7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

BSNL 20% Discount for Central Government Employees - Regularization of the discount scheme at a reduced 10% In an attempt to put its troubled past behind, BSNL had, in the year 2008, announced a special Broadband plan for Central Government employees at a special 20% discount rate on usage and rental charges. At a time when it was fast losing a number of fixed line subscribers, this offer made people sit up and take notice. Millions of Central Government employees and pensioners subscribed to the service at 20% discounted rate. The fact that they continue to utilize the service is indication enough of the offer’s success.

Brief note on the discussions took place in the 30th meeting of the National Council, held on 23.04.2014 - BSNL Employees Union (1) Lesser standards of evaluation for the JAO and JTO exams. The Staff Side made a strong appeal to the Management, to review the JAO and JTO exams that had taken place, by adopting lesser standards of evaluation. The vehement, lengthy and detailed arguments of the Staff Side to grant grace marks, were however not accepted by the Management. As regards taking remedial measures in respect of question papers with discrepancies, it was agreed that the Recruitment Branch will issue a letter to all the CGMs, as has been done in the case of MP and AP circles, for taking necessary remedial action. (2) Regular promotion to officiating JTOs. Management replied that a provision is already made in the New Recruitment Rules for the absorption of all the 1500 officiating JTOs. The RR will soon go for the approval of the Management Committee. 

Extension of CGHS facilities to retired BSNL employees File No: 4-12(11)12012-PAT Government of India Department of Telecommunications Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001 Dated: 20-2-2014 To, The Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan H.C. Mathur Lane Janpath, New Delhi-11001 Subject:- Extension of CGHS facilities to retired BSNL employees. Sir, Reference is invited to BSNL’s letter Nos.BSNL/Admn-I/14-15/9(pt.) dated 09.04.2012 and dated 11.1.2013 regarding extension of CGHS facilities to retired BSNL employees. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and it has been decided that : -i) The retired employees, who are in receipt of Central Civil Pension/Pro-rata pension only from Central Civil Estimates are eligible for joining CGHS, other retired employees of BSNL are not eligible for CGHS. ii) Since CGHS is in operation only at 25 select locations in the coun...

BSNL has issued guidelines for in case of refusal of promotion by the employee... Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (A Govt. of India Enterprise) (Pers.I Section) 4th floor, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi No. 400-204/2013-Pers.I Dated: 01-Nov-2013 All Heads of Telecom Circles/ Metro Districts/Maintenance Regions/ Projects/Stores/BRBRAITT/ALTTC. All other Administrative Units, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Subject: Refusal of promotion - guidelines thereof. As per the HR policy in BSNL, promotions are being granted in various grades with the approval/ acceptance of the appropriate competent authority. Promotions are important from both individual's as well as Organization's perspective and forms a mutually obligatory aspect of the employer-employee relationship. Therefore, refusal of promotion by the employee cannot be construed as a right and its acceptance by the Competent Authority can also not be taken for granted. Accordingly, it has been decided that any case of refusal ...