09th Nov 2010:Change of designation on Time Bound Financial upgradations: GS and AGS, K. Sebastin met GM(Restt) and discussed the issue in continuation to our earlier discussions. Assn suggested uniform designations at all levels such as BSNLCO / Circle office / Field units. Assn also suggested two separate designations for two financial upgradations from each Functional post. Assn demanded early implementation of designation change. GS writes to CMD, BSNL on this regard <<Letter>>

BSNL TN Circle achieves 1.65 lakhs Mobile connections during the month of October 2010 due to the best efforts and full involvement of all the concerned.  TN circle intiates a special drive to achieve 5 lakhs connections during the month of November 2010.

GM (Sales)-CM ,TN Circle writes to our CS Com.R.Asokhan and Circle Secretaries of all Associations/Unions Regarding "CUSTOMER ACQUISITION FORTNIGHT" -<<Pl Click here for GM(Sales)-CM-Letter>> All the District Secretaries and and Circle office bearers are requested to give wide publicity to the above plan which is better than the plan envisaged by Kerala Circle. All the salient features of the plan may be brought to the knowledge of each and every members so that they can explain to the general public about this plan. With the hard work and zeal of the members of SNEA, it is possible to achieve the target for November 2010.

  As a special drive to motivate our staff and also to easily acquire customers to use our BSNL ‘EN NANBAN SUPER’ plan, TN Circle proposes to offer our ‘EN NANBAN SUPER’ plan free of cost with SIM and FRC free for a period of 15 days from 15th to 30th November.  This free FRC offered is restricted to only our BSNL outlets so that an opportunity is given for all our BSNL staff involving themselves in acquisition of new customers.

We must specifically target our land line customers and request them to use this Plan and make an effort to explain about our Plan so that they are convinced about our Plan and start using the same.  The SSA heads will give a select list of land line numbers to each of our staff so that they are able to go to the residences of these land line customers, give a SIM and collect the CAF and return the same to the CSC.

All the Comrades of SNEA and all the BSNL Executives and employees are requested to participate earnestly in this CUSTOMER ACQUISITION FORTNIGHT and help in restoring the past glory of our great Company.

Circle Secretary writes to CGM TN circle on Request Transfer <<Click Here>>

04th Nov 2010:Vital break through achieved: DOT issues orders directing directing it's CCAs to fix the pension in accordance to the earlier order of BSNL on fixation of pay for those having exercised option to continue in the CDA scale till promotion/retirement after absorption in BSNL in accordance to the provisions contained  in the terms and conditions of absorption. The order also directs CCAs to refund the recoveries in respect of those who retired after exercising this option. This is a landmark breakthrough and has come after strenuous efforts of more than 4 yrs by this Association. We are extremely grateful to Members(S) Telecom Commission, DDG(Est) DOT and GM(Est.) BSNL for their painstaking effort and positive interpretation of the order of BSNL.

Meeting with Secy. DOT: GS along with both the AGSs met Secy. DOT to greet him on DIWALI and fully seize the opportunity to request him to expedite the process of absorption of ITS as fast as possible since delay in resolution of this issue has resulted in tremendous demoralization and loss of confidence down the level. On the equipment procurement issue Association strongly pleaded for effective and positive intervention of DOT to put in place a sound and viable mechanism for immediate procurement of GSM equipment. Association also pleaded with Secy. DOT to ensure that BSNL is not discriminated against in terms of implementation of telecom policy and licensing conditions as has been happening in the recent past, and specifically mentioned two issues of levying an increased license fess on AGR and Spectrum charges. Association also requested him to uphold the policy commitment of the govt. made from time to time with regard to supporting expansion plan of BSNL in landline, wireless segment in rural and remote areas. Secy. DOT assured that concrete steps are already being taken to address these issues.

AGB  of  Kumbakonam  CRDA  SSA  was  held  at  GREEN  PARK  HOTEL , Kumbakonam  on  30 – 10 – 2010 .The  Open  House  Session  was  Presided  over  by  Com.K.Ananthan ( Retd DGM ), District  President , SNEA ( I ) / KMB .Com. V. Mahendran, CWC Member, Com. R. Rajan, Joint Secretary (South) CHQ, Com. R. Asokan, Circle Secretary and Shri. T. Rajendran, GM, BSNL, KMB addressed the gathering.The following new District office bearers have been elected unanimously in the meeting. President :Com..M.HAJA ALAUDEEN  AGM / NM, District Secretary  :Com G.KABILAN       SDE ( TX – II ) / KMB, Treasurer    Com. T.SIVASANKARAN SDE  ( Comp ) / KMB

Dharmapuri SSA GM Shri. Md Ashraf Khan takes over as CGM TN circle. SNEA TN Circle extends Best Wishes and cooperation .

Kind Attn of District Secretaries: Regarding JTO to SDE officiating orders ,some of the comrades have informed CS that even though they have given options ,their options were not considered. Hence DSs are requested to go thro the officiating orders and ascertain any left out s are there after consulting and verifying with SSA admn and inform the Circle Secretary.

TN Circle issues JTO to SDE officiating order for JTOs . <<Pl click here for orders>> Congrats. Our sincere thanks to the TN circle administration , the PGM (O), DGM(HR), AGM(HR) and SDEs and all concerned for releasing the orders early.

 

Circle Secretary addresses Letter to GM(Finance) TN circle regarding Pay Anomoly Cases.<<Click to view Letter>>

THE ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING OF NAGARCOIL DISTRICT WAS HELD ON 23/10/10 AT APN PLAZA CONFERENCE HALL, NAGARCOIL THE OPEN SESSION WAS ADDRESSED BY GM NAGARCOIL SHRI.I.THIRUNAVUKKARASU. THE FOLLOWING WERE ELECTED AS OFFICE BEARERS.

DISTRICT PRESIDENT : COM. V.MAHARAJA PILLAI SDE
DISTRICT SECRETARY :COM. N. ALBERT SINGH SDE
DISTRICT TREASURER :COM. C . IYYAPPAN JTO
JOINT SECRETARY (SOUTH) COM.R.RAJAN ,ACS COM. KRISHNAKUMAR, DISTRICT SECRETARY TVL COM. BASKARAN AND CEC MEMBER TVL SSA COM. SRIDHAR ADDRESSED THE GATHERING.

