SNEA TN NEWS
The Special General body meeting of Trichy SSA
was convened at the Conference Hall, O/o.The GMT,
Trichy on 31-01-2015.
The meeting was presided over by Com.S.Sundarakrishnan,
Circle President.
Com. V.Jayaganesan, District president
welcomed the gathering.
Our beloved CHQ president Com.G.L.Jogi,
our beloved GS Com.K.Sebastin,
Com.R.Rajan, CHQ Treasurer,
Com.M.Gopinathan, CS,
Com.V.Mahendran, CWC member,
Com.M.R.Tamilkodi, ACS attended and
addressed the meeting.
Com.Palaniappan, DS / Tanjore SSA,
Com.Sreenivasan, DS / Kumbakonam SSA
along with comrades of Tanjore and Kumbakonam SSAs participated.
CHQ President Com G L Jogi in his address explained how
the cadre has been uplifted since 1980s, first in 1986
by pay scale up gradation, in 1990 by introduction of
lateral advancement in the cadre of JTO and SDE
in DoT alone, pay scale up gradation in 1996 along
with Group B gazetted status which ensured the
absorption of JTO alone as an Executive in BSNL
in the basic cadre, another hike in pay scale to
E1A in BSNL when BSNL offered E1 scale etc.
All this achievements are result of continuous struggle.
SNEA (erstwhile TEOA) was the only one Assn opposed
the absorption just for an Adhoc payment of Rs 2000.
This Association alone struggled for terms and condition
for absorption in BSNL. Final settlement like E1A, E2A, ---
E6 pay scales, five time bound promotions within 4 to 6
years and point to point fitment were reached
as a result of the historic struggle done by TEOA (I)
and then BSNLEA(I). Regarding the pay scales,
the management categorically informed that E1A pay scale
will be given only for absorbed JTOs and not for Direct
recruited JTOs of BSNL.
This association not accepted the offer and firmly replied
that the settlement is for the cadre JTO.
Finally BSNL management agreed for that settlement.
EPF issue with 12% of emoluments without the ceiling
of Rs 6500/ was settled by SNEA in August 2005.
TBP policy introduced in 2007,
2ndPRC report implemented in BSNL,
BSNL MS RR notified in 2009
breaking the bottleneck of JTS/ADET prevailed in DoT/BSNL,
more than 18,500 JTOs promoted as SDEs since 2000,
more than 3500 SDEs promoted as DEs and about
450 DEs promoted as DGMs.
GS in his address reminded the comrades that
through continuous struggle during the last
three decades we could make significant improvements
in the career of each and every Executive and also
the role played by SNEA alone in safeguarding
the interest of our beloved company BSNL.
Wrong policies of the Govt which favoured
the private operators really made BSNL sick
and BSNL never got support from the Govt
whenever it was necessitated.
Our struggle under Forum saved BSNL from disinvestment
and unbundling of copper cable etc.
Further SNEA along with others struggled against
arbitrarily discontinuing ADC, CDMA roaming by Reliance,
to save the 45.5 million tender in 2007, BWA spectrum refund,
3G roaming etc.,c.
This association struggled for the upward revisions
in the pay scales (1986, 1996 and 2000 in BSNL).
Instead of just one time bound promotion after
12 years in DoT now we are having 5 Time bound promotions
each after every 5 years.
Hundreds of DR JTOs retired even without
a single functional promotion but now executives are
reaching up to DGM posts etc are some of the
significant milestones.
In future, we assure that our young comrades
may reach up to GM post.
Another major breakthrough was the amendment
in BSNLMS RR in January, 2014 to end adhocism
by increasing the quota from 50% to 75%.
JTO(T) to SDE(T) promotion delayed due to court cases.
LDCE is already notified for all the vacancy years
to make JTO to SDE promotion also current in both quotas.
Assn is also pleading for JAO to AO promotions
for all the vacancies.
He narrated the importance of membership
verification and also about the ongoing struggle under Forum.
Our veteran leaders and other comrades were felicitated on
their retirement on superannuation. Meeting concluded
with vote of thanks by Com.G.Janakiraman, District secretary.
