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3. Sub: - Forum strongly opposes the proposal for VRS – reg. The Core Committee of the Forum, which held it’s meeting on 31st May, 2016, discussed about the interview given by the CMD BSNL, to the Indian Express, on the necessity to implement VRS in BSNL. The meeting decided to convey the following to the CMD BSNL. The views expressed by the CMD BSNL on VRS, published in the Indian Express dated 24th May, 2016, are very unfortunate. It is stated in the interview that VRS is necessary to turn BSNL profitable. The Forum disagrees with this view. It is pertinent to point out that, despite VRS is implemented thrice in MTNL, the Company could not be made profitable. Instead, the condition of MTNL has gone from bad to worse. Further, the Forum also wishes to point out that, BSNL earned a net profit of Rs.10183.29 crore in 2004- 05, when the Company was having atleast one lakh employees more. Thus, there is no reason for the Company to go into loss, when the strength of the employees has become less by 1, 00,000. BSNL went into loss mainly because it’s revenue got depleted from 2004-05 onwards. It was during this period when the Company was not allowed to procure equipments to take advantage of the booming mobile market. Ignoring this factor and blaming the employees for the ills of the Company is unfortunate. The Forum wishes to once again reiterate that it opposes VRS and requests the Management and the government not to implement the same in BSNL. (Copy endorsed to The Secretary, DoT Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi.) No. Forum/103/22 Dated 01.06.2016 (Addressed to Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001) FORUM WRITES 1. BSNL Managements biased and indifferent attitude towards executives who turned around the company is reflected in the record of discussion published by SR Cell on 11.05.2016: Record of discussion of AIBSNLEA and AIGETOA meeting with Director (HR) has been released wherein the issues / demands raised by Association and the proposed disposal / settlement plan by BSNL Management is attached. BSNL Corporate Office vide letter number BSNL/7-3/SR/2015 dated 11.05.2016 issues target dates on the agenda items / issues raised by Associations relating to Pers. / Estt Section. Wherein, regarding conduction of various CPCs in Telecom Finance and Accounts, Telecom Factory Wings and CPC from JTO (C/E) to SDE (C/E) and EE(C/E) to SE (C/E) has not been mentioned. Our comments on various issues are as under: 1. Regarding AD (O/L) cadre restructuring proposal based of the committee report is being further delayed for next two months, 2. Pay anomaly cases with respect to juniors despite the Hon’ble Supreme Court judgement is being further delayed for the next four months. 3. Khan Committee recommendations on CPSU cadre hierarchy are totally ignored and further modified structure will be planned in next two months and thereafter a joint committee will be formed to look into the implementations wherein the final proposal will be submitted after four months to the committee. In this manner the CPSU cadre hierarchy issue will be further dragged years together. 4. E2 and E3 scales for JTO and SDE equivalent executives: It is understood that BSNL Management will be submitting a memo to the MC of BSNL Board for grant of E2 and E3 scales for JTO and SDE equivalent cadres in replacement of E1A and E2A scales respectively with necessary changes as per recommendations of the Khan Committee wherein, it is being submitted that SDE and Sr. SDEs will remain in the E3 pay scales for ten years which is in violation of EPP and cannot be accepted. TELEWAVE 24 MAY-2016