15/1089-90,
VASUNDHARA, VASUNDHARA (P.O.), Dt. GHAZIABAD (U.P), PIN-201012
Website: www.auditflag.blogspot.com
Reference: AIA/Circular-02/2017 Dated: 19th January 2017
To
Unit
Secretaries,
Members
& Spl. Invitees – NE &
Members of
Women’s Committee
Dear
Comrades,
The NJCA met on 17th
January 2017 at New Delhi. The Confederation was represented by Comrades KKN
Kutty, M Krishnan and MS Raja. Comrades RN Parashar and Giriraj Singh
represented NFPE (constituent of Confederation).
At the outset, Com. Shiva Gopal
Mishra, Convener reported about the meeting he and Chairman, NJCA had with
Cabinet Secretary and other developments regarding the demands raised by the
Staff Side.
The meeting could not come to any
concrete decision on the next course of action. Confederation (including NFPE)
and AIDEF insisted for starting the journey from where it was left, i.e. ,
deciding the date for indefinite strike and preparing for the same, as the
government has gone back on its commitment to revisit the minimum pay and
fitment factor.
But the two major constituents of
the NJCA felt that we should make one more effort by meeting the same group of
ministers. It was therefore decided that i) NJCA would write to Shri Rajnath
Singh, Hon’ble Home Minister requesting him to arrange a meeting of Group of
Ministers at the earliest and ii) to meet again. No date has been fixed for the
next meeting of NJCA nor is any time limit decided for the proposed meeting
with group of ministers.
In this circumstance, it should
be our endeavour to campaign more vigorously for the successful strike on 16th
March 2016.
Confederation Circular is attached.
Revision of RR for SA and Auditor/Accountant
RR for SA is expected to be cleared
by UPSC very shortly. It has to be approved by MOS (Fin.), then before
notification.
The RR for Auditor/Accountant is
ready but would be notified along with the RR for SA.
We are afraid the whole procedure
may take atleast two months. The integration of the DEO with the mainstream
cadre would be realised – enabling a DEO to become Auditor/Accountant) only
then.
It is seen that some elements have
started taking credit for these while they were nowhere in the picture when we
raised the demand and doggedly pursued it.
GP 5400 to AAOs
We are pursuing the issue and are
hopeful of early resolution.
Our Court Cases
OA 4465/2014 (grant of 5400 on MACP)
and OA 847/2015 (stepping up of pay senior on account of junior drawing more
due to MACP) came up for hearing on 17th Jan. 2017. But the government
advocate was absent. It is now listed for 9th March and 21st
March 2017 respectively.
TU Camp
As intimated earlier, the TU Camp
would be held at Thrisur, Kerala on 24-25 January 2017., It was left to be mentioned in Circular 01 that a
fee of Rs 500/- per participant would be charges towards lodging and boarding.
With greetings,
Yours fraternally
M. S. Raja
Secretary
General
CONFEDERATION OF
CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
1st Floor,
North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
Website:
www.confederationhq.blogspot.com
Dated
18-01-2017
IMPORTANT
CIRCULAR
To
1. All National Secretariat Members
2. Chief Executives of all Affiliated Organizations
3. General Secretaries of all C-O-Cs
Dear Comrades,
1. NJCA
MEETING - NO CONSENSUS ON REVIVAL OF DEFERRED INDEFINITE STRIKE
Much awaited
meeting of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) was held on 17th January
at National Council (JCM) Staff-side office at New Delhi. Leaders of Railways,
Defence, Postal & Confederation attended. Detailed discussions were held on
the developments that took place after the deferment of the indefinite strike
of 11th July 2016 and also on the totally negative attitude of
the Government towards the 7th Pay Commission related issues of
Central Govt. Employees and Pensioners, including increase in Minimum
Pay, Fitment formula, Allowances, Pensioner’s Option-I etc.
Unfortunately,
there was no consensus regarding revival of the deferred indefinite strike.
Hence no decision could be taken. Meeting ended with an understanding to meet
again after some days. In the meantime, NJCA Chairman and Convener may try to
meet the Cabinet Ministers who have given the assurances on 30th June
2016 to NJCA leaders.
