Central Working Committee
on 17th and 18th October --Notice:
List of CWC members as per the latest paid
members (post VRS) with mobile number and email id may be mailed to CHQ.
GS writes to CMD/BSNL:
Consolidation of Business Areas and
rationalization of Work. Request to continue Nainital and Almora SSAs as
separate BAs.
Central Working Committee
(CWC) meeting of SNEA will held on 17th and 18th October,
2020 (online).
Organizational matters:
1. Review of 2nd Membership
Verification.
2. Strategies to implement the Non post
based Time Bound Functional promotion upto AGM equivalent Grades for all wings
w.e.f. 01.07.2018 and the Ongoing Restructuring process in BSNL.
3. Launching of 4G services and BSNL
Revival.
4. Issued faced on Outsourcing of CFA, OFC
and CSC work.
5. Reorganization of Circle/SSA bodies post
VRS.
6. Other important HR issues.
7. SDE seniority list issues.
Circle Executive Committee (CEC) meeting
should be convened by all the Circles before the CWC meeting and the view of
the Circle to be presented to the CWC on all the above important issues.
Cooption to the Circle OBs posts and CWC members (as per the present
membership) to be completed before CWC.
Similarly all the SSA bodies also to be revamped
where ever Conference is due or OBs taken VRS/retired.
Fixation of Seniority of JTO cadre,
consequent to Ernakulam High Court order.
Ernakulam High Court in its order dated
05.06.2018, directed BSNL to fix the inter-se seniority of JTOs based on Date
of Joining (DoJ) instead of Training Centre marks as prayed by the applicants.
Till that time , the inter-se seniority of JTOs were fixed based on Rect Year and Training Centre
marks, since 1963, by DoT and BSNL as per the DGP&T order of 1963. This is
a time tested procedure followed by DoT and BSNL, for decades. Now, Hon HC
directed for new criteria, DOJ instead of Training Centre marks which is having
serious implications as it will spill over to earlier batches and Rects held
during DoT period also. JTO to SDE DPCs held by BSNL and DoT earlier also may
come under review if the new criterion is implemented, just like 206 seniority
revision going on since 1990 for the JTO to SDE promotions took place since 1980s
and DE and DGM promotions from 2000 onwards. This process is not yet completed.
The Review Petition (RP) filed by BSNL
dismissed by the HC on technical ground that the RP filed by BSNL is similar to
an appeal and hence it cannot be entertained.
Recognizing the long term implications,
it is understood that as per the legal opinion received recently, BSNL
management decided to file SLP in the Hon Supreme Court against the Hon HC
order of Date of Joining and pleading for restoration of recruitment year and
Training Centre Marks as per the guidelines in force. In the JTO RR 2014, the inter-se
seniority criterion is defined as recruitment year and Training Centre Marks.
Meanwhile, BSNL management is in the
process of circulating the provisional All India Eligibility List (AIEL) of
JTOs recruited from 2000 year onwards, following Rect year criteria as proposed
in 2018. BSNL is not strictly following DOJ criteria as directed by the HC. The
final inter-se seniority will be subject to the Hon Supreme Court decision. The
same method of preparation of AIEL was suggested by us as an interim measure and
accepted by BSNL management in 2018 itself to go ahead with the JTO to SDE DPC
for the remaining vacancies. BSNL filed an affidavit in December, 2018 in the
Hon CAT in this regard and completed the preparatory work also. However AIGETOA
and its activists not accepted that and demanded that the JTOs promoted on
15.06.2018 is to be reverted (for which they filed the contempt petition in the
Hon CAT/EKM) and promotion is to be given in the ratio 1:1 between promotees of
1995 and DRs of 2001 rect years respectively. This 1:1 promotion demand is not
accepted by BSNL management.
