CHAPTER-II

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POWERS & DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND WORKMEN

The powers & duties of the officers and workmen of the Company are
derived mainly from job descriptions, manuals, terms and conditions of
appointment and Delegation of Authorities enunciated by the Company.
The workmen of the Company are appointed for carrying out the business
operations of the Company, which are in line with the objectives specified
in the Memorandum of Association of the Company.

While discharging duties and responsibilities, officers & workmen of the

Company are complying with the applicable provisions of statutes and
rules and regulations framed there under.

CHAPTER-III

PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS,

INCLUDING CHANNELS OF
SUPERVISION AND ACCOUNTABILITY

The decisions making process of the Company follows the following

Channel

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

FUNCTIONAL DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVES

Overall management of the Company is vested with the Board of

Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors is the highest decision
making body within the Company.

As per the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 certain matters require
the approval of the shareholders of the Company in General Meeting.
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The Board of Directors is accountable to the shareholders of the
Company, which is the ultimate authority of a Company. Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Limited being a Public Sector Enterprise (PSE), the Board of
Directors of the Company is also accountable to Government of India.

The day-to-day management of the Company is entrusted with the

Chairman cum Managing Director and the Functional Directors and
Executives of the Company. For this purpose, the Board of Directors have
delegated powers to the Chairman and Managing Director, Functional
Directors, and the Executives of the Company through Delegation of
Financial and Administrative Powers. The Board of Directors have also
delegated few of its specific powers to a committee, known as
Management Committee comprising of CMD and Functional Directors.
Functional Directors and executives exercise their decision-making
powers as per this delegation of powers.
The Chairman cum Managing Director, Functional Directors and other
Executives are accountable to Board of Directors for proper discharge of
their duties & responsibilities. The powers, which are not delegated, are
exercised by the Board of Directors subject to the restrictions and
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Articles of Association of
the Company.

Reporting and Reviewing structure for Executives in BSNL

1.0 Introduction

A new organization structure has been implemented in BSNL. This structure

comprises of “verticals” or “business units” at the level of each
administrative unit (Corporate Office, Circle Office and SSA Office). In order
for this business unit focus to be effective and sustainable, it is important to
ensure an effective mechanism of accountability within a business unit
across the administrative units. For example, the head of CFA at the Circle
Office should be accountable to the CFA set-up at Corporate office.
The Reporting & Reviewing authorities at Corporate Office, Circles and SSAs
will be as follows : -

2.1 ED (CA) and ED (NB) shall report to CMD and be reviewed Secretary
(Telecom). ED (CN) and ED(F) shall report to concerned Director and
be reviewed by CMD.

2.2 PGMs/GMs in CFA, CM, EB, and Corporate Affairs will report to their
concerned Director / ED and be reviewed by the CMD.

2.3 PGMs/GMs in NB unit will report to ED (NB) and be reviewed by

Director (Finance).

2.4 PGMs/GMs under ED (F) and ED (CN) will report to ED and be

reviewed by the concerned Director.

2.5 PGM/GM (Finance) of each business unit (BU) shall report to the
concerned BU Director or ED and be reviewed by CMD.
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2.6 DGMs shall report to their GMs and be reviewed by the concerned
Director/ED.

3.0 Reporting & Reviewing Structure at Circle Office(All cadres)

3.1 CGMs shall report to one of the Board level Director as indicated below
and reviewed by CMD.

Level Reporting Authority Reviewing Authority

CGMs of North Zone Director (CM) CMD

CGMs of East Zone Director (Ent) CMD
CGMs of West Zone Director (HR) CMD
CGMs of South Zone Director (CFA) CMD

3.2 The officers forming first line of reporting to the CGM * shall report in
to the Circle Head and reviewed by the Director/ED at Corporate office
concerned with that function.

3.3 The officers forming second line of reporting * shall report to their
respective administrative head and reviewed by the CGM.

3.4 The head for Regulation in Circle shall report to GM (NWP)-CM and the
head for CSC shall report to GM(S&M)-CFA. Both shall be reviewed by
the CGM.

