Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch (BDM) writes to the CMD BSNL highlighting serious concerns regarding the ambiguous and incorrect information furnished by BSNL in response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3160 related to suspension of sports activities in BSNL.

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BDM that the reply submitted by the Admin Cell of BSNL Corporate Office is incomplete and misleading, as it only mentions representations from unions and associations while ignoring the specific query regarding appeals from athletes, coaches, and sports bodies associated with BSNL teams.

BDM pointed out several instances where BSNL sportspersons and officials were denied permission to participate in national and international events, even in cases where no financial implication on BSNL was involved.

The BDM also questioned the apparent double standards in the implementation of “austerity measures.” In the All India Public Sector Cricket Tournament, both BSNL and MTNL are invited to participate. However, while MTNL is granted permission to participate, BSNL players are denied permission. This raises serious concerns about how the justification of “expenditure control” is being selectively applied.

The forum further questioned the rationale of citing “austerity measures” for suspension of sports activities in BSNL. It pointed out that sports facilities continued even during periods when BSNL’s financial condition was far worse than at present, making the current justification appear inconsistent with past practice.

It further highlighted that the Sports Compendium is a Board-approved policy, and stopping sports activities without placing the matter before the Board, Management Committee, or Sports Board is improper.

BDM has requested the CMD BSNL to initiate corrective action, ensure accurate information is placed before Parliament, and fix responsibility for the misleading submission made by the concerned section of BSNL Corporate Office.

Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch (BDM) writes to the CMD BSNL raising serious objections to the continuation of the Senior Executive Trainee (SET) recruitment process despite strong opposition from all stakeholders.

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BSNL management had earlier assured that the ongoing SET recruitment process would be deferred and discussions would be held on creating a proper career hierarchy and succession plan for executives. However, instead of deferring the recruitment completely, the management has only extended the registration process and postponed the examination, which is breach of the earlier assurance.

BDM has highlighted that recruiting fresh candidates at the E3 level above existing executives will result in serious injustice to internal talent and further demotivate thousands of BSNL executives who are already waiting for their rightful promotions. The forum has urged the BSNL management to immediately halt the SET recruitment process and instead focus on executing long-pending promotions and strengthening internal career progression. BDM cautioned that if the process continues despite strong opposition, it may lead to organizational action programmes and protests.

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) at the 21st Triennial Conference of BMS at Puri, Odisha on 6th to 8th Feb 2026 unanimously adopted the resolutions concerning long-pending and critical service-related issues of the employees of BSNL and MTNL.

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The Conference deliberated extensively on the challenges being faced by serving and retired employees of BSNL and MTNL, who have contributed immensely to nation building and to achieving the telecom objectives of the Government, often under adverse and constrained circumstances. After detailed discussion, the Conference adopted the resolution that BMS shall take all necessary steps, including organizational and trade union actions for resolution of the following long pending issues pertaining to BSNL:

1] Resolution on Implementation of 3rd PRC and Pension Revision in BSNL and MTNL.

2] Resolution on Implementation of 30% Superannuation Benefit for Direct Recruits of BSNL

3] Resolution on Implementation of Standard Pay Scales (E2 and E3) and Pay Loss issues for BSNL Executives and Proper Pay Scale for JE grade in BSNL.

4] Resolution on Extending Promotional Avenues for BSNL Executives.

5] Resolution on “One Company – One Policy” for All Employees of BSNL.

6] Resolution on appointment of a regular CMD for BSNL/MTNL.

7] Resolution on Scrapping of SET Recruitment and All Lateral Entry Above JTO/JAO Level in BSNL

8] Resolution on implementation of Old Pension Scheme for the employees whose recruitment process was initiated by DoT prior to formation of BSNL.

9] Resolution on removing the freeze on the Compassionate Ground Appointments (CGA) for BSNL.

The above resolutions shall be officially submitted to the Government of India through Ministry of Labour and Employment. AIGETOA, BTEU, BDPS remains extremely thankful to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh who have taken our issues to the next level with their firm and timely resolutions in this regard.

