18-05-2013: Dear Comrades! The JAO officiating order as we suggested is now issued today. Really we congratulate all Accounts officers particularly Com.Kannan, CAO(F) and Com.David, AO(F). Above all, the interest and pain taken by the DGM(F) is commendable. We place under record the efforts taken by our comrades in settling this issue amicably.We welcome all the officials who now join the Main stream of the Executives and hope that they will be our members.  

Transfer case: Com.Devadoss, SDE (E) was transferred to Thanjavur. We pursued the case with the PCE(E) last week. We thanked him very much for responding positively though there is some complication. 

18-05-2013: Dear Comrades! Rotational transfer orders in the cadre of JAOs in Circle Office are released. The order is published below.

18-05-2013: Dear Comrades! The long stay list for SDE cadre for inter circle Transfer is released. Clarification on concession for SC/ST/OBC candidates appearing for TTA DR examination is issued. The copies are put down here.

13-05-2013: Dear Comrades! Today we met our CGM, GM(A) and PGM(F). Regarding the order issued already to disconnect the access to the off-net calls from  residential service connections/ Mobile service connections of serving employees was modified. If the officials are ready to pay the amount for such calls, they may be allowed. Order to this effect is issued today. We brought this to the notice of the CGM and while we pointed out, the CGM has told that the case was considered and issued the copies of the order to us. Our sincere thanks to our CGM. 

We thanked the GM(A) for settling the case of TB promotion to 21 Civil wing Executives on our line. Order was issued. Option was called for DGM(Telecom) and DE(Telecom) looking on arrangement. We gave in writing of our expectation and it was taken into account.

Transfer case of Com.Chandrasekaran, CAO/Tuticorin was discussed with the PGM(F) and it will be settled soon.

CAO looking on will be finalised within a day or two. It is sorry state of affairs that our Branch Secretaries did not pay attention towards the timely despatch of necessary VC report.  This causes delay. This may be avoided in future. One Association expressed their anger and disappointment with the PGM(F) for giving Officiating arrangement to newly qualified JAOs before sending for training. Our strong protest and plead before the administration convinced to give officiating instead of looking-on to the new hands. Association is not for putting demand against the welfare of the employees.

10-05-2013: Dear Comrades!  The Forum Associations/Unions took a strong decision to go on agitation for settling 78.2% IDA which is pending for a year after the agreement reached. The meeting finalised the programme. Let us prepare from now on for the success of the programme. The details are put down.

 09.05.2013: FORUM TAKES DECISION TO GO ON INDEFINITE STRIKE, DEMANDING IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF 78.2% IDA MERGER:

The meeting of the Forum, which took place today the 09.05.2013, has taken the historic decision to go on indefinite strike, demanding the immediate settlement of 78.2% IDA merger. The issue of 78.2% IDA merger was sent to the approval of DoT. However, the DoT, instead of giving it's approval, has referred the matter to the BRPSE (Board For Reconstruction of Public Sector Undertakings). This is nothing but putting 78.2% IDA merger in the cold storage. 

After discussing the issue threadbare, the Forum has decided to give call for the following agitational programme. Today's meeting was attended by Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri (Convener), Com.P. Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, Com. C. Singh, GS, NFTE, Com. K.Sebastin, GS, SNEA, Com.Prahalad Rai, GS, AIBSNLEA, Com. Jayaprakash, GS, FNTO, Com. Suresh Kumar, GS BSNL MS, and Com. S.P.Sharma, President, WRU. 

:AGITATIONAL PROGRAMME: 

1) Demonstrations on 22.05.2013 at BSNL Corporate Office, Circle/Branch level.

2) Dharna on 05.06.2013 at BSNL Corporate Office, Circle/Branch level.

3) Indefinite Strike from 12.06.2013 onwards.

The joint appeal of all the General Secretaries will be issued tomorrow. 

All the CHQ Office Bearers, Circle / Branch Secretaries are requested not only to ensure successful implementation of above Organisational Action Programmes but also to make the same 100% successful without fail . 