* First line of reporting indicates the officers, who are directly reporting to the
Circle head and second line of reporting indicates the officers reporting to the
first line. For example PGM/GMs/PGM (Finance) IFA / CE (Civil)/CE
(Electrical)/Chief Architect etc. constitute first line of reporting. Level of officers
at first level and second level of reporting may vary in different Circles.

4.0 Reporting & Reviewing Structure at SSA Office (All Cadres)

4.1

Level Reporting Reviewing Authority

authority
SSA heads of North Zone Concerned CGM Director (CM)
SSA heads of east Zone Concerned CGM Director(Enterprise)
SSA heads of west Zone Concerned CGM Director( HR)
SSA heads of South Zone Concerned CGM Director (CFA)

4.2 At the SSA office, the first line of reporting **, except in the case of
IFA, shall report to the SSA Head and reviewed by the Circle CGM.

4.3 IFAs in SSAs will report to the concerned SSA Head and be reviewed
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 by Circle IFA. In cases where SSA is headed by PGM and Circle IFA is
a GM-level officer, reviewing will be done by the Circle CGM and not
by Circle IFA.

4.4 The second line of reporting shall report to the respective

administrative head and reviewed by the SSA Head.

** First line of reporting indicates the officers, who are directly reporting to the
SSA head and second line of reporting indicates the officers reporting to the first
line. Level of officers at first level and second level of reporting may vary in
different Circles

5.0 Cases where officers in Circle Offices & SSAs hold more than one
role

In such cases, the concerned business role will be considered as the main
role and the reporting/reviewing authority will be accordingly decided.

6.0 Reporting & Reviewing Authorities for CGMs of Non-Territorial

Circles

CGM Reporting Authority Reviewing Authority

NTP ED (CN) Director (Ent)

ETP ED (CN) Director (Ent)
WTP ED (CN) Director (Ent)
STP ED (CN) Director (Ent)
NETF ED (CN) Director (Ent)
NTR ED (CN) Director (Ent)
ETR ED (CN) Director (Ent)
WTR ED (CN) Director (Ent)
STR ED (CN) Director (Ent)
ALTTC Director (HRD) CMD
BRBRAITT Director (HRD) CMD
NATFM Director (HRD) CMD
Inspection ED (CA) CMD
Telecom store ED (CA) CMD
QA ED (NB) CMD
Telecom Factory ED (NB) CMD
Broadband Circle Director (CFA) CMD
ITPC Director (CFA) CMD
NCES Director (CFA) CMD

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Note:-

1) SSA Heads of TDM and TDE level will report to GM (NOW-CFA) in the
Circle and be reviewed by CGM.

2) Wherever Circle IFA is of same or lower functional level than the SSA
Head, reviewing authority for the IFA of the SSA will be CGM.

CHAPTER-IV

THE NORMS SET FOR DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS

The Company has well defined procedures and guidelines in the form of
delegation of powers, laid down policies and guidelines, manuals with a
view to ensure compliance of provisions of various statutes, rules and
regulations and the guidelines of Department of Public Enterprises,
Central Vigilance Commission and other concerned organizations.

CHAPTER-V

THE RULES, REGULATIONS, INSTRUCTIONS, MANUALS AND

RECORDS HELD BY THE COMPANY OR UNDER ITS CONTROL OR
USED BY ITS EMPLOYEES FOR DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS

Important internal Rules, Regulations, manuals and records, which are

used by the employees of the Company in discharge of their functions are
given below:

Matter pertaining to Company Affairs.

Memorandum & Articles of Association Guidelines of the Department of

Public Enterprises for the Miniratna CPSEs.

Delegation of Powers to the Management Committee of the Board, CMD

Functional Directors and the executives Directors

Code of Conduct for the members of the Board and Senior Management
Personnel, Decision of the Board of Directors/ Management committee of
the Board and Committees of the Board and Shareholders in the
meetings as contained in the minute’s book. Presidential directives issued
from time to time, if any.

CHAPTER-VI

DOCUMENTS THAT ARE HELD BY THE COMPANY OR UNDER ITS

CONTROL

Various category of documents that are held by the company or under its
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control are given below:

Documents pertaining to Company Affairs.

Memorandum & Articles of Association Guidelines of the Department of

Public Enterprises for the Miniratna CPSEs Delegation of Powers to the
Management Committee of the Board, CMD Functional Directors and the
executives Directors Statutory registers inter-alia Minutes Book under the
Companies Act 1956.

