MODI GOVT'S SURGICAL STRIKE ON RAILWAYS AND DEFENCE EMPLOYEES
The BJP- led NDA Government has intensified it's policy attack on Railways and Defence establishments and employees.
ATTACK ON RAILWAYS.
After the Narendra Modi
Government coming to power 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is
allowed in Railways. A committee headed by Sri Bibek Deb Roy , Member ,
NITI Ayog (National Institute for Transformation of India Ayog) was
appointed for restructuring of Railways. The committee recommended
complete privatisation of Railways. AIRF in its resolution adopted in
the 92nd Annual Conference held at Allahabad from 8th to 10th December
2016, stated as follows:
"NDA Government assumed
power on 26th May 2016. The General Body meeting of AIRF held on 3rd and
4th July 2016 at Chennai, decided to defer the strike decision to
provide time to the new Government to settle and resolve grievances. But
the same Government by a notification dated 22nd August 2014, decided
to induct 100% FDI in Indian Railways, Defence establishments etc. The
Government appointed a high level Railway Restructuring Committee, on
22nd September 2014, headed by Sri Bibek Deb Roy, for restructuring
Railways. The same committee had drawn a road map for privatisation and
went ahead gradually, despite all out protest by AIRF. "
The merger of the
Railway Budget with the General Budget was one of the key
recommendations on Bibek Deb Roy committee, as an important step towards
privatisation of Railways. Government has implemented the decision from
this year onwards, on top priority basis. It is also reported in the
media that Government has decided to privatise heritage and tourist
Railways like Kalka - Shimla, Siliguri - Darjeeling and Nilgiri (Ootty)
railways. BIBEK DEB ROY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THE BEGIN ING OF
THE END OF THE GOVT OWNED INDIAN RAILWAYS.
To add insult to injury,
the Railway Board has issued orders curtailing the basic trade union
rights of Railway employees. AIRF circular issued on 2nd February 2017
reads as follows:
"In continuation of our earlier letter of even no. dated 1st February 2017, you are advised to observe "Black Day" on 6th
February 2017 wearing black badges/ribbons, right from branch to zonal
levels, at all important offices of your Railway administrations, DEMANDING
WITHDRAWAL OF RAILWAY BOARD'S LETTER DATED 31.01.2017, WHEREIN THE
BOARD HAVE DECIDED TO DEBAR SUPERVISORS (IN ERSTWHILE GRADE PAY OF 4200)
WORKING IN SAFETY CATEGORIES FROM TRADE UNION".
AIRF statement also said that the order is in violation of 87th ILO Convention and Indian Trade Union Act.
Railway order says that those supervisors working in safety categories cannot become office bearers of unions/Associations/Federations, but can only remain as members with effect from 01.04.2017.
The above is the present
situation in Indian Railways and all the Railway
unions/Associations/Federations are conducting various protest
programmes (other than strike as dominant organisations are yet to take
such a decision) against the policy offensives of the NDA Govt. Recently
on 1st & 2nd February 2017, Dakshin Railway Employees Union (DREU)
, All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA), All India Station
Masters Association (AISMA) , All India Guard Council , Indian Railway
Technical Supervisors Association etc. (other than AIRF and NFIR) had
organised a massive National Convention and also Parliament March at New
Delhi , demanding no privatisation and modifications in the 7th CPC
recommendations.
ATTACK ON DEFENCE SECTOR
The situation in Defence
sector is also not different. All India Defence Employees Federation
(AIDEF) in its circular dated 04.02.2017, has conveyed the following
developments to its rank and file:
"The ordnance factories
are under severe attack due to the policies being adopted by the BJP -
led NDA Government. Instead of developing and strengthening the ordnance
factories, the Govt. is disowning the same and is planning fully to
proceed to weaken the ordnance factories. Licences are being given to
private companies for defence manufacturing including for those products
which are being manufactured in the ordnance factories."
In a meeting of Senior Officers held on 5th January 2017, the Secretary, Ministry of Defence made the following comments –
"You have to reduce the
cost, otherwise you will not get workload in future, you have to compete
with the private sector for getting workload. Two years is the period
for ordnance factories."
