Any suggestion regarding development of SNATTA westbengal …. pl. mail to our cs in e-mail ID snattawb.cs@gmail.com or to our CP at mail snattawb.cp@gmail.com

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

25-02-2014: Sri Amit khan , CS SNATTA WB and proposed CC/SNATTAWBTC sri debashish chakrabarty attended the Annual General Body Meeting of SNATTACTD at CTO Institute hall kolkata on 24-02-2014. details below

successful Annual General meetig alongwith a fine open session enlihgthened by CGM/ CTD , GM(EB) CTD , and leaders of BSNLEU, NFTE, SNATTAWB , FNTO, BSNLTEU , SNEA, AIBSNLEA, AIBSNLOA, AIGETOAfrom all other association union leaders along with our representative attended the meeting. each of the Guests served very good speech. Sri Amit Khan CS SNATTAWB also made his vibrant speech in open session.
again CTD circle Shows their integrity towards snatta and their fight. the Hall was full of Crowd and gathering.
 Special thanks snatta CTD for handing over some suitable documents supporting our demands of sufficients increment to recoup the damage in wage  issue to Mr A. Mitra, Dy GS BSNLEU so that all level may persue the case. 
a request from our side has been made through this presidium to Comrade Mitra and others union/ association  to give all out effort which was given for settlement of 78.2% issue that means the existing forums should take the issue because it is the case of total damage of new comer and BSNL cant run lively if new employee"s interest be paralysed at entry level.
so all the forum including executive also should come to save new comer of BSNL so that BSNL be purely saved with complete devotion of young blood.
freind today wage issue is alive because snatta is alive. so just live with snatta to assure your interest.
DY GS BSNLEU  instantly agreed that 50% IDA merger was given not by mistake but it was sure to give as per rule and he also assured FORUM should fight and they will try to include this issue in FORUM ISSUE.

In the meeting it is more precisely concluded that only unity is the main eligiblity to get all fight in our favour so keep united and go ahead.






Monday, February 24, 2014

24.02.2013: Today During the their Circle Conference, SNATTA CTD donated Rs 5000/- to extend financial help to our beloved TTA Late Roshan Barla's Family. The amount was handed over through cheque to Our CS Amit Khan through CGM CTD. Also 1 Minute silent for Our Beloved TTA Roshan Barka at the presidium..

We are Very Much Thankful to SNATTA CTD for being with US..


Tuesday, February 18, 2014

18-02-2014: An Appeal to all DRTTA of ALL OVER INDIA ....from SNATTAWBTC

Our beloved DRTTA named Roshan  Barla ( Age -30 yrs) of Siliguri SSA expired suddenly on 30-01-2014. His family is in complete distressed condition. Sri Barla left his family including his only child of one year. He was the only earning member of his family. In such situation we the TTA group being his callegues cant be silent without extending our hand to his family. Hence snatta WBTC Circle appeals to all TTAs of West Bengal as well All over India to send the possible economical support and the same may be sent to our Circle Treasurer Account. The account details is mentioned below: also note that after sending the amount ,a mail with details(scan copy ) of sent amount may be given to snattawb.cs@gmail.com so that we can recognize the sender.

BANK NAME:  BANK OF BARODA
NAME OF BRANCH:KRISHNAGAR BRANCH
A/C NO:  09750100006094
IFSC CODE: BARBOKRINAD
NAME OF ACCOUNT HOLDER ( OUR NEW TEASURER):  BIDYUT ROY

We hope family of Late Barla will get maximum support from DRTTA unity.



Tuesday, February 11, 2014

11-02-2014: the Unanimously selected Circle body snatta wb is as below: the same is sent to CHQ for approval: All the DSs are included as Circle executive member


