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Minutes of the Joint Meeting of AIBSNLEA & AIGETOA at Mysuru on 18.06.2016 Com. P Venugopal, President AIBENLEA welcomed one and all to the joint session of AIBSNLEA and AIGETOA and take part in the discussions. He appreciated the Karnataka Circle for holding a wonderful Open Session in a remarkable manner. Com. Ravi Shil Verma, President AIGETOA welcomed one and all and appreciated Com. H Y Andeli and team for creating a new height by holding the open session in a grand manner and requested his team to learn organizing skill from Com. H Y Andeli and other senior leaders. He also mentioned that while discussing various issues of the executives he suggested of forming a common platform due to which the existence of united forum has been came into effect. He mentioned that the decision to form the united forum with AIBSNLEA has taken us to new heights. The wisdom of Prahlad Rai and P. Venugopal and their advice and have continuously followed and had never a feeling of working with a different association. He mentioned that he has no regret and the issues has taken a U turn after joining hands together. During the last three years, the achievements have been there because of this join effort. The idea of amalgamation of energy of youngsters and experience of AIBSNLEA was the idea initially while forming the united forum. He expected that at all level such feeling of togetherness and united should be made and reflected. He mentioned that he is confident of resolving the issues pending. He mentioned that we should follow and respect the MOU signed in its true spirit and work together and mentioned that there is no need of any apprehension that AIGETOA is different than AIBSNLEA. He mentioned that after leaving the hall, everyone should have a feeling that it is our united forum and we are together. Com Prahlad Rai, GS AIBSNLEA mentioned that the very purpose of holding the joint session is to discuss the forthcoming membership verification and requested everyone to participate in the discussion and come out with innovative ideas to get success in the verification. Now the time has come to prove that we are the number one association in the verification. He mentioned that an MOU was signed between AIBSNLEA and AIGETOA and there is an understanding in the MOU about how to go ahead by keeping the unity. Many joint CWCs and CHQ office bearers were held to discuss various issues and modalities of keeping the MOU in its true spirit. GS briefed about the activities taken place after forming the united forum. He also briefed about all the pending issues taken up with the BSNL management, details of discussion taken with the BSNL management, ground for the decision of going ahead with the agitation programme for settlement of various issues mainly viz. E2-E7 pay scale, CPSU cadre hierarchy and implementation of Khan Committee, Pension contribution on actual basic etc, approach of the sister association on the issues, etc. He mentioned that the members of AIBSNLEA and AIGETOA throughout the country has fully participated in the agitation programme which has compelled the BSNL management to take the favorable decision. The achievement was the result of the joint efforts of both AIBSNLEA and AIGETOA which has compelled the BSNL management, in spite of the efforts by other to sabotage the agitation. Now the membership verification is the major challenge. Once the verification is over, BSNL management will discuss all the major issues with only number one association. The supporting association will get only minor trade union facilities without any status and there will be no position for the third association. Unless we become number one association, we cannot achieve the goal and settle the grievances of the executives and we will not get any desired result. This is the serious concern which everyone has to think and discuss and come out with innovative ideas and methods. The issue of how the MOU can be implemented and how to go ahead with is also to be discussed. He opined to have a merged association by merging both together and have one association with one central body for the betterment of the executives and safeguard the interest of the executives. Com. Amit Roy, AGS AIGETOA in his address stated that as far as the AIGETOA is concerned only three PPPs are the aim. To achieve these three PPPs and goals, we alone struggled for many years and AIBSNLEA also struggled its own way to settle the issues. Subsequently we thought of being together and due to the togetherness we could achieve many. Now it is very near to achieve our goal and in the meantime the referendum has been notified. He mentioned that we are united and somehow we could convince the CMD that the approach of the management is illogical. CMD has agreed to the proposal of not keeping executives in 10 years in any level. The joint session has been arranged to discuss the modalities and the united forum wanted to be the number one in the verification. TELEWAVE 20 JUNE-2016