth datte off effffectt fforr such prromottiion befforre 1--1--2007,, tthey wiillll gett nextt hiigherr scalle and hence
tthe exttrra iincrrementt wiillll nott be ttherre siince iitt was giiven iin lliieu off such prromottiion and ttheiirr pay on
1--1--2007 wiillll be rreviised iin such prromotted pay scalle.. IIn case off tthose among tthem who wiillll gett
prromottiion as perr tthe new prromottiion polliicy afftterr 1--1--2007,, tthey can eiittherr have ttheiirr exttrra
iincrrementt iin ttheiirr rreviised pay scalle wiitthoutt ttakiing such prromottiion orr tthey can fforrgo tthe exttrra
iincrrementt and ttake tthe prromottiion as perr tthe new prromottiion polliicy,, whiich everr iis beneffiiciiall fforr
tthem..
23.. Whatt are tthe probllems creatted by tthe managementt on tthe iissue off iincrease iin HRA and how
tthose probllems were sollved?
HRA rrattes werre rreviised by DPE((Deparrttmentt off Publliic Entterrprriises)) tto 30% on basiic pay fforr sttattiions
wiitth 50 llakhs orr morre popullattiion,, 20% off basiic pay fforr sttattiions wiitth 5 tto 50 llakh popullattiion and
10% fforr sttattiions wiitth lless tthan 5 llakh popullattiion.. The same was deciided by Centtrrall Goverrnmentt
fforr iitts emplloyees as perr tthe rrecommendattiions off tthe Siixtth Pay Commiissiion.. These rrattes werre
applliicablle on rreviised pay scalles fforr tthe executtiives off PSUs ffrrom tthe datte off apprrovall off tthe rreviised
pay scalles by ttheiirr concerrned Deparrttmentt,, butt tthe datte has tto be on orr afftterr 26--11--2008..
Siince tthe rreviised pay scalles fforr BSNL executtiives werre apprroved by DoT on 27--2--2007,, tthese HRA
rrattes on rreviised pay werre applliicablle fforr tthem wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009.. Therrefforre fforr tthe BSNL
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non--executtiives allso,, tthese HRA rrattes arre tto be applliied on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009
siince ttherre can nott be diifffferrentt ttypes off HRA systtem fforr emplloyees iin tthe same company..
Due tto ourr nottiice fforr ttwo days sttrriike on 19th and 20th May 2009,, managementt agrreed tthiis iin
prriinciiplle and allso iissued orrderrs fforr payiing tthese rrattes tto non--executtiives on pay+DP iin tthe exiisttiing
pay scalles wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009 pendiing rreviisiion off pay scalles.. Therrefforre tthe managementt
had no ottherr alltterrnattiive exceptt tto agrree fforr iimpllementtiing tthese HRA rrattes on rreviised pay wiitth
effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009..
Butt tthe managementt diid nott do so and crreatted prrobllem and rresiistted tto iincllude tthiis iin tthe wage
agrreementt.. The managementt was encourraged tto do so because off tthe supporrtt giiven by NFTE--
FNTO alllliiance whiich made a biig prropaganda tthatt tthe rreviised HRA rrattes woulld nott be giiven on
rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009,, butt onlly ffrrom tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt..
We have wrriitttten a dettaiilled lletttterr tto tthe managementt rregarrdiing tthe jjusttiiffiicattiion fforr tthe HRA rreviised
rrattes on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009 on parr wiitth tthe executtiives.. We diiscussed tthe iissue
wiitth tthe managementt severrall ttiimes.. Fiinalllly even on tthe datte((15--1--2010)) off siigniing tthe agrreementt
allso tthe managementt siide diid nott agrree fforr a llong ttiime tto acceptt iitt.. Afftterr ourr decllarriing tthatt iitt woulld
nott be possiiblle tto siign tthe agrreementt wiitthoutt tthe paymentt off HRA on parr wiitth executtiives and
ffurrttherr decllarriing tthatt such diiscrriimiinattiion woulld nott be ttollerratted by tthe emplloyees,, tthe
managementt siide acceptted ourr demand and agrreed fforr paymentt off HRA on parr wiitth executtiives
wiitth effffectt ffrrom 27--2--2009..
24.. Whatt aboutt iincrease iin perks and otther allllowances?
Due tto tthe severre ffallll iin rrevenue and prroffiitts and due tto tthe ffactt tthatt BSNL iis allrready iin lloss
operrattiionalllly,, managementt diid nott iincrrease perrks and allllowances consiiderrablly fforr executtiives and
overrallll tthe same prrocedurre iis ffollllowed fforr non--executtiives..
The ttrransporrtt allllowance iis nott iincrreased iin case off executtiives and fforr us allso iitt iis nott iincrreased fforr
tthe same rreason.. Howeverr a cllause was putt iin tthe agrreementt tto rreviiew tthe ttrransporrtt allllowance on
1--1--2012 orr allong wiitth executtiives iiff iitt iis earrlliierr tto 1--1--2012..
Food allllowance was abolliished fforr executtiives.. Butt iin ourr case tthe ffood allllowance was rrepllaced by
Skiillll Upgrradattiion Allllowance @ 2% on basiic pay everry montth and iitt wiillll be paiid ffrrom tthe datte off
siigniing tthe agrreementt.. The RMs who werre rregullarriised ffrrom casuall mazdoorr on 1--10--2000 on tthe
fforrmattiion off BSNL wiillll now have basiic pay off Rs 5080//-- as on 1--10--2009 iin tthe exiisttiing pay scalle..
On 1--1--2007 hiis basiic pay wiillll be Rs 4720//-- and he wiillll be ffiixed att rreviised pay Rs 10360//-- on tthatt
datte and by 1--10--2009 he wiillll rreach rreviised basiic pay off Rs 11350//-- afftterr drrawiing tthrree iincrrementts
iin tthe rreviised scalle.. The skiillll upgrradattiion wiillll be 2% on 11350//-- ii..e Rs 227//--,, whiich iis morre tthan tthe
exiisttiing Rs 225//-- ffood allllowance and iitt wiillll go on iincrreasiing allong wiitth iincrrease iin basiic pay and
hence beneffiiciiall tthan tthe exiisttiing ffiixed amountt off Rs 225//--.. ((Tiillll tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt,,
tthe ffood allllowance wiillll conttiinue as iitt iis..)).. IIn case off tthose iin hiigherr scalles,, tthe skiillll upgrradattiion
allllowance wiillll go uptto Rs 600//-- perr montth ((The maxiimum pay iin rreviised NE--11 pay scalle iis Rs
30,,630//-- and fforr tthose who rreached tthiis pay tthe skiillll upgrradattiion allllowance wiillll be Rs 613//--..
Rurrall allllowance rremaiined Rs 100//-- as iitt iis,, and Cyclle maiinttenance allllowance,, cash handlliing
allllowance,, ffiixed conveyance arre iincrreased by 50%..
Regarrdiing Speciiall Compensattorry Allllowances and Ottherr Speciiall Allllowances avaiillablle tto Norrtth
Eastt//Siikkiim//Ladakh//A&N iisllands ettc,, tthe allllowances beiing giiven as perrcenttage wiillll be conttiinued
wiitth tthe same perrcenttage,, butt on rreviised pay wiitth effffectt ffrrom tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt..
The allllowances wiitth ffiixed rratte dependiing on tthe pay sllabs arre iincrreased by 75% wiitth effffectt ffrrom
tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt.. Tiillll tthe datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt,, tthe exiisttiing systtem wiillll
conttiinue.. Whiille tthe executtiives werre giiven tthe rreviised rrattes off tthese allllowances ffrrom 27--2--2009,,
managementt diiscrriimiinatted agaiinstt non--executtiives by agrreeiing tto giive tthese rreviised rrattes ffrrom tthe
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datte off siigniing tthe agrreementt onlly.. Keepiing iin viiew off tthe anxiietty off tthe emplloyees fforr an
agrreementt wiitthoutt any ffurrttherr dellay,, tthe Uniion was compelllled tto agrree fforr tthiis..
Managementt has nott agrreed tto iincrrease OTA rratte iinspiitte off a llott off prressurre ffrrom us.. The Siixtth
Pay Commiissiion iin ffactt rrecommended fforr abolliittiion off OTA.. Howeverr tthe Goverrnmentt has nott
ttaken any deciisiion so ffarr and ttherrefforre ttherre was no rreviisiion iin OTA rratte fforr Centtrrall Goverrnmentt
emplloyees.. Underr tthese ciirrcumsttances,, we coulld make tthe managementt tto agrree fforr rreviiewiing
OTA rrattes on 1--1--2012..
25.. Whatt aboutt Uniifform and washiing allllowance?
Managementt demanded tthe Uniion tto agrree fforr abolliittiion off Uniifforrm on tthe grround tthatt mostt off tthe
emplloyees arre nott wearriing tthe uniifforrm giiven tto tthem.. We ttolld tthatt tthiis can nott be tthe rreason fforr
abolliittiion off uniifforrm.. IIff prroperr suiittablle uniifforrm iis giiven allong wiitth suiittablle washiing allllowance,,
emplloyees wiillll wearr uniifforrm.. We allso ttolld tthatt ffrrom CMD tto Grroup..D allll emplloyees off BSNL
shoulld wearr uniifforrm.. Managementt ttolld tthatt uniifforrm iis tto be abolliished tto miiniimiise tthe expendiitturre
iin viiew off tthe ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL and prroposed tthatt iinsttead off uniifforrm,, some ottherr
compensattiion can be giiven.. Butt we have nott agrreed fforr abolliittiion off uniifforrm and demanded iitts
conttiinuattiion.. Fiinalllly a comprromiise was rreached tthatt tthe uniifforrm and washiing allllowance wiillll
conttiinue wiitthoutt change unttiill an alltterrnatte polliicy iis deciided afftterr negottiiattiion wiitth tthe rreprresenttattiive
uniion.. The alltterrnatte polliicy can be uniifforrm fforr allll orr some compensattiion iin pllace off uniifforrm.. Any
how iitt wiillll be deciided onlly by negottiiatted settttllementt wiitth uniion..
26.. How tthe iincrease iin matterniitty lleave was gott acceptted by tthe managementt?
The Centtrrall Goverrnmentt had iincrreased tthe matterrniitty lleave ffrrom 135 days tto 180 days.. Butt BSNL
managementt diid nott iincrrease iitt and conttiinued wiitth 135 days lliimiitt on tthe pllea tthatt iitt was a
Company and Goverrnmentt rrulles werre nott applliicablle.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion severrall ttiimes
diiscussed tthiis iissue wiitth tthe managementt.. BSNL Emplloyees Uniion had rrequestted tthe Women
M..Ps tto rraiise tthiis iissue iin tthe Parrlliiamentt.. CPII((M)) Polliitt Burreau memberr and M..P Comrrade Brriinda
Karratt had rraiised tthiis iissue iin tthe Parrlliiamentt tthrrough a questtiion tto tthe Miiniistterr.. Underr tthese
ciirrcumsttances,, tthe managementt came fforrwarrd and acceptted tthe demand and iissued orrderrs fforr
executtiives tto iincrrease tthe matterrniitty lleave tto 180 days and allso agrreed wiitth BSNL Emplloyees
Uniion iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt tto exttend tthe same fforr tthe non--executtiives..