Congratulations Comrades, once again you have done it. The need based transfer orders issued to SDEs are kept in abeyance till further orders for the unimplemented cases. I thank all the circle office bearers and the District Secretaries and all the members for their fullest cooperation in the hour of crisis. Unity is strength

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MASS HUNGER STRIKE FROM 1000 HRS TO 1800 HRS INFRONT OF CGMT TAMIL NADU CIRCLE OFFICE HELD ON 27TH OCTOBER 2010 UNDER THE PRESIDENSHIP OF COM. S.SUNDARAKRISHNAN, CIRCLE PRESIDENT. There was a Massive participation of comrades.

JTO to SDE DPC: ACRs from A&N, J&K and TN received. Soft copy of assessment sheet from CHTD received.
FOR DGM ADHOC DPC VC REPORT HAS BEEN SENT TO CORPORATE OFFICE BY TAMIL  NADU CIRCLE/STP/STR  

ALL  DISTRICT  SECRETARIES AND CIRCLE OFFICE BEARERS PLEASE NOTE:   ALL THE CIRCLE OFFICE BEARERS  ARE  REQUESTED TO ATTEND THE MASS HUNGER STRIKE INFRONT OF CGMT/TN CIRCLE OFFICE ON 27/10/10   WITHOUT FAIL  TO MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS.

ALL  DISTRICT SECRETARIES AND CIRCLE OFFICE BEARERS  ARE REQUESTED TO  MOBILISE  MEMBERS AND  CONDUCT LUNCH HOUR/CLOSING HOUR DEMONSTRATIONS  INFRONT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SSA HEAD OFFICE  ON 27/10/10 TO IMPRESS THE CIRCLE ADMINISTRATION OVER THE ISSUE AND ACHIEVE OUR GOAL. 

 COMRADES YOU HAVE DONE IT.    TAMIL NADU SNEA  (I)  CONGRATULATES EACH AND EVERY ONE  WHO HAVE COME  FROM  NOOK AND CORNER OF TAMIL NADU   FOR MAKING THE FULL DAY DHARNA ON 22/10/10 IN FRONT OF CGM TN CIRCLE OFFICE  A GRAND SUCCESS. RISE TO THE OCCASION AND SHOW THE  SOLIDARITY AND STRENGTH TO DEFEAT THE SINISTER DESIGN OF THE TAMIL NADU ADMINISTRATION.    ALL THE DISTRICT SECRETARIES AND CIRCLE OFFICE BEARERS  ARE REQUESTED TO MOBILISE  MORE MEMBERS FOR THE ENSUING HUNGER STRIKE ON 27TH OCTOBER 2010. 

22th Oct 2010JTO to SDE DPC: ACRs from A&N, J&K and TN received. Soft copy of assessment sheet from CHTD received. ACRs from HP, MH and PB expected on 25.10.10 and from CHTD on 26th. ACRs from all other Circles except KRL, GUJ and WB are expected by next weekend. CSs of GUJ, KRL and WB Circles are once again reminded that the DPC and promotions are getting delayed and immediate action should be taken by them. Adhoc promotion to JAG: CSs to pursue the below bench mark cases and VC. TN circle already sent the report. The names of the officers having below bench mark (ie. very good) entry is already communicated to the CGMs.

22th Oct 2010IDA revised from 35.1% to 39.8% w.e. from 01.10.10, a hike of 4.7% <<order>>   For pre revised scale new IDA is 136.1% <<order>

JTO TO SDE REGULAR PROMOTION AND OFFICIATING:  DURING THE MONTH OF MAY THE CORPORATE  INSTRUCTED  ALL THE CIRCLE HEADS TO KEEP READY THE CRS/VC REPORT FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 2003-04  TO 2007-08.   CIRCLE ORGANISATION HAS   KEPT CONSTANT MONITORING  OVER THIS ISSUE AND ARRANGED CR/VC FOR FIVE YEARS.  BUT DURING AUGUST  2010 THE CORPORATE OFFICE HAS  ASKED FOR CR FOR THE PREVISOUS YEAR 2002-03 ALSO.    CIRCLE ADMINISTRATION HAS PAID MUCH EFFORTS  TO GET THE CR FROM THE FIELD UNITS FOR THE YEAR 2002-03.  CIRCLE UNION ALSO  REQUESTED ALL THE CIRCLE OFFICE BEARERS AND DISTRICT SECRETARIES TO ARRANGE THE CR FOR THE YEAR 2002-03 .   ALL THE  CRS FROM THE FIELD UNITS WERE RECEIVED ONLY  DURING  FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER 2010.  THE DPC WAS CONDUCTED DURING  SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER 2010 AND THE CRS WERE HANDED OVER  TO CORPORAGTE  OFFICE  BY DGM (HR )HIMSELF ON 21ST OCTOBER 2010.  THE OFFICIATING ORDERS ARE EXPECTED  ON SATURDAY (23/10/10) OR MONDAY  25/10/10.  THE CIRCLE UNITION  IS PURSUING THIS CASE CONSTANTLY.
DGM(ADHOC) DPC.  VC  REPORT  HAS BEEN CALLED FOR  FROM THE FIELD UNITS FOR DGM(ADHOC) DPC  BY THE CIRCLE ADMINISTRATION.  TAMIL NADU CIRCLE-17   STR-9  STP 8  TOTAL 33 . ALL THE DISTRICT  SECRETARIES ARE REQUESTED TO TAKE UP THE CASE WITH THE SSA HEAD AND ARRANGE TO SEND THE SAME  EARLY PERTAINING TO THEIR SSA/AREA.

