GS Shri R P Shahu, All India President Shri Ravi Shil Verma, AGS Shri Amit Roy, Vice President Shri Mantosh Kumar and CWC Member Delhi Circle Shri Shubendu Sharma met Hon’ble Minister of Communications Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad ji in presence of Hon’ble MP Shri Jagdambika Pal ji on 26th September 2014. Hon’ble Minister specified that AIGETOA is the first association with who he has met and for that we should be thankful to Shri Jagdambika Pal ji but for him this meeting would not have taken place. The meeting lasted for around 15-20 minutes.
Shri Jagdambika Pal initially briefed the Hon’ble Minister about the direct recruits and about the problems and hardships faced by us in our entire career of BSNL. Shri Pal told minister that this is the group which will play a key role in the revival of BSNL but unfortunately they have been marginalized by BSNL management. Hon’ble MoC then asked us to explain the issues in detail. The meeting was quite interactive with minister asking for several inputs in regard to the issues. Minister asked us whether the group belongs to Indian Telecom Service. We apprised the minister that we were recruited after formation of BSNL and till then we have been manning all the important services of BSNL. Minister also asked us when the first recruitment took place and how many batches have been recruited till date. In the brief time which was made available to us, our team apprised the hon’ble minister about the burning issues of Pay scale, Pay Parity, Superannuation benefits and lack of promotional avenues for the direct recruits. We were able to explain to the minister that BSNL is not having any dearth of talent and the need is to have a proactive management which can utilize the potential to its fullest.
Hon’ble minister asked for our view on the revival of BSNL. We expressed our belief in the government and its policies and assured hon’ble minister that whatever decisions government will take for the wellbeing and revival of BSNL, the Direct recruits of BSNL will give its hundred percent and they are willing to go to any extent to revive the BSNL.
Finally, Hon’ble MOC told that he has taken note of the issues and will definitely do the needful after going through the representation submitted by us, in the, meanwhile every one of us should be ready to take extra efforts for reviving BSNL. We assured minister for the same.
Dear friends, we have once again taken our issues to the highest level and we definitely hope for a positive outcome. However in the mean time we should be equally concerned with our responsibilities and expectations of the government from the young and the most dynamic group of BSNL. Each one of should make it a habit to analyze his output every day and should ponder on whether he has been able to justifying his salary. Each one of should target for delivering at least two hundred percent of his potential. With this thought in mind there are no reasons why BSNL will lag behind.
In the meanwhile, we express our deepest and sincere gratitude for Hon’ble MP Shri Jagdambika Pal ji who since one year has been standing for the cause of BSNL and the direct recruits in particular. Yesterday also he apprised the Hon’ble Minister about the prevailing scenario in BSNL and the reasons for its downfall. We are very much sure that his efforts will yield fruit and definitely BSNL as well as the Direct Recruits will get its due with his blessings and his tireless efforts. We convey our heartfelt thanks to the hon’ble MP for the kindness and the caring attitude towards the direct recruits.
Glimpses of Meeting with Hon’ble MOC. Click here
Letter & Presentation Submitted to Hon’ble MOC. Click here