27.. Whatt aboutt Bonus//PLII?
Tiillll now,, botth tthe executtiives and non--executtiives iin BSNL arre beiing paiid Prroducttiiviitty Liinked
IIncenttiive((Bonus)) based on tthe rrattiing off tthe perrfforrmance off BSNL as a wholle.. Forr excellllentt grradiing
1..4 ttiimes off basiic pay,, fforr verry good grradiing 1..1 ttiimes off basiic pay,, fforr good rrattiing 0..85 ttiimes basiic
pay and fforr ffaiirr rrattiing 0..75 ttiimes basiic pay iis beiing paiid tto allll emplloyees subjjectt tto miiniimum and
maxiimum lliimiitts.. Butt tthe Deparrttmentt off Publliic Underrttakiings((DPE)) iissued guiidelliines rrecenttlly tto
iinttrroduce a new systtem off Perrfforrmance Rellatted IIncenttiive fforr tthe executtiives iin allll PSUs .. The
BSNL managementt wantted tto iinttrroduce tthe same systtem fforr non--executtiives allso,, on tthe pllea tthatt
ttherre can nott be separratte schemes fforr paymentt off IIncenttiive((Bonus)) tto tthe executtiives and non--
executtiives.. The iidea behiind tthiis new scheme iis tthatt tthe iincenttiive iis tto be based on tthe
perrfforrmance off tthe Ciirrclle//Diisttrriictt.. Thiis means iitt wiillll diifffferr ffrrom Ciirrclle tto Ciirrclle dependiing on tthe
perrfforrmance.. Butt tthe dettaiills off tthe scheme arre nott yett evollved.. IIn prriinciiplle we arre nott fforr such
diifffferrence iin paymentt off iincenttiive ffrrom ciirrclle tto ciirrclle.. We wantt tthatt allll BSNL emplloyees
tthrroughoutt tthe counttrry shoulld be paiid tthe same iincenttiive as iis done ttiillll now.. Therrefforre iin tthe wage
rreviisiion agrreementt we diid nott commiitt tto acceptt whatt everr tthe managementt deciides.. IItt was agrreed
tthatt tthe new scheme wiillll be evollved tthrrough negottiiatted settttllementt wiitth tthe rrecogniised uniion..
28.. Whatt iis tthe effffectt off iimpllementtattiion off promottiion polliicy on wage reviisiion?
IIn case tthe prromottiion polliicy iis iimpllementted befforre iimpllementtattiion off tthe wage rreviisiion,, tthe
offffiiciialls gettttiing prromottiion as perr tthe prromottiion polliicy befforre 1--1--2007 wiillll be pllaced iin ttheiirr
prromotted pay scalle befforre 1--1--2007 and on 1--1--2007 tthey wiillll have ttheiirr pay rreviised iin ttheiirr
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prromotted pay scalle.. Thus tthey wiillll have morre beneffiitt iin wage rreviisiion.. The BSNLEU has
rrequestted tthe managementt tto iimpllementt tthe prromottiion polliicy iimmediiattelly,, lleaviing tthe NE--12
scalle whiich rrequiirres apprrovall off DoT//DPE.. ((The NE--12 pay scalle iis rrequiirred onlly fforr grranttiing tthe
prromottiion as perr tthe polliicy tto tthose who arre iin NE--11((Grrade--4 off Srr..TOA//TTA))..Afftterr apprrovall off
NE--12 scalle tthey can be prromotted tto tthatt scalle as perr ttheiirr datte off elliigiibiilliitty)).. Managementt iis
prrocessiing tthe case fforr earrlly iissue off orrderrs..
29.. Whatt aboutt tthe Casuall//Conttractt llabor?
Due tto tthe perrsiisttentt efffforrtts off BSNLEU and BSNL Casuall & Conttrractt Worrkerrs Federrattiion,, BSNL
managementt iissued orrderrs viide No.. 269--11//2009--Perrs--IIV//LE datted 1--1--2010 fforr paymentt off wages
tto Casuall llaborr on parr wiitth tthe Grroup D pay scalle iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt based on 6th CPC
rrecommendattiions.. Thiis orrderr came iintto effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2010.. The TSM wiillll gett wage based on tthe
ffollllowiing callcullattiion,, wiitth effffectt ffrrom 1--1--2010::
a)) Miiniimum basiic pay iin Grroup D --1S rreviised pay scalle iin Centtrrall Goverrnmentt =Rs 5740
b)) Add tthe numberr off iincrrementts drrawn so ffarr,, @ 3% on miiniimum pay
eg:: iin case tthe TSM drrawn 8 iincrrementts and was att 3020 iin prre--rreviised pay scalle,, tthen tthe
basiic pay afftterr addiing tthese 8 iincrrementts wiillll be 5740X((1..03))8=7271
c)) Add HRA @30%((Dellhii iis ttaken as examplle,, butt iin ottherr sttattiions iitt wiillll be
30%//20%//10%))=7271X30%=2181
d)) Add CDA on 1--1--2010=7271X27%=1963
e)) Tottall perr montth=7271((Basiic Pay))+2181((HRA))+1963((CDA))=Rs 11415
ff)) Daiilly wage=11415//30=Rs 381
IIn case off Casuall Mazdoorr tthe rreviised daiilly wage iis based on rreviised miiniimum basiic
pay+CDA,, callcullatted as bellow,, as on 1--1--2010::
a)) Miiniimum rreviised basiic pay=5740
b)) CDA @ 27% on 1--1--2010=1550
c)) Sallarry perr montth=5740+1550=7290
d)) Daiilly wage=Rs 243
Thiis iis a good achiievementt.. Butt we have tto conttiinue tthe efffforrtts fforr paymentt off wages tto casuall
llaborr based on IIDA pay scalle iinsttead off CDA pay scalle and allso fforr achiieviing tthe goall off
rregullarriisiing tthe Casuall mazdoorrs//TSMs..
Regarrdiing Conttrractt Laborr,, we arre conttiinuiing ourr efffforrtts tto prressurriise tthe managementt fforr
iimpllementtiing sttattuttorry wages and allll ottherr prroviisiions lliike EPF,, ESII ettc fforr tthem..
30.. Whatt iis tthe rolle off NFTE--FNTO alllliiance iin wage reviisiion?
They ttrriied ttheiirr llevell bestt tto harrm tthe emplloyees.. Whiille BSNLEU was ttrryiing tto brriing maxiimum
beneffiitt fforr tthe emplloyees iinspiitte off tthe ffalllliing ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL,, tthey prropagatted tthatt we
shoulld agrree whatt everr iis prroposed by tthe managementt.. They made a biig prropaganda durriing llastt
verriiffiicattiion tthatt BSNLEU iis dellayiing wage agrreementt.. Accorrdiing tto tthem tthe agrreementt shoulld be
siigned iin 2007 orr 2008 iitt sellff,, befforre wage rreviisiion orrderr was iissued fforr BSNL executtiives iin 2009
Marrch.. IIff tthatt was done,, we woulld nott have gott 30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt on parr wiitth executtiives.. When
tthe orrderr fforr executtiives was rrelleased and managementt prroposed 30% ffiittmentt on parr wiitth
executtiives,, butt wiitth 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty,, tthey have made a biig prropaganda tthatt BSNLEU shoulld
agrree fforr 10 yearr perriiodiiciitty and siign tthe agrreementt iimmediiattelly.. We iignorred ttheiirr malliiciious and
anttii--worrkerr prropaganda and ffiinalllly achiieved perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth executtiives and iin case tthe nextt
wage rreviisiion fforr executtiives ttakes pllace befforre 10 yearrs,, fforr us allso same perriiodiiciitty wiillll be
applliied.. IIn case we siigned fforr 10 yearrs as demanded by NFTE--FNTO,, we woulld have llostt iin
perriiodiiciitty comparred tto executtiives.. When we asked tthem tto jjoiin allong wiitth us iin tthe sttrriikes and
sttrrugglles fforr achiieviing a betttterr wage rreviisiion fforr emplloyees,, tthey diid nott jjoiin.. Even tthough we ttolld
tthem tthatt tthey wiillll be allllowed tto siign as wiittness orr iin any ottherr mannerr on tthe wage agrreementt
alltthough tthey arre unrrecogniised,, tthey rreffused fforr parrttiiciipattiing iin tthe diiscussiion and sttrrugglles on
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fflliimsy grrounds.. They have wrriitttten a lletttterr tto tthe managementt fforr rreduciing tthe span off tthe pay scalle
so tthatt emplloyees wiillll sttagnatte iimmediiattelly afftterr wage rreviisiion.. Theiirr onlly iinttenttiion iis tto hellp tthe
managementt and worrk agaiinstt tthe emplloyees.. When we arre ttrryiing fforr iincrrease iin tthe span off tthe
pay scalles fforr tthe beneffiitt off tthe emplloyees,, tthey made a prropaganda among tthe emplloyees tto
wiitthdrraw memberrshiip ffrrom BSNLEU.. Att everry sttep tthey ttrriied ttheiirr llevell bestt tto harrm tthe
emplloyees iin tthe wage rreviisiion.. We coulld overrcome allll ttheiirr conspiirraciies and achiieved tthe bestt
possiiblle wage agrreementt despiitte tthe detterriiorrattiing ffiinanciiall condiittiion off BSNL..
31.. Whatt are tthe llessons tto be llearntt ffrom tthe experiience off wage reviisiion?
a)) Uniitted sttrrugglle allong wiitth ottherr PSU uniions underr tthe bannerr off CPSTU hellped us iin achiieviing
30% ffiittmentt beneffiitt,, perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth executtiives and 3% iincrrementt.. These arre tthe majjorr
achiievementts.. Therrefforre we have tto sttrrengtthen tthiis uniitty off PSU emplloyees underr tthe bannerr
off CPSTU.. Ourr parrttiiciipattiion iin tthe sttrrugglles as perr tthe CPSTU calllls sttrrengtthened tthese
sttrrugglles and have giiven good rresulltts.. Therrefforre we shoulld ffurrttherr sttrrengtthen tthiis uniitty..
b)) The sttrriike iin ttellecom secttorr iin BSNL allone iis nott ffulllly effffecttiive siince tthe serrviices arre nott
effffectted and ttherre iis alltterrnatte arrrrangementt fforr ttellecom serrviices by ottherr ttellecom companiies..