1)  Proposed Central Co-ordinator /WBTC, SNATTACHQ : Sri Debashish Chakrabarty,  Durgapur Division /Asansol SSA: 9434312738
2)      President :  Jagannath sarkar, siliguri SSA, mob: 9475396240
3)      Vice president-i: Pradeep Jana, Kharagpur SSA, Mob: 9434762764
4)      Vice president-ii : Vidyasagar supekar ,  Purulia SSA,9434873699
5)      Circle Secretary : Amit Khan, Krishnagar SSA, 9475235162
6)      Asstt Circle Secretary-i : Anirban Chowdhury , Kolkata ssa, mob: 9433100108
7)      Asstt Circle Secretary-ii: Sukumar Chanda , Raiganj SSA, 9475251112
8)      Asstt Circle Secretary-iii : Samar Adhikary, Kharagpur SSA, mob: 9831755371
9)      Organising Secretary: Sourav Dutta, bankura SSA, Mob: 9434555554
10)   Auditor : Raghunath Mondal , Kolkata SSA, MOB : 9475028500
11)   Treasurer: Bidyut Roy, Durgapur Div/Asansol SSA, Mob: 9475100555
12)   Asstt treasurer: Bireswar Mondal, Malda SSA , Mob: 9434688396
13)   Asstt Treasurer: Gopal Mahapatra , Kharagpur SSA, Mob: 9434370777
14)   Executive member : Manick Mandal , Krishnagar SSA, 9434551338
15)   Executive member : Pradip Mandi, Kolkata SSA, MOB:9475014316
16)   Executive member : Sarbani Chand, Bankura SSA, 9475356854
17)   Executive member : Sri Mrinmoy Das  , Malda SSA-09434992298,

18)   Executive member : Soumitra Paul , Siliguri SSA, Mob: 9434553939

Sunday, February 9, 2014

09-02-2014: PHOTOS of Circle Conference of SNATTA WB held on 08.02.2014 at CTO Building..


                                                 Gate of the CTO Building conference meeting
                                                    shahid bedi malyadan by CP jagadish  Paul
                                       Gathering at inaugural session and Shahid bedi malyadan
                                     Sampadaikya Pratibedan " by Amit Khan CS SNATTAWB
                                             Reply Speech of Amit Khan CS SNATTAWB

                                                    initial gathering of member at starting session.
                                           Sri Sukumar Chanda of Raiganj delivering speech
                                               B.N. Singh CC SNATTACHQ in Speech


conferene conituniing......All India Organising secretary Anoop Mukherejje present in meeting
                                             newly unanimoiusly selected  circle body snattawb
                         Agitation of our member at  protesting the one increment proposal for wage loss 

09-02-2014: our beloved TTA freind comrade Roshan barla is no more with us.. as we have previously declared that we shall beside the distressed family of late Roshan barla...we should donate as per our capability......we are deeply considering the matter..


09-02-2014: a grand successful 4 th Circle conference held on 08 th february....

A grand successful 4 th Circle conference held on 08 th february.... 2014 ...almost All SSA members attended and participated actively....we are thanful to all the members for their extensive support.....this is the first time in west bengal a huge gathering made in a large well decoated and in a well manner.in a our CTO institute hall..
the presence of guests as below: 1) All India Organising secretary sri anoop mukherjee snatta chq
                                               2) Central CO-ordinator B.N. Singh
                                               3) Sri Chitra basu , CS NFTE WB
                                               4) Sri Dilip Saha , State secretary WB, SNEA
                                               5) Sri Prasant Jain , Circle President , AIGETOA
                                               6) Sri Sukumar Bose, State Secretary , AIBSNLOA
                                              7) Sri  Shaibal Mukherjee, Assistant Circle Secretary, AIBSNLEA
                                              8) Sri  Sri sanjib Saha, Circle Seretary SNATTA CTD
                                              9) Sri Soumya Acharya, Assistant Circle Secretary, snatta CTD
                                             10) Sri Samir bannerjee DS NFTE Kolkata
we have also invited Com Animesh Mitra , Dy GS BSNLEU and Circle secretary BSNLEU but   he could not attend as he was out of WB.
however we are thankful to our delegates and guests for their valuable share to us and valuable speech on the issue " future of direct recruitees and future of BSNL".
in our internal session  sri Debashish Chakrabrty , Durgapur SSA, Debkanta das Suri SSA, Pradip jana Kharag[ur SSA , Sri Bidysagar Supekar Purulia SSA, Pradip Sen Kharagpur SSA, Tapas sarkar Krishnagar SSA, Sri Soumitra paul , Siliguri SSA, Sri Sourav Dutta bankura SSA, Sri Anirban Chowdhry Kolkata SSA, sri Pradip mandi , Kolkata SSA Sri samar adhikary Kharagpur SSA and Sri lastly B.N. Singh And Amit Khan made the valuable speech on following issue:
1) we should be given 5 increment for wage loss.
2) we want JTO LICE service condition 3 yrs.
3) we want Desgnation of JET 
4) we should be more united to get our result.....all delegates was requested to assure our unity more and be compact....otherwise we cant get result immediately.....the people who are yet silent and waiting to get result selfishly are the only responsible for whom we are not able to get result of our demand .
howevere thanks to all hope rest will be induced so soon.... anbd a grand unity will be formed ....
the conference ends with thanks a lot to all delegates and guests....
more details will be uploaded later..... 


