27.11.2012:Extension of Banking arrangement with HDFC Bank, Union Bank of India and ICICI Bank: CMS agreements between BSNL and HDFC Bank, Union Bank of India and ICICI Bank have been extended upto 28.2.2013 on the same terms and conditions under the previous agreement.

23.11.2012:No Proposal for Relaxing Navratna Norms: There is no proposal to relax the norms laid down for granting the Navratna status to CPSEs. As per the criteria laid down by the Government, Miniratna Category – I and Schedule ‘A’ Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), which have obtained ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’ rating under the Memorandum of Understanding system in three of the last five years, and have a composite score of 60 or above in the six selected performance parameters, namely, (i) net profit to net worth, (ii) manpower cost to total cost of production/services, (iii) profit before depreciation, interest and taxes to capital employed, (iv) profit before interest and taxes to turnover, (v) earning per share and (vi) inter sectoral performance, are eligible to be considered for grant of Navratna status. The above information was given by the Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Shri Praful Patel to the parliament. (PIB)

23.11.2012:Missing ACRs for CAO regular promotion: BSNL SEA section has circulated the list of officers under consideration for promotion to CAO on regular basis, whose CRs are missing for certain periods, as on 23.11.2012. View list...

23.11.2012:Transfer/Posting Deletion/retention/reallotment in the grade of AO/Sr.AO: BSNL issued orders of deletion/retention/reallotment in the grade of AO/Sr.AO. View orders...

22.11.2012:Rotational/Request transfers in JTO (E0 and SDE (E) grade - BSNL initiates action on CHQ letter: BSNL Corporate Office has written to CGMT Tamilnadu Circle requesting issue of necessary directions for implementation of guidelines dated 26.10.2010, in response to CHQ letter dated 26.10.2012. Read More...

22.11.2012:BSNL targets Rs 1,600 cr revenue from tower biz in 5 yrs: BSNL has also said that it expects to garner Rs 400 crore revenue annually by providing broadband connectivity to schools, Rs 250 crore per annum from rental income of its land and buildings, Rs 40 crore per annum from Wi-Fi networks and Rs 100 crore in FY 2014-15 from its telecom factory. Read More...

22.11.2012:Transfer and Postings in DE/AGM grade: BSNL has issued inter-circle transfer orders in DE/AGM grade. View orders...

22.11.2012:Promotion to STS Telecom on adhoc basis: BSNL Management Committee which met yesterday is reported to have not taken up for consideration the note on approval for diversion of 1300 posts due to want of time. The note will be considered in the next meeting.

21.11.2012:CHQ writes to CMD regarding grant of five advance increments to departmental JAOs who passed the JAO Part II examination held in January 2010: 'During our meeting with GM (Estt) on 31.7.2012 we were informed that the Committee constituted for considering the issue has recommended grant of advance increments to remove the anomaly and that the Management Committee will consider the recommendation. We have been waiting patiently for more than three months for the Management Committee to take a view on the issue. But no decision appears to have been taken in this regard till date. The delay is causing a lot of resentment among the affected JAOs.' Read More...

20.11.2012:Promotion to STS Telecom on adhoc basis: BSNL Management Committee is expected to consider the note on approval for diversion of 1300 posts in its meeting to be held tomorrow (Wednesday the 21st November 2012).

19.11.2012:Promotion to DGM (F) on adhoc basis - missing ACRs: BSNL has circulated a list of officers under consideration for promotion to DGM (F) on adhoc basis in respect of whom ACRs are missing for certain periods. View list...

19.11.2012:SC pulls up Centre for being "casual" in 2G case: 'Ticking off the Government for being "very casual" in handling the 2G case, the Supreme Court today said withholding of even 0.1 per cent of spectrum, licenses for which were cancelled, will not be acceptable.' Read More...

16.11.2012:Flop by Design?: 'Industry watchers say that the auction was designed to flop, which has probably given the Government a chance to defend its 2008 policy. Although Sibal has repeatedly said that the Government does not want to settle any score with anyone, sources in the Government indicated that voices have already started discrediting the auction process as suggested by the CAG.' Read More...

16.11.2012:2G auction fiasco: Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss in news again, but this time in government’s favor: 'Taking a dig at CAG’s presumed loss of Rs. 1.76 lakh crore Sibal wondered as to where that figure was.' Read More...

16.11.2012:Representation from Direct Recruit DGMs on matters of pay/promotion/pension - clarifications thereof: BSNL has issued clarifications negating the requests of the Direct Recruit DGMs on matters of pay protection, pay enhancement and pension. View clarifications...