ALL DISTRICT SECRETARIES AND CIRCLE OFFICE BEARERS MUST ATTEND THE FULL DAY DHARNA IN FRONT OF CGMT /TN OFFICE ON 22/10/10 TO SETTLE THE ISSUE OF NEED BASED TRANSFER ORDERS. THE DISTRICT SECRETARIES OF AFFECTED SSA SHOULD ENSURE SIZABLE MEMBERS PARTICIPATION . THE DISTRICT SECRETARIES OF NEAR BY SSA SHOULD ENSURE MAXIMUM MEMBERS PARTICIPATION. ENSURE MASS PARTICIPATION IN THE DAY LONG HUNGER STRIKE ON 27TH OCTOBER 2010.

JAC Circular on three Days Strike from 1st December to 3rd December 2010

>>>>>. All Divisional Secretaries are requested to organise the members.

 

BSNL TN Circle has introduced "EN Nanban Super" Plan --A value added pack

in TN Circle. The main features are:

a) Unlimited free call facility to one BSNL landline. Avail millions Seconds Free from your Mobile to one BSNL Land Line in TN,

b)Free SIM   c) Validity -- 180 days   d) Call charges -- 1 paise per sec

e) Other terms and conditions -- As per General plan with 1 paise per sec.

f) Free SMS 200 SMS per month Internet Usage 200 MB for 3 days.

All SNEA(I) activists and employees of BSNL are requested to give vide publicity to the scheme and provide maximum connections by campaign and capture the market. SNEA(I) has to take a leading role in the campaign.

All the District Secretaries are requested to give details of SDEs to DE s Adhoc promotions issued recently with following details within 3 days:

Number promoted officers Joined as Adhoc DEs/

Releived/Joined /Not Joined

Number officers Not Relived .

This details may plese be given to Com.R.Ashokan our CS in mail to asokan_samrat@rediffmail.com.

Some these promoted DEs may be accomodated in SSAs like Nilgris, Dharmapuri, Salem.

 

19th Oct 2010BSNL registered 2.3 million subscriber additions in September, 2010, the highest amongst all the telcos during the period, taking its total user base to 72.6 million.   BSNL AIRTEL VODAFONE TOTAL Sept, 10 2.3 M 2.17 M 1.7 M 12.4 M Total 72.6 M 143.2 M 115.5 M 494 M

15th Oct 2010JTO to SDE DPC: ACRs and VC from A&N, AS, BR, BSNLCO, BRBRAITT, CHG, CHTD, ETR, GUJ, HR, HP, JKD, J&K, KRL, KOL TD, MH, NE-I, NE-II, NTP, NTR, PB, STP, STR, TN, UKD, UP(E), WB, WTP, WTR, ITPC and T&D Circles are not received so far. BSNLCO has directed to keep the ACRs ready by 31.05.2010. Inspite of repeated reminders from CHQ, our CSs are failed to sent the ACRs even after 5 months thereby delaying the first promotion of JTOs recruited in 1994 and 1995 and completed almost 15 years of service as JTOs. All the CSs are directed to meet the CGMs immediately and camp at Circle office till the ACRs are despatched to BSNLCO by hand. All CSs/CHQ office-bearers should give a day to day report to the GS.

SNEA(I) TN congratulates all Circle office bearers and DSs and all comrades for their sincere efforts to make the one day strike on 7/9/10 a grand success.

Circle Secretaries of SNEA, BSNLEU, NFTE(BSNL) and NUBSNLW(FNTO) thanks all the comrades for participating in strike on 7 th September through out TN Circle. <<Click here>>

07th Sept 2010: A very positive breakthrough on the revision of Pension issue: We understand very reliably that three nodal ministries i.e DOE (department of expenditure), DOP&PW and Ministry of law have sent in their views on the proposal of DOT regarding pension revision. We also understand that their views are generally in line with the proposal of DOT. Views from DPE are expected within a couple of days, after which, note, based on the views of the nodal ministries, shall be sent for consideration of the Union Cabinet. It is also understood that the inordinately delayed issue of exercise of option to continue in CDA pay scale till the date of promotion/retirement after absorption in BSNL is receiving positive consideration of DOT.

07th Sept 2010: GS and AGS met Member (S), DOT and held elaborate discussions on the viability of BSNL.

07th Sept 2010: Association is pursuing reallotment to STP, STR, TN, KTK and CH TD by all means including the existing and anticipated retirement vacancies and anticipated vacancies on Adhoc JAG promotion. Adhoc Promotion to STS -- Modification order issued for 45 SDEs <<Order>>  All the 33 cases taken up by the Association for modification to AP/KRL/ITPC covered in the list. Modification to MH Circle is under process.

Make 7th September strike a grand success <<Appeal>>

Joint meeting with Associations and Unions will be conducted at the following places to mobolise the members to participate in the one day strike -

Chennai - 2-09-2010 Thursday Lunch Hour- Com.R.Asokhan CS will address

Tiruchi - 4-09-10 Sturday Com.R.Asokhan CS will address

Tirunelveli- 4-09-10 Saturday - Com.R.Rajan Jt Secretary(South ) will Address

Coimbatore: 4-09-10 Saturday- Com.Puthiavan CWC Member will address .

SNEA(I), Central HQ decides to join the one day strike called by Central Trade Unions CITU, INTUC, AITUC, BMS etc on 7th September, 2010. All CHQ office bearers, CSs and SSA Secretaries should ensure total participation in the strike <<<<Letter>>>

CGM TN Circle Shri D. Varadarajan retired on the A/N of 31.08.2010.   Till regular incumbent joins, Shri A. Subramanian, CGM Chennai Telephones will look after the charge of CGM, TN Circle  as additional charge.

SNEA had a cordial relationship with our retired CGM Shri.D Varadarajan , through out his tenure as CGM.He had positive approach to any problem and solved them on the spot. He is firm in his decisions .He approached any issue with human face and always helpful to BSNL officers. He knows all the Executives through out TN circle by name.

SNEA TN circle wishes him and his family a Happy , peaceful retired life.

We heartly welcome our new CGM Shri.A.Subramanian and we promise to extend fullest co-operation.

31st August 2010: Why do we need to participate and make the strike on  7th Sept,10 called by the Central trade unions a total success – what are the issues? 

Not having been influenced by political considerations of any kind at any point of time, this Association, having all along maintained apolitical line of thinking, is constrained to jump into the strike called by Central trade unions on 7th Sept, 10 for more reasons than one. 