03-02-2014: update on wage erosoin issue...

 Today, Com. Islam Ahmed, President, NFTE (BSNL) and Com. Rajpal Secy. NFTE (BSNL) met Sr.GM (Estt.) and discussed the Wage Erosion Issue for post 2007 recruited TTAs. It is learnt that only one increment will be extended to such staff who have entered in the PSU by May, 2010 and beyond this it is not possible. Matter is also under consideration if the same will be with or without arrears.
These Leaders also met CMD BSNL and urged him to use his good offices for early beneficial settlement of wage loss of post-2007 appointees and Pension, Terminal rules for Direct Recruits of BSNL.
So all the CC's/CP's/CS's should send their valuable suggestions to snattaem@gmail.com & snattachq@gmail.com so that the CHQ may decide future course of action on this issue.

SNATTA is committed for the favorable resolution of the Wage Erosion Issue.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

03-02-2014: A grand Circle Conference will be held on 08-02-2014.... all preparation is completed .... so come on guys and join our conference.........

Programme for Circle Conference SNATTA West Bengal Circle to be held on 8th  Feb. 2014.
08 Feb. 2014
1)     09:00: registration of names and collection of Coupons for meals and Gifts  and Tiffin Packet
2)    10:00:  Inauguration  through SHAHID BEDI Malyadan  
3)     10: 30 : welcome speech by CP
4)    10:35: speech on “Sampadakiyo pratibedan “ by CS

5)    10:45 : financial report submission of a) previous year b) uptodate 31-12-2013 by Treasurer
6)    11: 00 : Collective speech of every DS/ DP /Convener/cec members or any two of every ssa on the activity of previous CEC and proposal for further course of action and CHQ activity.. every SSA will be allowed for 10 minutes speech.
7)    12: 30 : reply of CS  on the speech of delegates
8)    12: 40: reply of CHQ representative on CHQ matter and CHQ activity.
9)    12: 45 : new committee formation
10)                       13: 15: speech of  CS of new body
11)                       13: 30 : Launch break...

12)                       14:30 : 2nd session : presidium will be conducted by New President.
13)                       14:30:Welcome of the dignitaries with flowervase & gifts & calendar.
14)                       14:40: Speech of Guests...  
5)  16: 00:   thankings to DRTTA s got JTO promotion... 
17)                       16: 30 : Declarartion of ending of conference by  President

Friday, January 31, 2014

01-02-2014: we strongly protest administrative proposal for one increment.......


01-02-2014: BSNLEU wrirtes letter to Management protesting the one increment proposal.....


01-02-2014: it is learnt that only one increment is proposed for pay loss ......


01-02-2014: circle conference work list......

