24th  February      2007 GS writes to CMD on the issue of :-

Surprising & unjustified delay in issuing promotion orders from JTO to SDE that will do nothing other than demoralizing the vital workforce in the crucial hours.  Click here

Due to vigorous persuasion of CHQ, the order relating to grant of perks at par with executives to the non-executives who are now officiating in executives grade as JTOs/JAOs, is issued. Click here

15th  February      2007.Eligibility to appear in the ensuing TES Gr.B comp. exam. may be seen from TES Gr.B recruitment Rules. See Order copy>> Order No.20-24/2001-Pers-II dated 28-02-2002 >>

Revised seniority list of TES Gr.B (SC/ST)  Click for order

********************************************************************** Competitive exam. for promotion from JTO to SDE (TES Gr.B) is notified for the vacancies of the years 2001-02 to 2005-06. Exam. would be held on 10/06/2007. Last date of apply is  10/04/2007. Click Here    Exam. Notice  Technical Literature published by A.P. Circle on behalf of Tech. Editorial Committee of CHQ may be obtained from CS/A.P. Circle by sending Rs.650/- plus postal charges extra through DD : Details given below :

Circle Secretaries/ SSA Secretaries may book their orders with Com.P.Padmanabha Rao Circle Secretary Andhra Pradesh.  Contact address P.Padmanabha Rao, 21-40, Dayanand Nagar, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad -500 047 . Ph.No.09440004546 (Mob), 040 23212828 (O), 040 94404 00161 (Mob), 040 27061616 (Res).The DD should be in the name of SNEA (I), AP Circle. Payable at HYDERABAD

1. General Paper Volume 1-405 Pages, 2. General Paper Volume 2-385 Pages, 3. Transmission Special -500 Pages, 4. External Plant Special - 350 pages, 5. Internet BB and Computers- 350 Pages, 6. CDMA & GSM- 340 Pages, 7. Switching Volume 1- 440 Pages, 8. Switching Volume 2- 300 Pages.

IMP : The CSs/DSs are requested to place the orders with Demand Draft for supply of Competitive exam. literatures immediately as very few sets left over.

                    GS has expressed his unhappiness over the information of Director (HRD) that the JTO promotion list may be issued by the end of March as the displacement of JTOs (almost 50%) may hamper development activities during target ending month.

                     However, Director agreed to review same on return of CMD. GS would also meet CMD on Monday.

 

29th  January      2007   GS met with Dir. (HRD) and DDG (Pers) , DDG (IR) in the presence and expressed anguish over the 1. delay of JTO promotion order, 2. notification of TES GR.B competitive exam., . Accordingly, Director advised DDG (Pers) to issue the JTO promotion order possibly by Friday next.

      DDG (IR) also assured him that Exam. notification would be done within 10 to 15 days.

      Director (HRD) also informed him that all request transfer cases would be issued in March keeping in mind the academic period as desired by CMD.

      He has also confirmed to GS that legal opinion in cxn. with promotion from SDE to DE has already been received by Corporate Office from DOT and is being looked into.

     The serious stalemate reached in mobile expansion due to held up of GSM tender is now being seriously dealt by CHQ. CHQ has consulted Sr. & reputed lawyer of Supreme Court who has assured to give voluntary service in this cxn. We, the lakhs of absorped employees of BSNL are extremely worried as the matter is directly related to our bread & butter.

 Promotion policy of Gr.B level Executives of BSNL is being issued on 18-01-07.   Click on here>> Gr.B Executive Promotion Policy

[ Comrades of SNEA(I): Please let us celebrate the Promotion Policy of Gr.B Executives. For what ever way it has come to us due to intense persuasion from CHQ leaders as well as best help & co-operation from all good Sr. Officers of BSNL/DOT, it has come so O-N-L-Y because of our filing of Court Case for setting terms & conditions first prior to ordering us for absorption by BSNL Board unilaterally. Only this led to the constitution of Committee of Promotion Policy. We are not child nor Coward that we shall get agree or bow down our head before the BSNL Board to fill up OPTION FORM FOR ABSORPTION JUST at the COST of Rs.2000 P.M. as it was decided by one such group to do so & then fight (!!!) for setting terms & conditions with the Board - now claiming to be the hectic pursuer to bring out the Promotion Policy.  Comrades, be brave to celebrate & enjoy & also post your comments.  We are now not to get promotion from JTO to SDE after waiting for 18 to 20 years like before NOR should we become Sr. SDE from SDE after waiting for whooping 12 years. CONGRATULATIONS Comrades...... ]

24th  January      2007 Promotion order from JTO to SDE hardly may take maximum of two more weeks as learnt. The delay is due to vigilance point of view. Beloved Comrades, please have a little bit of patience. Thanks........

