"It is not only the bureaucracy but atrocity of the head of personnel department. You will also learn, how one incompetent person can affect the productivity and growth of the organization".

Before we start the atrocity of GM (Personnel), let us accentuate the transfer policy of BSNL.

The first transfer Policy of BSNL for their executives was issued in Sep 2007 after a long discussion and consent of the executives associations (who’s members average age is more than 50 years). They had tried their best to protect their members and targeted the newly recruited executives.

But suddenly they feel that still something is left, so some amendments have been issued in the month of May 2008. One important point is to be noted in the amendment is as follow:

·    In the earlier transfer policy it was mentioned that "outperforming employees would be given preference in transfer and posting". This line has been completely removed because they know that this is beyond their capacity and only direct recruitee and organization will be benefited by this line.

Suddenly they again feel that some points are still there which can harm their peoples, so another amendment have been issued just before the execution of LDCE transfer and posting which are as follow:

·     Amendment in 6(a):

Before amendment- Transfer on the basis of completion of post/station/SSA tenure shall normally be done each year. Transfers involving Station, SSA, Circle, urban or rural posting change shall be undertaken for meeting the shortages and service demands for difficult/unpopular area postings, request from employees posted on tenure/hard tenure stations and others.  "The request of employees coming from hard tenure/tenure stations shall be accommodated, if necessary by displacing other employee, depending on the longest stay basis".

After amendment- Transfers involving Station, SSA, Circle, urban or rural posting change shall be undertaken for meeting the shortages and service demands for difficult/unpopular area postings, requests from employees posted on tenure/hard tenure  stations and others.

Our question- why the lines shown in red letter have been removed? (Because they know it very well that by this line they would not be able to transfer the direct recruited to hard stations)

·    Amendment in 11(a):

    Before amendment -Transfer tenure

 Annual pool of qualifying employees eligible for transfer shall be drawn on the basis of following tenure: -

 After amendment-Transfer tenure:

 Annual pool of qualifying employees eligible for transfer shall be drawn on the basis of following tenure : -

Notwithstanding above, the Management reserves the right to transfer an Executive prior to the above specified tenure or to retain him/her beyond the specified tenure depending on the administrative requirement and in the interest of the service.

Our question- why the lines shown in red line have been added? (Because they know it very well that direct recruited executives have not completed the specified tenure and they would not be able to transfer before tenure and without their request)

Atrocity of Head of Personnel Department :

Transfer policy has been amended two times within a year just to target and humiliate the direct recruitee executives but the personnel department was a step forward in chagrin:

Being a government organization, the transfer policy should be transparent such that every employee should know his transfer status at least a year before so that he can plan and make up his mind for the new location. But till the eve of the issuing of transfer and posting of LDCE qualified TES Group-B, no-one knows except GM (Personnel) that what is going to happen? Suddenly he issued the transfer and posting order wherein approx. 180 qualified direct recruitee have been transferred to the non profit making hard stations where only manning is required.

When we asked on what basis he has transferred these executives to such stations? He has replied very illogically that on the basis of merit in the LDCE.

Our following doubt is to be resolved:

·     There is no provision in the transfer policy to transfer the executives on the basis of merit it is only on the basis of longest stay then why on the merit basis? It can also be seen that merit of only direct recruitee for the year 2005-2006 has been made for transfer and posting.

·     If we assume that transfer and posting of LDCE was issued on the basis of merit in LDCE only then being GM (Personnel) he should know what is the procedure to execute transfer on the basis of merit? First, he should have called the option from the LDCE qualified executives then only he can decide the posting on merit basis.

    For example: A person having first merit in LDCE, what should have been his posting place? Definitely, it should be the choice of the merit holder not the choice of GM (Personnel). But what GM (Personnel) did? He posted the merit holder in the same circle where he was working, without knowing the interest of the merit holder  whether he wanted to be continue in the same circle or not.  In this way, those who are low in merit have been posted to hard tenure and those who are high in merit have been retained in same circle both according to the wish of GM (Personnel) then where is merit?

·     Many direct recruits were already working in inter circle having high in merit but could not get their posting on their circle of choice. They should have been given preference in posting.

·     Many direct recruits who have got their transfer in their home circle hardly before 1-2 years under para-38 in JTO cadre they have been punished for qualifying the LDCE and again posted in the previous circle because HR was not updated and showing previous circle.

