30.01.2018:

Meeting with Special Secretary Telecom:

GS along with Com.Sanjay Vishnoi met Special Secretary, Telecom today and had discussions on two vital issues viz. Implementation of 3rd Pay Revision for BSNL Executives and our concerns related to registration of tower company. On registration of BSNL Tower Corporation Limited, he categorically stated that it is only a subsidiary of BSNL and will continue to be a subsdiary wholly owned by the Government, irrespective of the fact that CMD BSNL is shown as its Director. If BSNL is able to effectively execute the projects allotted to it in BharatNet, Government may think associating BBNL also with BSNL. He emphasized that formation of subsidiary tower company has been done with the sole aim of increasing the revenue of BSNL. When we said that our apprehension is that the Government has chosen this route to disinvest BSNL at a later stage, SST denied this and said it was a fact that disinvestment was earlier discussed but Government had decided against it, as BSNL helped keeping the industry under regulation of the Government, among other reasons. We presented a strong case for pay revision with 15% fitment, since BSNL is implementing the social obligations of the Government and profit making cannot be a criteria for deciding the pay revision of its employees. We putforth all the points elaborated in our letter dated 15.11.2017 addressed to MOSC, including the assurance given by the Government at the time of formation of BSNL regarding ensuring its financial viability, BSNL acting as a moderator in lowering tariff, BSNL providing better services when others fail during natural calamities and MTNL getting 30% fitment during last pay revision despite the affordability clause and MTNL making loss for years together then. SST said that Government decision on 3rd PRC recommendation on affordability remains a hurdle but added that however BSNL proposal is being examined in detail. He said that the Government is very much concerned about revival of BSNL and recently has approved BSNL's proposal for providing 4G services. He suggested that our immediate task should be to improve BSNL's revenue and assured that he would go through our letter addressed to MOSC and earnestly consider the arguments advanced by us.

30.01.2018:

Appointment of JAO on probation under 40% quota:

BSNL CO has issued orders appointing 35 JAOs under 40% departmental quota on their successful completion of four weeks of Phase-I induction training.   View orders

30.01.2018:

Tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of tenure transfer/retention/modification in SDE (T) grade.   View Orders

29.01.2018:

SR section issues latest Status on various issues:

SR Section of BSNL CO while conveying latest status on various issues, says that presently there is no proposal under consideration of the BSNL Management for reduction in retirement age from 60 to 58 and VRS.   View letter

29.01.2018:

Withdrawal of closed holiday on account of Holi in Telengana/AP Circle:

BSNL CO has issued orders withdrawing closed holiday on account of Holi on 2.3.2018 in AP/Telengana Circles.   View orders

29.01.2018:

Job description/Key Responsibilities/Duties in the grade of AGM & JTO - SDE /-Sr. SDE ( being used under one cluster).:

A meeting of senior officers of BSNL Corporate Office is scheduled to meet on 30.1.2018 to frame and finalise Job description/Key Responsibilities/Duties in the grade of AGM & JTO - SDE /-Sr. SDE ( being used under one cluster).   View letter

25.01.2018:

CHQ writes to Prime Minister regarding violation of Government decision and rules by DoT in registering BSNL Tower Corporation Limited:

But suddenly on 4.1.2018, DoT has registered a company viz. BSNL Tower corporation Limited' appointing shri Amit Yadav, Joint secretary (Admin), DoT as CMD of the new company. The irony of it is that CMD BSNL Shri Anupam Shrivastava is shown as one of the directors of the newly formed BSNL Tower corporation Limited along with Ms. Sujata Ray, Shri N.K.Mehta and Shri R.K.Mittal, who are already Directors of BSNL Board.   Read More

25.01.2018:

Circle IFA look after arrangement:

BSNL CO has issued orders that the senior most DGM of Finance wing in the circle will be given charge of Circle IFA.   View orders

25.01.2018:

Promotion and posting from DR DGM to GM:

BSNL CO has issued two orders of promotion and postings from DR DGM to GM.   View orders

25.01.2018:

Inter-circle transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued two orders of inter-circle transfer/cancellation in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

22.01.2018:

Revision of IDA w.e.f. 1.1.2018:

BSNL has endorsed the DPE orders revising IDA @ 126.9% w.e.f. 1.1.2018.   View letter

19.01.2018:

Brochure on reservation for SC/ST and OBC:

DPE has circulated the Brochure on Reservation for SCs/STs and OBCs for reference and record.   View DPE letter

19.01.2018:

Longest circle tenure list of executives in SDE (E) grade:

BSNL CO has circulated the circle long stay list of SDE (E) grade and has asked the Executives in the list to submit three options for preferred circle of posting.   View letter

18.01.2018:

Inter-circle transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued two orders of inter-circle transfer/cancellation in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

18.01.2018:

Tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of tenure transfer/cancellation in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

17.01.2018:

Tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

16.01.2018:

Reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities:

With enactment of THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016' from 19th April, 2017 and notification of THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RULES, 2017' on 15th June, 2017, DoP&T has issued the following instructions in line with the provisions made therein regarding reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, as defined under Section 2(r) of the Act against the posts and services of the Central Government.   View DoP&T letter

16.01.2018:

Withdrawal of Unlimited Free calling to any network on all Sundays from BSNL landline:

BSNL has withdrawn unlimited Free calling from Landline/Combo/FTTH to all networks on all Sundays from 1st Feb 2018 on PAN India basis for all existing as well as new customers.   View orders

16.01.2018:

Tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders retaining one executive upto 31.3.2019.   View orders

15.01.2018:

Meeting with PGM (Pers):

GS met PGM (Pers) on 12.1.2018 and discussed the following issues:

1.Looking on arrangement in AGM grade in BSNL Corporate Office:

We expressed our concern over the delay in ordering looking on arrangement in AGM grade in BSNL CO. After discussions, PGM (Pers) assured that orders will be issued by this week end.

