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30.12.2011:Special Lateral Direct Recruitment -2011 of BSNL Management Services: BSNL has notified Special Lateral Direct Recruitment -2011 of BSNL Management Services for recruitment of Sr.DGMs and GMs/PGMs/CGMs (Telecom Operations) in E6 and E9 IDA scales on immediate absorption basis as a special measure. The earlier Direct Recruitment of DGMs has lent precedence to this RR. But the proposal of retention of seniority of the new recruits vs already absorbed officers (against which AIBSNLOA alone had raised strong and valid objections in its letter to DoT and DoPT) does not find a place in this RR. Officers already absorbed will be enbloc senior to those who are to be recruited as per this RR. Without provision for retaining the seniority and without any hope of pension for the service in BSNL, this RR may not be as attractive as the repatriated ITS officers would have wanted it to be. Anyway recruitment of Sr.DGMs and GMs in such a large number, that too as a special measure, is quite uncalled-for. We would raise the issue appropriately. View notification...
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30.12.2011:IDA increases by 4.7% w.e.f.1.1.2012: According to calculations based on All India Consumer Price Index for September, October and November 2011, the IDA has increased by 4.7% from 52% to 56.7%, w.e.f. 1.1.2012.
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30.12.2011:Allotment of vacant quarters to retired BSNL/DoT employees: CGMs have been empowered to allot vacant staff quarters to retired BSNL/DoT employees. View orders...
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30.12.2011:Posting on promotion and posting on transfer in EE (Civil) grade: BSNL has issued posting on promotion and posting on transfer orders in EE (Civil) grade. View orders...
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28.12.2011:Transfers in DGM (F) grade: BSNL has issued transfer orders in DGM (F) grade. View orders...
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28.12.2011:BSNL may re-employ Indian Telecom Service officers under 58 years: Under the new recruitment rules, ITS officers eligible for re-absorption in BSNL will retire from government service and be re-employed in the telco. And to induce them to quit government service and return to BSNL, DoT may take over their pension liability, a senior government official said.(ET)
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27.12.2011:One-time fee for extra spectrum not ruled out says Telecom Secretary: In a move that may put huge financial burden on old GSM operators, the Telecom Commission has said that one-time charge for extra spectrum beyond the contracted limit of 6.2 MHz held by these players cannot be ruled out. (ET)
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26.12.2011:Tamilnadu to host the First AIC: Tamilnadu Circle has conveyed its decision offering to host the First All India Conference of AIBSNLOA. The Reception Committee's Circular will issue shortly. After finalisation of dates in consultation with the Reception Committee, CHQ will formally notify the Conference. The venue of the AIC will be Thiruchirapalli (Trichy).
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25.12.2011:BSNL Board Meeting on 23.12.2011 clears important issues: BSNL Board Meeting held on 23.12.2011 is reported to have cleared the decks for holding of JTO to SDE LDCE. Notification for the exam is expected to be issued shortly. The Board, it is learnt, has also approved higher start with five extra increments to the minimum of E1 IDA pay scale as an interim arrangement in lieu of equivalent of E1A in the pre-revised IDA scale. The Board is reported to have also approved modifications to BSNLMSRR to aid direct absorption in BSNL (on technical resignation from DoT) of the repatriated ITS officers. We shall react to the modifications after the details are known.
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23.12.2011:All India GSM subscriber figures for November 2011: BSNL has added 5,57,477 connections in November 2011. View figures...
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22.12.2011:Government asks Bharti, Vodafone, Idea to stop 3G roaming pacts: 'Coming down heavily on operators for violating licence norms, the Telecom Ministry has asked service providers to discontinue their 3G roaming agreements and is also contemplating imposing penalty on them. The decision comes after the unanimous view of telecom regulator Trai, Law Ministry and DoT that such roaming agreement was in violation of the telecom licences.'(ET)
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22.12.2011:Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill 2011 Introduced in Lok Sabha: 'Establishment of new institution in the Constitution called Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for the States. These autonomous and independent bodies, shall have powers of superintendence and direction for holding a preliminary inquiry, causing an investigation to be made and prosecution of offences in respect of complaints under any law for the prevention of corruption.' Read More...
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21.12.2011:Regulation of pay on crossing of maximum of revised IDA pay scale on grant of annual increment: BSNL has issued clarification that initial fitment, fixation of pay on promotion and annual increments etc. can be granted only upto the maximum of pay scale and not beyond that. View orders...
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21.12.2011:BSNL Tender for 14.37m GSM lines: 'Following bidders have participated in the bids: M/S Alcatel Lucent India Ltd., M/S ZTE Telecom India Pvt. Ltd., M/S Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd., M/S Nokia Siemens Network Pvt. Ltd., & M/S Huawei Telecommunication India Pvt. Ltd' Read More...
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20.12.2011:CHQ writes to Secretary, DoP&T on Seniority of ITS officers to be recruited in BSNL vis-à-vis officers already absorbed in BSNL: 'We learn that DoT has in turn written to DoP&T asking for clarification on seniority of officers directly absorbed (after technical resignation from Government) in a PSU.' Read More...
