31.12.2014: IDA from 01.01.2015 will be raised by 2.2%. The new IDA rate will be 98.1+2.2 = 100.3% from 01.01.2015..

29-12-2014: Forum of all union and association/WBTC was held on 27-12-2014 at CTo building kolkata...Amit Khan ,CS/SNATTAWB attended the meeting and shared our every support to the movement to " Save BSNL.....All Executive , Non-executive unions were present ...the meeting was for effective implementation of SAVE BSNL programme & Parliament March....

24-12-2014: Happy Christmas DAY for all......

24-12-2014: JAC meeting on 22-04-2014:

 In the meeting of JAC on 22.12.2014,Our President Sh R. Khanna attended the meeting
with management and strongly persuade the issues for TTAs.The outcomes are as follows:

:- Wage loss matter for one advance increment already approved by management committee and pending with
board for approval. A supplementary note for arrears query has been put to management committee for approval.

:- JTO RR (2014) matter is likely to be solved in upcoming board meeting (expected in January First week)as HR plan has been done ready by the management.

:- Designation Change is under positive consideration.

:- The 30% superannuation benefit issue,was strongly presented by SNATTA President. ED (finance) cleared that management is ready for 3% .

After the meeting,our President, Dy. GS Sh Sunil Gautam and AGS Sh A R Jangid met with Mr.Wadhwa,DGM(SR) for our NCM representation of newly elected member Sh. Naresh Valakati. They also met with Mr. R K Goyal,GM (Estb) for early persuasion of JTO RR (2014)matter. He assured to do needful at their end.

23.12.2014: Stipend paid during Training to all TTAs appointed after 01/01/2007 have been revised. Those who have taken TTA training after 01.01.2007 should apply through proper channel with Circular Copy to get their arear... Click here for the Copy of the order and specimen letter

23.12.2014: Forum meeting of BSNL Unions and Associations will be held on 27th December 2014 at CTO Building Kolkata. SNATTA WB is a part of it and asked to represent in the meeting..

20-12-2014: A forum meeting held on 19.12.2014 for the discussion on the agitation programme including the Indefinite Strike with effect from 17th March 2015. After detailed discussion by the Forum on the issue of Revival of BSNL, the strategies for making the upcoming programme successful have been taken. Our Dy. GS Sri Sunil Gautam have participated in that meeting,

18-12-2014: A meeting between Management and JAC will be held on 22.12.2014 to discuss on the 30 ponit charter of demands of JAC.....

17-12-2014: The expected hike in IDA may be from 3.0% to 3.8% w.e.f. 01/01/2015......

Expected IDA Increase From January 2015 for CPSU Employees

Expected IDA From January 2015 for CPSU Employees

  
The IDA w.e.f. 01-January-2015 depends upon the Average All India Consumer Price Index Numbers (Industrial Worker) of the months September-2014, October-2014 & November-2014.

The  AICPINs of the months September-2014, October-2014 & November-2014 are likely to be declared on 31-October-2014, 28-November-2014 & 30-December-2014 respectively. Top 10 Projections are given below-

The  AICPIN of the months-

• September-2014 : 253(No Increase)
• October-2014  : 253(No Increase)
• November-2014  : ---

The Average AICPIN: ----

The expected hike in IDA may be from 3.0% to 3.8% w.e.f. 01/01/2015. The IDA will increase by 2.2% even if no increase in average AICPINs of three months and IDA rate will cross the mark of 100%.

Top 10 Projections:

S.N.	Expected CPI of November'14	Avg. AICPIN Projected	Projected IDA (%)	Projected IDA Increase (%)
1	250	252.00	99.5	1.4
2	251	252.33	99.7	1.6
3	252	252.67	100.0	1.9
4	253	253.00	100.3	2.2
5	254	253.33	100.5	2.4
6	255	253.67	100.8	2.7
7	256	254.00	101.1	3.0
8	257	254.33	101.3	3.2
9	258	254.67	101.6	3.5
10	259	255.00	101.9	3.8

12-12-2014: Designation committee meeting

 meeting of the Designations Committee was held  on 10.12.2014. . Prolonged discussions took place in respect of change of designations of Sr.TOA and TTA. The Staff Side demanded, Junior Engineer designation for the cadre of TTA. The Management Side told that this would be discussed in the their internal meeting and decision would be informed in the next meeting.   The Management Side told that this would also be discussed in their internal meeting, and that the decision would be conveyed in the next meeting of the Designations Committee meeting to be held on 08.01.2015.

