09 Thursday Jun 2016
Posted in General
Looking back to the past, reviewing and assessing the actions taken etc. are necessary for improving. But that is not for delaying matters or stagnating.
The past experience is for marching forward with more vigour and determination. You may fall in the march, but others are there to continue the march and reach the destination.
08 Wednesday Jun 2016
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers, BSNLEU, General
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After 5 months of militant struggle, in which leaders of BSNLEU and SNEA were suspended, transferred and charge-sheeted, the Kerala BSNL contract workers have won their demands for higher wages. As the orders issued on the basis of the agreement reached between the union and the circle Management, the new rates are as follows:
We congratulate the BSNLEU, BSNLCCWF and SNEA leaders and workers who organised the struggle and fought to the end. Com.K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary BSNLEU and Circle President BSNLCCWF, N.R.Somasekharan Nair, CS, BSNLCCLU and George Verghese, then CS SNEA along with the other leaders in the circle led the militant struggle. Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, P.Abhimanyu, GS BSNLEU and K.Sebastin, GS SNEA and other leaders from CHQ negotiated with the BSNL Management at each and every stage.
Congratulations for the casual contract workers of Kerala for their great victory!
08 Wednesday Jun 2016
“In its report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had said that Reliance Communications, Tata Tele, Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Aircel under-reported their adjusted gross revenue by Rs 46,045.75 crore, leading to a loss of Rs 12,488.93 crore to the exchequer from 2006 to 2010.
The CAG had said adjustment of one-time entry fee paid by telecom firms, whose licences were quashed by the Supreme Court, deprived exchequer of Rs 5,476.3 crore.” (Press Report)
E.III(N) earlier and BSNLEU later has criticized the decision of the government changing from the Licence Fee system to the revenue sharing system for the reason that the private companies will show less revenue and cheat the government. Now this has been proved fully right as stated by the CAG. Govt. should inquire and punish the culprits and the cheating companies.
08 Wednesday Jun 2016
Posted in CG Employees, General, VII CPC
The National JAC of central government employees has decided to call for indefinite strike w.e.f. 11th July 2016 against the retrograde recommendations of the VII CPC and on the major 11 demands raised by the JAC. 33 lakh central government employees will participate in the strike.
We extend full support and solidarity to the proposed strike!
07 Tuesday Jun 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
Months back, the Labour Minister has announced that minimum wage of Rs. 10,000 is decided for the contract workers. This is far less than the Rs.18,000 demanded by the Central Trade unions and they have protested fixing the minimum wage at Rs. 10,000.
But even what it has announced, the government has not issued orders. This is inexcusable.The government is only making announcements and not implementing them.
07 Tuesday Jun 2016
Posted in General
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employment, Kerala, LDF, UDF
Kerala Labour Minister Com. T.P.Ramakrishnan has stated that there is no declared or undeclared ban on recruitment in government services in Kerala. He stated that instructions have already been issued to find out the vacancies in each and every department and the same will be filled up. The UDF government had kept thousands of vacancies without filling up them denying employment to the eligible candidates.
The Labour Minister further stated that the LDF government is committed to generate about 25 lakhs new jobs in the state. As part of this, all the vacancies in the government will be filled up urgently.
LDF government is pro-labour unlike UDF government. Common people have understood the same.
07 Tuesday Jun 2016
Posted in General
According to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely, the total loss to the PSU Banks is about Rs. 18,000 crores. The loss is mostly due to the NPA or bad loans of hundreds of crores of rupees given to the corporates, including almost all the important business concerns in the country. These loans are given without proper procedure, on the recommendations of the political bigwigs and also in collaboration with the top officers of the banks. The indications are that these loans are taken with the full confidence that the borrowers can escape without repaying the loan.It is very much necessary that a high level inquiry should be ordered and remedial measures taken to recover these loans. But since the top politicians, big corporates and top Bank Officers are involved, the chance for any sincere inquiry is doubtful.
The silver lining is that despite these NPAs, the PSU Banks are having an operational profit of Rs. 1.40 lakh crores.
06 Monday Jun 2016
Posted in General, Obituary, Tributes
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Mohammed Ali, the greatest sportsman and heavy weight Champion is no more. He passed away at the age of 74 at Phoenix, US. He fought not only in the ring but also outside for great causes. He refused to fight for the US in its attack against Vietnam and was imprisoned by the US imperialism. He was a spokesperson for the suppressed and the downtrodden.
Respectful homage to Mohammed Ali!
06 Monday Jun 2016
Posted in General
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The Finance Minster Arun Jaitely has stated that he is expecting early govt. decision on the merger of the Associated Banks with the State bank of India.The Associate banks are State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Hyderabad. Mahila Bank also will be merged.
SBI first merged State Bank of Saurashtra with itself in 2008. Two years later, State Bank of Indore was merged.
SBI has maintained since then that it would merge others as well but none of its moves fructified due to lack of capital (which was pegged at least Rs 2,000 crore each for per bank) and stiff opposition from employee unions.
The Bank Employees have strongly protested the merger move since it will neither improve the services nor improve the finance of the SBI.
05 Sunday Jun 2016
Posted in CG Employees
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The Finance Ministry has issued orders fixing the GPF interest rate at 8.1%. The rate will be effective from 1st April to 30th June 2016. This will be applicable to the following GPF Accounts:
1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services)2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India)
3. The All India Services Provident Fund
4. The State Railway Provident Fund
5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services)
6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund . 7. The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.
8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund
9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund
10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund
