Dated -11-2011.
To
Sri. Kapil Sibal,
Hon’ble Minister for Communication,
Govt. of India
Sir,
Sub:- Request for protecting the promotion of Telecom Mechanics of
It is reported that in BSNL the LDCE for promotion to TTA cadre under 40% quota for the recruitment year 2004 was held on 18-12-2005 throughout the country. Many employees could not pass the examination as the question papers were very tough and even Engineering Graduates could not answer. So the service unions demanded grace marks to the employees who attended and failed in the examination.
The BSNL Management rejected the demand for grace mark but suggested to hold a supplementary examination for the failed candidates for unfilled vacancies. Even the grace marks given in
West Bengal Circle
was also cancelled by the BSNL corporate office. Accordingly the supplementary examination was held on 28-10-2007 and 97 Telecom Mechanics have come out successful in Tamil Nadu circle. One Telecom Mechanic who was denied permission to sit for the supplementary examination has filed a case in the Madras High Court and the court has declared the examination itself as illegal as there is no provision in the recruitment rules for holding supplementary examination for unfilled vacancies. The Apex court also upheld the judgement of the High Court. Because of this judgement, 97 Telecom Mechanics who have come out successful in that examination in
Tamil Nadu Circle
have now been affected as the employee who had gone to the court has challenged the orders of CGM, BSNL,
Tamil Nadu Circle
. Had the orders of the BSNL CO is challenged about 3000 employees who have come out successful in the above examination throughout the country would have been affected.
To safeguard the interest of the 97 employees of
Tamil Nadu Circle
and also the employees promoted in other circles FNTO, the INTUC affiliated union in BSNL has requested the BSNL Management to amend the R/Rs of TTA retrospectively making provision for a supplementary examination at least as one time measure for the 2004 year of vacancies. This case was also referred to the then HM© by that union and the reply given to the union through the CGM, BSNL,
Tamil Nadu Circle
is enclosed for reference.
Now, the BSNL has issued orders to hold examination for 2008 year of vacancies with implication of carrying forward of the above 97 unfilled vacancies also. This is nothing but denying promotion to the above 97 employees of Tamil Nadu Circle who have come out successful in the supplementary examination whereas their counterparts in other circles including those in Chennai Telephones are enjoying the fruits of the promotion.
I feel the denial of promotion to these employees are discriminatory and their recruitment should be regularized by appropriately amending the R/Rs to which the BSNL Board is competent. It is most unfortunate that the BSNL is showing discrimination to the employees of
Tamil Nadu Circle
.
I am to submit that it is not the fault of the employees who have written the examination in good faith. The BSNL Management should have seen before ordering for supplementary examination, whether there is provision for the same in the R/Rs. Having called for the examination and promoting the employees who have come out successful in the other circles denying the same to
Tamil Nadu Circle
employees alone is total injustice. I therefore request the HM© to kindly intervene in the matter to render justice to Tamil Nadu Circle employees, by causing amendments to the R/Rs appropriately which will safeguard the interest of the employees promoted through this examination in other circles also. Till such time the examination proposed for 2008 year of vacancies may be ordered to be held under abeyance or the 97 vacancies of 2004 be reserved for these employees pending amendment to R/Rs.
I hope that the HM© will bestow his personal attention in this regard at an early date to render justice to the innocent employees who have been denied the hard earned promotion through competitive examination.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
(C. GNANASEKARAN)
