Central Trade Unions reiterate countrywide General Strike on 2nd September 2016 - Press Statement
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
GO
AHEAD! ORGANISE THE
2nd
SEPTEMBER STRIKE IN
FULL
SWING!!
2nd SEPTEMBER NATIONWIDE
GENERAL
More than
20 Crores of Workers will participate in the Strike. No change in Strike
Decision.Please do not believe rumours. Make all efforts to ensure 100%
participation of Central Government Employees.
-
M.Krishnan Secretary General Confederation -
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
ONE MORE STRIKE DEMAND SETTLED
Bonus ceiling raised to Rs.7000/- from Rs.3500/- with effect from 01.04.2014 – orders issued.
Earlier Gratuity order for NPS pensioners issued.
Intensify campaign & make the 2nd September 2016 strike a thundering success.
Government Understands the language of struggle and strike only.
ALL MEMBERS /UNITS OF ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF ADMN STAFF (NG) MOS & PI ARE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE.
Monday, August 29, 2016
EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER SEPTEMBER-2016
Working Class Resistance in 25 Years of Neo-Liberal Reforms
THE working class is a prime target of attack under the neo-liberal regime in the country.From the initial days of the policy pronouncements in 1991, ruling class and policy makers have been targeting the working people and their hard earned rights.
Even while discussing about more investments, industrialisation, creation of employment opportunities, those in the authority could only identify rigidity and multiplicity of labour laws along with the `mushrooming’ of trade unions as hurdles. Along with this were the slogans of `flexibility’ and `downsizing’ which were presented as the way out of the crisis engulfing the country.
The experience of the Indian working class, during the last 25 years, confirms the apprehensions expressed by the trade unions in the country, though at that time they were not a united voice. Only those of the Left spectrum had an understanding of the catastrophe that would happen if these policies were implemented.
The efforts for implementation of the `reforms’ had begun in 1991 itself. The labour laws in the country, product of the long drawn battles of the working people, were targeted. This included the right to form a union of the workers’ choice. The Trade Union Act in the country was enacted in 1926. It is also a fact that despite this legislation being enacted during the British regime, the republic of India could not even to-day guarantee the right to collective bargaining for the workers, by making it mandatory at the national level for the employers to recognise a trade union.
The implementation of the ‘reforms’, as far as the labour laws were concerned had various components like non-implementation of existing laws; dismantling of the enforcement machinery of the government and new amendments to the existing laws against the interests of workers. But, the resistance movements including the massive strikes and also the overall political situation in the country and the coalition governments at the centre with the major party not having majority of its own were hurdles to these efforts.
While the attacks on the democratic and trade union rights have been continuing for the last 25 years, major amendments could not be passed. The right to form unions was denied almost fully in the new Industries in various parts of the country. Not only the multinational companies, but the Indian corporates who had to recognise this right in their establishments earlier, started emulating the MNCs.
In this situation, the employers could easily get rid of the job security of workers. Casualisation and contractorisation of regular jobs became the rule. Extreme cases of not having a single regular worker in factories which went on production schedules for years came to light when workers came out to form unions to fight the exploitation.
The result of this was that more than 60 percent of the work force in the organised sector is denied even statutory minimum wages and social security benefits like ESI and EPF. More than 50 percent of workers in the public sector and around 70 percent in private sector are contract workers. These workers under different nomenclature are employed in permanent, perennial and continuous jobs in total violation of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act and other labour laws. 12 hours work has become the order of the day in many establishments.
Another aspect of this is that the share of wages in industrial sector has been continuously declining from around 30 percent in 1982-83 to 12.9 percent in 2012-13. This has been falling further while the share of profits increased from around 20 percent to 50 percent during the above said period.
The situation from 1991 continued upto 2013 in the same trajectory, though under different regimes. The situation has changed for the worse with the NDA government under Narendra Modi coming to power after the general elections in 2014. The Modi government is moving aggressively, creating a devastating impact on the lives and livelihood of the working people of the country.
With the employment opportunities receding, the exploitation has increased manifold. Working people in all the sectors – organised, unorganised, public, private – are facing a critical situation. Along with them are those working in the governmental schemes categorised as volunteers who are paid only an honorarium, and who number more than ten millions.
