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National Union of BSNL Workers(FNTO)
All India Conference
Hyderabad on 3rd & 4th February-2019.
 
NUBSNLW (FNTO) proposed Pay Scales
for 3rd PRC.Click here to view Click here to view
BSNL proposed pay scales on 10-09-2018 and Table showing the pay to be fixed as on 01.01.2017 in the revised scale for each stage rounded off to next 10 rupees and the net benefit as per BSNL's proposal prepared by NUBSNLW (FNTO).Click here to viewClick here to view
18-01-2019:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Change of designation of Non Executive Employees in BSNL.Click here to view
17-01-2019:-Letter to Director (HR), BSNL regarding Release of funds for payment/re-imbursement of medical bills to working employees of BSNL. Click here to view
17-01-2019:-Letter to CMD, BSNL regarding Allotment of fund for disbursement of salaries and deductions thereof. Click here to view
15-01-2019:- NUBSNLW (FNTO) Wishes you all a very happy Pongal.
14-01-2019:- NUBSNLW (FNTO) Wishes you all a very happy Makar Sankranti.
11-01-2019:-General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash alongwith Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Circle Delhi Met with Shri P. Abhimanyu , GS BSNLEU, Shri C. Singh, GS NFTE BSNL, Shri N.D.Ram, GS SEWA BSNL, Shri R.C.Pandey, GS BTEU, Shri Tiwari, GS TOA(BSNL) requested to attend 5th All India Conference at Hyderabad on 03-02-2019 at 16.00 hrs.
10-01-2019:-General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash alongwith Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Circle Delhi Met with CMD/GM(SR)/GM(Admn) BSNL Corporate Office requested to attend 5th All India Conference at Hyderabad. They responded positively and agree to print their name in the invitation card.
09-01-2019:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Settlement of issue related to reduction in pay in the revised pay scale in respect of Non-executive employees (other than TTAs) appointed between 01-01-2007 and 07-05-2010 as compared to their pay in the pre-revised pay scales.Click here to view
09-01-2019:- CWC Meeting of NUBSNLW (FNTO) at Hyderabad on 02-02-2019.Click here to view
09-01-2019:- Shri B.C.Pathak, Finacial Secrtary and Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Delhi participated in Rally/Meeting of Central Trade Unions conducted at Jantar Mantar New Delhi.
08-01-2019:- Corporate office issued the revised I.D.A orders w.e.f.01.01.2019.Click here to view
08-01-2019:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion to Junior Engineer (JE) under 50% quota for RY 2017.Click here to view
08-01-2019:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Strike notice served by all Unions & Associations of BSNL (AUAB) against the management of BSNL to go on strike w.e.f.03-12-2018-status regarding issues pertaining to pension section.Click here to view
07-01-2019:- All the Circle Secretaries are requested to support the Central Trade Unions proposed 2 days strike on 8th & 9th January-2019.Click here to view
03-01-2019:- Message from Director (HR) on New Years Day.Click here to view
01-01-2019:- Notice for All India Conference of NUBSNLW (FNTO) to be held at Hyderabad on 3rd & 4th February-2019. Click here to view
01-01-2019:- Letter to CMD BSNL, Request for grant of special casual leave to the Delegates attending Seminar on 4th February-2019-reg. Click here to view
31-12-2018:-NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy New Year-2019.
31-12-2018:-I.D.A. increased by 3.2% from the present 135.6%. The total IDA will be 138.8% with effect from 01-01-2019.
31-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Austerity Measures.Click here to view
29-12-2018:- DoT letter to BSNL for proposal of revision of pay of Board level and below Board level executives of BSNL under 3rd PRC, and reduced retirement age as 58 years instead of 60 years. Click here to view
29-12-2018:- All the Circle Secretaries are requested to support the Central Trade Unions proposed 2 days strike on 8th & 9th January-2019.Click here to view
27-12-2018:-Today General Secretary proceeding to Chennai to attend retirement function of Shri Perumal, President SEWA BSNL on 28-12-2018. And General Secretary will attend a meeting of NUBSNLW (FNTO) in the evening at Chennai. Again General Secretary will attend a meeting at Bangalore on 29-12-2018.
26-12-2018:- General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash met with Shri G. Sanjeeva Reddy, President INTUC at Hyderabad and requested to attend the 5th All India Conference at Hyderabad Open Session on 3rd Feb-2019. He accepted the invitation & he confirmed that he will attend the All India Conference. - K. Jayaprakash, GS
24-12-2018:- NUBSNLW (FNTO) Wish you and your family a very happy Christmas.
22-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion of Internal candidates to various cadres-regarding providing computer based online examination training to Group C & D aspiring candidates thereof.....Click here to view
22-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding LICE for promotion to the grade of JE (Erstwhile TTA) under 50% quota for the recruitment Year 2016 held on 28-01-2018--omission and commission in result.Click here to view
22-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding The proposal of M/s Ernst & Young LLP, Gurugram, Haryana, India, regarding BSNL Exchange Monetization.Click here to view
22-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding LICE for promotion to the grade of JE (Erstwhile TTA) under 50% quota for recruitment Year 2016 held on 28-01-2018--review of failed SC & ST candidate.Click here to view
19-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Reimbursement of Employees Cost of BSNL employees deputed in CCAs/TERM Cell.Click here to view
19-12-2018:-Shri K. Jayaprakash, General Secretary & Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Delhi met with Shri Anupam Srivastava, CMD BSNL discussed about the 3rd Wage negotiations and Stopage of payment of GPF/EPF/Bank EMIs & Society recoveries. CMD assured. The proposal of 3rd wage negotiation is in progress moving. Positive way may be within a 2 months, this issue will be cleared. Regarding payment of GPF/EPF/Bank EMIs & Society recoveries will be paid very shortly.
General Secretary requested CMD to attend the 5th All India Conference at Hyderabad, he responded positively.
19-12-2018:-Letter to CMD, BSNL regarding Allotment of fund for disbursement of salaries and deductions thereof.Click here to view
19-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Online LICE for Junior Engineer (JE) under 50% quota for Recruitment Year: 2017 for vacancies up to 31-03-2018 (Revised).Click here to view
18-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Limited Internal Competitive Examinations (LICEs) for promotion of group C employees to the grade of Junior Telecom Officer (Telecom) [JTO(T)] in BSNL under 50% quota for VY 2016-17 for vacancies [For working eligible BSNL employees only]. Click here to view
15-12-2018:-FNTO Condemed the unlawful detention of Shri P. K. Singh, D.E.(Admin)BSNL Dumka.
In this regard our Circle Secretary Shri C. D. Prasad approached the Police to release the officer immediately and he request the CGM Jharkhand to react immediately to release the officer.
11-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Recruitment of Management Trainee (Telecom Operations) in BSNL from External Candidates.Click here to view
11-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Recruitment of Management Trainee (Telecom Operations) in BSNL from Internal Candidates.Click here to view
07-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of LICE JTO(T) scheduled on 20-01-2019---Imparting pre-exam training to SC/ST/Minorities candidates.Click here to view
07-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Implementation of voluntary Group Term Insurance Scheme for the BSNL Executives-Calling of options.Click here to view
07-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Merger of Telecom Stores with West Bengal Circle at Kolkata.Click here to view
07-12-2018:-Corporate office issued Sanction for payment of adhoc Welfare Grant for the year 2018-19.Click here to view
4-12-2018:-FNTO's stand on strike vindicated. STRIKE CALLED OFF UNCONDITIONALLY.
