Ref: CONF/SECTT/2016 Dated – 26.07.2016
IMPORTANT
CIRCULAR
To
1) All National Secretariat
Members (CHQ Office bearers)
2) General Secretaries of all
state C-O-Cs
3) Chief Executives of all
affiliated organisations
4) All Women sub-committee
members
NATIONAL
SECRETARIAT DECISIONS
The National Secretariat of the Confederation of
Central Govt. Employees & Workers, met on 24.07.2016 at New Delhi under the
presidentship of Com. K. K. N. Kutty, National President. The following
important decisions are taken.
(1). 2ND
SEPTEMBER 2016 – ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE:
The Joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) of
the Country along with Independent National Federations of employees of
different industries and services including Confederation of Central Govt.
Employees and Workers, have decided to organize All India General Strike on 2nd
September 2016, against the anti-people, anti-workers policies and
authoritarian attitude of the NDA Government. Intensive campaign and
preparation to make the general strike a resounding historical success is going
on in full swing throughout the country. The attitude of the NDA Government is
profoundly negative and hugely challenging to the working class including
Central Govt. employees. The issues in the Charter of demands submitted by the
Trade Unions to the Govt. relate to basic interest of the country’s economy and
also issues concerning the livelihood of the working people of both organized
and unorganized sectors.
Govt. has not taken any meaningful step to curb
price rise of essential commodities and to generate employment except making
tall baseless claims. Govt. is mysteriously silent on the question of
retrieving the black money stashed abroad and recovering lakhs of crores of
rupees of bad debts of public sector banks. Whole range of social security
measures are under severe attacks including the pension of post – 2004 entrants
in Central Govt. Services. Govt. has launched atrocious attack of drastic cut
in interest on small savings deposits. Totally ignoring the united opposition
of the working class, the Govt. has been moving fast to demolish existing
labour laws thereby empowering the employers with unfettered rights to “hire
and fire” and stripping the workers and trade union of all their rights and
protection provided in laws. Alongwith the peasantry and agri- labourers are
also under severe attack. Attack on public sector has been pushed to
unprecedented height with Govt. announcing mega strategic sale and also
allowing unlimited FDI in strategic sectors like Railways, Defence and
financial Sector as complimentary to the move of privatization and Public
Private partnership etc. The anti-worker and authoritarian attitude of the
Government is also nakedely reflected in their refusal to implement the
consensus recommendations of 43rd, 44th and 45th
Indian Labour Conference for formulations of minimum wages, equal wage and
benefits of regular workers to the Contract workers.
The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the
Govt. has landed the entire national economy in distress and decline affecting
the working people the most.
Central Govt. Employees
worst affected:
The policy offensives of the Govt. like downsizing,
outsourcing, contractorisation, corporatization and privatization has affected
the Central Govt. departments and employees in a worst manner. Ban on creation
of new posts and non-filling up of about six lakhs vacant posts had increased
the work load of the existing employees and adversely affected the efficiency
of the services. The New Pension Scheme (NPS) implemented with affect from
01.01.2004, is nothing but a “No Pension
Scheme”, as it is fully dependent on the vagaries of share market forces.
The Govt. is not ready to grant civil servant status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and
to regularize the services of causal, contingent and contract workers. The 5%
ceiling on compassionate appointment is not yet removed. The bonus ceiling
enhancement from Rs.3500/- to Rs. 7000/- is not made applicable to Central
Govt. Employees. Govt. is not ready to modify the 7th CPC
recommendations, which is worst ever made by any pay commissions. The assurance
given to the staff side regarding enhancement minimum pay and fitment formula
is yet to be implemented. All other retrograde recommendations like reduction
in the percentage of HRA, abolition of 52 allowances etc. are yet to be
modified. Overall the attitude of the Modi Govt. is totally negative towards
the Central Govt. employees and pensioners.
The National Secretariat is of the firm opinion that
unless the policy of the Govt. is changed, more attacks are likely to come on
the Central Govt. employees and working class. To change the policy the united
struggle of entire working class is required. It is in this background the
Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers has decided to join the
General Strike along with other sections of the working class of our country.
The Confederation National Secretariat calls upon
the entirety of Central Govt. employees to make intensive campaign and
preparation for making the 2nd September 2016 strike a grand
success. Along with the 12 Point charter of demands of the working class, the
Confederation has decided to submit the demands pertaining to the Central Govt.
employees also as Part-B of the Charter of demands to the Govt. The Chater of
demands (Part A and B) is furnished below:
2016 September 2nd
General Strike 12 Point Charter of Demands of Joint Platform of Central Trade
Unions submitted to government:
PART – A
1. Urgent measures for
containing price rise through universalization of public distribution system
and banning speculative trade in commodity market.