11.12.2014: Minutes of National Council meeting held on 25th September, 2014. click here...

10.12.2014: Report on JTO R/R 2014, meeting held on 09.12.2014

A meeting held between BSNL management and The DOT, Govt nominee on the revised R/R of JTO (RR 2014) and other HR matters. Even though the management side were very much willing to implement RR 2014 but finally the meeting failed and all the matters could not get approval of BSNL Board due to reported objections from Govt nominees  (Specially the Additional Secretery, Govt of India). The DOT, Govt, nominees are objecting on the plea of restructuring and HR plan..

07-12-2014: regarding Superannuation benefit....

G.S writes to Convenor of BSNL Forum of Unions and Association intimating gratitude towards inclusion of 30% Superannuation benefits issue to Strike Demands.

06-12-2014: JAC meeting...........

A Meeting of JAC held on 06.12.2014 at New Delhi.Sri Sunil Gautam, Dy. GS/SNATTA was present in the meeting.It has been decided to make a detailed assesment of the strike,in the next meeting to be held at 04:00 p.m on 20.12.2014 at BSNL MS Office.It has also been decided that General Secretaries of the constituents should submit a report to JAC,on the strike,with district wise particulars.

04.12.2014:BSNL Employees January 2015 IDA (Industrial DA) Rates may slightly be Increased-telecom news

BSNL Employees 01.01.2015 Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) Rates may be increased for first time in 2015

04.12.2014BSNL, MTNL losses at Rs 3,785 crore & Rs 1,567 crore: Government

NEW DELHI: State-owned telecom firms BSNL and MTNLBSE -1.55 % have incurred losses of Rs 3,785 crore and Rs 1,567 crore till September 30 in the current financial year and steps are being taken to revive them, government said today. 

03-12-2014: Concern in Lok Sabha over BSNL, MTNL connectivity problems

NEW DELHI: Members in the Lok Sabha today expressed concern over the sorry state of affairs in state owned BSNLand MTNL which is hitting hard millions of mobile users all over the country daily due to poor connectivity.

Raising the issue during Zero Hour, K Geetha (YSR Cong) said MPs who have got BSNL mobile connections face the problem of dropping of calls in spite of being connected through MTNL.

02-12-2014: The issue of JTO R/R is most likely will be placed in BSNL Board meeting on 9th December.

01-12-2014: our New CC mail created..mail id : wbsnatta.cc@gmail.com

NFTE circle secretary of ETP circle, wrote to the Management, demanding to cut the salary of the employees who participate in the one day strike. NFTE circle secretary of ETP circle, had written to the CGM of ETP circle, demanding to apply the principle of "No pay for no work", against the employees who participate in the one day strike, held on 27.11.2014. Further, she had requested the CGM to keep all the offices open on the day of the strike, and also to provide "protection" for the "loyal workers" who come to work. The All India leadership of NFTE, being part of the JAC, has played a significant role in organising the united struggle successfully all over the country. But, one circle union of NFTE had asked the Management to impose wage cut on the employees. <<view lette

27-11-2014: thanks to all DRTTAS as well as all the employees for making STRIKE OF JAC a grand success.....

26.11.2014: Talks with Management failed on the meeting held on 25.11.2014.Not even a single demand was accepted by Management. After the meeting, the JAC met and unanimously decided to go ahead with the strike.. All members of SNATTA,WB are requested to join the strike with full enthusiasm and make the strike a grand success...

JAC STRIKE

ALL DR TTA OF WEST BENGAL TELECOM CIRCLE ARE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE THE STRIKE CALL GIVEN BY JAC AND MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS. ALL ARE TO PARTICIPATE THE ACTIVITIES ON THAT DAY BY JAC.

25-11-2014: the main posts unanimously selected for CHQ are as mentioned below:

President : Rajendra Khana(Rajasthan)
General Secretary : Sri Anoop Mukherjee ( Kolkata)
Deputy GS : Sunil Gautam(Delhi)
Treasurer: MK Kandoriya( Gujrat)

25-11-2014: after the Strike notice of JAC, the management called for meeting on 25-11-2014 at 17:00 hrs.....

