Dear all

Hon’ble CMD BSNL Shri P K Purwar Ji and Hon’ble Director HR Shri Arvind Vadnerkar Ji will address the open session of AIGETOA AGM cum CWC meet live through online mode starting from 2 PM sharp on 12th December 2020. In addition to the delegates, we have made arrangements to webcast the open session live on AIGETOA Website www.aigetoachq.org. The theme of the open session is – “BSNL 2.0 – The Roadmap Ahead”. It is requested to give this a wide publicity so that all the employees of BSNL can listen to the views of top management with respect to the burning issues of BSNL(Technical as well as HR issues) which will give all of us a wonderful opportunity to have the insight on the roadmap ahead with respect to BSNL 2.0. We hope all employees will utilise this opportunity to get themselves aware about the current situation of the our beloved company BSNL and expectations from the employees as well as management to pass through this tough situation.

Team AIGETOA

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the unified license (UL) for the next 20 years to state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited after the latter has submitted a bank guarantee (BG) worth Rs 250-crore.

On December 10, the department has signed an agreement with BSNL, saying that the ‘license shall be valid for a period of 20 years from the effective date of this license unless revoked for reasons specified elsewhere in the document.”

The license has been granted with effect from February 29, 2020. The state-owned telco has been offering services on an ad-hoc basis since then, while the renewal has become one of the many contentious issues between the state-owned telco and the department.

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With the constant persuasions of AIGETOA CHQ Team, BSNL CO approves conduction of exams for phase I, Phase II and Phase III through online mode. These are the issues which earlier regimes never took care of but AIGETOA assures one and all every issue pertaining to each and every group of employee, be it small, be it big shall be taken care of. We seek faith, cooperation and Support from all the executives.

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A detailed meeting lasting for around 3 hours has been held at 5pm on 9th December 2020 with CMD BSNL on all agenda points which included HR as well as technical and maintenance issues. The details of the meeting will be updated subsequently. The discussion has been held in positive and amicable environment and positive assurance is there with respect to various HR issues. At this moment, all we can say that our consistent efforts and persuasions are slowly and steadily reaching its destination and hopefully we will be seeing the results very soon. We once again reiterate that our patience and perseverance should not be considered as our submission but it’s an effort to bring the desired results. We are very much sure that things will achieve finality soon. There should not be any fear or panic in any group, batch, stream or grade. We reiterate, AIGETOA will take care of all executives without any bias and discrimination. We seek every body’s cooperation in achieving the desired results.

In the meanwhile, Honble CMD BSNL Shri P K Purwar ji has consented to be the chief guest of the open session to be held through online mode @ 2:00 Pm on 12-December, 2020. Director HR Shri Arvind Vadnerkar ji has also consented to be the Guest of Honour. The open session shall also be attended and addressed by other dignitaries also.

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The details of the online credentials for the meeting shall be shared with respective circle secretaries to attend by all collegium members and delegates on 12.12.2020.

The open session shall be webcasted live on AIGETOA CHQ website.

The invitation card of the open session.

CO issue letter for Commencement of Commercial activities by BTCL.

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Cabinet approves Provision of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connectivity between Mainland (Kochi) and Lakshadweep Islands (KLI Project).

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CO issued Clarification related to Consolidated instructions on facility of immunity from transfer extended to Recognised Unions/Associations and Support Association.

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As per schedule of Circle Conference of AIGETOA Haryana, Online nomination are called for new governing body of AIGETOA Haryana from 8th Dec 2020 to 11th Dec 2020. Any valid member of the association can file his nomination.

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AIGETOA has its scheduled meeting with CMD BSNL on 09.12.2020. GS AIGETOA has arrived Delhi to attend the the meeting with AIP, VP & AGS. The discussion will be held on cadre related issues as well as BSNL concerned issues.

A meeting of Central Governing Council of AIGETOA CHQ held on 06.12.2020 in line with the decision taken in CHQ meeting on 29.11.2020 to hold weekly review meeting to assess the development related with BSNL and HR Issues. The GS apprised in the meeting that GM(SR) has called on him and informed that a meeting of AIGETOA has been fixed with Hon’ble CMD BSNL on 09.12.2020 to discuss and deliberate on all issues at length.

The Central Governing Council Members of AIGETOA CHQ discussed the proposed meeting of the association with Hon’ble CMD BSNL on 09.12.2020 and the decision of last meeting of CHQ to start symbolic protest in the form of black badges and mass representation since 07.12.2020. The participants also discuss about non-meeting of another deadline given by the management to issue SDE Promotion Order and almost no visible progress in other HR matters. The meeting also discussed about the government persistence to use Indian Core for 4G deployment in BSNL but remarkable efforts taken by the BSNL Management to convince the different authorities in the government about immediate roll out of 4G, which is possible through MNC route only. It is learnt that CMD BSNL is having a meeting at PMO on 8th December 2020 on the BSNL 4G and other revival related issues. Accordingly CMD has called us for meeting on the very next day.

After going through all discussion and deliberation, AIGETOA CHQ was of the opinion that although management is not moving as expected after VRS to resolve outstanding issues of working Executives but association should wait till meeting with Hon’ble CMD BSNL on 09.12.2020 to start the organisation action activity. So it was unanimously decided to defer the proposed Symbolic Protest in the form of black badges scheduled to start w.e.f. 07.12.2020 for one week with a call to take the decision on further organisation action in the upcoming AGM. We hope that the management will provide the much awaited justice even at this belated stage and ensure issuance of JTO to SDE Promotion order without any further delay and ensure visible progress on all remaining HR issues as discussed in the Formal Agenda Meeting on 15.09.2020.

Thereafter, the participants discussed the issues in detailed to be taken up with CMD BSNL and the preparatory exercise of the upcoming Annual General Meeting on 12-13th December, 2020 with open session on 12th December, 2020. Shri Ravi Shil Verma AIP also apprised about the various formalities to be observed in the upcoming AGM and directed respective CHQ members to ensure compliances of the same. The meeting ended with vote of thanks by Shri Deepak Sahoo.