2. Containing unemployment
through concrete measures for employment generation.
3. Strict enforcement of all
basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive
measures for violation of labour laws.
4. Universal social security
cover for all workers.
5. Minimum wage of not less
than 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).
6. Assured enhanced pension not
less than 3000 p.m for the entire working population (including unorganized
sector workers).
7. Stoppage of disinvestment in
Central/state public sector undertakings.
8. Stoppage of
contractorisation in permanent/perennial work and payment of same wage and
benefits for contract workers as that of regular workers for the same and
similar work.
9. Removal of all ceilings on
payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of
gratuity.
10.Compulsory registration of
trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application
and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and C-98.
11.No FDI in Railways, Defence
and other strategic sectors.
12.No unilateral amendment to
labour laws.
PART – B
Demand of
the Central Govt. Employees
1. Avoid delay in implementing
the assurances given by Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30th June
2016, especially increase in minimum pay a fitment formula. Implement the
assurance in a time bound manner.
2. Settle issues raised by the
NJCA, regarding modifications of the 7th CPC recommendations,
submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10th December 2015.
3. Scrap PFRDA Act and New
Pension System (NPS) and grant Pension/Family Pension to all Central Government
employees under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.
4. No privatization,
outsourcing, contractorisation of Government functions.
5. (i) Treat Gramin Dak Sevaks
as Civil Servants and extend all benefits on pay, pension and allownaces of
departmental employees.
(ii)
Regularise casual, contract, contingent and daily rated workers and grant equal
pay and other benefits.
6. Fill up all vacant posts by
special recruitment. Lift ban on creation of new posts.
7. Remove ceiling on
compassionate appointments.
8. Extend benefit of Bonus Act
amendment 2015 on enhancement of payment ceiling to the Adhoc bonus/PLB of
Central Govt. employees with effect from the financial years 2014-15. Ensure
payment of revised bonus before Pooja holidays.
9. Revive JCM functioning at
all levels.
All affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are
requested to plan phased campaign programme during the month of August 2016 by
conducting squad work, general body meetings, conventions, and printing and
circulating notices, pamphlets and posters. Each affiliated organization should issue their own separate
circulars and instructions to all their units endorsing the decision of the
Confederation National Secretariat.
Serve
Strike Notice on 12.08.2016
Strike notice should be served to all Departmental
heads by the affiliated organisations on 12th August 2016. On that
day demonstrations should be conducted in front of all offices and copy of the
strike notice may be served to all lower authorities also. Confederation CHQ
will also serve strike notice to Cabinet Secretary on 12th August
2016.
Campaign
Programme
National Secretariat decided to organize campaign programme
of National Secretariat members during August 2016 as follows:
CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME
OF NATIONAL SECRETARIAT MEMBERS
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Sl.
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Place
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Date
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Name of National Secretariat members
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1.
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Trivandrum
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28.08.2016
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M. Krishnan, M. S. Raja
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2.
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Bangalore
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23.08.2016
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M. Krishnan, K. P. Rajagopal
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3.
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Chennai
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25.08.2016
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M. Krishnan, Nageshwar Rao, T. Narasimhan, Durai
Pandian
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4.
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Hyderabad
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23.08.2016
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K. V. Jayaraj, T. Satyanarayana, Sommaiah N. Mani
Achary.
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5.
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Ahmedabad
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11.08.2016
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Giriraj Singh. T. Satyanaryana, Venkatesh
Subramanian
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6.
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Bhopal
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11.08.2016
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R. N. Parashar, T. K. R. Pillai, Yashvant Purohit
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7.
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Mumbai
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11.08.2016
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K. K. N. Kutty, R. P. Singh, M. S. Raja, Ashok B.
Salunkhe
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8.
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Bhubaneshwar
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22.08.2016
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Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Giriraj Singh
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9.
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Ranchi
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22.08.2016
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Pijush Roy, R. N. Parashar
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10.
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Kolkata
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23.08.2016
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R. N. Parashar, Pijush Roy, Rupak Sarkar
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11.
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Guwahati
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26.08.2016
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Pijush Roy, Rupak Sarkar
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12.
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Agartala
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11.08.2016
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Pijush Roy, R. Seethalakshmi
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13.
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Patna
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29.08.2016
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Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Giriraj Singh
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14.
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Chandigarh
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22.08.2016
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K. K. N. Kutty, R. Seethalakshmi
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15.
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Ambala
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26.08.2016
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M. S. Raja, Giriraj Singh
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16.
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Jaipur
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23.08.2016
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K. K. N. Kuty, P. Suresh
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17.
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Dehradun
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22.08.2016
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Arup Chatterjee, R. N. Parashar
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18.
