As assured by CMD BSNL, the IDA enhancement is approved by the BSNL Board in the fastest possible speed and the approved proposal with due recommendations of BSNL Board has been sent to DoT for final approval for releasing IDA Payment pending from 01/01/2026 along with arrears thereof.
The issue of financial viability created in DPE OM dated 27/02/2026 {Copy<<<>>} was cleared with revised OM dated by DPE dated 24/04/2026 {Copy<<<>>} but as DPE has not clarified about the applicability of clause for payment of IDA due w.e.f. 01/01/2026.
As BSNL has sent request for approval of enhancement of IDA Payment with all relevant information, being financial matter, on 29/04/2026, DoT has called for the recommendations of BSNL Board. {Copy<<<>>}
The next BSNL Board meeting is scheduled on 22/05/2026, but by understanding need for releasing IDA payment in salary of May 2026, we requested intervention of CMD BSNL, who has taken decision to get approval of BSNL Board by circulation as done for approval of Wage Negotiation Committee Report.
Thus, with intervention of CMD BSNL, Management Committee and BSNL Board have approved this proposal within a period of six days and finally the same has been sent to DoT for final approval and due recommendations for payment of IDA with arrears as per OM Dated 27/02/2026 & 24/04/2026 and approval for allowing to implement the enhanced IDA payments w.e.f. 01/01/2026 and onwards in the normal course with approval of CMD BSNL in accordance with the revised rates notified by the DPE from time to time.
With this clear recommendation by BSNL Board, the final approval of DoT is expected this week as all other issues with this IDA enhancement are already cleared.
As such, all the disputes, confusions and WhatsApp gossips on the uncertainty of IDA payment are cleared and now it is crystal clear and sure that:
1.The enhanced IDA with arrears of four months i.e. from January 2026 to April 2026 as per order dated 27/02/2026, will be surely paid Salary of May 2026 along with further enhanced IDA for Apr 2026 as per DPE order dated 28/04/2026.
- Henceforth the IDA procedure for IDA payments will be restored and will be issued as per DPE OM and there will not be any need to get approval from DoT.
- This will also clear the way for DR payment for Retired Executives and Employees of BSNL with similar period arrears and earlier procedure for the same will also be restored.
The entire happenings make it clear how a simple issue can be made critical and such critical issues can be resolved if properly pursued at all levels in concerned departments. This episode is classic example of how non-issue is made an issue and how important manhours can be wasted in its settlement and avoidable gossips with extreme comments on social media that to be continued for prolonged period of four months
SNEA conveys sincere thanks and gratitude to all the responsible officers in DPE and DoT for slow but firm steps in the resolution of this man made issue.
SNEA conveys sincere thanks and gratitude to Shri. A. Robert J. Ravi, CMD BSNL for kind intervention for approval of IDA enhancement from BSNL Board in a time bound manner and ensuring it.
We convey sincere thanks to Dr. Kalyan Sagar Nippani, Director HR for keen pursuing and ensuring approval of BSNL Board in the shortest possible time and his personal efforts are highly appreciable.
We also convey thanks to Shri. S.P. Singh, PGM Estt BSNL CO and his team of officers in the Estt section and Shri. J.P. Choudhary, CS BSNL CO for completion of all formalities from initiation of process, finalisation of the note and getting it approved in time bound manner.
