Meeting with IIM-A Delegates by AIGETOA

The meeting of our association with delegates from IIM-Ahamdabad was conducted at O/o CGMT, BSNL Kerala, Trivandrum today. The Agenda BSNL Revival plan was discussed in detail. Our association put through various suggestions, details and inputs on HR & Operations front,   keeping a view of employee issue (special emphasis to BSNL Recruits) addressal and business with service motto with improvement on financial viability. Meeting was in a very cordial and interactive atmosphere. Association was represented by CS Sri. Saheer,  CFS Sri. Ansal,  DP TVM Sri. Madhumohan and DS TVM Sri. Sekhar. We express our sincere gratitude to respected CGMT Dr. P T Mathew,  ITS,  Respected Sri. Robin Poddar,  GM ( HR/Admin ), Sri. R Satheesh,  Jt GM Admin - for providing an opportunity to meet the delegates and further interactions.

Contempt Petition with regard to JTO to SDE promotions in SCF Quota

The contempt petition with regard to JTO to SDE promotions in SCF Quota came today at Hon CAT, Ernakulam.

Earlier personal appearance of respondents were ordered by Hon Court with inference of guilty towards action made from respondent side.

Today even though it's not a surprise,  it is learnt that president of one association was present at the Court with senior advocates who were dealing against the promotion aspects of BSNL recruit JTOs. 

No specific arguments happened today. The personal appearance by respondent side is postponed and petition will come again on 30/11/2018.

The New Mantra of so called Mightiest – BSNL Recruits Should Stay Calm??

Recent update on website suggests BSNL recruits should stay calm……It is as good as they are telling --- Go and Play Flute when the cadre is burning…..

Something, Which they follow for issues related to BSNL Recruits…….

We are in fact astonished by the update on the website of the self proclaimed mighty association with regard to the EPF Full pension case and its attitude towards BSNL recruits Social Security. Right from the days, When we were running pillar to post to get our EPF anomalies resolved, they were in sleeping in a deep slumber. In earlier times also, when we were filing cases and fighting with authorities to deposit EPF Arrears by BSNL, they were busy coercing employees to give undertaking in favour of management just to suit the designs of administration. When our people were fighting in courts for EPF related issues, they were trying to learn the full form of EPF (In their website, you can very easily find it written as “Employees Pension Fund”.. may be with a motive to deny the creation of pension fund for BSNL recruits as envisaged in Rule 37A by justifying that EPF is a Pension Scheme). They have always remain insensitive to the issues pertaining to BSNL recruits.

Now when AIGETOA people and like minds have come forward proactively, they are trying to confuse BSNL recruits. Whether they have gone through the writ petition of NCOA or any other petitions?? If not! Then we suggest them to get the copy from their consultants and read it first. Are they proclaiming that the whole lot of EPF cases (1500+) filed on their behalf?? Big No!!!

If they were honest in approach, then they would have easily realized that the cases of BSNL Recruits are an absolute necessity and they could have urged their members (BRs) also for the same but no because they show themselves to be worried, but they actually are least bothered.

We have already seen what and how logical they are and the type of logic they produce to their members as well as management to justify their silly thought process – to quote one of their thoughts as below:

“Nobody is able to understand for what purpose they are fighting in the CAT when High Court rejected all their demands”.

Isn't it ridiculous.. court has established contempt and they are saying High Court Rejected all the demands…this comment can come only from persons of very high thoughts.. who believes in myopic vision as per his whimsical perceptions & fancies and not on actual position on ground. Anyway, we don’t want to comment on their wisdom, We are fully aware about that.

They are propagating that our leaders went into massive fund collection for the EPF case. Instead of stooping to so low, they should have introspected their steps and should have in fact moved immediately for their members..but they prefer to remain on other side, just to satisfy their false ego and stand.

