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She further advised restraint on the part of associations in the meetings to discuss the matter in cordial environment and assured that issues shall be given due hearing and justice will prevail. Association side assured full cooperation in this regard. 1. Improvement in the revised policy for service GSM, RSTC & Broadband to Executives : (a) Enhancement of 200 free calls limit per month on RSTC, & enhancement of free call limit on GSM Telephone connection to STS level officer from 500 calls to 800 calls. (b) Rent free Broadband service connection to all Executives with BSNL 750 plan. Sr. GM (Admn.) has processed the case to the competent authority for rent free Broadband connection. (c) All the BSNL executives should be provided GSM Handsets of the cost of Rs.3000/- Rs. 4000/- &Rs 5000/- to the JTO/SDE/DE level executives instead of Rs, 1500/- , Rs 2500/- Rs 3500/- respectively. (d) All Executives' should be allowed CUG facility on RSTC at circle level. (e) 3G Mobile service with Data facility to all Executives. All above issues were discussed in detail with justification and it was assured by Director (HR) that decision in regard to first two issues shall be taken in 15 days and the decision on other issues shall be taken in next 15 days thereafter. 2. Withdrawal of the system/practice of Local Officiating Arrangement or Local Officiating Promotion in BSNL and Introduction of Look After arrangement by Executives: BSNL Corporate Office issued letter regarding withdrawal of the system/practice of Local Officiating Arrangement or Local Officiating Promotion in BSNL and Introduction of Look After arrangement by Executives having higher scales of pay w.r.t. temporary shortages in the grades/posts of SDE / DE/ DGM in Circles on 22.03.2013. We demand to restore earlier practice of local officiating arrangement as in the new system one executive has to perform duties of two posts one his original post and another his promotional post on looking after basis. Our executive thus remains over loaded moreover he does not get the designation of newly promoted post. Always he is mentioned as L/A. BSNL is yet to review the order. After detailed discussions, Director (HR) was not convinced with the reply given by Personnel cell and directed the Pers cell officers to submit the old records/actions taken in this regard for examining the whole issue and directed that reply to the association should be submitted after her approval only. 3. One time placement of SDE to Sr. SDE: As per DOT agreement and commitment of BSNL at the time of absorption of Group ‘B' officers in BSNL on 01.10.2000, the SDEs who completed 5 years of regular service would be provided one time placement in the Sr. SDE grade. A proposal to give relief to the stagnating SDEs for their placement in the Sr. SDEs grade through Cadre Review Concept, on the back drop of the demand of the Association to reduce the eligibility criteria from 12 years to 5 years (As approved by Telecom Commission in 1994) for placement in the existing scheme, was approved by DoT and discussed in the GoM. This was subsequently remitted to BSNL. It was assured by Hon'ble MOC & IT, in the meeting held on 22-10-2001 with the Association that BSNL has agreed to the proposal in principle and a board memo was under preparation. We further understand that the memo was also finalized, but was not placed in the BSNL Board meeting. The majority of TES Group ‘B' officers has been absorbed in BSNL and the BSNL Executive Promotional Policy is implemented w.e.f. 01-10-2000, the issue needs to be settled favorably. After detailed discussions, Director (HR) was not convinced with the reply given by Personnel cell and directed the Pers cell officers to submit the old records/actions taken in this regard for examining the whole issue and directed that reply to the association should be submitted after her approval only. 4. Introduction of Promotion Policy for Stenos (Dying cadre): There are about 168 Stenographers working throughout the country in the field units of BSNL. Out of these 168, majority of the stenographers have completed more than 12 years and is placed in the pre-revised executive pay scale of 9850 & 11875 as the case may be at par with PA/PS. The Stenographers who have been granted ACP in the executive pay scale ceased to be non-executives as per BSNL HQ order No. 1-22/2009-PAT (BSNL) dated 30.04.2009, yet the status attached to the pay scale has not been accorded to them. Promotion policy for non-executives has also been notified now. The only cadre which has been kept outside the purview of both the TELEWAVE Page-25 SEPTEMBER-2015