On 24th Dec 2024, AIGETOA, led by All India President Shri Veerabhadra Rao, met Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications (MoSC), Shri Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The meeting focused on pressing HR issues faced by BSNL Executives, particularly the delay in promotions. AIGETOA requested for the kind intervention of Hon’ble Minister to ensure the promotions within this year end, highlighting that it would not strain BSNL’s finances, as many eligible officers as per BSNL RRs have been waiting for over 12 years.

The team, including AGS Shri Fazal Ahmed, CHQ Advisor Shri D. Venugopala Rao, CP Shri BDPD Veera Swamy, and DS GTR Shri Sivaram Prakash, submitted a memorandum also. The Minister assured that he would take swift action, instructing his PS to forward the representation to OSD in New Delhi for further processing.

Later, in New Delhi, AIGETOA’s GS Shri Ravi Shil Verma, Convener Shri Aftab Ahmad Khan, and Finance Secretary Shri Badri Kumar Mehta met Hon’ble OSD to MoSC Shri Sanjeev Sharma to discuss the promotion proposal. The OSD assured that he would escalate the matter with BSNL management. The team also raised concerns over the VRS proposal, urging that all stakeholders be involved in discussions to ensure a fair decision.

The AIGETOA team was directed to follow up with BSNL management and DoT on December 26. The Minister, despite a busy schedule, took time to meet the team and assured support for a timely resolution.