Meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of SC/STs held on 26th May 2026 under the Chairmanship of Honβble Dr. Faggan Singh Kulaste Ji, Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of SC/STs
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
The meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of SC/STs was successfully held on 26th May 2026 under the Chairmanship of Honβble Dr. Faggan Singh Kulaste Ji, Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of SC/STs. The respected Members of the Committee and Secretary of the Committee, Dr. K. S. Somashekhar, were also present during the meeting.
From the BSNL Management side, Honβble CMD, Director (HR), Pr. GM (Pers), Pr. GM (SR), PGM Legal, PGM Establishment/Admn, PGM Finance, CLO & Dy.GM ,SCT Cell and From DOT, Secretary DOT, Member Services, DDG SR & LO were present in the meeting in the discussion.
The meeting was conducted in a very positive, cordial, constructive and encouraging atmosphere. Various important issues concerning SC/ST employees of BSNL were discussed in detail. The Parliamentary Committee gave patient hearing to all agenda points raised by SEWA and appreciated the genuine concerns placed before the Committee.
It is a matter of great satisfaction that BSNL Management gave a very positive response on all agenda points raised by SEWA. On many important issues, the Management agreed in principle and assured necessary action on priority basis. The Parliamentary Committee also instructed the Management to resolve the genuine concerns of SC/ST employees sympathetically and expeditiously.
The major agenda points discussed included:
β’ Immediate Promotion from AO to CAO
β’ Proper implementation of Reservation Policy
β’ Filling up of Backlog Vacancies
β’ Protection against reversal of Diploma Holders in Civil/Electrical Wing
β’ Display of Portraits of Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in BSNL offices
β’ Issuance of pending Minutes of Meeting held on 16.03.2026
β’ Removal of LICE clause in AGM to DGM Promotion (Group βAβ to Group βAβ) under BSNL MSRR-2023
β’ Appointment of SC/ST Officer as Director on BSNL Board
β’ Removal of discriminatory membership criteria for transfer immunity to SEWA office bearers
β’ Representation of SEWA in all BSNL Committees and important decision-making committees
β’ Regular Promotions in Telecom Stream
β’ Re-Declaration of JTO (T) LICE 2014 Result β Punjab Circle
β’ Grant of CSR/Welfare Funds for celebration of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti and Mahaparinirvan Divas
β’ And several other important welfare and service-related issues of SC/ST employees
The Honβble Chairman and respected Members of the Committee took the representation of SEWA very seriously and sympathetically. The Committee assured full support for safeguarding the constitutional rights, dignity, equality and welfare of SC/ST employees in BSNL.
SEWA sincerely expresses its heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Honβble Dr. Faggan Singh Kulaste Ji, Chairman of the Committee, all respected Members of Parliamentary Committee and Secretary Dr. K. S. Somashekhar for their positive approach, encouragement and valuable support in resolving the issues of SC/ST employees of BSNL.
This meeting marks a historic achievement for SEWA and a significant step towards ensuring justice, representation, welfare and protection of the rights of SC/ST employees in BSNL.
Jay Bheem π
Ashok Patel
GS,SEWA
Organised a Special Felicitation Meeting to honour our affectionate leader Newly appointed Chief Patron of SEWA Shri N D RAM, Principal CHQ Advisor Shri Satyaveer Singh and AGS Central Shri Lokendra Ganolia. In the Value added meeting held at SNEA Circle Office, Eastern Court New Delhi, SNEA Corporate Office Circle Team in the presence of their GS SNEA respected Shri M S Adasul Felicitated Shri N D RAM Newly Appointed Chief Patron of SEWA BSNL, Principal CHQ Advisor Shri Satyaveer Singh and AGS(Central) Shri Lokendra Ganolia by presenting Shawl and beautiful bouquet of flowers and subsequently They honoured Dy GS of SEWA Shri Vijay Pal and CS SEWA BSNL CO Shri Mukesh by presenting Bouquet of flowers. Thereafter, as courtesy, they presented their SNEA Diary & Calendars to all the Office Bearers of SEWA BSNL Corporate Office assembled in the Special meeting.
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Β Some of the Photos taken during the courtesy call with Shri A Robert J Ravi CMD, Dr Kalyan Sagar Nippani Dir (HR), Shri Bansal Dir (CFA), Shri Sandip Govil Dir (CM), Mrs Deepa Chavla CVO, Shri Gajender Kumar CLO (SCT), Shri Rajiv Soni CGM (EW), Shri M S Adasul GS SNEA, Shri S P Singh PGM (Admn & Estt), Shri Sushil Kumar PGM (Mktg), Shri Shailendra Bhardwaj PGM (EF), Shri Rajeev Kaushik PGM (Pers), Shri Arung Seran Sr GM CNTx (North), Shri Ranvir Singh DGM (SCT), Shri Satish Kumar DGM (Pers), Shri Ashok Kumar Sr PS to CMD, Shri Kashmiri Lal PS to CMD and other Sr Officers