24-11-2014: Photos of AIC kolkata.................a beautiful arrangement ....almost all circle with huge gathering make it successful....

21-11-2014: one day strike.on 27-11-2014

One Day Strike of the Non-Executives

on 27.11.2014.

  

19-11-2014: AIC poster.................

13-11-2014: Management Committee of BSNL cleared the proposal of protection on Wage Loss...... Message from GS/ Pawan Meena

13-11-2014: Kharagpur SSA general meeting on 8/11/14....

08-011-2014: Kharagpur SSA body meeting held on 08-011-2014..discussion tokk place regarding AIC and others...
    Also  the divisional body after decision of meeting is rearranged as below:
 
     President:                Sourav Das                           03224205000
     Vice President:        Sandip Mahata                      9434373410
     Secretary:                Pradip Jana                           9434762764
     Asst Secretary:        Jayanta Mishra                      9476105462
                                    Gopal Mahapatra                  9434370777
     Org Secretary:         Victor Ghosh                        9681178178
                                    Sanyukta Chattopadhyay      9163035750
     Treasurer:                Basudeb Mondal                  9475882288
     Asst. Treasurer:       Debarati Das                        9903512215
                                    Anirban Chattopadhyay        8981207736
     Auditor:                   Samar Adhikary                   9831755371
     Executive Member:  Debraj Das                          9434001259
                                    Pradip Sen                           9476481810
                                    Shyamsundar Saha               9474070902
                                    Prabhanjan Mahata              9474735770
                                    Koustav Pradhan                 9434222111
                                    Dipendu Bera                      9434939651
                                    Subrata sarkar                     9933605838
the body will be approved by CHQ after AIC..........

12-11-2014: meet with GM/ESTT....regarding our issue

Today, Sh Sunil Gauatm, Dy GS,SNATTA met with Sh R K Goyal/ GM.Esst/ BSNL regarding 
JTO(LICE) service eligibility period..Sh Islam Ahmed,All India President,NFTE was also present in the disussion. We are happy to learn that Sh R K Goyal gave more than assurance that the service eligibility period for JTO(LICE) is going to be 5 years and it will be implemented very soon.

09-10-2014:

MAKE 

"AIC "KOLKATA 

a GRAND SUCCESS..

participate with full vigour

08-10-2014 : 28 nos delegates are coming from gujrat...20 nos are coming from AP circle...rest circle are also coming with numbers.....for AIC....it is surely appreciable.......All members of WBTC are also requested not to wait for any push.. wake up spontaneously...

09-11-2014: Genral body meeting of Kharagpur SSA was held on 08-10-2014 at TRC Hall..kharagpur.......

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Preparation for AIC at Kolkata.

  2. Discussion about status of JTO LICE &  Pay Loss issue.

  3. Brief of Officiating JTO cases of KGP SSA.

  4. KGP SSA Body modification.

  5. Transfer case of TTA Batch-2014

  6. Fund collection ( Yearly Subscription & AIC contribution).

  7. Other Issued.

more details later.....

07.11.2014: General Body Meeting of SNATTA Siliguri SSA held on 03.11.2014...

Siliguri General body meeting held at Siliguri Power Plant dated 03-11-2014. Meeting was attended by most of the members.

Minutes of the meeting are as follows

1)     1) Discussion regarding AIC & AIC fund will be as follows
For new members
        Rs. 490/-
For existing members Rs.500/-
    3) Forms for registration in SNATTA have been sent to Darjeeling , Kalimpong, Kurseong and Siliguri and will be collected as early as possible
    4)  District body formation on 15^th November 2014
   5) Previous Due funds (If any) to be collected with in two months

30-10-2014: AIC kolkata LOGO......

30-10-2014: an appeal to all members.....

dear all members,

all your co-operation is needed to make AIC/kolkata , a great success....it is our need of the hour..you in the past extended full co-operation for every step...as such we did not allow to die our issues....snatta is an spontaneous association of all DRTTAs...hence do not wait for any push , respond instantly as and when announced.,..so that we may step more...

our issue is still alive with our initiation what you have extended...now extend more to get more result....show unity and get result....it is high time for us as a huge vaccum created due to the outgo of our seniors....so come on and take responsibility and do the job....snatta is yours , if you do ,then it will be done...if you dont do , then it will be undone....