Ourr sttrriike has some iimpactt iin compelllliing tthe managementt tto agrree fforr perriiodiiciitty on parr wiitth
executtiives.. Butt tto be ffulllly effffecttiive iin tthe sttrriikes we shoulld orrganiise tthe worrkerrs iin prriivatte
ttellecom companiies allso so tthatt allll can sttrriike ttogettherr and sttop tthe enttiirre ttellecom systtem fforr
effffecttiive rresulltt..
c)) The NFTE--FNTO alllliiance has become anttii--worrkerr alllliiance and iitt diiviided tthe worrkerrs so tthatt a
secttiion off tthe worrkerrs diid nott parrttiiciipatte.. We shoulld conttiinue tto make allll efffforrtts tto brriing tthem
iin tthe sttrrugglle prrogrrammes and iin case tthey arre nott wiilllliing,, such lleaderrs shoulld be iisollatted
ffrrom worrkerrs iin orrderr tto sttrrengtthen tthe uniitty off tthe BSNL emplloyees..
d)) ((Ourr wages arre due tto tthe earrniings off BSNL.. Butt due tto tthe wrrong polliiciies iimpllementted
iinttenttiionalllly by tthe Goverrnmentt tto desttrroy BSNL fforr tthe beneffiitt off prriivatte ttellecom companiies,,
BSNL iis allrready iin operrattiionall lloss as dettaiilled above.. We shoulld rrealliise tthe grraviitty off tthe
siittuattiion.. We have tto orrganiise tthe sttrrugglle fforr prrottecttiing and devellopiing BSNL iin tthrree ffrrontts::
ii)) Allll emplloyees shoulld worrk dediicattedlly and exttend betttterr serrviice tto tthe custtomerrs and
see tthatt tthe sharre off BSNL iin tthe ttellecom serrviices marrkett iincrreases wiitth a llarrge scalle
iincrrease iin tthe numberr off custtomerrs.. To popullarriise tthiis rrequiirrementt,, tthe ffollllowiing iis
added iin tthe wage rreviisiion agrreementt::
“WORK CULTURE AND TRAIINIING
The rrecogniised uniion has agrreed tto exttend ffullll supporrtt tto allll iiniittiiattiives ttaken by tthe
managementt fforr ffurrttherr iimprroviing tthe worrk culltturre..
Managementt and rreprresenttattiive uniion agrree tto cooperratte fforr crreattiing a harrmoniious
iindusttrriiall rrellattiionshiip conduciive tto tthe grrowtth off BSNL’’s sharre iin tthe ttellecom serrviices
marrkett.. IItt has allso been agrreed tthatt rrettrraiiniing off iitts emplloyees consiisttentt wiitth skiilllls and
ttechnollogy wiillll be underrttaken,, wherreverr necessarry,, especiialllly iin tthe conttextt off
ttechnollogiicall changes..””
IImprrovementt off worrk culltturre and exttensiion off betttterr serrviices tto tthe custtomerrs and
makiing allll efffforrtts fforr iincrreasiing tthe numberr off BSNL subscrriiberrs iin llarrge scalle iis a parrtt off
ourr sttrrugglle fforr saviing and devellopiing BSNL and allong wiitth iitt fforr saviing ourr ffutturre..
Therrefforre we shoulld ttake tthe iiniittiiattiive by ttuniing ourrsellves wiitth tthiis rrequiirrementt and
iimprroviing tthe worrk culltturre..
iiii)) The NDA Goverrnmentt and tthe UPA Goverrnmentts ttherreafftterr have been ttrryiing tto desttrroy
BSNL iin orrderr tto hellp tthe prriivatte ttellecom companiies.. Severrall hurrdlles werre crreatted tto
scuttttlle tthe devellopmentt off BSNL.. Onlly afftterr tthe one day sttrriike iin 1997 by allll tthe
executtiives and non--executtiives ttogettherr,, tthe Goverrnmentt was compelllled tto allllow BSNL tto
prrocurre GSM equiipmentt tto a cerrttaiin exttentt iin orrderr tto meett tthe demand fforr prroviidiing cellll
phone connecttiions.. Agaiin tthe Goverrnmentt and ottherr iinsttiittuttiions off tthe Sttatte arre puttttiing
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severrall hurrdlles iin prrocurriing tthe 93 miilllliion GSM equiipmentt as perr tthe ttenderr ffiinalliized by
BSNL.. On tthe one hand tthe Goverrnmentt iis puttttiing brrakes iin tthe devellopmentt off BSNL
and on tthe ottherr hand tthe Prriime Miiniistterr iis holldiing meettiings wiitth Communiicattiions
Miiniistterr,, DoT//BSNL autthorriittiies fforr prrottecttiing tthe ffiinanciiall viiabiilliitty off BSNL!! The solluttiion
tthey arre ttrryiing tto iimpose iis tto sellll 10% off tthe sharres off BSNL tthrrough IIPO.. Accorrdiing tto
tthem tthe onlly way tto save tthe BSNL iis tto sellll iitt iin phased mannerr and prriivattiise iitt ffiinalllly..
The rreall aiim iis tto hand overr tthe morre tthan 40 llakhs crrorres worrtth assetts off BSNL sprread
overr tthrrough outt tthe counttrry,, tto tthe biig capiittalliistts--IIndiian and Forreiign.. Unlless such
polliiciies arre deffeatted,, we can neiittherr save BSNL norr ourr ffutturre.. Therrefforre we have tto ffiightt
agaiinstt tthese wrrong polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt,, by uniittiing allll non--executtiives and
executtiives iin tthe sttrrugglle..
iiiiii)) Att prresentt tthe Capiittalliistt--lland llorrd cllasses arre conttrrolllliing tthe polliittiics and tthey arre ablle tto
see tthatt tthe polliittiicall parrttiies rreprresenttiing ttheiirr iintterrestts arre ablle tto gett majjorriitty iin tthe
ellecttiions and fforrm Goverrnmentts att Centtrre and iin varriious sttattes.. So ffarr,, tthe parrttiies
rreprresenttiing tthe iintterrestt off tthe worrkiing cllass and tthe peoplle—tthe llefftt and democrrattiic
parrttiies arre ablle tto gett majjorriitty iin tthrree Sttattes onlly—Kerralla,, Bengall and Trriipurra.. When tthe
Lefftt gott 60 M..Ps and tthe UPA--1 Goverrnmentt depended on ttheiirr supporrtt,, tthe Goverrnmentt
att tthe Centtrre was nott ablle tto go ahead wiitth iitts pllans fforr prriivattiisiing PSUs and prriivattiisiing
pensiion.. IItt was compelllled tto brriing Nattiionall Rurrall Emplloymentt Guarranttee Actt fforr prroviidiing
100 days guarrantteed worrk perr yearr iin rrurrall arreas.. The Lefftt Goverrnmentts iin Kerralla,,
Bengall and Trriipurra iimpllementted lland rrefforrms and prrottectted tthe rriightts off tthe worrkiing
cllass.. Therrefforre iitt iis necessarry tto change tthe ballance iin polliittiics iin ffavorr off tthe worrkiing
cllass and peoplle by sendiing morre rreprresenttattiives off worrkiing cllass tto
Parrlliiamentt//assemblliies.. Butt tthiis iis possiiblle onlly by tthe acttiive parrttiiciipattiion off tthe worrkiing
cllass iin tthe polliittiics.. Therrefforre besiides orrganiisiing tthe sttrrugglle tto iimprrove tthe worrk culltturre,,
tthe sttrrugglle agaiinstt tthe wrrong polliiciies off tthe Goverrnmentt,, we have tto parrttiiciipatte iin tthe
polliittiicall sttrrugglle fforr changiing tthe polliittiics off tthe counttrry iin ffavorr off worrkiing cllass and
peoplle..””))
By
P.. Asokababu
Asstt.. Generall Secrettary,, BSNLEU
www.bsnlnewsbyashokhindocha.blogspot.com M-9426201999
Friday, January 22, 2010
IDA Revisded Order
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BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
CIRCULAR No. 120
Sub: Board level and below Board level posts including non-unionised
supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises - Regarding payment of
IDA at the revised rates w.e.f. 01.01.2010 for employees who are drawing
their pay in revised IDA scales w.e.f 01.01.2007.
Department of Public Enterprises a.M. No.2(70)/2008-DPE(WC)-GL-
1/2010 dated 15.01.2010 on the above mentioned subject is sent to all concerned
for information and necessary action please.
(Sheo Shankar Prasad)
Assistant General'Manager (Pers-V)
Tel 23037474175
1. PPS to CMD, BSNL, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi
2. PPS to DIR (HR)/ DIR(Enterprises)/DIR(Consumer Fixed Access) /
/DIR(Consumer Mobility)/ DIR(Finance), BSNL Board.
3. All Executive Directors, BSNL
4. All CGMs/AII Heads of Administrative Units BSNL with request to bring these
orders in the notice of concerned Controller of Communication Account,
Nationalized Banks & Post Office etc. so that BSNL Pensioners may be paid
at revised rates of IDA and compliance reported to Corporate Office.
5. All PGMs/GMs BSNL C.O.
6. DGM (CA)/DGM(EF), BSNL C.O.
7. AGM(R&P)/AGM(EF), BSNL C.O.
8. Shri H.K. Mallick, Section Officer (Pension), DOT, Sanchar Bhawan,
New Delhi with the request to circulate the copy of revised IDA rates for
Pensioners who are drawing Pension on IDA Scale to all concerned
OffkeofCCA. ~
9. Pay Bill/Cash/L&A, Sections BSNL C.O.
10. Guard File.
(J.B. Gupta)
Deputy Manager (PAT)
Tel. 23037474
F.No. 2(70)/2008-DPE (WC) -GL-I/ ~.O'" Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Bhawan
Block 14, CGO Complex,
Lodi Road, New Delhi-II 0003
Dated the 15th January, 2010
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Boord level and below Board level posts including non-unionised supervisors in
Central Public Sector Enterprises- Revision of scales of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2007 -
PaYment of IDA at revised rates-regarding.
In continuation of this Department's O.M. of even number dated 21.10.2009, the rate of
DA payable to the executives and non-unionised supervisors of CPSEs may be modified as
follows: .
2. The above rates of DA would be applicable in the case of IDA employees who have been
allowed revised pay scales (2007) as per DPE O.M. dated 26.11.2008,09.02.2009 & 02.04.2009.
3. All administrative Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India are requested to
bring the foregoing to the notice of the Public Enterprises under their administrative control for
action at their end. ) "
~.
(~.J. Michael)
Under Secretary
All the administrative Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
Copy to:
I. Chief Executive of Central Public Sector Enterprises.
2. Financial Advisers in the Administrative Ministries/ Departments.
3. Department of Expenditure, E-II Branch, North Block, New Delhi
4. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 9 Dean Dayal Upadhayay Marg, New Delhi
5. NIC, DPE with the request to upload this OM on to the DPE website.
BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
CIRCULAR No. 120
Sub: Board level and below Board level posts including non-unionised
supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises - Regarding payment of
IDA at the revised rates w.e.f. 01.01.2010 for employees who are drawing
their pay in revised IDA scales w.e.f 01.01.2007.
Department of Public Enterprises a.M. No.2(70)/2008-DPE(WC)-GL-
1/2010 dated 15.01.2010 on the above mentioned subject is sent to all concerned
for information and necessary action please.
(Sheo Shankar Prasad)
Assistant General'Manager (Pers-V)
Tel 23037474175
1. PPS to CMD, BSNL, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi
2. PPS to DIR (HR)/ DIR(Enterprises)/DIR(Consumer Fixed Access) /
/DIR(Consumer Mobility)/ DIR(Finance), BSNL Board.
