Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF & Advisor, AIBDPA and Com. K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA met Shri Arvind Bajaj, GM(QA) and discussed about the issues of contract workers in QA(Kolkata). They requested the GM not to proceed with the proposal to retrench the 5 contract workers. They pointed out that the workers are having about 10-15 years of service and should be retained. The GM was non-committal, but agreed to look in to the matter.

The representatives also brought to his notice of the GM about the inordinate delay in settlement of the medical claims of the BSNL pensioners attached to QA, Kolkata on which the pensioners were compelled to resort to agitation. The GM replied that he has taken care to deal the claims promptly and are sent to the CGMT at Jabalpur for approval and payment.