BSNL employees have reportedly received a stern message from Telecom Minister Ashwin Vaishnav on their work performance, stating that the government stands with the ailing PSU, the employees need to do better or it may have consequences. . According to The Economic Times In the report, the Union Communications Minister gave “the strongest message ever to BSNL employees,” adding that it is time for BSNL employees to “perform and change within the next 24 months, or to take up the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). Want to go home. ”
The report said, in a meeting with chief general managers in operating service areas, Telecom Minister Said that the government stands with BSNL, and asked for the same level of commitment from the 62,000 employees of the ailing PSUs. “I will measure key performance indicators (KPIs) and results every month, and those who don’t work can go home with VRS,” Vaishnav said. The Economic Times report good.
The Telecom Minister further said that “execute or destroy” will be the norm and a new normal, and those who are hesitant to take VRS can be compulsorily retired by invoking the 56(j) rule. Under the framework of the Central Government, Fundamental Rule (FR) 56(j)/(i) allows such measure after review from time to time to strengthen the administration as per the report.
The Economic Times In the 15.38-minute viral audio clip, the report said, the Telecom Minister said, “You (BSNL employees) are working in a competitive industry, and only your work can save you. In the next 24 months, we Want to see results. Now we want absolutely outstanding performance from every individual, clean and tidy offices, and you should take customer calls immediately, and provide 100 times better response than private telecom companies.”
Meanwhile, in another development, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami made a courtesy call on Saturday. ashwini vaishnavi, Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology. On Dhami’s request, the Union Minister approved 1,206 mobile towers of BSNL in Uttarakhand to strengthen the mobile network in the state. The cost of each mobile tower will be 1 crore, as per ANI report good.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand also requested to start Jan Shatabdi rail service between Tanakpur-Dehradun. The Chief Minister said that at present only one train service is running between Dehradun-Kathgodam to connect Kumaon and Garhwal. The report states that Nepal border causes people to migrate from Tanakpur and hence, it is necessary to operate Jan Shatabdi Rail on Tanakpur-Dehradun route in public interest to further strengthen Kumaon-Garhwal connectivity.
(With inputs from ANI, The Economic Times)
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