After all what more they want!!! They have already ruined the pay scales, career aspects and social security of entire BSNL recruits, be it executives or non-executives. A brief enumeration may open all eyes about their action/inaction to deny the basic rights of BSNL recruits in almost all aspects:

PAY –Who compromised for Lower Pay Scale in JTO RR 2014 despite objections from us? They agreed for 2nd PRC with interim scales of E1A and E2A without seeking regular scales of E2 and E3…They didn’t agree for merger of non functionalSr SDE Scale with SDE Scale; just to satisfy some of their members, whose pay may have been needed to protect ifmerger of these two scales have taken place…..They further created confusion in minds of management w.r.t. 22820/- issue, which ultimately lingered it but AIGETOA can’t leave and determined to resolve.

If they are really so much expert and well wisher, why they don’t come forward and join us in various legal fronts for standard pay scales, pay parity/pay loss and other issues of BSNL Recruits.

Pension: They did not bother for creation of separate pension fund for BSNL recruits as envisaged in rule 37A. On the other hand, they ensured awarding of Govt protected pension, gratuity along with IDA scales and CGEHIS for themselves and settled for EPF(which is a statutory benefit)and Gratuity only for BRs instead of full SAB. They didn’t bother forcreation of Superannuation Fund (SAB) at the time of 2nd PRC implementation, in spite of clear cut direction for the same. SAB came into picture only when AIGETOA got acommitteeconstituted for it. In fact when management showed its willingness for raising it to another 2 percent after making it 5, they were trying to keep it restricted to 6 percentjust for the sake of credit. It was AIGETOA only which has kept the issue alive thorugh common platform of AUAB, legal Platforms and its own Platform. We will ensure further enhancement of the contribution. Till date, these wise men of BSNL haven’t uttered a single word so far for the PRMB (Post Medical RetrialBenefits) fund creation for BSNL Recruits (as like CGEHIS assured) as envisaged in 2nd PRC and BSNL Policy. Further, we have already seen their strike agenda which was only for a particular group and all the issues related with BSNL recruits were dumped.

Promotion: Everybody knows what they have done for the promotional avenues of BSNL recruits. Earlier they agreed for Time Bound Financial Up-gradation instead of Time Bound Functional Promotions despite the vociferous objections by AIGETOA and DR team.

Later when company started to formulate CPSU Cadre Hierarchy, which was proposed by AIGETOA in 2008 onwards, they signed on the committee report by compromising the interest of BSNL Recruits and backstabbed AIGETOA original proposal. Further they agreed for inclusion of MT recruitment in MS-RR instead of Internal Fast Track Promotion as proposed by AIGETOA in CPSU(with consideration of qualification weightage). They also tried to derail the promotion of BSNL recruits in recently held promotions by their failed attempt to stop LDCE Promotions. Their activists also delayed the conductions of exam/result/promotion which in turn delaying the rightful increments of the LDCE cleared candidates. They even made the management to award JTO to SDE Promotions (SCF) against the merit of Hon’ble HC verdict without keeping 1:1 intact. Now they are trying to create roadblocks in JTO to SDE Promotions in SCF (As the list constitutes only BSNL Recruits)through their out of the world and absurd logic. Further, they also succeeded in derailing list 8 and list 9 to be considered for further promotions to AGM mainly due to the phobia of BSNL recruits.

Coming back to EPF pension, they are saying that they will wait. Yes they will wait because the issue pertains to BSNL recruits but they don’t wait when the issue is theirs. But AIGETOA can’t, because we know the feel of pain of each and every day passing without social security to BSNL recruit.

As far as our cases are concerned, they should thank us as we work for each and every BR in mind while we pursue the issues and that was the reason our leaders did not hesitate to include members of other associations also. We believe in honest work and interest of BSNL recruits paramount as a whole, not as a member of individual association. That’s the reason, we are insisting for inclusion of BSNL recruited non-executives also in the Group Term Insurance policy. We feel the pain of no social security and what it would mean forfamily of BSNL recruits, if any untoward happens to them.

At the end, we request them to mind their own house which is already in huge disarray and desist from commenting on the leaders and activists of AIGETOA….For the sake of Better sense, we don’t comment on their working…because we feel that how they run their association, is entirely their prerogative,..else we could have also questioned the rationale behind huge collections in the name of AIC…but we don’t want to stoop to that low…hence will prefer to keep silent.

