BSNL employees go on strike, decry government’s attempts to destabilize BSNL

A Correspondent

Dibrugarh: Along with different parts, members of All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) went on a three-day strike from February 18 against certain government policies.

A press communiqué stated that the Department of Telecom was putting hurdles in the revival of BSNL and settlement of issues in spite of the fact that at the time of formation of BSNL, the government had declared that the financial viability of BSNL would be fully taken care of, better career prospects for the employees would be provided, and government pension would also be given to BSNL pensioners. It further said that the government was creating innumerable hurdles in each and every business proposal of BSNL, practically interfering in the day-to-day affairs of the company.

Non-allotment of 4G spectrum, non-approval of land monetization proposal submitted by BSNL in May, 2018, fleecing pension contribution on maximum of pay scales, denial of permission to BSNL to avail bank loans for expansion of networks and not filling BSNL Director post were some deliberate attempts of the government to destabilize BSNL, the release added.

Some of the demands of AUAB included allotment of 4G spectrum to BSNL as per the proposals submitted by BSNL in December, 2017; payment of pension contribution by BSNL as per the government rule; approval for BSNL’s Land Management Policy without any delay and scrapping BSNL’s outsourcing for the operation and maintenance of its mobile towers.

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