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e. Status of Court case on allowing diploma holder SDE (C/E) to the promotion of EE (C/E): Addl GM (Pers) informed that today the case was heard in the Hon'ble Principal Bench CAT New Delhi which has now been posted on 6th October 2015. Regarding Court case in Hon'ble CAT Ahmadabad, the outcome is yet to be known. f. CPCs from SDE to DE and DE to DGM: Addl GM (Pers) mentioned that the CPC work is in process. The ACRs/VCRs are being collected. He assured that promotion orders will be issued before 31st October 2015. Status of 78.2% IDA Pay Fixation to BSNL Pensioners on 24.09.2015: GS, met Dir (Estt) DOT, and discussed regarding 78.2% IDA Pay fixation to BSNL Pensioners, Dir (Estt) informed that the matter is pending in the Internal Finance of DOT for sending reply to DOE. Thereafter GS met Member( Finance) DOTand requested for giving early clearance to the reply to be given to DOE on 78.2% IDA Pay Fixation case of BSNL Pensioners. Member (Finance) mentioned that the matter is under active consideration and shortly the cabinet note will directly send to cabinet for approval. She assured an early action in this regard. CGHS facility to BSNL/MTNL Employees :GS also discussed with Dir(Estt) DOT on the issue of CGHS facility to be provided to the BSNL Employees/Pensioners. Dir (Estt) confirmed that the reply on IDA Pay scales mapping with CDA Pay scales from BSNL and MTNL have been issued and being examined before sending to CGHS authorities for implementation. He further mentioned that recommendation on BSNL pensioners eligibility condition is being finalized for the pensioners retired prior to 10th June 2013 and thereafter. He assured an early action in this regard. Payments from DOT to BSNL:GS met Dir(PSU) DOT and discussed regarding releasing due payments to BSNL of BWA Spectrum refund and Rural Deficit Charges etc. Dir(PSU) mentioned that continuous efforts are being made with Ministry of Fin. To get funds against BWA spectrum refund. In the next RE the provision of BWA spectrum funds has been made and being send shortly to DOE for consideration. The Rs.1250 crores against Rural Deficit Charges for the FY 2012-13 has to be refunded by USO and this is under active consideration . Meeting with Director (HR) 23.09.2015 on the agenda items submitted by AIBSNLEA: The meeting was chaired by Director (HR) and was attended by GS Shri Prahlad Rai, Finance Secretary Shri T.C. Jain from association side and GM (Admin), GM (Estt), Addl. GM (SR) and other officers from Personnel cell. Shri Ravi Shil Verma, President AIGETOA and Shri Amit Roy, AGS AIGETOA also attended the meeting to discuss the issues pertaining to stopping of ongoing recruitment of DGMs. On the issue of recruitment of DGMs, Director (HR) categorically stated that some vital steps have been lapsed by recruitment wing in handling the recruitment process of DGMs and the issue of RRs not coming favorably for internal candidates needs to be thoroughly examined. She informed that CMD BSNL has felt the need for getting into the details of the recruitment. She also informed that on the instructions of CMD BSNL, she has instructed Recruitment Cell to put on hold the complete recruitment process of DGMs till further orders which included not declaring the results of Interviews also. CMD BSNL has desired to get into the details of the complete recruitment process of DGMs on the concern raised by the association and accordingly a self- explanatory note shall be presented to CMD giving details of the circumstances under which DGM RR was framed, the amendments which are required for addressing the concern of the internal candidates and other details. She further told since GM (Pers) is on leave and she herself shall be out of country for one week, so a meeting will be held with forum on the second week of October to discuss the way forward on the issue. 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. 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. TELEWAVE Page-37 SEPTEMBER-2015