World Health Day 2015 – “From Farm to Plate, Make Food Safe”

07 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Today, 7th April, is the World Health Day declared by the World Health Organisation(WHO). It is the foundation day of the WHO, which was formed in 1948, as part of the United Nations Organisation (UNO). This year the theme of the World Health Day is ” From Farm to Plate, Make Food Safe”.

World Health Day 2015: From farm to plate, make food safe

“New data on the harm caused by foodborne illnesses underscore the global threats posed by unsafe foods, and the need for coordinated, cross-border action across the entire food supply chain. World Health Day will be celebrated on 7 April, with WHO highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food safety under the slogan “From farm to plate, make food safe.”

Meeting with Member (Technology) and Member (Finance) on 78.2% IDA fixation for pensioners.

06 Monday Apr 2015

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Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA today, 6th April 2015, met Shri S.S.Sirohi, Member(Technology) who is in charge of the Member (Services) also and discussed about the preparation of the Cabinet note on 78.2% IDA fixation. He patiently heard the issue and told that the new incumbent for Member (services) will join tomorrow and the issue will be brought to his notice. Com.Namboodiri met Ms. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance) and discussed the same issue. She assured that the cabinet Note will be finalised without further delay.

Meeting with the CMD BSNL

06 Monday Apr 2015

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Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President Casual and Contract Workers Federation met Shri Anupam Shrivastava, and discussed about the issues of the casual and contract workers. He gave a letter on the revised rates of the contract workers by CLC and wanted that the same be forwarded to the field officers. He also brought to the notice of the CMD the unjustified retrenchment of the entire 287 workers in Hazaribagh,37 workers of Jamshedpur and 58 workers of Dhanbad and requested for their reinstatement. The brutal victimisation in Jamshedpur was also brought to the notice of the CMD with examples and demanded for the vacation of the same.

The CMD assured favourable consideration and necessary action.

Forum meets on 07-04-2015

06 Monday Apr 2015

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The Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations of Non-Executives and Executives will meet at BSNLMS Office, New Delhi at 15.00 hours on 07-04-2015 to discuss about the preparations for the Two Days Strike. All the members of the Forum are requested to be present in time.

25th Death Anniversary of Com. B.T.Ranadive

06 Monday Apr 2015

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BtRanadiveCom.B.T.Ranadive, militant leader of the working class passed away 25 years back on this day, 06th April 1990. He was PB Member of CPI(M) till his death and was the General Secretary of the undivided CPI during 1948- 50. He was also the founder President of CITU.

Though it is 25 years since his death, his contribution to the working class and the progressive forces through out India is well remembered even now. He had attended many of the Conferences of the P&T Unions and I had been fortunate enough to meet and discuss with him the union issues several times. His article have been published in big three volumes by the CITU.

On the occasion of his death anniversary, my Red Salute to Com. BTR!

 

ESI is being made optional to favour private health Insurance lobby.

06 Monday Apr 2015

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The government has called for a meeting of the Employees State Insurance Corporation,the main agenda being to make changes in the rules so that ESI is made optional,instead of compulsory as at present. Now each worker has to deposit 1.75% of salary to the ESIC while the employer will have to deposit 4.75% of the salary. Thus the 6.5% of the gross salary will be in the ESIC and the employee will get all benefit of the scheme including access to its more than 150 hospitals and 1,380 dispensaries.

The private health insurance companies have been putting much pressure of the government to get these funds diverted to them. The Government seems to be succumbing to their pressure and thinking of changing the rules making ESI optional.  This will, in fact, be taking away the existing social security benefits to the workers, exempting the employers from their responsibility and also favouring the private health insurance companies to mop up funds.

This proposed change is part of the neo-liberal policy of the government and has to be strongly opposed.

Dept. of Posts lose Rs. 7 in a Post Card and Rs. 5 in an Inland Cover!

06 Monday Apr 2015

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The government has been stating that Department of Posts is in loss. True. But how can it be in profit, when the government is charging the services far below the cost?

A Postal Card by the time it is delivered is costing Rs. 7.53 while it is charged only Rs. 0.50 incurring a loss of more than Rs.7.00  In the same way an Inland Cover costing Rs. 7.48 is sold for Rs. 2.50 causing a loss of about Rs. 5.00.