Annual Report

Annual returns

Returns and forms filed with the Registrar of Companies etc.

Documents pertaining to Genreral Meetings.

Notice and Minutes book of General Meetings of the Shareholders

etc.

CHAPTER-VII

PARTICULARS OF ARRANGEMENT FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE FORMULATION OF
POLICY OR IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is a Commercial Organisation and policies

formulated by it relate to its internal management and therefore, there is
no requirement for consultation with the members of the Public prior to
formulation of its internal policies. However, internal policies of the
Company are formulated in compliance with the applicable provisions of
the statutes, rules and regulations etc.

The members of the public, who are dealing with the Company in its
business transaction have any complaints/ grievances, they can approach
through e-mail / fax or through the concerned officers for redressal as
hosted in the web-site www.bsnl.co.in

CHAPTER-VIII

STATEMENT ON THE BOARD & SUB COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

AND OTHER COMMITTEES

The Management of the Company is vested with the Board of Directors.

The Articles of Association provides that the minimum strength of the
Board shall not be less than 3 and the maximum at 15. Being a

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Government Company the power to appoint or remove a Director vest
with the President of India. The present composition of the Board
comprises six whole time Directors (including the CMD), 2 Government
Nominee Directors and 4 non official part time Directors. Thus the Board
has the optimum mix of 50% whole time and 50% part time Directors.
The composition is in line with the Corporate Governance norms for the
unlisted CPSEs, laid down by the Department of Public Enterprises. The
profiles of BSNL’s present Directors are posted on Corporate website of
BSNL i.e. www.bsnl.co.in.

Committees of the Board: Board of Directors has the following

committees.

1. Audit committee of the Board.

2. Remuneration Committee of the Board.

3. Management Committee of the Board.

4. Finance Committee.

5. Committee on Appellate and review matters

under BSNL CDA rules.

The meeting of the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board are
not accessible for Public. Accordingly the agenda papers and the minutes
of the meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees are not
open for public.

CHAPTER-IX

DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS & WORKMEN

“Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Employee strength as on 01.07.2011 is

277474”. Groups B, C and D level employees of the erstwhile
Departments of Telecommunications have already been permanently
absorbed in the services of the Company. Officers of various Organised
Group A services, the most of them are on deemed deputation to the
Company.

For details of the Names, Designations and Telephone Numbers of the

Board of Directors and Senior Executives of the Company’s corporate
office, please refer to the Company’s website www.bsnl.co.in

For details of various other units, such as Circles etc., Heads of the
respective unit maintain the same for their officers and staff.

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 CHAPTER- X

STATEMENT ON MONTHLY REMUNERATION OF

OFFICERS AND WORKMEN INCLUDING
SYSTEM OF COMPENSATION

The remuneration of the Absorbed Officers of the Company is governed by

the guidelines of the Government of India. The pay scales of officers are
of Industrial DA pattern.
Pay of the government employees who are working in BSNL on
deputation / deemed deputation are governed as per Central
Government Rules.
The remunerations of BSNL absorbed/ recruited workmen are fixed
between the management and Workmen’s Representative Union subject
to the overall guidelines of Department of Public Enterprises,
Government of India. The total number of employees’ pay scale wise as
per HRMS information is given below (as on 01-July-2011).

Pay scale wise Staff strength as on 1-Jul-2011

Staff Strength having IDA revised pay scales:

S.No. Pay Scale No. Of Employees

1 07760-13320 11558
2 07840-14700 15611
3 07900-14880 3548
4 08150-15340 3364
5 08700-16840 4582
6 09020-17430 24966
7 10900-20400 65366
8 12520-23440 23249
9 13600-25420 21580
10 14900-27850 35981
11 16370-30630 9557
12 16400-40500 14478
13 20600-46500 18401
14 24900-50500 9626
15 29100-54500 8941
16 32900-58000 1241
17 36600-62000 219
18 43200-66000 58
19 62000-80000-E9 131
20 62000-80000-E9A 47
21 75000-100000 2
22 80000-125000 1

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Staff Strength having IDA Pre-revised pay scales:

Sl. No Pay scale No. of employees

1 04000-120-05800 219
2 04060-125-05935 17
3 04100-125-05975 426
4 04250-130-06200 21
5 04550-140-06650 852
6 04720-150-06970 220
7 05700-160-08100 494
8 06550-185-09325 30
9 07100-200-10100 251
10 07800-225-11175 50
11 08570-245-12245 8
12 09850-250-14600 398
13 11875-300-17275 25
14 13000-350-18250 5
15 14500-350-18700 4
16 16000-400-20800 1
17 20500-500-26500 2
18 25750-650-30950 1
Total 3024

Staff Strength having CDA revised pay scales:

Sl. No. Pay Scale No. of

Employees
1 (-1S) 4440-7440 (GP-1650) 8
2 (-1S) 4440-7440 (GP-1300) 26
3 (HAG) 67000-79000 (GP-0) S-30 59
4 (PB-1) 5200-20200 (GP-1800) 28
5 (PB-1) 5200-20200 (GP-1900) 6
6 (PB-1) 5200-20200 (GP-2000) 55
7 (PB-1) 5200-20200 (GP-2400) 14
8 (PB-1) 5200-20200 (GP-2800) 9
9 (PB-2) 9300-34800 (GP-4200)-S10 27
10 (PB-2) 9300-34800 (GP-4200)-S12 32
11 (PB-2) 9300-34800 (GP-4200)-S9 30
12 (PB-2) 9300-34800 (GP-4600) 7
13 (PB-2) 9300-34800 (GP-4800) 51
14 (PB-2) 9300-34800 (GP-5400) 6
15 (PB-3) 15600-39100 (GP-6600) 37
16 (PB-3) 15600-39100 (GP-7600) 177
17 (PB-3) 15600-39100 (GP-5400) Group A Entry 4
18 (PB-4) 37400-67000 (GP-10000) 544
19 (PB-4) 37400-67000 (GP- 8700) 621
Total 1741

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Staff Strength having CDA pre-revised pay scales :

Sl. No. Pay Scale No. of Employees

1 02550-55-2660-60-3200 44
2 02650-65-3300-70-4000 1
3 02750-70-3800-75-4400 7
4 03050-75-3950-80-4590 11
5 03200-85-04900 28
6 04000-100-06000 7
7 04500-125-07000 6
8 05000-150-08000 10
9 05500-175-09000 3
10 06500-200-10500 21
11 07500-250-12000 7
12 08000-275-13500 1
13 10000-325-15200 6
14 12000-375-16500 3
15 14300-400-18300 4
16 18400-500-22400 3
Total 162

Number of employees in IDA pre revised Pay scale = 3024

Number of employees in IDA revised Pay scale = 272507
Number of employees in CDA pre revised Pay scale = 162
Number of employees in IDA revised Pay scale = 1741
Pay Scale not fill up in HRMS = 40

Total Number of employees as on 01.07.2011 = 277474

Note:
The directly recruited employees of Company are being extended the
Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) benefits through the Regional
Employees Provident Fund Organization (REPFO). The employees of
erstwhile DTS/DTO, who were earlier on, deemed deputation and now
absorbed in the Company, are continuing as Member of the GPF scheme of
the Central Government. Their superannuation benefits are governed by the
Rule 37-A of the CCS Pension Rules.
BSNL has entered into an agreement with Life Insurance Corporation of
India, whereby, all its absorbed/directly recruited employees have been
covered under a Group Saving Linked Life Insurance Scheme. The Group
Insurance Policy includes a life insurance component, which provides cover
against natural death and a double accident benefit in case of accidental
death where the claimant will get twice the sum insured. The scheme has
become operational with effect from 1st August 2005.

