19-09-2011 – Meeting with Director (HR), BSNL Board

Director (HR) had invited FNTO for a discussion on current issues of important viz. VRS, etc.

The meeting was held on 19-09-2011 at 11.00 AM in BSNL Corporate office at New Delhi. Management was represented by the Director (HR), PGM (SR), GM (Restructuring) and GM (Personnel).

FNTO was represented by Com. K.Vallinayagam, General Secretary, Com. Bal Raj, Officiating CS, Delhi and Com. Mohinder, ACS, NTR.

There was a preliminary discussion on the management’s proposal for VRS scheme for BSNL Employees, which is already sent to Government for approval.

According to the scheme, VRS is proposed for employees above 45 years of age.

Ex-gratia lump sum amount will be paid as per DPE scheme – i.e. Salary (Basic Pay + DA) of 35 days for each completed year of service and 25 days for every year of service left until superannuation.

The compensation is subject to a minimum of Rs.25,000/- or 250 days salary whichever is higher.

However, the amount shall not exceed the sum of the salary that the employee would have drawn at the prevailing level for the balance of period left before superannuation and further it can not exceed 60 month’s salary.

The management stated that VRS is not COMPULSORY nor TARGETING any group of employees.

From union side, we informed to the management that we will be able to give our comments only after broad internal consultation within our body.

19-09-2011 – Meeting with Member (Services), DOT

Com. K.Vallinayagam, General Secretary, FNTO met Sri S.C.Mishra, Member (Services), DOT on             19-09-2011 and discussed pending absorption & disciplinary cases and also the case of Gujarat Telecom. Circle Surplus Workers deployed in lower scale in DOT period.