SNATTA JINDBAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...................................................  SNATTA WB

30-10-2014: Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has lashed out at Bharat Broadband Networks (BBNL), accusing it of delaying the Rs 21,000-crore national broadband rollout by not releasing critical funds needed by the state-run telco to meet project-related staff salaries, security and transportation costs......

Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg has recently asked BSNL and BBNL to resolve their differences mutually and "jointly find solutions to implement NOFN on time," especially since it is being directly monitored by the PMO.

30-10-2014: wake up with full vigour to make AIC /KOLKATA a grand success........

19-10-2014: as per Circle exeutive conference meeting , it is decided to collect Rs. 500/ - per member of snattawb for AIC......pl deposit the money spontaneously to district treasurer by 27-10-2014...and all DSs are requested to deposit the fund within 29-10-2014 towards CIRCLE TREASURER....

17-10-2014: all the members are requested to update the monthly subscription upto nov, 2014...it is a matter of urgency....call the treasurer and pay the amount.....otherwise we cant go ahead.......

11-10-2014: the AIC of Snatta will be held on 22 & 23 rd NOV, 2014 at kolkata.....

11-10-2014: Sri Amit Khan, CS/SNATTAWB was invited by Com Animesh Mitra DGS & Circle Secy BSNLEU for attending in the "OPEN SESSION " of Circle conference of BSNLEU at Krishnagar.....as such Sri Amit Khan Attended the Conference and deliverded valuable speech on our own issues as well as BSNL issues.....various CHQ and Circle level leaders of almost all executive and non-executive associations along with V.A.N. namboodiri and Com Basudev. Acharya EX-MP were present in the conference....

08-10-2014: one day strike on 27-11-2014....called by JAC.....join in full.....

In the meeting of JAC,took place on 07.10.2014 at New Delhi, It was decided to give call for "One Day strike" on 27.11.2014. On behalf of SNATTA, Sri Sunil Gautam , Dy GS/SNATTA was present in the meeting. On 08.10.2014,SNATTA signed the strike notice and it will be served to CMD,BSNL today.

Keeping in account the demands of the strike which includes our most important issue of Pay loss, SNATTA also fully supporting this call of JAC. We are requesting all TTA brothers and sisters to participate in the proposed Strike and make it a success

04-10-2014: JAC meeting on 07-10-2014......

 the Joint Action Committee of the Unions and Associations of the Non-Executives (JAC), will meet at New Delhi on 07-10-2014. The meeting will review the dharna programme conducted on 23-09-2014, & the 2 hour walk out that took place on 30.09.2014. The earlier meeting of the JAC, that was held on 05.09.2014, had already decided that a one day strike would be organised in the month of November, if there is no improvement in the settlement of the issues. 

04-10-2014: SUBHO BIJAYA TO ALL SNATTAIANS and BSNLians......

30-09-2014: 6.9% increase in IDA from 01-10-2014 – Total 91.3 + 6.9 = 98.2%.

27-09-2014: Delhi Meeting regarding.......

Meeting of SNATTA CHQ and Circle secretaries held on 21-09-2014 at New Delhi. Detailed discussions held related to strengthening SNATTA , Wage disparity , JTO LICE , NEPP and designation change. The following resolutions passed in the meeting:   

     1. Mr. Sunil Gautam elected as Deputy General Secretary till the All India Conference

2. All India Conference will be held from 8-11-2014 to 9-11-2014 at Calcutta.

All Circles are requested to complete the Circle conference before All India Conference

27-09-2014: 2 hour walk-out on 30.09.2014. Make it 100% success.

EVERY DISTRICT BODY"S ARE REQUESTED TO ASSURE 100% PARTICIPATION IN THE 2 HOURS WALK OUT CALLED BY JAC.......

26.09.2014: JAC meeting held at New Delhi dated 05-09-2014. Meeting was presided by JAC President Sh C. Singh Ji and JAC Convener Sh.Abhimanyu Ji. SNATTA CHQ member Sh. Sunil Gautam attended the meeting.

24.09.2014:Varanasi Ghats, Lucknow Bhool-Bhulaiyyan to Get Wi-Fi Connectivity: BSNL

Put this down to the Narendra Modi effect. Soon, visitors and tourists to the Varanasi ghats and Lucknow's famed Bhool-Bhulaiyyan (maze) will be able to surf the net thanks to Wi-Fi hotspots being created there and at other places in the state at nothing less than breakneck speed.