07-05-2013: Dear Comrades! Sri.Muthuramalingam, aged 82, the father of Com.Palaniappan, District President, MA SSA expired today at Madurai. We express our deep condolance and let us share his grief and sorrow with him and his family and friends.

06-05-2013: Dear Comrades! Today we heard the news of sudden demise of Sri.Krishnappa Naidu, Father of Com.K.Govindaraju, DE/SLM and the CWC member at the age of 92. We deeply mourn the death and let us share the grief and sorrow of him and his family with kith and kin.

03-05-2013: Dear Comrades! Today the CS, CP and FS met our CGM, GM(A) and DGM(A) and discussed issues pending for a long time. We requested to call for option to look after DGM posts first and then finalise SDE to DE look-on. Option will be called for after identifying the vacancies. Time bound promotion in respect of Salem Comrades and Com.Sarat Babu delayed was pointed out. They will be settled. Approval for TBP to Salem Comrades was given. Orders will be issued.

Transfer case of Com.Prabakaran, PS from STP/MA to MA SSA was discussed with the CGM. Cases which are genuine and not settled by some SSAs were brought to the notice of the Circle Administration. Justice will be rendered in near future.

Meeting with the PGM(F): We explained our position on Officiating to JAOs from qualified officials. Many doubts were discussed and cleared. Now option is called for. Our Branch Secretaries are requested to monitor the timely sending of option list along with that of special report and VC Report as instructed by the Circle Office in the format before 08-05-2013 without delay. Com.Ramesh CAO was issued transfer order from KKD to MA at his own request. Com.Chokkalingam, AO , KKD will be transferred to Erode and in turn Com.Meenakshi Usha, AO/ERD to Trichy on their request.

CAO and AO Look- on order will be issued tomorrow. Some SSAs still have not sent the Special and VC Report. This will delay in issuing looking on order to those officers who are eligible and available in those SSAs. Branch Secreatries are requested to pay a little time to see these reports are sent to Circle Office.

Regarding the TBP of the Civil Wing Comrades, Doubts were cleared and orders will be issued within a day or two. We met the PCE(Civil) also today. Though there is no time sufficiently as we went to Civil office at about 1630 Hrs. we conveyed that the TBP orders will be issued on the decision and convention being adopted hitherto in Civil wing.

Com.Velusamy, AO is coming back to Tamilnadu from Andaman after tenure completion. Similarly Com.Nagarethinam and Com.Madurai DEs are transferred back to Tamilnadu and posted to ERD and CDL SSA respectively. We welcome them. Their presence will help strengthen our AIBSNLEA in CDL, CBT and ERD SSAs.  

Dear Comrades! After a long time, 71 CAOs are promoted as DGMs. Orders are issued. 7 more left out cases will be released shortly. We congratulate all of our Comrades of Tamilnadu(8 CAOs) who are promoted as DGMs. Out of 8, five are retained and three are transferred out.

On Agitational Programme: We gave a call for agitational programme for settling long pending issues. After two rounds of talks which went for more than five hours ended with "Record of Discussions" and it was issued by the GM(SR)/ND.So our CHQ deferred the programme. Let us wait and hope for settlement.

03-05-2013: Dear Comrades! Today letter calling for option to JAO is released by our Circle. Corporate office issued order on transfer of AOs/Sr.AOs. Posting orders to the DEs transferred back from other Circles are issued by the Circle office. 

Dear Comrades! In many SSAs the foundation day of our Association was observed and meetings were organised. CS and Com.Durai ACS attended the special meeting at Trichy on 01-05-2013 and 0n 30-04-2013, the CS and Com.Rajendran, CWC Member attended the farewell meeting  at Pudukkottai for the retiring DE Com.Arulandu. On behalf of our Circle he was shawled and all members of this Branch participated the meeting.

The CHQ took the cases of CAOs/JTO for retention and regular promotion respectively. The letters are published below.

