This National
Convention of BSNL Employees organised under the
banner of the
Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations which
represents
the more than 2.5 lakh employees
places the
following demands / suggestions
before the government,
the BSNL Management and workers for
, Revival of BSNL and
for a Better Service to the
Nation:
1. The
Government should honour and implement the assurances given at the time of
formation of
BSNL for financial viability like Reimbursement of Licence Fee,
Payment of
ADC to BSNL and Liberal subsidy from the USO Fund for
compensating
the losses for providing services in villages, remote / rural / naxal
affected
areas etc.
2. The
Spectrum should be allotted free to BSNL, which is the incumbent service
provider and
Government Company, including the additional spectrum with BSNL.
3. The Rs.
18,500 crore charges for BWA and 3G Spectrum collected from BSNL
should be
refunded.
4. Orders
should be issued making it mandatory for all Central/State Government
departments,
Central/State PSUs to take telecom services from BSNL/MTNL as
have been
issued for air-travel by another central PSU, Air India. This will help in
dealing with
security concerns also.
5. Refund
BSNL the huge interest of about Rs. 12,000 crore recovered from BSNL @
14.5% for the
Notional loan of Rs. 7,500 crore.
6. Transfer
the assets and land to BSNL from the government for which BSNL is
paying taxes
and other charges.
7. An
effective and quick mechanism and immediate procurement of equipment like
Mobile lines,
Broadband Modem, Cables, Drop Wires, Optical Fibre, Telephone
Instruments
etc. so that expansion and Development could be implemented
quickly.
8. The
Pension Contribution to be remitted to the government should be on the basis
of actual pay
and not on the basis of the maximum of the pay scale, by which the
company is
losing huge money.
9. BSNL
should be exempted from payment to USO Fund, considering the fact that
the financial
condition of the BSNL is weak.
10. The
Management of the company should belong to the company and not to
deputed
officers.
11. Telecom
Factories should be modernised. In addition to towers, other equipment
required for
telecom services should be manufactured. It should be made
mandatory for
the field offices to purchase the equipment from telecom factories.
12. Effective
functioning of the Works Committees at the SSA level so that discussion
could take
place between the unions/associations and management for expanding
and improving
the services. This should be extended to Circle and All India levels.
13. No VRS/Retrenchment
in BSNL, which will have negative impact on the services as
has already
been the experience wherever it has been implemented.
14. No
Disinvestment / Privatisation of BSNL
15. No
Increase of FDI in Telecom Sector.
16. Abolition
of the Telecom Advisory Committees.
17. Active
and committed participation of the employees in marketing and other
developmental
activities.
