DATED 28.09.2020
CIRCULAR
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CONFEDERATION NATIONAL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING DECIDED TO INTENSIFY THE STRUGGLE FOR SETTLEMENT OF
12 POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES.
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ORGANISE PROTEST DHARNAS
AT ALL DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS AND STATE HEADQUARTERS (OBSERVING COVID PROTOCOL)
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6th November 2020 --
Friday -- Dharna at all District Headquarters and in front of all major
offices.
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10th December 2020 -- Thursday -- Dharna at
all State Headquarters
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Start preperations now onwards and ensure that the
programme is organized at all centres.
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Dear Comrades,
As already notified, the National Executive
Committee meeting of Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers was
held on 26.09.2020 (online video Conference) under the Presidentship.of Com
K.K.N.Kutty , National Vice President.
The meeting commenced after paying respectful
homage to all departed leaders , especially Coms : M.S.Raja , R.seetha Lakshmi
, S.S.Roy , R.Sivannarayana and Com Mani Achari. Two minutes silence was
observed.
Com R.N.Parashar , Secretary General ,
Confederation presented a brief report on all the agenda items. Thereafter
discussion took place. The following are the important decisions.
Agenda No.1 --- Review of the 26th National
Conference of Confederation held at Nagpur on 7th & 8th February 2020.
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Conference was well organised and arrangements made were
excellent. About 36 affiliates and 13 State Coordination Committees (COCs)
participated. 238 delegates and 43 Visitors attended. (Male 263 and Female
18).Conference was jointly inaugurated by Com Tapan Sen (General Secretary ,
CITU) and Com Amarjeet Kaur (General Secretary , AITUC).46 delegates
participated in the discussion -- 33 from affiliated organisations and 13 from
State COCs. Election of office bearers was unanimous. Com Ravindran B Nair
(ITEF) , Com Tapas Bose ( Audit) , Com R.N.Parashar (NFPE) , Com S.B.Yadav
(Postal Accounts - AIPAEA) are elected as President , Working President ,
Secretary General and Financial Secretary respectively.The National Executive
congratulated the COC Vidarbha Region Nagpur for making best arrangements for
the successful conducting of the 26th National Conference.
Agenda No.2 --- Approval of the Accounts of the
Confederation prepared by the five member office bearers Committee constituted
by National Secretariat.
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As Financial Secretary has neither attended
the Conference nor prepared and submitted the Audited Accounts for the
period from 01.04.2016 to 31.03.2019 , the Audited Accounts could not be
presented in the Conference. However he has prepared and emailed an unaudited
Accounts for the above period to the then President on 07.02.2020 which was not
presented in the house as it was unaudited. As decided in the National
Conference , the National Secretariat meeting held on 28.06.2020 has
constituted a five member office bearers Committee , consisting of
President , Secretary General , Financial Secretary , Ex- President and Ex -
Secretary General to verify the Accounts with available documents and submit it
for approval of the National Executive Committee. Accordingly the Accounts for
the period from 01.04.2016 to 31.03.2019 , prepared by the five members
committee was circulated among all National Executive Committee members , well
in advance and the same was also presented before the National Executive
Committee for discussion and approval. The National Executive Committee after
detailed discussion approved and passed the Accounts for the period from
01.04.2016 to 31.03.2019.
Agenda No.3 --- Approval
of Revised Charter of demands and future course of action.
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The National Executive Committee meeting approved the revised
Charter of demands (copy enclosed as Annexure - 1 of this circular) and
decided to organise following agitational programmes , strictly observing Covid
protocol.
6th November 2020
Friday
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Dharna at all District Headquarters and in front
of all major offices.
10th December 2020 -- Thursday.
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Dharna at all State Headquarters.
Further course of action will be decided by the
National Secretariat meeting to be held in December 2020.
Agenda No.4 --- Attack on recognised status of
Associations/ Unions and Federations.
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The representatives of NFPE and ITEF reported
that they have received certain communications from their Departmental heads
regarding their recognised status and they are trying to settle it through
negotiations with the concerned authorities. Regarding non-granting or
delay in granting recognition to certain affiliated organisations of
Confederation , the Federal Executive decided to take up with the concerned
authorities and also through Secretary (staffside) JCM National
Council.
Agenda No.5 -- Organisational matters of
affiliates of Confederation and functioning during Covid -19 days.
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Secretary General reported that the following
calls given by Confederation for organising demonstrations, dharna etc was
implemented in all centres, but the participation was less due to Covid
restrictions.