Spurred into action by the ascendancy of Modi, the Varanasi MP, as the prime minister, telecom service provider Bharatiya Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has fast-tracked work on providing Wi-Fi connectivity at the Varanasi ghats. This would be done "earlier than expected" as the union telecom ministry is closely supervising the operations, a senior official told IANS, not wishing to be identified because of government rules.

In the first phase, Internet hotspots would be provided at the ghats and also at the Sangam, where the three holy Hindu rivers - the Ganga, Yamuna and the celestial Saraswati - meet. With major footfalls in these cities and tourist hotspots, an official pointed out "instructions were to make these places Wi-Fi by end of October".

Other than this, the fabled Bhool-Bhulaiyyan in Lucknow, represented by union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the Lok Sabha, is also on the Wi-Fi radar.

Work has already begun on laying optic fibre cables in these areas. A senior official said work was being done in the right earnest.

In the next phase, BSNL plans to provide broadband connectivity at all major tourist attractions and religious places in the state to enhance the internet experience.

BSNL is also working in full swing on the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) aimed at providing broadband internet in the countryside. The first phase of work is complete, with 1,477 villages - 387 in Uttar Pradesh - already connected to the internet. Spread over 19 districts and 25 blocks these villages will soon get a "major makeover" say officials, adding that these villages also have GPS installed.

In Lucknow, 15 villages are in the Bakshi Ka Talaab area, 34 in Mall block and 35 in the mango belt of Malihabad. Other villages which have been connected to the internet include Baberu in Banda, Gauhad in Hamirpur, Charkhari in Mahoba and Dariyabad in Barabanki.

While NOFN was conceived in 2011, work, officials admit, "picked up considerable pace ever since the Modi government came to power" and point out that instructions have been received from the union telecom ministry to review all cable joints and ensure broadband connectivity and GPS installation in all the nine circles of the state.

Modi is known for his stress and priority on use of internet and e-commerce as a powerful tool to develop India into a major power in the years to come. Only recently, a private e-commerce player launched a platform in Varanasi where weavers were connected to the internet to sell their looms, other products and the famous Banarasi saris.

"Uttar Pradesh is undergoing a sea change as far as use and assimilation of modern technology is concerned," said an official, while pointing out that the state government was also extending full support making it easier to usher in the internet revolution in the Hindi heartland. The Samajwadi party government's free laptop scheme under which hundreds of thousands of laptops were given to students who had cleared class 12 hinges majorly on Internet availability.

19-09-2014: Sri Gopal Mahaptra , Asstt Circle Secretary, snattawb will represent snattawb in new delhi meeting on 21,22,sept 2014 of post 2007 TTAs....wish Gopal Mahaptra A happy journey......

16.09.2014:Government considers closing some loss-making state firms like BSNL, MTNL, Air India: The Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Government officials will meet on Tuesday to discuss proposals to shut down some loss-making state-owned companies, risking a conflict with powerful trade unions.

15-09-2014: The telecom department (DoT) is considering either de-listing Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) and then merging it into Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), or listing the latter and finalising a merger swap ratio based on the valuation of the two state-run telecom companies, with the first being the more likely option, top government officials told ET.....

15-09-2014: HAPPY ENGINEERS DAY........WE EXPECT BSNL WILL GET RIGHT TRACK TO RESET FOR THE BUMP BY THE YOUNG ENGINEERS OF BSNL...AND BSNL WILL PAVE THEIR BRIGHT FUTURE.....

12-09-2014: A meeting of Post 2007 TTAs of all circles will be held at New Delhi on 21st, 22 nd Sept,2014....all circle post 2007 TTAs representative will attend....from snattawb, Sri Gopal Mahaptra, of kharagpur SSA will attend the meet...

08-09-2014: JAC meeting update..

