Meeting with LIC is scheduled on 24.01.2023 to deliberate the terms & conditions including premium amount on GTI (Group Term Insurance) w.e.f 01.03.2023.
GS AIGETOA writes to Director HR regarding renewal of renewal of Group Term Insurance (GTI) policy for BSNL Executives.
AIGETOA requested to expedite process of negotiation with LIC for executive’s Group Term Insurance Policy for all BSNL executives and payment of the premium from BSNL resources, as a part of social security of the employees.
As per discussions of AIGETOA Team and BSNL representative with Central PF authorities and thereafter subsequent discussions with PGM (CA) BSNL CO with AIGETOA Team, the letter for collection of Options for Higher Pension EPF options has been issued today. The CHQ Team of AIGETOA as per the decision taken in the meeting, collected all the data of other PSUs and submitted those to the CAA section based on which the letter has been issued.
Issuance of directions to the circles with regard to collection of Joint Option Forms was most crucial keeping in view the limited window extended by Honble Supreme Court.
It will be worth to mention that Kerala AIGETOA Team was a party in the Court case at Hon’ble Supreme Court after winning the case at Hon’ble Highcourt Ernakulam. The AIGETOA CHQ team has been consistently following up the matter with EPFO, arranged a tri party meeting with BSNL, EPFO and AIGETOA, did an interactive session on the matter for the knowledge of all the EPF Account holders so that they can take an informed decision.
Team AIGETOA is consistently monitoring the progress to ensure that all the willing persons submit their options well in time and the joint options gets processed at BSNL and submitted to EPFO well within the limited time window.
Forum of Associations of BSNL has written a letter on 18th Jan 2023 to Shri Arvind Vadnerkar Director (HR) BSNL Board requesting for fixing again maximum ceiling limit for reimbursement of Out Door Medical Treatment taking Basic Pay and DA as on 1st April of every financial year. During covid-19 period in 2020 the limit was fixed by freezing the DA.
AIGETOA writes to CMD BSNL regarding deployment of DGM grade officers in BSNL on deputation despite availability of sufficient incumbents’ – another move of management which has demotivated executives working in BSNL beyond limits. Our strong objection thereof and request to ensure that instead of deputation from outside, the long-awaited promotions of all internal executives who have completed their residency period and are stagnating in various grades across various streams may be executed without any further delay.
AIGETOA writes to CMD BSNL regarding unwarranted move of relocating CGM BBNW circle office again to NTB Exchange Building from current well-established office premises and request for intervention in stopping this unnecessary expenditure and repeated harassment of executives in the name of shifting circle office again and again.
GS AIGETOA writes to Director CFA Sh Vivek Banzal regarding difficulties faced in field units due failure of CPAN EMS server catering to the Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana circles, which is in Bangalore and maintained by CNTx South wing. This has resulted in complete O&M failure of CPAN nodes till now.