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.

Promotion order from JTO to SDE is most likely to be issued in next week. DPC conducted for 1121 posts of upto March 2006. Nearly 250 posts of ST will remain vacant due to n/a of candidates.

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 is likely to start despatch of technical literature for TES Gr.B competitive exam. from Monday to the Circle/Division/Branches who place orders.

7th  December      2006 State Units which formed the Co-ordination committee of Officers Association of CPSUs should stage FULL DAY dharna on 12th December as mark of solidarity with Dharna at Rajghat by the Co-ordination Committee. SNEA(I) of Circle & preferably SSA Units should also hold lunch hour demonstration at Circle/SSA HQ.

                                 This dharna as part of Trade Union action by the Officers/Executives of CPSUs is to focus the attention of the Government to the long pending demand of 50% DA merger with basic, removal of ceiling on DCRG & removal of tax on fringe benefits etc. in Central Public Sector Units.    Click for memo to hon'ble PM          Click for mesage from Convenor of Co-Comtt. of CPSUs       

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 )

16th  November      2006PROGRAMME ON ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIONS ON:  5th, 12th & 12th Dec.'2006.  Click for letter to Hon'ble MOC&IT

Resolution adopted by the Co-ordination Committee of Officers' Association of CPSUs on critical issues relating to the Executives in CPSUs.  Click for memorandum to Hon'ble PM

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.

25th  October      2006To make the MARCH TO PARLIAMENT programme a grand success on 5th December as per already set programme of the Co-ordination Committee of Officers' Associations of CPSUs comprising Oil, Coal, Power, Steel & Telecom -  CHQ has requested Circle Secretaries of  UP(E), UP(W), Haryana, Punjab & Rajasthan to make necessary arrangement to reach Delhi by the comrades of adjoining Districts of respective Circles early morning on 5.12.2006 for massive gathering in Parliament together with comrades of Delhi, for creating pressure on ours' CHARTER OF DEMANDS on :- (1) Merger of 50% DA with Basic Pay, (2) Lifting of ceiling on   DCRG & (3) Removal of ceiling on perks.

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.