AIGETOA writes to CMD, BSNL highlighting serious concerns regarding prolonged delays in resolution of committed HR issues and the functioning of the PGM (Estt/Rectt/Admin/Training Cell).
The preparatory work for DPC from AO to CAO going on. Pers and SEA team is working proactively on the same. The DPC shall be carried out in line with the Hon’ble High Court Interim Directions.
AIGETOA team is consistently monitoring the developments. It will be our best endeavor to ensure the final outcome at the earliest. Once these orders are executed, AIGETOA team will ensure that promotions from JAO to AO is also executed within a short duration.
In continuation of the follow-up actions and the earlier meeting with PGM (Legal), Team AIGETOA met with PGM (Personnel) to discuss the way forward in the matter of AO to CAO promotions.
During the discussion, PGM (Pers) informed that the Personnel Section has received the necessary clearance from the Legal Section. Accordingly, the Finance Wing has been requested to provide the updated seniority list. On receipt of the same, the DPC process will be initiated, and the promotions are expected to be processed shortly.
With regard to SDE to AGM and other pending promotion matters, a separate meeting is scheduled to be held next week to deliberate and take the issue forward.
The Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed CAO Promotion on the basis of Seniority quashed by CAT subject to final out come.
Team AIGETOA Met PGM legal BSNL CO and discussed about the next course on the issuance of promotion orders.
Legal cell has given go ahead to Pers section to conduct the DPC. This will also open the way for promotions from JAO to AO also.
Team AIGETOA is following the issue and it will be out endeavor to ensure the benefits for the maximum possible.
The court case w.r.t JTO to SDE promotion which was listed today before Hon’ble CAT Chandigarh have been adjourned to 11th March 2026.
The cases could not be taken up today as the Hon’ble CAT Chandigarh Bench remained suspended due to the sudden demise of a senior member of the Bar.
Team AIGETOA has been continuously following the pending court cases and have been able to convince management to follow the court cases actively and aggressively.
BSNL Management has finally agreed and appointed a new advocate for the case from New Delhi. The case is listed for tomorrow 11th February 2026 at serial no. 23, Court No. 1 at Hon’ble CAT Chandigarh.
Group Term Insurance for BSNL Executives and Non-Executives for year 2026-2027 – Guidelines for annual renewal of the scheme w.e.f. 01.03.2026.
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1] The online window for exercising option inf ERP-ESS portal will be open from 09.02.2026 to 13.02.2026.
2] Withdraw option from 14.02.2026 to 16.02.2026 (only for new entrants).
3] All existing members, as well as new entrants will have to compulsorily exercise their option to avail the GTI scheme.
4] There will not be auto renewal of the scheme for existing members.
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
Just now GS AIGETOA and AGS II AIGETOA met Director HR and PGM (Pers)/SR . It is decided to defer the SET Recruitment process. Recruitment Cell of BSNL CO has been directed to process the case. Secondly the proposal submitted for promotions is also being examined and the Pers and Legal cell is working on the proposal.
Finally our perseverance has paid and a major cause of concern has been taken care of. Team AIGETOA is consistently monitoring the situation on this issue as well as on other HR issues..
All the members and executives are requested to exercise patience and concentrate on their day to day activities.
Today, 4th February 2026, the AIGETOA team continued discussions with the BSNL management on the ongoing issue of stoppage of SET Recruitment Process. The discussion was held in continuation of Last Two Day’s meeting and today much ice has melted with management agreeing to take a thorough review on the issue tomorrow with the HR team vis-à-vis the concerns raised by BDM. Management side assured us that they are looking into the matter and advised us to exercise restraint. We requested for an immediate action on stopping the process.
As there has been references to the DoT and higher offices on this issue during discussions with management, Team AIGETOA consisting of General Secretary, All India President and AGS-II today visited office of Additional Secretary (Telecom) to apprise him of this situation. As per the directions thereof, we met DDG(C&A) and apprised him of the situation and the prevailing unrest. We said when at this juncture, when the focus should have been on increasing the revenue, this action of SET Recruitment by BSNL has resulted into a huge turbulent situation where each and every executive of BSNL is feeling humiliated. We also apprised him about the current situation of executives and the experience and qualification profile of the executives along with remaining years of service. We also apprised him about the stagnation faced by the executives. We said, if this recruitment happens, it will demoralise the cadre like anything and will result into huge unrest in the rank and file of BSNL. He assured to take up the matter immediately with BSNL. On the sidelines, we also discussed about the submission of AIGETOA with respect to extending the promotions to all eligible.
