XXVII AIC at Vadodara

     The AIC started with Pre AIC CWC on 13^th Dec 2008 at Hotel Tulsi. The report of the GS elaborately covering all the activities during the period from Jan 2006 to Dec 2008  was adopted with minor modifications after some intense deliberations. The General account and TEC account were also adopted in the CWC.

     On 14^th Dec 2008 morning Com S L Reddy CHQ president hoisted our flag in the presence of Com G L Jogi GS amidst slogans raised by comrades. The delegates paid homage in memory of departed comrades and for victims of Mumbai blasts. The AIC also passed the GS report as adopted by CWC. The house also adopted audited accounts presented by Com H Muthu Treasurer. The inaugural session was on the same day. The grand open session was on 15^th Dec 2008.The deliberations were done on the following items of agenda. Twenty nine delegates from Chennai actively participated in all deliberations.

Agenda Items in AIC

Promotion & Transfer Policy

Time Bound promotion, Post Bound Promotion, DPC from JTO to SDE, SDE to DE, Draft Group A Recruitment Rules, MT Recruitment, Retrospective Seniority Fixation, Posting on promotion and Transfer

ITS Absorption

Repatriation to DOT

New Staffing Norms

Financial Viability

EPF, Group Insurance, BSNLMRS

Pension under Rule 37A

PLB/Exgratia

Recommendation of 2^nd PayPanel

Matters relating to T&D TQA Circle

Project Circle

Restructure of BSNL

Membership Verification

Recovery of Subscription

Officiating JTOs

Welfare Scheme

TESA Flash Website

CHQ Building

New CHQ Team

President

Com S L Reddy  AP

Vice President

Com Madhusudan Mahato  Bihar

General secretary

Com G L Jogi  NTR

Assistant General Secretaries

Com A A Khan  BSNLCO

Com K N Sebastian Kerala

Com M H Gombi Karnataka

Com D D Bansal BSNLCO

Com M S Adsul Maharashtra

Com A Chandrasekar  AP

Treasurer

Com H Muthu  CHTD

Joint Secretary East

Com P K Sahu  Orissa

Joint Secretary Wast

Com Rakesh Mehta Gujarat

Joint Secretary North

Com Inderjit Singh Punjab

Joint Secretary South

Com Rajan Tamilnadu

Joint Secretary Central

Com Harsh Kaul MP

Audited  Accounts - Brief

[ 1.1.2006 to 15.11.2008 in Rupees ]

Total Receipts & Payments - 16115962

Opening Balance               -   1569095

Closing Balance FD & Int   -   6466256

CHQ Quota                       -   5633082

Welfare Fund                    -   4024343

Donation                           -    326001   

Sale of Tech Literature       -    220000

XXVII AIC Fund                 -  1620828

Dormitory Receipts             -     41600

XXVI AIC Receipts             -  1887350

Welfare Claims Settled        -  2320000

Mtg/Off/Tour/Legal etc       -  2455069

TESA Flash                       -  1910839

XXVI AIC Expenses            -  2039269

AP Circle Tirupathy Bhavan -    220000

Balance Sheet as at Nov 2008

Assets & Liabilities              10080155

Closing Balance FD & Int   -   6466256

Building NewDelhi              -    332518

Transfer to TEC                -  3220561

Depreciation 25 % Off Eqpts

Depreciation 20 % Furniture

Issues Taken

While Chennai metro comrades are enjoying 30% HRA the comrades of adjoining districts with high potential for growth and development the comrades are toiling hard with heavy financial loss due to meager HRA. It is high time this aberration is removed by BSNL HQ, as for all practical purposes Greater Chennai is treated as a single unit and ensure uniform 30% HRA is given to Greater Chennai. A strong resolution is to be passed in this AIC to settle this long pending issue. As per the call of our GS our comrades started moving into these unpopular areas to ensure growth and their grievance is to be redressed on priority basis

On financial viability our delegates touched the issues of redundancy in procurement of equipments, data center location on lease, improper filtering of frequencies by private GSM operators leading to interference in our spectrum, problems in broadband provision and maintenance

MTRR and Group A Rectt Rules draft require much attention and alteration

Retrospective seniority fixation in TES Grp B. Here we find the DOT Secy was misled by BSNL by suppressing many facts relating to the CAT Chennai and Chennai High Court judgments

