7th Pay Commission Latest News: Ahead of the New Year, thousands of BSNL employees have been able to secure six of their demands from the central government. In a statement dated 13th December 2018, the All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) revealed that following six decisions were made in a meeting with the Department of Telecom (DoT) officials and Minister of State for Telecommunication Manoj Sinha.
1/6DoT has written to the Ministry of Finance, with a positive recommendation, to solve this issue. A favourable reply is awaited from the Finance Ministry, after which this problem will be settled.
2/6DoT has agreed to the demand to de-link the pension revision of BSNL retirees, from the Pay Revision of the serving employees. Image: Reuters
3/6No final settlement reached. But, there is significant improvement. In a meeting on 03.12.2018, both Sinha and DoT officers indicated that, they were prepared to consider settling 3rd Pay Revision, but 15% fitment could not be given. Image source: Agencies
4/6BSNL CMD has agreed to increase the contribution by another 3% by March 2019 and the remaining contribution in the next financial year.
5/6As per the new mechanism, AUAB will periodically sit with the DoT officers and review the progress in the settlement of the issues. Image: Reuters
6/6DoT has prepared the Cabinet Note for allotting 4G spectrum to BSNL and it has been sent for Inter-Ministerial Consultation. Image: IANS