Illegal Collection by SSA/BA Heads

Dear Members,

For quite sometimes, your association has been observing that some of the SSA/BA heads are making illegal collection of money from employees in the name of meeting business expenditures, whereas BSNL Corporate Office has never authorised them to make any such collection from employees. The SSA/BA heads are assigning collection targets through informal WhatsApp groups and their kingpins are set in motion to achieve those targets. Though the contribution is stated to be voluntary, but non-contributing employees are kept in the bad books of such SSA/BA heads and thereafter they are harassed. Many letters were making rounds in different WhatsApp Groups, purported to have been issued by GMTD Vijayawada, GMTD Pathankot, GMTD Bulandshahar, etc. and most recently by Sh. Sudeep Kumar, GMTD Karnal. The collection so made from employees is not accounted for in the books of BSNL. None other than Sh. Sudeep Kumar knows whether the amount so collected from employees is being actually spent for BSNL or not? Whether due procurement procedure is followed or not? Whether quality assurance checks are in place or not? Further, the collection so made and spent is not subject to any internal check, internal control or audit.

Said collection is being made in stringent violation of, -

a.   Article 81 of BSNL’s Articles of Association.

b.   Section 166 of Indian Penal Code 1860.

c.    Rule 12 of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964.

d.   Rule 5 (15) of BSNL CDA Rules 2006.

e.    Section 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.

Therefore, in light of law and facts stated hereinabove, your association has written to higher-ups in DOT, BSNL and Vigilance to hold an inquiry and bring matter to justice.

Surinder Mahar

GS, BESA

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