The issue of cash collection in CSCs by engineering executives in cities like Chennai is another major problem in Chennai

TTA to JTO promotion

Transfer Policy and tenure transfer

Wage Panel Recommendation A careful watch is needed to safeguard our interest

Up in AIC

Allotment of additional 60 seats in RTTC Chennai for E2 to E3 training for Chennai Comrades and starting batches for E3 to E4 training in RTTC Chennai to meet the massive demand in coming years

Discrimination among JTOs like GEJTOs to be removed

On Chennai TD

Executives Strength in CHTD

Note:  STS Officiating  as JAG  27

SNEA Membership 1000

Subscription Paid up to Nov 2008 for 1000 members

Delegates attending this AIC 26 plus CS and 3 CWC members

CEC on 5^th Dec 2008

   CEC Meeting was held on 5th Dec 2008 at SNEA Bhavan to discuss finalise the issues for AIC.

   The issue of posting of all JTOs on promotion to SDE to CPT SSA came up for discussion in CEC. After elaborate deliberations the CEC approved the decision to post JTOs on promotion to CPT SSA on promotion in the overall interest of BSNL as shortage of SDEs  in CPT SSA was more than 50 % and also in the interest of our comrades of CPT SSA as the waiting list of transfer to Chennai has been cleared and the long pending demand of CPT SSA comrades have been fulfilled. We were able to set the trend that the executives working in CPT SSA can return to Chennai on transfer. It was also decided to reimburse 50 % of Delegate Fees (Rs 500) from Circle

Fund

Retrospective Seniority fixation

     DOT gave retrospective seniority to 270 TES Gr B against competitive quota in the year 2001 on the basis of what we gathered was Judgment of CAT Bangalore. In fact, retrospective seniority to competitive quota was given prior to 2001 also. On challenge, this retrospective seniority of 270 SDES was set aside by CAT Madras against which DOT filed writ petition in Chennai High Court in 2001. Chennai High Court set aside the writ petitions of DOT in the year 2008, upholding the Judgment of Chennai CAT delivered in 2001. When the Judgment of Chennai High Court was challenged in Supreme Court, it directed DOT to maintain status quo. The case is now pending in Supreme Court where it is expected to come up for final hearing shortly. In the meanwhile, DOT published provisional seniority list of about 147 TES Gr B officers having appeared in the qualifying cum competitive examinations in the years 2000 and 2003 according to the directions of Ernakulan High Court, extending them also the principle of retrospective seniority on the lines of 270 SDEs in 2001.

     Immediately after the provisional list was issued in respect of 147 SDEs, and Supreme Court directed DOT to maintain staus quo with regard to Judgment of Chennai High Court, we had very close and prolonged interactions with the concerned officers of DOT and pleaded with them not to finalize the provisional seniority list of these 147 SDEs till disposal of the case in Supreme Court. Our argument was that since these 147 SDEs have been given retrospective seniority by extending the principle of 270 SDES, and since retrospective seniority of 270 SDEs is under challenge in Supreme Court which has directed maintaining of status quo, it would be appropriate for DOT to wait for the final outcome of the case in Supreme Court before finalizing the provisional seniority of 147 SDEs. The concerned officers of DOT assured us

In TES GrpB – SNEA Stand

of seeking comprehensive legal advice in the matter before finalizing the provisional seniority of 147 SDEs. Accordingly, the file containing the entire background of the case along with all the relevant Court Judgments was sent to the legal advisor of DOT who is a Jt/Secy level officer from ministry of law. Legal Advisor/DOT, we were informed, suggested going ahead with finalization of the provisional seniority of 147 SDEs, and final seniority list of these 147 SDEs giving them retrospective seniority was issued by DOT. Out of these 147 SDEs, about 50 have been promoted to adhoc STS very recently.

Restoration of Seniority

of 1966 SDEs

       Our CHQ laid stress with the management for early restoration of the restoration of Seniority of 1966 SDEs in line with the Hon’ble Court's judgment. The total work relating to seniority has been transferred to AGM(DPC). Necessary draft for restoration of 1966 SDEs seniority has been prepared and put up.  Management is also positive in this direction.