The Department has to implement the decisions of the government providing services below cost and later the government itself states that the DoP is in loss.

It is almost the same thing with BSNL also. And BSNL is charged with loss. Sufficient support should be given by the government in such cases.

BSNLEU – All India Conferences and Central Executive Committee Meetings

06 Monday Apr 2015

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BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION – AICs & CECs (2001- 2014)

BSNL Employees Union has always been functioning democratically and has held its All India conferences and Central Executive Committees in time. A list of the AICs and CECs/Office bearers meeting /Central Secretariat Meetings are given till AIC Kolkata November 2014.

I . First All India Conference (Founding Conference) at Visakhapatnam 21-22 March 2001.

CEC Meetings: (1) New Delhi 26-05-2001  (2)  Kolkata 13-15 September 2001 (3) Delhi 28-02-2002 (4) Mandya  08-04-2002  (5) Aurangabad 3-5 August 2002 (6) Kolkata 26-27 October 2002

II. Second All India Conference at Lucknow 2-5 June 2003

CEC Meetings: (7) New Delhi 25-26 August 2003 (8) Hyderabad 20-21 January 2004 (9) Pondicherry  17-19 July 2004  (10) New Delhi 09-10 December 2004  (11) Ludhiana 07-09 March 2005 (12) Pune 15-17 June 2005  (13) Kanyakumari 21-22 October 2005

III. Third All India Conference at Guwahati  26-29 January 2006

CEC Meetings: (14)  Calicut  21-23 August 2006  (15) Bijapur 6-8 February 2007  (16) Bhubaneswar 21-23 August 2007

IV. Fourth All India Conference at Mumbai 13-16 February 2008

CEC Meetings: (17) New Delhi 21-22 July 2008  (18) Kolkata 3-5 November 2008  (19) New Delhi 05-06 March 2009  (20) Mysore  27-29 August 2009  (21)  Bhopal 14-16 February 2010

V. Fifth All India Conference at Thiruvananthapuram 12-15 May 2010

CEC Meetings : (22) Nagpur 27-29 September 2010  (23) Chennai 22-24 March 2011 (24) Jaipur 16-18 September 2011 (25) New Delhi 22-23 March 2012

VI. Sixth All India Conference at Ludhiana 25-28 September 2012

CEC Meetings: (26)Warangal 26-28 February 2013 (27) Kolkata 7-9 July 2013 (28) Rajkot 7-9 February 2014 (29) New Delhi (Central Secretariat) 26-08-2014.

VII. Seventh All India Conference Kolkata 6-9 November 2014

CEC Meetings: (30) New Delhi (Central Secretariat) 26-02-2015

In addition one CEC meeting each at the time of the All India Conference place also have been held.

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Why Government is not naming and shaming the corporates with NPA in Banks?

05 Sunday Apr 2015

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The Central Government has  the names of corporates, who have taken loans from banks and not  remitted back, which is treated as Non-Performing Assets (NPA). This comes to about Rs. 2.60 lakh crore. Why the government is not naming them and put in the public domain? It is not that these corporates do not have funds to repay, but are escaping from payment through one excuse or other. The Public Sector Banks are the worst hit. Even it can be doubted whether there is any conspiracy between the banks and the corporates.

The Left Party leaders Coms. Sitaram Yechuri (CPIM) and D.Raja (CPI) in a Seminar in Chennai demanded that the names of these defaulter corporates should be published.

The government should act immediately and name and shame the defaulters and collect the due amount from them.

 

SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (9) – Make mandatory service to Central/State governments, PSUs

05 Sunday Apr 2015

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BSNL and MTNL are telecom PSUs owned by the Government of India. Both are in difficult situation financially. For survival, fast expansion is required. In this, the government can help in various ways to increase the business.

When the Air India was in financial difficulty, the government has issued orders to all its officers/employees that they should only air travel by Air India. This mandate has helped  Air India to increase its customers.

In the same way, the government should make it mandatory for the central/state government/PSUs  to only take connections from BSNL and MTNL. This will help BSNL/MTNL in a long way. There would be much pressure from the private operators. But the government has to take the decision in the interests of the telcom PSUs.