3. All Executive Directors, BSNL
4. All CGMs/AII Heads of Administrative Units BSNL with request to bring these
orders in the notice of concerned Controller of Communication Account,
Nationalized Banks & Post Office etc. so that BSNL Pensioners may be paid
at revised rates of IDA and compliance reported to Corporate Office.
5. All PGMs/GMs BSNL C.O.
6. DGM (CA)/DGM(EF), BSNL C.O.
7. AGM(R&P)/AGM(EF), BSNL C.O.
8. Shri H.K. Mallick, Section Officer (Pension), DOT, Sanchar Bhawan,
New Delhi with the request to circulate the copy of revised IDA rates for
Pensioners who are drawing Pension on IDA Scale to all concerned
OffkeofCCA. ~
9. Pay Bill/Cash/L&A, Sections BSNL C.O.
10. Guard File.
(J.B. Gupta)
Deputy Manager (PAT)
Tel. 23037474
F.No. 2(70)/2008-DPE (WC) -GL-I/ ~.O'" Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Bhawan
Block 14, CGO Complex,
Lodi Road, New Delhi-II 0003
Dated the 15th January, 2010
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Boord level and below Board level posts including non-unionised supervisors in
Central Public Sector Enterprises- Revision of scales of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2007 -
PaYment of IDA at revised rates-regarding.
In continuation of this Department's O.M. of even number dated 21.10.2009, the rate of
DA payable to the executives and non-unionised supervisors of CPSEs may be modified as
follows: .
2. The above rates of DA would be applicable in the case of IDA employees who have been
allowed revised pay scales (2007) as per DPE O.M. dated 26.11.2008,09.02.2009 & 02.04.2009.
3. All administrative Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India are requested to
bring the foregoing to the notice of the Public Enterprises under their administrative control for
action at their end. ) "
~.
(~.J. Michael)
Under Secretary
All the administrative Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
Copy to:
I. Chief Executive of Central Public Sector Enterprises.
2. Financial Advisers in the Administrative Ministries/ Departments.
3. Department of Expenditure, E-II Branch, North Block, New Delhi
4. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 9 Dean Dayal Upadhayay Marg, New Delhi
5. NIC, DPE with the request to upload this OM on to the DPE website.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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BSNLEU CHQ NEWDELHI, 18th January, 2010 [10.40 Hrs]
Celebration of Victory Day on 18.01.2010 is postponed due to sad demise of Com. Jyoti Basu.
The Wage Agreement for Non- Executive Employees of BSNL has been signed 15th January, 2010 between management and representative union.
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IMPORTANT NEWS
[21.01.2010]General Secretary Meets Director (HR)
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU along with Coms. Mihir Dasgpta, AGS and R.S.Chauhan, Org. Secretary met Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) and discussed the following issues:
Wage Revision:- The union representatives requested that the wage agreement be processed early so that the order can be issued and payment made at the earliest. Director(HR) agreed to do the needful early.
Promotion Policy:- Union representatives reiterated their demand that since there may be delay in approval from DPE for 9200 pay scale, the Promotion Policy be implemented early on all other pay scales. 9200 may be implemented after approval. Director (HR) stated that the same is under consideration.
JTO 35% and 15% Examination:- Union wanted grant of relaxation so that officials with 5 years’ service can appear in the examination. Director (HR) stated that the request of the union has been considered, but could not be accepted due to various constraints including legal. However, another examination can be conducted early.
Shifting of corporate office sections from rented buildings to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan /Eastern Court:- The union insisted that the offices functioning in rented buildings causing heavy expenditure be shifted to Bharat Sanachar Bhawan and Eastern Court making suitable adjustments and construction of additional blocks, if necessary. Director(HR) appreciated our suggestion to reduce expenditure.
Conducting of Promotional examinations:- The suggestion of the union to conduct all examinations without delay was accepted. Director (HR) assured that the management is interested in conducting all the examinations without any delay.
Shri Gopal Das, Director (HR) accepted our invitation to be present as Chief Guest in the open session of on 15th February of CEC meeting to be held at Bhopal from 14th to 16th February 2010.
[18.01.2010]BSNLEU Circular No.2 dated 16.01.2010 <
[18.01.2010]Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) to the Cadre of Telecom Mechanic - Clarifications issued <
[17.01.2010]COMRADE JYOTI BASU PASSED AWAY <
[16.01.2010]
EXCELLENT WAGE AGREEMENT
CELEBRATE VICTORY DAY BY ORGANISING MASSIVE MEETINGS ON MONDAY 18TH JANUARY 2010
UNITED FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS
V.A.N. Namboodiri,
Convenor, United Forum & GS, BSNLEU.
[Postponed due to sad demise of Comrade Jyoti Basu. 17.01.2010]
[15.01.2010] EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT !
WAGE AGREEMENT SIGNED
Dear Comrades,
The Wage Agreement for Non-Executive Employees of BSNL has been signed today, 15th January, 2010 between management and representative union.
It is only with the support of all our comrades and their determination for struggle, as shown in 48 hours strike of 19-20 August 2009 and sustained struggle that the United Forum could achieve this victory. We thank all the United Forum leaders for standing strongly together in the struggle and discussion.
We also thank the official side for the successful agreement.
V.A.N.Namboodiri General Secretary, BSNLEU & Convener, United Forum.
15- 01- 2010
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[15.01.2010] A letter to CMD, BSNL - Reduce unnecessary expenditure by shifting BSNL offices from Statesman House and Chandralok Building to Bharat Sanchar Bhawan or Eastern Court <
[14.01.2010] Wage Meeting on 15.01.2010 <
[11.01.2010]CHQ letter to CMD BSNL on HRA and Allowances <
[09.01.2010]General Secretary Meets CMD BSNL on Promotion Policy:- Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU met Shri Kuldeep Goyal, CMD BSNL on 08th January and discussed about the implementation of Promotion Policy urgently. He requested CMD to implement the policy without delay. In case there is delay in approval of DPE for 9200 pay scale, he proposed to implement the policy without that scale. Once the scale is approved by the DPE, then that also can be implemented. The CMD agreed to consider the proposal.
Joint Forum meets on 11th January 2010:- The Joint Forum of BSNL Associations / Unions of Executives and Non-executives will meet on 11th January to discuss about the latest developments in BSNL including the delay in tender of 93 million GSM lines, Agitational programmes against Govt. proposal for 10% IPO, Absorption of ITS officers etc.
[08.01.2010]PRESS RELEASE:- Joint Forum Oppose IPO in BSNL <
[07.01.2010]BIG ACHIEVEMENT - CONGRATULATIONS! WAGE REVISION AGREEMENT REACHED - TO BE SIGNED ON 15-01-2010 <
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[06.01.2010]Wage Meeting on 5th January 2010:- In the Wage Negotiation Committee meeting held today, 5th January 2010 the draft agreement was discussed. Agreement reached on most of the items. The staff side wanted the span of the pay scales to be increased to avoid stagnation. The Management insisted on abolition of uniform supply, which the unions strongly opposed. These two points will be examined by the management. The next meeting is fixed on 7th January to finalise the agreement since there is a meeting on BSNL issues called by the Prime Minister. On 6th January.
[06.01.2010]MASSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS ON 5TH JANUARY 2010:- Massive Demonstrations were organised All over the Country participated by Thousands of Executives and Non-Executives demanding issue of purchase order for 93 Million GSM Lines for BSNL which is blocked by BSNL Board. The demonstrators demanded the Prime Minister to intervene and ensure supply of Mobile Lines to BSNL to provide to the People.
In the meeting held in the Corporate Office premises New Delhi, Comrade V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convenor, Joint Forum & GS BSNLEU and other Leaders of the Joint Forum addressed and called upon the BSNL Workers to be ready for sustained struggles to save BSNL.
A Memorandum signed by the General Secretaries of Executive and Non-Executive Unions was submitted to the Prime Minister seeking his urgent intervention in the matter.
A meeting will held on today 06th January, 2010 called by Prime Minister to discuss issues connected with BSNL.
[06.01.2010]Memorandum to Prime Minister on 93 million GSM lines:- As per decision of Joint Forum, a memorandum was submitted to Prime Minister signed by the BSNL Associations / Unions of Executives and Non-Executives requesting to intervene in the matter of 93 million GSM lines to BSNL <
[05.01.2010]Meeting with Communications Minister:- United Forum leaders Coms.V.A.N.Namboodiri, R.Venkatraman, P.Abhimanyu and V.Subburaman met Communications Minister Shri A.Raja on 4th January 2010 and exchanged New Year Greetings. The union leaders apprised him of the delay in the wage negotiations and requested his intervention to sort out the issues of span of pay scales etc.
The Union representatives conveyed their concern at the delay in the procuring of the 93 million GSM lines for BSNL and also requested his intervention in the matter.
The Minister was positive on both the issues.
[04.01.2010] General Secretary Meets CMD: - Com. V.A.N Namboodiri, General Secretary, BSNLEU along with Coms. Dhiraj Chaudhary and Manish Samadhiya (SNATTA) met Shri Kuldeep Goyal, CMD, BSNL on 04.01.2010 and discussed about the relaxing of service condition of 7 years to 5 years for appearing in the JTO promotional examination. They pointed out that as done in the case of examination to JAO, the service condition of 7 years should be reduced five, since there are only very few eligible officials and more vacancies are there.
CMD gave a patient hearing and agreed to favorably examine the case.
[01.01.2010]IDA increased from January, 2010:- IDA increase is due w.e.f. 01.01.2010 9.4% on existing (basic pay + DP) and 5.6% on revised basic pay. Orders may be issued later.
[09.12.2009]Historic Agreement signed today, (9-12-2009), on settlement of Pay Anomalies/Aberrations:- Due to point to point fixation of pay on conversion from CDA to IDA pay scales on 1-10-2000, in several cases the seniors in higher pay scales got less than their juniors in lower pay scales.
In MTNL, it couldn’t be settled since there was no rule to settle it. In BSNL, when NFTE took up the case, the management convinced them that it is not possible to settle these anomalies.
After getting recognition, the BSNLEU and United Forum took up the issue seriously and a Committee was constituted with management and union representatives for settlement of these anomalies. The Committee gave its report for settling these anomalies as per Revised Pay Rules applicable for Central Government Employees and it was sent for the approval of DoT.
The DoT sent back the file with the objection that the Revised Pay Rules were not applicable for settling these anomalies/aberrations since it was conversion from CDA to IDA Pay Scales and was not pay revision.
Thereafter a Committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Shri P.K.Misra, DGM (Estt.) Consisting of representatives of the management and Union to recommend how to settle these anomalies. The Committee met several times and finally an agreement is signed to day (9-12-2009) between the Official and Staff sides. The agreement is that the difference in the pay between the junior in the lower pay scale and the senior in the higher pay scale as on 1-10-2000 will be paid as Personal Pay to the Senior.
