In order to enhance comprehensive Service Assurance for Enterprise customers, an integrated service Assurance tool for O&M of leased circuits, the Prabal Plus software, which is developed by MPLS NOC IT Team of young Engineers, launched by the CMD BSNL in a august gathering today on the occasion of BSNL Formation Day. The software is hosted on URL www.lcprabal.bsnl.co.in and PoC conducted in three Circles have been successful. The MPLS NOC Bangalore IT Team behind creation of the tool are Shri Umasankaran K SDE, Shri Anu George JTO, Smt Saranya Suresh JTO, Smt InduSree JTO and Kumari Keerthana JTO.
AIGETOA congratulates all our active members from NOC Bangalore, who were in the forefront of developing new innovations including Shri Chandran T SDE MPLS NOC and field officers such as Shri Vivek Kumar Singh JTO-CNO Corporate Office, Shri Hari Shankar Tiwari SDE(LA) Lease Lines HP Circle, Shri Prashant Gaurav JTO NIB Bihar Circle and many others who were part of it.
Similarly, CFA initiatives were also launched by CMD BSNL for customer’s acquisition and business growth in the august gathering today on the occasion of BSNL Formation Day.
GS writes to CMD BSNL regarding infusion of positivity in the employees by regularizing their remuneration, rollout of 4G service, availability of OPEX fund to commemorate the completion of 20 Years of BSNL Formation.
BSNL turns 20 years today. For a government department that was corporatized when telecom market in India was booming with the entry of private players, it has been a roller coaster ride. When we look back, BSNL had its own share of ups and downs, its own defining moments and déjà vu incidents etc. It has been a long wait of 20 years for us to see the real corporate work culture to emerge in BSNL. While we joined this organisation with high dreams of joining a corporate organisation working in cutting edge technologies, we were destined to see it deteriorate to an unprofessional and oversized entity that finds it tough to adapt to circumstances. Long queues for BSNL connection when BSNL first launched its mobile services because we BSNL was the first operator to make incoming calls free, first launching of 3G in India by BSNL, the vast and wide reach of our network, BSNL’s ability to reach even the remotest part of country and also raise to occasion to cater the telecommunication need of the public in the face of natural calamities, its fully owned by GoI tag etc. are some features or incidents that make us proud of being part of this gigantic organization with chronicled history.
But during the last one decade we are also witness to a gradual but sustained loss of focus by BSNL in its endeavour to carve a niche for itself due to a plethora of challenges both within and outside the organization. The employees remain in an eternal anticipation of a performance oriented meritorious working culture in BSNL where experience, expertise and hard work is recognised and rewarded for a mutually beneficial relationship of both individual as well as organization. The predicament has now manifested with another challenge where we experience inordinate delay in launch of 4G services and lack of coherent strategy in capitalising on the huge FTTH market that exists in India.
AIGETOA is well aware about its responsibility as a recognised representative association with an unenviable task of leveraging the aspirations of BSNL Executives at a critical juncture to turn around BSNL into pristine past glory. As the saying goes,“When the going gets tough, the tough gets going“, we pledge to leave no stone unturned in our endeavour and we remain determined to pave our own path to excellence. We also sincerely hope that all other stakeholders of BSNL including the management, other Associations & Unions, Government and Administrative Ministry and last but never the least, the BSNL fraternity and public at large recognise the writing on the wall and the need to keep the narrow and sectarian agendas aside while working for BSNL. AIGETOA remain committed and extends its unflinching support for any idea that that we believe can bring a positive impact on BSNL and at the same time fight with tooth and nail on any idea that is disastrous for BSNL. We make an earnest appeal to all stakeholders in BSNL to reciprocate the same.
We, rededicate ourselves to a more vibrant and Inclusive BSNL 2.0 on this, BSNL day!
GS AIGETOA writes to GM (Pers) regarding non-posting of OBs of the Associations in HR/Admin & Vigilance Wings and practice of the transparency in the inter-Circle and intra-Circle transfer carried on longest stay basis.
Extension of last date of reporting and reviewing of e-APAR for year 2019-20. Last date of reporting e-APAR: 15th Oct 2020 and Last reviewing of e-APAR 31st Oct 2020.
Today in a function organised in Corporate Office, Hon’ble CMD congratulated and felicitated the Team involved in the successful floating of Sovereign Guarantee Bond of BSNL for Rs 8500 Cr. Team Leader Shri Y N Singh, Sr GM(CFM & Taxation) and his officers involved in the process were felicitated and appreciation letters issued for their outstanding contributions. This includes our All India Vice President Shri Badri Kumar Mehta DM (Taxation), our Corporate Office Circle Finance Secretary Shri Subrat Kumar Mohakud AGM (Taxation) and lead officer Shri Hukum Chand AGM(CFM) CO New Delhi.
Moreover, Other Officers (members of AIGETOA) who are involved in Bond issue task i.e. Shri Sanjeev Kumar AM(CFM), Shri Kartik Saini AM(Taxation), Shri B N Behera DM(CFM) and Shri Sunil Kumar AM( Taxation) were also felicitated. Once again, we congratulate all officers for their outstanding contribution.
AIGETOA express its deep gratitude to the CMD BSNL and Director (Finance) for their key leadership to accomplish this important step of BSNL Revival measures as initiated by the Government in 2019 as it will give much awaited relief to BSNL.
Team AIGETOA comprising of Shri Wasi Ahmad GS, Shri Sunil Gautam AGS and Shri Vivek Kumar OS met with Shri S K Mishra, Director (CM) Shri Vivek Banzal, Director (CFA) and held elaborate discussion on launch of 4G services, PRBT bundling scheme and DLT charges on bulk SMS service after TRAI guidelines.
An elaborate discussion was held about delay in roll out of 4G services by BSNL and consequent leading to it. We appraised our serious concern about non-roll out of the services even after passage of ten months of time, which was one of the most important arms of the BSNL Revival Package announced by the Government last year. He was in unison about our concern but informed about the circumstances for cancellation of tender which was beyond the control of BSNL and thereafter framing of the committees and its report.
The way committee has recommended; the commercial launch of 4G services in BSNL may take more than 1.5 years and this may become show stopper in the revival of BSNL. We have to work in this direction in liaison with all stake holders for early roll out of the services.
We have submitted our various suggestions in this regard including up-gradation of 2G/3G sites and Add On order but these have its own limitation due to recent guidelines by the government but other proposals are being explored and the work is going in that direction as confirmed by the Director (CM), which we are not divulging due to some business requirement conditions. If everything goes by track, we may be able to get an alternate solution in coming months. We are confident that the management will make efforts to explore all possibilities to start the 4G services in BSNL and AIGETOA, as Recognised Representative Association will extend all its cooperation and will also fight at all levels for roll out of the services. We are going to build up a consensus among various stake holders to launch the campaign.
The matter of PRBT bundling scheme and DLT charges on bulk SMS also discussed in detail and the apprehension of the association were apprised to the director to which he given a patient hearing and elaborated all measures in detail. The meeting lasted for about two hours.