2. Long stay transfers from BSNL Corporate Office:

We reiterated the points given in our letter dated 10th October 2017 and insisted that pending requests from BSNL CO to other circles should be considered first and then a rational view be taken since there is practically no excess but shortage in various sections. PGM (Pers) was in agreement with our contentions and assured to review and modify the earlier orders.

15.01.2018:

How Reliance Jio’s Entry Tied Regulatory Knots Around India’s Telecom Ecosystem:

Six years after acquiring 4G spectrum through a backdoor yet legal manner, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio presented its first regulatory challenge to the authorities and organisations that collectively manage India’s telecom ecosystem. It started innocently in the summer of 2016: how long could the company’s extended “test trials” be allowed to continue before it launched commercial operations? Before long, a number of issues –the most prominent of which was the company’s free data strategy – snowballed into a sticky regulatory mess that had multiple common threads: the exploitation of loopholes in India’s telecom regulations, allegations of regulator bias, loss of government revenue and the threat of being the final nail in the coffin for the banking system’s precariously-placed telecom loans. Further underpinning all of this, however, was a fundamental disconnect between the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that continues, to a certain extent, till today.   Read More

15.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in DE/AGM grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of transfer and posting in DE/AGM grade.   View orders

15.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued four orders of transfer and postings in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

12.01.2018:

Tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued four orders of tenure transfer/cancellation/retention in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

12.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in DGM (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued two orders of transfer and postings in DGM (T) grade.   View orders

11.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in DGM (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of transfer and posting in DGM (T) grade.   View orders

11.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of transfer and posting/cancellation in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

11.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in DE/AGM grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of transfer and posting in DE/AGM grade.   View orders

11.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in DE/AGM grade - retention:

BSNL CO has issued orders retaining one Executive in the present circle upto 31.3.2018.   View orders

11.01.2018:

Tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders cancelling the tenure transfer of one executive.   View orders

10.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in AO/SR.AO grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of transfer and posting/cancellation/reallotment in AO/Sr.AO grade.   View orders

10.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in DE/AGM grade - modification:

BSNL CO has issued orders revising circle of posting for one Executive.   View orders

10.01.2018:

Tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of tenure transfer in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

09.01.2018:

CHQ writes to Director (HR) on Medical reimbursement with voucher for outdoor treatment – revised annual ceiling to be calculated on revised basic pay @78.2% fixation for upto 23 days w.e.f.01.04.2018 in respect of Executives and Non-executives of BSNL:

'The reduction is therefore Rs.5 approximately for every Rs.100 of pre-revised basic pay. The difference will further increase with increase in IDA as on April every year. Also, those who were recruited after 1.1.2007 and did not have the benefit of pay fixation in revised scales, will be put at loss due to reduction in limit by two days without any benefit of increase in fixation.'   Read More

09.01.2018:

Transfer and posting in DE/AGM grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of transfer and posting in DE/AGM grade.   View orders

09.01.2018:

Tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade:

BSNL CO has issued orders of tenure transfer/cancellation in SDE (T) grade.   View orders

08.01.2018:

Increase the existing rate of employer's Contribution towards Superannuation Pension Scheme in respect of directly recruited employees of BSNL from 3% to 5% of Basic Pay Plus DA per Month w.e.f.01/04/2017:

BSNL CO has issued instructions to ensure validation of the Employee HCM data in SAP.   View orders

08.01.2018:

Relieving of unabsorbed Group B DoT officials working in BSNL:

BSNL CO has issued posting orders to 38 unabsorbed Group B DoT officials working in BSNL, requesting the circles to relieving them to their respective units in DoT.   View orders

08.01.2018:

Promotion and postings to DGM (F) grade on adhoc basis:

BSNL CO has issued two orders of promotion and postings to DGM (F) grade on adhoc basis.   View orders

05.01.2018:

Appointment of JAO after completion of Phase-I induction training - corrigendum:

BSNL CO has issued a corrigendum to its orders appointing 24 JAOs under 40% departmental quota for SC/ST candidates on completion of Phase I induction training.   View orders

04.01.2018:

Appointment of JAO after completion of Phase-I induction training:

BSNL CO has issued orders appointing 24 JAOs under 40% departmental quota for SC/ST candidates on completion of Phase I induction training.   View orders

03.01.2018:

Revision of IDA w.e.f. 1.1.2018:

DPE has issued orders revising IDA from 124.3% to 126.9% w.e.f. 1.1.2018.   View orders

03.01.2018:

Grant of special casual leave for the purpose of blood donation:

DoPT has issued orders that Special Casual leave may be granted for blood donation or for apheresis (blood components such as red cells, plasma, platelets etc.) donation at licensed Blood Banks on a working day (for that day only) up to a maximum of 4 times in a year on submission of valid proof of donation.   View orders

01.01.2018:

Medical reimbursement with voucher for outdoor treatment - revised annual ceiling to be calculated on revised basic pay @ 78.2% fixation for upto 23 days w.e.f. 1.4.2018 in respect of Executives and Non-executives:

BSNL CO has issued orders allowing calculation of annual ceiling on revised pay @ 78.2% fixation for upto 23 days w.e.f. 1.4.2018.   View orders

01.01.2018:

Preparation of All India Eligibility list of JTO - discrepancies observed:

BSNL CO has reminded the circles to remove the discrepancies observed in the All India Eligibility List of JTOs.   View letter