Distribution of work load among reception committee members are as below as such the allotted members are requested to act accordingly so that our conference may be done very smoothly:
1)    Flex Banner and poster  and all related work : Anupam Sadhukhan/KOL ( In-charge ) , 9476120200, Avijit Das/KOL,9477482949, subrata sadhukhan ,9748468585
2)    Invitation and receipt  of guests regarding responsibility  : B.N. Singh  , 9434001257/KOL,Amit Khan/KSH9434055866, Jagadish Paul/KOL947229495,  Pradip Mandi, 9475014316 /KOLand others
3)    Fooding :a)Paresh Nath Paul/KOL ( In-Charge ) 9475086688,b) Dhrubadas banik/KSH, 9474029007c) Debashish chakra barty/DGP/9434312738 d) Jagadish Paul /kol, 9477229495 e) sandip mahato/KGP 9434373410
4)    Lodging  : a)Bidyut Roy/DGP ( IN-charge ) , 9475100555 b) Manick Mandal/KSH, 9434551338
5)    TRC Hall and Sound : a)Anirban Choudhury/KOL(In-charge) 9433100108, b)sankar Prasad maity/KOL9475756522/9475012774,c) supritam Paul/SLG, 9434885721
6)    Registration of delegates, meal coupon and batch distribution and fee collection :a) Raghunath Mandal /KOL( In-charge ), 9475028500 b) Subodh Mondal , 9475178836
7)    Preparation of all gifts ( batch, pad, pen, file bag etc) :a) Pritam Khan ( In-charge ) ,9434570700 b) subrata Dhali 9433143371
8)    Flower : Jagadish Paul ( In-charge ), 9477229495
9)    Welcome of guests with flower : a)khusbu Agarwal 9434209448,b) Munmun Chatterjee9434333068 etc
10)                       Sms and communication and co-ordination with SSAs :a) Jagannath Sarkar/SLG(In-charge), 9475396240 b)  samar Adhikary /KGP 9831755371,c) Rupam Kumar Basak(raiganj) 9474313552, d)Bidyasagar Supekar( purulia), 9434873699
11)                       Database preparation : Swati Das/ Malda (In-charge), 9475092635, soumitra Paul(SLG), 9434553939

12)                       Tea and Water In-charge : Rupam Karmakar(Kol) ( In-charge) , 9434196661 Subhendu Saha ( suri)9476342143, subrata sadhukhan/KSH, 9748468585 

31-01-2014: Gist of krishnagar SSA body

DIVISIONAL PRESIDENT: Mohan Paul ,9474023555
DIVISIONAL  SECY: SriManick Mandal , 9434141403
TREASURER : Munmun Chattejee, 9434333068

31-01-2014: re-arranged body of krishnagar SSA is approved by CHQ.....copy is attached click here for copy

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

30-01-2014: information requires regarding wage loss issue.....as per Naresh Vallakati EM member snatta

"Other PSUs revised pay scales to post 2007 employees fairly on par with employees serving before 01.01.2007. For example Diploma entry pay scales revised as follows. 

NTPC Ltd Revised the Pay scale 6700-11750 to 15500-34500 

Airport Authority of India Revised the Pay scale 6300-180-8460-200-12060 to 14500-33500 

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd Revised the Pay scale 7300-12660 to 16000-35500 

Where as in BSNL the pay scale 7100-200-10100 was revised to 13600-25420"

I request each and every DRTTA to please search for pay slip of NTPC Ltd or Airport Authority of India or Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd employee who joined after 01.01.2007 in pre revised pay scale, later his pay scale is revised. 

It is duty of every DRTTA to pass this information to DRTTAs until we get one pay slip in which 50% DA merger ( DP in BSNL) in pre revised pay scale was allowed to employees joined after 01.01.2007 in any of above 3 PSU's (i.e NTPC Ltd or Airport Authority of India or Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd). 

If you got the pay slip please send to snattaem@gmail.com

30-01-2014: a SAD news ....

Our beloved TTA friend of Siliguri SSA...... Roshan Barla....who was posted at Kalimpong .  was suddenly expired at 1 A.M. on 30-01-2014 ... his age was approaximately 32+ yrs...and he had only a one year child. his residence is in Bagdogra., siliguri.
we express our deep mourn for loosing our beloved friend.. it was very shocking for us and also we should stand beside the family of Late Roshan Barla....
we have no words to express it.
snatta WBTC as well as snatta CHQ will surely stand beside the family.


Sunday, January 26, 2014

27.01.2014: Government decides to increase the monthly pension to Rs.1,000/-

It is reported that the government has decided to raise the minimum pension to Rs.1, 000 per month, which will benefit around 27 lakh workers. It may be noted that at present a large number of employees in the unorganised sector are getting even Rs.20 or Rs.40 as monthly pension. The Central Trade Unions have long been pressurising the government to increase the quantum of pension. Further, it is also reported that the government has decided to raise the ceiling of employer's contribution to EPF from the present Rs. 6,500 to Rs.15,000.

