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31 March 09            Honey is Sweet But the Bee Stings

        Government of India has decided to hike the pay of executives working in CPSUs.This decision has infatuated, bewitched, captivated each of us. This hike has been declared on the backdrop of recession all over the world in finance, IT, Industries and private sectors. Many countries are experiencing the effect on their economy and financial status. Fortunately as the Indian economy is based on the axiom of reservation, savings, principle it endures and showed robust performance. All over the world if we see every working employee is in dilemma, uncertainty, job security and about the retrenchment. In India the emplacement working with PSUs are enjoying at the same time the hike in wages, experiencing new recruitment in respective operational field. The main architect behind this is our Prime Minister late Pandit Nehruji and iron lady Late Indira Gandhi as they have the vision of strengthening PSUs by nationalizing the service sector. As this service sector can act as government face while providing a social services to the rural and uncared Indians. It is nothing but their benediction to the Indian economy as we are in position to enjoy it now in the backdrop of necessitation.

         Comrades time has to think about the viability, stability, balance sheet prior to enjoy the sweet taste of honey we should make and compel the government that it should take each and every step towards the strengthening of PSUs. If we see around wherever the service sector is privatized there we have observed retrenchment, curtailment in funds and pay as on plea that to provide social services is not affordable.

           Here we like to quote an example of LIC of India as they stood number One position in premium throughout India in spite of more than thirty private companies are in the insurance field. It is there services, which yields into the increase in business. We should take a lesson from them.

           Being a giant company having 3.5 lacks workforce as asset should initiate ourselves, gear up with the situation and should raise for the right cause of development of BSNL at this crucial stage without wasting much more time otherwise we will have no option left other than to say Honey is sweet But the Bee stings.

                Hike in pay of PSU Executives  file cleared by cabinet ministry conceding to the demand from  various PSU Executives. Government has taken this decision on Monday 30-3-2009 to give hike of 20% in pay packets especially in Oil sector we congratulate the forum in defense of CPSUs and the leading lion of this forum Com. G.L.Jogi GS SNEA(I) in particular. We also convey many thanks to our honorable Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh for bestowing his kind intervention towards the demands raised through the  memorandum submitted by our forum in defense of CPSUs. Last but not the least we took the privilege  to congratulate one & all executives in CPSUs for their commitment and exhibition of the Unity and solidarity    towards their justified & legitimate rights.

                New Exit Norms for the Telecom Operators      

     DOT mulls the exit norms more & more tougher to the Telecom Operators who wish to exit out of play. This is the new forth coming decision of the government for checking and preventing the flipping of licenses for unified access service provisions by different telecom operators. Previously to rein in fly by night telecom operator the locking period was of three year for sale of promoter equity stakes. This would act as  a  major  blow to the existing and new telecom operator. DOT is in mood to rethink of its own procedure and planned that these promoters equity stakes may be permitted to sale in locking period also. The condition newly formed for this is transfer of 50% of profit earned has to be given back to the government with retrospective effect. It is proposed by DOT that 50% of profit earned on sale transaction on promoter equity stakes will be remain as a reserve fund and will be utilized exclusively for telecom       expansion. This proposal has been thought on the background of  the allotment of spectrum on subsidized rates to the operator by Government of India in early days. It is presumed this policy may hamper the existing some operators& forced to keep their decision of exit by pending  final outcome of the policy.

30 March 09     DOP&T Letter dated 4th Sep. 2008  relating to vigilance clearance has been withdrawn by DOP & T

                                 the same will be endorsed by corporate office BSNL very shortly.

 

                  MARCH     TOWARDS    MARCH 

Comrades march is a month of achievement, fulfillment of the expectation, a month of performance, a month of presentation, creation of a new target and month of transfers and so on. In month of this march BSNL our company has fulfilled all our executives aspiration expectations now it is our turn to acknowledge to respond to reciprocates it by achievement of the assigned targets and goals, it will be achieved with our efforts with determination in mind, the vision of BSNL and marching towards the goal with feelings of belongingness towards BSNL.

         Our company has given us an opportunity to make a colorful landscape on the canvas of the Indian telecom sector with socioeconomic face by our efforts by marketing and one should burnt its midnight oil to improve our services especially in Rural India.

          It is our long back tradition and practice right from being our status as purely government that is from era of DOT that we start thinking for development in month of January plan for its achievement in month of February and march towards its achievement in month of march. March is the month to work actually for the development and the rest eleven months we used to sit calm and quite. Now the time has changed we have to think, plan & execute right from the first day of fiscal year for the development and betterment of company’s market share and we should not leave a single stone unturned coming through the way of progress and development of our company BSNL.