14.11.2012:2G auction - airwaves go abegging: The 2G mobile phone spectrum auction ended as a damp squib on Wednesday with half of the airwaves on offer remaining unsold and the government getting just about one-third of the targeted revenue. The government received bids worth less than Rs. 10,000 crore.

12.11.2012:Promotion to STS (Telecom) grade on regular basis: BSNL has issued orders of promotion to STS (Telecom) grade on regular basis to some left out officers. View orders...

11.11.2012:Govt. to begin 2G telecom spectrum auction tomorrow: The government will begin tomorrow the auction for telecom spectrum through which it is hoping to meet Rs 40,000 crore revenue target. The auction for the airwaves or frequencies freed from the cancellation of 122 telecom licenses, belonging to mainly eight companies, by the Supreme Court in February, will start at 0900 hours on Monday.(ET)

09.11.2012:Launching of BSNL online certificate programmes: BSNL has launched BSNL online Certificate Programmes and setting up of Field Telecom Labs and has issued guidelines for implementing the online courses. Read More...

09.11.2012:Composition of Screening Committee for preparing assessment sheet - JTO (T) : BSNL has stipulated the composition of the Screening Committee in circles in connection with preparation of assessment sheet of JTO (T) in the All India Eligibility list. View orders...

09.11.2012:Tenure transfer in SDE (T): BSNL has issued tenure transfers in SDE (T) grade. View orders...

08.11.2012:Bharti Airtel’s profits decline for 11th consecutive quarter: 'Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom service provider today reported a decline in profits for 11thconsecutive quarter. Its net profit fell to Rs 721 crore (Rs 7.21 billion) for the quarter ended September, 30 per cent decline compared to corresponding quarter in the last financial year. This is 11th consecutive quarter, when its profits declined. This is sorry state of affairs for Bharti Airtel, which was considered as the poster boy of India’s telecom sector. Now it emerges that the company was thriving mainly on getting spectrum without paying licence fee to the government.' Read More...

08.11.2012:TRAI issues “The Standards of Quality of Service of Basic Telephone Service (wireline) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (24 of 2012)”: 'Some of the provisions of these regulations are:- Financial disincentive on Cellular Mobile Telephone Service operators for non-compliance with the benchmark for the Network Service Quality Parameters at a rate not exceeding Rs 50,000 per parameter for the first non-compliance and Rs 1,00,000 per parameter for subsequent non-compliance of the benchmarks. Financial disincentive on Basic Telephone Service (wireline) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service operators for non-compliance with the benchmark for the Customer Service Quality Parameters at a rate not exceeding Rs 50,000 per parameter.' Read More...

08.11.2012:Cabinet gives nod to one-time spectrum fee: 'For spectrum held above 6.2, a one-time charge would be levied from July 2008 onwards.' Read More...

08.11.2012:MoU signed with Union Bank of India for extending various loan shemes to BSNL employees: 'This agreement is valid from 2.11.2012 to 2.11.2013.' Read More...

07.11.2012:Telecom industry loses 1.87 million subscribers in September due to large-scale disconnection: 'Trai attributed the decline in subscriber base "to large scale disconnection by some of the service providers." State-run BSNL emerged as market leader in new subscribers addition during the month amid the declining trend of subscriber base. "I am unable to recall if BSNL ever lead market in terms of new subscriber additions. Addition of highest number of customers by BSNL in September acknowledges hard work of BSNL employees and improvement in the network," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director R K Upadhyay told PTI.' Read More...

07.11.2012:Transfer and Postings in the grade of JAG of Telecom Finance: BSNL has issued transfer orders to 7 officers of DGM grade in Telecom Finance. View orders...

07.11.2012:Revision of time period for permanent closure of telephones after disconnection due to non-payment: BSNL has reversed its earlier decision extending the time period for permanent closure from 90 days to 180 days in respect of telephone connections whose outgoing calls are barred for non-payment w.e.f.1.11.2012. View orders...

07.11.2012:Relieving of ITS Group A officers - issue pending before Delhi High Court: After hearing the counsels of different parties, the court is reported to have allowed time upto 15th December 2012 for relieving the repatriated officers, without prejudice to any new proposal of DoT being considered by the COS and later by the cabinet. The case has been posted for 18th December 2012.