Saturday, January 25, 2014


Thursday, January 23, 2014

24.01.2014: BSNL EU CHQ wrote to Director (HR) yesterday 23.01.2014, regarding wage loss of employees appointed after 01.01.2007.. Click Here for the letter...


24.01.2013: Circle Conference Budget regarding..

All DSs are requested to start Collecting the Subscriptions for forthcoming Circle Conference... The amount decided are as follows....

1. JTO LICE qualified Members... Rs 1000/- per member.
2. Other Members... Rs 300/- + any previous due monthly Subscription..

Note:

1. The SSAs which have not deposited any amount till date have to deposit Rs 500/- per member by which their account will be considered as updated upto 31st Dec 2013.
2. The Circle Committee is considering to refund the Travel Expenditure for the member, traveling more than 100 k.m. to attend circle conference... The final decision will be taken by the competent authority and will be uploaded latter...

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

CONGRATULATIONs TO ALL SNATTAians-------------

After a long long fight at last we are achieved our main motto i.e on dtd. 13-01-2014 posting order of JTOs from DR TTAs are issued. It is due to our Unit and Faith in our association and his Leaders.

thanks 

Sunday, January 12, 2014

12-01-2014: BSNL has estimated that its losses will mount to Rs 5,163 crore this year, and if the Government accepts the revival plan it expects to turn profitable by 2018..hindu. news


12-01-2014: BSNL to Govt: foot half our wage bill..hindu news

Loss-making Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has asked the Government to foot half its salary bill as part of a revival plan. In a presentation made to the Empowered Group of Ministers on Wednesday, BSNL said that the Government could either pay Rs 1,670 crore a year or give it a one-time soft loan of Rs 8,045 crore spread over ten years, to meet the salary burden.
The telecom company’s total employee remuneration, including pension, ex-gratia payments and other benefits, is expected to touch Rs 14,500 crore this fiscal year, on revenue of Rs 28,047 crore.
BSNL has estimated that its losses will mount to Rs 5,163 crore this year, and if the Government accepts the revival plan it expects to turn profitable by 2018.
The Government has already approved a bailout plan for BSNL and MTNL, which includes refunding Rs 12,000 crore paid by the two companies to buy broadband spectrum in 2010. In addition, BSNL is planning to hive off its tower assets into a new subsidiary and offering to share CDMA spectrum with private operators. It is also looking to monetise its telecom factory infrastructure and real estate by creating technology parks.
According to the presentation to the ministers, BSNL hopes to increase its mobile user base from 98 million to 140 million with a 50 per cent increase in data revenue.
This will help BSNL’s revenue from mobile services grow from Rs 12,000 crore this fiscal year to Rs 19,000 crore by financial year 2019. Pushing its case for Government support, BSNL said it has contributed Rs 65,000 crore between 2001 and 2012 to the national exchequer in the form of taxes and licence fees.
The company is an important part of major Government initiatives, including the National Optical Fibre Network project and rural telephone coverage.
The ministers’ group, however, did not take any decision and will meet again to discuss the proposals

12-01-2014: 4G: Cabinet clears over Rs 11,000 crore refund for BSNL, MTNL spectrum ..et news

 The Cabinet took crucial decisions on Thursday, granting some relief to state-run telcos BSNL and MTNL, and making it mandatory for television rating agencies to have multiple owners to prevent any conflict of interest.

The government approved a proposal to refund over Rs 11,000 crore to the two financially struggling state-run telcos who in turn will return the broadband wireless access spectrum they got in 2010. In another key decision, the cabinet approved new guidelines  .. 

"Present TV rating system used a sample size of around 10,000 which is not adequate to represent the population of 15.4 crore TV households in India", the government said. KVL Narayan Rao, vice chairman, NDTV Group and president of the News Broadcast Association said that now it will be difficult for anyone to influence a large panel which would lead to more accurate data. Now, Nielsen and Kantar Media, the two equal shareholders in TAM Media Research would need to sell a substantial portio .. 