The Staff Side in the Committee was represented by Com V.A.N.Namboodiri GS BSNLEU and Com P.Asokababu AGS BSNLEU. <<< Copy of the agreement >>>
==========================================================The Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU will be held at Bhopal, from 14th to 16th February, 2010. The Madhya Pradesh Circle union and the Reception Committee are taking all out efforts to successfully conduct the CEC. All members of the CEC are requested to book their tickets well in advance. ==========================================================
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[04.01.2010]PRESS RELEASE:- Joint Forum calls for Agitational Programmes to Save BSNL<
[03.01.2010] The report in The Economic Times dated 01-01-2010 << click here>>
[03.01.2010] Editorial of The Economic Times on 01-01-2010 <
[02.01.2010]A letter to Shri Gopal Das, Director (HRD) BSNL - Minimum wages of casual labourers with and without temporary status and labourers engaged intermittent on seasonal work <
[02.01.2010]Joint Forum Calls for agitation to save BSNL - BSNLEU Circular No.01 dated 02.01.2010 <
[01.01.2010] JOINT FORUM OF BSNL ASSOCIATIONS /UNIONS OF EXECUTIVES AND NON-EXECUTIVES CALL FOR TELEGRAM CAMPAIGN TO PRIME MINISTER AND DEMONSTRATION ON 5TH JANUARY 2010 TO ENSURE FINALISATION OF 93 MILLION TENDER FOR GSM LINES <
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[28.11.2009]Pensioners problems taken up with DOT and CMD BSNL by AIBDPA<
[15.12.2009]AIBDPA Circular No.3 <
[19.11.2009]All India BSNL-DoT Pensioners' Association (AIBDPA) - A letter to Hon'ble Minister of Communications & IT <
[19.11.2009]All India BSNL-DoT Pensioners' Association (AIBDPA) - Circular No.1 <
[23.10.2009]ALL INDIA BSNL-DOT PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATION FORMED.<
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[20.08.2009]BSNL Strike Continues for Second Day - press release dated on 20.08.2009 <
[19.08.2009]Massive Strike by BSNL Employees - press release dated on 19.08.2009 <
[18.08.2009]48 Hours Strike by BSNL Workers on 19-20 August'09 - United Forum press Release dated on 18.08.2009 <
[11.08.2009]One lakh BSNL Workers Observed Dharna - UF press Release dated on 11.08.2009 <
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[10.10.2009] Brief Report on the outcome of BSNL-DoT-BSNLEU Committee Meeting held on 09.10.2009 <
[30.07.2009]National Council decisions - BSNLEU protests improper minutes <
[30.07.2009]Minutes of the 21st meeting of the National Council held on 23rd June, 2009 under the chairmanship of Director (HR), BSNL Board <
[24.06.2009]A note on the discussions / decisions of the National Council meeting, held on 23.06.2009<
[16.06.2009]8th Meeting of BSNL Staff Welfare Board - Regarding decision taken <
[27.05.2009] Items for discussion in the 21st meeting of the National Council <
Items for discussion in the 20th meeting of the National Council <
Items for discussion the National Council meeting, to be held on 2nd September, 2008 <
Minutes of the 18th National Council Meeting
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[17.11.2009]Major Achievement on Wage Revision <
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[16.11.2009]BSNL Workers Alliance meeting with Wage Negotiation Committee draws blank<<
[16.11.2009] Meeting of Wage Committee with unrecognized unions on 16-11-2009 - A letter to Shri S.R. Kapoor, Chairman, Wage Negotiation Committee <
[07.11.2009]Letter written to NFTE and FNTO for joint action on wage revision etc.<
[03.11.2009]MEETING WITH DIRECTOR (HRD), CHAIRMAN, WAGE NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE, DDG (ESTT.) AND DDG (FPB), DOT. <
[08.08.2009]Casual & Contract Workers Federation Joins 19-20 August Strike <
[16.05.09] BSNL Casual & Contract Workers Federation issues Strike Notice for 19-20th May along with United Forum. <
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BSNL Casual & Contract Workers' Federation [Circular No.2]
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[26.12.2009]Serious problems arising in implementation of 30% fitment benefit, 3% increment, fixation benefit on promotion, due to the shorter span and consequent maxima in the proposed revised pay scales-Request for urgent reconsideration to avoid crisis in the process of wage revision agreement - A letter to Shri S.R. Kapoor, Chairman, Wage Negotiation Committee <
14.12.2009]BSNLEU Writes to Shri. S.R.Kapoor, Executive Director (Finance), Chairman Wage Committee on increasing of span of pay scales to avoid stagnation. <
[14.12.2009]BSNLEU demands on Skill Upgradation Allowance (Professional Upgradation Allowance, Compensatory Allowances etc. to be increased on par with executives. <
[08.12.2009]Note submitted to Chairman Wage Negotiation Committee on 7th December, 2009 <
[08.12.2009]Note submitted to CMD BSNL regarding pay structure dated 7th December, 2009 <
[02.12.2009]One time 2 years relaxation in the qualifying service condition in the ensuing 35% and 15% JTO LICE - A letter to GM (Estt.) <
[23.11.2009] On the issue of Multiplication factor and span of the pay scale in the wage revision - A letter to Shri S.R. Kapoor, Chairman, Wage Negotiation Committee <
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No.1-33/2008-PAT (BSNL) /Maternity Leave dated 19.11.2009 [06.01.2010]The orders for enhancement of Maternity Leave and Special Allowance for Child Care has been issued for Executives. The union has demanded issue orders for non-executives also <
F. No.269-11/2009-Pers.IV/LE dated 01.01.2010 [04.01.2010]WAGES OF CASUAL LABOUR & TSMs - ORDERS ISSUED:- BSNL management has issued orders revising Wages of TSMs and Casual Labour. BSNLEU CHQ and BSNL Casual & Contract Workers Federation have taken up the issue several times with management .The issue was raised in the last session of Parliament by Com. Brinda Karat M.P. Now the orders have been issued . It will benefit the Casual Labours in a big way. << click here>>
BSNL No.10-2/2007-DE dated 01.01.2010 [01.01.2010]JAO Part II Examination: - JAO Part II Examination for A.P. Circle has been postponed due to Telengana agitation in A.P. The examination will be held as scheduled in other Circles <
BSNL No.10-2/2009-DE dated 31.12.2009 [01.01.2010]JAO 40% LICE - Photo copies of P&T Manuals /Books allowed <
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No.2/34/2008-Estt. (Pay II) dated 19.11.2009 14.12.2009] Govt. orders on pension contribution to be based on basic pay instead of maximum of pay scale <
No.250-27/2008-Pers.III dated 27.11.2009 [04.12.2009]Holding of LDCE for TTA cadre under (40%) examination postponed <
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JF/CHQ/MoC&IT/2009 dated 08.10.2009 [10.10.2009]Appointment of SAG officers of Indian P&T Accounts & Finance service Gr. A in BSNL/MTNL on deemed deputation basis - our protest against - JF letter to Hon'ble MoC & IT <
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“I hope the BSNL IPO happens in the coming year (2010-11). I can’t say exactly when, but I certainly hope that it does happen, because BSNL does need to open up to public ownership, primarily with a view to strengthen its own management and its accountability,” Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra told a private news channel.
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“I hope the BSNL IPO happens in the coming year (2010-11). I can’t say exactly when, but I certainly hope that it does happen, because BSNL does need to open up to public ownership, primarily with a view to strengthen its own management and its accountability,” Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra told a private news channel.
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“ p``aNaayaama rhsya”
ApnaI AaQyaai [-Svar ko p`it Aasqaa, eka SarIr ko SauYauPt, inaiYk`ya, qako hue kaoYaao maoM ifrsao na[ jaana laata hO.AakaSa baadlaaoM sao AacCait hao tba vaatavarNa maoM p`aNavaayaukI kmaI haotI hO eosaI saubah p`aNaayaama na kroM.SarIrko saBaI AMga AaOr idmaaga maoM p`aNavaayau yau> r> pirBa`maNa haonao sao AapkI raoga p`itraoQak Sai> baZtI hO AaOr saara idna Aap traotajaa banakr hr kaya- AasaanaI sao inapTa saktoM hOM.Svasana saMbanQaI saBaI ibamaarIyaaoM maoM Aapkao fayada haota hO AaOr cauist-sfUit- banaI rhtI hO.p`aNaayaama sao sar sao laokr pOr tk ek [laokT/aosToiTk pavar yaanao ]jaa- Sai>ka p`vaah ]
P`aaNaayaama AaOr maud/a krnao ko baad Apnao SarIrmaoM bahut saarI [laokT/aosToTIk AaOr [laokT/aosToTIk maognaoTIk Sai> yaanao ]jaa- pOda haotI hO.vaao jyaada dor tk Agar SarIrmaoM pirBa`maNa krtI rho tba hmaoM ]sasao nauksaana BaI hao sakta hO.[sailae ]sao inaiYk`ya yaa iSaiqala krnao ko ilea AaiKrmaoM hmaoM dsa imanaT tk &ana maud/a krnaI caaihe.
1. Bais~ka p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr fofDo maoM QaImao QaImao gahrI saaMsa Barko jaaor sao naak Wara ]cCvaasa Wara poT sampUNa- KalaI hao [-sa trh baahr inakalanaa caaihe.yah ik`yaa baar baar dsa imanaT tk krnao sao naak AaOr maistYk maoM p`aNavaayau phuMcaanaovaalaI nalaIAaoM sao kf baahr inakla jaayagaa.yah p`aNaayaama sao isardd-, saa[-nasa, AaQaaSaISaI, pUranaI SadI-, dma, blaD p`osar Aaid ragaao maoM bahut fayada haota hO.
2. Anaulaaoma ivalaaoma p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr daihnao haqa ko AgaUMzo sao daihnaI AaOor naak ko baIca maoM dbaakr baaMyaI Aaor sao fofD maoM gahrI saaMsa Baro baad maoM AMgauza hTakr naak kI baaMyaI Aaor ]saI haqa kI phlaI dao ]MgailayaaoM ka dbaava dokr hlko dbaava ko saaqa Svaasa baaMyaI Aaor sao baahr inakalaoM AaOr ]saI maud/a maoM ifr sao fofDo maoM gahrI saaMsa BaroM.]sako baad ifr sao AgaUMzo sao daihnaI Aaor naak ko baIca maoM dbaakr baaMyaI Aaor sao Svaasa inakalaoM AaOr ifr sao BaroM.]cCvaasa [tnaI jaaorsao na kro ta ik kanako pdao-Mkao nauksaana hao.yah p`aNaayaama sao kanako pdao-Mka lacaIlaapna baZta hO.pdo- pr caIpka maOla Apnao Aap baahr Aata hO AaOr ]Mcaa saunanaokI ibamaarI BaI dUr haotI hO.yahI ik`yaa paMca imanaT tk baarI baarI caalau rKoM.[-sa p`aNaayaama sao isardd-, saayanasa, AaQaaSaISaI, hdyakI tklaIf Aaid sao CuTkara imalaogaa.mau#ya QamanaIAaoMkI AtM:idvaar pr jamaa huAa AvaraoQak pDkao dUr krko KunakI gait baZogaI.QamanaIAaoMka lacaIlaapna banaa rhogaa.r>ka pirBa`maNa baZnao sao dmaa, baIpI kI tklaIf dUr haogaI.ijanako hdyakI mau#ya QamanaI AMSat: yaa AaQaI blaaok hao caUkI hO vaao blaa^kOja BaI QaIro QaIro yah p`aNaayaama krnao sao dUr haotoM hOM.Svaasa-]cCvaasa kI dbaavaBarI ik`yaasao Agar blaa^kOja dUr nahIM haoto tao hdya sao inaklanaovaalaI CaoTI r>vaaihnaIAaoM sao Apnao Aap baayapasa saja-rI jaOsaa nayaa maaga- bana sakta hO AaOr hdyako marIjakao ek nayaa sauKmaya jaIvana imala sakta hO.
