In response to the agitational call given by the All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB), a Massive Relay Hunger Fast by GSs/CSs, CHQ/Circle Office Bearers along with Lunch Hour Demonstrations at OA/BA/Circle and CHQ were held at nook and corner of India on 01/10/2026 i.e. on 26th BSNL Foundation Day. Hundreds of Executives/Non-Executives with AUAB leaders raised strong voice in support of single demand for early approval and implementation of the Third Pay/Wage Revision for BSNL Executives and Non-Executives.
Reports received from all OAs/BAs and Circles confirmed enthusiastic participation and impressive mobilisation of AUAB Office Bearers and members of various constituent Associations/Unions with strongest ever unity and never seen before the determination to secure their legitimate demand for third Pay/Wage Revision.
The leaders of AUAB all over India along with Majority of the Executives/Non-Executives conveyed greetings and wishes on 26th BSNL Foundation Day to each other but boycotted any celebrations arranged by the certain insensitive officers in BSNL.
It was nice to see that in partial response to the appeal/request by AUAB to BSNL Management, not to arrange any celebrations on BSNL Foundation Day or postpone it till approval of Third Pay Revision, no formal letter was issued by BSNL Corporate Office for celebrations on 26th BSNL Foundation Day.
But till few insensitive Circle/BA Heads have arranged the celebrations at their level and continued with utter insensitivity. But their insensitivity was responded by the Executives and Non-Executives with strongest unity as the majority of them boycotted such celebrations and remained absent from celebrations.
At BSNL CO Delhi, CMD BSNL addressed gathering covering majority of GMs/PGMs who are getting benefits of 7th CPC, but the BSNL Executives and Non-Executives remained absent from this address of CMD BSNL and expressed their anguish and unrest against undue delay by DoT in approval of their Pay Revision. The said boycott continued even after personal appeal from some individuals that this is not celebrations and it is just an address of a few minutes.
The same was situation all over India and except few selfish Executives/Non-Executives, which can be counted at finger tips who are not left even with minimum required sensitivity towards his/her own delayed Pay/Wage Revision were seen roaming alongside of BA/Circle Heads and supporting these insensitive Circle/BA Heads for their celebrations of 7th & 8th Pay Revision.
At CHQ level, the Relay Hunger Fast at Eastern Court, Janpath, New Delhi, witnessed the participation of senior leaders of AUAB constituent Associations/Unions participated in the Relay Hunger Fast and Lunch Hour Demonstrations.
Shri. Animesh Mitra, Chairman AUAB & GS BSNLEU, Shri. C. Singh, Chairman AUAB & GS NFTE BSNL, Shri. M. S. Adasul, GS SNEA, Shri. N. D. Ram, Chief Patron, SEWA, Shri. Ashok Patel, Zonal Secretary South AUAB & GS SEWA BSNL Shri. Abhishek Jain, Zonal Secretary, North AUAB & GS AIBSNLEA, Shri. R. K. Gupta, Zonal Secretary South AUAB & GS DEWAB, Shri. Sumit Soni, GS, CBOWA, Shri. Vikas Mohan, GS, BTU, Shri. Suresh Kumar, GS BSNLMS, Shri. Sunil Kumar, GS MTNLEA, Shri. R.K. Mudgil, GS MREWA Shri. M. Vijayakumar, President, BSNLEU, Shri. P. Abhimanyu, VP, BSNLEU, Shri. Uttam Singh, DyGS NFTE, Shri. Ganesh Hinge, DyGS, BSNLEU, Shri. Lokendra Ganoliya, AGS SEWA, Shri. Irfan Pasha, Treasurer, BSNLEU, Ms Anu Agarwal CS SNEA CO Delhi, Shri. Vinay Tyagi, CS SNEA CNTxN Delhi along with other Circle Secretaries and Circle Secretaries and prominent leaders of NFTE, BSNLEU, SNEA, SEWA from Corporate Office and CNTxN Delhi addressed gathering at BSNL Corporate office and extended their solidarity and participated in the programme, further strengthening the united struggle for the genuine demands of BSNL employees.
Addressing the gathering, the leaders highlighted the present status of the Third Pay/Wage Revision proposal and the role of the DoT, Government in resolving the long pending issue. They reiterated that the continued delay in approval of the Third Pay/Wage Revision, is unacceptable and called for a decisive intervention early Pay Revision for BSNL Executives and Non-Executives.
The Full Day Relay Hunger Fast with massive Lunch Hour demonstrations reaffirmed the determination of AUAB to intensify the agitational programme, if the long pending demand remains unresolved and deadlock in DoT continues.
Significantly, despite the invitations/appeals to participate in the Foundation Day programme by SR cell, personally by some OA/BA and Circle Heads, Majority of Executives and Non-Executives across the country remained absent from such name sake celebrations and participated in the Relay Hunger Fast at Circle/Corporate level and Lunch Hour Demonstrations at OA/BA, Circle and Corporate office reaffirming their commitment to the collective determination to fight for the legitimate demand of the Third Pay/Wage Revision.
SNEA CHQ conveys sincere thanks and gratitude to all AUAB leaders, members and participants for making the Nationwide programme a grand success. The enthusiastic response across the country sends a strong message that the BSNL workforce remains united and determined to secure justice on the issue of the Third Pay/Wage Revision.
SNEA conveys thanks to BSNL Management and about all OA/BA/Circle heads who respected the sentiments of BSNL workforce about undue delay in approval of Third Pay/Wage Revision by not arranging celebrations of 26th BSNL Foundation Day. We appeal to others to respect the feelings of thousands of Executives and Non-Executives all over India who are facing financial losses and to show some sensible approach towards the own workforce of BSNL.
Meantime, it is understood that this long pending issue of Third Pay /Wage revision is being reviewed at DoT and the deadlock is about to be cleared shortly.
Let us maintain our unity, strengthen our collective resolve and make every forthcoming programme a grand success until the demand for the Third Pay/Wage Revision is achieved.
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