Fundamental reason that we all have to recognize and accept is that this government is hell bent upon destroying the very foundations of CPSUs of which BSNL is an important national institution. The policies of the government of late do not leave anyone in any doubt that the government in order to bridge its huge fiscal deficit is determined to play havoc with CPSUs by offloading its equity in strategic CPSUs, core of Indian economy. Besides, the government is also pursuing policies to destabilize CPSUs to eventually privatize them. In this context, let us have a close and critical analysis of how the policies of the government have brought BSNL to a brink of disaster. 

A) Abolition of ADC: The commitment made by the government that BSNL would be adequately compensated through ADC by private operators for making huge investments to develop wide spread country wide telecom infrastructure in the remotest parts of the Country from which it has been getting negligible returns has not been fulfilled by abolishing this regime and giving huge benefits to private operators by allowing them to fully exploit this infrastructure at the cost of incredibly huge investments made by BSNL without any returns. 

B) Charging of penal interest on the notional loan given by Govt. to BSNL at the time of Corporatization: Government has imposed and realized penal interest from BSNL on notional loan of about Rs 6000 crores that it gave to BSNL at the time of Corporatization in the year 2000 to start its operations. The interest that government realized from BSNL is quite huge compared to what the banks would have charged from BSNL had it taken capital loan from them. 

C) Non payment of USO fund: BSNL is being consistently denied its legitimate share of USO funds. BSNL is highest contributor towards this fund which is now being distributed to private operators by amending the provisions of the Indian telegraph act. Government at the moment has about Rs 20,000 crores from USO fund out of which more than 15,000 crores are contributed by BSNL. This fund basically meant for growth of landline services is being lavishly distributed to the private operators to allow them flourish in mobile segment for which the fund was never meant by amending the Indian telegraph act. 

D) Paralyzing the growth of BSNL by scrapping tender for procurement of 45.5 m mobile lines in year 2007: BSNL which was running parallel to Airtel in mobile segment till 2006-07 started crumbling when its crucial tender for procurement of 45.5 m mobile lines was scrapped for no reasons. This was the beginning of losing of its market share due to non availability of equipment in potential Circles for more than three years and it never recovered the ground. Today, it has a market share of about less than 12% in wireless segment due to scrapping of the tender in year 2007. In fact, scrapping of the tender was the beginning of the grave for BSNL. Even today, BSNL has virtually no tender on which it can place orders for procurement of GSM equipment. 

E) Exhausting the reserves of BSNL by arbitrarily charging Rs 18,000 crores as 3G and BWA spectrum charges from it in complete violation of the provisions of NTP 1999: Provisions of NTP 1999 which clearly envisage that BSNL pay a nominal spectrum fees for entering 2G/3G/BWA segment were completely violated by forcing BSNL to pay highest bid charges for 3G/BWA spectrum and that too without giving it an opportunity to participate in the bidding process that was open to private operators. While private operators were given unbridled freedom to bid for Circles of their commercial choice, BSNL was strangulated by forcing it to pay Rs 18000 crores for highest pan India bid for 3G/BWA spectrum. This shameful act of government is nothing but to exhaust resources of BSNL to fill its coffers to reduce fiscal deficit regardless of how it impacts the reserves and growth of BSNL. 

F) Out rightly rejecting innovative reforms of Pitroda panel relating to equipment procurement and induction of new management structure for revival of BSNL: Not only have radical reforms of Pitroda panel for revival of BSNL been thrown to the dustbin by the government and the bureaucracy, but bureaucracy has finally succeeded in framing and finalizing the eligibility criterion for selection of CMD/BSNL in such a manner that gives a great scope for induction of a bureaucrat, even a retired one, to preside over the destiny of BSNL in such a precarious situation. Government has made a mockery of the efforts of Hon’ble PM to revive BSNL by consigning to flames the innovative reforms of the Pitroda panel constituted by Hon’ble PM that would have considerably helped in turning around BSNL. Bureaucracy is fast digging the grave of BSNL by framing such eligibility conditions for selection of CMD/BSNL. 

 G) Non resolution of crucial issue of ITS absorption: Non resolution of this vital issue deliberately by the government for the last more than five years has adversely affected the growth of BSNL. Government even today is not at all serious and interested to address this core and fundamental issue of growth of BSNL. On one pretext or the other, the issue is being dragged on for the last five years and today a situation has been created where ITS enjoying everything best of both the Govt. and BSNL has naturally no interest to get absorbed. This situation is created by indecisiveness and lack of will on part of the Government.             

H) Serious discrimination met out by DOT to BSNL while implementing telecom policies: While total freedom was given to private operators to procure GSM equipment from Chinese vendors at cheap rates, BSNL was deliberately restrained by DOT to procure equipment from Chinese vendors in the so called name of National security thus badly impacting the procurement process of BSNL and giving huge business advantage to private operators. It is only very recently when this Association strongly condemned this discriminatory attitude of DOT towards BSNL that this blatant discrimination is waived off. 

I) Unpardonable discrimination met out to BSNL by DOT in the matter of calculation of AGR and payment of license fees on spectrum: While huge concessions based on the judgments of TDSAT were doled out to one private operator after another by DOT to pay license fees on AGR excluding revenues earned from nine telecom activities and payment of license fess on spectrum at reduced rates, BSNL is even today being forced to pay license fees on higher AGR(inclusive of revenues earned from non telecom activities) and higher license fees on spectrum, thus deliberately depleting its replete resources. DOT has made complete mockery of level playing field. 

What else does the government need to do to completely finish the very existence of BSNL. Policies of the government have taken BSNL to a point of complete collapse and disaster. Only the policies of the government, if we carefully analyze, are instrumental in near total destabilization of BSNL. Since the strike call given by Central trade unions in addition to other demands also condemns the policies of the government to destabilize CPSUs/PSUs to eventually privatize them, of which BSNL is a glaring example, SNEA(I) cannot obviously be a mute spectator in not participating in condemnation of the govt. policies to destabilize CPSUs. That is the core issue. We are not at all going into the debate of whether the strike has political connotations or not. What we know that policies of government which have wrecked BSNL need to be vociferously and unequivocally condemned and since the strike call is given by all Central trade unions cutting across party affiliations, there is absolutely no justification in labeling the strike as politically motivated one. That is irrelevant and absurd as far as issues are concerned. Besides, Central trade unions are also raising a very significant demand of introducing a much more improvised and secure pensionary scheme for employees of Central govt., including CPSUs, inducted after 1995. 