3. kpalaBaait p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr p`it imanaT AssI baar SvaasaaocCvaasa krnaa.poTpr baarI baarI dbaava Aanao sao fulaa huAa poT QaIro QaIro kma haogaa.Sauw p`aNavaayau hdya sao AMga AMga maoM phuMcakr nayaI caotnaa fOlaayaogaa.AapkI raoga p`itraoQak Sai@t baZogaI.SauYauPt kaoYaao AaOr gainqayaaoM maoM nayaI jaana Dalakr ]na maoM nayaI caotnaa Bar dogaa ijasasao Aapkao hrdma nayaI tajagaI ka ehsaasa haogaa.baUZapa jaOsao gaayaba hao jaayaogaa.qaaoDo idnaaoMmaoM kpala pr ek camak AaegaI.idnaBar cauist-sfUit- banaI rhogaI.Aalasa kaosaaoM dUr rhogaI.maMd pDo ipvaaihnaIAaoM sao Apnao Aap baayapasa saja-rI jaOsaa nayaa maaga- bana sakta hO AaOr hdyako marIjakao ek nayaa sauKmaya jaIvana imala sakta hO.
4. baahya p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr QaImaO QaImao Svaasa fofDaoM maoM Barkr laokr sampUNa- CaoDnao kI ik`yaa hO. baadmaoM [saI isqait maoM poTkao AndrkI Aaor isakuDkr poT maoM gaZa haonao donaa.[-sa sao pcanatM~ ko Avayava pr dbaava Aayaogaa.[-sa p`aNaayaama sao kbja, badhjamaI, K+o Dkar, gaoOsa, esaIDITI, vaayau ip
6. naaDI SaaoQana p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr daMyaI Aaor kI naak band krko baaMyaI Aaor sao Svaasa laokr ]sapr ]MgalaI dbaakr baaMyaI Aaor sao Avaajariht maud/amaoM QaIro QaIro saaMsa CaoDnaa.[-saI trh baaMyaI Aaor kI naak band krko daMyaI Aaor sao fofDo maoM QaIro QaIro Svaasa Barkr ]sapr ]MgalaI rKkr baaMyaI Aaor kI naak sao saaMsa CaoDnaa.eosaa krnao sao Aapka pUra manamaistYk p`fuilat haota idKa[- dogaa.Aapkao sauKSaaint ka ehsaasa haota idKa[- dogaa.
7. KD,a haokr AapkI AmgauilaAaoM kao ek dUsaro sao jakDkr isarpr rKnaa.baad maoM ]saI maud/a maoM daonaaoM hqaoilayaaM Aasamaana kI Aaor rho ]saI trh jaUDo hue haqa ]pr ]zato Svaasa fofDo maoM Barkr pOraoM ko AMgaUzo pr KDo rhnaa.yah ik`yaa dsa baar p`itidna krnao sao AapkI }Mcaa[- maoM [-jaafa ja$r haogaa.
“AnaId/a dUr krnao ko ]paya”
cauTkIBar AfIma ko baIja KsaKsa jaao doSaI laDU pcaanao ko ilae ]sako ]pr iCDko jaato hOM ]sakao Krla maoM AcCI trh masalakr ratkao saaoto samaya Sahd ko saaqa laonao sao Aapkao AcCI naIMd AaegaI.
AamadnaI AaOr Kca- ko maamalao maoM jyaadatr laaoga sacaot nahIM.bccaao ko BaivaYya ko baaro maoM kao[- AMdaja nahIM. CaoTI maaoTI ibamaarI kao najar Andaja krnao ka baUra natIjaa.ijasaka naIMd sao saIQaa sambanQa hO.
AcCI naIMd ko ilae Apnao dOinak jaIvana maoM vyavasaaya, SaairrIk xamata, pcanaSai@t AaOr kaya- ko Anausaar saMtuilat Aahar A%yant ja$rI hO AaOr Aahar kao pcaanao ko ilae yaaogya pirEama baohd ja$rI hO.dftr maoM baOznao vaalaaoM kao pkvaana maovaa imaza[- hjama nahIM haoto AaOr krvaToM badlanao pr BaI naIMd nahIM AatI.ratkao saaoto samaya paMva znDo panaI sao Qaaokr pOr ko tlabao pr gaaya ka GaI rgaDnao sao BaI naIMd Aa jaatI hO.
saaoto samaya naairyala tOla ka ]MgailayaaoM sao hlka maailaSa kroM.
ratkao saaoto samaya dsa imanaT p`aNa maud/a AaOr ]sako turnt baad dsa imanaT &ana mau/d/a baarI baarI jaba tk inaMd na Aayao tba tk krto rhoM.ek samaya eosaa Aayaogaa Aapkao kba naIMd Aa jaayaogaI pta BaI na calaogaa.
dor rat jaba naIMd na Aae tba Aap kMTalaajanak saaih%ya BaI pZ saktoM hOM AaiKr Aapkao naIMd Aa hI jaayaogaI.
jaba lagaatar Aapkao k[- idna tIna caar GanTo sao jyaada naIMd na AatI hao AaOr ratBar krvaTo badlanao pr BaI caOnakI naIMd nasaIba na hao tba Aapkao esaIDITI, icanta AaOr kbjakI tklaIf hao saktI hO.
K+I tlaI hu[- garma caIjaoM jyaada caaya BaUK na haonao pr BaI Kanao sao esaIDITI kI tklaIf haotI hO.esaIDITI sao poT maoM jalana haotI hO.hayapr esaIDITI sao kBaI ]ilTyaaM BaI haotI hO.
SarIr maoM esaID kI maa~a baZnao sao esaIDITI kI ibamaarI haotI hO.esaID kao SaaMt krnao ko ilae panaI jyaada pInaa caaihe.znDa dUQa esaIDITI kao Saant krta hO.dUQako saaqa enTasaIDkI gaaolaI na KaeM.
K+I CaC yaa dhI esaIDITI kao baZata hO.garma dala yaa kao[ garma caIja laonao sao BaI tklaIf baZtI hO.
Agar Aap daophr BarpoT Kanaa Kakr ek GanTa BaI saao jaayaoMgao tba 80 p`itSat kOlarI ka maod maoM $paMtr haokr ka^laosTraola baZogaa AaOr ratkao Aapkao naIMd BaI kma AaegaI.
Saamakao hlka Aahar laonao ko baad ratkao saaoto samaya jaozImaQa, ASvagaMQaa AaOr iSataoplaadI caUNa- Sahd ko saaqa laonao sao AcCI naIMd AatI hO.
ratkao saaoto samaya ek pko kolao ko saaqa ek igalaasa hlka garma dUQa laonao sao BaI AcCI naIMd AaegaI.
dor rat tk Agar naIMd na AatI hao tba AaMK ko ]prko BavaoM AaOr daonaaoM AaMKaoM ko baIcavaalao Baaga kao narma ]MgalaIyaaoM sao hlko hlko sahlaanao sao naIMd Aa jaaegaI.
Agar Aap kao[- Baya, idvaasvaPna, AitSaya saO@sa, Ait maaoTapna, laGautaga`Miqa yaa gau$taga`Miqa, iksaI YaDyaM~ ko iSakar hao, AamadnaI sao jyaada Kca- ko iSakar hao tba Aapkao caOnakI naIMd nasaIba nahIM haogaI.
AnaavaSyak caIjavastu kao p`aPt krnao ko ilae jaIvanaBar daOD lagaanaovaalaaoM kao Ant maoM pOsaa yaa BaaOitk sauK ja$r imalata hO laoikna SarIr svaasqya, AcCI naIMd yaa santaoYa kBaI nahIM.
esaIDITI kao jaD, sao imaTanao ko saBaI p`ya%na krnao caaihe.saubah jamaayao dUQasao banaa dhI dao phr AaOr dao phr maoM jamaayao gae dUQasao banaa maa[-lD dhI Saamakao Kanao sao esaIDITI Saant haotI hO.ratko Baaojana maoM palak kI sabjaI AaOr dhI ka lambao samaya p`yaaoga krnao sao esaIDITI sao Aap sadOva CUTkara pa sakto hO.
Apnaa SarIr ek yaM~ maa~ hO AaOr ]sakao sahI trh calaanao ko ilae saMtulaIt Aahar, vyaayaama va Aarama kI ja$rt kao pUra krnaa hmaara Ahma\ kt-vya hO.
AnaavaSyak caIjavastu kao p`aPt krnao ko ilae jaIvanaBar daOD lagaanaovaalaaoM kao Ant maoM pOsaa yaa BaaOitk sauK ja$r imalata hO laoikna SarIr svaasqya AcCI naIMd yaa santaoYa kBaI nahIM.
ApnaI ]ma` ko saaqa pcanaSai> k,majaaor haotI jaatI hO.[sailae yauvaavasqaa maoM jaao paOiYTk Aahar hma laoto qao ]sakI jagah saupacya hlka saai%vak Aahar laonaa caaihe.
Agar Aap daophr BarpoT Kanaa Kakr ek GanTa BaI saao jaayaoMgao tba 80 p`itSat kOlarI ka maod maoM $paMtr hao jaayaogaa AaOr ratkao Aapkao naIMd BaI kma AaegaI.
Agar SardI JaUkama na hao tba ratkao znDo panaI sao sampUNa- snaana krnao sao BaI naIMd Aa jaaegaI.
sarko baalaaoM maoM DOnDrf kI tklaIf sao BaI sar Kujaato rhnao sao naIMd kma AatI hO.
Apnaa SarIr ek yaM~ maa~ hO AaOr ]sakao sahI trh calaanao ko ilae saMtulaIt Aahar, vyaayaama va Aarama kI ja$rt kao pUra krnaa hmaara Ahma\ kt-vya hO.
Aapko sahkmaI- ko saaqa kao[- manamaaoTava yaa matBaod hao tao ]sao jaild inapTakr maolaimalaap kI Baavanaa pOda kroM.
“AaMKaoM kI tklaIfaoM ko ]paya”
AaMK SarIrka saba sao naajaUk AMga hO.AaMKaoMka toja barkrar rKnao ko ilae hr maumakIna kaoiSaSa krnaI caaihe.
iksaI BaI ]ma` ko [-nsaana kao idna maoM kmasao kma caar baar AaMKaoM maoM znDa panaI CIDkkr pTpTanaa caaihe.
sauya- ko saIQao AlT/avaayaaolaoT ikrNaaoM sao AaMKaoMkao bacaanao ko ilae enTI glaor caSmao ka ]pyaaoga krnaa caaihe.