Recently Sri Manohar
Parikar, Defence Minister , who visited AFK Pune , in the meeting held
with unions has stated that ---" Factories which are manufacturing
clothing and leather items are not required in the Government. These
items can easily be procured from private sector."
The proposal of
corporatisation (which is a step towards privatisation) is also under
consideration with Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Govt has constituted
another committee to identify low technology/noncore items. It is seen
from the press reports that a committee constituted by Defence Minister
under the chairmanship of one retired IIM Professor has recommended for
creation of a new independent organisation outside the Ministry of
Defence to undertake defence procurement. It is understood that a new
organisation tentatively called the"DEFENCE ACQUISITION AUTHORITY" will be fully responsible for the entire process of acquisition.
All these policy
decisions of the Government will have serious impact on the existence of
ordnance factories and on the job security of defence civilian
employees. AIDEF has decided to convene a meeting of ordnance factory
unions to take a serious stock of the situation and formulate an action
plan to fight back.
THIS GOVT WILL UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE OF STRIKE ONLY. CONFEDERATION IS ON THE RIGHT PATH.
Confederation of Central
Government Employees & Workers, representing about thirteen lakhs
Central Government Employees, which always stood in the forefront of the
struggle against neo-liberal reforms and anti-people, anti -worker
policies of the Govt. and also which conducted series of agitational
programmes including strikes against the policy offensives of the
Government, extends full support and solidarity to the Railway and
Defence employees in their struggle for existence.
Confederation calls upon
the entire Central Govt. employees to make the 16th March 2016 one day
strike a thundering success. Let us be ready for an indefinite strike,
if situation warrants.
M. KRISHNAN
Secretary General , Confederation of Central Govt
Employees & Workers
Mob& WhatsApp : 09447068125
Email : mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
M. KRISHNAN
Secretary General , Confederation of Central Govt
Employees & Workers
Mob& WhatsApp : 09447068125
Email : mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
08th MARCH 2017 -- OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2017 IN A BEFITTING MANNER. -- TOPIC "WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT AND EMPOERMENT".
The topic for International Women's Day this year has been decided as "Women's Employment and Empowerment."
The
country is witnessing one of its lowest work participation rate of
women. With the continuing agrarian crisis and now the reverse migration
due to industrial slow down after demonitisation , even those women who
were earlier employed are forced to go for poorly paid work for
subsistence. The demand for decent work and decent wages are at the
centre of our demands. The "empowerment " of women in all aspects is
related to the "employment" of women and it's quality. The policy
pursued by the present day regime can create only unemployment and
distress.
National
Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and
Workers Calls upon all affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs and Women's
Sub Committees to take proper organisational measures to ensure
effective observance of the International Women's Day jointly with other
fraternal organisations.
M. KRISHNAN
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob & WhatsApp: 09447068125
Email : mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
OBSERVE COM. S. K. VYAS JI REMEMBRANCE DAY ON 13THFEBRUARY 2017
Com. Vyasji was the Secretary General and President of the
Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers for forty years
from 1967 to 2006. He was the President and Secretary General of All
India Audit & Accounts Association for a long time. He continued as
the Advisor of the Confederation and also as the Secretary General of
National Co-ordination Committee of Pensioners Association (NCCPA) and
Bharat Central Pensioners Confederation (BCPC) till death.
Com. Vyasji has led various struggles and strike actions of the Central
Govt. Employees and was in the forefront of the leadership which
organised the first indefinite strike action of the Central Govt.
employees after independence, in the year 1960. Com. Vyas was jailed
and dismissed from service. He played an important role in rallying the
Central Govt. employees along with the striking Railway employees in
the year 1974. He was an able and uncompromising negotiator with the
Government in the JCM National Council and Standing Committee. He was
responsible for many of the benefits and allowances enjoyed by the
Central Govt. employees. The cost indexation of wages was earned by the
Govt. employees through the sustained struggles and efforts in 1960s
under his leadership. Confederation of Central Govt. employees and
workers representing about 15 lakhs Central Govt. employees is in the
forefront of the incessant struggle and strike actions organised by
Indian Working Class against the neo-liberal economic policies of the
Government. Com. S. K. Vyasji’s vision and ideological clarity has made
the Confederation, part and parcel of the mainstream of the working
class movement in India.
