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National Federation of Atomic Energy
Employees
NFAEE
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
Regn.No.17/9615
Recognised
by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95 dated 13th June 2007
NFAEE
Office, Opp. NIYAMAK BHAVAN, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094
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Ref. No: nfaee/sg/17/116 06.07.2017
To
All Affiliates
NFAEE
Sub:
PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE DECISION ON ALLOWANCES
Dear Comrades,
In response
to the call given by the Confederation of Central Government Employees and
Workers/ NFAEE, various units has been conducted protest demonstration during
this week against the cabinet decision on Allowances.
In the
meantime Confederation of Central Government Employees & workers has given
a call to hold mass protest demonstrations and burning of HRA orders on 25th
July 2017 throughout the country.
Copy of the
circular issued by the Confederation in details is attached herewith.
All
affiliates are requested:
·
To bring
the contents of the circular issued by the Confederation to all members
by printing pamphlets/posters, etc in local languages
·
Organise mass demonstrations on 25th
July 2017 in all DAE units by holding morning/evening dharna, gate meetings,
etc
·
Burn the Order issued by the Government on
HRA/Press Release issued by the Government in case OM has not been issued by 25th
July 2017.
·
Conduct hectic campaign thorough print and
visual media & also though social media such as whatsapp, face book etc.
With fraternal Greetings
Comradely yours,
(Jayaraj KV)
Address for
Correspondence: Jayaraj. KV, Secretary General, NFAEE
PESS/UED;
BARC, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085
Tel. No: (O): 022 – 25596519; (Res): 022 – 25554179;
(Mobile): 9869501189
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS
NEW DELHI
PROTEST AGAINST BETRAYAL OF NDA GOVERNMENT
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS DECIDED TO ORGANISE
MASS PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS AND BURNING OF HRA
ORDERS ON 25TH JULY 2017 AT MAXIMUM CENTRES THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY
THOSE HANDS WHICH ARE AFRAID OF RAISING AGAINST
INJUSTICES
THOSE TONGUES WHICH ARE AFRAID OF VOICING AGAINST
INJUSTICES
ARE SYMBOLS OF SLAVERY AND SURRENDER
Seventh Central pay Commission
Report was submitted to Government on 19.11.2015. Most of the recommendations,
especially in the case of Minimum wage, fitment formula, Pay scales of most of
the cadres, Allowances, Advances, MACP, CCL, etc. are most retrograde. 7th
CPC recommendations are the worst recommendations after the 2nd Pay
Commission recommendations (1960). The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA)
comprising the National Council JCM Staff Side (mainly Railways, Defence and
Confederation) gave notice for indefinite strike to Government on 09.06.2016,
seeking modifications in the recommendations. Government refused to call the
NJCA leaders for a negotiated settlement and unilaterally declared the
decisions of the Cabinet on 29.06.2016. NJCA decided to go ahead with the
indefinite strike. On 30.06.2016, Group of Cabinet Ministers including Shri
Rajnath Singh, Home Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister and Shri
Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister held discussion with the NJCA leaders. It was
assured that Minimum Pay and Fitment formula will be increased and a High Level
Committee will be constituted to submit recommendations in this regard to the
Government. It was also assured that all other issues arising out of
implementation of 7th CPC will be considered favorably. Four months
time limit was also fixed for implementation of the assurances. Based on the
above assurances the indefinite strike was deferred for four months.
Even after four months time limit
fixed, no high level committee was constituted and all other issues remained
unsettled. Government constituted committees after committee – Implementation Committee,
Empowered Committee, Allowance Committee, Pension Option-I Committee, NPS
Committee, Anomaly Committee etc. – but till this day no High Level Committee
for increasing Minimum Pay and Fitment formula is constituted even though a
Group of officers headed by Additional Secretary (Expenditure) held two
meetings with the staff side without any discussion on Minimum Pay and fitment
formula.
Committees were constituted to delay
or deny the demands placed by staff side.
1. Allowances Committee delayed its report for about ten months
to deny increase in HRA rates and arrears from 01.01.2016.
2. Pension Option-I Committee rejected the one and the only
favorable recommendations of the 7th CPC i.e.; Option-I parity for
pre-2016 pensioners.
3. NPS Committee categorically stated that withdrawal of NPS is
not under the purview of the committee.