The BSNLEU and others called for indefinite strike from 3rd December-2018. They misguided the workers stating that because of the affordability clause BSNL Non executive will not get THEIR wage revision. This was a misleading propaganda. For the wage revision of non executives, a joint committee of BSNL administration and staff side was already formed with the approval of Govt. of India. They had a series of sittings and discussions on wage revision. If the affordability clause was applicable to the wage revision of non executives, the government should not have formed a wage revision committee at all. According to ID Act, the wage revision of non executives is settled through mutual discussion between the staff side and Management. Once an agreement is signed it is not questionable and the Management has to implement it. Though the CMD had committed in writing to give 15% fitment, the BSNLEU led staff side has placed the lowest quotation of 11% fitment and as demanded by the staff side the official side agreed to it. Instead of concluding and signing the agreement they gave strike notice with hidden agenda given as below;-
1. They wanted to help their masters the Executives union, as their wage revision was held up due to the affordability clause.
2. They wanted to delay wage revision till membership verification.
NUBSNLW (FNTO) was against mixing the wage revision of non executives & executives fearing affordability clause may made applicable of for both by the Govt. resulting losing wage revision forever. Now the letter given by DOT has clearly directed the CMD to complete and conclude the wage revision of NON EXECUTIVES, clarifying that removing the affordability clause for executives will be dealt separately. When this was the stand of DOT, why they instigate the workers for a strike? We are not against the wage revision of Executives. We can give solidarity support them once the wage revision of non –executives are settled. There is no justification of mixing the wage revision of both, as executive scales are common for all PSUs and can be settled only by DPE guidelines.
The strikers wanted to cheat the workers without disclosing the real agenda. But they are fully exposed. FNTO's STAND VINDICATED. Thomas John K. PRESIDENT. 
04-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Limited Internal Competitive Examinations (LICEs) for promotion of group C employees to the grade of Junior Telecom Officer (Telecom) [JTO(T)] in BSNL under 50% quota for VY 2016-17 for vacancies [For working eligible BSNL employees only]. Vetting of the vacancies.Click here to view
01-12-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion of group C employees to the grade of Junior Telecom Officer(Telecom) [JTO(T)] in BSNL under 50% quota for VY 2016-17 for vacancies [For working eligible BSNL employees only].Click here to view
01-12-2018:-CHQ extend sincere thanks to all participants in Lunch hour demonstration and hope that your cooperation will remain. G.S. NUBSNLW (FNTO).
29-11-2018:-S/Shri K. Jayaprakash, G.S. NUBSNLW (FNTO), & R. C. Pandey, G.S. BTEU BSNL BMS met Shri Saket Kumar, IAS., PS TO Hon'ble MOS(C) & Shri Anand Kumar, OSD to Hon'ble MOS( C) in Sanchar Bhawan on 29-11-2018 and discussed several issues relating to implementation of 3rd PRC etc. The following is the gist of the discussions held.
1. 3rd PRC implementation- It is intimated that the reply from the BSNL to DOT queries is received and action is being taken to send Cabinet Note for approval 2. Pension Contribution-much progress on this issue Member Services, Mmber Finance are positive.
3. Revision of Pension for retirees- On this issue also the DoT has taken a sympathetic view and an early outcome is expected.
4. Allocation of 4 G Spectrum- The Note for consideration of the Cabinet through the Interministerial Group is already moved by the DoT.
Both the above officers have appealed to the GS NUBSNLW (FNTO) & GS, BTEU BSNL to desist from any Agitational Path at this juncture in view of the positive development and also in the interest of the BSNL.
29-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Compliance of Minimum Wages payable to Casual Labourers working in BSNL.Click here to view
29-11-2018:-Appeal received from Corporate office on our Agitation Programme. Click here to view
28-11-2018:- Today General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash alongwith Shri S. P. Pandey, GS BTEU (BSNL) met with GM (SR) on his invitations for discussion of our Agitational Programme. GM (SR) appealed to withdraw the Agitations in the interest of BSNL Financial Position.
We opposed request and informed we will continue our programme upto 1st December-2018 (Lunch hours demonstration programme) as per our notice.
28-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion of Steno Grade D to the grade of PA (Personal Assistant) in BSNL corporate office.Click here to view
28-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Information in request of casual labourers who had been conferred Temporary Status on or before 30-09-2000 and who have been appointed subsequently as Telecom Mechanic in BSNL.Click here to view
28-11-2018:-Corporate office issued Sanction regarding Final Circle Sports Grant for the year 2018-19.Click here to view
28-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Avoidance of damage/cable cut/cable theft of optical Fiber Cables/Copper Cable.Click here to view
28-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Data profiling of Casual Labourers/Temporary Status Mazdoors working in field units of BSNL.Click here to view
27-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Capitalization of amount under the head"Repairs & Maintenanc" of Building, Staff Quarters & Guest Houses/Inspection Quarters.Click here to view
27-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Extension of CGHS facility to retired BSNL employees.Click here to view
27-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion of Internal Candidates…… Regarding providing computer based online examination training to Group C & D. Click here to view
26-11-2018:- Today at 5.30 PM FNTO, BTEU BSNL & TOA BSNL organize a Candle show Programme at Corporate office, nearly 80 members attended. S/Shri K. Jayaprakash, GS, M.R.Vashisht, B.C.Pathak, Mohinder Singh, A.K.Mishra, Ved Prakash, Tej Ram & Tiwari, GS TOABSNL and other members also attended.
26-11-2018:- Today at 6.00 PM Candle show Programme Conducted at Chennai Telephones at Chennai under the Leadership of Shri S. Lingamurthy, Circle Secretary, Chennai Telephones.
22-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Exemption from the routine exercise of transfer/rotational transfer .Click here to view
22-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Restructuring and re-distribution of Hindi Cadre Posts in BSNL.Click here to view
20-11-2018:-NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy Id-e-Milad.
20-11-2018:- General Secretaries of NUBSNLW (FNTO), BTEU (BSNL BMS) & TOA (BSNL BMS) met at FNTO office T-16 Atul Grove Road and discussed about indefinite strike call given by AUAB.
General Secretaries feel that the Non-executive Wage negotiations are in progress almost. 7 rounds of meetings over and also agreement reached on New Pay Scales, issue is pending only on Allowances i.e. HRA.
Since one month the recognized unions are not discussing this issue keeping pending of Negotiations on wage revision of Non-executives, they are given an indefinite strike notice without consulting any other unions more than 30 Unions & Associations are registered in BSNL. Only 9 Unions & Associations served the notice for indefinite strike in the name of AUAB.
After serving the notice they send an appeal through mail. We feel it is only blame game.
So we decided to conduct a Candle show from 26th November and Lunch hour demonstration at Corporate office, Circle & SSA Heads on 01-12-2018, after the 1st programme again we sit and decide the further agitational programme.
I request all the Circle/District Secretaries to make the programme grand success.
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20-11-2018:-Proposal for revision of pay of Board level and below Board level executives of BSNL under 3rd PRC w.e.f. 01-01-2017. Click here to view
19-11-2018:-Reply to AUAB in connection with his appeal.Click here to view
19-11-2018:-Appeal received from AUAB in connection with Indefinite Strike w.e.f.03-12-2018.Click here to view
16-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Outstanding claims pending in respect of medical bills.Click here to view
16-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion to Junior Telecom Officer(Telecom)under 50% quota notified on 30-10-2018--Notification issued on 30-10-2018.Click here to view
15-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Extension of Payment of Gratuity to Casual Labourers in BSNL.Click here to view
13-11-2018:-Request of additional result from waiting list against vacancy for DRJAO 2017 Quota reg….Click here to view
13-11-2018:-Corporate office issued guidelines for forwarding of applications of BSNL employees for outside Direct Employment--regarding.Click here to view
13-11-2018:-General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash at CHQ
12-11-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion of Internal Candidates…… Regarding providing computer based online examination training to Group C & D aspiring candidates thereof…...Click here to view
12-11-2018:-Examination/Recruitment Calendar of BSNL (2018-19).Click here to view
06-11-2018:-NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy Diwali.