A series of amendments have been proposed by the government of India during the last 26 months. While the government has announced its decision to convert 44 Labour laws into five labour codes, removing all the rights and protection clauses for labour, the drafts of Wage Code Bill and Industrial Relation Code are ready to be introduced in parliament. The Factories Amendments Bill is already in parliament and the government has rejected all the recommendations of the standing committee and is going ahead with more retrograde amendments. Simultaneously a new Bill – Small Factories Bill – is being readied. The net result of these two Bills related to factories is that more than 75 percent of the factory workers will go out of coverage of the Factories Act and also 14 other basic labour laws including Minimum Wages Act, Maternity Act, ESI and EPF Acts.
In total, in the name of ending inspection raj the enforcement machinery has been dismantled, the basic right to form a union of workers choice is being denied and all the existing labour laws are being amended to deprive workers even the minimum guarantee, which existed earlier. The net result is that of increasing the exploitation of workers and converting them literally to bonded labour.
Not only the central government, but many of the state governments, especially those under the BJP have gone ahead and amended the labour laws, mainly on the lines of the central government's proposals. In fact, with the Rajasthan government taking the lead in enacting the anti-worker amendments, the Prime Ministers Office had written to all the state governments to follow the Rajasthan government.
The working people in the country have been organising resistance against these policies from 1991 itself. Despite large-scale victimisation, threats of outright dismissals, physical attacks by police and goondas for making efforts to form unions, there have been powerful fight backs in almost all the major industrial centres in the country. These have happened even without formal unions being formed and sometimes resulting even in violence at work places. There have been strikes and struggles mainly related to these basic policy related issues at unit, sectoral and state levels, in addition to the country wide general strikes.
It is to the credit of the organised trade union movement in the country, that the Central Trade Unions and National Federations have been on a joint platform to struggle against these neo-liberal policies. The charter of demands included not only the work related issues, but demands of all sections of people. Though from 1991 it was the Left unions – Central Trade Unions and also National Federations – which went on campaigns and struggles, total unity of Central Trade Unions and National Federations could be achieved from September 2009. A common charter of demands, which was developed into a 10 point charter and later to a 12 point charter were submitted to the government of India. None of the governments at the Centre took up these demands for serious consideration.
From 1991, there were 16 countrywide general strikes of 17 days in total. In the sixteenth general strike on September 2, 2015 the BMS withdrew at the last minute, saying that the government should be given time to implement their assurances. All others went ahead with the strike in which 15 crores of workers and employees had participated. It is to be noted that 40 percent of those who had participated in the strike were not members of any union. This could be achieved because of the widespread anger among the workers, especially among sections like road transport workers and workers in the industrial clusters in many states.
After the strike on September 2, 2015, the Modi government has speeded up the `reforms’ in many sectors. The latest was to announce the `fixed term employment’, which the Vajpayee government had introduced and the Left parties and TUs had forced the UPA government to drop. Fixed term employment will result in the end of job security of workers, resulting in a situation of hire and fire with a legal sanction.
It is in such a situation that the Central Trade Unions and National Federations are preparing for the seventeenth country wide strike in the 25th year of neo-liberalism, on September 2, 2016.
It is a fact that the trade unions still have a long way to go in reaching out to all sections of working people. But the local, sectoral and national level struggles in India against neo-liberal policies are an important component of the world wide struggle of the working people against the offensive of the capitalist class.
A K Padmanabhan
President, CITU
Friday, August 26, 2016
IMPORTANT GOVT ORDER
A MAJOR VICTORY OF THE STRUGGLE OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES:
Confederation of central Govt Employees & Workers have been continuously fighting against pension reforms implemented by Govt in tune with the neo-liberal policies and demanding SCRAPPING OF THE NEW PENSION SYSTEM (NPS). Further we have been demanding that those employees who are covered by NPS should be eligible for payment of Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and Family Pension and also Govt guaranteed Minimum Pension and Compensation for price rise (Dearness Relief). Now the Govt has conceded one of our demand. Govt of India has issued orders to extend the benefit of Gratuity to all NPS Employees. Further the Cabinet has decided to constitute a committee for streamlining the implementation of NPS. We shall present the remaining issues before that Committee also. Scrapping of NPS is one of the main demand of 2016 September 2nd General Strike also. No struggle will go in vain. Let us make the strike a grand success
M.Krishnan,
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
No. CONF/SECTT/2016-19 Dated - 23.08.2016
NOTICE
It is hereby notified that the National Secretariat meeting of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers will be held on 30thSeptember, 2016 (Friday) at 10.30 AM at NFPE office, New Delhi (North Avenue Post Office building). All CHQ office bearers of Confederation and Women Sub Committee office bearers (not women sub-committee members) are requested to attend the meeting in time. The following shall be the agenda of the meeting.