Here we also want to apprise our members that we are closely watching the sudden concern and involvement of one of non executive union with regard to Recruitment of MTs in BSNL and trying to analyze the reasons for this sudden upsurge. Here we would like to clarify each and every mind that entry of MT in BSNL will nothing but a direct attack on the interest of BSNL Recruit Fraternity. Presently we can only say that we are in a process to review our decision to be part of the larger forum Unions and Association of BSNL as we can not coexist with those who go against the basic interests of BSNL recruited Executive. Matter has already been discussed with them and if they don’t take corrective action, we will not hesitate in coming out of all such forums. We may take individual decision keeping in mind the larger interest of the BSNL Recruits and company itself.

Inter BA Transfer Orders Issued

The much awaited transfer orders of our executives have been issued today. Click here for the order A couple of transfer orders are left out, where some corrections may too be required. Nevertheless, we are grateful to our beloved CGMT, GM HR & DGM HR for considering the requests and issuing the transfer orders on its merit.  

The association had a meeting with Circle Management on 8th October and the discussions were lengthy and really fruitful. Our Administration acknowledged the genuine grounds on which the requests were made and had agreed within a weeks time frame the requests would be considered. The administration acted far quickly and ensured the executives got their due. 

AIGETOA Kerala once again express our sincere gratitude to Respected CGMT Dr.P.T Mathew ITS, GM(HR/Admn) Shri. Robin Poddar, DGM(HR) Shri. B.Makesh, AGM(HR) Smt. Sudha P Nair, SDE(HR2) Smt. Geetha Devi Suresh and team for quickly taking up the transfer requests and giving much relief to the executives who were eager to get placed at their home SSAs after serving long 08-10 years outside the circle. There is no doubt that the transfer orders would instil a new vigour in these executives and their productivity and enthusiasm would be much higher.

Meeting with Circle Administration on Pending Transfer Requests

Our Circle team led by CS  had marathon discussions and deliberations with Circle administration today on the matter of pending transfer requests. We met GM(HR/ Admin), DGM(HR) and team with various genuine points and justifications. From association side Sri.Dipu Chandran Circle Executive, Sri.Shekhar S Nair DS TVM,  Sri.Madhumohan.H DP TVM,  Sri.Ratheesh Ponnappan CVP,  Sri. Denny S ACS,  Sri. Vipal Prem ACS, Sri. Maxmilan K CVP, Sri.Sunil Kumar S DP ALP,  Sri.Anand Ramakrishnan CVP were present for various discussions. The matter was taken for notice to our respected CGMT also. 

Management was very much considerate to our justified pending transfer cases. It was assured that the requests will be taken care and orders will be issued shortly. We are thankful to our respected CGMT Dr. PT Mathew ITS,   GM( HR/ Admin) Sri. Robin Poddar,  DGM ( HR)  Sri. B Makesh for kind consideration.

Annual General body Meet : Thrissur SSA

Thrissur SSA AGM and election of new SSA body was conducted at Hotel CASINO,  Thrissur today. Circle Secretary Sri. Saheer S,  CFS & CHQ Advisor Sri. Ansal Mohammed, CVP Sri. Maxmilan attended the function. Chief guest PGMT TCR Sri.C Rajendran ITS inaugurated the function in the morning. DGM (Admin) Sri. Mallesh Makani , DGM ( BSS/Mktg) Sri. B.S Patil were also attended the function. Current Scenario of BSNL and BSNL Recruits were taken by various dignitaries while interaction. 
Click here for the photos

The Election proceedings started after   lunch. Sri. Maxmilan,  CVP AIGETOA Kerala - Observer and Presiding officer,  handled the election process.  Thrissur AIGETOA SSA body for the next term was elected unanimously.