2. IMPORTANCE
OF 16TH MARCH 2017 CONFEDERATION STRIKE
The clear
picture that emerged from the NJCA meeting held on 17-01-2017 is that there is
no possibility of revival of deferred indefinite strike by NJCA in the
near future. It is also a fact that Govt. may implement the recommendations of
Allowances Committee, Pension Committee etc., before or immediately after March
2017. It has become certain that the Pension Committee has rejected Option-I recommended
by 7th CPC, the one and the only good recommendation of 7th CPC
and the Implementation Cell of the Finance Ministry is processing the
recommendation of Pension Committee for Cabinet approval. Whether the Allowance
Committee will recommend change in the recommendations of 7th CPC
(I.e., %ge of HRA etc.,) nobody can predict. The request of the Convener of
NJCA to the Chairman, Allowance Committee, (Finance Secretary) to hold another
meeting with Staff-side was also not conceded by the Committee till date. There
is every possibility that Govt. may not implement the recommendations of the
Allowance Committee retrospectively from 01-01-2016, instead it may implement
it from 01-01-2017 or 01-04-2017. After, Govt. unilaterally implementing
everything, declaring strike is a futile exercise and betrayal of the
employees and Pensioners. We should strike when the iron is hot. The unilateral
decision of the Govt. to implement “very good” benchmark for MACP has cast
shadow on the future promotional prospects of a large number of employees who
are not in the good book of the Government and administration for reasons best
known to them. The NPS Committee appointed by the Govt. is not mandated to
recommend scrapping of New Pension Scheme, but it is for recommending cosmetic
changes in NPS in the name of streamlining the NPS as recommended by 7th CPC.
Regarding
increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment Formula, no High Level Committee is
constituted till date, as assured by the Group of Senior Cabinet Ministers to
NJCA leaders on 30-06-2016. A Group of Senior Officers held two round
discussion with the Staff-side, but surprisingly they had not come prepared to
discuss increase in Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula. They made a mockery of
the meeting by disclosing in the first meeting that they are not fully aware of
the details of the issue and in the second meeting they told that they came for
discussing Allowances (though another Committee for Allowances is already
constituted) and not Minimum Wage or Fitment Formula!!!. The last meeting was
held in October 2016 and thereafter no meeting is notified. All anomalies
arising out of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations remain
unsettled.
There is no
improvement in the issues relating to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), Casual, Contract
Workers and Daily-rated mazdoors. The GDS Committee Report submitted to
Government on 24-11-2016, it yet to be published. Even if it is published, it
may take time for implementation. Other demands submitted to Govt. by the NJCA
strike notice served on the 10th June 2016 and charter of
demands is also pending. The four months time fixed for Allowance Committee
already extended to six months. The four months time for increasing Minimum
Wage and Fitment Formula expired on 30-10-2016.
All the
employees and Pensioners are totally disappointed and are voicing their anger
and protest through various forums and social media. In the above circumstances
everybody expected that the NJCA shall revive the deferred indefinite strike.
Inspite of our best efforts that is not happening.
3. SOMEBODY
SHOULD COME FORWARD TO PROTEST AND CONFEDERATION IS TAKING UP THAT
RESPONSIBILITY
When the three
Cabinet Ministers including Shri Rajnath Singh, Home Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley,
Finance Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister have gone back from
their assurances and betrayed 33 lakhs Central Govt Employees and 34 lakhs
Pensioners, when the Government is going ahead unilaterally without even
consulting the NJCA leaders, we cannot remain silent spectators and accept every
decision of the Government, lying down, without any protest. Somebody should
come forward to protest and if necessary to suffer and sacrifice and history
has bestowed that responsibility on Confederation and Confederation is ready to
accept the challenge and responsibility. We are not afraid of the NDA Govt.
when we are fighting for the justified demands. All employees are eagerly
looking towards Confederation and they want Confederation to lead, whether
others may follow or not. It is in this background the Diamond Jubilee year;
All India Conference of Confederation held at Chennai from 16th to
18th August 2016 has taken the historic decision to organize
independent trade union action including strike, if NJCA is not ready to revive
the deferred indefinite strike.