AGENDA
1. Review of the 25th National Conference of Confederation held at Chennai from 16th to 18th August 2016.
2. Review of the National Women’s Convention held at Chennai on 17th August 2016.
3. Review of the 2nd September 2016 General Strike – Campaign conducted and percentage of participation of membership in the strike in each organization/State.
4. Review of the progress made in settlement of NJCA Charter of Demands including increase in minimum wage and fitment formula as per assurance of Group of Ministers.
5. Finalization of dates and charter of demands of Confederation for implementing the agitational programmes decided in the 25th National Conference.
6. Issues relating to the affiliated organisations.
7. Financial Review.
8. Any other items with permission of the chair.
Yours faithfully,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
To
1. All National Secretariat Members (Office Bearers)
2. Office Bearers of the Women’s Sub Committee
Monday, August 22, 2016
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
URGENT/IMPORTANT
All National Secretariat Members & Special Invitees of Confederation.
Meeting of the newly elected National Secretariat of Confederation will be held on 30th September 2016 (Friday) at New Delhi at 10:30 AM. Notice will be issued shortly.
All National Secretariat Members & Special invitees are requested to book their Travel Tickets immediately.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: 09447068125
Saturday, August 20, 2016
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & wORKERS
DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR (1956-2016)
25TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE CONFEDERATION OF
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
2016
AUGUST 16TH,
17TH & 18TH -
CHENNAI
DHARMA PRAKASH KALYANA MANDAPAM
Circular
No.1/2016-19 Dated: 19-08-2016
REPORT
The Diamond Jubilee Year (1956-2016) 25th National Conference of the
Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers was successfully held at
Chennai, Dharmaprakash Kalyana Mandapam, from 16th to 18th August,
2016. The auditorium was named as “Com.S.K.Vyasji Auditorium” in
memory of the great legendary leader of Central Govt. employees and
Ex-Secretary General & President, Confederation Late Com.S.K.Vyas.
The Reception Committee under the able and dynamic leadership of Com.
T.K.Rangarajan, MP (Chairman) and Com.Durai Pandian (General Secretary) made
excellent arrangement for the successful conduct of the historic conference.
INAUGURAL
SESSION (OPEN SESSION):
The National Conference commenced on 16th August, 2016 morning with flag
hoisting ceremony. Com.T.K.Rangarajan,MP and Chairman, Receiption
Committee hoisted the National Flag and Com.K.K.N.Kutty, National President,
Confederation hoisted the Confederation flag. Tribute to the maliyrs was
paid by offering flowers at the Martyrs column by all Guests, Leaders,
delegates and observers.
The inaugural session started at 11.15 AM. Com.K.K.N.Kutty presided,
Com.T.K.Rangarajan, MP delivered welcome address. Com.A.K. Padmanabhan,
National President, CITU, inaugurated the 25th National Conference. In
his inaugural address Com.A.K.P. has elaborately spoken on the following
important issues and points - the role of the Indian Working Class in the freedom
struggle of our country, historic struggle and strikes conducted by Central
Govt. employees viz. 1960 five days strike, 1968 September 19th strike, 1974
Bonus strike lead by Railway Federations etc., the need of unity of working
class and Central Govt. employees, 2016 September 2nd General Strike call of
Central Trade Unions and independent Federations , role of BMS and effort being
made to bring BMS also to the united movement, FDI in Railways, defence and
strategic sale of Public Sector undertakings, Govt’s refusal to hold serious
negotiations with the Central Trade Unions, the reluctance of the Cabinet Sub
Committee constituted by Prime Minister under the Chairmanship of Finance
Minister to hold meaningful negotiations, Govt. understands the language of
struggle and strikes, need of intensive campaign to take the message of Sept.
2nd strike and charter of demands to every nook and corner of the country,
social oppression in the name of caste and religion taking place in various
parts of the country which has become a great challenge to the unity of the
working class, need and importance of united struggle to defeat the neo-liberal
policies and also communalism. Finally he called upon the leaders,
delegates and observers attending the Conference to make the 2nd September 2016
strike a historic success, especially in the Central Govt. employees sector.
Sri.R.S.Bharati, MP, DMK addressed the National Conference and conveyed best
wishes.
Com.T.M.Murthy, National Secretary, AITUC, in his address to the Conference
narrated in detail the importance of September 2nd strike and the issues raised
in the charter of demands. He criticised the totally negative attitude of
the NDA Government towards working class and the common people of the
country. He conveyed the warm greetings of AITUC to the conference.