06-11-2018:-Dear friends, NUBSNLW(FNTO) is not participating in AUAB agitational programme on 14-11-2018.
01-11-2018:-Today Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Circle conducted a activist meeting at Hotel Mahaveer Hyderabad to review the progress of 5th All India Conference in February 3rd & 4th 2019. Shri K. Jayaprakash, GS, Shri S. Lingamurthy, JGS, C/S Chennai Telephones, Shri Thirusangu, O.S, Shri T. Saibaba O.S, Shri Ch. Venkateswarlu, C/S A. P. Circle and Shri M.D. Rafeeq, C/S, Telangana. Shri J. Sudhakar Circle President Telangana addressed. Reception committee formed.Shri M. D. Rafeeq, C/S elected as GS of Reception committee for All India Conference. Shri S. Lingamurthy announce Rs. One Lakh Donation from Chennai Telephones Circle for All India Conference. Telangana & Andhra Circles thanked Shri S. Lingamurthy Ji for his cooperation.
01-11-2018:-Letter to Director (HR)BSNL regarding Release of funds for payment/reimbursement to working/retired BSNL employees.Click here to view
31-10-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion to Junior Telecom Officer(Telecom)under 50% quota for VY 2016-17 & 2017-18 for vacancies upto 31-03-2018.Click here to view
30-10-2018:-Corporate office issued Clarification regarding preparation of Circle Gradation List/All India Eligibility List in the Cadre of JTO(T).Click here to view
30-10-2018:-Corporate office issued reminder regarding Data profiling of Casual Labourers/Temporary Status Mazdoors working in field units of BSNL.Click here to view
30-10-2018:- Sr.Leader Shri D. Durgaprasad, District Secretary,NUBSNLW (FNTO)Vijayanagaram, A.P.Circle expired on 28th October-2018 at Vijayanagaram. He was a committed leader of NUBSNLW (FNTO) since appointment. CHQ express deep condolence and pray God that his family to bear with this loss.
26-10-2018:-Agitation with hidden Agenda of Recognised Unions.
After proposing and agreeing the lowest quotation of Wage Revision (11.17%) for the BSNL Employees, again those unions have called for Dharna/Rallies on 29/30-10-2018, without proper cause or reasons. In order to confuse the FNTO workers it is also published that their leaders are meeting FNTO to convince us to join the agitation. It is hereby clarified that there was no such meeting and for the time being FNTO is not joining the proposed agitations.
It is not FNTO’s culture to go on agitation including strike when the talks are in progress. Recognised Unions have accepted the proposal of pay scales unconditionally and demand of the unions for allowances is not known.
There is no break in talks on allowances. Unions should workout additional expenses for HRA, Transport allowance etc. and challenge Management’s. Claim of additional expenses.
In addition to above FNTO’s opinion that without doing all these exercise going on strike is not advisable. It is political decision and as such we are not inclined to join this agitation including strike.
24-10-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Request for declaration of additional result from waiting list against vacancy for DR JAO 2Ol7. Click here to view
23-10-2018:-5th All India Conference of our union NUBSNLW (FNTO) will be held at Hyderabad on 3rd & 4th February-2019.
All the CHQ office bearers ,Circle Secretaries , District Secretaries and Branch Secretaries are requested to conduct the meetings to elect Delegates and book the tickets along with you. It is also requested to forward the list of Delegates to CHQ / Reception committee Hyderabad –K. Jayaprakash, General Secretary
22-10-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Payment of Dearness allowance (DA) to Casual Labourers {including TSMs} to draw their wages in terms of letter No.269-11/2009-Pers-IV/LE dated 01-01-2010.Click here to view
22-10-2018:-Letter to Director (HR)BSNL regarding Release of funds for payment/reimbursement to retired employees of BSNL. Request thereof.Click here to view
18-10-2018:-NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy Dussehra.
15-10-2018:-Shri K. Jayaprakash, General Secretary attended the Circle Working Committee meeting of Telangana Circle at Hyderabad on 14th October-2018.
15-10-2018:- Corporate office issued Clarification on dependency of Parents of BSNL employees under BSNLMRS.Click here to view
15-10-2018:- Corporate office issued Clarification on reimbursement of expenditure incurred on daycare procedures.Click here to view
15-10-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding “Active Festival Season” campaign by BSNL employees.Click here to view
11-10-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Supply of data on age profile of BSNL employees on monthly basis.Click here to view
11-10-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Data of candidates who got minimum qualifying marks in JAO Part-II LICE against 40% quota but not promoted due to not coming in the merit.Click here to view
10-10-2018:- Corporate office issued Clarification regarding assigning Recruitment year for different exams in the cadre of JTO(T) with reference to BSNL CO. letter no. 5-6/2014/Estt-IV dated 16-04-2014.Click here to view
10-10-2018:- Corporate office issued the revised I.D.A orders w.e.f.01.10.2018.Click here to view
09-10-2018:- FLASH NEWS.
It is learnt that Joint Committee of Wage Revision meeting held today.Discussions held but in the matter of allowances no outcome.
The meeting deferred. Next date is yet to be decided.
05-10-2018:-Message from CMD BSNL.Click here to view
05-10-2018:- General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash along with Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Circle Delhi and Shri Ashok Kumar-II, District Secretary Dumka, SSA Jharkhand met with Shri H. C. Pant, Chairman 3rd wage revision committee and requested to settle 3rd wage revision with 15% Fitment and other issues like Pension & HRA etc immediately.
05-10-2018:- General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash along with Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Circle Delhi and Shri Ashok Kumar-II, District Secretary Dumka, SSA Jharkhand met with GM (SR) requested to early Finalisation of 3rd PRC and connected issues immediately.
05-10-2018:- For kind attention of recognized unions & Negotiation Commiittee.
In the last round of discussion it is observed that the recognized unions have accepted the pay scales offered by the BSNL with a slight modification in the maximum pay of NE-4 and NE-5. The next round of discussion is stated to be for allowances. Thus it is clear that the recognized unions have closed the pay chapter without any decision, discussion on negotiation on the following issues. In order to avoid further problems while fixing the pay of BSNL employees, these issues are to be discussed in detail and decisions taken before starting negotiation for revision of allowances. Will they do it?
Issues to be discussed
1) How to fix the pay as on 01.01.2017 in the new pay scale?
a) Percentage of fitment benefit in clear terms.
b) Rounding off of Pay after giving fitment benefit.
2) What is the fitment to be given on promotion. For Central scale 3% increment is given besides grade pay. BSNL has no grade pay. Then what is the extra benefit given on promotion? Our proposal is for 5% benefit.
3) What about upgradation of the pay scales of Sr. TOA. Why it was not discussed? Whether decision of the JCM (DC) of DOT will be implemented or not. It may be noted that the other decision of revision of pay scale of TTAs was implemented form 01.10.2000 itself.
4) If the fitment benefit is not committed in the agreement it will affect the pension revision also. So it is very much necessary to specify in the agreement.
5) Pension contribution as per FR 116 also should be insisted as for the ITS officers working in BSNL on deputation it is given for the actual pay only. There should be no discrimination and also no violation of statutory rule i.e.FR116.
6) The cost of this revision in all aspects should be discussed transparently by the staff side with the official side. Detailed calculation sheet should be placed for discussion. FNTO has already given a calculation sheet of additional cost and also savings of salary and pension contribution on account of retirement in the year 2017. More than 42000 employees are likely to be retired from 2018 to 2020. The cost savings on account of these retirements also needs to be discussed in detail in the committee. Net expenditure will be far less.