JAC meeting held at New Delhi dated 05-09-2014. . Meeting was attended by all Unions/Associations Office Bearer including SNATTA. Meeting review the "Demand Day" reaction which was held on 07.08.2014 and concluded that BSNL Management is not serious about our Demand. Now Future course of action decided in that Meeting as follows :- 1. One day DHARNA at SSA, CIRCLE & BSNL CO Level on 23.09.2014. 2. On 30.09.2014 WALK-OUT in between 1100 to 1300 from the office. 3. Next JAC Meeting on 04.10.2014 to review the reaction of agitation and also will decide the Date of STRIKE in the month of November in this meeting. In addition of above will come to know that JTO-RR not finalized because Director of BSNL Board specifically Director from DOT and Individual Director dont want to give anything because the want to implement Deolittee Consulting recommendation first but the our objection is this is no way related with this issue. Same in case of PAY PARITY.

08-09-2014: LJCM of Siliguri Agendas......

08-09-2014: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam LtdBSE -2.74 % has informed the telecom department it is keen to sell a 50 per cent stake in wholly-owned unit Millennium Telecom (MTL) to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to create an equally owned joint venture for delivering citizens' services as part of the Narendra Modi government's Digital India initiative.

08-09-2014: BSNL to issue free sim cards for Account Holders under the “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana””...

BSNL has introduced a new offer wherein it will give free sim cards to account holders off the “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana”. BSNL will be providing free Sim card for the account holders of this scheme in the nationalized banks.

06-09-2014: ALL DIV body are requested to update monthly subscription immediately so that we may be compelled to set back due to insufficient fund....

06-09-2014: A meeting of Post 2007 TTAs are being attempted in New Delhi on 21st & 22 nd SEpt, 2014.,...a meeting regarding this was conducted on 5 th Sept, 2014....it is decided to send our representative........to attend the meeting....

03-09-2014: BSNL and MTNL to be merged by July 2015 ..

KOLKATA: The telecom department (DoT) has for the first time set a cutoff date—July 31, 2015—for concluding the much discussed merger of struggling state-run telecom companies, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.

In a presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seen by ET, DoT said it expects to "secure Cabinet approval for the proposed BSNL-MTNL merger by June 30 next year".
Towards this, it plans to wrap up merger consultations with the unions of  .. 

02-09-2014: Digital India project could be a lifeline for MTNL, BSNL.......media news

KOLKATA: The Digital India project, which aims at delivering the gamut of government services through cell phone applications, could provide a lifeline to struggling state-run telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) by way of a near Rs 92,000 crore annual revenue opportunity by 2020.

02-09-2014: National Council Meeting is fixed on 25-09-2014....

02-09-2014:IDA may be raised upto 6.9% w.e.f 01-10-2014......

02-09-2014: Sri Soumitra Paul, DS siliguri SSA attended the Local Council meeting of SILIGURI SSA........the details will be uploaded later......

23.08.2014: Yesterday Jagannath Sarkar with other TTA of Siliguri SSA has handed over the Cheque to the wife of Lt Roshan Barle.

20.08.2014: An account payee cheque amounting of Rs 30800/- in the name of the wife of Lt Roshan Barle sent to Jagannath Sarkar through post which has received by him today. Shortly Jagannath Sarkar with other TTA of Siliguri SSA will hand over the cheque to the wife of Roshan Barle.Thanks to all TTAs for their contribution.

18-08-2014: DoT working on modalities of BSNL-MTNL merger ..et news

NEW DELHI: In a bid to revive BSNL and MTNL, Department of Telecom is working on modalities to merge the two state-run telecom companies and also undertake organisational restructuring. 

"The merger of BSNL and MTNL is definitely on the table for the revival of these firms. We are working on it," a source in Department of Telecom (DoT) told . 

Asked if there is a timeline for the merger, the source said there is no set timeframe but it might take 1-2 years. Minister of Communications and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad had also met the senior management of BSNL and MTNL recently to discuss the blueprint for reviving the loss-making PSU telecom companies. 

The total debt of the two firms has increased to Rs 21,208 crore at the end of June 2014. 

The public sector firms are also losing market share. The market share of BSNL has b .. 

Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/40340803.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

14-08-2014: Giving all the salutes to martyrs , wishing their blessing , hoping better INDIA......

14-08-2014: a media news

State-run BSNL failed to achieve any of its targets, including addition in mobile connections, broadband capacity and new GSM lines, in the last financial year, a government document showed.

BSNL was given a target of providing 80 lakh new mobile phone connections in 2013-14 but instead the state-run firm lost 61.05 lakh connections.