Com.Shiv Gopal Misra, General Secretary, AIRF, Convenor, NJCA and Secretary,
JCM National Council staff side, Dr.M.Reghavaiah, General Secretary, NFIR, Chairman
NJCA and Leader, JCM (NC) staff side, Com.C.Srikumar, Secretary General, AIDEF
and Member NJCA also addressed the open session. All the three leaders
explained in detail, the developments which resulted in the deferment of the
11th July indefinite strike call of NJCA. They pointed out that it is
only because of the total unity and preparedness of the entire Central Govt.
Employees including Railways, Defence, Postal and Confederation, the Govt.
finally came down and the Prime Minister intervened and directed the Senior
Cabinet Minister’s Committee to negotiate with the NJCA. Govt. initially was
under the impression that once the pay commission recommended pay scales and
benefits are announced by the Cabinet, the NJCA’s strike threat will
automatically fizzle out. But Govt’s calculations went wrong and
NJCA took a firm stand. On 30th June Group of Ministers assured increase
in the minimum pay and fitment factor and appointment of a High
Level Committee to make recommendations for fulfilling their assurance.
The leaders made clear that in case the Government go back from its assurance,
the deferred indefinite strike will be revived by the NJCA. They assured
that the NJCA and JCM staff side will make maximum efforts to get positive results
from the five committees proposed by the Govt. viz. 1) Allowance Committee
headed by Finance and Expenditure Secretary, 2) Anomaly Committee, 3)
Committee to take decision on the feasibility of option-I of Pension
Fixation recommendation of 7th CPC, 4) Committee for streamlining the
implementation of the New Pension System (NPS), 5) High Level Committee as per
the assurance of Group of Ministers. They stressed the need to
further strengthening of unity and NJCA.
Com.A. Sreekumar, General Secretary, All India State Govt. Employees Federation
(AISGEF), Com.Chellappa, Asst. General Secretary, BSNL Employees Union,
Com.K.Raghavendran, Deputy Secretary General, NCCPA, Com.S.Mohan, Secretary
General, Gazetted Officers Confederation (CCGGOO),Com.Elangovan, DREU,
Com.A.G.Pasupathy, Ex-President, Confederation, Tamil Nadu, Com.K.V.Sridharan,
Ex-GS, AIPEU Group-C also addressed the Conference. Com.A.V.Venkatraman,
Veteran leader of Central Govt. Employees, formerly Secretary General of Audit &
Accounts Employees Assn. and Postal Accounts Employees Assn. (former President
of Confederation, Tamil Nadu) was honoured in the Conference. Com.AVV
also addressed the conference.
Com.Durai Pandian, General Secretary, COC Tamilnadu State and Reception
Committee offered vote of thanks.
Special
Address of Justice K. Chandru:
In the afternoon session Justice K.Chandru (Retired Justice of Madras High
Court) delivered a special address on the subject - “Neo-liberal economic
Policies and Labour Law reforms”. The speech was more informative and
educative (full text of the speech will be published in the Confederation
website later).
DELEGATE SESSION:
Delegate session commenced at 5 PM on 16-08-2016. Com.KKN Kutty,
presided. Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General, welcomed the delegates and
visitors. Resolution on homage to matyrs was presented by Com.
K.P.Rajagopal (Secretary), Resolution on Com.S.K.Vyasji was presented by
Com.R.N.Parashar (Joint Secretary), condolence resolution was moved by
Com.Pijush Roy (Joint Secretary). House observed two minutes silence.
Thereafter President read over the notice for the 25th National Conference and
agenda items. House approved the agenda without any amendments. The
following committees were constituted for the smooth conducting of the
Conference.
1. Presidium:
Com.KKN Kutty (President), Com.M.S.Raja (Working President), Com.T.Narasimhan,
Com.Ashok B.Salunkhe, Com.M.Durai Pandian, Com.N.Somaiah, Com.Giriraj Singh
(all Vice Presidents).
2. Minutes Committee: Com.R.N.Parashar
(Convenor), Com.Nilesh D.Nazare, Com.Arup Chatterjee, Com.Venkatasubramanian,
Com.R.P.Singh (members).
3. Credential Committee: Com.Vrigu
Bhattacharjee (Convenor), Com.Ashok Kanojia, Com.P.Suresh, Com.R.Seethalakshmi,
Com.Iswar Singh Dabas (Members).