05-10-2018 : DPE orders on IDA increase w.e.f. 01-10-2018.Click here to view
04-10-2018:- General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash along with Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Circle Delhi met with Shri G. Sanjeeva Reddy, President INTUC and requested to arrange a Meeting with MOC for early settlement of 3rd Wage revision
04-10-2018:-Message from Sr. GM (Estt.).Click here to view
04-10-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Data profiling of Casual Labourers/Temporary Status Mazdoors working in field units of BSNL.Click here to view
04-10-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Online LICE for Junior Engineer(JE) under 50% quota for Recruitment year:2017 for vacancies up to 31-03-2018.Click here to view
04-10-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Contribution under Superannuation Pension Scheme for directly recruited employees who are on deputation in other organization/department.Click here to view
04-10-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Outsuorcing of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) activities of passive infra along with Sales and Marketing (S&M) of BSNL Non-collocated BTS sites.Click here to view
04-10-2018:-Review of JE LICE 50% quota result:-Click here to view
03-10-2018:-ON 28-09-2018, the DCC President handed over letter as Mandalam President, Congress Committee, Kozhoncherry to Shri Thomas John K. and on 02-10-2018 Reception was given to him on assumption of charge of Congress Mandalam President, Kozhoncherry.
NUBSNLW (FNTO) Congratulates to him on assumption of the charge and wish him all the success in his Assignment.
03-10-2018:-Message from Director(HR).Click here to view
03-10-2018:-CHQ write to CMD BSNL for payment of Bonus.Click here to view
03-10-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Change of Designation of major cadres of Non-Executives in BSNL-Guidelines.Click here to view
03-10-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Bifurcation of erstwhile AP Circle-review of facilities to JTOs and below level grade(non-executives) transferred from Hyderabad to Circle Office, Vijayawada, AP Circle.Click here to view
01-10-2018:-NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy BSNL Foundation Day.
29-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Recruitment for the post of DR Junior Accounts Officer in BSNL from open market through on line competitive examination held on 5th and 6th Nov 2017.Click here to view
28-09-2018:-I.D.A. increased by 7.6% from the present 128%. The total IDA will be 135.6% with effect from 01-10-2018.
28-09-2018:- FLASH NEWS.
It is learnt that Joint Committee of Wage Revision held today with no out come. Next meeting will be held on 09-10-2018
28-09-2018:- Letter to Director (HR) regarding Discrepancies in LICE JE (Erstwhile TTA)Exam held on 28-01-2018.Click here to view
27-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Holding of Online LICE for JTO (T) under 50% quota for VY: 2016-17 and VY: 2017-18 for vacancies up to 31-03-2018.Click here to view
27-09-2018:-Ulta Chor Kotwal ko dante!
The BSNL workers by now realized that the wage negotiations are conducting by the chief negotiator the BSNLEU half hearty colliding with the BSNL administration and there is every possibility of ditching them as done in the last wage revision. The BSNLEU is so desperate that, they started abusing the FNTO that we are exploiting the anxiety of the employees by spreading lies and slanders. No, we are saying the truth and we will exposé there under hand dealing in front of the workers. Don’t underestimate the workers, they are intelligent, fouling them will back fire.
Com.P.Abimanayu, GS, BSNLEU confirmed that, in the meeting held with CMD BSNL on 09-08-2018 he was quoting the DPE letter dated 03-08-2017, according to which the BSNL Employees are not eligible for wage revision”. Why this point raised by the union in the meeting? Is the CMD was not aware of this letter? Why should they remind the CMD a negative point? The fact is that the Hon’ble Minister for communication in his statement in the Parliament on 08-08-2018 clarified that the BSNL is making operative profit and the affordability condition is not applicable to BSNL. Despite this the BSNLEU is spreading lies that the BSNL workers are not eligible for wage revision. Why and what is the hidden agenda?
At last, BSNLEU accepted that the Dr. recruited TTAs (JE) appointed on 01-01-2007 were drawing less pay than the pre revised pay scale due to the faulty implementation of the last wage revision. However, without any shame they claim that to substantiate the wage loss they fought and got ONE INCREMENT to Dr. recruited TTAs. The question is why they agreed to downgrade the TTAs (JE) with one increment, when similarly appointed JTOs and JAOs were given THREE INCREMENTS. Even that one increment is not given to the Sr.TOAs who was placed similarly. The faulty pay scales of last time brought thousands of BSNL workers particularly the Group D staff on stagnation and huge financial losses. Shameful! BSNLEU is not an expert negotiator as they claim.
All these are the creation of BSNLEU due to acceptance of 68.8% IDA merger when the Govt. orders exist for 78.2%. Had it been done for 78.2% IDA, nobody including the Executives, Non-Executives and Pensioners would have lost the arrears for 6 ½ years.
The Non-executive of BSNL are entitled to get at least 15% fitment as promised by the BSNL CMD. If you cannot get that fitment it will be your failure!
We are not shedding any crocodile tears. We have done much more than you for the workers. Could you get the 78.2% DA merger agreement till the FNTO joined the agitation? You were going on agitating for the wage revision committee, nobody bothered to settle the issue till the FNTO joined in series of agitations and the two day strike. Can you deny it? But once the formation of wage committee is settled, you ditched us, even avoid us while discussing with administration.
Who betrayed the workers history will say. Don’t forget, when FNTO and others were on strike on the issue of corporatization, the BSNLEU ditch the workers, did not joined nation vide strike. FNTO won the historic strike, solved most the issues including pension for BSNL workers from the consolidated fund of India. This historic decision of PENSION is given to only BSNL not to any PSUs of this country. The BSNLEU is not a party to this achievement.
In the first wage revision committee of 2001-02, BSNLEU was not invited to join the wage negotiation. But it was our magnanimity that we convinced the administration and allowed BSNLEU leaders in the committee, despite objection from senior leader like O.P Gupta ji. (SG NFTE) But BSNLEU always ungrateful towards FNTO. They never reciprocated our goodwill. In that wage revision was incomparable and we were able to negotiate and brought Rs. 4000 to Rs.6000 benefits for the BSNL workers on IDA scale. Now let us watch, what the workers will get now?
Only the recognized unions can discuss the policy matters with regard to BSNL employees. It is their duty to set right the things. For their failures they should not blame other unions. FNTO will always raise its voices on policy failures by the recognized unions to take note for correction. If they don’t do it BSNL workers will take note of their failures.
27-09-2018:-For the attention of the negotiating team for wage revision of BSNL Non-Executive Employees from 01.01.2017
BSNLEU and NFTE BSNL are concerned only about stagnation in the new scale because of their bitter experience of 01.01.2007 scales. Actually there will be no stagnation in the new scale proposed by the BSNL Management and after fixation on 01.01.2017 an employee will get an average of ten increments thereafter. Therefore the recognized unions should concentrate on the following demands.
1) Ensure 15% fitment benefit for all employees as assured by the CMD.
2) Ensure 5% increase on promotion instead of 3% to Non-Executive employees.
3) Upgradation of pay scale of Sr. TOA as per the decision of the JCM (DC) of DOT taken before formation of BSNL and directed the BSNL to settle it within 15 days of formation.
4) Rounding off of pay to be fixed on 01.01.2017 to the next 100 rupees instead of ten rupees as this Ten rupees has no value at all now.
FNTO has already submitted a detailed note justifying the above demands to the chairman of the negotiating committee. Will the recognized unions concentrate on these issues?
27-09-2018:-DoT to conduct special audit on telcos from FY-2012 onwards
The audit, to be resumed after a gap of three years, comes when license fee and SUC due to the government fell in 2017 by more than 23% on the year and is expected to fall this year too.