09.08.2014:BSNL will not be allowed to die: Ravi Shankar Prasad

New Delhi: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday assured Parliament that his ministry will revive BSNL and said the government will provide full support to the state-owned telecom giant to help regain its past glory.

“BSNL will not be allowed to die,” the minister assured the House. The minister also informed that BSNL was in the pink of financial health but lost to competition due to inadequate investment in infrastructure expansion that ought to have been provided during past few years. Mr Prasad said BSNL also slipped because it was made to pay “market rate (of Rs 18,500.38 crore) for both 3G and broadband wireless access spectrum” along with high employee cost and poor perception of quality of service provided by BSNL.

09.08.2014:Private telcos owe BSNL Rs 1,207 cr

Tate-owned telecom firm BSNL has Rs 1,206.65 crore dues against private operators, of which Rs 1,053.84 crore is under dispute, the government said today. "BSNL has informed that their outstanding dues against private operators as

09.08.2014:Government to give full support for BSNL's revival: Ravi Shankar Prasasd

NEW DELHI: Vowing to revive state-owned BSNL, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the government will provide full support to the state-owned telecom giant to help regain its past glory. 

BSNL, which was formed in 2000, was in the pink of financial health but lost to competition because of inadequate investment in infrastructure expansion that ought to have been provided during past few years, he told Rajya Sabha. 

Government is committed to the revival of BSNL...I want to assure the House that BSNL will not be allowed to die," he said during Question Hour. 

The firm's market share has dipped from 15.66 per cent as on March 31, 2010 to 11.70 as on May 31, 2014. 

Prasad said BSNL slipped because of "inadequate investment in infrastructure expansion in recent years leading to delay in expansion of mobile network" and the company was also made to pay "market rate (of Rs 18,500.38 crore) for both 3G and broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum". 

High employee cost and poor perception of quality of service provided by BSNL too impacted profitability, he said. 

Government has taken different measures such as waiver of Rs 1,411 crore government loan to BSNL and return of Rs 6,724.51 crore for surrendering the BWA spectrum, he said. 

Besides, infrastructure is being upgraded. BSNL is migrating from Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Next Generation Network (NGN) to provide enhanced value added services like personalised ring back tone, broadband, multi media video conferencing, Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services and fixed-mobile service convergence.

"BSNL is expanding its mobile network across the country through installation of 15 million lines at a cost of Rs 4,804 crore," he said, adding augmentation of network elements and expansion of broadband network has been planned to cater to the traffic growth. 

On allegations that BSNL employees were conniving with private operators to sabotage the company, he said he is personally monitoring performance of BSNL and will take action if specific instances are brought to his notice. 

08.08.2014: A well attended JAC Demonday organised by members of SNATTA/KPG on 07.08.2014, at GMT office of Kharagpur SSA.. Click here for the photos

08.08.2014: A well attended agitation program called by JAC observed yesterday 7th Aug 14, at GMT office of Siliguri SSA.. All Members of SNATTA/SLG attended the same... Click here for the photos..

05-08-2014: A teleconference among all Circle executive member took place today at 3 pm...almost all member came....and took decision to extend our extend active particiaption in the demonstration of JAC on 07-08-2014....all members are requested to wear the demand badge and particiapte in the programme....100% particiapation needed at this stage.....

01.08.2014:BSNL suffered Rs 14,979 crore loss in 2013-14 in landline business

NEW DELHI: State-run BSNL suffered a loss of Rs 14,979 crore in landline services during 2013-14 whereas its net loss for the period stood at Rs 7,085 crore. 

01.08.2014: BSNL-MTNL in pact with ONGC to provide telco services for 5yrs

BSNL and MTNL today said they have inked a 5-year pact with ONGC to provide all telecom services to the state-owned oil firm on a pan-India basis. 

24-07-2014: designation committee meeting...

The Joint designation committee met on 23rd July. It is expected by next meeting the issue of designation of TTA, Sr. TOA, TM and RM will be resolved.  In respect of TTA and Sr. TOA Cadres management side proposal. (1) TTA:- Telecom Engineering Associate (TEA). (2) Sr. TOA:- Telecom office Associate (TOA)….(3) unions proposal – (a) TTA:- Junior Engineer Telecom. (b) Sr. TOA:- Sr. Telecom office manager.