4. Resolution Committee:
Com.K.P.Rajagopal (Convenor), Com.Pijush Roy, Com.K.V.Jayaraj, Com.Nageswara
Rao, Com.Satyanarayana, Com.Mani Achari (members).
Agenda
No.1: Confirmationof the minutes of the 24th National Conference held at
Kolkata from 4th to 6th May, 2013.
Secretary General presented the minutes of the last conference and the house
unanimously approved it.
Agenda
No.2,3, & 4:
No.2.
Presentation, discussion and adoption of
(a) Report for the year
2013-2016.
(b) Audited Accounts for the year 2013-2016.
No.3.
7th CPC related issues and common demands of Central govt. employees - Review
of deferred NJCA strike from 11th July 2016.
No.4.
Implementation of the 2016 September 2nd General Strike decision of Indian
Working Class. It was decided to take up all the above three items
together along with organisational review.
Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General, presented the Triennial report for the
period from 2013-2016. Com.Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Finance Secretary,
presented the audited accounts for the period 2013-2016. House
adjourned at 7 PM.
On the second day the delegate session reassembled at 4 PM. (Forenoon
there was Women’s National Convention of Confederation - see separate report).
Discussion on agenda item 2,3,4 and on organisational review took place.
Discussion continued upto 1.30 PM on18-08-2016. 36 delegates representing
various affiliates of Confederation participated in the discussion.
Thereafter Secretary General replied to the points raised in the
discussion. Finance Secretary replied to certain queries raised about the
audited accounts. The house approved and passed the Report and audited Accounts
for the period 2013-2016 unanimously.
Agenda
No.6 - Presentation, discussion and adoption of Resolution on Policy and
Programme:
Policy and programme resolution was presented by Secretary General. The
following paragraphs is proposed to be added as the last para (para 8) of the
Policy and programme already pointed and circulated among the delegates.
Para
8:
This 25th National Conference ratify the decision taken by the National
Secretariat of the Confederation held at New Delhi on 24th July 2016, regarding
organising independent agitational programmes for realisation of the common
demands of the Central Govt. employees. The Conference at the same
time resolved to maintain the unity under the banner of NJCA in tact and also
resolved that Confederation while conducting its own independent agitational
programmes, shall fully implement all the programmes of NJCA also at all
levels. Accordingly the following programme of action is adopted
unanimously by the Conference.
1. Demonstrations
of all Centres/at all office gates and forwarding of resolutions adopted on
charter of demands to Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Head of the
Departments.
2. Mass dharna
at all state capitals.
3. Massive
Parliament March in the month of November/December, 2016.
Dates of the programmes and charter of demands will be finalised by the newly
elected National Secretariat of the Confederation.
House unanimously adopted the policy and programme resolution with the above
programme of action.
Agenda
No.7 - Consideration and adoption of resolutions on demands:
Resolutions, other than those already printed and circulated, was presented by
Com.K.P.Rajagopal, Convenor of the resolution committee. All the
resolutions were passed unanimously (for resolutions see list attached).
Credential
Committee Report:
Com.Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Convenor, Credential Committee presented the following
credential report.
1.
Number of affiliated organisations attended
the
Conference 34
2. Number
of State level/Coordinating Committee (COCs)
attended 11
3.
Number of delegates
attended 180
4.
Number of observers (Visitors)
attended 76
5.
Total number of delegates and
visitors 256
6.
No. of male
delegates 188
7.
No. of women
delegates 68
8.
Age profile of delegates/visitors
(a) Below 40
years 37
(b) From 40 years to 60
years 212
(c) Above 60
years 7
9.
Number of delegates who faced
victimisation 37
10.
Arrested/Jailed 6
Agenda
No.5 - Amendment to Constitution.
The following amendment was moved on behalf of the National Secretariate and
unanimously approved.
Article 13 - Election
Article 13 (b) The National Secretariat
(Office Bearers)
Existing
clause:
The following office bearers (Members of National Secretariat) shall be elected
from among the delegates attending the National Conference, in a democratic
manner.
1. One
President 2. One Working President
3. Five
Vice
Presidents 4. One Secretary General
5. One
Secretary 6. One Finance Secretary
7.
Five Asst.
Secretaries 8. Twelve Organising Secretaries.
Amendment
proposed:
National
Secretariat (Office bearers):
The following office bearers (members of National Secretariat) shall be elected
from among the delegates attending the National Conference, in a democratic
manner.
1. One
President 2. One Working President
3. Five
Vice
President 4. One Secretary General
5. One
Secretary 6. One Finance Secretary
7.
Five Asst.