 19th  January      2007 CHQ met with Director (Operation) and thanked him for considering positively approval of Plan 525 instead of previously approved Plan 225. Plan 525 includes certificate of authorization of bill. Director also has assured the CHQ leaders to consider very positively the matter of grant of STD & Roaming on GSM connection in the present circumstances.

CHQ leaders along with Secy. General of NCOA met Jt. Secy. DPE and requested him to give concurrence to the proposal of sent by DoT regarding seeking of of clarification in respect of orders relating to exercise of option to continue in CDA pay scale till date of promotion/retirement from actual date of absorption. Secy. DoT has already recommended the proposal.  Jt. Secy. DPE has assured to decide the issue in accordance with the provisions of relevant orders of DoP&PW. Secy. General of NCOA Dr. Ashok Rao also took the opportunity to discuss the issue of 50% IDA merger case with Jt. Secy. who is also the Ex-officio Secy. of the Wage Committee. Jt. Secy. assured to have a meeting with the representatives of NCOA shortly.

18th  January      2007  DA increased by 3.6% (cumulative total fig. is 68.8%) and effective from 1.1.07. Click

16th  January      2007 GS & AGS (Mr.A.A.Khan) met yesterday with Director Finance and later again with CMD and pressed for immediate release of promotion policy without lingering any further on the pretext this & that.

11th  January      2007 <Click for> : Details of meeting with Secy. DoT where CMD BSNL & other Sr. Officers of DoT/BSNL including our GS were present on 10.01.2007.

                               <Click> GS writes to Secy. DoT on deferred option case & on VRS matter.

10th  January      2007 In the meeting with Secy. DoT where CMD BSNL & other Sr. Officers including our GS were present today, Director (HRD) assured to release the promotion policy soon.

8th  January      2007 It is learnt that Promotion policy for Executives has reached BSNLCO after due approval by Secy. DoT.

5th  January      2007 Com. Rakesh Pandey, Chairman Co-ordination Committee for Executives & Officers of Central PSUs, Com. G.L. Jogi, GS SNEA(I), Com. Tripathi, Chairman NEFI and Com. A. A. Khan, AGS SNEA(I) met the Hon'ble Minister of Heavy Industries and public Enterprises Shri Santosh Mohan Dev. Hon'ble Minister informed them that the issue of 50% IDA merger was twice turned by the Min. of Finance. He also added that he is fully aware and totally convinced of the issue. He has assured the group of leaders that he would personally meet the Hon'ble Prime Minister to end the stalemate caused by the negative attitude of the Finance Ministry.

GS & AGS Com. A. A. Khan met Director (Operations) and presented a note to him for considering further modifications in the matter of RSTC (both Mobile & Landline).

5th  January      2007 Secretary DoT has invited GS for a meeting on 10.01.2007.

 

2nd  January      2007 Secy. DOT has informed GS that the Promotion policy has finally been cleared by DOT and further formal order has to be issued now by BSNL. Congratulation to GS for his great efforts made in this task.

Corporate Office has asked all Circles including non-recruiting, to send the ACRs, SCRs & Vigilance reports of all JTOs of ST category upto the Rectt. year 1999 & 2000 & 2001 latest by 29.01.2007.  All Circle  Secretary(s) need vigorous persuasion so that reports reach in time to C.O.         Click for Order

 

29th  December      2006 GS met Member (Services) and DDG (Estt) DOT on 28th and enquired about the Promotion Policy that according to Secy. DOT, was already cleared by him. Both assured that same would be sent to BSNL by next week. DDG (Estt) DOT also has informed that the deffered option issue has been concurred with +ve notes by the DOT Finance which further needs to be seen by DPE too.

GS also met with CMD and requested him to consider the issue of minimum dislocation of JTOs on their promotion to SDEs. He also requested CMD to have a considerate view on recent strike by SNEA(I). In both cases, CMD responded +vely.

 Active persuasion of CHQ yield fruitful result on the issue of delegation of power to CGM regarding creation of Gr.B & below ranked posts.  Click for order

As learnt, the DPC for promotion from JTOs to SDEs is over. Now, after issuance of orders on request transfer cases, JTO promotion order is expected to be issued.

 

9th  December      2006The file on Promotion Policy along with draft notification of BSNL Board reaches Secy. DOT. Before giving final node, Secy. DOT has asked Member (Services) for feedback on some infortant & unsolved issues pointed out by Com. GS in his letter to Secy. DOT on 29.11.2006. GS met Member(Services) who assured him to clear the file immediately to Secy. DOT.   Click for GS's letter to Secy. DOT.