·     Many direct recruits who’s spouse is working in government organization, even in BSNL but their request has not been considered despite crystal order of government and provision in BSNL transfer policy and high rank in LDCE.

·     119 SDEs were transfer on the basis of longest stay in the march 2008 but so for they have not been relieved. why? There are still many SDEs who have been working for more then 20-25 years in the same circle and are not productive for the department. Why they have not been transferred to hard stations where only manning is required?

What should have been done before the execution of LDCE transfer and posting?

·     First of all, 119 SDEs who have been transferred on longest stay basis should have been relieved and GM (personnel) should have called the longest stay list for any further requirement in hard stations and accordingly SDEs should have been transferred to these stations subjected to completion of their tenure.

·     If still, some SDEs are required in these places and he decided to post on the merit basis’ he should have called the choice option from every LDCE qualified, so that preference could have been given to the merit holder.

·    He should have given preference to those who have already served inter circle and who’s spouse are government employees.

But he has not followed any justified and logical steps before transferring the SDEs. Because of his unjustified steps many SDEs are still not joined and many are muddle instead working for the organization. when GS, AIGETOA asked to GM (personnel) regarding the consideration of the spouse cases and those who have already worked inter circle, he told GS that "first let them to join then I will consider their cases".

Now see the following example:

                          CIRCLE-A   CIRCLE-B

A person who is working in circle-A but he wants transfer in Circle-B on the basis spouse ground and other justified reason and he is also top ranker in LDCE but GM (personnel) has retained him in the same Circle-A as a punishment of good rank in LDCE. Now he is telling that let him to join in circle-A then only he will consider his request for circle-B. Suppose he joins in Circle-A, it is not necessary that he will be posted in same SSA. He can be posted in some other SSA which is say 500 KM away from his original posting. According to GM (Personnel) he should first join 500 KM away in the same circle-A then only he will transfer him to Circle-B. In this way, first he will shift his dependent and belongings to new SSA in the same circle then again shift the same to new circle.

Question is who will pay for two transfers, transition period and many other things? Approximately 400 SDEs are not able to concentrate on their work due to this arbitrary transfer, who is responsible for all these losses?

When GS, AIGETOA inquired all this matter to GM (Personnel), he told in very arrogating mode that "I am judge and I am the head of this department, I will decide how the transfer should be executed."    

a vacuous, as a head of this section would have a better decision than this so called ITS officer who is working on deputation but suppose himself as the owner of this organization. He is role-playing outside his capacity. He should know that he holds no power to take decision in this organization, he is here only to process the things. The board committee only takes decision.  What is need of such person in this organization by paying more than one lakh per month who is not competent enough to take business oriented decision? 

As per the GM (SR) and Director (HRD), none of the executive associations are recognized in BSNL and it is illegal to make copy of official orders to these associations but GM (Personnel) used to copy of every orders to some loyal executive associations and making the mockery of official orders. Even GS, AIGETOA objected many times but he always said that "I am judge I will decide to whom I should make copy". Click here for RTI doc for recognition of associations.

Since last six months, We have been continuously asking  the clarification on time bound upgradation for direct recruitee, whether it should be from date of training or from regular appointment, even CGMT MP had sent one person to GM (Personnel) to clarify in this matter but he said that it is not his matter. Now Director (HRD) has clarified that this is the matter of personnel department. Still he is not interested to look this matter.

One side of the meat, BSNL is trying to move towards the PSU structure and another side GM (Personnel) is busy in formation of Group A RR (Govt. structure) to appease some associations.

It all seems, that he is not working for the interest of organization but he is working here for self-interest and to appease some executive association.

He is doing all these things either deliberately or unknowingly. If it is deliberately, this is the matter of investigation. if unknowingly, he is not competent enough to discharge such responsibility and he should be immediately removed from this post.  

After reading this article, many can blame us that our way of expressing is not good. But it is the naked truth that we have tried our best to impress upon this person with lots of request and justification but he never listened. It is better to express oneself in way which other can co-relate better.

Dear friend, hard labor working 27x7 in week can earn a penny, but exercising with mind  can earn crore of rupees in a day. So don't be hard labour.  Being the responsible qualified executives of this organization, first of all we should try to set right such persons who are against the business of the organization. Our profitability will automatically be improved.