Secretaries 8. Eighteen Organising Secretaries.
In addition the office bearers of the Women’s Sub Committee of the
Confederation will be special invitees to the National Secretariat meeting.
Agenda
No.8 - Election of office bearers ie. National Secretariat Members
The 25th National Conference unanimously elected the following as the office
bearers (National Secretariat members) of the Confederationof Central Govt.
Employees ,and Workers for the period 2016-2013.
1.
President : Com.KKN Kutty (ITEF)
2. Working
President : Com.M.S.Raja (Audit & Accounts Association)
3. Vice
Presidents : 1. Com.T.Narasimhan (NFPE)
2. Com.Ashok Kanojia (ITEF)
3. Com.Nageswar Rao (Audit & Accounts Assn.)
4. Com.Giriraj Singh (NFPE-R3)
5. Com.R.Seethalakshmi(Women’s Committee
Convener, P4 (NFPE)
5. Com.R.Seethalakshmi(Women’s Committee
Convener, P4 (NFPE)
4. Secretary
General : Com.M.Krishnan
(NFPE)
5.
Secretary : Com.Rupak Sarkar (ITEF)
6. Asst.
Secretaries : 1. Com.R.N.Parashar (NFPE P3)
2. Com.Pijush Roy (COC West Bengal)
3. Com.K.V.Jayaraj (NFAEE, Atomic Energy)
4. Com.Ravi B.Nair (ITEF)
5.
Com.Subhash Chandra Pandey (Audit &
Accts. Assn.).
Accts. Assn.).
7. Finance
Secretary : Com.Vrigu Bhattachargee (Civil Accts.)
8. Organising
Secretary : 1. Com.Anup Chatterjee (BSIEA)
2. Com.Nilesh D. Nazare (IBMEA)
3. Com.Bibhash Dey (GSIEA)
4. Com.Balasundaram (GWBEA)
5. Com.Shanthanu Bhattacharjee (Civil Accts.)
6. Com.Mani Achari (NFAEE)
7. Com.S.Santhosh Kumar (NFPE Postal Accts)
8. Com.Tapas Bose (Audit & Accts Assn.)
9. Com.P.Suresh (NFPE R4)
10. Com.TKR Pillai (NSSO)
11. Com.Gurprit Singh (DMI Employees Assn.)
12. Com.P.Panduranga Rao (NFPE-GDS)
13. Com.Gopalakrishnan Nair (Civil Accts)
14. Com.Virender Tiwari (NFPE-SBCO)
15. Com.J.P.Singh (ITEF)
16. Com.R.B.Suresh (COC Tamilnadu)
17. (COC Karnataka)
18. (COC Assam/North East)
Special Invitees (Women Sub Committee Office
Bearers):
1. Com.Usha Boneppalli
(Chairperson)
2. Com.Manisha
Majumder (Vice Chairperson)
3. Com.K.N.Jayasree
Raj (Vice Chairperson)
4. Com.Gita
Bhattacharjee (Jt. Convenor)
5.
Com.Sarita Divakaran (Jt. Convenor)
Auditor
: Com.R.P.Singh (Agmark) COC Mumbai.
The
house authorised the newly elected National Secretariat to full up the two
vacant posts by co-option from COC Karnataka and COC Assam/North East.
Agend
No. 9- Appointment of Auditor:
The Conference nominated Com. R.P.Singh, (Agmark) of COC, Maharashtra, Mumbai
as the Auditor of the Confederation for the period 2016-2019.
VENUE OF THE NEXT (26TH)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
The COC Nagpur expressed their willingness to hold the next National Conference
of the confederation at NAGPUR (Maharashtra). The house unanimously
approved the proposal. Next conference will be held at NAGPUR in the year
2019.
National
Women’s Convention:
National Women’s convention of the confederation was held at Chennai on
17-08-2016 along with the 25th National Conference of the confederation.
About 200 women delegates from various states attended the convention.
Com: Usha Boneppali, chairperson, women’s subcommittee presided over the
convention. Com. A. Manjula (ITEF) women’s sub committee, Tamilnadu
welcomed the guests and delegates. Dr. V. Vasanthi Devi, former Vice
Chancellor, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli and
former chairperson of the Tamilnadu state Women’s Commission, inaugurated the
convention. (Text of the inaugural address will be published
later). Com Usha Binappalli delivered presidential address and Com. R.
Seethalakshmi, Convener, Women’s sub committee presented the organisational
report. In the discussion that followed about 22 delegaes
participated. Com.R.Seethalakshmi summed up the deliberations, 'New
women's Sub Committee with following office bearers is elected unanimously.