Mumbai: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is set to conduct “special audits” of mobile phone operators from fiscal year 2011-12 onwards to check for under-reporting of revenue that might account for a sharp downturn in license fees and spectrum usage charges (SUC). Annual license fees and SUC paid to the government are calculated based on a telcos revenue.
The audit, to be resumed after a gap of three years, comes when license fee and SUC due to the government fell in 2017 by more than 23% on the year and is expected to fall this year too. This is due to the brutal price war which expedited a bloody consolidation that saw a spate of exits and M&As and dented telecom revenues.
Carriers fear the new round of audit could lead to a new dues being demanded from the already stressed sector, sparking more litigation and be a drag on time and resources.
“All telecom companies will be audited soon and we are preparing for this. This will be the third audit and notices will go out soon,” said a senior DoT official, who did not want to be named.
ET has learnt that debt-laden Aircel, in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings, has already received the notice on the forthcoming audit.
“DoT proposes to conduct audit/special audit of Aircel for the period of seven years for financial year 2011-2012 to 2017-2018,” said the letter sent to Aircel. These special audits are under clauses 22.5 and 22.6 of Unified Access Service License which allows the DoT to comb the books of the operators.
In the notice, the DoT said it can “conduct an audit/special audit to detect any under reporting of revenues by the licensee with a view to secure the government dues of license fees and spectrum usage charges”.
Many players have quit the business since 2017 or have merged, unable to survive the competition. For example, Vodafone and Idea merged, while Bharti Airtel bought Telenor India and is buying Tata Teleservices wireless business.
Additionally, Reliance Communications (RCom), which had bought Sistema Shyam Teleservices, and Aircel have shut their wireless services. This leaves Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio – which started operations in September 2016 triggering the tariff war– as the only private sector telcos in the market.
Last year, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) pulled up six telcos - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Aircel, RCom and Sistema Shyam - for allegedly understating their revenue by Rs61,064.5 crore over five financial years - from FY 2010-11 till FY 2014-15 – leading to the government losing out on Rs12,229.24 crore as payment from spectrum charges and interest.
The DoT itself conducted two audits previously - for years FY 2006 to FY 2008 in 2009 - and for three years from FY 2009-to FY 2011, in 2015/2016. The first audit led to demand notices for Rs1,846.51 crore being issued to five telcos. All demands have been challenged in court.
The second one – which followed a CAG audit that revealed under reporting of revenue to the tune of Rs 46,045.75 crore between 2006-07 and 2009-10, causing a loss of Rs 12,488.93 crore to the government - led to demands of over Rs12,000 crore on six telcos, but is also stuck in court.
“Special audits typically happen when the DoT is not convinced about account reporting and the concern is mainly on the AGR calculations that are defined differently. They have every right to audit, but if operators again decide to challenge the new findings, it will lead to more legal cases,” said Rajan Mathews, director general of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents telcos.
Historically, telcos have stymied DoT’s efforts to recover SUC and license fees on the grounds that the definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) – or revenue derived from licensed services – is still to be decided by the courts.
Mathews said that in 2017, the industry had recommended that there should be only one audit that takes care of concerns of all regulatory bodies, else “they impact business hours and operations since behind each audit resources are set aside and they last for many weeks”.
“This will be another way for the telecom department to see if they can charge us any other kind of dues. And this is contradictory to DoT’s stated claim that it wants to reduce litigation,” said a senior executive at one of the telcos who did not want to be identified.
While officials in DoT downplayed the latest audit saying it was routine, telco executives said it cannot be ignored that in the last few years the industry has clashed with regulator and government on calculations of dues locking up nearly Rs 80,000 crore is litigation.
Source:-Economic Times 25 September- 2018.
22-09-2018:-Regarding 15% fitment benefit our rejoinder to BSNLEU.
We have no doubt about the grant of 15% fitment benefit for new scales. This was already told by the CMD on 09.08.2017 to the recognized unions.
Com. Abimanyu as if he is the owner of the company questioned the CMD as to how it is possible. He has gone one step upwards and told that the BSNL employees are not eligible for wage revision as the BSNL is running in loss for more than 3 years. (See their website of 09.08.2017)
Despite that, the CMD and BSNL Board approved the pay revision of Executives with 15% fitment benefits. Therefore there is no doubt about the quantum of fitment benefit. Only the representative unions are telling as if the DOT suggests 0 to 5% fitment benefit to BSNL staff.
While revising the pay scales it is to be done in such a way that the existing employees appointed after the cut off date of revision of wages i.e. 01.01.2017 should not get less than what they were getting before the revision takes place. The revision of pay scales of TTAs from 01.01.2007 is a classic example
For 01.01.2007 revision the agreement was delayed by more than 3 ½ years. In the pre-revised scales the TTAs appointed on or after 01.01.2007 were drawing more than the minimum of the pay fixed in the revised scale for TTAs. That discrepancy led to the demand for extension of 30% fitment benefit to those who were appointed on or after 01.01.2007 also. Normally even in CDA revisions the fitment benefit is given only to those who were on the rolls of BSNL before the cut of date for revision of wages and to those appointed on or after the cut off date, no fitment benefit is given.
Only these two recognized unions are now telling by fixing the revised minimum of Rs.18600/- the fitment benefit is less than 15%. FNTO has given a memorandum and devised the pay scales in such of way that the appointees on or after 01.01.2017 are also getting that quantum of benefit given to pre-2017 appointees. BSNL Employees and the BSNLEU should know that there is no hollowness in the minds of FNTO leaders. It is only in the minds of BSNLEU. 01.01.2007 pay scales are the classic examples for this. Almost all Gr D employees got stagnated in the revised scales in a couple of years from 01.01.2007.
FNTO and FNPTO have already seen several pay commissions on this issue and we have sufficient experience in this regard. This group of erstwhile NFPTE and NFTE has not attended any pay commission and submitted any pay demands in the CPCs. Hollowness exists only in their minds and not in FNTO.
20-09-2018:-Rejoinder to BSNLEU in reply to Wage settlement in BSNL with less than 15% fitment?
2nd Pay revision from 01.01.2007
1) Joint Committee was formed in November 2006 with the BSNLEU the only recognized union then and the BSNL Management.
2) The Jt. Committee finalized the recommendation only on 15.01.2010 after 3 years delay.
3) Wage agreement was signed on 07.05.2010 after a delay of 3½ years.
4) The committee recommended wage revision merging 68.8% IDA instead of 78.2% IDA for which Govt. orders exists at that time.
5) On 20.04.2010 during strike negotiation FNTO raised the issue of 78.2% IDA merger with the then HM (C) and the Minister Shri. A. Raja asked BSNLEU to discuss with CMD regarding 78.2% IDA merger and find solution within 15 days. If it could not be settled within 15 days he has asked them to come and meet him to settle the merger of 78.2% IDA. In fact Com. Namboodri refused to raise the issue before the HM(C) on the plea that it is issue not in the strike demand.
6) Can the BSNLEU say, whether they have discussed the matter with the CMD. If so when and with what results.
7) The fact is that they have neither discussed the matter with the CMD nor reported it to the then HM (C) Shri A. Raja for a solution.
8) Instead, on 16th day the 07.05.2010 signed the wage agreement unconditionally accepting merger of 68.8 % IDA for obvious political reasons.
9) Because of this BSNL Employees and pensioners lost the arrears from 01.01.2007 to 09.06.2013 i.e. for 6 ½ years. HRA increase for 78.2% IDA was also surrendered for 9 ¾ years out of 10 years dues.
10) During the wage revision talks in 2007, BSNLEU was the only recognized union (elected with the votes of FNTO). It is their responsibility to negotiate better wage settlement and they cannot blame others for their deliberate failures for political reasons.
