Shri. Pawan Kumar Meena, Joint Secretary West SNEA and Shri M.S. Adasul, General Secretary SNEA had a short meeting with Shri. A. Robert J. Ravi, CMD BSNL on 13/05/2026 to discuss urgent issues. The details of discussions are as follows.
OTP Requests and Transfer postings: At the outset we conveyed thanks for consideration of OTP Requests and giving relief to executives affected under long stay transfers.
CMD BSNL accepted our thanks and conveyed that much care is taken this time in issuing transfers and specially the request of SNEA to exclude female executives from Inter Circle long stay transfers is given consideration. He also added that due and possible extent consideration is given to Transfer policy guidelines and mainly SNEA request for keeping Long stay Transfers minimum and need base is given consideration.
We conveyed special thanks for considering the request of SNEA for excluding female executives from Inter Circle long stay transfers and giving relief from sufferings and hardship faced due to inter Circle Transfers. We also conveyed thanks for keeping transfers minimum and reducing disturbance as compared to Inter Circle Transfers issued in the last year.
We also conveyed thanks for giving consideration to about all OTP requests from All India Hard Tenure stations and requested to give consideration to OTP Requests from Tenure station on quarterly basis for that CMD BSNL directed us to check with Director HR.
We also narrated that the request from executives from all India Soft Tenure Stations are not given consideration and CMD BSNL responded that this may be due to non-updating data in ERP and if data is corrected the same will also be given consideration and directed us to give all such requests to PGM Pers.
We brought to notice of CMD BSNL that this time executives under PwBD Category who are immune from such long stay transfers are transferred. CMD BSNL informed that this may be due to wrong data and assured cancellation of such transfer order issued if any.
We narrated that some OTP Requests are not given consideration from the same station at par with others, CMD BSNL informed that all Own Cost OTP Requests are given consideration and company cost OTP Requests are not given consideration. On our request to give consideration on such OTP if requested at own cost, CMD BSNL directed us to give such individual representations to PGM Pers.
We specially narrated pain and hardship of executives whose OTP Requests are not considered due to the short period for completion of Tenure in the working Circle by a few days or few months, CMD BSNL informed that this is done as per criteria and all these requests will be given consideration in next order. We narrated that the executives under long stay transfers were relieved late by Circle/BA administration and naturally after transfer orders in April/May, the relieving was ordered from June to August and executives should not be made to suffer for no mistake on their part and requested for considering such requests /representations, CMD BSNL directed us to discuss all such cases with PGM Pers.
We bring it to notice of CMD BSNL that some executives under long stay transfer are posted randomly and at far away places while it was quite possible to post to nearby Circle and requested for consideration of requests for change of Circle to nearby Circles, CMD BSNL assured for consideration of such genuine requests and directed us to give such requests to PGM Pers.
We narrated new transfers of Executives retained under Medical grounds and under immunity as Office Bearers of SNEA by changing Circles, and requested for restoration of Circle on completion of immunity, CMD BSNL informed that the retention on immunity grounds in reviewed as per present requirement to posted Circle and accordingly posted to new Circle.
We requested that Immunity is given from pending transfers and Executives are relieved to these Circle after completion of immunity period and medical ground requests need to be reviewed as per present medical conditions of dependent /self and change of Circle is hardship to these executives and suffering family members. CMD BSNL assured to review such representations if any.
We specially requested for posting of Shri. Samir Khare AGS SNEA and other Office Bearers of SNEA to BSNL CO and CMD BSNL straightaway informed that no OTP Request for posting to BSNL Corporate office will be given consideration as sufficient executives are already available. We narrated that OTP requests of some Executives from BSNL CO are also not given consideration and there is shortage of executives at BSNL CO and requested for consideration of such mutual or one to one transfers, CMD BSNL was reluctant for any such consideration and if anybody want transfer to Delhi even on immunity /medical grounds then he/she may ask for nearby Delhi and not BSNL CO or CNTX Delhi.
We specifically requested for consideration of the pending request of Shri. Samir Khare AGS for change of Circle and bringing him to BSNL HQ Delhi under immunity as AGS of recognised association, CMD BSNL directed us to give these details a fresh to PGM Pers and immunity ground requests will be given consideration.
Escalating the pending Promotions: We specially conveyed thanks for issuing long awaited JTO to SDE Civil wing promotion Order thereby giving first promotions in career of these JTOs waiting for their first promotion for the last 27 years. We especially appreciated the last minute efforts in collecting fresh VCs from all Circles in the shortest possible period of two days as earlier VCs expired.
We narrated the disturbance due to dislocation on promotional posting even though vacancy existing in the same or nearby Circle and requested for re-consideration of their posting to vacant posts in the same or nearby Circle or by interchanging the present posting as presently executives are posted to far away places and executives from other Circles are posted to these Circles or nearby Circles. CMD BSNL assured us of looking into such possible requests for Change of Circles and directed us to discuss with PGM Pers with details of such requests. While once again conveying thanks for Civil wing promotions, we requested for similar action in JTO to SDE Electrical wing Promotions and giving relief to JTOs of Electrical wing who are also waiting for their first promotion for 27 to 29 years.
We also brought to notice of CMD BSNL that the Promotions under PwBD category of about all wings and cadres with retrospective date effect are not issued even after data has been collected long back and requested for early promotion order giving relief to all PwBD category executives. In response CMD BSNL assured that he has already directed to check possibilities of Promotions of all wings and cadres where no court case is pending including promotions of executives under PwBD category.
We narrated efforts taken by SNEA on clearing hurdles due to pending Court Cases on DGM Telecom and CAO Promotions as per special appeal by him in an earlier meeting. CMD BSNL appreciated efforts of SNEA and was of the opinion that such personal efforts and interaction will clear the ways for pending promotions by overcoming disputes in courts and assured for firm and required steps for DGM Telecom and CAO Promotions.
In conclusion of this short meeting, we conveyed thanks to CMD BSNL for sparing his valuable time to discuss urgent issues and requested for consideration of pending/fresh Requests/ representations by the executives on transfer posting sympathetically and CMD BSNL assured for the same.