Chairperson
- Com. Usha
Boneppalli (ITEF) Hyderabad
1)
Com. Manisha Mazumder (printing and stationery, COC West bengal)
Kolkata
2)
Com. K.N. Jayasree Raj, (Audit and Acc/s Assn. AG’s Office, Bangalore) Com. R.
Seethalakshmi (NFPE) Delhi
1)
Com. Gita Bhattacharjee (NFPE) Delhi
2)
Com. Sarita Divakaran (NFAEE Atomic Energy, Mumbai)
(List
of members of women’s sub committee will be published later). Com: Angel
Sathyanathan (Mahila sub committee) delivered vote of thanks.
Honouring
of the Reception Committee Office bearers/Volunteers”
The
house honoured the office bearers and volunteers of the Reception
Committee who worked hard with full commitment and dedication for the
last more than six months, especially during the conference days, which
made the 25th National Conference a grand success.
All arrangements including accommodation, food, transportation were made
in a flawless manner and overall it was excellent. The conference
congratulated all members of the Reception Committee headed by Com. T.K.
Rangarajan, MP (Chairman) and com. Durai Pandian (General Secretary) and
placed on record its thanks and appreciation for the commendable work done by
them for making the Diamond Jubilee year National Conference a memorable
event.
The Conference concluded
at 3.30 PM on 18th August 2016 with vote of thanks by Com. R.N Parashar,
Assistant Secretary Confederation and Secretary General NFPE.
Resolutions
adopted by the conference (already printed in the Report)
(1) Price rise (2) Filling up of posts (3) New Pension system (NPS) (4)
Civil rights of Govt. employees (5) Right to strike (6) Functioning of JCM,
implementation of arbitration awards and settlement of anomalies. (7)
Downsizing, Outsourcing, Contractonsation etc (8) Modified assured career
progression scheme (MACP) (9) Ban on recruitment and creation of posts (10)
Gramin Dak Sevaks of Postal department, (11) on non-regular workers in Central
Government Offices, (12) Solidarity with the working class of West Bengal (13)
Abolition of APAR system (14) Introduction of productivity linked Bonus
(PLB) in all departments and removal of ceiling. (15) Compassionate
appointments (16) Five promotions, (17) Revision of Overtime allowance and
Night Duty Allowance.
Resolutions
received from the affiliates/COCs and passed by the conference.
1.
Take immediate steps to stop atrocities on women, dalits, minorities and all
other weaker sections.
2.
Fill up all vacancies in the Government Departments and undertake cadre Review
to assess the requirement of employees and their career prospects.
3.
Regularisation of all Casual/Contingent employees and fill up all the vacant
MTS Posts from among the casual/contingent workers. The remaining
casual/contingent staff be given Temporary Status.
4.
The DOPTs instruction for payment of Rs. 467/- per day to casual contingent
workers from 1-1-2006 be made applicable to all casual/contingent workers
across the Departments.
5.
To provide one paid holiday per week to all casual/contingent workers in all
departments uniformly.
6.
Transfer & Posting of Group C & B Officers be made to the place
of their choice or to nearby stations. Women employees, particularly be
accommodated at their place of choice.
7.
Recruitment to Group C posts be conducted region wise to mitigate the huge
vacancies in various departments and to avoid non acceptance of offer of
employment and dropping out on account of postings at far away
place/regions/ states.
8.
Higher limit of Honorarium to Government Employees be increased from the
present Rs. 2500 to Rs. 25000 per year taking into account the inflation.
9.
Income Tax limit be increased to Rs. 5 lakhs for salaried persons and restore
the provision of standard deduction and full exemption for house rent
allowance.
10.
Extend the facility of Joint Consultative Machinery to the employees of Andaman
Nicobar Islands.
11.
Upgradation of the Grade Pay of LSGs and HSGs of Union Territory of Andaman
Nickobar.
12.
Withdraw all vindictive actions initiated against the Union functionaries of
Atomic Energy Department.
13.
Ensure cash free medical treatment to all Central Government Employees in Private
Hospitals and all Recognised Hospitals, increase and modernize the facilities
in the CGHS Hospitals.
14.
All Cities be upgraded as and when the population cross the minimum required
number.
15.
Provision of Education allowance be extended up to post Graduation level
16.
Residency period for promotion of employees and Officers from one level to next
level should not exceed 3 years and stop the practice of filling up of
promotional posts by Deputation when sufficient number of eligible candidates/employees
are waiting for promotion.