AaMKaoMko toja kao barkrar rKnao ko ilae kma sao kma Co GanTokI naIMd Ait AavaSyak hO.
P`aaNa maud/a AaOr Ba`amarI p`aNaayaama sao AaMKaoMkao kafI fayada haota hO.
knjaoi@Tvaa[-saIsa jaOsao caopI ragaaoM maoM kalaa caSmaa phnao AaOr da@tr kI salaah ko mautabaIk ]paya krnaa caaihe.
ijanakao baIpI yaa hdya raoga kI tklaIf na hao AaOr sampUNa- Aa%maivaSvaasa hao vaao laaoga KalaI poT iSaYaa-sana kroM.iSaYaa-sana krnao sao idmaaga sao AaMKaoM tk r> phUMcaanao vaalaI kaoiSakaAaoM maoM KUnaka bahava baZnao sao AaMK ko raoga maoM fayada haogaa.
iksaI BaI fo[sa vaaoSa, fo[sak`Ima yaa caohra Qaaoto samaya saabaUnaka panaI AaMK maoM na jaaya ]saka baohd Kyaala rKoM.
gaaogalsa yaa nambar vaalao caSmao ko SaISao panaI sao AcCI trh saaf krko hI [stmaala kroM.gando SaISao sao samaacaarp~ yaa iktaba pZnao sao QauMQalaa idKa[ dogaa AaOr QaIro QaIro AaMKko nambar BaI baZnao lagaoMgao.
najadIkI yaa dUr ko nambar Aato hI ibanaa ivalamba ikyao AcCo icaik%sak sao nambar inaklavaakr caSmaa phnaIe.
samaacaarp~ yaa iktaba pZto samaya eosaI isqait maoM baOzo kI p`kaSa sarko pICo sao Aae.
Ca~aoM kao rat maoM pZto samaya AcCo TyaUba laa[Tvaalao Tobala laOmp ka ]pyaaoga krnaa caaihe.
hra Qainayaa jyaada Kanao sao AaMKka toja baZta hO.
“KaMsaI, JaUkama, jvar svaa[-na FlaU imaTanao ko Aasaana trIko”
fUidnaa AaOr AdrK ka ]baala pInao sao jvar ]tr jaata hO.
ka^fI banaato samaya ]samaoM tulasaI evaM fUdInao kI pi
Pyaaja ka rsa idna maoM tIna caar baar pInao sao FlaUka jvar ]tr jaata hO caaho kDako kI znD hao yaa toja QaUp.
paMca ga`ama tja, caar ga`ama saUMz, ek ga`ama lavaMga ka caUNa- panaI maoM ]baalakr, baIsa imanaT ko baad ]samaoM Sahd imalaakr pInao sao flaU ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
dsa ga`ama hra Qainayaa AaOr tIna ga`ama saUMz kao ]baalakr Sahd ko saaqa pInao sao flaU ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
ek cammaca pIprmaUla ka caUNa- Sahd ko saaqa laonao sao baUKar yaa JaUkama ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
garma dUQa ko saaqa hild AaOr kalaI imarca imalaakr pInao sao baUKar AaOr jvar ]tr jaata hO.
fUidnao ko rsa ko saaqa Sahd imalaakr dao dao GanTo ko baad laonao sao nyaUmaaoinayaa ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
kalaI imarca ka caUNa- tulasaI ko rsa AaOr Sahd ko saaqa laonao sao SardI-jaukama ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
tulasaI ka rsa, kalaI imarca AaOr gauD ka ]baala banaakr ]samao inambaU inacaaoDkr pInao sao malaoiryaa ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
tulasaI ko 10 ga`ama rsako saaqa AdrK ka paMca ga`ama rsa imalaakr pInao sao malaoiryaa ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
kDako kI zND sao AanaovaalaI kmpna AaOr jvar dUr krnao ko ilae tIna ga`ama Ajavaa[-na ka caUNa- garma panaI ko saaqa inagala jaanao sao znD dUr haogaI AaOr psaInaa BaI Aanao lagaogaa.
ApnaI AaQyaai
P`aaNaayaama AaOr maud/a krnao ko baad Apnao SarIrmaoM bahut saarI [laokT/aosToTIk AaOr [laokT/aosToTIk maognaoTIk Sai> yaanao ]jaa- pOda haotI hO.vaao jyaada dor tk Agar SarIrmaoM pirBa`maNa krtI rho tba hmaoM ]sasao nauksaana BaI hao sakta hO.[sailae ]sao inaiYk`ya yaa iSaiqala krnao ko ilea AaiKrmaoM hmaoM dsa imanaT tk &ana maud/a krnaI caaihe.
1. Bais~ka p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr fofDo maoM QaImao QaImao gahrI saaMsa Barko jaaor sao naak Wara ]cCvaasa Wara poT sampUNa- KalaI hao [-sa trh baahr inakalanaa caaihe.yah ik`yaa baar baar dsa imanaT tk krnao sao naak AaOr maistYk maoM p`aNavaayau phuMcaanaovaalaI nalaIAaoM sao kf baahr inakla jaayagaa.yah p`aNaayaama sao isardd-, saa[-nasa, AaQaaSaISaI, pUranaI SadI-, dma, blaD p`osar Aaid ragaao maoM bahut fayada haota hO.
2. Anaulaaoma ivalaaoma p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr daihnao haqa ko AgaUMzo sao daihnaI AaOor naak ko baIca maoM dbaakr baaMyaI Aaor sao fofD maoM gahrI saaMsa Baro baad maoM AMgauza hTakr naak kI baaMyaI Aaor ]saI haqa kI phlaI dao ]MgailayaaoM ka dbaava dokr hlko dbaava ko saaqa Svaasa baaMyaI Aaor sao baahr inakalaoM AaOr ]saI maud/a maoM ifr sao fofDo maoM gahrI saaMsa BaroM.]sako baad ifr sao AgaUMzo sao daihnaI Aaor naak ko baIca maoM dbaakr baaMyaI Aaor sao Svaasa inakalaoM AaOr ifr sao BaroM.]cCvaasa [tnaI jaaorsao na kro ta ik kanako pdao-Mkao nauksaana hao.yah p`aNaayaama sao kanako pdao-Mka lacaIlaapna baZta hO.pdo- pr caIpka maOla Apnao Aap baahr Aata hO AaOr ]Mcaa saunanaokI ibamaarI BaI dUr haotI hO.yahI ik`yaa paMca imanaT tk baarI baarI caalau rKoM.[-sa p`aNaayaama sao isardd-, saayanasa, AaQaaSaISaI, hdyakI tklaIf Aaid sao CuTkara imalaogaa.mau#ya QamanaIAaoMkI AtM:idvaar pr jamaa huAa AvaraoQak pDkao dUr krko KunakI gait baZogaI.QamanaIAaoMka lacaIlaapna banaa rhogaa.r>ka pirBa`maNa baZnao sao dmaa, baIpI kI tklaIf dUr haogaI.ijanako hdyakI mau#ya QamanaI AMSat: yaa AaQaI blaaok hao caUkI hO vaao blaa^kOja BaI QaIro QaIro yah p`aNaayaama krnao sao dUr haotoM hOM.Svaasa-]cCvaasa kI dbaavaBarI ik`yaasao Agar blaa^kOja dUr nahIM haoto tao hdya sao inaklanaovaalaI CaoTI r>vaaihnaIAaoM sao Apnao Aap baayapasa saja-rI jaOsaa nayaa maaga- bana sakta hO AaOr hdyako marIjakao ek nayaa sauKmaya jaIvana imala sakta hO.
3. kpalaBaait p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr p`it imanaT AssI baar SvaasaaocCvaasa krnaa.poTpr baarI baarI dbaava Aanao sao fulaa huAa poT QaIro QaIro kma haogaa.Sauw p`aNavaayau hdya sao AMga AMga maoM phuMcakr nayaI caotnaa fOlaayaogaa.AapkI raoga p`itraoQak Sai@t baZogaI.SauYauPt kaoYaao AaOr gainqayaaoM maoM nayaI jaana Dalakr ]na maoM nayaI caotnaa Bar dogaa ijasasao Aapkao hrdma nayaI tajagaI ka ehsaasa haogaa.baUZapa jaOsao gaayaba hao jaayaogaa.qaaoDo idnaaoMmaoM kpala pr ek camak AaegaI.idnaBar cauist-sfUit- banaI rhogaI.Aalasa kaosaaoM dUr rhogaI.maMd pDo ip
4. baahya p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr QaImaO QaImao Svaasa fofDaoM maoM Barkr laokr sampUNa- CaoDnao kI ik`yaa hO. baadmaoM [saI isqait maoM poTkao AndrkI Aaor isakuDkr poT maoM gaZa haonao donaa.[-sa sao pcanatM~ ko Avayava pr dbaava Aayaogaa.[-sa p`aNaayaama sao kbja, badhjamaI, K+o Dkar, gaoOsa, esaIDITI, vaayau ip
6. naaDI SaaoQana p`aNaayaama: T+ar saIQaa baOzkr daMyaI Aaor kI naak band krko baaMyaI Aaor sao Svaasa laokr ]sapr ]MgalaI dbaakr baaMyaI Aaor sao Avaajariht maud/amaoM QaIro QaIro saaMsa CaoDnaa.[-saI trh baaMyaI Aaor kI naak band krko daMyaI Aaor sao fofDo maoM QaIro QaIro Svaasa Barkr ]sapr ]MgalaI rKkr baaMyaI Aaor kI naak sao saaMsa CaoDnaa.eosaa krnao sao Aapka pUra manamaistYk p`fuilat haota idKa[- dogaa.Aapkao sauKSaaint ka ehsaasa haota idKa[- dogaa.
7. KD,a haokr AapkI AmgauilaAaoM kao ek dUsaro sao jakDkr isarpr rKnaa.baad maoM ]saI maud/a maoM daonaaoM hqaoilayaaM Aasamaana kI Aaor rho ]saI trh jaUDo hue haqa ]pr ]zato Svaasa fofDo maoM Barkr pOraoM ko AMgaUzo pr KDo rhnaa.yah ik`yaa dsa baar p`itidna krnao sao AapkI }Mcaa[- maoM [-jaafa ja$r haogaa.
“AnaId/a dUr krnao ko ]paya”
cauTkIBar AfIma ko baIja KsaKsa jaao doSaI laDU pcaanao ko ilae ]sako ]pr iCDko jaato hOM ]sakao Krla maoM AcCI trh masalakr ratkao saaoto samaya Sahd ko saaqa laonao sao Aapkao AcCI naIMd AaegaI.
AamadnaI AaOr Kca- ko maamalao maoM jyaadatr laaoga sacaot nahIM.bccaao ko BaivaYya ko baaro maoM kao[- AMdaja nahIM. CaoTI maaoTI ibamaarI kao najar Andaja krnao ka baUra natIjaa.ijasaka naIMd sao saIQaa sambanQa hO.