DPC for promotion from SDE to DE may be delayed in awake of recent Supreme Court verdict on Para 206 as learnt. DoT is consulting legal experts to encounter this situation.

As learnt, SNEA(I) Andhra Pradesh Circle has started despatching of technical literature for TES Gr.B competitive exam. from Saturday to the Circle/Division/Branches who placed orders.

1st  December      2006 The relentless pressures from SNEA/NCOA/Co-ordination Committee of Officers' Associations of CPSUs (viz Telecom, Oil, Coal, Power, BHEL, Steel Sectors) yield result. Govt. of India appoint Pay Revision Committee for officers in CPSUs under the Chairmanship of Justice M.J. Rao, Retired Judge of Supreme Court.   The Committee has to submit report within 18 months.  Click for order 

Gs met Dir.(HRD) & discussed on :

1. Issue inter-circle request transfer cases of SDEs which he agreed to do so immediately.

2. GS requested Dir (HRD) to post SDEs on promotion in different tenure circles instead of limiting to 1/2 circles. Dir.(HRD) accepted request in principle.

3. On persuation of GS, Dir.(HRD) instructed Sr.DDG(Pers) to send the proposal of notifying the comp. exam. to the SR section immediately.

4. GS further requested Dir (HRD) to consider sincerely to clear the entire 1992 JTO batch while issuing the promotion order.

30th  October      2006 BSNLCO issues a list of 964 SDEs/Sr.SDEs whose names are not included in the screening list sent by the Circles, may there be reason as presumed that they might have now not been in the said Circles for various reasons such as transferred, retired, died etc. However, Circle Secretary(s) should ensure that reply sends back to C.O. immediately. Click for letter click for letter    click for list

GS has submitted agenda for the ensuing meeting with Secy. DOT.

       click for letter        (for agenda points pl. see CHQ site )

27th  October      2006GS met with Sr.DDG(Pers) and requested to issue inter-circle request transfer of SDEs before issue of promotional order which SR.DDG (Pers) has agreed in principle. .

GS met with DDG(SR) and requested him to consider adhoc payment of Rs.2000/- to the Gr.B executive whose PO yet could not issued due to some pending disciplinary cases. DDG(SR) has assured to pursue the matter with Dir.(HRD).

27th  October      2006GS met today with Member (Finance) DOT and requested her to clear the file on Executive's promotion policy without further delay. Member (Finance) who has returned today from tour, assured to pay immediate attention to the Case and would sent it to Secy. DOT.

24th  October      2006GS met Director (HRD) and requested him to issue order for implementing inter-circle request transfers of JTOs. Director assured to look into the matter after his return from North East.

GS met with Director(Estt) and discussed with him regarding recruitment of JTOs for NE-I, NE-II, HP & A&N Circle through special measure to get more & more nos. of local JTOs from within those Circles who on recruitment can take care of their respective Circles to meet the acute shortages in the cadre and can expedite various development, installation, operation & mtce. works etc. It is learnt that proposal on this line is under active consideration now.

GS met with Director (CS) and discussed regarding improvement/modification on free call, Broadband/GSM issue and got positive assurances.

DPC for promotion of 1121 JTOs to SDEs is completely over. This covers 2005-06. The break up is :OC=478, SC=348 & ST=295. Promotion order is expected very soon.

Draft notification of TES Gr.B competitive exam (25%) quota of vacancies 4038 will be issued shortly. There are 3000 vacancies for the year 2001-02 & rests for 02-03; 03-04; 04-05; 05-06.

DPC for adhoc promotion as DE from SDE is also going on full swing. Data from all circles are made available to C.O. Same may be issued by December end as expected on assurance from competent authority.

Com.GS, Com. A.A. Khan & Com. B.G. Patel,CS of Gujrat Circle met today with Secy. DOT. Secy. assured that there will not be any change in the policy that was presented before him by the BSNL management. Moreover, he has personally advocated for improvement in one or two issues in the benefit of the Executives. But the file has not yet reached him after his return from abroad from Member (Services) which he will clear as soon as the file reaches him.

Secy. DOT requested Com.GS to submit agenda before him to discuss pending issues and regarding double fixation case - Secy. assured to implement same  prospectively. 

Com. GS, Com. A. A. Khan & Com. B.G. Patel also met with Member (Services) who admitted before them that the said file could not be sent to Secy. DOT on 21.11.06 as assured as because the file was sent him through Member (Finance) and asked GS to pursue the case with Member (Finance).

