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About 200,000 telecom employees BSNL of India went on two days national strike on 21st and 22nd April 2015 was spontaneous and swept the whole country affecting all administrative/operative Offices, Customer Care Centres and Telephone Exchanges and maintenance work of wire and wireless systems including the mobile. Workers deserted the work place from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The strike was near total in most of the states on both the days. The strike was called by the forum of unions and associations including the INTUC affiliated NUBSNLW-FNTO. 

The workers are demanding that that government honour the financial commitments assured at the time of corporatization for the loss of providing rural and village connections, refund of Rs. 6,700 crores due from the government for surrender of spectrum and USO fund  of Rs. 1,250 crores. BSNL is unable to purchase equipment like mobile lines, broadband modem, cables etc., due to the fact that the surplus amount of Rs. 40,000 crores with the BSNL was taken away by the government on the same time whatever was due to BSNL was also not paid.  

Immediate procurement of equipment like mobile lines, board band modem, cables other material essential for better maintenance of telecom system was another demand. Total strike on both the days, only shows the concern of BSNL staff of BSNL staff for the future of this company, as well as their determination to revive it. 
 
Thomas John K
President FNTO, 
All India Organising Secretary, INTUC