AcCI naIMd ko ilae Apnao dOinak jaIvana maoM vyavasaaya, SaairrIk xamata, pcanaSai@t AaOr kaya- ko Anausaar saMtuilat Aahar A%yant ja$rI hO AaOr Aahar kao pcaanao ko ilae yaaogya pirEama baohd ja$rI hO.dftr maoM baOznao vaalaaoM kao pkvaana maovaa imaza[- hjama nahIM haoto AaOr krvaToM badlanao pr BaI naIMd nahIM AatI.ratkao saaoto samaya paMva znDo panaI sao Qaaokr pOr ko tlabao pr gaaya ka GaI rgaDnao sao BaI naIMd Aa jaatI hO.
saaoto samaya naairyala tOla ka ]MgailayaaoM sao hlka maailaSa kroM.
ratkao saaoto samaya dsa imanaT p`aNa maud/a AaOr ]sako turnt baad dsa imanaT &ana mau/d/a baarI baarI jaba tk inaMd na Aayao tba tk krto rhoM.ek samaya eosaa Aayaogaa Aapkao kba naIMd Aa jaayaogaI pta BaI na calaogaa.
dor rat jaba naIMd na Aae tba Aap kMTalaajanak saaih%ya BaI pZ saktoM hOM AaiKr Aapkao naIMd Aa hI jaayaogaI.
jaba lagaatar Aapkao k[- idna tIna caar GanTo sao jyaada naIMd na AatI hao AaOr ratBar krvaTo badlanao pr BaI caOnakI naIMd nasaIba na hao tba Aapkao esaIDITI, icanta AaOr kbjakI tklaIf hao saktI hO.
K+I tlaI hu[- garma caIjaoM jyaada caaya BaUK na haonao pr BaI Kanao sao esaIDITI kI tklaIf haotI hO.esaIDITI sao poT maoM jalana haotI hO.hayapr esaIDITI sao kBaI ]ilTyaaM BaI haotI hO.
SarIr maoM esaID kI maa~a baZnao sao esaIDITI kI ibamaarI haotI hO.esaID kao SaaMt krnao ko ilae panaI jyaada pInaa caaihe.znDa dUQa esaIDITI kao Saant krta hO.dUQako saaqa enTasaIDkI gaaolaI na KaeM.
K+I CaC yaa dhI esaIDITI kao baZata hO.garma dala yaa kao[ garma caIja laonao sao BaI tklaIf baZtI hO.
Agar Aap daophr BarpoT Kanaa Kakr ek GanTa BaI saao jaayaoMgao tba 80 p`itSat kOlarI ka maod maoM $paMtr haokr ka^laosTraola baZogaa AaOr ratkao Aapkao naIMd BaI kma AaegaI.
Saamakao hlka Aahar laonao ko baad ratkao saaoto samaya jaozImaQa, ASvagaMQaa AaOr iSataoplaadI caUNa- Sahd ko saaqa laonao sao AcCI naIMd AatI hO.
ratkao saaoto samaya ek pko kolao ko saaqa ek igalaasa hlka garma dUQa laonao sao BaI AcCI naIMd AaegaI.
dor rat tk Agar naIMd na AatI hao tba AaMK ko ]prko BavaoM AaOr daonaaoM AaMKaoM ko baIcavaalao Baaga kao narma ]MgalaIyaaoM sao hlko hlko sahlaanao sao naIMd Aa jaaegaI.
Agar Aap kao[- Baya, idvaasvaPna, AitSaya saO@sa, Ait maaoTapna, laGautaga`Miqa yaa gau$taga`Miqa, iksaI YaDyaM~ ko iSakar hao, AamadnaI sao jyaada Kca- ko iSakar hao tba Aapkao caOnakI naIMd nasaIba nahIM haogaI.
AnaavaSyak caIjavastu kao p`aPt krnao ko ilae jaIvanaBar daOD lagaanaovaalaaoM kao Ant maoM pOsaa yaa BaaOitk sauK ja$r imalata hO laoikna SarIr svaasqya, AcCI naIMd yaa santaoYa kBaI nahIM.
esaIDITI kao jaD, sao imaTanao ko saBaI p`ya%na krnao caaihe.saubah jamaayao dUQasao banaa dhI dao phr AaOr dao phr maoM jamaayao gae dUQasao banaa maa[-lD dhI Saamakao Kanao sao esaIDITI Saant haotI hO.ratko Baaojana maoM palak kI sabjaI AaOr dhI ka lambao samaya p`yaaoga krnao sao esaIDITI sao Aap sadOva CUTkara pa sakto hO.
Apnaa SarIr ek yaM~ maa~ hO AaOr ]sakao sahI trh calaanao ko ilae saMtulaIt Aahar, vyaayaama va Aarama kI ja$rt kao pUra krnaa hmaara Ahma\ kt-vya hO.
AnaavaSyak caIjavastu kao p`aPt krnao ko ilae jaIvanaBar daOD lagaanaovaalaaoM kao Ant maoM pOsaa yaa BaaOitk sauK ja$r imalata hO laoikna SarIr svaasqya AcCI naIMd yaa santaoYa kBaI nahIM.
ApnaI ]ma` ko saaqa pcanaSai> k,majaaor haotI jaatI hO.[sailae yauvaavasqaa maoM jaao paOiYTk Aahar hma laoto qao ]sakI jagah saupacya hlka saai%vak Aahar laonaa caaihe.
Agar Aap daophr BarpoT Kanaa Kakr ek GanTa BaI saao jaayaoMgao tba 80 p`itSat kOlarI ka maod maoM $paMtr hao jaayaogaa AaOr ratkao Aapkao naIMd BaI kma AaegaI.
Agar SardI JaUkama na hao tba ratkao znDo panaI sao sampUNa- snaana krnao sao BaI naIMd Aa jaaegaI.
sarko baalaaoM maoM DOnDrf kI tklaIf sao BaI sar Kujaato rhnao sao naIMd kma AatI hO.
Apnaa SarIr ek yaM~ maa~ hO AaOr ]sakao sahI trh calaanao ko ilae saMtulaIt Aahar, vyaayaama va Aarama kI ja$rt kao pUra krnaa hmaara Ahma\ kt-vya hO.
Aapko sahkmaI- ko saaqa kao[- manamaaoTava yaa matBaod hao tao ]sao jaild inapTakr maolaimalaap kI Baavanaa pOda kroM.
“AaMKaoM kI tklaIfaoM ko ]paya”
AaMK SarIrka saba sao naajaUk AMga hO.AaMKaoMka toja barkrar rKnao ko ilae hr maumakIna kaoiSaSa krnaI caaihe.
iksaI BaI ]ma` ko [-nsaana kao idna maoM kmasao kma caar baar AaMKaoM maoM znDa panaI CIDkkr pTpTanaa caaihe.
sauya- ko saIQao AlT/avaayaaolaoT ikrNaaoM sao AaMKaoMkao bacaanao ko ilae enTI glaor caSmao ka ]pyaaoga krnaa caaihe.
AaMKaoMko toja kao barkrar rKnao ko ilae kma sao kma Co GanTokI naIMd Ait AavaSyak hO.
P`aaNa maud/a AaOr Ba`amarI p`aNaayaama sao AaMKaoMkao kafI fayada haota hO.
knjaoi@Tvaa[-saIsa jaOsao caopI ragaaoM maoM kalaa caSmaa phnao AaOr da@tr kI salaah ko mautabaIk ]paya krnaa caaihe.
ijanakao baIpI yaa hdya raoga kI tklaIf na hao AaOr sampUNa- Aa%maivaSvaasa hao vaao laaoga KalaI poT iSaYaa-sana kroM.iSaYaa-sana krnao sao idmaaga sao AaMKaoM tk r> phUMcaanao vaalaI kaoiSakaAaoM maoM KUnaka bahava baZnao sao AaMK ko raoga maoM fayada haogaa.
iksaI BaI fo[sa vaaoSa, fo[sak`Ima yaa caohra Qaaoto samaya saabaUnaka panaI AaMK maoM na jaaya ]saka baohd Kyaala rKoM.
gaaogalsa yaa nambar vaalao caSmao ko SaISao panaI sao AcCI trh saaf krko hI [stmaala kroM.gando SaISao sao samaacaarp~ yaa iktaba pZnao sao QauMQalaa idKa[ dogaa AaOr QaIro QaIro AaMKko nambar BaI baZnao lagaoMgao.
najadIkI yaa dUr ko nambar Aato hI ibanaa ivalamba ikyao AcCo icaik%sak sao nambar inaklavaakr caSmaa phnaIe.
samaacaarp~ yaa iktaba pZto samaya eosaI isqait maoM baOzo kI p`kaSa sarko pICo sao Aae.
Ca~aoM kao rat maoM pZto samaya AcCo TyaUba laa[Tvaalao Tobala laOmp ka ]pyaaoga krnaa caaihe.
hra Qainayaa jyaada Kanao sao AaMKka toja baZta hO.
“KaMsaI, JaUkama, jvar svaa[-na FlaU imaTanao ko Aasaana trIko”
fUidnaa AaOr AdrK ka ]baala pInao sao jvar ]tr jaata hO.
ka^fI banaato samaya ]samaoM tulasaI evaM fUdInao kI pi
Pyaaja ka rsa idna maoM tIna caar baar pInao sao FlaUka jvar ]tr jaata hO caaho kDako kI znD hao yaa toja QaUp.
paMca ga`ama tja, caar ga`ama saUMz, ek ga`ama lavaMga ka caUNa- panaI maoM ]baalakr, baIsa imanaT ko baad ]samaoM Sahd imalaakr pInao sao flaU ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
dsa ga`ama hra Qainayaa AaOr tIna ga`ama saUMz kao ]baalakr Sahd ko saaqa pInao sao flaU ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
ek cammaca pIprmaUla ka caUNa- Sahd ko saaqa laonao sao baUKar yaa JaUkama ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
garma dUQa ko saaqa hild AaOr kalaI imarca imalaakr pInao sao baUKar AaOr jvar ]tr jaata hO.
fUidnao ko rsa ko saaqa Sahd imalaakr dao dao GanTo ko baad laonao sao nyaUmaaoinayaa ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
kalaI imarca ka caUNa- tulasaI ko rsa AaOr Sahd ko saaqa laonao sao SardI-jaukama ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
tulasaI ka rsa, kalaI imarca AaOr gauD ka ]baala banaakr ]samao inambaU inacaaoDkr pInao sao malaoiryaa ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
tulasaI ko 10 ga`ama rsako saaqa AdrK ka paMca ga`ama rsa imalaakr pInao sao malaoiryaa ka jvar ]tr jaata hO.
kDako kI zND sao AanaovaalaI kmpna AaOr jvar dUr krnao ko ilae tIna ga`ama Ajavaa[-na ka caUNa- garma panaI ko saaqa inagala jaanao sao znD dUr haogaI AaOr psaInaa BaI Aanao lagaogaa.