11) BSNLEU has demanded a minimum wage of Rs.14, 000/- from 01.01.2007 but in the joint committee recommended the same for Rs.7760/-. As a member of the joint committee they are also responsible for this poor settlement. They cannot boast that they got more pay than bank employees. Bank employees settlement is for 5 years whereas for BSNL it is for 10 years. If they are not agreeable they should not have signed the recommendation for the minimum pay of Rs.7760/- and 68.8% IDA merger or they should have signed it under protest. They have done nothing. Thus BSNLEU has surrendered the rights of BSNL Employees. For their failures they cannot blame FNTO.
19-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Pension Sanctioning Authority for IDA pensioners and custody of Service Books of IDA pensioners.Click here to view
19-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Fixation of pay under FR-22(1)(a)(i) to the officials, who were screening test passed & were officiating in the grade of JTO.Click here to view
14-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Confirmation in the cadre of TOA (G)/(TG)cadres.Click here to view
14-09-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Common order dated 08-06-2018 of Hon'ble High Court, Hyderabad in WP Nos 18958, 19232, 23127, 23135 & 25300 of 2016 in the matter of Md. Ghouse and others---Approval for implementation thereof.Click here to view
14-09-2018:- FLASH NEWS.
It is learnt that Joint Committee of Wage Revision held today with no out come.
14-09-2018:- Wage settlement in BSNL with less than 15% fitment-FACTS.
The BSNLEU is blaming others stating so called vested interests are criticising them to keep their mistakes blocked in Wage settlement in BSNL with less than 15% fitment.
The recognised unions are criticising the other unions who are pointing out their deliberate mistakes.
1. The proposal for new pay scales submitted by recognised unions on 8th August-2018 para one:-
“Fitment benefit of 15% as recommended by third PRC and approved by cabinet and orders issued by DPE.BSNL Management has already recommended for 15% fitment benefit and sent it for the approval of DOT. Thus there is unanimity between management and staff side on this issue " based on this only they submitted proposed pay scales i.e. Minimum pay scale should be 19590/-
2. on 9th August’s meeting they reported that Management proposed 2.40 multiplication factor fitment (it will be 9.34 % fitment ) and we demanded 2.44 multiplication factor fitment (it will be 11.17% fitment out of 15 % fitment less then their own proposal) demanding 19000 minimum pay scale .what made they laid down to their own proposal is better known to them.
3. On 10th September-2018 meeting surprisingly they are blaming Management that management is asking to accept 0 to 5% fitment and all opposed strongly then management came down and handed over their proposal with 2.44% fitment .This was demanded by recognised unions in the last meeting.
4. It cannot be forgotten in 2nd wage revision the lapses on behalf of BSNLEU to discuss and argue strongly resulted in loss of three and half years of arrears to employees including loss of HRA.
Now the recognised unions starting criticising other unions and sirking from their responsibility and assurance given to working employees.
Thus the employees and pensioners are scared of being cheated by the Unions and Management.
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14-09-2018:- We are sorry to inform that Shri J. Peter (Trichy) former Circle Secretary, NUBSNLW (FNTO) Tamil Nadu Circle has passed away this morning at his residence K.K.Nagar, Trichy. NUBSNLW (FNTO) CHQ records its condolences and conveys heartfelt sympathies to the family members of the departed leader.
13-09-2018:-Letter to Chairman, Joint Wage Revision Committee for Non-executives in BSNL request to early finalisation of 3rd PRC to Non-executives with 15% fitment regarding Click here to view
13-09-2018:-NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
11-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Change of designation of Sports persons.Click here to view
11-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Bifurcation of erstwhile AP Circle-addressing of different issues including transfer of Non-executive staff from Hyderabad to Vijaywada etc.Click here to view
Joint Committee on 3rd Wage Revision Meeting held on 10-09-2018
Management proposed the pay scales for Non-executives with 2.44% Multiplication factor Fitment will arises 11.17% out of 15% Fitment.
With 15% Fitment (Multiplication factor will arises 2.52%.) That’s what the DOT/DPE and BSNL Management recommended.
Example NE-1 Scale = 7760+119.5% IDA+15% (i.e. 2.52% Multiplication factor Fitment) 7760+9273+2555=19590/- So that NE-1 Minimum Pay Scale should be 19590/- only.
Management proposed 2.44% Multiplication factor will arise 11.17% Fitment.
Example NE-1 Scale = 7760+9273+1902=18935/- say 19000/-.(Less than 15% Fitment)
NUBSNLW (FNTO) suggests the recognized unions to stick on 15% Fitment. As the Next wage revision will be after 10 years only.
Management proposed Pay Scales.
Next Meeting will be held on 14-09-2018.
News on 3rd Wage Revision Negotiation meeting held on 10-09-2018.
The Wage Negotiations Committee Meeting held today, it is noticed that the Management suggested 2.44 % Multiplication factor fitment, so that the Minimum Scale is 19000/- with 32 years span.
Next meeting will be held on 14-09-2018.
07-09-2018:-The recognized unions are again demanding low quotation of Pay Scales to Non executive employees.
3rd Wage Revision Negotiation Meeting held on 27-08-2018. Management Side proposed that, the minimum of the new pay scales should be arrived at, by multiplying the minimum of the existing pay scales by 2.4. Accordingly, they proposed the minimum of the new NE 1 pay scale as RS.18,600/-. However, the Staff Side did not accept this. They demanded that the multiplication factor should be 2.44. Accordingly, the minimum of the new NE1 pay scale comes to Rs.18, 934/- and that it should be rounded off to Rs.19,000. They also demanded that the 2.44 multiplication factor should be applied to arrive at the minimum of all the new pay scales. The Management Side agreed to examine these proposals of the Staff Side.
As per the Discussion held on 27-08-2018, Management Proposed 2.4% multiplication i.e. Basic x 2.4% multiplication i.e. 7760 x 2.4=18934 compared with the total of Basic Pay + IDA, The fitment is 9.34%. And the Recognized Unions demanding 2.44% multiplication is getting 11.16% only i.e. less than the fitment benefit of 15% as recommended by third PRC and approved by Cabinet and orders issued by DPE. BSNL management has already recommended for 15% fitment benefit.
If it is 15% Fitment, Basic Pay 7760/- multiplication by IDA 119.5% i.e. 9273/- Total 7760+9273=17033 +15% fitment i.e. 17033x15% =2555 Total 17033+2555=19588 i.e. 19590/-
So Minimum of the New Pay Scale should be 19590/- or if it is rounded off to next 100/- rupees it should be Rs 20,000/-
07-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Simultaneous action of prosecution and initiation of departmental proceedings-guidance thereof.Click here to view
07-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Change of designation of Non Executive Employees in BSNL.Click here to view
07-09-2018:- Corporate office issued FAQ on Retention of Quarters beyond the permissible limits.Click here to view
07-09-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Compassionate Ground Appointment of rejected cases.Click here to view
06-09-2018:-Today General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash along with Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Circle Delhi met with Shri H. C. Pant, Chairmen, Wage Revision Negotiations Committee and submitted a letter to draw attention on the 3rd PRC considering the Minimum Wage Rs. 20,000/- & requested to finalised the Negotiations before 30th September 2018. He responded positively.-K. Jayaprakash, GS
06-09-2018:-Letter to CMD BSNL regarding Minimum pay of BSNL non executive employees as on 01-01-2017 to be revised in the wage negotiation committee in BSNL.Click here to viewClick here to view
03-09-2018:-NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy Janmashtami.
01-09-2018:-Corporate office issued letter on Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE)for promotion to the grade of JE (Erstwhile TTA) under 50% quota for the recruitment year 2016 held on 28-01-2018--One time Relaxation in qualifying marks(%) regarding.Click here to view Click here to view
31-08-2018:-Message from Director(HR).Click here to view
31-08-2018:-India: 36,000 Port Workers to get 10.6% wage hike.