Dist President : 
Sri. Jayadevan 
Dist Secretary : 
Sri. Anand Ramakrishnan 
Dist Finance Secretary : Sri. Chandrakumar OB
DVP1- Sri. Shahin
DVP2-Smt. Nisha Padmanabhan
ADS1- Sri. Amrith Aravind
ADS2- Sri. Durgadathan

Executive Members 
1. Sri. Raghavan Baiju
2. Smt.Sumija
3. Sri. Sandeep
4. Sri. Vivek
5. Sri. Bennet John

Details of Meeting with GM (Pers) and Personnel section team

On Monday, 1st October 2018, GS AIGETOA along with Kerala circle team had a meeting with GM (Pers) and Personnel section team. OSD to Director HR was also present in the meeting. The discussion lasted almost half a day. The Current status with respect to promotions and way forward was discussed in detail. We have presented our view points to management along with documents. Management side has presented their view points. Now the status shall be discussed with Director HR. Details shall be apprised in due course.

Friends, AIGETOA team is trying its best and have been working on grounds in close coordination with leaders across various circles. We have been able to complete SCR work almost to 90 Percent despite obstacles all the way and it is expected that remaining data may reach BSNL CO maximum by tomorrow.

AIGETOA once again reaffirms it's commitment that it will not rest till the promotion is extended to all eligible executives.

BSNL Formation Day wishes..

Meeting with GM-HR and DGM-HR on Pending Transfer Requests

AIGETOA Team comprising CS, Shri Saheer S, ACS, Shri Prasad Raj, DS TVM, Shri Sekhar, DP TVM Shri Madhumohan met GM-HR and DGM-HR in the chamber of GM-HR today the 29th September 2018. The meeting was in continuance of Transfer related issues that the Association had been taking up. We strongly pointed out the biased approach the Administration is having towards genuine transfer requests, where executives who worked more than 10 years at far flung areas like J&K were ignored while those who were transferred on long stay of 25-30 years were given with their requested BA. The team was vociferous in pointing out the injustice towards the deserving executives and requested Administration the rationale behind such one sided, biased transfer orders. Team AIGETOA was of the view that the developments for the last couple of weeks were highly biased and never heard in the history of any previous managements and further explained such pick and choose transfer orders would only demoralize and demotivate the hard working executives who always had a faith in the management.

Team AIGETOA was categorical in putting the message across with regard to non-neutral transfer policies, and demanded equal consideration to all sections of employees. GM-HR, after hearing the disturbing questions raised by AIGETOA explained that, he would look into the issues and will have a discussion with the CGMT, who will join on 8th October. We expect a positive decision in the proposed meeting as promised by GM-HR. In the meantime, all our CEC Members/DS/DP have to gear-up for a full-fledged protest against such cornering actions of the management against our members.

All DS/DP/DFS/CEC Team should be prepared to reach at Circle office on 8th October 2018 to make sure Management takes a non-biased approach towards deserving transfer requests. The details of the office bearers, and their mode of journey, expected time of arrival may be shared in CEC platform.

JTO to SDE Promotions : SCR sent from KL Circle

At last KL Circle could send the DPC particulars required to Corporate office today. Many hurdles and lethargic approach was observed on coordinating the same, from various corners. Except AIGETOA No other association were seen in any corner for any support. The special efforts from AIGETOA Core members are really appreciable.
Now the particulars have been signed by the committee, and soft copy sent to Corporate Office. This is only the first step on struggle, which has been successfully completed. We hope to get the orders at the earliest with the active support and persuasion of our GS and CHQ team
Team AIGETOA Kerala.

AT LAST, THE MIGHTIEST CAME TO ITS SENSES

We are happy to note the change in stand of the mightiest. Now they have accepted that the promotion orders can be issued for the JTOs recruited for a particular recruitment year, provided all the JTOs in that rect year is able to cover in the promotion order.

The facts and merits of the case and promotion issue has been emphasized time and again to the management and during last many meetings held with the HR group. We have categorically explained that the Hon'ble Ernakulam High Court order states that promotion should be in a ratio 1:1 and within the stream; the prevailing appointment orders/promotion prevails i.e. seniority has to be decided as per prevailing recruitment rules within the cadre.

We have been able to explain and emphasize before the management for filling up all the vacancies even if it requires up-gradation of the posts to cover up all the eligible JTOs for promotion.

