No. BSNLEU/AP Circle/CGMT Corr/11-12 Dated

No. BSNLEU/A.P. Circle/CGMT Corr/11-12 Dated: - 03.05.2012
To
Sri. V. SRINIVASN
Chief General Manager, Telecom,
ABIDS,
HYDERABAD-1
Sir,
Sub: - New Agenda items for the Circle Council Meeting – Reg.
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The New Agenda Items for the Circle Council Meeting are enclosed herewith for
including in the next Council Meeting.
It is also requested that the date of the Circle Council Meeting may please be fixed in this
month itself as the last Circle Council Meeting was held in Feb 2012.
Thanking You Sir,
Yours Sincerely
(P. ASOKA BABU)
Secretary Staff Side

NEW ITEMS
Item No. 68: - Optimization and maintenance of Cell Towers:
There is a bitter problem regarding maintenance and optimization of Cell
Towers. It is also learnt that subscriber can give a message to 54141 for signal problems, but the
functioning and response to the complaints was not satisfactory. And the staff side demands for
full optimization and strengthening of cell tower maintenance.
Item No. 69: - Launching of Tablet ‘PC’ in A.P. Circle:
On 5 th march 2012 an advertisement was given for advance booking of 3
types of tablet PC. It is learnt that there is a good response for the tablets. But now booking for
tablet PC’s is stopped at CSC’s, and the image of the company in view of the subscriber is going
down. The staff side demand for early release of tablet PC’s please.
Item No. 70: - Proper Maintenance of Exges/BTS during power failures in the Circle:
All over the state there is a huge power cut in the circle due to improper
maintenance of battery back up engine alternater, AC Units earth resistance, exges/BTS’S was
not functioning well. Huge amounts in the name of Annual Maintenance charges are also paid
of repairs of E/A/AC Units but no use. Hence the staff side demands for strengthening of entire
system for mtce. doing power failures.
Item No. 71: - Supply of Non Standard components on National Repair Centre:
It is observed that every year Tender are floated for procurement of
components. The value of the Tender is in crores of rupees. It is observed that non standard
components are being supplied by the contractor. An enquiry in to this is demanded by the staff
side.
Item No. 72: - Functioning of disaster recovery servers at Saroornagar:
It is observed that tenders are floated for purchases “Recharge through mobile and disaster
recovery servers” and installed in Saroornagar Exge by spending crores of Rupees which is not
function since 2 years. Therefore it is demanded the functioning of this services may be made
immediately.
Item No. 73: - Installation of inferior quality equipment in Land Line Network Management
System:
It is observed that Land Line Network Management system was installed
at VJ & HD for generating fault reports of exchanges. Now it is learnt that this service is to being
utilized properly and that vender was paid crores of rupees with out AT and without taking in to
consideration for supply of inferior Quality Equipment.

Item No. 74: - Supply of Non Standard Material by the Contractor while Providing FTTH and
IPTV facility to the Customers.
The following problems are observed in FTTH
1. Voice calls (call breaks and disturbance)
2. IPTV No entertainment channels provided
3. Refusal to take bill payments at cash counters
4. Delay in restoration after complaint
5. No provision of W1F1 Facility to the customer end customer
premises equipment
6. Supply of Non standard material such as single core fiber and
flexible pipe, single core PLB Pipe etc.
Item No. 75: - Inclusion of TSM Service in the HR Package.
As 50% of the TSM service will be counted for pension calculation the
particulars of TSM Service is to be included tin HRMs Data. Already orders are issued by the
circle office vide SDE(HR) HD No. TA/ST A/HRP/2008/DDO’s/112 Dt 20.07.2009.
But it is observed that the TSM service particulars are not included in
most of the cases. And hence particulars and compliance report to that extent may
please be taken.
Item No. 76: - Approval for payment of final withdrawal of GPF taking the service from the
date of appointment as TSM.
As the 50% of the TSM service is counts for pension calculation the date
of appointment of TSM is to be taken as appointment of conversion of GPF advance as GPF final
withdrawal. Hence instructions to that effect may please be issued.
Item No. 77: - Closure of Tele. Exges below 30 working connections.
At Present there are guide lines from corporate office that Tele. Exge
below 10 working connections may be closed and those working conections may be connected
to near by exge. Now it is proposed to close that tele exge which are having 30 working
connectins so that the expenditure on electricity, diesel, E/A Mtcc can be curtailed.
Item No. 78: - Non Implementation of Transfer policy guide lines at Karimnagar &
Rajahmundry, Eluru etc,.
It brings to the notice of the management that all India transfer policy
guide lines, circle office instructions Dt 25.06.2011 etc are not implemented incertain SSA’s and
they are giving a sterio type reply that there are no clear cut guide lines. Hence it is requested to
instruct those SSA’s to implement the guide lines scrupulously.
Item No. 79: - Transfer of officers from the sensitive seats Just as Admn, Marketing, Vig. etc.,
for more than four years.