Some 36,000 port and dock workers at the 12 major ports owned by the Centre will get a 10.6 per cent wage hike for a five-year period beginning January 1, 2017.
The wage increase was finalised recently by the Bipartite Wage Negotiation Committee comprising representatives from the Indian Ports Association (IPA) and the five workers’ unions at major port trusts.
“Fair and reasonable”
“A wage increase of 10.6 per cent is a very fair and reasonable settlement in the present scenario when the port trusts are going through a tough time,” T. Narendra Rao, General Secretary, Water Transport Workers’ Federation of India, one of the five worker’s federations that were part of the negotiations, said.
The Ministry has formed a committee to draft the wage settlement, which will be signed in Mumbai in the first week of August, Rao said.
The wages of port and dock workers are revised once in five years as their wage revision was de-linked from other Central Government employees in 1969.
During the negotiations, the port management, though, sought to revise the wages once in ten years, in line with the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for Central Government employees. But, this move was opposed by the worker’s unions.
“Create awareness”
At the lowest level, an employee will get a wage hike of Rs.3,000 while at the highest level (excluding officers), a worker will get as much as Rs.10,000, Rao said.
The workers will also be paid the arrears for 18 months from January 1, 2017. The wage revision comes at a time when the workers unions ended a 15-day campaign from June 28 “to create awareness among the port workers on certain basic issues pertaining to port and dock workers and industry and prepare them for a mass struggle against the ongoing anti-workers and anti-people policies of the government,” Rao said.
The unions, among other issues, have urged the Government to scrap the plan to convert “port trusts” into “authorities” by enacting the Major Port Authorities Bill, which they fear will lead to “privatisation” of the major ports.
The unions are also demanding a centrally- operated common pension fund for all major ports to ensure uninterrupted pension payments in the emerging scenario, Rao said.
Source: The Hindu Business Line
31-08-2018:-Over 1 lakh employees and pensioners get 10.6% hike.
The 12 major ports run by the Centre will raise the wages of its more than 32,000 Group C&D category port and dock workers and some 105,000 Group C&D pensioners by 10.6 per cent beginning January 2017, according to a five-year agreement signed on Thursday.
The settlement will raise the overall wage and pension bill of the dozen ports by about Rs. 560 crore per annum, a Shipping Ministry statement said. The finalisation of the wage settlement was first reported by Business Line on 13 July-2018.
The settlement provides for 10.6 per cent fitment on basic pay plus DA. The lowest grade of workers will get a pay-scale of Rs. 20,900-43,600 and the highest grade worker, Rs. 36,500-88,700.
“As per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the welfare of the people is the chief priority of the government, and I am glad that major ports are becoming drivers of socioeconomic change. Major ports have become pioneers in taking this initiative, being the first to sign the wage settlement for Group C&D employees,” said Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Transport and Shipping, who was present at the signing of the wage pact here.
The settlement was signed between six Port and Dock Workers’ Federations and the Port Management under Section 12(3) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, before the Regional Labour Commissioner who represented the Chief Labour Commissioner.
The wages of port and dock workers at major ports are revised every five years as their wage revision was de-linked from other Central government employees in 1969. The wage revision in many of the major public sector enterprises is done every 10 years.
Published on August 30, 2018
30-08-2018:-Corporate office issued letter regarding Voluntary contribution of one day basic pay by BSNL employees towards Prime Minister's Relief Fund for the victims of flood in Kerala State.Click here to view
28-08-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Child Care Leave in case of disabled children.Click here to view
28-08-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Change of Circle for medical claim purpose by retired employees.Click here to view
28-08-2018:-News on 3rd PRC Negotiations meeting held on 27th August-2018.
The joint committee of wage negotiations for non executives met yesterday. The management side proposed a Minimum of RS 18600 /- for NE 1 Scale. The staff side demanded Rs 19000/- (it is understood that the management proposal is also Rs 19000/- for minimum pay scale of NE 1). Due to payment of pension contribution at the maximum of the pay scales span. Management is for restricting the maximum of the pay scales span.
Next meeting will be held on 10th September-2018
25-08-2018:- Additional Note for 3rd PRC case of Sr.TOA’s.Additional Note
1) Almost all employees in BSNL are drawing the pay @ maximum of their pay scale as on 01.01.2017. The employees in NE-1 to NE-6 are even drawing the maximum of 3 stagnation increments. Others in NE-7 to NE-12 are either drawing pay in the maximum of their pay scale or in the verge of maximum. As such the additional expense on account of revision of wages could only be the 15% fitment benefit. Accordingly the cost of our demand is worked out.
2) Upgradation of pay scale of Sr.TOA from 4000-6000 (CDA) to Rs.4500-7000 as per JCM (DC) of DOT decision and as per the agreement dated 30.09.2000. A copy of the record of discussion held in connection with the September 2000 strike is enclosed. Earlier consequent on the V CPC recommendations the FNTO has demanded revision of pay scales of Sr.TOA by introducing EDP scales and TTA at par with the Diploma holders working in other departments like Railways etc and also as per V CPC recommendation. Accordingly decision was taken in the JCM (DC) of DOT to revise the above pay scales.
After formation as BSNL the pay scale of TTA was revised from 4500-7000 to 5000-8000 from 01.10.2000. The BSNL was prepared to implement the decision of revision of pay of Sr.TOA from 4000-6000 to 4500-7000 (COA) from 01.10.2000 itself as was demanded by the FNTO and NFTE in the JCM (DC) and also as per the agreement reached at the time of strike in DOT before formation of BSNL.
Due to some misunderstanding in the service unions this decision of the DOT was not implemented for Sr.TOA. This has caused dissatisfaction among the Sr.TOAs. Subsequent agreement on NEPP also complicated the issue, by down grading the pay of OTBP from 7100-10100 to 6550-10500 leading to anomalies and also dissatisfaction among Sr.TOAs.
Now this union requests the BSNL to kindly resolve this issue by upgrading the pay scale of Sr.TOA from 4000-6000 (then CDA) to 4500-7000 as per the decision of the then JCM (DC) atleast from 01.01.2017 utilizing the opportunity of wage revision to render justice to the Sr.TOAs. This will cause no additional expenditure to BSNL and no need for revising the other promotional pay scales of Sr.TOA which will remain as it is. The total number of Sr.TOAs in Basic cadre as on 01.01.2017 is only 20398 and drawing maximum pay in their scale. Their pay on upgradation will be fixed under FR 23 read with FR22 I (a) (2) and no extra cost will be involved. We hope for the favourable decision.
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25-08-2018:-History of Sr. TOA Pay scales in BSNL.
History of Sr. TOA Pay scales in BSNL
NEPP agreement itself is a blunder committed by the then recognized union BSNLEU. We have suggested a proposal for NEPP scheme to Com. Namboodri. A copy of the same is enclosed.
But that union blindly signed the defective agreement in order to get votes in the union election. They have simply copied the EPP without knowing its implications. For EPP each scales starting from E1 to E6 are promotional scales. The basic scale of E1 is for JTO/JAO. There are no other cadres as basic cadres. But in the NEPP it is not like that.
BSNLEU is now shedding its crocodile tear by telling that the Management has downgraded the Sr. TOA pay scale of 7100-10100 to 6550 – 9325. Actually the basic scale of Sr. TOA is 4000-100-6000 i.e. the corresponding IDA scale is 5700-8100. OTBP (Sr. TOA) scale was 4500-125-7000 in CDA. Corresponding IDA scale for 4500-125-7000 is 7100-200-10100. The DOT on the demand of FNTO in the then JCM (DC) has agreed to revise the pay scale of Sr. TOAs from 4000-100-6000 to 4500-125-7000 from 01.10.2000 from the date of formation of BSNL.