The biggest hurdles in the way of executing promotions have at last come to terms and are speaking in line with the AIGETOA's voice.This is another matter that still they are unable to digest the truth and that they have inflicted the damage already, but still we hope that this good sense will prevail and they will not try to create more hurdles.

AIGETOA is completely committed to the cause of BSNL recruits and will ensure that the promotions are issued immediately for all eligible BSNL recruits. We are the only association, who has been speaking on behalf of all eligible candidates and for filling up all the available vacancies.

UPDATE ON CASE FOR REPLACEMENT OF PAY SCALES

As per direction of Hon'ble CAT Chandigarh while disposing off the AIGETOA's contempt petition filed against DoT, Fresh OA has been filed at Hon'ble CAT bench of Chandigarh challenging the P.O. Issued by DOT for settlement of Intermediary Pay Scales of E1A and E2A. We know that there was a lot of apprehension and anxiety amongst the executives specially those who were members of AIGETOA as almost 5 months have passed since the Hon'ble Court gave direction for filing a fresh OA. This was a deliberate delay as we were waiting for DPE's reply on the clarification sought by DoT after a series of meetings with Hon'ble MoC. We wanted to ensure that the case filed should be a rugged and substantive case and not like others who file cases just for fun or for seeking the attention of the similarly placed candidates. We believe in genuine persuasion and not indulge in stunt making on websites. That was the reason, we were silently working on these cases which will ensure and define the future of all BSNL recruits if disposed of in favor of AIGETOA. While we have been pursuing the replacement of non standard scales with standard scales of E2 and E3 at Chandigarh, we have been pursuing for replacement of E1 scale with E2 scale at Hon'ble Ernakullam CAT. These cases will benefit all JTOs/JAOs, whether freshly recruited in E1 or whether recruited earlier in E1A scales.

The recent letter by DoT is just an afterthought script to save them in Std Pay Scale CONTEMPT case which they have committed by issuing referred PO in response to the Court Notices during original case of Std Pay Scale. Almost everybody knew that BSNL had its own JTO around 4500 already working before finally absorbing DoT staff in March 2004. Further, great thing to notice is that "Taking cue from the DoT Letter, Some corners have started the old rhetoric of E1 scale being decided for the BSNL recruits at the time of BSNL formation, while the fact is that this song is being sung only to prove some of their own historic blunders & wrongdoing to 'their act of benevolence'."

DOT surely knew that BSNL or DoT both could NOT give anything less than E1A to BR JTO as it would have not stood the test of law and especially in the light of the fact that at the time of notifying new IDA scales in 2004, BSNL had a staff of its own already working with such high numbers - 4500 after 2K1 & 2K2 Rectt. Yes, we do accept the notion of DoT that BSNL was free to devise their own scales for their own recruited JTO may be E2 or even E2A or even E3, but giving separate scale to BSNL recruits was not acceptable to our seniors, not because of act of benevolence but in light of the fact that different scales to BSNL recruits could not have been given without separating the two streams as two different cadres. Creating 2 separate Cadres could have only allowed BSNL to give different Pay Scales (either way out - Giving lower or higher to BR vis-a-vis DoT Absorbees) escaping judicial scrutiny of Equal Work Equal Pay. It is all clear but we are amazed at how brazenly they are still playing saviors!

The notesheet of DoT and BSNL & interim correspondence of all stakeholders and other records during the course of such negotiations from early 2000 up-to July 2003 will certainly reveal all this. Separate Cadres were avoided by both BSNL/DoT & existing functional associations of DoT in BSNL fearing the obvious repercussions it could have in future i.e. Separate Service Conditions for BSNL recruits.

DoT is writing that BSNL Erred in giving E1A to Fresh BSNL recruitswhile the presidential order issued by DOT in year 2003 shows that DOT itself has granted approval of E1A to existing BSNL recruited JTOs. Seems DoT itself had ERRED in giving that order 'in exercise of the powers conferred by the Article 145 of AoA of BSNL' and in the process they are perhaps indicating that Erroneous Presidential Orders have been issued.

