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NO: BTEU(BSNL) / Offtg JTO/2013                                       Dated the 29^th April 2013

To

Shri Neeraj Verma,

Sr General Manager (SR)

BSNL Corporate office

New Delhi

Subject: Regularisation of Officiating JTOs in BSNL by Personal Upgradation – Reg

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Respected Sir,

            This is in continuation of the discussions the representatives of this union have had with you on 29..3013  regarding regularization of the services of JTOs who are working in the various circles in BSNL on officiating basis.  The brief facts of the case are as follows please.

1.      The DOT conducted a screening test for the TTAs working in various circles in the year 2000 against the then available vacancies and the results of the said examination was declared. Some of the officials who succeeded in the examination were sent for training and given appointment as JTOs against the then available vacancies. After this a waiting list was maintained for the rest of the officials.

2.      Thereafter a decision was taken to divert 500 posts per year from out of the Direct Recruitment quota during August 2001 and for about 6 years the process was continued.

3.      Basing on a court case in the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court, diversion of vacancies was stopped. 

4.      Since then the left out officials could not be absorbed in the JTO cadre even though they have completed all training formalities and are working on officiating basis in the circles and many of them have retired on superannuation during this period.

5.      The court case that was filed in the Punjab and Haryana court has no bearing on the regularisatino of the services of the left out officials. The case was against diversion of out side quota and subsequent contempt was against creation of supernumery posts. 

6.      Further the petitioners to the case have given a false affidavit in the Hon’ble court regarding their eligibility and they have as such no locus standi.  This fact was brought to the notice of the BSNL management yet no action was taken to verify the facts.

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This union has proposed in the past for a onetime upgradation of the posts of TTAs i.e. their substantive posts so that the issue gets resolved once for all.    Sir  the post of a JTO in BSNL is a very pivotal one and the entire field staff, depend on the JTO to attend to various works in the field. These officiating JTOs have been discharging their duties as effectively as anyone else can and it would be just and fair on the part of the BSNL management to regularize their services.  This does not entail any financial burden on the company also as most of them are sufficiently senior. Further Personal upgradation will not come in the way of the present court case also as they are not going to occupy the posts of any other officials or quota.

We therefore request you to kindly see that the issue is resolved immediately. Now that the BSNL management is making arrangements to conduct the JTO Limited Internal competitive examination in the month of June 2013, it is very much essential that this issue is resolved well before the said examination is conducted.

With profound regards,

Yours faithfully,

(S.V.S.Subrahmanyam)

General Secretary