17.
Implement the DOPT instructions to consider and provide all promotional
benefits to retired persons if their names come under the consideration zone of
DPC.
18.
Due to the change of policy of purchasing vehicles to hiring of Vehicles with
chauffeur, a large number of Staff Car Drivers are idle without vehicles.
They may be merged with mainstream cadres at appropriate levels.
19.
Implement the Supreme Court Decision in the Case of Government. of India VS
Rajeev Mohan. Wherein the principle of fixing seniority of among directly
Recruited Employees and promoted Employees are laid down.
20.
Scrap the new APAR System.
21.
Settle all anomalies and disparity in Grade pay which arose after implementation
of the VI-CPC.
22.
Abolish and upgrade all the posts of Lower Division Clerks to Upper Division
Clerks.
23.
MACP benefit both on functional and financial should be on promotional
hierarchy and pay fixation be allowed one step above after granting the
increment.
24.
Provide a chance to opt from CPF to GPF for those who joined before
1-1-2004.
1-1-2004.
25.
While implementing CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016, ensure minimum 3% increase on
increment at all stages and scrap the shell system in pay Matrix.
26.
Implement the VII CPC recommendation of fixing the pay of seniors’ one step
above if the pay of junior and senior is placed in similar pay. (bunching).
27.
Allow closed holidays to the operative staff of Postal Department on all
Saturdays, just like administrative staff.
28.
Remove CCTV surveillance of staff in offices as it intrudes into privacy and
misused for harassment and threatening.
29.
Implement all arbitration awards pending for decision with the Government
30.
Revise the Overtime and Night Duty Allowance.
31.
The Conference authorise the Secretariat the determine all the anomalies
arising on the implementation of the VII CPC and take them up at appropriate
level.
32.
Declare May Day as closed holiday for Central Govt. Departments.
33.
Extend the Benefit if amendment to Bonus Act increasing the limit from
3500 to 7000/- to all Central Government Employees from Financial Year
2014-15.
GIST
of the Resolutions moved in Women’s Convention held on 17-08-2016:
(1) to
oppose the economic model designed by the Neo Liberal Policies of the
Government resulting misery heaped on the masses of the country and women
in particular.
(2)
to oppose the discrimination and gender bias and providing equal rights to both
men & women employees/ workers in every sphere of working field
following the country’s constitution specially following the "Equal
Remuneration Act 1976''.
(3)
to view the Vishakha Guidelines and Sexual Harassment Act, 2013 seriously
and act accordingly to make a " full stop'' of sexual harassment in
the work spot/organisation by arranging to constitute the committee
concerned every where in its real and correct spirit and those must not be only
" so called''.
4.
Basic amenities should be provided to each and every offices/workplaces where a
lady is posted, even single in number.
5.
Rest Rooms/ Creches be provided in workplaces /offices, where ladies are
posted.
6.
Relaxation of age is demanded in special cases so far as CCL is concerned ie.
disabled/ mentally retarded children.
7.
Grant of CCL on re-marriage cases where the children from first marriage.
has/have been detached legally from the mother, irrespective of two children
restriction.
8.
Grant of CCL to the fathers in special circumstances where they are single
parent of their children.
9.
Grant of CCL to be extended for the grand children also.
10.
Problems of GDS/Casual/Contingent/out sourced women workers should be given due
consideration and act accordingly to help them in a true spirit.
11.
Protection should be given from attacks on women in the name of caste/politics/religion etc. etc.
12.
Enhancement of minimum age for employment/recruitment for women in all sectors
including Govt. sector.
13.
Women should be posted in day shifts as far as possible and security in proper
meaning should be provided where they are compelled to be posted in the night
shifts including safe and sound travel arrangement to and from the work spot.
14.
Reservation of 33% seats in the main committee of Confederation and all its
affiliated Federation/Unions/Association without any delay.
15.
Strengthening women employment by giving reservation in organised and
unorganised sectors be made.
16.
Flexy working hours/work from home should be introduced.
17.
Priority for allotment of Govt. Accommodation/Qtrs .to the Women employees in
Government Sector should be given.
18.
Grievance Boxes should be kept every where women employees are posted to
redress her grievances in real spirit and to give her healthy working
atmosphere.
19.
Last, but not the least, CCL for 2 years must be with full pay; The
recommendation of 7th CPC in this connection is opposed vehemently and must be
set-right.
M.Krishnan,
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: 09447068125
email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
confederationhq@gmail.com.
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