A stand alone association of handful members who runs the show with the amount grabed from other Association raised doubt about the amount we gave to the Court Case. First of all we wish to tell that we need not give details to these leaders on spending the money for court cases. Our CHQ gave the amount. We are not for any silly advertisement. Moreover Court cases and getting impleaded into them for the sake of our Cadres is not new. In Chennai CAT we got impleaded into the case aginst that filed by Graduate engineers in respect of BSNL MSRR foot note  under IC and won the case. We spent Rs.50,000 and SNEA also spent the same amount. Similarly today our CHQ impleads into major cases pertaining to ITS officers absorption, TTAs officiating as JTOs, for the promotion of all Executive cadres which is delayed due to the cases filed by some direct / department promotees. Our Kerala Circle Branch itself on behalf of our CHQ filed many cases for the welfare of TTAs/ other Executives. So only silly will unfurl umbrella during night even when there is no sun/ rain just to show that he is having umbrella!

Thieves of public property cannot speak of Accountability.      

26-04-2013: Dear Comrades! Letters are issued calling for VCRs for the promotion of JTO(C) to SDE(C) and regular promotion in the grade of SE(C) today. Our CHQ is consistantly pursuing the case. We have to see that the VCRs are sent in time.

26-04-2013: Dear Comrades! At last our demand for demerger of BSS team is settled and orders are issued on the basis of the recommendations given by the Committee formed. Today order is issued. It is neither a victory nor a defeat to anybody. We opined that the merger would not serve the purpose from the day one of its merger and  it would end in dislocation of service and the staff. Entire staff working in that wing are agitated. But we pacified them and requested them to be calm and patient. Finally we get this order. Our sincere thanks to the Circle Administration particularly to our GM(A) and our CGM and other officers who are behind the issue of this order.

Chennai CAT case: In Hon'ble CAT, Chennai, the final arguement on the case of promotion from SDEs to DEs went on today and completed. The Hon'ble court directed to submit the final written arguement within a week time. Our BSNL side counsel submitted the written brief immediately. The petitioners' side is to submit. Orders reserved until submission. Let us hope for the best.

Transfer and posting of CAOs: Three CAOs transferred from other Circles are posted to Trichy and Coimbatore. Orders are shown below.

25-04-2013: Dear Comrades! Some changes are made in the tour programme. All are requested to refer to it and arrange meetings accordingly. It is published below.

The Retention order to Com.Anbarasu is released on 18-04-2013. It is also put down here.

May 1: Foundation DAY: Please do not forget to celebrate our Foundation Day coming on 01-05-2013. Flag Hoisting is the must. Organise Meetings, Seminars etc, Distribute sweets to all the staff, Propagate the tasks ahead in common and the demands we won in the past. Make the Day a memorable one in your area.

Time Bound promotion in Civil Wing: Doubts and blocks will be cleared shortly. Conventions will not be violated. GM(A) assured to settle the case. Let us wait for some more time. 

25-04-2013:

Dear Comrade! Com.Anbarasu DE/VLR who was transferred to NE-II is given Retention upto 30-09-2013. Order was issued on 18-04-2013. 

Option may be given to Trichy Nodal Centre/Trichy from SDEs/DEs as acute shortage is there and they have to be filled up immediately. Corporate Office issued letter to that effect. The optees(SDEs/DEs) may give their applications without delay. 

Officiating to JAOs: Putting demand without assessing the benefit to the Officials is very easy. Any lay man can ask anything. But we logically and as per the available rules put the demand for officiating (but not looking on) to those officials who passed both Part I and Part II Examinations of JAO. While those officials who passed only Part I are permitted to officiate with monetary benefit, why not for them who passed both Part I and Part II?. GM(F) assured to settle the case. Roster points will also be covered. But if any own request transfer involves within this short spell before going for training, that will be only at the cost of the officials. Otherwise the vacancies available will be utilised with the locally available officials within SSA. 

23-04-2013: Dear Comrades! Chennai CAT case on promotion from SDE to DE : Final arguement goes on today and further case is postponed to Friday (26-04-2013)