It is observed that in the Circle some of the officers are continuing in the sensitive seats like
Admn, Marketing, Vig. etc for more than 10 years. Or they are being transferred to other seats
for just a year and coming back to the same sensitive seat. Hence it is requested that the
officers who are continuing in the sensitive seats for more than 4 years may please be shifted to
other seats and follow CVC Gide lines.
Item No. 80: - Circulation of Gradation List/ SB’s to the officials for rectification of errors.
As per the norms S/B and gradation list of the Circle /SSA are to circulated among staff for every
four years. But either the circle office or the SSA’s are not following this guidelines by which
when they are retiring, DOT Cell is rejecting the pension case for want of omissions. Hence it is
requested to see that the SB/Gradation List may be circulated at Circle/SSA Level.
Item No. 81: - Attending of Repair works in EG District Staff Quarters especially at Tuni Exge.
It is brought to your notice that the Mtce of Staff Quarters at EG. Dist is very poor and expecially
in Tuni exge the rain water is coming in to tele exge this may be addressed immediately in view
of coming rain season.
Item No. 82: - Supply of Plans/Triff’s introduced during the month to the staff along with pay
slips.
It is demanded by the staff side many times that the Tariffs/plans introduced during the month
may please be brought to the notice of the all the staff along with the pay slips to educate the
staff.
Item No. 83:- Posting of General Managers in Adilabad, Warangal, Eluru, Cuddapah,
Ananthapur etc, where GM posts are vacant:
It is observed that most of the SSAs in the Circle are not having Regular General Managers such
as ADB, WL, WG, Cuddapah, Ongole, ATP etc, thereby the the developmental works are not
implemented properly. Hence, it is suggested that the General Managers who are in excess of
sanctioned strength at Hyderagbad may be posted in the above SSAs.
Item No.84:- Consideration of Request transfers liberally in the SSAs to avoid TA/TP.
It is observed that the request transfers from Rural Areas to Urban stations are not being
considered for decades together in the SSAs. As per the All India transfer policy issued in
August 2008 the request transfers at the rate of 10% are to be considered. But the same was
not implemented in most of the SSAs. Hence it is demanded by the staff side to issue
instructions to the SSA Heads to consider liberally the request transfers from Rural areas to
Urban areas.
Item No.85:- Opening of CSCs in Urban Areas in entire Circle and the willing officials including
stenos may be posted for giving better services.

In the present scenario, more number of CSCs are essential to be opened to give proper and
better services to the customers and also to generate more revenue, since the potentiality will
be in Urban Areas. All the willing officials including stenos may be utilised for the purpose by
imparting training of one week on different plans etc.
Item No.86:- Marketing Advertisement in bi-monthly magazine being published by the
Recognized Union i.e. BSNLEU:
The Recognized Union, BSNLEU is publishing a bi-monthly magazine more than 15000 copies
and circulated among entire circle. The Marketing Advertisement can be published in our
magazine on reasonable rate explaining the new plans introduced from time to time to
enlighten the staff and common public at the large.
Item No. 87: - Insufficient fund allotment of welfare funds and not payment of book
awards/scholarships for 10-11, 11-12.
It is observed that corporate office has allotted only 10lakhs for A.P. Circle in March 2012 and
where as 75lakhs allotted to Karnataka Circle and 45lakhs for Kerala Circle. When enquired at
corporate office they are saying that there are 36lakhs of welfare funds at A.P. Circle. It is also
observed that each SSA is Keeping one lakh and odd with their welfare board and saying that
they are keeping the fund for payment of death cases. There are clear cut instructions in the 8 th
welfare board meeting that Administrative funds can be utilized for payment of death cases and
recouped later on. Hence it is demanded that the existing funds may be utilized for payment of
Book awards/scholarships and additional funds may be asked for corporate office.
Thanking You Sir,
Yours Faithfully
(P. ASOKA BABU)
Secretary, Staff Side