4. INTENSIFY
MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN – MAKE THE 2017 MARCH 16th ONE DAY STRIKE
A HISTORIC SUCCESS.
All of us
should clearly understand that more than the strike, the intensive nationwide
mobilization and campaign play an important role in building up pressure on the
Govt and settling the demands. The success of the strike also depends upon the
mobilization and campaign work carried out by the leadership, especially the
grass-root level leadership. The date of one day strike was postponed to March 16th due
to the following reasons :
(a)Election
Commission has notified election to five State Assemblies during the month of
February and first half of March 2017.
(b) 15th February
2017, which was our strike date, happens to be a polling day in Uttarakhand and
Uttar Pradesh.
In the campaign
programme of the National Secretariat Members, already published, if any change
in date is required, the concerned National Secretariat Members and C-O-Cs may
make it in consultation with each other.
5. INDEPENDENT
CAMPAIGN BY EACH AFFILIATE AND C-O-C IS MOST IMPORTANT
In addition to
the campaign programme of National Secretariat members, all affiliated
organizations and C-O-Cs should plan their own independent campaign programme.
Office meetings, General body meetings, Gate meetings, Conventions, Managing
body meetings may be held at all places. Posters, notices, bulletins etc, may
be printed and circulated widely among the employees. Maximum publicity may be
given through print/electronic media and social media like whatsApp, face book
etc,. Intelligence Agencies of the Govt will report each and every movement
from our side and let the report reach the Government that the entire Central
Government employees and Pensioners are totally disappointed and their
resentment is growing day by day. Please give top priority to campaign. No
leader whether All India, State or Unit level shall sit idle in the coming days
and everybody should be in the field, mobilising the employees. Betrayal
of the Cabinet Ministers of NDA should be exposed among the employees,
Pensioners and general public, especially in the poll-bound five States.
6. SERVE
STRIKE NOTICE BEFORE 10th FEBRUARY 2017, IF NOT ALREADY SERVED
All Affiliated
Organizations should serve the strike notice to their respective departmental
Heads. Proforma of the strike notice and charter of demands already published
in the Confederation website www.confederationhq.blogspot.com. If any
organization has not served the strike notice to their Departmental Head, they
should serve it before 10th February 2017. Those organizations
which had already served the strike notice as 15th February
2017, should give a letter to the authority concerned, intimating the
postponement of the strike date to 16th March 2017, due to
declaration of election to five State Assemblies (if necessary, revised strike
notice can be given). Copies of the strike notice served to the Departmental
Heads should be circulated to all lower units. Complaints are received at
Confederation CHQ that some organizations are not circulating their strike
notice to lower units which creates a lot of confusion at unit level. This
should be avoided and each organization should ensure that copy of the strike
notice is circulated to all lower units WITHOUT FAIL.
7. NAME
& POSTAL ADDRESS OF WOMEN SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF CONFEDERATION
Confederation
CHQ had already written letters to the concerned Chief Executives of the
affiliated organizations to intimate the full postal address with PIN code of
all newly elected Women Sub Committee members of Confederation. It is requested
that the same may be furnished before 31stJanuary 2017.
8. HELP
CONFEDERATION TO SERVE YOU BETTER
All of you are
aware that the financial position of the Confederation CHQ is not at all sound.
It is needless to mention that without fund, no organization can function. For
Parliament March and strike mobilization etc., big amount is already be spent.
We are continuously fighting against the Government’s policies and for
efficient and vibrant functioning, funds are required. All Affiliated
Organizations and C-O-Cs are requested to collect and remit maximum quota and
donations to the Confederation immediately. The amount may be remitted to the
following address:
Bank Account
details:
Bank
: Indian Overseas Bank
Branch: Goal
Market, New Delhi
A/C
No.084001000015586
IFSC code :
IOBA0000840.
9.
CONFEDERATION TRADE UNION EDUCATION CAMP – 2017
Confederation
Trade Union Education Camp – 2017 will be held on 2017 May 6th &
7th (Saturday & Sunday) at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala).
Detailed Circular enclosed along with this circular.
Fraternally yours,
Sd/-
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