Thus, Comrades, CHQ of SNEA(I) calls upon each and every Comrade in every nook and corner of the Country to AGGRESSIVELY AND  FULLY participate in the strike on 7th Sept, 10 to register their strongest disapproval and condemnation of the policies of the Central government to destabilize CPSUs in general and BSNL in particular. Make the strike a spectacular success to get total and committed support of Central trade unions for our own strike of three days in October, 2010 to address vital issues of revival of BSNL.

Willingness to get posting in AP and KRL Circles -- BSNLCO called for willingness of SDEs from CHTD, KTK, TN, STR and STP promoted as Adhoc DEs  and posted to other Circles to get posting in AP or KRL Circles >>>>>>

Regular promotion to STS -- Supplementary list of 05 Adhoc DEs >>>>

Adhoc promotion to STS --- supplementary list of 07 SDEs .>>>>>

Posting on Promotion of the Executives SDE [Telecom] to the Executive AGM/DE of Telecom Operation Stream on adhoc basis - Modification to the posting orders on promotion (for TN circle Executives) >>>>>>>>>

BSNL partially restores mobile service in Leh:

<<Hindu News >> Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has managed to restore its mobile phone service in some areas here. BSNL chief general manager Mishi Nath Gupta told TheHindu over phone from Jammu that the short message service (SMS) service could not be restored for some time as the machinery was completely damaged in flash floods and it would take time to replace them.

The service was not banned in Leh prior to the floods, he pointed out.Mr. Gupta said the mobile service was restored in an area of two km as they managed to temporarily fix up the machinery in its quarters, the Deputy Commissioner's office and the Army area. Two towers were restored in that area. This was made possible by the airlifting of the machinery by the Air Force. “We are working very hard to restore the services, but since the road is blocked, heavy machinery cannot be taken there so it may take longer time to restore the landline service.” Optical fibre cable was also damaged as roads were washed away in the floods.BSNL has sent 25 more satellite phones to restore communication.

12th August 2010 : FLAS NEWS----CDA - IDA option: In a case filed by our activists at Chennai, Hon CAT, Chennai given a favourable judgement directing DOT to pay the pension on the average of last 10 months pay drawn by BSNL and pay the arrears with 9% interest. Earlier Hon CAT, Ernakulam also given similar judgement on 14.06.2010.

12th August 2010: Posting on Promotion of the Executives SDE [Telecom] to the Executive AGM/DE of Telecom Operation Stream on adhoc basis - Modification to the posting orders on promotion (for STR Executives) >>>>>>>>>

Posting on Promotion of the Executives SDE [Telecom] to the Executive AGM/DE of Telecom Operation Stream on adhoc basis - Modification to the posting orders on promotion (for STR Executives) >>>>>>>>>

Posting on Promotion of the Executives SDE [Telecom] to the Executive AGM/DE of Telecom Operation Stream on adhoc basis - Modification to the posting orders on promotion >>>>>>>>>

Supreme Court  admits BSNL engineer's plea over illegal call routing-Financial Express Reports >>>>>>>

Congratulations !!!

Adhoc STS promotion orders for 1031 SDEs issued  <<Pages 1-6>>  <<Pages 7-14>>

<<Pages 15-18>>

LIST IN EXCEL SHEET >>>>>>

OC -- 781 (upto Seniority No. 16746), SC -- 166 (upto Seniority No. 17198.277) and ST -- 84 (upto Seniority No. 27686).

 We are extremely thankful to DIR(HR), GM(Pers), CVO, DGM(Pers), AGM(DPC) and the entire Executives and staff in DPC, CVO office and Pers-I Section for issuing the promotion order by maintaining the SC/ST quota, based on roaster position. 

SNEA TN Circle thanks GS Com.G.L.Jogi, AGS Com.Khan AGS Com.Sebastian for their untired efforts. Thanks to CGM ,PGM(O) DGM(HR)and executives/staff of HR Section of TN circle.Thanks to all the circle office bearers and District Secretaries .

31st July 2010:Com . Subba Rao District Secretary Chennai III Division retires to-day. We wish him a happy and properous retired life.

31st July 2010: DPC for promotion of SDE to Adhoc STS completed. Orders are expected for 1031 SDEs. OC -- 781 (upto seniority no. 16746), SC -- 166 (upto seniority no. 17198.277) and ST -- 84 (upto seniority no. 27686).

GS along with both the AGSs met Member (Services)/DOT;

Inputs required by M(S) relating to the issue of exercising of option to continue in CDA scale were submitted to him and very elaborate discussions covering all the aspects of the issue took place. Inputs given to M(S) were comprehensive and enabled us to justify orders issued by BSNL Co convincingly. However, it appears M(S) has an open mind on the issue and is exploring all the possibilities to resolve the issue.

Meeting with Director (HRD):

GS along with both the AGSs had discussions with Director (HRD) in the presence of GM(P) on the following issues.

1) Re allotment of STR people to respective recruiting Circles: Director(HRD) directed GM(P) to expedite issuing of orders to re allot STR people to TN, KTK and AP. GMP) assured that very shortly necessary orders would be issued.

2) One year tenure at Leh and Srinagar: Director(HRD) directed GM(P) to treat Leh as one year tenure for everyone whereas in respect of Srinagar he asked GM(P) to discuss the issue further and find an amicable settlement as quickly as possible. We assure Srinagar Comrades posted from other Circles that the issue will be resolved satisfactorily within a couple of days.

3) Change of designation consequent upon getting time bound scales: Director(HRD) directed GM(P) to conclusively resolve the issue in consultation with the concerned Associations as early as possible. GM(P) assured that the issue would be resolved very soon.  

