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National Convention
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Dear
Comrades, By this time you may be already aware
that 14th National Convention of ARTEE is being organised
at Chennai. South Zone committee under the dynamic
leadership of Sh.R.Raman, Vice President has shown a rare gesture
to organise the Convention in a short time. This National Convention
is being held when there is a great uncertainty prevailing in our
department. AIR & Doordarshan is passing through
an unprecedented state. The adverse effect of very long transition
is evident in day to day working of our employees. Since the notification of Prasar Bharati
Act the entire staff is facing unprecedented miseries. Apart
from financial problems, administrative blockades are surfacing. The
platform for redressal of grievances is no more in place since 1997.The
staff is under dual control that of Prasar Bharati and the Government
apart from the Departmental authorities. Over 5 years it is now an established
fact that the Corporation is not even financially viable. There
is no recruitment whatsoever, resulting in acute shortage of staff.
Even now stations are installed mainly on political considerations.
Yet we flash the “autonomy card”. The Engineering/Technical cadres are
facing the main brunt. The promotions are extremely slow, stagnation
in almost every cadre is staring. Zones and even many Stations/Kendras
are running without proper level officers for years together bringing
unprecedented administrative misery for the grass root staff. Entry level recruitments have come
to a halt for last so many years resulting in rise in the average
age of the Employees. On this pretext “outsourcing” is being repeatedly
attempted. There are many other important issues
pertaining to welfare and future of this organisation which require
immediate attention. On one hand we do not have funds to
maintain our installation on the other hand we are providing free DTH platform, against the
very concept of DTH. When Doordarshan
set up needs to adopt Digital Technology to match with the development
of Television technology in developing countries we are spending a
huge amount on “AUTOMATION OF LPTVs” project in analog domain may
be to minimise the manpower only.. To debate, discuss and adopt a charter
of demands we expect that the National Convention will be well attended
and new ideas will flow from our distinguished delegates so that we
are in a position to suggest the departments so that the efficiency
and credibility of the largest electronic media in the world can flourish
in the future and meet the aspirations of this great country. All the units of AIR & Doordarshan
are hereby requested to work for the success of the ensuing National
Convention. We have above 200 Radio stations and
more than 1200 LPTV/HPTV/PGF/Kendras. Please gauge your enormous power
to raise funds for this CONVENTION. All of you are in a position to collect
some advertisement for the Special Issue of FILAMENT. Also we appeal each member to donate
for the convention fund. The
Unit Secretaries must have received donation coupons and contract
forms for advertisements. Let us appeal to each other to devote 2
hours daily towards fund collection, the result will speak itself. If the materials is not received by
any unit please send an SMS or make a call to ARTEE South Zone Convention
Office. We are privileged to have a team of
office bearers across the country. All are very conscious and able
leaders with rare potentiality. The
Convenor has given a target to all the office bearers. Please take
the appeal of the Vice-President South Zone and Convenor of the National
Convention with all seriousness and fulfill the target. This will go a long way for a successful
convention at Chennai on 28,29 & 30 September 2005. Please send agenda points at the earliest.
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