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Raipur
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29.08.2016
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R. N. Parashar, P. Suresh
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19.
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Delhi
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K. K. N. Kutty, Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Giriraj
Singh, R. N. Parashar, Ashok Kanojia
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20.
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Nagpur
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07.08.2016
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M. Krishnan, Nilesh D. Nazare
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21
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Lucknow
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R. N. Parashar, K. K. N. Kutty
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22
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Shimla
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R. N. Parashar, M. S. Raja
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(2). (a) REVIEW OF THE DEFERRED INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM JULY
11TH 2016
The National Secretariat conducted a detailed review
of the July 11th deferred indefinite strike and took the following
decisions:
1. In order to ensure that the
assurances given by the Group of Ministers to the NJCA leaders especially
regarding enhancement of minimum wage and fitment formula, the unity of the
NJCA should be kept intact.
2. If the Govt. adopt delaying
tactics in appointment of High level committee, then agitational programmes
should be announced by NJCA to compel the Govt. to honour the commitment within
the time frame. In any case, the National Conference of Confederation shall
announce the agitational programmes either jointly with NJCA or independently
by Confederation if the Govt. fails to expedite action to honour the
commitment.
3. If the Govt. is not ready to
honour the commitment within the time frame, Confederation shall go on strike,
either jointly under the banner of NJCA or independently.
(b) GOVT.
ISSUED NOTIFICATION AND REVISED PAY RULES ON 7TH CPC RECOMMENDATIONS
On 25.07.2016, the Govt has issued notification for
implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, as approved by the Union
Cabinet on 29th June 2016. Revised Pay Rules are also notified. NJCA
has decided to write to the Home Minister and Finance Minister to expedite
action for constitution of High Level Committee, as assured by Group of
Ministers.
(3). 25TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CONFEDERATION
– CHENNAI – 16, 17, 18 AUGUST 2016
The National Secretariat reviewed the preparations
for the 25th National Conference to be held at Chennai from 16th
to 18th August 2016. The inaugural session will be held on
16.08.2016 at 10 AM. Com. A. K. Padmanabhan, National President, CITU will
inaugurate. Com. Shiv Gopal Misra, General Secretary, AIRF & Convenor NJCA,
Dr. N. Raghavaiah, General Secretary, NFIR & Chairman, NJCA, Com. C.
Sreekumar, Secretary General, AIDEF and member NJCA, Com. A. Sreekumar, General
Secretary, All India State Govt. Employees Federation, Com. P. Abhumanyu,
General Secretary, BSNLEU, Com. S. Mohan, Secretary General, Confederation of
Central Govt. Gazetted officers organisations, Com. K. Ragahavendran, Deputy
Secretary General, NCCPA etc. will address the inaugural session. All India
Women’s Convention will be held on 17th August at 10:00 AM. Dr.
Vasanthi Devi, former Vice Chancellor, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Tirunelveli & Former Chairperson Women’s Commission, Tamilnadu will
inaugurate the Womens’s conventions. The venue of the Conference is
“Dharmaprakash Kalyana Mandapam”, No. 10, Raja Annamalai Road (Opp: to Dashprakash
Poonamallee Purasawalkam) Chennai – 600084.
Contact
Numbers of Reception Committee:
1. Com. J. Ramamurthy, Chairman
C-O-C - 09843370580
2. Com. M. Durain Pandian,
General Secretary, C-O-C - 09789833522
3. Com. S. Sundaramurthy,
Financial Secretary - 09445955554
4. Com. R. B. Suresh,
Accommodation - 09444074470
5. Com. M. S. Vengatesan,
Souvenir - 09445955553
6. Com. A. Balasundaram,
Souvenir - 09080791266
7. Com. Samraj - 09940061291
8. Com. Kannan, P4 - 08903515285
PLEASE HELP
THE RECEIPTION COMMITTEE BY COLLECTING MAXIMUM ADVERTISEMENTS:
As the Diamond Jubilee Year National Conference is
being organized in a grand manner by the C-O-C Tamilnadu alongwith the National
Women’s Convention and as Chennai is a metropolitian city, the overall
expenditure will come to 25 to 30 lakhs. The Receiption Committee is finding it
difficult to mobilise the finance for the Conference. It is once again
requested to all affiliated organisations and C-OCs to collect maximum
advertisements and sent it to the Reception Committee immediately.
Inform the
Number of delegates/visitors and Women comrades attending the conference on or
before 05.08.2016.
All affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are
requested to intimate the number of delegates/visitors attending the National
Conference and also their arrival particulars (travel details) to Reception
committee by e-mail or over phone without fail. The information should be given
on or before 05.08.2016.
Phone Numbers
see above
Fraternally yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: -09447068125, 09968898009
E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
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