01 Wednesday Jan 2014
Posted in Corruption
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The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has given assent today to the Lokpal Bill passed by both the houses of the Parliament, thus making the anti-Corruption bill in to law. Now the same will be published in the Gazette.
Thus after years and years of effort, the Lokpal Act has come into being. While it will be Lok Pal at the Centre, it will be Lokayuktas in the States.
01 Wednesday Jan 2014
Posted in Corruption
At last, after lingering for years, the Government of India has cancelled VVIP Chopper deal with the Anglo-Italian company Augusta Westland for supply of 12 choppers at a cost of Rs. 3,600 crores.
There were complaints of kickback to the tune of Rs. 360 crores, which was investigated in to earlier.Three choppers have already been supplied.
There were many complaints earlier also about kick backs /corruption in defence deals, but many of them were kept under the carpet on the plea of security concerns. Now, the government is under compulsion due to the allegation of large scale corruption in the government and hence the cancellation.
01 Wednesday Jan 2014
Posted in General
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AAP after forming the government in Delhi is moving fast. Within days it has issued orders of free supply of water, reduction of charges for electricity and paying Rs. one crore to a police constable died while discharging his duty. All these are part of implementation of the Election Manifesto. The Ministers have not occupied palacious govt. bunglows like Ministers of congress and BJP. They are available to the people to meet.
But whether the Congress and BJP allow such pro-people decisions to be taken uninterruptedly? The reason – it will show the previous governments in poor light. Whether Congress will allow CWG scam to be enquired, in which the earlier govt.is directly involved. At any stage, the Congress can withdraw support. The BJP will be continuously opposing the AAP government.
Hence the AAP’s moving fast on decisions is the best policy. There need not be any compromise for continuing in power. How much welfare measures the government implement, more people will be in support. Continue with your programmes which will benefit the common people.
01 Wednesday Jan 2014
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation
Dear Comrades,
You are well aware that the National Convention on Revival of BSNL held on 3rd August 2013 at New Delhi had adopted a Declaration on the Revival of BSNL spelling out the actions to be taken for strengthening BSNL and providing a better service to the people.The Declaration has been published in the union journals. It was also decided that wide publicity should be given to these points and that all the Members of Parliament should be approached at their constituency by the local comrades requesting them to take up the issues for settlement with the Prime Minister/ Finance Minister/ Communications Minister. At the all India level, the Forum leaders have met some of these MPs. But meeting at local level will be more fruitful, especially in this general election year.
Kindly meet the MP of your constituency and request him to take up the demands with the Central Government, with information to the General secretaries/Convener Forum.
31 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in General, Uncategorized
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The old year 2013 passes away and the New Year 2014 arrives by 2400/0000 hours tonight. Whatever was in 2013 is the past. Now we are thinking about the future, the new year 2014.
What are the priorities for the year 2014 for us?
1. BSNL has to survive, strengthen and provide a better service to the people:
BSNL was the biggest Telecom service provider in India when it was formed in 2000. It was growing well till the government withdrew from its commitments on financial viability and got cancelled the tenders on mobile equipment in 2007. The non-purchase of other equipment worsened the situation. For the last 4 years, BSNL is in loss.
The main target for the year for the BSNL Employees and the BSNL Management is to improve the financial position of the organisation and a better service to be provided to the customers.
The Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations has already given a road map for the same through its Declaration adopted in the National Convention on Revival of BSNL held on 3rd August 2013.
The workers have to implement their role in the matter and pressurise the Management and the government to implement the tasks assigned to them. The pressure include discussion, negotiation and sustained agitation when it becomes necessary and unavoidable.
The BSNL Employees, whether executive or non-executive, have a special task. On their own, they have to improve their work-culture, have to treat the customers in the most excellent way and enhance the reputation of BSNL.
2. The settlement of long pending issues of the employees:
There are certain very important issues of the employees pending for some time. These include the issues of the BSNL appointed employees, pay stagnation of low-paid employees, next wage revision, more opportunity for promotions etc. in the new year 2014 these issues should be settled/advanced.
3. The injustice to the BSNL Casual and Contract workers should be put an end to and their justified demands settled:
There re about one lakh casual/contract workers engaged in BSNL for years together.They are inhumanly exploited mostly. The issue of regularisation of the 3,500 casual workers, payment of minimum wages as per labour ministry/BSNL C.O. orders, implementation of social security measures like EPF/ESI etc. has got to be settled in this new year. If necessary sustained agitation should be organised with the full support and participation of BSNLEU.