Com. Vyasji was a friend, philosopher, guide and everything for the
Central Govt. Employees movement. In the more than six decades long
trade union life, Com. Vyasji endeared himself to every section of the
Central Govt. Employees. His death has caused irreparable and
irreplaceable loss to all of us. He was a great leader, symbol of
simplicity, a gem of a person and a leader who is down to earth,
extremely polite, kind hearted and compassionate; one of the finest
human being, tallest leader, a gentle mentor and a legend.
He is in our hearts! His memories will be forever with us! His long
saga of struggle and sacrifice for the Central Govt. employees and
pensioners will inspire the generations to come.
The
National Secretariat of Confederation of Central Govt. Employees &
Workers calls upon all affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs to observe
the 2nd Death anniversary of Com. S. K. Vyas Ji as “S. K. VYAS JI REMEMBRANCE DAY”.
Com. S. K. Vyasji Amar Rahe!
Long live Com. S. K. Vyasji !!
Long live, Long live !!!
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: 09447068125
Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
NPS COMMITTEE - HOPES OF YOUNGER GENERATION SHATTERED
NPS committee constituted by the
Government to streamline the National Pension System has called the JCM
Staff Side for second round of discussion on 10.02.2017. As per the
notified agenda, the committee is proposing discussion on only cosmetic
changes in NPS. Basic issues such as (1) scrapping of NPS (2) Guaranteed
Minimum pension to NPS Pensioners ie; 50% of the last pay drawn should
be guaranteed by Government as minimum pension even if the returns from
annuity insurance scheme amount is less than the 50%. and (3) Exemption
of Central Govt. Employees from the purview of NPS, are not included in
the agenda of the meeting even though the Cabinet Secretary has assured
JCM Staff Side Chairman and Secretary Shri. Raghavayya and Shri Shiv
Gopal Misra on 19th January 2017 that -- "so far as issue of
NPS is concerned he has already directed the Committee to hold meeting
with Staff Side". From reading the agenda it can be seen that main
demands of the Staff Side are avoided, thus betraying the cause of
thousands of younger generation Central Government Employees who joined
service after 01.01.2004. Their hopes are shattered and belied. NJCA
should revive the deferred strike to protect the interest of younger
generations. Let us make the 16th March 2017 Confederation Strike a
grand success.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers.
Mob & WhatApp: 09447068125.
Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
Secretary General
Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers.
Mob & WhatApp: 09447068125.
Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
CSI Rollout Latest Update
A meeting was held today with the senior officers of AP, Telengana, Karnataka and Maharashtra reg. CSI.
The final decision is that 4 Divisions, 1 from each Circle, will be rolled out on 13th, 20th, 27th March and 3rd April.
That means 4 x 4= 16 Divisions will be rolled out by 3rd April.
Lots of time has been given for training and sorting out all the problems.
TCS and the CPMsG will work in close coordination to make it a success. I shall personally monitor on a daily basis.
-Member Tech
PCDA Circular on Frequently observed shortcomings in TA and DA Claims for Officers - Issued by Transportation Wing
Principal Controller Of Defence Accounts (Officers) has issued a
Circular on Frequently observed shortcomings in TA and DA Claims
Frequently observed shortcomings in TA/DA claims
Principal Controller Of Defence Accounts (Officers)
TRANSPORTATION WING
FREQUENTLY OBSERVED SHORTCOMINGS IN TA/DA CLAIMS
I.TEMP DUTY CLAIMS:
1 Hotel bills without Regn No, TIN No, VAT No etc.
2 Package Hotel bills are submitted showing combined amount of
Room-rent & Food charges. As per extant orders, bifurcation is audit
requirement for admittance.
3 Non-drawl of Ration certificate is not found if ration not drawn
4 Mess/Hotel bill as well as DA is claimed which unnecessarily leads to disallowance in claims
5 NAC for stay in Hotel is obtained at the fag end of the duty
without following the principle of preferring Govt Guest houses, Mess,
Circuit houses etc
6 Nominal Roll for detailment of course/duty indicating name of officer not attached
7 Advance drawn is not indicated/deducted by the officer on submission of Adjustment claim
8 Detention certificate is silent about the provision of free boarding & lodging
9 e-tickets if booked through Defence Travel System PCDA Travels
Portal, airfare is neither claimed nor deducted as advance by the
officer, As per accounting procedure and audit requirement airfare needs
to be added in the claim as well as deducted as advance of TA by the
officer in the claim.
10 Ink-signed copy of Min of Civ Avn relaxation sanction is not enclosed
11 RMA is claimed with the sanction under Rule 47 (iii) TR instead
of sanction under Rule 40 Note 2 TR issued by the Competent Authority
12 Air-tickets are purchased from unauthorised private travel
agents/portals instead of concerned airlines website or M/s Balmer
Lawrie & CO and M/s Ashok Tours & Travels.
I. PMT DUTY:
1 Posting order and movement order is not enclosed, instead
intranet/internet copy is enclosed, which is not acceptable in audit as
mov auth
2 Car/ motorcycle/ scooter Regn Certificate book/ copy is not enclosed leading to disallowance of conveyance charges
3 Allotment of Govt built accommodation letter at new duty station
is not enclosed in support of claim for full baggage & conveyance
increasing all round correspondence and delay
4 Lien on conveyance of family, personal effects and personal
vehicle sanction from the competent auth is not enclosed even if the
stipulated lien period is over and conveyed after that period. Hence,
sanction to that effect is an audit requirement to admit the conveyance
charges.
5 Family details are not mentioned in the claims
6 Ink-signed copy of Min of Civ Avn/ Ministry of Defence(Finance) relaxation sanction is not enclosed
7 RMA charges for local journey to station/ airports and Daily
Allowance for expenditure during transit/ journey is claimed; the same
is subsumed in Composite Transfer Grant w.e.f. 09/09/2008
8 Distance for cartage at both new and old duty stations is not mentioned claiming random amounts
9 Air-tickets are purchased from unauthorised private travel agents/
portals instead of concerned airlines website or M/s Balmer Lawrie
& CO and M/s Ashok Tours & Travels
III. LTC Claims
1. Officers prefer LTC claims for journey by unauthorised modes viz own
car, private buses/ own arrangement, which is not admissible.
2. Air-tickets are purchased for fare-basis other than LTC-80, which is on the higher side of entitlement of LTC-80 fare
3. DO II to the effect of change of Home Town is not published
4. Lack of knowledge of LTC Block-year. Block-year starts with odd year.
5. Boarding passes are not enclosed with the claims
6. Local journey charges for visiting local site of the station are claimed. LTC is admissible on Station to Station basis.
7. LTC for parents is claimed for Clause of LTC in lieu of Home Town
8. LTC on Sick Leave Concession is not clearly mentioned
9. Air-tickets are purchased from unauthorised private travel
agents/portals instead of concerned airlines website or M/s Balmer
Lawrie & CO and M/s Ashok Tours & Travels.
10. Ink-signed copy of Min of Civ Avn relaxation sanction is not enclosed
11. Non–availability of Air-ticket is quoted as reason for travel by Private Airline
GDS Online notification and Recruitment - Apply Online
Online notification for GDS is issued. Candidates have to apply online in the following link:
http://appost.in/gdsonline/
After entering the above link, candidate has to click "Apply Online" and enter details.
- At a time candidate can apply for five posts.
- Fee to be paid in Head Post Offices only
- For OC/OBC fee is Rs. 100- for which candidate can apply for maximum five posts. After fee is paid, candidate will be given a reference number which is to be entered in the website.
- No fee for Female/SC/ST
- While applying online, candidate has to scan his SSC, Communityetc certificates and upload to the website.
- Selection on merit basis only
- After completion of selection process, candidate will receive SMS to his mobile.
- Last date to apply is 03.03.2017.
Departmental compassionate cases - approvals/rejections
Click Here to view the CRC minutes dated 31.01.2017 in r/o departmental compassionate cases.
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