15 Sunday Nov 2015
Posted in CG Employees
The Postal employees, including Gramin Dak Sewaks (GDS), coming to about 6 lakhs will strike work for 48 hours on 1-2 December 2015 demanding 1) inclusion of GDS in VII CPC for wage revision and other related matters, 2) implementation of cadre restructuring, 3) Filling up of vacancies and 4) Stop harassment and trade union .
We extend our full solidarity and support to the fully justified strike of the Postal workers.
15 Sunday Nov 2015
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners, CG Employees
As per the call of the Staff Side, National Council, the Central Government employees, including Defence and Railways, will be organising a Massive Dharna at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Nation wide Protest Demonstrations will be held all over the country on that day. The demands include immediate release of the CPC Report, Interim Relief, DA Merger etc. Extend solidarity and support.
NCCPA and AIBDPA have called upon the central & BSNL Pensioners to extend support and solidarity and take part in the dharna and demonstrations.
Make the Programme a big success!
15 Sunday Nov 2015
Posted in General
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The government has announced steep increase of train fare from today, 15th November towards service tax- levy of 14% and 0.5 cess for the Swatch Bharat Abhiyan.Fares will go up by 4.35% for First Class and AC classes.
According to an estimate, the service tax levy and the Swachh Bharat cess are expected to fetch about Rs 1,000 crore in a year. The annual revenue from passenger fare is about Rs. 35,000 crore.
15 Sunday Nov 2015
Posted in WORLD NEWS
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The terror strike by IS in Paris, killing more than 120 people and injuring another hundred or more, is condemned by people world wide. This is a cowardly act, killing innocent people. At this time of distress, all should stand with the people of France. Our full sympathies with France and its people. The world nations should stand together to stop terrorism.
14 Saturday Nov 2015
India today celebrates the 126th Birthday Anniversary of its first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was born on 14th November 1889. His contribution to the Independence movement, his tilt towards socialism and his initiative in starting the Public Sector Units in the country is well known and appreciated.
On this occasion, I remember about the rare chance I got to meet Nehruji. I think it was in 1956 or 1957. Panditji had come to Tellicherry in Kerala and was addressing a public meeting. I was working as a teacher in a nearby School, about some 25 miles or so from the place. I came to the meeting to see and hear him. I could stand only at a distance since there was a big crowd. I wanted to see him from near and to get his autograph.
I thought and found an idea. I had a small box-camera with me, which was presented to me by a pen-friend from Germany. Cameras were far less and mainly the news photographers used them. I thought if I move like a news reporter, I can reach him. That was exactly what happened. I was allowed to go nearby by the police and I took his photo. I requested for an autograph and he signed in the book. I was thrilled that I had been able to meet the Prime Minister from near and got the autograph of the great national leader. I showed the same with pride to my friends and colleagues.
Homage to Nehruji, the architect of the Nation, on his 125th Birth Anniversary!
14 Saturday Nov 2015
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The government seems to be in a move to sell the loss making HMT and Tungabhadra Steel Ltd. It is reported in the press that the government is proposing to sell profitable PSUs also after the loss making PSUs are sold.
It is well known that,in order to close or sell the PSUs, the government, the owner itself, takes measures that will make even profitable PSUs to loss making. Take the case of ITI, BSNL, MTNL etc. All of them have become loss making only due to the anti-PSU policy of the government, whether UPA or NDA. In destroying PSUs both of them are in the same camp. Only that NDA government is more aggressive in the matter.
13 Friday Nov 2015
Posted in General
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Intolerance, Modi, Protest, UK
200 writers, intellectuals and authors in UK have strongly protested against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to UK. They have written to the Prime Minister of UK, David Cameron, expressing serious concern against ‘the rising climate of fear, growing intolerance towards critical voices who challenge orthodoxy or fundamentalism in India’.
Prime Minister Modi later told in UK that ‘Intolerance will not be tolerated in India. It is the land of Budha and Mahatma Gandhi’. Statements are not sufficient. There should be strict action. Will it come? No chance from the Modi government.
13 Friday Nov 2015
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Protesting against the government move to take over several functions of the RBI and also demanding periodic pension revision, the United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and Employees has called upon the employees and officers to go on Mass Casual Leave on 19th November 2015. The government is trying to take over reduce the authority of the RBI by taking its powers. The RBI pensioners are not getting any pension revision and hence receiving only pension fixed at the time of retirement.
The agitation programme is fully justified and is to be supported.
13 Friday Nov 2015
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The mad run of the Modi government increasing FDI in many sectors, including up to 100% has been severely criticised by the Central Trade Unions. In a Press Statement BMS General Secretary Vrijesh Upadhyay has pointed out that the increase in FDI has not benefited the country. More money has gone out of India, than what has been invested here, he said. CITU President A.K.Padmanabhan and AITUC Secretary D.L.Sachdev have also strongly opposed the decision to increase FDI.
13 Friday Nov 2015
Posted in General
It is very timely that the Staff Side of the National Council has included the above issue in their Charter of Demands to the Government as part of the agitational programmes including Dharna on 19th November 2015.
This is an issue irritating the workers for a long time. After issuing the orders by the government restricting the compassionate ground appointment to 5% of the Direct Recruitment, many deserving family members have been denied of CGA. Many families are in the streets due to this arbitrary decision. The government should be sensitive to the families of those died in the service of the people.
The government should discuss with the Staff Side and concede the genuine demand. It should be then, made applicable to the PSUs, State Government employees etc. also.
Congratulations to the Staff Side for focusing this very important demand.
