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stated that for the executives, leader is only the CMD & Board of Directors and the management. He also expressed that the recent trade union action was need of the hour and we have full faith on the BSNL management. BSNL is providing the selfless and cheap services continuously for years together. He mentioned that the cheap rate of the GSM services by the BSNL has only allowed common man to use the mobile services. He mentioned that the BSNL which was making profit earlier has gone at loss due to the policies and now it has started turning around due to the combined hard work of employees and management. He saluted the CMD and the efforts of BSNL management to reach to the common man during the time of emergencies and natural calamities. He also mentioned that he has faith on the BSNL management to settle the HR issues like pay scales by considering the HR as a resource for the revenue. He requested CMD to use his good office and settle the maximum HR issues by getting approval from DoT. Com. Prahlad Rai, General Secretary, AIBSNLEA has expressed his sincere gratitude to CMD, BSNL, Director (CFA), BSNL, and G.M. (SR) for sparing the valuable time inspite of various meeting at New Delhi and making convenient to attend the said meeting. He also express his sincere thanks to Prof. Shri K.S. Rangappa, Vice- Chancellor, University of Mysore for sparing the auditorium for the conference. He also welcomed all other trade union / association leaders on the dais and the senior officers, delegates, press and media persons, etc. Com. Amit Roy, AGS, AIGETOA in his address stated that BSNL has contributed is 100% in changing the telecom need of the country. Telecom in India is synonymous of BSNL. BSNL has playing crucial role in the development of the country like digital India. He mentioned the major burning issues of the direct recruite is that while joining we were expecting Pay, Promotion and Pension at par with other PSUs. We are striving for standard pay scale instead of intermediate pay scale of E1A and E2A. All other PSU have changed their intermediate pay scale and he expected that under the dynamic leader of Shri Anupam Srivastava, CMD, no grievance will remain pending. He also requested to implement Khan Committee recommendation and CPSU cadre hierarchy. He mentioned that the CMD and Director CFA has taken the converted PSU of BSNL into PSU. Due to the support of the CMD, Director (HR) and HR team only Pay and Pension is being achieved shortly. He expected that CMD will get the clearance of DoT to implement the E1 and E2 pay scale. Now BSNL is in operative profit due to the positive attitude of the CMD. Now no PSU is paying pension instead made it as superannuation benefit. Now the superannuation benefit is paid by the trust. He expressed that instead of 30% superannuation benefit, only 3% has been granted by the BSNL and expected that the BSNL management will make efforts to contribute atleast 12% as assured. He requested to fulfil the promotion by introducing CPSU cadre hierarchy. He also to make preparation for the promotion so that after getting clearance from the court after the vacation, promotion order can be issued immediately. He requested to consider Rule 8 transfer cases while recruiting new executives. Com. K. Sebastin, G.S. SNEA (I) in his address expressed his gratitude for inviting him for the open session. He on behalf of the SNEA wished the success of the AIC of AIBSNLEA and AGM of AIGETOA and expressed that the conference will come out with strategy to make the BSNL services better. BSNL CMD and Director CFA is having various innovative ideas and Hotspot, FTTH on affordable rate is being provided by BSNL. The IP traffic is provided only the BSNL in the country. BSNL is in the reviving situation and management is having vibrant and positive decisions and it is the turn of the employees and executives to support and make the SWAS programme and great success. 3rd PRC will definite. He also stated that the present management is taking various initiatives to settle the HR issues. Working together for the betterment of the executive by the all three executive associations is required and he also stated that though there is a difference of opinion amongst the executive associations, there is no difference as far as the issues of the executives are concerned. He expressed his confidence that together we can settle the issues. Shri A.M. Gupta G.M. (SR) in his address mentioned that such a huge gathering he is seeing in BSNL at the first time. He mentioned that Com. P Rai is neither silent nor a spectator and he is an actor coming with so many ideas and solutions. He is privileged to be the part of the function and extended gratitude for inviting him and extended thanks to the CMD and Director (HR) for allowing him to attend the gathering. Last year was the year of innovation and ideas, as we have introduced many new schemes like night free calling. Our HR unit also has change due to the presence of CMD. As compared to the size of the organization, the issues pointed out by Com. Prahlad Rai is very small. On behalf of the CMD he mentioned that first is the employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction is second. Many issues are under the active consideration of the BSNL management. Since membership verification is notified clarification on much HR issues cannot be explained. He also stated that solving the problem is like appearing exam, easy problems will be solved first and difficult TELEWAVE 25 JUNE-2016