Dear Friends,

We once again emphasize that AIGETOA, BTEU and BDPS who are affiliates under the umbrella of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh along with other associations/unions who have come in support by forming Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch are fully determined to ensure the resolution of the long pending HR issues of BSNL as well as the viability issues plaguing the revival and survival of BSNL/MTNL. We request one and all to support us in our endeavours.

Together We will Achieve Everything.

In the Interest of Nation, In the Interest of BSNL, In the Interest of Employees of BSNL

Standing Firmly and Solidly

Team AIGETOA, BTEU BSNL and BDPS

AIGETOA has raised serious concerns regarding the issues affecting the BSNL 4G network and its operational performance. BSNL management has now formally replied to the concerns submitted by AIGETOA.

The response received from BSNL is currently under detailed examination by the AIGETOA team. After thorough analysis, AIGETOA will submit an appropriate and reasoned response to the management, highlighting unresolved issues and required corrective measures.

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It is reliably understood that subsequent to our LHD on 31st January 2026, DoT has called for a factual report on SET Recruitment from BSNL.

Further today GS AIGETOA has received a call from Director (HR) wherein he assured that issues raised by Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch with respect to SET recruitment is being taken care of and a discussions in this regard shall be held shortly by HR team.

In line with the call given by Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch (BDM), protest demonstrations were held across the country against the issuance of the Senior Executive Trainee (SET) Recruitment Notification dated 29.01.2026 by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).

The protest was held under the unified banner of BDM, with active participation of executives from all constituent associations. Through these demonstrations, BDM reiterated its strong demand to immediately withdraw the SET recruitment notification and urged the management to focus on resolving long-pending HR issues affecting serving executives.

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Dear Friends,

BDM (Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch) is aware of the current situation and the sudden urgency created by management to rise to the occasion and lodge the strong protest. False impression is being created that decision will be reviewed. Director (HR) was very candid in yesterday’s meeting with AIGETOA Team with his expression of inability to hold the process citing instructions from higher offices. We have already seen that wage negotiation committee report has not been placed before Board till date despite committing to approve and send the same by this month. Hence there is no point in remaining in false impression and wait for some magic by Management.

We have to make it amply clear that no executive of BSNL will accept this abuse to their dedication, qualification and experience anymore. We consider it paramount to lodge the immediate protest and accordingly the decision has been taken to register our protest action today itself.

We will Tear (Indoors) or Burn (Outdoors) the recruitment notification in the lunch hours today. A notice for protest action shall be served subsequently on Monday. If management doesn’t stop this process from going further, one day Mass CL will be observed on 16th February 2026 with following demands:

1] Immediate scrapping of SET Recruitment Process.

2] Immediate extension of functional promotions to all the eligible executives.

3] Immediate submission of all the pending committee reports with positive consideration of demands as per assurances made by management from time to time.

4] Creation of War Room for time bound resolution of HR issues including the demand of 3rd PRC.

5] Creation of War Room for Provisioning of proper resources and tools to facilitate smooth O&M along with better quality of service especially for the issues related to 4G and FTTH which is severely impacting the revenue prospects of BSNL.

6] Immediate issuance of transfer orders of the executives who have completed their tenure at the hard, semi hard and soft tenure stations.

We are trying to take all other unions and associations also on board. Based upon the outcome, next course will be announced on Monday. BSNL Management will have to give priority to HR issues and will have to respect the dignity and contribution of the employees of BSNL. We can’t let them ignore it anymore.

Let us all come together cutting across unions and association boundaries for protecting the Dignity, justice and Self-Respect of the fraternity.

Together We Can, Together We Have, Together We Will

Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch (BDM), writes to the CMD Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, seeking urgent intervention over serious technical flaws in the Sanchar Aadhaar (SA) Portal.

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The non-functioning of the SA Portal is severely impacting customer onboarding and making it impossible for field units to meet mandated targets such as the 36-hour FTTH installation SLA and Zero Backlog policy. Key concerns raised include blocked provisioning due to CAFs not moving from FMS, non-availability of the CFA Sanchar Aadhaar mobile app, payment link failures, delays in number reservation, lack of clarity on handset requirements, and absence of a standard mechanism to retrieve CAF records.