TES Grp B Competitive Quota Promotion Orders issued

    On 3^rd Nov 2008 BSNL promoted 1684 JTOs as SDEs under competitive quota. Most of the JTOs were retained in parent circle on promotion. In Chennai 27 JTOs have been promoted , 22 JTOs are allotted Chennai TD. We congratulate all of them. It may be recalled that CGM CHTD wrote to BSNL HQ requesting to post all to Chennai considering the developmental activities in Chennai especially CPT SSA. When the administration decided to post all to CPT SSA citing the reason for growth and shortage of manpower in CPT SSA, we could not protest much as we are equally concerned with the growth and welfare of BSNL. Moreover no one was prepared to work in CPT SSA either on transfer or on officiating basis even with HRA protection. The administration called all executives associations in this regard. The other two associations also did not protest the policy decision of administration. However when the proposal of posting them all to fill up 15 new posts and to give relief to some SDEs who have applied for transfer to Chennai was informed to us, we suggested that once all the 22 promotes are to be utilized in CPT SSA, relief should be given to all 15 SDEs who are waiting for many years to come to Chennai. By doing so relief can be given to SDEs of CPT SSA and the request transfers of SDEs in Chennai can also be considered. We also suggested transparency should be maintained in posting. This proposal was accepted and accordingly counseling was done for all promotes on 7^th Nov 2008. Counseling will be done while posting in case of request transfers also. Meanwhile ten promotes met CS on 12^th Nov 2008 and expressed their concerns regarding HRA and transfer back to Chennai. CS urged them to take this as a challenge and improve growth and assured them that efforts will be taken to get HRA on par with Chennai and they will be brought back to Chennai at the earliest.

Payment of Arrears of stipend on switch over to IDA pattern

   The training stipend for the JTOs during the period of their induction training was changed from CDA based to IDA based pattern (Rs. 6895 + IDA as applicable) w.e.f. 01-01-2005 vide this office letter No. 16-1/04/Trg dated 31-12-2004.

    The JTOs who have undergone their induction training before 01-01-2005 and who were paid training stipend during their induction training in CDA based pattern will be eligible to draw their respective arrears on IDA based pattern (Rs. 6895+ IDA as applicable) on account of the above decision of the BSNL Management Committee.

    [ BSNL  Lr No. 16-1/2004- Trg

JTO Recruitment

   3141 JTOs have been recruited by BSNL through competitive exam. Chennai Telephones have been allotted 34 JTOs. We welcome them !

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STS Promotion re allotment

CSC Cash Collection issue

   In a CSC committee meeting with DGM A on 23^rd Oct 2008 the issue of cash collection was taken up and our stand was explained. It was highlighted that cash collection should be supervised by accounts personnel only. We have earlier taken up this issue with CGM also.

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COB Meeting

   COB Meeting was held on 17^th Oct 2008 at K K Nagar to finalise the delegates for AIC. List of 26 delegates have been finalised

Preparation of Gr.A RRs

Spectrum Issue

Hon’ble High Court of Delhi has issued notices to the Union of India asking it to explain as to what first come first serve policy means, for allocation of 2G spectrums to about 121 applicants, many of them are real estate developers, on a price decided in 2001. Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Union of India on a PIL. SNEA was the only forum in BSNL to raise the issue of arbitrary allocation of 2G spectrum and loss of about 50,000 crores to the exchequer effectively. Swan which obtained 2 G spectrum at a throwaway price of 1651 crores is today valued at more than 8000 crores by selling its 45% equity to Etisalat of UAE.

Meeting with CGM

  A meeting was taken up with CGM on 17 Oct 2008. President & CS attended. The following issues were taken up

#Cash Handling by Executives in CSCs

#Security in Telecom Installations

#Transparency in maintaining Waiting       List for Request Transfers

Meeting with GM (O)

Works Committee Meeting

    The first works committee meeting was held at Conference Hall CGM(O) on 15th Oct 08. CS and all other union representatives participated. CGM explained the purpose of the works committee. Works Committee will invite purposeful suggestions for improving sales ,growth & profit.

Our comrades are requested to offer their valuable suggestions.

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Divisional Meetings

KKN  held its GB on 14^th Oct 08

RKN held its GB on 15^th Oct 08

Kush Kumar Road division  held its GB on 14^th  Oct 08 and elected following new office bearers.

Com Venkatasubramaniam President

Com B Anandalakshmi Secretary

Com K Murali Treasurer 

Farewell

Com N Malathi Sr SDE Computer retired on super annuation on 31/10/08. We wish her peaceful retired life