AIGETOA once again raised the matter of the SAB Pension Fund to make it updated, whose payment is pending since April, 2020. It was strongly raised that due to delayed payment of the SAB Pension fund, interest of the intervening period is not given by LIC and hence management should make the payment of all due amount along with the interest for SAB Pension Fund of BSNL Recruited employees. It is shocking to note that not even a single Pension Case started under “SAB Trust Rules of BSNL” despite to the fact that thousand of BSNL Recruited Employees (Few Executives and mostly Non Executives) took VRS in Jan-2020 (more than a year before) on the call of government and most of them were entitled for SAB Pension. On the other hand entire machinery of BSNL was put on job to settle Pension Cases of DoT absorbed VRS opted employees, which again shows sheer discrimination by the management towards BSNL Recruits. Some people are trying to weaken you on behest of the some sponsored group but you have to be very cautious. Friends, it is very important to see that voice and strength of AIGETOA remains intact else no one is bothered for you in this department even for your entitled benefits.
AIGETOA appreciated the decision of the management to form the Committee for the Health Insurance Policy for BSNL Employees but also cautioned the management about its scope and mandate. The association told that it will be too early to comment on the formation of committee without having in depth information about scope and mandate of the committee but we find it apt to remind management that providing health care is duty of Employer and throwing it on the heads of Employees will not be accepted under any circumstances.
AIGETOA is firm in this regard and will not allow any tinkering in the responsibilities of the health provisions by BSNL. So, any Health Insurance Policy initiated by the department for executives and employees must be borne by the BSNL.
AIGETOA has reached out to the Hon’ble Minister of Communication for Appointment of Dependent Family Members of officers/officials who met untimely death during this Covid-19 Pandemic Period under the Compassionate Appointment Scheme by treating all such deaths as “Death on Duty” and providing adequate compensation and other support measures to the family of deceased employees. Team AIGETOA is also following up the matter with authorities in the DoT for implementation of the above measures.
AIGETOA has strongly objected to discriminate between the causes of death and demanded to immediately include all death cases in BCF Policy and incorporate other measures in the notified Policy as suggested by the association earlier.
AIGETOA also demanded to declare all death cases due COVID or it’s related complications as “On Duty Death” and demanded adequate compensation for the families in line with the earlier communication dated 04.05.2021.
GS Letters to CMD BSNL – Immediate Mass Vaccination Program to the BSNL Employees and their families
AIGETOA writes to the CMD BSNL and Secretary DoT for immediate Mass Vaccination Program to the BSNL Employees and their families in view of the large infections and more than 160 sad demise of our Employees in just one and half months.
GS AIGETOA writes to CMD BSNL for Immediate disbursement of Salary for the month of April-2021 as the employees are passing through extreme distress to meet daily needs and COVID related medical treatment. The delay in disbursal of Salary is also raising the distress in employees and any adverse fall out of it will be the entire responsibility of the management.
GS AIGETOA writes to the Director HR about association stand on Benevolent Fund for BSNL Employees and it’s family.
GS AIGETOA writes to CMD BSNL for starting Compassionate Ground Appointment, providing Adequate compensation to dependent family member of deceased BSNL Employees who lost their life in covid-19 pandemic, Enhancement of SAB fund to full 30% for BSNL Recruits and Provisioning of COVID Care cum Isolation Centers for BSNL employees.
As pursued and informed earlier by AIGETOA, it is learnt that Finally BSNL CO has agreed for provisioning of funds to Circles for grant of Medical advance to Employees for treatment of Covid. AIGETOA has been consistently pursuing with management for Covid Vaccination and direction to circles for grant of advance to Employees for Indoor Treatment in this Pandemic.
Accordingly, it is learnt that management has agreed to this and shall be issuing funds to circles for immediate grant of medical advances to all such employees to meet medical exigencies. We extend our heartfelt thanks to AIGETOA BSNL CO Team under the guidance of All India President and General Secretary, whose PERSUASION ensured this crucial decision at the time of Pandemic. Yesterday BSNL CO issued instructions to circles for provisioning of free vaccination from BSNL to its employees, which was our demand ever since vaccine has been launched for Covid-19.
AIGETOA extends its thanks to management specially Director HR and Sr GM Admin BSNL CO for realizing the importance of such crucial directions at the time of this pandemic.
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AIGETOA has given a call to the executives to apply for one day leave to seek the attention of the management on the long pending HR issues. We are happy to note that management has taken note of prevailing resentment amongst the executives. The huge support in the form of number of applied leaves around 8500 in number itself says a lot about the level of unrest, which is stepping into minds of all executives because of the lackadaisical approach of the management towards resolution of long pending HR issues, related to pay, pension and promotion.
AIGETOA thanks all the executives for their huge support on the call of association to observe 22nd April as protest day.
This association received appeal and request from BSNL management to withdraw the notice for protest day on 22.04.2021 considering present Covid-19 pandemic situation across the country firm assurance for the settlement of long pending HR issues and also agenda meeting is proposed to be held on 10.05.2021.
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Click here for the appeal by Management
The grim situation about the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic across the country & sad demise of many of our BSNL colleagues and two appeals issued by the management was discussed amongst all CHQ OBs and Circle Secretaries. It was concluded that the program for applying leave and showing the resentment to management is hugely successful and the purpose of seeking the attention of management towards the settlement of the long pending HR issues is successful. In the current pandemic, many of our colleagues are adversely affected and struggling hard to cope up with current scenario and working of almost all the offices are hugely affected by Covid-19 . After giving thought to all the aspects and also to the fact that basic intent of this call was to seek the attention of management which is successful, we have unanimously decided to halt the proposed Protest Day Call. We have conveyed to management that instead of assurances, now we need firm Resolution on board while sitting on the table for agenda meeting on 10th May 2021.
Friends, we expect firm and concrete solutions from BSNL Management and expect a positive outcome on the genuine demands raised on the day failing which we are ready for the next stage of organisational actions. Association will review the outcome of agenda meeting to be held on 10th May 2021 and will decide the next course of action accordingly. In case management fails to address the HR issue & to initiate firm action for time bound resolution of the issues, AIGETOA will serve the notice for further organisational action program. The success of current call has given extra confidence to the leadership and we are very sure, with your firm and similar unqualified support, we will be able to achieve the long pending HR issues. The path containing mix of PURSUASION, Deliberation and Hard Actions shall continue till we are successful in achieving the objective. We once again thank one and all for making this mass leave program hugely successful.