12-01-2014: CS AIGETOA writes letter to CS SNATTA WB Seeking support for the forth coming agitational program of AIGETOA against breach of trust in resolving various long pending genuine issues in respect of direct recruits of BSNL...regarding...

we have forwarded the letter to SNATTACHQ for our overall decision of snatta regarding their appeal.... also we shall arrange a CEC meeting for discussion in our level.....
we have also forwarded this letter to all our Circle Executive member for their comments...
very shortly we shall cal for CEC meetiing on the issue.

All CEC members are requested to check their mail.....

Thursday, January 9, 2014

09-01-2014: from the Very far end Gangtok SSA member will attend our Conference..........we really inspire with their spirit and cordiality..thanks to them for their decision to join our conference although they are in tough and distant end......

thanks to Sureshji , Rakeshji , prakashji, Chetriji and all others of Gangtok......for coming .....we shall have warm welcome specially for you.......hats off to you...

09-01-2014: Names of member of reception comittee as on date we recieved from various SSA are mentioned below: rest SSAs are also requested to send atleast one name for committee by tomorrow positively:

Reception Committee members

kolkata SSA:
1) Pradip Mandi....
2) Probir Sikder....
3) Paresh nath Paul..
4) Sankar Prasad Maity
5) Anirban Choudhury
6) Anupam Das
7) Avijit Das
8) Subodh Mondal

Krishnagar SSA:
9) Dhrubadas Banik
10) Munmun Chatterjee
11) Manick Mondal
12) Subrata Sadhukhan

Asansol SSA:
13) Debashish Chakrabarty
14) Bidyut Roy

Siliguri SSA:
15)Sri Soumitra Paul
16)Sri Supritam Paul

Malda SSA:
17) Swati Das 

Kharagpur SSA:
18) Samar Adhikary

Raiganj SSA: 
19) Rupam Kumar basak

Suri SSA: 
20) Subhendu saha 

Purulia SSA:
21) Bidyasagar Supekar


details of member will be uploaded later

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

09-01-2014: Reception committee of Circle conference will meet on 21 st january, 2014 at 1 pm at CTO Building Kolkata....the reception committee member detail will be published soon.....


08-01-2014: thanks Raiganj for sending their names of member who are attending our conference...


08-01-2014: this year our circle conference will be historic and almost all the ssa will participate.....


08-01-2014: this year our circle conference will be historic and almost all the ssa will participate.....


08-01-2014: Kharagpur SSA body meeting held on 04-01-2014..details below:

the divisional body after decision of meeting is rearranged as below:
     President:          Sourav Das  03224205000
     Vice President:  Jayanta Mishra  9476105462    
     Secretary:          Pradip Jana  9434762764
     Asst Secretary:  Samar Adhikary  03224201000
    
     Org Secretary:   Gopal Mahapatra  9434370777
     Treasurer:          Basudev Mandal  9475882288
     Executive Member: Bigyan Maity  9475500770
                                    Monoj Boyal  9475889888
                                    Shyamsundar Saha  9474058155
                                    Krishanu Ghosh  03222202731
                                    Sandip Mahato  9434373410
                                    Koustav Pradhan  9434222111

08.01.2013: SNATTA WBTC conveys its sincere thanks to GS NFTE for writing to Dir. (HR) for regarding settlement of Wage Erosion Issue of post 2007 officials... Click here for the letter...


08.01.2013: Teleconference with Jalpaiguri SSA completed today at 3:15 pm ... Majority of TTAs of Jalpaiguri SSA attended and ACS snatta wb also attended and a fruit-full conversation was conducted through teleconference... Thanks to all TTAs of Jalpaiguri SSA...

08-01-2014: Siliguri SSA send the names who are attending our conference.....thanks to soumitra


08-01-2014: Today a teleconference meeting with Suri SSA members conducted through our beloved Bidyut Roy Of durgapur SSA and Sri Debkanta of Suri SSA.....snatta wbtc heartly congratultes all member of suri.....we appreciates that alsmost all the members will attend our circle conference.....as such all other SSA should join our conference and we should show our unity.....


Sunday, January 5, 2014

06-01-2014: The transformation of BSNL....experience of R Dinakaran..social writer..