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 CHAPTER- XI

BUDGET ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE

Revenue Expenditure and Capital Investment of the Company for the

Financial year 2004-05 to 2010-11 is as follows:

(Rs. in Crores)

Year Revenue Expenditure Gross Addition in

Fixed Assets
2004-05 29402 8814
2005-06 31907 7590
2006-07 31466 6957
2007-08 33636 5929
2008-09 34354 7665
2009-10 34078 28227
2010-11 36002 6574

CHAPTER- XII

MANNER OF EXECUTION OF SUBSIDY PROGRAMMES INCLUDING

THE AMOUNTS ALLOCATED AND THE DETAILS OF BENEFICIARIES
OF SUCH PROGRAMMES:

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited does not have any direct subsidy
schemes/programs for public. However, BSNL is offering concessional
tariff for rural subscribers with lower rental and higher free calls as
compared to urban areas. The details of comparative tariff of services are
available in our website www.bsnl.co.in

BUDGET ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE

Revenue expenditure and Gross addition in Fixed Assets of the company

for the financial year for the year 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 is as
follows:

( Amount in Crores)

Year Revenue Expenditure Gross Addition in

Fixed Assets
2008-09 34354 7665
2009-10 34078 28227
2010-11 36002 6574
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 CHAPTER- XIII

PARTICULARS OF RECIPIENTS OF CONCESSIONS, PERMITS OR

AUTHORISATIONS GRANTED BY THE COMPANY

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited does not grant any concession, permits
or authorization, except for appointing franchises and agents for sale of
its services like PCO holders, franchises for BSNL services etc.

BSNL is extending rebate in rentals, registration, installation of phones

etc to certain category of subscribers as detailed here under:

Category of person Rebate/Concession

Senior citizens of the age of i) Registration of one telephone under

65 years and above Non-OYT Special

Category which is priority category.

ii) No registration charges.

Visually blind persons i) Registration of one telephone under

Non-OYT Special
category.

ii) 50% rebate in normal rental charges

iii) 50% rebate in Annual advance

rentals

Freedom fighters/ widows of i) Registration of one telephone under

freedom fighters getting Non-OYT-SWS category
pension under freedom
ii) No registration charges.
fighter pension scheme
iii) No installation charges.
iv) 50% rebate in normal rental charges

Gallantry Award winners i) Registration of one telephone under

(Defence services) under Non-OYT Special category
following categories-
ii) No registration charges.
i) Param Vir Chakra iii) No installation charges.
ii) Ashok Chakra iv) No rental charges
iii) Kirti Chakra
iv) Vir Chakra
v) Shaurya Chakra
War widows/Disabled i) Registration of one telephone under
soldiers Non-OYT Special category.

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 ii) No registration charges.

iii) 50% rebate in normal rental charges

iv) No installation charges.

Awardees of President’s i) Registration under Non-OYT Special

Police medal for gallantry category
and widows of awardees
ii) No registration charges.
conferred such award
iii) No installation charges.
posthumously. iv) No rental charges

Schools, Universities and 25% rebate in rentals for one non-

Colleges affiliated thereto, residential telephone connection.
Polytechnics, Non-
commercial research
organisations and other like
institutions or organisations
recognised by Government.

Homes for the aged, infirm, 25% rebate in rentals for not exceeding
spastics, handicapped, deaf- two telephone connections.
dumb-mute persons,
orphanages and voluntary
organisations working for
tribal welfare and other like
institutions or organisations
recognised by Government.

CHAPTER- XIV

DETAILS OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE OR HELD IN ELECTRONIC

FORM

The information relating to Company Profile / Business, Products,

Services, Financial Performance, Shareholding Pattern etc. is available in
electronic form, which can be obtained from the website of the Company
from chapters I in this manual and also from its public portal
www.bsnl.co.in .

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 CHAPTER-XV

PARTICULARS OF FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO CITIZENS FOR

OBTAINING INFORMATION

BSNL is maintaining a corporate website with name www.bsnl.co.in

Citizens desirous of obtaining information may visit the website. Most of
the information of the public consumption is hosted particularly various
services tariff plans & links to its subordinate units websites. The list of
Information Officers i.e. under the Right to Information Act can also be
had from section BSNL Units website from www.bsnl.co.in website.
( BSNL units Websites are linked to main corporate office web site)

CHAPTER-XVI

NAMES, DESIGNATION AND OTHER PARTICULARS OF CENTRAL

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFFICERS

In terms of Section 5 (1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the

Company has designated various officials as Information Officers (APIOs
& PIOs) and Appellate authorities. The list of such officers is available at
the Company’s Website www.bsnl.co.in. The concerned designated APIOs,
PIOs can be approached for getting the information as pursuant to the
RTI Act, 2005 at various places.

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