          We always murmur about the shortcomings of the systems, paucity of stores and material its irregular supply, uneven distribution of workload as the excuses for our failures in achieving the assigned targets. Now we are at the fag end of the fiscal year 08-09. Today we have noted our shortcomings to achieve the targets and these shortcomings will be taken care in 2009-10 because this is the area where we have to improve ourselves and prepare ourselves to tackle with the forthcoming situation, we should remove all our negative things, thoughts and should show our preparedness to welcome new challenges in coming year 2009-10. We already noticed our lacunas (HENCE FORTH WE WILL CALL IT AS “AREA OF IMPROVEMENT), its solutions and with this enriched experience with a hope in our mind of betterment of ourselves and company BSNL, we have to march a long march to get success in march 2010 with full zeal and enthusiasm with a slogan  

                                         


28 March 09   Just  SMS       SAL for Salary  ,ITAX for IT Details , GPF for GPF Details, PAN   for  PAN details,

                               APPT  for   Appointment details     

                               to  52766 from your Departmental CUG BSNL Mobile  and get your respective details    

The trade union representatives on “EPFO” Central Board of trusty had at it’s meeting argued that PF Money should be parked in finance institutes, PSUs rather than listed companies. The Finance Ministry last year in august had suggested a new policy for investment of EPFO Fund into BSE/NSE listed companies upto 15% and in equity linked schemes of SEBI regulated mutual Fund. Trade unions vehemently apposed this proposal.

                                             """   JAGO   EXECUTIVES    JAGO    '''''

Comrades, it is very high time to wakeup for betterment of our company, its financial soundness and in-turn our socioeconomic up-liftment.

             Please recall those days when MTNL executives had got Rs.100/- Deputation allowance, then E2/E3 scales to JTO/ SDEs in MTNL at the time of absorption. At that time we were also agitating on the same line for settlement of our scales. It was told at that time by the management that you are getting pension as per Rule 37A  and hence your pay is little bit low than the MTNL Comrades. We still remember the speeches of our leaders- Com. W.Sheshagiri Rao, Com.A.B.Jadhav, Com.G.L.Jogi and Com. Pandey on this issue. These giant trade union leaders really had great vision. At that time these leaders directed us that everybody should work hard for BSNL and we will take care of your Pay & Perks.

              We still remember the MTNL Mumbai Meeting in which a MTNL comrade has asked comrade W.Sheshgiri Rao the questions “Kya MTNL Chalega?”. Immediately com. Rao replied, “ If owner is not confidant and determined then the fate of this own company will be in the hands of God and he can only save that company.

               Really the fate of our company is in our hands. We must be confidant and determined towards our goal and motto to make BSNL Number One in ASIA.

               In this second PRC implementation, BSNL gave 30% fitment scheme but unfortunately the comrades of MTNL have been offered only 5% fitment scheme for implementation of their Pay & Perks.

              In the grading of companies the BSNL has got A+ rating in Honorable Justice Rao Committee report of second PRC as per the inputs given to this committee which were submitted on the facts & figures by our comrade G.L.Jogi and proved that we the executives in the BSNL are really eligible to have these Pay & Perks.

             Our comrades in MTNL are really finding difficulties in settling their Pay & Perks fitment formula as management has offered only 5 % fitment on their old scale. We must march towards their rescue & should extend our full support to their agitation against the injustice made by MTNL management in settling scales of MTNL executives. Unity & solidarity is a key answer to resolve such issues. With this we conclude our expression.

           WE Congratulate Nashik GMT  for arranging BSNL Mela. The Mela was organized by Nashik GMT  as a one step ahead to make the services and BSNL Products familiar to the customers, a heavy crowd was observed and the interaction was fruitful. Even being holiday all the executives and officials participation in this mela is enthusiastic and especially  our president Com. Bhad along with his team also made active participation in the mela.


27 March 09

     ****    In Satara SSA our executives voluntarily formed a team in month of feb.09 under the noble guidance of GMT Satara for marketing of BSNL products & services. This team has visited the seven RDEL SDCA and worked as a catalyst along with the respective field executives and efforts were made to reach each and every rural face of Satara SSA and marketed the products of BSNL. The overwhelming response from the customers really a buster dose for the executives towards achieving the targets. The boom was observed especially in Prepaid CDMA WLL for this everybody right from TM to SSA head contributed to make this venture successfull. Congratulates all

 ****    We congratulate our GS com. G.L.Jogi for being a convener for the newly constituted forum in defense of CPSU executives. We wish him a grand success & assure our full support for the noble cause of maintaining the self-respect of CPSU executives.

