Shri. Anupam Shrivastava, CMD , BSNL has reportedly told media persons at Bangalore on 28-01-2016 that, BSNL employees would not get wage revision w.e.f. 01.01.2017, unless the Company makes profit. This may be the view of the Management. BSNLEU does not agree with this view. Even the CMD has admitted earlier that, BSNL has missed the ‘voice call bus’, because BSNL was not able to procure equipments for many years. The Hon’ble Minister for Communications, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, has told the Parliament that, the previous government did not allow BSNL to expand it’s network for 10 years. Thus, BSNL has become loss making, not because of the employees, but because of the government and the ministers. On the other hand, the employees are taking all out efforts for the revival of the Company. The launching of “Customer Delight Year” and the “Service With A Smile” programme are evidences for this. Hence, it will not be fare on the part of the Management to penalise the employees for the crimes committed by the previous government and ministers. BSNL Executives and Non-Executives should get wage revision w.e.f. 01.01.2017. Management should understand that 100% strike will take place, in case the next wage revision is denied.