For over a decade, I kept away from PSUs as much as I could. I had had bad experiences with both BSNL and a PSU bank, and I swore I would never ever have anything to do with PSU telecom companies and banks.
But I kept hearing about how the two PSU behemoths were changing...and adapting to the times.
My experience at Valparai, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, forced me to get a BSNL SIM card. I had to be without even basic mobile connectivity for two full days at Valparai, as only BSNL had services there. Our family had four SIM cards of three private telecom service providers but they were of no use.
The purchase and activation process of the BSNL SIM card was, to my surprise, a smooth and pleasant experience. First, the process of getting a number of your choice - online. I got mine within minutes. I was told to go to the BSNL office to submit the KYC documents. The process was over - again within minutes, and the SIM went live in just an hour!
Yesterday, I went to BSNL's online portal to recharge it. When I proceeded to register for the prepaid recharge, I had mentally prepared myself for a tough experience. The reason: I had heard horror stories of how public sector portals functioned. But, I was once again surprised. The registration was a breeze.
Now came the best part - the recharge process itself. As I logged in and selected the recharge voucher, the screen showed the full details of the recharge, including validity. The next screen showed my pre-paid balance and other details. The recharge was done within minutes.
I had recharged an ISD pack. When I tried calling the international number, the call did not get through. The recorded voice asked me to contact BSNL.
Now, I had to speak to a 'live' person in BSNL for the first time! After going through the usual IVR process, I selected the number for 'Agent' and was once again surprised when the call got connected to a 'live' person in just one ring. I was told to send an SMS for activating the ISD service. I asked her when it would be activated. She had the usual reply, "Within 24 hours."
I did not even had to wait for 24 seconds. The ISD service was activated immediately.
We assume public sector companies will be sloppy and expect a bad experience. Of course, there were days when people dreaded entering PSU offices. My experience with BSNL a decade ago was what had prompted me to keep away from PSUs. It is heartening when we realise their level of transformation. In fact, the private sector telecom players can learn a thing or two from BSNL's online portal.
Info: Click here for BSNL's portal. (Recharges can also be done without registering)

06-01-2014: BSNL seek nod for Rs 3,000 crore buy of network gear

KOLKATA: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will shortly seek Telecom Commission's approval to buy over Rs 3,000 crore of network gear from local suppliers VNL Ltd and Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd for rolling out GSM networks in India's Naxalite hotbeds, a top telecom department official told ET. 


Tuesday, December 31, 2013

31.12.2013: SNATTA WBTC Wishes all Members a very happy and prosperous New Year 2014....


31.12.2013: IDA increase is 5% from 01-01-2014.

It is learnt that the IDA increase, that has become due w.e.f. 01.01.2014 is 5%. With this IDA increase, the total IDA that has become payable from 01.01.2014 will be 90.5% (85.5% + 5 %=90.5).

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

26-12-2013: CS writes letter to smt Chitra basu to expedite the issue of transfer of TTAs posted at Hill region...veiw for the letter copy

26-12-2013: Teleconference with siliguri SSA completed on 24-12-2013... CS Amit Khan and ACS Jagannath Sarkar attended...

almost all the members attended and quired the situation of snatta  and a burning issue and Conference ...a major issue of transfer case from hill area were discussed...CS briefed on all the matters and need of our unity...it is right that the TTAs spent more than 5 years in hill area but due to injustice , they are not being released although GM siliguri had issued for transfer of those more than 6 months ago.....but still they are not released.....
as such we think we shall shout for them unitedly and as such CS writes a letter to CS NFTE to intervene into it and take more steps on it so that they can be transferred......

at the same time it is be remembered that only if we got united then only be achieved all otherwise not and as such we all should join conference.
thanks to all members along with Soumitra Paul and Sandeep , Swapan, susmita and others.... for conducting such conference.....

Sunday, December 15, 2013

16-12-2013: for the ladies member we shall provide separate accomodation .. there will be no problem at all....

16-12-2013: dear TTA freinds , it is worth while to say that so many issues are pending for settlement which will damage our future severly if not settled.... not only the wage loss there is also many issues which can impact not less that the damage of wage loss.. so come on cordially and show our unity in conference meet...think positively... and join the meet...no excuse will meet the damage of urself if your future be paralysed.. so freinds wake up....join cent percent....

