Sanchar Nigam Executives’ Association (India)

Chennai Telephones

Strengthen SNEA - Power of BSNL Executives

           It is time to rejoice and feel proud that we belong to the organization which focuses right issues at right time and work out strategies to achieve our goals with perseverance until the desired results are achieved. The recent results in the form of IDA pay scales revision is a stellar example.

             It is also time to recollect the achievements of our beloved organisation SNEA, and the path travelled by us, along with our beloved strong leader Com G L Jogi General Secretary, with a sense of unity, determination, consistency, clear focus on the issues and the adopting appropriate methods to clinch all these issues with negotiation and valiant struggle also if required

• Disciplined Merger of Two great organisations as SNEA consequent to formation of BSNL
• Dignified Absorption with terms and Conditions on Pay Scales and Promotion Policy
• Consistent struggle for Financial Viability of BSNL by focussing crucial issues concerning growth of BSNL
• Valiant Struggle to force Government to order GSM equipments when GSM Tender was about to be scrapped
• IDA Merger for all PSUs for the first time
• Progressive New Promotion Policy and Preparation of Gr.A RRs
• Restoration of Seniority of 1966 SDEs
• Age Old Bottleneck in STS Promotion finally broken
• Bulk Promotion from JTO to SDE and SDE to STS every year
• IDA Pay scale Revision
• Democratic Functioning at all Levels of Organisation
• Active Role in United Forum and Joint Forum
• Consistent Struggle for Absorption of ITS

          Our SNEA is the Strength and Power of BSNL Executives. As an executive it is our duty to further strengthen SNEA numerically and financially. Let all of us strive to achieve this goal. We appeal to you to donate liberally to our beloved organisation SNEA at this great moment

M Munuswamy                                       S.Venkatraman

President                                                Circle Secretary  

Sanchar Nigam Executives’ Association (India)

Chennai Telephones

Circle Secretary’s Report presented in CEC on 5^th March 2009

Comrade President and my dear comrades,

                    It is time to rejoice and feel proud that we belong to the organization which focuses right issues at right time and work out strategies to achieve our goals with perseverance until the desired results are achieved. The results in the form of IDA pay scales revision is a stellar example Removal of adhocism in STS is another breakthrough we have achieved. It is time to focus our full efforts in the direction of the growth and welfare of BSNL

IDA Pay Revision : Much awaited Presidential orders has been issued for revision of IDA scales. Fitment of 30 % has been retained. Apart from new scales, it has brought some relief in respect of HRA revision with minimum at 10 %. BSNL board will decide about perks.

Absorption of ITS : This issue has been taken up once again by Joint Forum and TU call was given. We have already observed Black Day on 24^th Feb 09 by wearing black badges. Massive dharna on 17^th Mar 09 and full day strike on 25^th Mar 09 are future programs to be conducted

Retrospective Seniority in TES Grp B:  The stand was taken by CHQ to implead in court and impledment petition was admitted also. The case is coming up for hearing shortly

Restoration of Seniority of 1966 SDEs: Management Committee of BSNL approves restoration of seniority of 1966 TES Gr B officers to comply with the judgments of Ernakulam and Delhi High Courts. Action to circulate revised seniority lists has begun

EPF to CPF for JTOs : BSNL decided to discontinue EPF and go for CPF from next financial year. Shortly the NIT for Fund Managers will be invited. Association was pleading for the same for the last so many years

JTO Recruitment: BSNL will recruit 3945 Junior Telecom Officers through an open  competitive examination to be held on  21.06.2009 on all India basis

Preparation of Gr.A RRs: Management Committee of BSNL approves draft Gr A RRs, mostly based on the understanding that the Management had with the United forum of BSNL executives. The draft shall be placed before BSNL Board for approval before final promulgation of Gr A RRs

TES Grp B Promotion: DPC work for promotion from JTO to TES Gr B is in advanced stage. From Chennai CRs in respect of 31 JTOs sent

STS Promotion: DPC is to be held for 1500 vacancies. CRs have been called from seniority no. 12204.1 to 14001 for OC & SC whereas from Seniority. No. 20061 to 24456 in case of ST. The last date for completing the whole exercise is 15th March 2009

Pension: DOT clarifies that payment of pension to absorbed staff in BSNL is the sole responsibility of the govt. under the provisions of sub rule 21 of rule 37A of CCS pension rules 1972, regardless of the fact whether BSNL is in a position to make pension contribution to DOT or not. This sets at rest all the doubts about the role and responsibility of the govt. to pay pension to all those absorbed in BSNL Decision regarding revision of IDA pension on CDA pattern in accordance with 1972 statutory pensionary rules is being awaited from Ministry of law.

BCG Study: Sweeping reforms in the existing structure of BSNL are expected to be introduced very soon. Boston consultants are presently examining the whole issue of bringing about sweeping changes in the organizational structure so as to create exclusively vertical and independent wings in business development and growth, marketing, sales, GSM, HR and all other related aspects that help BSNL in meeting the stiff emerging competition in the telecom sector effectively and successfully.