4. The problems of the BSNL-DOT Pensioners like 78.2% IDA, Medical claims etc. should be settled.
5. Strengthening and revitalising BSNLEU/BSNLCCWF/AIBDPA:
All the three organisations are part of the vital BSNL employees movement. All effort to be made to form BSNLCCWF and AIBDPA in all the circles and membership increased.In the same way the membership of BSNLEU also to be increased.
6. BSNLEU should be active in the CPSTU Movement and be a frontliner on the issues of the PSUs and the workers.
7. Maximum and systematic efforts to be made to educate the workers and make them part of the progressive movement of the nation and the world for a change to the better.
There are many other tasks which can be pointed out. Let us start with the above first, others will follow.
Unity for Struggle! Struggle for Unity! Unity and Struggle for Progress!
Make Impossible in to Possible!
Workers of the World Unite!
31 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in PSU
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The IDA increase from January 2014 is expected to be 5%. With the existing 85.5%, the total IDA eligible to be paid from January 2014.
But what about the 50% IDA Merger? No decision so far either by the Government for the Central Govt. Employees or by the DPE for the PSU staff.
The demand should be seriously raised by the unions and associations.
31 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in General
In the eve of the New Year 2014, my Best Wishes and Warm Greetings to all our comrades, friends and well wishers for a very Happy and active New Year!
Let us make the New Year 2014 a fruitful year for the workers and the common people!
31 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in Obituary, Tributes
Senior CPM(I) leader and three times minister in the W.Bengal government, Com. Sailen Sarkar passed away today, 31st December 2013, at his home in Malda. He was ailing for some time. He was 72.
I express my heartfelt grief and condolences to the party and family members!
31 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in BSNLEU
Three senior leaders of BSNLEU are retiring today, 31st December 2013, from service on superannuation after, meritorious service of more than three and half decades. They are Com. P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, R.L.Moudgil, AGS and Com. P.C.Kandpal, CS Uttarakhand.
All these three leaders have been in the forefront of the union activities for a very long period, strengthened the organisation, sacrificed themselves for the cause of the workers and are still in top positions in BSNLEU. They are the leading lights of the movement.
I wish all these three comrades a very Happy Family Life as also very active leadership role in the days to come, not only in BSNLEU but also in the movement of the toiling masses and the common people!
Red Salute Comrades, on this day when you retire from the service on superannuation!
31 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in BSNLEU
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A well attended meeting of BSNLEU was held at Telephone Exchange premises,Salem on 30th December 2013. The meeting was presided over by Com. Tamil Mani,President of the District Union. Comrade E.Gopal, District Secretary, BSNLEU,welcomed all. Coms. V.Narayanasamy, Asst. Circle secretry, BSNLEU, Com.Alagiri, District Secretary, Dharmapuri, Com. Baskar, District Secretary, BSNLCCWF, Com. P.Krishnamurthy, District Secretary TEPU, Com. Madusamy District President SEWA BSNL and other leaders addressed. Com. P.Ramasamy, senior leader of the P and T TU movement was present on the dais.
The meeting was held at short notice to utilise the opportunity of the family visit of Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF at Yercaud, near Salem. Com. VAN, before his speech, inaugurated the website, bsnleusalem@blogspot.in, of the District Union in the Union office. Com. VAN was given a hearty welcome by the house. The District Union handed over Rs.15,000 to Com.Namboodiri towards Donation to KG Bose Bhawan Fund.
Com. Namboodiri paid homage to the memory of the recently departed senior BSNLEU leaders Com. S.R.Nayak, Circle Secretary, MP Circle, T.S.Rajan, former Dy. General Secretary and Circle Secretary T.Nadu of T.III Union and Com. D.Purkayastha, AGS of BSNLEU. Since the time was short, he answered the questions raised and clarifications sought for by the participants with regard to stagnation of pay of RMs, wage deduction of post-2007 recruitees, the retirement benefits of BSNL recruited employees, 78.2% for pensioners, modifications to NEPP, declaration of results of JTO in T.Nadu Circle, next wage revision and many other points and the action taken by BSNLEU to settle the issues.
He explained in detail about the issues of the casual and contract workers and the action taken by the BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF. It was reported by the District Secretaries that the minimum wage on the basis of the unskilled, semiskilled, skilled etc. are not being paid. President assured that this will be taken up with the management.
The problems of the Pensioners and the need to fight against the anti-worker PFRDA Act were explained.
The urgent need to strengthen BSNL and to provide a better service to the Nation and the efforts made by BSNLEU and the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations in this connection was pointed out. He congratulated the management and workers for making the Salem district a profitable one. He thanked the workers and leaders of Salem for the hearty reception. Com. M. Narayanasamy, gave a brief account of the speech in Tamil.