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19.12.2011:Applicability of rules for permitting voluntary retirement: BSNL has clarified that employees directly recruited by BSNL and appointed on compassionate grounds after 1.10.2000, will be governed by Rule 55 (ii) (c) of BSNL CDA Rules, 2006 and those who have been absorbed in BSNL from DoT will be governed by Sub Rule 11-A of Rule 37 A of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. View orders...
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19.12.2011:Telecom Ministry may action BSNL's BWA spectrum: 'The government will auction it and whatever amount they get, BSNL is likely to get back around 80-90% of what it had paid last year, about 6,700 crores.' Read More...
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16.12.2011:DoT to issue show-cause notice to 5 telcos, including Bharti, Idea, RCom and Tatas, on special audit: 'The DoT had conducted special audit of these telecom operators' financial books for 2006-2008 to ensure that the private operators had paid their dues to the government and there was no evasion of licence fees. Trai had noticed that some of operators were showing more revenue in segment that carried lower licence fee.' Read More...
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12.12.2011:CHQ writes to Sr.GM (Pers) on 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: 'We would therefore request that, without restricting the benefit of such stepping up of pay to the applicants only, the Committee set up for the purpose may decide to step up the pay of the seniors and consequently a common order to benefit all such seniors may be issued.' Read More...
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09.12.2011:DoT may charge telecom cos higher revenue share for 3G roaming pacts: 'These developments come even as the DoT and sector regulator Trai have concluded that these deals are illegal - a position that has been backed by the law ministry. But the department has not initiated action against mobile phone companies after leading GSM operators sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention, and also demanded that government refund the money they paid for these airwaves if 3G roaming deals were disallowed.' Read More...
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08.12.2011:Pension contribution payable in respect of absorbed employees: In a major breakthrough BSNL has ordered pension contribution calculation on the basis of existing basic pay as per DoP&T orders dated 19th November 2009, instead of the present practice of calculation on the basis of maximum of the pay scale. View orders...
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07.12.2011:CHQ writes to Secretary, DoT on Seniority of ITS officers to be directly absorbed in BSNL vis-à-vis officers already absorbed after deemed deputation: 'Thus, the contents of the Director (HR) BSNL letter are unsustainable and against the interests of the ITS officers already absorbed in BSNL and seek to favour those who have refused to opt for absorption in BSNL but want to come back as directly absorbed officers still keeping their seniority intact. One cannot have the cake and eat it too.' Read More...
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07.12.2011:Telecom ministry accepts in principle BSNL spectrum surrender: India's telcoms ministry has accepted in principle a proposal by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to surrender its wireless broadband spectrum in a "substantial number" of telecom zones, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The details of the surrender are still being formulated, telecoms secretary R. Chandrashekhar told reporters, adding that the ministry would look at auctioning the spectrum after the proposal is approved. State-run BSNL owns broadband spectrum in 20 of India's 22 telecoms zones. The company was made to match the highest bid price in a state auction for the spectrum, which the firm has said makes it economically unviable.(ET)
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05.12.2011:Com.Manas Kumar Mukherjee gets Vishisht Sanchar Seva Padak award: Com.Manas Kumar Mukherjee (Mobile No.09433400489), ex-SDE, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Telecom Training Centre, Kalyani has been selected for Vishisht Sanchar Seva Padak Award in Executive Category-I. He is also the CWC Member of AIBSNLOA from Kolkata. He had been the Secretary General of BTEF during the 1980s. On behalf of all the members of AIBSNLOA we convey our heart-felt Congratulations and Wishes to Com.Manas Kumar Mukherjee.
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02.12.2011:AK Garg replaces Kuldip Singh as CMD of MTNL: Shri AK Garg, Director (HR) BSNL, has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of MTNL, according to company sources. Garg replaces acting CMD Shri Kuldip Singh.
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02.12.2011:Promotion and postings in STS (Telecom) on adhoc basis: BSNL has issued promotion and posting orders in STS (T) on adhoc basis for five left out SDEs. View orders...
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02.12.2011:Encashment of HPL against shortfall in EL of 300 days: BSNL has issued orders extending the benefit of encashment of HPL against shortfall in EL of 300 days on death of any BSNL employee while in service w.e.f. 1.1.2006. View orders...
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02.12.2011:Clarification on pay fixation on promotion w.r.t. 2nd PRC: DoT has advised BSNL to follow the existing DPE guidelines that one notional increment equal to the increment being drawn by the executive in the pay scale before such promotion be granted and pay fixed in the promotional pay scale and rounded off to the next multiple of Rs.10. View orders...
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02.12.2011:Final seniority list of EE (Civil) grade: BSNL has circulated the final seniority list of absorbed EE (Civil) grade officers as on 1.1.2004 View orders...
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01.12.2011:Promotion and postings in DGM (Telecom) on adhoc basis: BSNL has issued promotion and posting orders in DGM (T) on adhoc basis. View orders...