GS writes to DIR(HR) on modification of posting on promotion in CHTD on compassionate ground >>>>>

GS writes to GM(Pers) on modification of posting on promotion in CHTD   <<To CHTD>>   <<TN/AP>>

GS writes to GM(Pers) on modification of posting on promotion in STR     <<1>>    <<2>>

CGM TN Circle issues POSTING ORDER for DE Adhoc Promotion to 173 officers. Most of the comrades are retained in their SSA . Congrats... <<Pl Click for the order>>

JAC Meeting of TN Circle and Chennai Telephones will be conducted on 09-07-2010 Friday at Raja Annamalai Mandram (Opposite to High Court) Chennai . Com G.L.Jogi GS will address the meeting. All the comrades are requested to attend the meeting.

05th July 2010: Payment of Transfer grant on revised pay - orders issued >>>>>>>

Encashment of Half pay leave against shortfall in Earned Leave of 300 days on retirement in BSNL - orders issued >>>>>>>>

Grant of Training allowance to faculty members - 11% on revised pay - orders issued >>>>>>>>>>>

Grant of transport allowance for employees provided with official accommodation with in 1 km of office - revised orders issued >>>>>>>

Change of designations on Time Bound Promotions: Association held discussion with the committee constituted for the same. This is in continuation of our earlier agreement to give separate designations on TBP. Assn demanded separate designations for each Time Bound Promotions. Committee appreciated our suggestions. Further discussions will be held next week. Committee will be interacting with other Associations also next week.  GM (SR), GM (Estt), GM(Pers) and GM(Rest) wre present in the meeting.,  and have a positive  specific designations.

30th June 2010: Congratulations !!! Adhoc STS promotion orders for 1679 SDEs issued  <<Order>>  <<list>> . Congrats--- All except one of the 174 comrades of TN are posted to TN Circle.

SNEA TN circle thanks our GS Com.G.L.Jogi , Com.Khan AGS , Com.Sebastian AGS for getting the promotion orders issued quickly.

Our thanks to CGM TN Circle, PGM , DGM(HR), AGM (HR) , Vigilance Officer, SDE(Vigilance), officers/officials of the staff section in the TN Circle office.

Our thanks to all the SSA GMs ,DGM(HR)s , AGM (HR)s .

Our Thanks to all the Divisional Secretaries who acted quickly and promptly in helping the quick completion of DPC.

OC -- 1308 (upto seniority no. 15300), SC -- 286 (upto seniority no. 16221.1) and ST -- 85 (upto seniority no. 24491). 149 SDEs out of 1679 are posted outside the Circle mostly due to shortage of vacancies. 

Congrats to our GS Com.G.L.Jogi and our Circle President Com.S.Sundarakrishnan who are promoted to STS.

 We are extremely thankful to DIR(HR), GM(Pers), CVO, DGM(Pers), AGM(DPC) and the entire executives and staff in DPC, CVO office and Pers-I Section for issuing the promotion order by maintaining the SC/ST quota, based on roaster position. 

30-06-2010: JAC decided for nation wide campaign on the issues related to the Financial viability of BSNL such as 3G and BWA spectrum charges, absorption of ITS officers, Procurement of sufficient GSM lines etc. As part of this JAC decided for post card campaign to Hon. PM by all the comrades by 05th July and Conventions at Major cities. It is decided to conduct National convention at New Delhi in the third week of July and regional conventions at major cities before the National convention at Kolkatta, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Lucknow, Guwahati and Jaipur. MPs and Central trade Union leaders will participate in the conventions.

Pl <Click here> for TN Circle JAC Circular

Read JAC Circular "SAVE BSNL, SAVE TELECOM SERVICES"

JAC letter to Hon MOC&IT <<Letter>>

POST CARD CAMPAIGN ON OR BEFORE 05 th JULY 2010

To Dr. Manmohan Singhji,   Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, 110001.  Respected Sir, Kindly endure financial viability of BSNL by reimbursing 3G and BWA spectrum charges of Rs. 18,500 Crores paid by BSNL to enable it to implement the socio-economic commitment of the Central Government.   Place:                                                          Signature    : Date:                                                           Name          :                                                                                                                Designation :                                                                    Office          :

    

29th June 2010:Postponement of LDCE for promotion to the  grade of Sub-Divisional Engineer (Telecom) under33% quota to be held on 04.7.2010 - LDCE postponed >>>>>>>>

28th June 2010: VC reached CVO, BSNLCO office from almost all the Circles for Adhoc promotion to STS by late evening.

Congratulations-------BSNL & Bharti Airtel win ‘Most Preferred Brand’ award in CNBC Awaaz Consumers Award 2010 <News>>

eGoM should take tele calls <<Times of India>>

PM wants 2G spectrum policy to be decided by eGoM reports The Hindu Business line : The Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, wants the DOT to refer the 2G spectrum allocation policy to an Empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM) headed by the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee.

<<Hindu Buisiness Line>>

28th June 2010: Editorial – June, 10 

BSNL rapidly heading towards bankruptcy – reserves as on March, 11 – Minus 12559 crores – this is the definition of bankruptcy of a commercial organization in terms of simple financial language. 

Are we aware of this simple statistics and what it really means?

In simple terms it means the Company will have no finances and means to pay for the monthly wages in the days to come.

What is the monthly annual wage bill inclusive of pensionary provisions, leave salary etc for employees of BSNL – 12000 crores approximately.

Who are going to be hit – all absorbed employees of BSNL, except ITS, and their innocent families will shortly start bleeding because of the financial crisis that has engulfed BSNL from all sides.

Does BSNL have any other resources except its fixed assets of land and buildings etc. to meet the huge expenditure on annual wages, let alone future expansion plans – No.

Who is responsible for present deadly crisis - government’s total lack of will and interest to groom BSNL as a viable commercial Company as its 100% equity holder, frequent and uncalled for political and bureaucratic interference in day to day business policies of the Company, a thoroughly inefficient, unprofessional management, devoid of vision and leadership qualities, prone to interference, and fundamentally not owing allegiance to the Company, and trade unions/associations cutting across all considerations and affiliations.

