Official Report of
NFIR about the Massive Demonstration by Central Government employees at
Parliament
Massive Demonstration
by Central Government employees at Parliament – Indefinite Strike from 23rd
November,2015 announced
NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI . 1 10055
No.IV/NJCA(N)2014
Dated:
30/04/2015
MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AT
PARLIAMENT – INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 23rd NOVEMBER 2015 ANNOUNCED
Over one lakh Central
Government employees belonging to Railways, Defence, Postal, Income Tax, Central
Excise etc., have conducted massive demonstration in front of Parliament
against Central Government’s anti worker policies and non-responsive attitude
on the Charter of Demands presented to the Dr. M. Raghavaiah, Chairman of the
National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) has presided over the massive meeting
near Parliament. He declared that over 34 lakh Central Govemment employees will
go on Indefinite Strike from 23rd November 2015 – 6 A.M. onwards if Government
fails to reach negotiated settlement on the Charter of Demands out of which
main demands are as follows :-
· Withdrawal of FDI, PPP
in Railways, Defence etc., – Stop outsourcing, contractorisation
and privatization,
·
Scrap New Pension
Scheme,
·
Grant of Interim
Relief to Central Government employees,
·
Merger of DA with Pay
with retrospective effect and payment of Interim Relief,
·
Implement wage
revision w.e.f. 01/01/2014,
·
Calculation of PL
Bonus on actual wages,
·
Exemption of Transport
Allowance from the purview of Income Tax,
·
Enhancement of
contribution of GIS by atleast 10 times,
·
Merger of Technician
II with Technician I in GP 2800/- (PB-I) in Railways,
·
Entry grade pay of
Station Master as Rs. 4200/- in (PB-2),
·
Allotment of higher
grade pay to Loco Pilots and Guards,
·
Upward revision of
kilometrage rates of Running Staff w.e.f. 01/011/2006 and settle settlement of
Running Staff issues as per agreement dated 07th February 2014 etc.
S/Shri Shiva Gopal
Mishra, NJCA Convenor, Guman Singh, NFIR President, Rakhal Das Gupta, AIRF
President, Pathak, President/AIDWF, Ashok Singh, President/INDWF, K.K.N. Kutty,
president/Confederation of Central Government employees, R.Srinivasan, General
Secretary/INDWF, Shri Kumar, General Secretary/AIDWF, R.P. Bhatnagar, NFIR
Working President, B.C. Sharma, Joint General Secretary, NFIR, N. Kannaiah,
AIRF Working President, Harbajan Singh Siddu, President, NRMU, Thiyagaiajan,
Secretary General FNPO, Krishnan, Confederation and NFPE leader among those
addressed the masses. NFIR Vice president J.G. Mahurkar and AGS/NFIR, P.S. Suriyaprakasam
and Munindra Saikia, Asst General Secretary/NFIR were also on the dais.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE MASSWE RALLY AT JANTAT MANTAR
(PARLIAMENT STREET) ON 28th APRIL 2015
“The massive
congregation of the representatives of Central Government Employees who have
come from various parts of the country held at Jantar Mantar before the Indian
Parliament on 28/04/2015 decided to commence the Indefinite strike action 23rd
November 2015 from 6:00 AM having failed to elicit any positive response from
the Government in settlement of the 10 Point charter of Demands submitted
months back. It was also decided that the Railways and Defence organirations
will conduct the strike ballot in July 2015 as per the provision of the
Industrial Disputes Act and Recognition Rules before commencing the strike from
23.11.2015.
The massive gathering
adopted the resolution unanimously exhorting the central Government Employees
to prepare for the eventual strike action in all earnestness and make it a
historic one.
The meeting
congratulates the employees for forging exemplary unity and carrying out
various programmes chalked out by the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA)
after the National Convention on 11th December 2014. Even though the Government
was compelled to set up the 7th CPC on account of the sanctions generated
through the action programmes, Government has refused to grant Interim Relief
and Merger of DA and excluded the Gramin Dak Sewaks of the Postal Department
from the ambit of the 7tn CPC.
The meeting noted that
the Government has purposely ensured the closure of Joint consultative
Machinery, the negotiating forum set up in 1964 for Central Government
Employees to discuss and bring about settlement of their demands.
The meeting chaired by
Secretary (personnel) on 25th February 2015 did not bring about settlement on
any single item of the Charter of Demands.
The meeting
unanimously decided to demand the immediately and settle the following Charter
of Demands.
CHARTER OF DEMANDS
Effect wage revision
of the Central Government Employees from 01/01/2014,regarding the memorandum of
the Staff side JCM, ensure 5-year wage revision in future, grant Interim Relief
and Merger of 100% of DA.
Ensure submission of
the 7th CPC report within the stipulated time frame of 18 months, include the
Grameen Dak Sewaks within the ambit of the 7th CPC. Settle all anomalies of the
6th CPC.
· No Privatization, PPP
or FDI in Railways and Defence Establishments and no corporatization of postal
services.
·
No Ban on
recruitment/creation of post.
·
Scrap PFRDA Act and
re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.
No outsourcing,
contractorisation, privatization of governmental functions, withdraw the
proposed move to close down the Printing Presses, the publication form store
and stationery departments and Medical Stores Depots, regularize the existing
daily rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained apprentices.
Revive the JCM
function at all levels as an effecting negotiating forum for settlement of the
demand of the
·
Remove the arbitrary
ceiling on compassionate appointments.
·
No labour reforms
which are inimical to the interest of the workers.
·
Remove the Bonus
ceiling.
·
Ensure five promotions
in the service career.
The meeting authorized
the National JCA to take appropriate and necessary steps indefinite strike
begining from 23rd November 2015 an unprecedented and grand success’.
sd/-
(M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary
Source: NFIR