06.11.2012:Meeting with Sr.GM (Pers): GS met Sr.GM (Pers) yesterday and discussed the following issues : (1)Promotion from TES Group B to DE(Adhoc): Sr.GM (Pers) informed that the proposal submitted to Management Committee of BSNL Board for diversion of 1300 STS (Telecom) posts from MT quota to promotion quota was again discussed in the last meeting of the MC. MC of BSNL Board has observed that the proposal does not have the financial concurrence. Therefore, now, the proposal has been sent to Establishment Finance section for financial concurrence. After getting the financial concurrence, the proposal will be resubmitted to the MC for approval.
(2) Creation of additional ADOL posts for MP Circle: Sr.GM (Pers) informed that the committee constituted to examine the various issues related to Official Language has not submitted its report. Therefore it has been decided that all the issues related to OL will be dealt by the Pers-II section. We once again brought to the notice of Sr GM(Pers) that Madhya Pradesh Circle was earlier having 30 posts of AD(OL) but after the reassessment in the year 2008, 30 posts have been reduced to 5. This was a reduction of more than 80% posts without any justification. Circles like Punjab, Rajasthan, UP(W), UP(E) etc. are having more AD(OL) posts in comparison to MP Circle. Sr.GM (Pers) assured us that he will take necessary action for creation of some more posts of AD(OL) in MP Circle.

05.11.2012:Promotion to DE/AGM on regular basis: BSNL has circulated a list of 29 officers to be considered for promotion to STS on regular basis, requesting verification of change of circle, if any. View list...

05.11.2012:Training target for financial year 2012-13: Since the target achievement at the end of second quarter is falling short, BSNL has requested all the Circle administrations to take necessary action, focusing in particular at the non-executives as there is a focus in the MoU on reskilling of non-executive employees. Read More...

05.11.2012:Empanelment of Hotels for BSNL officers (JAG/SAG/HAG) on official visit to Delhi: BSNL has extended the existing empanelment of hotels for BSNL officers (JAG/SAG/HAG) on official visit to Delhi, upto 30.9.2013 on the same rates. View orders...

05.11.2012:Changeover to BSNLMRS facility from CGHS - case of employees of Nagpur SSA: As CGHS authorities have stopped extending medical facilities to BSNL employees at Nagpur, BSNL has approved changeover to BSNLMRS in respect of these employees in the middle of the year, restricting the outdoor ceiling on pro-rata basis for the part of financial year. View orders...

02.11.2012:CHQ writes to CMD on holding of DPC for promotion to DE on adhoc basis: 'We would, therefore, request you to kindly bestow your personal attention in the matter, ensure that the said proposal is approved at the earliest by the Management Committee and also the DPC is held at the earliest so as to put an end to the anxiety and agony of the affected Executives.' Read More...

02.11.2012:Comprehensive review of instructions pertaining to vigilance clearance for promotion: DoP&T has issued consolidated guidelines while dealing with cases of vigilance clearance for promotion. View guidelines...

02.11.2012:Responsibilities of Accounts Officers (TR) consequent to implementation of CDR billing and Accounting System in BSNL: Consequent upon implementation of CDR Billing and Accounting, BSNL has defined the roles and responsibilities of Accounts Officers (TR). View letter...

01.11.2012:CHQ writes to PGM (Electrical) regarding improper implementation of BSNL Transfer Policy in Tamilnadu Electrical Zone which includes Chennai Telephones Electrical Circle: 'It is quite unfortunate that this lack of coordination between the two administrative units has resulted in discrimination among the executives and has developed loss of faith in their minds towards the Transfer Policy of BSNL. We therefore request your kind intervention in this matter and to ensure that the instructions contained in your office circular dated 26.10.2010 referred to above are implemented in letter and spirit so as to end discrimination.' Read More...

01.11.2012:Filling up vacant posts of Personal Assistants of BSNL field units on the basis of LICE/Separate LICE as per Recruitment Rules, 2004: BSNL has circulated guidelines and has requested recruiting circles to take necessary action for filling up of vacant posts of Personal Assistants in BSNL field units as per the said guidelines. View letter...

01.11.2012:Condition of Carrying Identity Card Extended to All Classes of Reserved Train Tickets including Reserved Second Class and Sleeper Class : 'The New Provision will Come into effect from 1st December 2012. The Move aims to Facilitate the Travel of Bonafide and Legitimate Passengers and to Reduce the Scope for Misuse of Reserved Ticketing System by Unscrupulous Elements/Middleman. The List of Prescribed Proofs of Identity has been Expanded to Cover more Variety of Photo Identity Cards for the Convenience of the Passengers.' Read More...