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demonstrations throughout the country on 06.10.2015, to draw the attention of the BSNL Management, on the demand of payment of Adhoc PLI. However, it is a matter of regret that, the BSNL Management has not accepted the demand. Under these circumstances, the meeting of the Forum was held on 12.10.2015, and has decided to call upon the BSNL employees to conduct countrywide dharna programme on 19.10.2015, demanding immediate payment of Adhoc PLI. While conveying this decision of the Forum to the Management, I once again request you to settle the demand without further delay. Copy endorsed to: (1) Ms. Sujata Ray, Director (HR), Director (HR) BSNL, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi 10 001 (2) Shri Shameem Akhtar, Sr.GM (SR), BSNL C.O.,Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 001 Forum/103/14 dated 13.10.2015 (Addressed to Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL) Meeting of Forum of BSNL Unions/ Associations Core Committee meeting of the Forum with CMD, BSNL on 15.10.2015: Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL, met the members of the Core Committee of the Forum yesterday the 15.10.2015, to discuss about developmental activities. Com. P. Abhimanyu, Convener, Forum, Com. Chandeswar Singh, President, Forum, Com. K. Sebastin, GS, SNEA and Com. Prahalad Rai, GS, AIBSNLEA participated in the meeting. Senior officers of the CFA and Mobile wings were also present. The revenue from mobile services has grown by 3.49% during the period from April to September this year and that revenue from Enterprise business has grown by 25 %. The overall revenue has grown by 1.5%. The growth in landlines was also - 0.3% and very soon this will also become positive, said the CMD. He further stated that in the month of September alone we have added 1 lakh mobile connections through MNP. However, he stated that mobile additions have decreased now, compared to the month of July and requested the Forum to take steps to motivate the employees in the marketing front. He further stated that our revenue needs to be increased by at least by Rs.5,000 crore to implement wage revision from 01.01.2017. The leaders pointed out that acute shortage of cable, drop wire, 5 pair cable, etc. is still prevailing at the field level, which requires to be solved immediately. The CMD assured that these items will be supplied immediately and once again requested the Forum representatives to step up marketing activities. Meeting with the Additional Secretary DoT on 07.10.2015:Shri N. Sivasailam has taken over charge as the Additional Secretary, DoT, some time back. The Core Committee members of the Forum met him today and congratulated. Since the Additional Secretary is also a director of the BSNL Board, the Core Committee members discussed a number of issues connected with the viability of BSNL and solicited his fullest cooperation for strengthening the Company. The Additional Secretary responded very positively. He expressed his desire that BSNL should become the no.1 telecom operator in the country and assured his fullest cooperation for it. The Core Committee members of the Forum, also drew his attention to the fact that the post of Director (Finance), BSNL, is lying vacant for a very long time, which is adversely affecting the functioning of the Company. They requested the Additional Secretary, DoT, to initiate steps for conducting a re-selection, in case the already selected candidate could not be posted. Meeting with the Secretary DoT on 07.10.2015:As per the decision of the last meeting of the Forum, the Core Committee members of the Forum met Shri Rakesh Garg, Secretary, DoT today. Com. P. Abhimanyu, Convener, Forum, com. Chandeswar Singh, President, Forum, com. K. Sebastin, GS, SNEA and com. Prahlad Rai, GS, AIBSNLEA participated. The Forum representatives expressed their concerns to the Secretary, DoT, with regards to the formation of Subsidiary Tower Company. They also conveyed their dissatisfaction to the inordinate delay in the settlement of 78.2% IDA merger to the pensioners. The representatives also requested the Secretary, DoT to take expeditious steps to implement the assurance given to the Forum, in the meeting held on01.05.2015, in respect of the next round of pension revision to the BSNL retirees. The Secretary, DoTassured to do the needful. Meeting of Forum of BSNL Unions & Associations on 24.09.2015: GS attended the meeting of Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations and had discussion on the review of post-strike developments on demands , further strategies against creation BSNL Tower subsidiary , PLI to all the Executives and Non-Executives of BSNL and TELEWAVE Page-17 SEPTEMBER-2015