Com. GS, Com. A. A. Khan & Com. B.G. Patel tried to meet Member (Finance) who was not available. Com. GS has decided to meet him tomorrow again.

GS met with DDG & Jt. DDG(Pers) on 17.11.06 and expressed anguish over delay in issuing promotion order from JTO to SDE. It is assured by them that every effort is being made to issue  the order within this month.

File on promotion policy may get final attention by Secy. DOT within this week. GS met with DDG (Civil/Elec.)DOT and demanded non-withdrawal of 2nd ACP for Civil.

12th  October      2006  Technical papers for TES Gr.B competitive examination for promotion from JTO to SDE will be available from CHQ within a short while from now. Demand for same may be asked  SSA wise.

5th��Nov  2006Com.W.Seshagiri Rao and GS met Director (HRD) on 4-11-2006. Discussed on the (1) Promotion of JTOs to SDEs on Seniority quota &Director (HRD) assured that orders will be issued by 15th  Nov 2006. The Association also requested him to ensure to cover entire 92 Batch. (2) The notification for the Competitive Exam likely to be done by the 20th of Nov 2006. (3) Promotion of SDEs to Adhoc STS expected to be completed by 31st Dec 2006. (4) As demanded by the Association, the stay for considering transfer to tenure stations be reckoned from the SDE onwards has also been agreed. Director (HRD) instructed the DDG (Per) to finalize the Transfer Policy on these lines.

2nd��Nov  2006Com.W.Seshagiri Rao, NCOA President  and GS met CMD BSNL and requested him to clear the Promotion Policy immediately. CMD promised to talk personally to the Secretary Telecom and Addl. Secretary, DOT. The Secretary DOT  is expected to return from abroad in next week.

18th  October       2006 GS held detailed discussion with Director (HRD) in the presence of Sr.DDG (Restructuring), Sr.DDG (Per), DDG (SR) and Jt.DDG (Per). The following major decisions were taken :

(1) Promotion of JTOs to SDEs - Orders will be issued by 15^th Nov 2006 for about 1200 vacancies

(2) Promotion of SDEs to Adhoc STS - Orders will issued by end of December 2006

(3) Notification for Competitive Exam for around 4000 vacancies will be issued by the first week of Nov 2006. The exam will be conducted in Feb 2007.

(4) Our demand that the vacancies up to 2005-06 be considered both for Seniority cum fitness as well as Competitive Exam was agreed to. This was limited to the vacancies for 2004-05 until this issue was taken by us. This will make the JTOs recruited after 1-10-2000 also eligible for appearing in the Competitive Exam to be notified and therefore is a major gain on their behalf.

(5) Transfer policy to tenure stations will be framed. Our demand for implementation it in the beginning of the Academic year has been accepted. The CWC decision that the stay from the SDE cadre only will be considered was also agreed to be considered positively while framing the policy.

14 th  October       2006Order on service Mobile & landline call enhancement likely to be issued on Monday.

GS strongly persuade the serious matter of large scale surrender of PCO owners with the BSNL management. CMD viewed the matter seriously and appreciated Com. GS for timely highlighting the issue. New Order issued on pulse reate etc. giving releif to the PCO owners.    Click >> Orders issued No.3-22/2005-R&C dated 12-10-06.>>  Com. GS bravo !  Thanks to CMD too.

CHQ has informed that CMD has conveyed that the Promotion Policy Report  has been approved by BSNL Board and sent to Secretary DOT for approval.

   The salient features of the approved report are : (1) Attendant conditions for Time Bound Promotions have been approved in toto as recommended by the Committee. (2) Eligibility for Functional Promotion approved in toto as per the report of the Committee. (3) Recruitment of STS officers will be in the ratio 50:25:25.( Seniority cum Fitness: Internal Competitive Exam: External Competitive Exam) (4) Residential period for those  whose pay scales are revised at par with the Engg.Officers after 1-10-2000 will be reckoned from 1-10-2000.(5) Recruitment rules of TES Grp'B' have been changed from the ratio 3:1 to 2:1 ( Seniority cum Fitness; Internal Competitive Exam) (6) Double fixation benefits has been approved by the Director Board. However a decision on this will be taken by the DOT. After the return of the Secretary Telecom, formal approval will be issued.

Order issued by BSNLCO in continuation of previous orders regarding  Compassionate Ground Appointment (CGA)- filling 5% CGA quota.  <<Click for order >> Respective Circle Secretary(s) has to act immediately.

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