As the Government was not ready to
honor its assurances given to the NJCA leaders, even after a lapse of four
months, Confederation has requested the dominant organisations in the NJCA to
revive the deferred indefinite strike. As there was no consensus in the NJCA
regarding revival of indefinite strike or organizing any serious trade union
action (for reason best known to all) against the betrayal of the Government,
Confederation National Conference decided to organize independent agitation
programmes. Accordingly Massive Parliament March with participation of about
15000 employees and pensioners on 15.12.2016, one day nationwide strike of
about thirteen (13) lakhs Central Government employees on 16.03.2017, Mass
dharna of about 3000 employees and pensioners in front of Finance Ministers
office on 23.05.2017, Human Chain of Central Government employees and
Pensioners at all major centers on 22.06.2017 were organized by Confederation
for settlement of 21 points charter of demands which included the demands of
all sections of employees and pensioners including Gramin Dak Sevaks, Casual
Contract workers and Autonomous body employees and pensioners.
After more than eleven months from
the date notification of Revised (Pay) Rules 2016 (25.07.2016), Union Cabinet
approved the revised allowances on 28.06.2017 without any major modifications,
including HRA and Transport Allowances applicable to all section of employees.
HRA rate was not increased from 24, 16, and 8%. The date of effect was fixed as
01.07.2017 instead of 01.01.2016.
Some of our friends, who are
welcoming and supporting the Government’s decision on allowances are arguing
that never in the past Revived Pay and Revised Allowances were given from the
same date and for HRA etc. retrospective effect was not given. They consciously
want to hide the fact that in the past revised allowances including HRA were
granted from the month/next month of notification of Revised Pay Rules. Even if
that practice is taken as a precedence, this time employees have every right to
get Revised Allowance including HRA from 01.07.2016, as Revised (Pay) Rules
2016 was notified on 25.07.2016. Similarly, never in the past HRA rates were
reduced by Pay Commissions. Those who support the Government’s decision are
deliberately hiding this fact to somehow justify their stand and misguide the
employees, because of their guilty conscience.
As the dominant organisations of the
NJCA have left from the path of struggle for realization of the 7th
CPC related justified demands raised in the July 11th indefinite
strike charter, Confederation has decided to carry forward the struggle against
the betrayal of the Government and non-implementation of assurances given by
the Hon’ble Ministers. We have made it open that we strongly disagree and
disown the stand taken by the Secretary, National Council JCM staff side, (Who
is also the convener of NJCA) by welcoming and thanking the Government for the decisions
on Allowances including HRA. Confederation represents the sentiments of entire
Central Government employees’ pensioners especially grass root level workers.
It cannot be a party to any statement or action which the ordinary workers feel
as betrayal of their cause. Confederation shall continue its struggle against
the injustices meted out to the Central Government employees and Pensioners
(including Autonomous body employees and pensioners, Gramin Dak Sevaks and
casual, Contract workers) by the NDA Government.
Descending to the level
of submitting to the dictates of the Government, compromising on the basic
principles of trade Union, leaving away the path of struggle ignoring the of
principles of collective bargaining, getting addicted to the JCM machinery of
never ending, no-result-oriented discussions and consultations --- is not the
tradition of Confederation. Confederation is a different organisation which our
critics and enemies cannot understand.
We are fighting against a Government
which is aggressively implementing neo-liberal reforms and we know that
struggle path is tough and difficult and require sacrifices. Even then, we
prefer, that path than the path of opportunism, surrender and compromises. Even
though we have not won our battle in full, we firmly believe that whatever
achievements and benefits the NDA Government was compelled to grant (Example –
enhancement of Bonus ceiling to 7000, eligibility for gratuity to NPS
employees. 5th Pay Commission recommended parity to pre-2016
pensioners (option-3), microscopic modifications in HRA at minimum level and
some other allowances including enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance to
Pensioners and retention of some of the allowances recommended for abolition
etc.) is only because of the continuous nationwide campaign and struggle
conducted by the Confederation and Confederation alone. Those who never
participated in any strike or struggle and only enjoyed the fruits of the
struggle and sacrifice of others can never understand the importance of struggle
or strike. Empty vessels always go on making much noise, but we believe in
action.
It is in this background, the
National Secretariat of Confederation of Central Government Employees &
Workers has decided to intensify our struggle.
To express the strong protest, anger and
resentment of the employees, against the totally negative and indifferent
attitude of NDA Government and also against the betrayal of the Group of
Cabinet Ministers of NDA Government, Confederation calls upon the entire
employees to organize mass protest demonstration on 25th July 2017
(25.07.2017 Tuesday) at all centres at centralized places and burn the orders
on HRA issued by the Government.
Wide publicity may be given to the
programme through local print and electronic media and also social media.
The next phase of agitational
programmes will be decided by the National Secretariat meetings of
Confederation scheduled to be held at Bengaluru on 9th August 2017.
All affiliated organisations and
C-O-Cs are requested to make the above programme a grant success.
Fraternally
yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary
General
Mob &
WhatsApp: 09447068125