Can the situation be retrieved and who can do that – At this belated stage, when everything is virtually lost, only a brave, spirited and determined fight and movement of the   workers can reverse the situation. Trade unions/associations need to understand that it is meaningless to indulge in cat races to decide who is going to be number one, two etc. It has no relevance in the present context where workers and their families will start experiencing worst and unbelievable financial situations very soon. Trade unions/associations will be solely responsible for massacring their workers if they don’t read the writing on the wall.  

23rd June 2010:Regular / Adhoc promotion to STS: 1. The status of vigilance clearance from few circles only intimated to CHQ. Status of remaining Circles also should be intimated to CHQ on a day to day basis by CSs / Jt Secs(CHQ).

Intimation of below bench mark entries in the ACR --  So far the report from GUJ(both SDE & Adhoc DE) and KRL(only Adhoc DE) Circles only reached BSNLCO. Report from other Circles are urgently required.

18th June 2010:The case filed by some SDEs to stay ongoing adhoc STS DPC in Hon'ble CAT Banagalore came up for hearing on 18th June 2010 . Hon'ble CAT while declining to stay the ongoing DPC , admitted the case and posted it for 1st JULY 2010.

18th June 2010 : Do or die situation has descended. 

DOT has asked BSNL to pay Rs 8313.78 crores as spectrum charges for BWA latest by 22nd June, 2010, in addition to Rs 10,186 crores that it has already paid for 3G spectrum.  

Does BSNL really need BWA spectrum to provide internet/ broadband services when it has nearly 70% unutilized copper? Is it worth for a Company reeling under severe financial crisis to invest Rs 8313 crores on a business whose returns as of now are negative?

Private operators having bid for BWA spectrum for select potential circles are not going to use it for providing Wimax services but are to wait for a year or so for new upcoming technology Long term evolution (LTE) to provide 4 G services on BWA spectrum once LTE is marketed in India. Besides, private operators have already formed a strong cartel to ensure that they do not compete with each other in potential circles to protect their business interests and also save on their investments on payment of spectrum charges. They have also closely followed this strategy while auctioning of 3G spectrum. BSNL, on the other hand, has paid Rs 10,186 crores, for Pan India, more than 60% of what other leading operators like Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance etc., have paid without giving it any opportunity to select Circles if its business choice. In the same manner, Govt.., without offering BSNL any choice to decide its select Circles, has asked it to arbitrarily pay Rs 8313 crores on BWA spectrum, more than 70% of what other leading operators like Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance etc have paid for select Circles. 

What is the way out?

BSNL should straightaway surrender BWA spectrum even though it has invested little over 1200 crores to procure Wimax equipment which has neither so far nor is in future going to yield any revenues. It is in the best business interests of BSNL to lose 1200 crores rather than squander away Rs 8400 crores by paying on BWA spectrum and completely exhaust the reserves of BSNL. 

Will BSNL management do it? No, no, no, not at all. It needs a thoroughly professional and tough management full of conviction, honesty and courage to confront administrative ministry and comprehensively defeat its ulterior motives to land BSNL in bankruptcy. We are not going to land in bankruptcy - we are almost bankrupt with our reserves depleting very fast. In a day or two, CMD/BSNL will hand over on a platter another Rs 8313 crores to DOT as BWA spectrum charges, reducing our reserves from 36,000 crores to just about 10, 000 crores. It needs likes of late Sh.Subhir Raha, Chairman ONGC, who defeated the efforts of bureaucrats and politicians to make ONGC bankrupt. Our management is just nowhere even remotely near him.

Who has to save BSNL from total bankruptcy?  

Each and every worker of BSNL totally regardless of which Union/Association he or she belongs to has to rise up in arms and hit back with greatest force to defeat well planned conspiracy to sell BSNL to vested interests. We all irrespective of where we stand have a fundamental responsibility to safeguard our families and protect our beloved bread earner from total disaster. We have nothing to lose. We have virtually lost everything. So, why should we be scared of hitting out at the government with tremendous and unparalleled courage and unwavering conviction? Why should we create a painful and pathetic situation where we tell our Children that we were cowards not to struggle and be able to protect our jobs, Company and their future? Whether we succeed or not is an entirely different matter - let us not helplessly watch losing our bread and butter but give a lasting fight till our last breath that posterity remembers as truly historical. This is our humble appeal to every one whose livelihood and the future of family is dependent exclusively on health of BSNL. All our internal scores we can settle once we primarily emerge successful in protecting our beloved Company from getting sunk to the bottom in the deep waters. Let us first create a situation where we can subsequently settle our internal tussles.   

 

17th June 2010THE HINDU reports - 2G spectrum: removal of senior officials sought -

These officers cited as chief architects of the mechanism for allocation of spectrum

Their continuance “makes a mockery of the efforts to get to the crux of the matter”

“The very continuance of these officers in the sensitive positions they held while finalising highly controversial first-cum-first-served criteria for allocation raises very fundamental and pertinent issue of the bona fides of the administrative ministry of allowing the investigating agency to reach an impartial and transparent conclusion.

“Besides, absence of even a very preliminary action of not transferring the officers sounds ridiculous and virtually makes a mockery of the efforts of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get to the crux of the matter,” SNEA (I) general secretary G.L. Jogi told The Hindu.

Read more >>>>>>

16th June 2010: THE HINDU reports - BSNL forced to pay more spectrum charges - “It is a serious issue… while we are being forced to pay despite financial difficulties, private operators are making merry. We are writing to the Telecom Secretary to exempt us also from the hike order or we, as principal stakeholders in the company, will move court seeking relief and refund of the amount so far. If the department cannot take legal action, we certainly can do so,” said Sanchar Nigam Executives Association (India) general secretary G.L. Jogi.