The AIEL will be based on Rect year, to the
extent of Promotees and DRs are available in a particular Rect year quota (not
on 1:1 basis). JTOs recruited for a particular Rect year will be enbloc senior
to the JTOs recruited for the subsequent rect years irrespective of Date of
Joining. DoJ criteria will be followed limited within the same rect year, for
the fixation of inter-se seniority within the same rect year. There is no change
in the method of preparation of AIEL, same method proposed in 2018. After having blocked the promotion offered
by the Management in 2018, in writing as an affidavit before Hon. CAT
Ernakulam, whether AIGETOA and their activists will accept it now OR object the
same as done in 2018, it is to be seen.
From our side, we demanded that i) The
unfilled quota for 2009-10 and 2010-11 vacancy years should be filled, w.e.f.
15.062018 notionally and ii) The All India Eligibility list should be prepared
as per the norms by calling the Gradation particulars at least for all
including the 2013 JTOs batch and sufficient JTOs from SC/ST category to fill
up the SC/ST quota.
As far as SNEA is concerned all JTOs
having completed 5 year of service in the present grade is eligible for
promotion to next Grade w.e.f. 01.07.2018 as approved by the BSNL Board and any
promotion less than this will be a loss to the Executives and adversely affect
their future promotions.
GS writes to CMD/BSNL:
Consolidation of Business Areas and
rationalization of Work. The decision to merge the following SSAs may be
reconsidered based on the justifications given.
View Corporate Office Orders:
SDE Inter circle Transfer Order -I.
SDE Inter circle Transfer Order -II.
Meeting with Shri. Arvind
Vadnerkar, DIR(HR):
GS, President and both AGSs met DIR(HR) on 21.09.2020
and held discussions on different issues. Further it is decided to have
detailed discussions next week on the various important issues as per our
letter dated 18.09.2020. This week, HR wing is busy in the meeting with the Parliamentary
Committee scheduled for 24.09.2020.
BSNL Bond for Rs 8500
Crores for 10 years:
BSNL Bond with Govt Sovereign Guarantee got
good response from the market. BSNL got the entire amount of Rs 8500 Crores for
a comparatively good interest rate of Rs 6.79%. Some bidders quoted higher interest
rate @ 6.9%. BSNL has to pay the interest half yearly.
Meeting with Shri Vivek
Banzal, DIR(CFA) on 18.09.2020:
GS, President and AGSs met Shri Vivek Banzal, DIR(CFA)
and held discussions on Restructuring,
consolidation of SSAs into BAs and consequent post reduction:
We explained the adverse impact on merging
small SSAs and creating BAs, thereby surrendering DGM/AGM level posts and creating
GM level posts. This will adversely affect the promotion avenues of the
Executives, we explained. More DGM/AGM level posts are to be created in BAs,
based on the Revenue in the SSAs under Cat 1, 2 & 3 BAs, we demanded. In
fact GM level Officers are not available in BSNL but there are sufficient
number of Executives eligible to become AGM and DGM, without incurring any
additional expenditure.
DIR(CFA) agreed to consider the matter.
However DIR surprised to note that none of the CGM has taken up this serious
issue with BSNLCO. So far, the proposal come from the CGMs are related to
rearrangement of BAs.
All Circle Secretaries may take up this important
matter urgently with respective CGMs by demanding DGM/AGM/CAO level posts based
on assets also. Pl refer CHQ letter to
CMD dated 14.09.2020 in this regard.
View Corporate Office Orders:
Discrepancies found in SAP / ERP data of the employees and its correction there off.
Promotion posting of JAO to the grade of AO on regular basis reg.
DO from DIR (HR) for settlement of pending issues in respect of retired employees under BSNL VRS-2019.
Pending pension cases in respect of retirees under BSNL VRS-2019 reg. View List
Meeting with Shri S K Gupta,
DIR(Fin) on 16.09.2020:
GS and AGSs met Shri S K Gupta, DIR(Fin) and held
discussions on various points:
Restructuring, consolidation of SSAs into
BAs and post reduction: We expressed
our serious concern for merging small SSAs and creating BAs, thereby
surrendering DGM/AGM level posts and creating GM level posts. This will have
adverse impact on the promotion avenues of the Executives, we explained. In
fact GM level Officers are not available in BSNL but there are sufficient number
of Executives eligible to become AGM and DGM, without incurring any additional
expenditure. DGM/AGM level posts to be created in BAs, based on the Revenue in the
SSAs under Cat 1, 2 & 3 BAs, we demanded.