And it took DoT, 18 long years to "dig-out" that Absorbed Executives from DoT to BSNL were eligible for E1A + Govt. Pension and same set of Absorbers to MTNL were eligible for E2 without Govt. Pension And BSNL erred (Without consent or knowledge of DoT !? ) in offering E1A to their own recruited 4500 JTOs.

It is like writing script/design of an invention after watching it displayed in front of you & then claiming patent also ! And yes Perhaps MTNL also would have erred in giving E2 to their recruited JTO. And Presidential orders issued in 2003 was also issued erroneously in while exercising his powers conferred in Article 145 of AoA of BSNL in doing so.

More intriguing the fact that the mightiest claimants and so called saviors instead of analyzing and discussing the course of action to set the things in right perspective, started passing the buck to other associations and in the process accepting the notion offered by DoT. And they call themselves the saviors and mightiest. Time for introspection for them and their supporters.

Despite the throwing the towel in the ring by the mightiest,AIGETOA HAS KEPT THE ISSUE ALIVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. WE ARE DETERMINED TO GO TO THE LAST EXTENT AND FIGHT THIS GENUINE ISSUE TILL SUPREME COURT.

In the meanwhile, our team has also taken up the case of 22820 in legal way and we are in the process of filing a case and preliminary steps in this regard has already been initiated. We will ensure that this issue takes it logical conclusion and provides respite to the executives facing pay loss. We thank you Sh Surendra Kumar Ji for the support extended on this case.

SCR/ APAR of JTOs till YOR-2008

Today Sri.Saheer(CS), Sri.Prasad Raj(ACS), Sri.Sathya Jose(ADS,TVM) met DGM(HR) , Circle office regarding the Screeening Committee report and APAR w.r.t SCF promotion upto 2008 Batch JTOs. It is informed that Kerala circle is ready to send the report to Corporate Office on 18th of this month. All DS/DPs are requested to coordinate with BAs for pending cases(all pending cases are belonging to BSNL Recruits) and send it by tomorrow or by Monday. The one year pending e-apar of STR may also be sent in time.

Update on JTO pay scale upgradation Rejoinder

The Rejoinder filed at Hon CAT, Ernakulam for JTO Scale upgradation to E2 , is posted to 16/10/2018 for further hearings

The Workshop on Robotics & AI arranged and coordinated by AIGETOA Kerala

The programme on 8/9/18 was a truly eventful one without letting down our expectations.The event registration was 76 with almost all of the parents staying along with their wards till the end of the programme.The attendance was so huge and diverse.The trainers were of the opinion that many of the attendees were very knowledgeable about the branch of science more than what was expected out of their age. 

The programme started with  welcome address by AIGETOA Circle Secretary Shri Saheer S. The inaugural lighting of the lamp by the guests of honour -  Dr Shri. JyothiSankar ITS (GM EB/ S&M-CM), Shri Robin Poddar (GM HR & Admin) , Shri Surendrakumar Vikraman (President, RobotiX Institute, TN,USA) along with our CS Shri Saheer S and Trivandrum DP Shri Madhumohan H. 

Dr Sri.Jyothi Sankar GM, addressed the young crowd on the seem less possibilities of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, while Shri Robin Poddar GM shed light on real-life application of robotics to young kids.

Once into the session, Shri Surendrakumar asked the young minds to feel free and operate on the robotics kits that were brought down by him, of course, assisted by his tutors and himself. The kids and parents alike moved around the entire work area interacting with the tutors gathering knowledge and hands on experience with the robotics apparatus. Quoting one of the trainers,  “The kids are so brilliant that their questions really leave us thinking and need for update in our current knowledge level". 

The chief trainer and one of the patrons of RobotiX institute USA, Shri Surendrakumar said that it one of the best student crowd he has addressed.

The candidates and parents were served with refreshments during the available free time during the session. At the end each participant candidate was served with a certificate from RobotiX institute USA. Upon the close of the event , all candidates and their parents expressed sincere gratitude to all the tutors and event manager AIGETOA, leaving smiles all around.