 ****    We extend our sincere thanks & gratitude towards Pune,Usmanabad,Nashik and Amravati comrades for allowing us a space in their heart through establishing a link on their website on our phonic request.

*****  GS addresses Director( HRD) - Pay fixation in the case of Executives having increment on 01-1-2007

26 March 09             

                                           

                                                        JAY HO!  JAY HO!!  JAY HO!!!   MILLIONAIRE  EXECUTIVES

             At the outset we on our personnel behalf and on behalf of Deccan Maharashtra Satara SNEA whishes you all our executives community of BSNL MTNL and all central PSUs Executives on the occasion of “Ugadi”-“GUDHI  PADVA”- Nav Varsharambh a very very happy prosperous new millionaire MARATHI Year.

            It is our prime and first duty to salute the architect, Captain, Ugapravartak of executives our veteran leader Com. W.Sheshagri Rao. His vision and mission came into the truth and the sterling performance of him as a leader made us to say “Yes executives of BSNL” are really millionaire. At this juncture we all should give a standing ovation to the architect. We feel ourselves very fortunate and proud, as we are one of the troopers of the fighting cavalry under sirsenapati com. Rao. The successor-our beloved GS com. G.L. Jogi is also following the same path called “VIJAYPATH” and galloping towards victory of status of executives.

          This is what about our history, but being soldiers of the trade union tradition, we should always think ahead, thinks about our future, our Bread & Butter, our company’s stability, proseparity and improvement in coming days.

          Our first priority must be financial viability, profitability of BSNL and its existence in the market through providing world-class state of art new technology services, which will boost and contribute towards the Indian economy at the affordable rates to our esteemed customers.

         Our second priority should be for our self-respect, our financial improvement. Our pay and the status is coming through the prosperity of our company so you should march ahead towards our goal to make our company BSNL number One in all respects and aspects of communication era.

          At this crucial stage we must think only of BSNL and not any other issues, at the same time we should not sacrifice our self-respect. This can be achieved “Only and only through our unity”.

         Already we have experienced the situation arose while tackling the issue of inclusion/non inclusion of one segment and it was not a happy situation. We should always think by keeping ourselves out of that situation. We should not waste our time & energy for someone’s inclusion and we should march with our own strength towards glorious and glittering future of Shining BSNL. With this we conclude our expression with the slogan.  

                                         JAY HO!  JAY HO!!  JAY HO!!!   MILLIONAIRE  EXECUTIVES”


25 March 09   Our Editor  Com. A.G. Joshi is on  Tour to NASHIK District  for "" JANSAMPARK YATRA"" along with SNEA Comrades

24 March 09      United Forum of BSNL Executives extend total support and solidarity with the justified and legitimate struggle of our MTNL Comrades.

20 March 09     

    JTO(T) to SDE(T) DPC :   Since the CR & SR from almost all the Circles reached BSNL CO we requested to expedite the DPC process. GM(P) assured that he is trying to complete the DPC by this month end so that promotion orders can be issued by mid-April. We also demanded to clear entire 1993 year in this promotion order by taking into account of the 2008-09 vacancies also. GM(P) informed that it is not possible to clear the entire 1993 year initially as DPC is going to be held for the vacancies of 2006-07 and 2007-08 only. For the 2008-09 year vacancy DPC, CR & SR of the last year also has to be called.

19 March 09

    Pay loss in the case of JTOs recruited in the year 2005: The pay loss in the case of JTOs recruited in the year 2005 (joined after 01-01-2007) on implementation of pay fixation in E1 scale has been already brought to the notice of BSNL Management and requested immediate remedial action.

 Benefit to JTOs recruited in 2001 and 2002:

On implementation of the Pay revision w.e.f 01-01-2007, JTOs recruited in the year 2001 will get their first Time Bound Promotion on 01-01-2007 itself instead of getting after six years as their pay will cross the minimum of SDE scale (Rs. 22500/-) on 01-01-2007 itself. Similarly JTOs recruited in 2002 will get their first Time Bound Promotion on the date of completion of four years service itself instead of six years as their pay will cross the minimum of SDE scale in four years. This can be implemented after notification of E1A and E2A scale. This may be brought to the notice of all the JTOs by the C Secs/ SSA Secs/B Secs

18 March 09  

    Dharna & Strike Deferred : In view of the letter given by BSNL Management where in CMD BSNL has stated that the process of absorption of ITS Grp A officers would be completed by December 2009, the Joint forum of BSNL Executives and Non Executives Associations & Unions unanimously decided to defer the Organisational programmes of action on 25th March 2009