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of pay w.r.t. temporary shortages in the grades/posts of SDE / DE/ DGM in Circles, Anti-dating of DNI, Pay anomaly wherein seniors are drawing less pay than juniors, Regularization of Officiating JTOs, Restructuring of AD(O/L) Cadre, Creation of PPS posts, BSNL MRS and Implementation of DPE OM dated 02.04.2009 regarding 78.2% IDA fitment benefit to BSNL Pensioners etc. BSNL’s survival at this stage is on threat. BSNL’s market share is continuously declining. The performance of BSNL in all fronts is not good. BSNL’s very existence as a strong Telecom Operator is one of the important issues which need thorough discussion. The dwindling market share is a matter of serious concern to all of us. BSNL is continuously making losses for the last six consecutive years (i.e. 2009-10 - Rs. 1823 Crs., 2010-11 - Rs. 6386 Crs., 2011-12 - Rs. 8851 Crs., 2012-13 ~ Rs. 7884 Crs. , 2013-14 ~ Rs. 7020 Crs and. 2014-15 Rs. 7265 crores) . The continuous decline of BSNL’s profit has put it into a loss making PSU, the revenue flow has reduced to ~ Rs, 26,500 Crs. per annum. We shall have to analyze why the growth of BSNL is not to our satisfaction. This CWC should seriously discuss the ongoing situation and should come out with strong proposals to make BSNL a strong and viable organization. Confidence building measures to the customers shall have to be given priority. Strategies are to be evolved for more revenue generation, its collection and best utilization of expert man power. In this connection recently CMD BSNL has announced some major initiatives for the benefit of its valued costumers which include unlimited free night calling facility on land line phones from 9.00 PM to 7.00 AM, free incoming calls on roaming, services of BSNL Buzz and Speed pay etc. There is an opportunity to increase our revenue through these initiatives. This CWC may suggest methods for making more popular to these schemes and to reduce the operational cost, and stoppage of unwanted expenditures. In addition to the above National Mobile Number Portability has been implemented, we need to improve our quality of service to not only to retain our customers but to attract new subscribers. The Government’s decision on formation of BSNL Tower subsidiary Company for its tower business and move to bring 30% disinvestment of BSNL through an IPO or strategic partner, VRS to one lakh employees and merger of BSNL & MTNL etc. needs thorough debate. Delay in procurement of GSM / NGN equipments, material i.e. CLIP instruments, PIJF Cables/ Jointing Kits, MLLN Modems, ADSL+2 Type 2 Modems, OF Cables, SIM Cards etc has adversely affected the growth of BSNL. Arbitrary deployment of ITS officers in BSNL is also matter of serious concern to all of us. CWC Meet should decide the further line of action to get resolve the long pending issues and burning items related to Viability of BSNL. AIBSNLEA’s consistent efforts yielded result in getting released the Executive Order of allowing Diploma holder SDEs (C/E) having 10 years of technical experience to be promoted to the post of EE (C/E), long awaited promotion orders of 200 DGM (F), 1600 DEs posts are filled up on Regular basis and 26 JTOs(TF) to SDEs(TF), JTO(C/E) to SDE(C/E) LDCE quota, DGM to GM and GM to PGM/CGM promotion orders were issued. CPCs are in progress to fill up the vacant JAG and STS Group -'A' (DE/CAO/EE) posts on regular / adhoc basis & Group -'B' (SDE/AO) grades on regular basis. Still sufficient vacancies in SDE/AO, DE/CAO/EE, DGM/SE, and GM posts remain unfilled. This CWC shall be discussing and decide time bound action plan to get the issues sorted out. On the organizational side, we can have critical examination of our strength and weakness regarding actual paid membership of the Association. Efforts are being made to increase the membership in view of forthcoming verification of Membership. The proper corrective measures, wherever necessary, should be planned. Ensure regular and timely election of Branch / Circle bodies to provide transparent and democratic organization. CWC is to take stock of the status of the issues of various executive cadres taken by AIBSNLEA during the period. TELEWAVE Page-23 AUGUST-2015