1. 1st May 2020 -- Protest demonstrations against DA/DR freezing.
2. 22nd May 2020 --
Protest demonstrations on Charter of demands and Corona related issues.
3. 3rd July 2020 --
Central Trade Unions programme against various attacks on working class.
4. 9th August 2020 --
Central Trade Unions programme and protest against compulsory retirement
orders.
5. 9th September 2020 --
Central Trade Unions programme.
6. 23rd September 2020 --
Central Trade Unions programme.
Some of the NE members reported CGHS related
and Covid related issues which will be taken up with concerned Ministries /
Departments. In some states like Kerala and West Bengal , the state COCs had
organised their own state level programmes including webinars.
Agenda No.6 --- Participation of Central Govt
Employees in the action programmes chalked out by the Central Trade
Unions.
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Secretary General reported that all the action
programmes of Central Trade Unions are implemented in the Central Government
Employees sector as mentioed in Agenda No.5. However participation of Employees
were less due to Covid restrictions.
The meeting concluded with vote of thanks.
Fraternally yours
(R.N.Parashar )
Secretary General
Annexure-I
charter of demands
1. Scrap New Contributory
Pension Scheme (NPS). Restore old
defined benefit Pension Scheme (OPS) to all employees. Guarantee 50% of the last pay drawn as
minimum pension.
2. (a) Scrap the draconian FR 56((j) & (i) and Rule
48 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972. Stop
terrorizing and victimising employees.
(b) Withdraw the attack against the recognised
status of Associations and Federations.
(c) Withdraw the anti-worker Wage/Labour codes
and other anti-labour reforms.
(d) Stop attack on trade union rights.
3. (a) Withdraw the orders freezing the DA and DR
of employees and Pensioners and impounding of arrears till 30-06-2021.
(b) Implement five year wage revision and
Pension revision to Central Government employees and Pensioners. Appoint 8th Central Pay Commission and revise
the Pay, Allowances and Pensionary benefits of Central Government employees and
Pensioners with effect from 01-01-2021.
(c) Honour the assurance given by Group of
Ministers (GoM) to NJCA leaders on 30-06-2016.
Increase minimum pay and fitment formula recommended by 7th CPC. Grant HRA arrears from 01-01-2016.
(d) Withdraw “Very Good” bench mark for MACP,
grant promotional heirarchy and date of effect of MACP from 01-01-2006.
(e) Grant Option-1 parity recommended by 7th
CPC to all Central Govt. Pensioners.
Grant one notional increment to those who retired on 30th June.
(f) Settle all anomalies arising out of 7th
CPC implementation.
4. Stop ban on
creation of new posts. Fill up all seven lakhs vacant posts in Central Government departments in a
time bound manner. Scrap National
Recruitment Agency and introduce Departmentwise recruitment and Regional
recruitment for Group B and C posts.
Stop re-engaging retired personnel in Central Govt. services.
5. Stop Corporatisation
and privatisation of Railways, Defence and Postal Departments. Withdraw closure/merger orders of Govt. of
India Printing Presses and Postal Stores depots/Postal Stamp depots. Stop proposed move to close down salt
department. Stop outsourcing and closure
of Govt. establishments.
6. (a) Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks and
grant of Civil Servants status. Implement
remaining positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report.
(b) Regularise all casual and contract workers
including those joined service on or after 01-09-1993.
7. Settle all Covid-9
related issues pertaining to Central Govt. employees and Pensioners on top
priority basis. Treat the period of absence during lock down as
duty. Grant full wages to casual,
part-time, contingent and contract workers during the lock down period.
8. Grant equal pay for
equal work for all. Remove disparity in
pay scales between Central Secretariat staff and similarly placed staff working
in field units of various departments.
9. Implement 7th CPC wage
revision and pension revision to remaining Auton omous body employees and
pensioners. Ensure payment of full
arrears without further delay. Grant
Bonus to Autonomous body employees pending from 2016-17 onwards.
10. Remove arbitrary 5%
ceiling imposed on compassionate appointments.
Grant appointment in all eligible cases.
11. Grant five time-bound
promotions to all Group B & C employees.
Complete cadre review in all departments in a time bound manner.
12. Ensure prompt
functioning of various negotiating forums under the JCM Scheme at all levels.
Cop to:
1. All office bearers (National Secretariat
members). 2. All Affiliated organisations.
3. All
COCs
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