Government assures BSNL staff, urges to call off strike

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government Sunday assured the agitating employees of the state-run telecom operators Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to address their pending demands as well as initiate steps to revive the telco.

The All India Unions and Associations of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (AUAB) has called for a three-day strike starting Monday.

The department of telecom (DoT) reiterates that positive steps are being taken in respect of each of the demands, it said in a statement.

State-owned operator’s groups represent nearly 100,000 workforce, and have been demanding benefits to executives under the third Pay Revision Committee (PRC) with 15% fitment and to non-executives as per the eighth wage negotiations with effect from January 2017, in addition to the revision of pension for BSNL retirees and delinking it with pay revision.