Cancellation of transfer orders of 119 SDEs; Director(HRD) assured to consider the issue favourably and as quickly as possible

Vadodara AIC :  The beautiful city of Vadodara in Gujarat hosted XXVII AIC of SNEA (India) during 14-16 December 2008.. From Chennai Telephones twenty nine delegates participated in the AIC. CMD BSNL, Dir(Mktg), Smt. Jayaben Thakkar MP Vadodara and TU leaders addressed

Our Com H Muthu was reelected as CHQ Treasurer

Local Issues

Special GB: A special GB organized with TN Circle was held on 16^th Feb 09 in the lawns of Greams Road. Com GL Jogi GS Com Rajan Jt Secy (S), Com H Muthu CHQ Treasurer addressed

Struggle at STM:  Comrades of STM branch, unable to tolerate any further the harassment of DE Intl STM which exceeded all limits, unitedly and strongly protested against the inhuman attitude of Sri Ganapathy DE Intl STM. On 31^st Jan 2009  Even though GM(S) and DGM assured on the relief of Com Loganathan SDE who got local officiating to STS at the fag end of his career before his retirement in April 2009,  DE disobeyed their instructions and refused to give assurance on his relief to us. His relief was delayed for more than 10 days and DE STM Intl was not only inclined to relieve him but also harassed Com Loganathan SDE. Sri Ganapathy  DE  asked CS and other office bearers to get out and also uttered un parliamentary words against our office bearers. This led to spontaneous protest by our comrades who raised slogans against the autocratic attitude of Sri Ganapathy DE STM Intl whose behaviour on that occasion was unbecoming of a responsible officer  While condemning the attitude of Sri Ganapathy DE STM Intl, we appreciate the role of Sri Manickam  DGM in resolving the issue by his unbiased attitude and for handling the situation deftly in spite of the adamant attitude of DE STM Intl. We are happy that Com Loganathan SDE was relieved on 2^nd Feb 2009. We hope that Sri Ganapathy DE STM Intl will at least in future change his inhuman attitude and desist from harassing our members

Memorandum to CMD:  We met CMD BSNL on 2^nd Jan 09, while he was in Chennai to attend South Zone Review meeting, and submitted memorandum

Tenure Transfer:  So far we succeeded in staying the relief of 4 comrades from Chennai. We took up the issue with CHQ strongly through SoS calls. CHQ is trying hard to cancel the transfer orders as promised. We convinced CGM to issue STS officiating for two senior comrades in the list. Meanwhile BSNL HQ asked for one more list of 50 SDEs for AI transfer. We took up the matter with CGM and insisted that the list should not be sent in a routine manner endangering the growth of BSNL Chennai

Meeting with CGM:  We met CGM on 17^th Jan 2009 and discussed the issue of delay in getting Vigilance Clearance for promotion  We met GM(F) also on this issue. Both CGM and GM(F) assured to streamline the process.

Transfer & Posting:  We met DGM A on 28^th Feb 09 and discussed the issue of posting of  new JTOs and considering  request transfer of JTOs

Other Issues taken up:

• Adamant attitude of DGM Central taken up with GM Central
• Delay in issue of Time bound promotion from E2 to E3. Orders to be issued shortly
• Discussed with DGM Thiruvellore the issues in TVR and the harassment by DE TTN
• Non relief of SDEs on transfer and posting of substitute and filling up of vacancies..
• Issue of Stipend arrears in IDA for JTOs for implemention of the orders
• Issue of EPF Statement taken up and being published in Intranet

Trade Union Actions of United Forum on IDA Scales: . 2^nd Feb 2009 : LH Demo at o/o CGM CHTD, RTTC MMN 3^rd Feb 2009 : LH Demo at o/o CGM TN,  4^th Feb 2009 : LH Demo at KKNagar, FBR, ARD, ANR. In all the above programs comrades of SNEA and AIBSNLEA from Chennai TD and Tamilnadu participated actively

Trade Union Actions of Joint Forum on ITS Absorption: LH Demo at CGM CHTD on 24 Feb 09

COB Meeting: COB Meeting was held on 30^th Jan 2009 at K K Nagar and discussed the following issues  Local Transfers ,Transmission Issues, Harassment of DE STM Intl. United Forum meeting was held prior to that to discuss GS Visit to Chennai and Mobilisation  for TU actions

Divisional Meeting: ADY divisional meeting was held on 7^th  Feb 2009  TVR divisional meeting was held on 29^th Jan 2009

Organisation: It is time to improve communication up to base level members to keep them active. It is our duty to improve our financial strength by reviving collection of donation. We are publishing regularly our monthly emagazine ‘SNEANews’

Diary We have distributed our ‘SNEA Technical Handbook cum Diary 2009’ to more than 1100 comrades.

                                                                                   S Venkataraman

                                                                                                                         Circle Secretary

SNEA Zindabad ! United Forum Zindabad ! Executives’ Unity Zindabad !

COURTESY: THE HINDU

MTNL, BSNL executives seek Governor’s help

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: The United Forum of Executives of MTNL and BSNL, Chennai, on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Governor S.S. Barnala seeking his intervention in the implementation of the demand for repatriation to the Department of Telecommunications.

The memorandum stated that the decision to seek repatriation, which is also an issue over which telecom officers have been on the warpath recently, was “taken after extensive deliberations over the dual policy of the government on the issue of absorption, which has shaken the very foundation of viability of BSNL and MTNL.”

The memorandum urged the Governor to expedite a solution that would avert further precipitation of the issue.