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order by individual officials on their health / family problems. We explained that maximum possible executives have already joined on promotion but some executives are unable to join the distant circles on promotion. We again requested to consider the genuine cases to avoid possible VRS. Director (HR) mentioned that the DGM promotions have been issued after a lot of efforts in the interest of BSNL and individuals’ also and now declining the promotions is not justified at all. However, she assured to look into some genuine case, if any. C. Bifurcation of AP Telecom Circle in Telangana and AP Telecom Circles: We informed Director (HR) that the volunteers have been called from the employees in AP Telecom Circle Office, Hyderabad only but a few executives (13) have given option for AP Circle. We requested to call for the options from whole erstwhile AP Telecom Circle i.e. present AP Circle and Telengana Circle to give a fair chance to all executives for getting their choice of station. And also to assure that executives opting AP Telecom Circle Office at Vijayawada from Telenagana Hyderabad will be treated as inter circle transfer and they will have break in tenure after two years. Director (HR) assured to look into the matter. Meeting of Forum Leaders with Hon'ble MOC, Govt. of India, New Delhi on 13.07.2016: The members of the Core Committee of the Forum, viz., com. P. Abhimanyu, Convenor, com. Prahlad Rai, GS, AIBSNLEA and com. K. Sebastin, GS, SNEA, met with Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications. The representatives welcomed the MoS(C) by offering bouquet and shawl and made a brief presentation to the Hon’ble MoS(C) on the efforts being taken by the Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations for the revival of BSNL. Forum leaders explained about the ‘Service With A Smile’ programme of the Forum, currently being implemented by the Non-Executives and Executives of BSNL. Further, the representatives sought the intervention of the Hon’ble MoS(C) to ensure the next pension revision for the BSNL pensioners. They also requested that pension contribution by BSNL should be calculated based on actual basic pay and not on the maximum of the pay scale. The Hon’ble MoS(C) told the Forum representatives to give these issues in writing and assured that these would be taken care of. Core committee Meeting with CMD BSNL on 12.07.2016: GS along with members of the core committee of Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations met CMD BSNL and discussed the issues related to viability of BSNL. CMD appraised that in the first Quarter the BSNL overall growth is 3% + ve side. MN is also + ve In CM segment it is more than 8%, CFA it is balancing and in EB segment it has come down in this this quarter hence the overall growth is 3% + ve side. He emphasized that some more efforts are required to increase the revenue. NMAR-SAT services(Satelite base services) are being launched by BSNL shortly through a Gateway created at Gaziabad. TRAI has given licence to BSNL for IN- MARSAT services operation. BSNL will only be the service provider in this service initially for Army and thereafter for commercial services which will give good revenue. BSNL will also launch wi-fi and B/B services in Aircraft. The West Bengal, Kolkata TD and Chennai TD Circles are lagging being in growth, these circles have come up to reduce the losses of BSNL. We requested for getting transferred of assets from DOT to BSNL on priority basis. CMD assured to look in to. Reconciliation of accounts are being done for last 3 years, BSN: will get benefit of Rs.400 crs on account of this and this exercise will be completed by Dec 2016 etc. We congratulated him for the settlement of 78.2% IDA Pay fixation to BSNL Pensioners and 60:40 provision withdrawal from Pension Rule- 37 A. CMD BSNL appreciated our concern and mentioned that the Ex-Hon'ble MOC & IT Sh. Ravishanker Prasadji helped a lot in this regard to get the clearance from Cabinet. CMD also fixed 10thAugust , the date for organizing processions by all the employees and BSNL Management at Circle/SSA level to give popularity to "SWAS" and BSNL's services. We assured our fullest support for the betterment of BSNL. GS,FS, GS, AIRBSNLEWA and CS, BSNL CO, AIGETOA met the DOT Officers ie. Member (Services), Member (Finance), DDG(Estt), DDG (FEB), Director (Estt) and Director (PSU) on 12.07.2016 and extended our sincere gratitude and thanks to them with "Sweet" for getting cleared the proposal of 78.2% IDA Pay fixation to BSNL Pensioners and withdrawal of 60:40 provision of Pension Rule-37 A from Cabinet, Govt. of India. We also got cleared the file from DDG (FEB) Sh. Rajeev Kumar for issuing the order in this regard. Director (Estt) assured to issue order by tomorrow on this issue. TELEWAVE 51 JULY-2016