A very important discussion with respect of resolution of issue of extending the standard pay scales of E2 to JTO/JAO equivalent and E3 to SDE/AO equivalent was also held. As informed earlier subsequent to our meeting with Hon’ble MoC and MoSC, the issue has moved again. We can definitely expect some positive movement now. Discussion was held on increasing the SAB Contribution also. On the important issue of 3rd PRC, it was informed that DoT has sought some inputs from BSNL and told us to follow with BSNL for expediting the inputs. We shall be following the same with BSNL also.
Thereafter, AIGETOA Team met PS to Hon’ble MOC, as per the instructions given earlier during our meeting with Hon’ble MoC and held the discussion on the following points:
1] Stopping of SET recruitment immediately and issuing promotions to all eligible executives:
We elaborately explained this issue. We informed that management is making recruitment of freshers with same qualification at two level of entry which is in complete contravention to the prevalent norms of any PSU. BSNL is having executives with domain experience ranging from 8 to 30 years but BSNL management is ignoring internal talent. Situation is so worse that even the GATE-qualified JTOs with 99-95 percentile with same educational qualification and similarly JAOs with same qualification and much greater experience are being ignored and management is trying to induct freshers at a higher level with no standard examination in place. We requested for his urgent intervention and requested to prevail upon BSNL Management to ensure that internal executives are given sufficient career progression opportunities and immediate promotions to the next grade for all the eligible executives. We also explained the promotion issues and the need of the hour to issue promotion orders to all eligible executives to encourage them to increase revenues and morale of employees. It was assured that necessary intervention is being done and BSNL has been asked to give the inputs.
2] 3rd PRC issue:
We discussed this issue at length and explained that proposal for revision of the pay and implementation of 3rd PRC with 15% fitment was sent with full BSNL Board approval when BSNL was in complete loss and revenue position was in a worse precarious state. We highlighted that BSNL has come far off from that position and today the revenue is much better with increasing operational profit Year on Year basis. Hence its time that BSNL employees should be extended the 3rd PRC. We also told that affordability waiver for BSNL is a rightful demand by us given the circumstances in which BSNL is placed. We emphasised that the swadeshi Technology being in a developing stage there are definite issues in the network coverage and till the network becomes stable and at par with private operators, it’s very difficult to increase the revenue. Further, there is huge infusion of capital in BSNL which results into depreciation reflecting negatively in the Balance Sheet of BSNL, and hence coming into absolute profit is very difficult as on date till the network is developed fully. Employees of BSNL should not face the brunt of doing selfless service to the nation and hence the 3rd PRC must be extended now to them. It was informed that the issue is under consideration and inputs have been sought from BSNL. However, it is our categorical opinion that the issue of affordability waiver requires much higher intervention and AIGETOA and BDM team is taking all efforts to reach to the highest echelons. With our perseverance and firm support of the employees, we are very sure that this issue is definitely going to be resolved.
3] E2 & E3 standard pay scale implementation in BSNL:
We explained this issue which is pending since the inception of BSNL and discussed the solution along with the BSNL board approvals and also submitted all the relevant supporting documents. We received a positive response regarding our concerns.
4] Increasing the SAB contribution:
We discussed this issue and explained the provision of the separate pension scheme for BSNL Recruits in the Rule 37A orders during formation of BSNL which was never implemented in BSNL. We also explained the state of affairs and the perilous situation of BSNL Recruits in case some untimely demise occurs to the sole bread winner of the family. We requested for the kind intervention with BSNL for increasing the SAB Contribution.
4] BSNL viability issues:
Issues related to BSNL viability and the practical problems being faced by the employees in increasing the revenue and market share was also explained. We were assured of necessary support and intervention in setting the issues.
In the evening, AIGETOA team again met BSNL management and continued the discussions on stopping the SET recruitment and issuing promotions to all eligible executives. Finally at the end, there was a categorical assurance by the management to revisit the SET recruitment process and we were told that tomorrow HR team will meet on the way out to address the concerns raised and to have a revisit on the decision to continue with the recruitment.
Dear friends, with today’s pursuance at different levels, we have definitely witnessed a change in the stand of management and the earlier reluctance with respect to stopping the process has now changed and we expect a positive outcome. We remain receptible to the best and prepared for the worst. We will keep one and all about the developments and would like to firmly reassure all that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that this SET Recruitment is stopped at all costs.
Together We will Achieve Everything.