Read more >>>>>>

15th June 2010

1. Association writes to Hon'ble MOC, Shri A.Raja requesting him  to immediately disband committee under the Chairmanship of Member(T), Telecom Commission  to decide procurement of GSM equipment that BSNL needs for expansion. Association pleads that BSNL board be given complete freedom to decide commercial and business policies to allow it to compete fierce competition. <<Letter>>

2. Association writes to Secretary DOT, Shri P.J.Thomas demanding to immediately transfer officers involved in implementation of licensing policy of DOT for their discriminatory and highly prejudiced stand to levy exorbitant licence/spectrum charges from BSNL, giving tremendous relaxation to private operators. These officers are already under cloud for being involved in finalising highly controversial criteria of first cum first serve for allocation of 2G spectrum which is being probed by CBI and against which a charge sheet has been filed. Having developed unhloy nexus with private operators, these officers are inflicting huge damage on the business interests of BSNL. .<<Letter>>

Joint Action Committee of Associations/Unions of BSNL Executive &Non Executives serves notice to CMD BSNL and Secty.DOT on various issues. <<<<Notice>>>>

JAC unanimously decided to resort immediate trade union action programmes i.e. Massive Demonstration on Monday, 14th June 2010 during Lunch / Closing hours and Mass Dharna for one day on Wednesday, 16th June 2010 at BSNL Corporate Office, all Circle / SSA HQs. All the District / Branch Secretaries are requested to ensure successful implementation of Agitation Programmes. Future course of action will be decided by JAC shortly.

9th June 2010 SDE to DE promotion: First phase of DPC (DPC-I) -- Furnishing of informations on non traceable cases / ACR for the missing period. In case officers listed in Annex B are not working in the circle a NIL report in that respect has to be send  <<Letter>>   <<Annexure A & B>>

Second phase of DPC (DPC-II) -- Furnishing of informations on non traceable cases / ACR for the missing period. In case officers listed in Annex B are not working in the circle a NIL report in that respect has to be send  <<Letter>>   <<Annexure A >>

8th June 2010 LDCE for JTO(T) to SDE(T) promotion -- Negative mark and paper minimum: In continuation to our earlier discussions either to remove negative marking or reduce the paper minimum from 50% to 40% as in  the case of DGM (Rect), Association met GM(Rect) and held further discussions.

8th June 2010G.S Writes to Dir.(HRD), BSNL for Calling of CRs within five months of screening for holding regular DPC to STS baffling – kind immediate personal intervention solicited to straightaway initiate DPC proceedings. <<<<Letter>>>>

04-06-10:Meeting with Director(HRD) :

GS had extensive discussions regarding expeditious completion of DPCs from JTO to TES GrB , TES GR B to adhoc STS and adhoc STS to regular STS were held with Director(HRD) who assured that all possible steps are being initiated to complete all the DPC’s as early as possible and further mentioned that he is very closely monitoring personally monitoring the progress of these DPC’s. 

GS had also elaborate discussion with Director(HRD) regarding new IDA pay scales of JTOs and SDEs, strongly pleading with him that BSNL management needs to relook at the whose issue and seriously consider processing fresh proposal of standard pay scales of E2 and E3 for JTOs and SDEs in view of high quality of JTOs getting inducted in the Organization.

Meeting with GM(P) :

Roster in respect of SC/ST Comrades: GS had a very detailed discussion with GM(P) regarding observing of roster in regard to SC/ST for promotion from JTO to SDE and DE to STS. GS clearly impressed upon GM(P) to maintain total transparency in respect of maintaining roster in accordance to existing provisions.We shall also be very closely monitoring this while DPCs from TES Gr B to adhoc STS and adhoc STS to regular STS commence till they are completed and ensure that stipulated provisions to fill up SC/ST vacancies are fully complied with.

GS also had detailed discussion with GM(P) regarding completing DPCs from TES Gr B to adhoc STS, Adhoc STS to regular ST and JTO to TES Gr B as early as possible.  

 

Performance of Circles during 2009-10 <<Details>>

	Highest			Lowest
	H1	H2	H3	L1	L2	L3
Landline	UP(W)	UP(E)	BIHAR	WB	AS	CHG
GSM Mobile	HP	OR	KRL	J&K	CHTD	KOL TD
WLL	GUJ	UP(E)	NE - II	CHTD	HR	HP
Broadband	KTK	HP	MP	BIHAR	UKD	J&K

In land line sector only UP(W) and UP(E) Circle shown positive growth. During 2009-10: 15,15,871 land lines surrendered.

In WLL sector GUJ, UP(E), NE-II, MP, BIHAR, RAJ, UKD Circles met the target. CHTD(-100.16%), HR, HP, KRL, WB, KOL TD recorded negative growth. During 2009-10: 7,11,891 WLL connections provided. MP (2,10,848) Circle provided maximum connections -- Congratulations !

In GSM sector HP, OR, KRL, HR, NE-I, NE-II met the target. During 2009-10: 1,65,93,887 GSM connections provided. UP(E) (20,46,797), TN (12,17,668), BR (12,02,861), RAJ (11,91,791), KTK (11,62,790), KRL (10,78,666) Circles provided maximum connections -- Congratulations !!

In BB sector KTK, HP, MP met the target. During 2009-10: 18,18,510 BB connections provided. KTK(2,45,320), KRL (2,09,837), MH (1,98,161), TN (1,65,821), AP (1,56,450), GUJ(1,23,370),  PB (1,00,438) Circles provided maximum connections -- Congratulations !!!

Assn met GM(Estt) and discussed the issues related to JTOs recruited from TTA cadre as departmental outsider. Their past service, leave, salary and TA/DA during training period instead of stipend, EPF etc has to be settled. Earlier we met Member (Services) and DDG(Estt) of DoT in this regard and requested to give suitable clarifications to the queries made by BSNL in the case of TTAs recruited by DoT. DOT has already replied positively to the queries as we requested. Further Assn pursued the case with Estt and EF section of BSNL for issuing suitable directions to the field units. We requested GM(Estt) to issue the instructions immediately as the training for 2008 batch is already started. GM(Estt) assured that instructions will be issued shortly.

Wage Agreement of non-Executive emoployees signed:  Director (HRD) on behalf of BSNL and Com V A N Namboodiri on behalf of BSNL Employees signed a much awaited Wage agreement for the revised pay scales of BSNL non-executive employees. SNEA(I)TN circle congratulates all our associates of Joint Forum/Joint action committee and all the non executive employees of BSNL on this great occasion.