Meeting with Secretary, DOT, not satisfactory Strike holds good

01.04.2010: Meeting with Shri P.J. Thomas, 

Secretary, DoT, NewDelhi

JAC met Shri P.J. Thomas, Secretary, DoT and Chairman Telecom Commission at 3.00 P.M. on 1st April, 10 as scheduled and discussed our strike demands. Shri K. Vallinayagam, General Secretary represented FNTO.

1. Disinvestment: Regarding 10% IPO, Govt. may go ahead with its decision as and when it decides but not immediately.
2. VRS : It will be purely voluntary, may be with some package and will not be compulsory.
3. Pension Revision: It is in due process and the Secretary wants some more time for completing the formalities.
4. ITS Absorption:  DoT is buying time. Reply is not satisfactory.
5. GSM Tender and development: Reply of DoT and Management far from satisfactory and staff side recorded its displeasure.
6. Other recommendation of Pitroda Committee including unbundling: After decision by Telecom Commission, Unions will be consulted.

Secretary DoT gave patient hearing to each and every one of the staff side members and replied briefly to each demand. S/Shri S.C. Mishra, Member Services, DoT, Kuldeep Goyal CMD, Gopal Das Director HRD, Sakilahmed GM SR were also present in the meeting.  GS FNTO insisted clearance of wage revision, pension revision and settlement of anomaly at the earliest.

Strike holds good.

JAC Met after meeting with the Secretary, DoT and decided to stick to the programme schedule.

K.Vallinayagam
GS FNTO.