The pay scale of TTAs was also upgraded and revised from 4500-125-7000 to 5000-150-8000. This was also as per the demand of FNTO consequent on the recommendations of V CPC. In a promotion committee meeting of BSNL it was agreed to implement TTA pay scales from 01.10.2000 itself. The Management was prepared to implement the revised pay scales of Sr. TOA also from 4000-100-6000 to 4500-125-7000 Corresponding IDA pay scales are 5700-8100 and 6550-9325 respectively. But the unions refused to accept this offer and did nothing to get it at par with TTAs. BSNLEU or NFTE also have not taken any steps to revise the basic grade scale of Sr. TOA till today. Sr. TOAs are still longing in the pay scale of 4000-6000 (5700-8100 IDA).
The OTBP Sr. TOAs were drawing 7100-200-10100 scale. The agreement made by the BSNLEU in the NEPP it is clearly stated that it is for the next higher IDA scale. The basic scale of Sr. TOA is 5700-8100 Next higher IDA scale is 6550-9325. As per the agreement in par 6.1, the promotion to the next higher IDA scale. According it is given as 6550-9325 for NEPP I upgradation downgrading 7100 scale. But as per para 6.4 an employee who got OTBP / BCR etc. the old scheme may opt to treat it as first upgradation in NEPP and the subsequent promotions will be as per NEPP. Accordingly many Sr. TOAs have opted to treat the promotion got under the erstwhile promotion policy of OTBP/BCR etc as first upgradation under NEPP. Some Sr. TOAs due to misguidance by some unions have opted for NEPP to 6550 scale forgoing the promotions already got under OTBP / BCR schemes in 7100-10100 scale. They are now suffering due to stagnation and loss of salary and pension benefits. It is a recurring loss for them.
To remove this anomaly upgradation of the pay scale of Sr. TOAs as per the decision of the then JCM (DC) is the only solution. It may be revised retrospectively from 01.10.2000 atleast on notional basis from 4000-6000 to 4500-7000 scale with the actual benefit from 01.01.2017.
Will the two recognized unions i.e. BSNLEU and NFTE BSNL do it atleast now while negotiating new scales from 01.01.2017? to undo the injustice done to Sr. TOAs.
Date: 25.08.2018
D.CHANDRASEKARAN,
Joint General Secretary
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25-08-2018:-NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy Raksha Bandhan.
25-08-2018:- NUBSNLW (FNTO) heartly wishes you all happy Onam and Thiru Onam Day.
24-08-2018:-Affordability Clause is not hurdle in wage revision for Non-executives- Hon’ble Minister replied in Parliament. The Hon’ble Minister of Communication has said in Parliament on 08.08.2018 while replying to a question of some MPs, that the BSNL is not covered by the affordability clause of DPE OM dated 03.08.2018. The DPE also clarified that the BSNL does not fall under the category mentioned in para 5 of DPE’s OM dated 03.08.2017.
Cabinet’s approval is required only to relax the condition of 20% of the average profit before tax (PBT) of the last three financial years. For this the DOT is now processing the case.
 
22-08-2018:- NUBSNLW (FNTO) heartly wish Eid Mubarak on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Zuha.
21-08-2018:- All Unions Kerala Circle met today and decided to give a letter to CGM for deducting One day Basic Pay + DA towards Kerala flood relief fund. CHQ appreciate the decision-K. Jayaprakash, GS
21-08-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Change of date of holiday on account of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)during 2018 in BSNL offices located at Delhi/New Delhi.Click here to view
21-08-2018:- Corporate office issued Clarification on individual cases related to service matters from Unions/Associations-regarding .Click here to view
21-08-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Verification of service of BSNL absorbed employees and DOT employees after completion of 18 years of service or on being left with five years service.Click here to view
21-08-2018:- Corporate office issued letter regarding Systemic improvement in medical claims of BSNLMRS beneficiaries.Click here to view
21-08-2018:-Dear Colleague,
You are well aware of the serious situation in Kerala after heavy
rains and floods. Thousands of people are in Relief Camps. They lost
their houses, valuables, cattles and livelihood. It will take months
together to restore normal life. Kerala government has exhibited
commendable efficient crisis management in the situation. But that is
not enough alone. All of us should contribute to the Relief work. Our
Units of all circles also should extend maximum help at this time of
unprecedented distress faced by people of Kerala. Hence, CHQ calls
upon all to send donation to our Kerala Circle Union earnestly as
early as possible.
Kerala State is facing the fury of nature. It is being hit by
torrential rains, which the state has never witnessed during the last
50 years.
17-08-2018:- Former Prime Minister, Bharat Ratan Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away yesterday.
NUBSNLW (FNTO) pays it’s respectful homage to the late leader, and conveys it’s heartfelt condolences to his family members. .
It's during the regime of Shri Vajpayee ji, BSNL workers got Govt Pension from consolidated fund of India according to the last pay drawn in BSNL for that Rule 37 of FR amended by insertion of clause 37 A. We the BSNL Pensioners and Workers pay our last respect to the patriotic leader Vajpayee ji. We pray that his soul may rest in eternal peace in heavenly abode. K. Jayaprakash, GS, K.Vallinayagam, Ex GS & Thomas John K. President, NUBSNLW (FNTO)
15-08-2018:- NUBSNLW (FNTO) wishes you all Happy Independence Day.
14-08-2018:- Corporate office issued Clarification on Compassionate Ground Appointment-reg.Click here to view
10-08-2018:-Updates on 3rd Wage Revision:- As per the available reports the 2nd meeting of the Joint Committee on 3rd Wage Revision held on 09-08-2018 the management side did not come with any proposal. The next meeting is fixed on 27th August-2018. K. Jayaprakash, GS.
10-08-2018:-Corporate Office issued Guidelines regarding Holding of Confirmation Test in the cadre of TOA(G)/TOA(TG.Click here to view
10-08-2018:-General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash along with AGS Shri T. M. Pattaiah, Shri Mahalingaiah C/S and Shri.
Narsimha Murthy Circle union office bearer attended the District Conference of Davangere on 9th August-2018. Addressed a seminar on "Quality of service in BSNL” GM Shri J.L. Goutham and other officers also addressed, after the seminar GS & AGS explained the present position of BSNL and 3rd wage revision etc. GS welcomed the new members joined from BSNLEU.
The following are elected unanimously.
President Shri P. R. Krishnappa, Chitradurgh
District Secretary Shri J. D. Manoher, Davangere
Treasurer Smt. Kusuma, Davangere
08-08-2018:-Corporate Office issued Clarification on Compassionate Ground Appointment-regarding.Click here to viewClick here to viewClick here to view
08-08-2018:-General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash on tour Karnataka Circle to attend the Davangere SSA District Conference on 9th August-2018.
07-08-2018:-Today General Secretary Shri K. Jayaprakash along with Shri Mohinder Singh, C/S NTR Circle Delhi met with Shri A. M. Gupta GM (SR)Corporate office and submitted the 3rd wage revision proposal, discussed scale wise. After the discussions the same 3rd wage revision proposal submitted to Shri H. C. Pant, Chairmen, Wage Revision Negotiations Committee-K. Jayaprakash, GS
04-08-2018:-Reply in Rajya Sabha with regard to Expansion of BSNL Infrastructure,Question No.-1997.Click here to view
02-08-2018:-Reply in Lok Sabha with regard to Financial condition of BSNL and MTNL, Question No.-2326.Click here to view
02-08-2018:-Corporate Office issued letter regarding 12th meeting of BSNL Staff Welfare Board.Click here to view
31-07-2018:- Corporate office issued Clarification on Compassionate Ground Appointment-reg. |
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