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30.06.2011:Cases wherein senior Executives are getting lower pay than their juniors due to getting of adhoc promotion in the next IDA pay scales before the date of their IDA pay scale upgradation under Executive Promotion Policy: CHQ has responded to the letter from GM (Pers) seeking our views on the issue. View CHQ letter...
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30.06.2011:Encashment of Earned Leave along with LTC - Clarifications: BSNL has issued clarifications to various points of doubts raised by Circles. View clarifications...
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30.06.2011:Revision of pension for Pre-2007 Pensioners/Family Pensioner: BSNL has directed the Circles to issue instructions to the SSAs to ensure that calculation of revised pension due to the IDA Pensioners who retired from service before 1.1.2007 is forwarded to the CCA concerned to felicitate early settlement of their revised pension. View orders...
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30.06.2011:Extension of scope of Family Pension - Clarifications: BSNL has circulated the DoP&PW clarifications that subject to the fulfilment of other conditions laid down, the widowed/divorced/unmarried daughter of a Govt.Servant/Pensioner will be eligible for Family Pension w.e.f. the date of issue of respective orders irrespective of the date of death of the Govt. Pensioner. View circular...
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30.06.2011:No increase in IDA rate w.e.f. 1.7.2011:According to the AICPI figures for Industrial Workers available, there will be no increase in IDA rate w.e.f.1.7.2011.
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29.06.2011:Inter-circle transfers in SDE Telecom: BSNL has issued inter-circle transfers for 10 SDEs. View orders...
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29.06.2011:Training of BSNL Officers/Officials at the SSA/field level utilising the services of BSNL experts: BSNL has circulated a panel of volunteers who will impart training to field level staff. View orders... View Annexure I... View Annexure II...
28.06.2011:Inter-circle transfers in SDE Telecom: BSNL has issued inter-circle transfers from STR to STP for 11 SDEs following shifting of works related to Ku band VSAT network from STR to STP. View orders...
27.06.2011:CAT Chennai disposes off case against JTO to SDE promotion:Chennai CAT has disposed off an application in OA 1358/2010 filed against promotion from JTO (T) to SDE (T) under 67% quota, treating it closed as infructuous. However it has directed that quota for SC/ST be ensured and relaxation given if needed and that such a drill should be completed within six months. Another case in OA 36/2011 is still pending with next hearing on 13.7.2011.
24.06.2011:BSNL proposals on VRS:BSNL has proposed two alternate schemes for VRS as part of its Action Taken Report on recommendations of the Board of Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises. View proposals...
24.06.2011:BSNL scales down communication plans in Naxal-hit states:'It has concurred with the view of telecom department officials managing the 17,000-crore Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) that BSNL's mobile coverage in Naxal-infested states should be only confined to major human habitation zones and not the forests. Ironically, the home ministry appears to be indifferent to the fact that most left wing activists take sanctuary in the forests, which is why they've been so difficult to track over the years. Read More...
23.06.2011:Salaried Taxpayers with total Income up to Rs.5 lakh Exempted from filing Income Tax Return for Assessment Year 2011-12:The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified the scheme exempting salaried taxpayers with total income up to Rs.5 lakh from filing income tax return for assessment year 2011-12, which will be due on July 31, 2011. View notification...
23.06.2011:'Suspicious' Huwaei to help set up Telecom Lab in India:'Rather like letting the fox to run the henhouse, India plans to entrust a Chinese company with a crucial role in helping feret out spy software hidden in imported telecom gear.' Read More...
22.06.2011:VRS plan for BSNL employees on the anvil:In an attempt to reduce huge losses for cash strapped BSNL, the department of telecommunications (DoT) has asked the former to begin the process of voluntary retirement (VRS) for its 50,000 employees. The whole exercise may involve Rs. 5000 crore.(TT)
22.06.2011:Refund of contribution towards CGEGIS 1980:BSNL has directed all Circles to settle pending cases of refund of contribution towards CGEGIS 1980, before 15th July 2011. View orders...
21.06.2011:BSNL blames it on free SMSs:'Though BSNL took the decision to charge from other operators for the messages in 2005, it kept dilly dallying on the issue because it failed to find a way to know volume of message traffic. It also invested A Rs. 150- crore equipment that it bought for this purpose could not help it either.' Read More...
20.06.2011:All India GSM Subscriber figures for May 2011:BSNL has added just 471,243 mobile connections during May 2011. View figures...
17.06.2011:Concession in Vocational/Summer training to the wards of BSNL employees:BSNL has granted 25% concession to the wards of BSNL employees in the fee charged for vocational/summer training at the training centres and fieled units of BSNL. View orders...
17.06.2011:Inter-circle transfers in DE/AGM grade:BSNL has issued inter-circle transfer orders in DE/AGM grade. View orders...
16.06.2011:BSNL, USOF on collision course over funding of mobile communications infrastructure in Naxalprone States:Telecom department officials managing the Rs 17,000- crore USOF corpus have spurned BSNL's demand for subsidising the rollout of mobile networks in Maoist territories. Read More...
14.06.2011:Tenure Transfers in SDE (Telecom):BSNL has issued transfer orders to SDE (T) who have completed their tenure and substitutes for them. View orders...
08.06.2011:Pay revision of Executives and Non-unionised Supervisors in CPSEs w.e.f.1.1.2007:DPE has circulated the recommendations of the anomalies committee on NPA and 50% ceiling on perks. View Circular...
07.06.2011:
Modification in policy of provision of concessional broadband connection:BSNL has issued modification in policy for provision of concessional broadband connection to the below JAG level employees of BSNL at their residences. View modification...
06.06.2011:
Expert panel suggests stricter radiation norms for mobiles:'The WHO had recently said that use of mobile phones could cause cancer. The health body advised consumers to switch to text messaging and use of the hands-free option to reduce exposure'Read More...
06.06.2011:
Bleeding BSNL to help private operators:'The other Telecom scam:The question before the people is this. If BSNL is allowed to become loss-making and finally privatised, will the rural and low paying subscribers get any service or new connection? If the long-term future of telecom is in Internet connectivity, will not the physical fixed lines be the backbone of such an Internet infrastructure? Allowing BSNL to be run down in this way, is not the Government frittering away valuable public resource?'Read More...
01.06.2011:
BSNL to invite fresh bids for 15 mn GSM lines:State-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to cancel its existing tender for 5.5 million GSM lines and invite fresh bids for 15 million GSM lines in June. The new tender is estimated to be around Rs 5,000-6,000 crore. Following the decision of an equipment provider firm, which did not participate in the bidding process, to move court, BSNL decided to cancel the tender and issue a new one to overcome capacity constraints, a senior official from BSNL told Business Standard.(BS)