16-12-2013: the members who are from distant place.. there is nothing to be worried as there will sufficient & well lodging and fooding arramgement.....we are preparing for IQ and Hotels....but the number of member who will attend is to be known very soon... so all DSs are requested to inform the name and SSA and their phone number within next seven days.... otherwise we shall be in a problem of arranegment... treat this as most urgent.....

16-12-2013 : as it is winter season , the programmes of Circle Conferences may tough to be completed within a single day and hence SNATTAWB is thinking about extend one day more....final decision will be informed within one or two day i.e. 8 th & 9 th februray.2014........every DSs are requested to comment on this by tomorrow....

16-12-2013: today 78 nos JTO is joining as JTO who was promotted from DRTTAs through JTO LICE.

16-12-2013: today the unwanted " NIRBHAYA" incidence were happened in a year ago.....in DELHI RAPE CASE........

Thursday, December 12, 2013

12-12-2013: snattawbtc congratulates all the DRTTAs who GOT JTO PROMOTION BY WAY OF JTO LICE>>>>>phase -1 Training is completed and will now be released....freinds now the left DRTTAs are advised to get prepare for next JTO LICE persuation so that immediate JTO LICE COULD BE CONDUCTED.........


12-12-2013: DoT moves Cabinet note to hive off BSNL’s tower infra

The Department of Telecom has moved a Cabinet note seeking permission to hive off the tower assets of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd into a new company.
BSNL has 61,622 towers, which is the second largest tower portfolio among all telecom companies. Indus Towers, a joint venture between Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, is the largest player with 1.2 lakh towers.
“Establishment of a separate company for holding and managing the tower infrastructure assets of BSNL will enable the new company to unlock the true potential of the tower business and leverage it for expansion and spread of infrastructure,” the DoT note said.
According to DoT calculations, if the tower assets were considered as a separate entity it would have earned Rs 964 crore in 2012-13. Based on certain assumptions, DoT expects the EBITDA of the proposed tower company to touch Rs 2,357 crore by 2023.
Total asset base

The total asset base of the proposed company is estimated at Rs 7,226 crore with fixed assets of Rs 6,517 crore and net working capital of Rs 708 crore. Since the hiving off will impact BSNL’s top line, it has been proposed to incorporate Rs 2,500 crore as loans from BSNL at an interest rate of 12 per cent. The earnings by way of interest would neutralise the negative cash impact on BSNL, the note stated.
The transfer of assets to the new company would be liable to levy of Rs 475 crore worth of stamp duty. DoT has proposed to seek a waiver from the Delhi Government. The new tower company is expected to have a workforce of around 3,000 people.
Though BSNL had opened up its tower infrastructure for sharing in 2010, it did not get many tenants. On the other hand, private tower players, such as Bharti Infratel, have been able to unlock value by listing its shares on the stock exchanges.
Private companies have also been able to get into infra sharing agreements, which have helped reduce their costs.
In contrast, BSNL has only one per cent of the market for tower tenancies.
“There are several reasons for the low market share, which include lack of focussed marketing mechanism for customer acquisition, the perception that BSNL towers have a lower site uptime, pricing of infrastructure being more expensive than prevailing market rate, the perception of conflict of interest between BSNL and non-BSNL tenancies and perception of poor response to tenant complaints,” the DoT note said.
Hiving the assets into a separate company could bring in the required focus. Nearly 50,000 towers of BSNL are connected by optical fibre cable, which is useful for transmitting data services.
External tenancies

According to DoT’s estimates, the market for external tenancies is expected to be in the region of 80,000-100,000 towers in the next five years. The proposed company could garner 16-18 per cent of the total market share.
The DoT has proposed to hive off the assets in phases. Under the proposed plan, the tower assets will be moved into an independent business unit within BSNL and operational activities, such as marketing, would be outsourced to private partners.
In the second phase, the unit will be converted into a wholly-owned subsidiary.
The entire process is expected to be completed in 12-18 months after the Union Cabinet approves the proposal.

Source the Hindu....