Similarly DGM(Accs & Budg) required in
Cat 2 BAs instead of CAO.
The management proposal for making AGM and
DGM posts interchangeable is feasible only when the promotion from AGM to DGM
is on Time Bound (when promotion to DGM is not post based). DIR(Fin) agreed to
our view points and assured to discuss with CMD and DR(HR) in this regard.
Payment of dues: The Pension
Contribution not paid to DoT for one year and about 1100 Crores is outstanding.
Society, medical payment to retirees from April 2019 etc are also pending. This
month, bank loan quarterly repayment of Rs 1100 Crores is to be done. In December
month, the instalment is about 2700 Crores. This week, the GST payment of more
than 200 Crores will be made. On salary payment, DIR(Fin) informed that it is expected
in next week.
Congratulations:
The Case filed by Sanchar Nigam Pensioners
Welfare Association (SNPWA), AIRBEWA & Others jointly for Pension/minimum
pension Revision for the pre-2017 BSNL Pensioners in the PCAT, New Delhi is came
for admission today. Hon PCAT admitted the petition and issued notice to DoT,
DoP & PW.
i) The prayer is for Pension Revision w.e.f.
01.01.2017 for the pre-2017 Pensioners on the IDA Pension as on 31.12.2016 for
the BSNL combined Service Pensioners as per the Govt Scheme of Pension assured
at the time of absorption, as per the provisions of Rule 37A and as
per the Pension Revision given for the counterpart Central Govt employees as per 7th CPC.
ii) It is proposed that the anomaly between
pre-2017 Pensioners and the post-2017 Pensioners (serving employees after 01.01.2017)
can be removed by giving notional Pay Revision w.e.f. 01.01.2017.
iii) Affordability clause cannot be a
ground for denial of pension revision to the Applicants whose pension is to be
paid by the Government as no affordability clause is applicable for them.
iv) The pensioners have no role in the
financial status of the Company since they do not and cannot contribute to the
financial growth/ decline of the Company.
Sr Advocate Shri Rajsekahr Rao appeared for
SNPWA. Next date of hearing is 03.11.2020.
GS writes to GM(Pers):
Correction in JTO Recruitment year and subsequent
consequential benefit of on SDE promotion and revision in the SDE Seniority
list – cases of 3 JTOs belongs to A&N Circle.
Correction in SDE Seniority list 8– cases of Shri
Tilak Raj Thakur, SDE, HP.
Meeting with Shri Jagdish Prasad, GM &CLO(SCT) on
15.09.2020
GS, President and AGS met CLO and held
discussions on filling the unfilled SC/ST vacancies in SDE cadre for the
vacancy years, 2009-10 and 2010-11 for which DPC held was in June, 2018. They
are eligible for promotion notionally from 15.06.2018 itself as others got the promotion
on 15.06.2018. The SC/ST quota could not fill up as JTOs from 2001 rect onwards
are to be considered for promotion but the method of fixation of inter-se
seniority was quashed by EKM HC and ordered for fixation of seniority as per
DOJ. In ST category, 216 vacancies out of 220 vacancies as per 7.5% quota
remain unfilled as on 15.06.2018.
CLO assured that the matter will be taken
up with Pers section as per the information furnished by SNEA in the letter
dated 11.09.2020 to promote the JTOs belong to the SC/ST category for the
unfilled vacancies of 2009-10 and 2010-11, notionally w.e.f. 15.06.2018.
It has come to our notice that this matter
was not taken up by the SC/ST Welfare Association, SEWA BSNL so far with
management to fill up 15% SC and 7.5% ST quota.
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