Conf/No
24/2011 Dated:
24.12.2011
Dear Comrades,
National Council meeting and decisions.
The National Council meeting
as scheduled was held at Gananam Hotel Conference hall, Ernakulam, Kochi,
Kerala on 16th December, 2011. The National Council was
inaugurated by Com. P. Rajiv, M.P. and was presided over by Com. Narasimhan,
Vice President. The meeting commenced with observance
of two minutes silence to condole the death of comrades who passed away during
the period between December, 2010 and December, 2011. The meeting specially
moved and adopted a resolution to condole the death of Com. M.K. Pandhe, Member
of the Polit bureau of CPI (M) and former General Secretary and President of
CITU.
Com.
Secretary General presented a brief report to the Council meeting touching upon
the events of importance both at national and international arena. He also
submitted a work report for the consideration of the house. Decisions
taken at the meeting on various agenda items are briefly as under:
Agenda Item Nos 1 to 4.
These
agenda issues were discussed together. The following were the
conclusions.
(a) Review of 25th March to Parliament Programme
and the signature campaign
The
meeting evaluated the participation of CGE in the programme as very good. It however felt that had some
State Committees and the affiliates taken a little more efforts to comply with
the quota fixed, the target could have been achieved. The campaign for eliciting the
participation of large number of comrades from nearby stations in Delhi had not
been properly undertaken.
Reviewing
the efforts undertaken by the affiliates and state Committees in the matter of
signature cam0paign, the meeting decided to record its disappointment over the
laxity in the matter shown by many affiliates and State Committees. The Council praised the endeavour of the Kerala
State Committee in the matter as that State alone accounted for almost 1/3rd of the total 3.5 lakhs
signatures collected.
(b) Subscription: The Secretary
General informed the house that no improvement has been registered in the matter
of remittance of subscription to CHQ by the affiliates. He assured to present the
receipt and payment position since the last conference to the next National
executive. The non-payment of subscription, he
added, had a cascading effect in as much as the decision to start a journal, to
effect intensive campaign on demands amongst the mass of the employees, the
setting up of District level Committees etc., could not be implemented. The Council asked the Sectt.
to get in touch with each affiliate to ensure remittance.
(c) Com. R.P. Singh informed the
house that the Maharashtra State Committee will try to host the next Conference
at Mumbai. No final decision in the matter could
be taken at the Council.
(d) The Council felt that the
charter of demands must be pursued with action programmes. However, taking into account
the fact that the Central Trade Unions have decided to organise a day’s strike
on 28th Feb. 2012, the National Sectt.
of the Confederation was authorised to chalk out campaign programme to
popularise the demands and organise agitational programmes culminating in a
day’s strike action in the monsoon session of the
Parliament (i.e. July- August, 2012). The earlier decision to organise a
massive march to Parliament on the charter of demands was reiterated. The
date will be finalised by the National Sectt. The campaign on the charter of
demands will commence after 28th Feb. 2012.
(e) The Steering Committee’s
decision to organise two hour walk out and demonstration on the next day of the
taking up the PFRDA Bill in the Parliament was reiterated. It was also decided that
campaign on the ill effects of the Bill must be brought to the notice of all
MPs and they may be requested to oppose the Bill. Taking into account the
unanimous decision of the Standing Committee to incorporate a minimum
guaranteed pension, the Council decided to emphasise that the Central
Government employees must be ensured with the guarantee of Minimum pension of
50% of the last pay drawn, family pension benefit and such other facilities as
are presently available.
Agenda Item No. 5.
Participation in the ensuing strike action on 28th Feb. 2012.
The
Council unanimously endorsed the decision of the Central Trade Unions to
organise a day’s strike action on 28th Feb. 2012 and a resolution was
adopted to call upon all CGEs organisations affiliated to Confederation to take
strenuous efforts to ensure the participation of all members in the strike
action on 28th Feb. 2012.
Agenda Item No. 6, National anomaly committee - Secretary General informed the council that the National Anomaly
Committee is slated to meet on 5th Jan. 2012. He however, informed the
members that no settlement on serious issues is likely to come out in the said
meeting.
Agenda Item
No.7
The
Council adopted a resolution to be submitted to the Cabinet Secretary demanding
the revival of the functioning of the Departmental Councils of Various
Ministries.
Another
resolution was adopted to extend the solidarity and support of the
Confederation to the Postal Employees who have decided under the auspices of
the Joint Council of Action of Postal organisations to embark upon indefinite
strike in Jan. 2012 for the Postal Board did not honour the commitment made
earlier especially in the matter of closure of RMS offices as per the
suggestion of the McKenzie Committee report.
The
Council decided to deplore through a resolution the terror attacks on T.U.
Activists going on in West Bengal after the last general election.
The
Council also adopted a resolution demanding grant of regular recognition to
NFPE enabling it to be represented in the NC of JCM.
The
Kerala State Committee had made excellent arrangements for the conduct of the
Council meeting and for the stay of the Council members. On behalf of the National
Secretariat Com. KV Sreedharan, Vice President, Confederation profusely thanked
the State Committee and the volunteer comrades who made it possible. Com PG Saseendran, Secretary,
Ernakulam District Committee of Confederation offered vote of thanks.
With greetings,
Yours
fraternally,
K.K.N.Kutty
Secretary General
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