BDM emphasized that employees are being pressured to meet ambitious targets without being provided reliable tools, turning systems into bottlenecks rather than enablers. The forum has urged top priority resolution of these issues by ITPC and concerned verticals to ensure smooth provisioning, protect revenue, and reduce avoidable stress on employees

BDM submits its strong opposition to the proposed Senior Executive Trainee (SET) Recruitment by BSNL in the guise of management succession plan. BDM has categorically submitted that any action to move forward with this recruitment shall result into huge unrest and strong organizational actions including street protests to oppose this move which undermines the dignity of the BSNL Executives.

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BDM conveys its deep concern, strong dissatisfaction & resentment over the current state of affairs in BSNL which mostly pertains to the prolonged administrative inertia at various levels, declining service standards arising out of policy formulation & execution gaps, and the persistent non-resolution of Long-Pending genuine HR issues affecting BSNL employees.

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A series of communications, meetings, and assurances were extended by BSNL Management to Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch last year, both with respect to HR issues as well as issues pertaining to BSNL viability. Subsequent to the meeting of BMS delegation led by General Secretary BMS with the Hon’ble Minister of Communications on 17th July 2025, whose timely intervention and assurances were received positively, the forum decided to stop the organizational action programs initiated under the platform of Bharatiya Doorsanchar Manch.

However, despite the passage of considerable time, no tangible progress is visible, particularly on HR-related issues. Employees who had shown restraint and reposed faith in the assurances provided, now feel deeply disappointed. BDM has demanded for immediate corrective action, and fixation of accountability for non submission of the committee reports despite a period of nine months getting over. BDM has expressed that such prolonged delays undermine the sincere revival efforts of the Government of India for BSNL, create disillusionment among employees and erode employee and pensioner’s confidence despite the Government’s continued and unprecedented support to BSNL.

It is imperative for the management to recognize that the prolonged decline of BSNL can no longer be attributed solely to the external market conditions. Delayed decision-making, ineffective execution of approved measures, and continued neglect of stakeholder inputs and their issues have significantly contributed to the present situation.

BDM has demanded :

1. Fixation of accountability on committees, sections, or officers responsible for undue delays or non-compliance.
2. Immediate submission and finalization of all pending committee reports related to assured HR and service matters and immediate resolution of the issues.
3. Time-bound implementation of decisions already committed to the BDM.
4. Immediate resolution of issues impeding BSNL’s progress and revenue growth, as repeatedly highlighted and submitted by the Bhartiya Doorsanchar Manch (BDM) and its constituents.

We sincerely hope that the Management will act decisively and take concrete steps to restore employee confidence which is currently at its lowest point. However, in the absence of visible and measurable outcomes within a reasonable timeframe, the Bhartiya Doorsanchar Manch (BDM) shall be constrained to review its earlier decision and resume organizational action programs from March 2026 onwards, the responsibility for which shall rest entirely with the Management. This has been categorically conveyed to management.

Dear Friends

While the persuasion of AIGETOA and BTEU continues at various levels through various meeting submissions and deliberations, it is pertinent to state that despite all these efforts management has been cold shouldering the issues pertaining to employees in the name of focus on revenue and thrusting the responsibility of the non-performance to the employees as evident in their recent actions . While BDM acknowledges the fact that emphasis of management should be on growth and revival of BSNL but at the same time ignoring the issues of employees and pushing them to the corner can not be ignored either. While we have been searching for the mention of HR issues in recent communications of Management, we could not find it anywhere. This clearly indicates that there will be another series of waiting in the name of focus on revenue and efforts for improving the service and that too without provisioning of resources, tools and funds. Management must not forget that HR is a different vertical specifically handling the issues related to Human Resource. The HR group also need to be given the target for resolution and clearance of the pendencies.

Still at this belated stage, we feel that HR group will realize the gravity of the situation and will come up with the necessary needful action. If the resolution do not come in a fixed stipulated time, BDM will restart its organisational action programs March 2026 Onwards.