Coordination
Committee of Central Government
Pensioners’
Associations, Karnataka (R)
(Regd. Under the Karnataka Societies
Registration Act 1960: Regn.No.1070/98-99)
No.
212,”Kaveri”, 7th ‘A’ Main, Hampinagar, Bengaluru-560104
K.B.Krishna
Rao S. Radhakrishna O.M.Bhaskaran
Chairman
General
Secretary Treasurer
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No.
CCCGPA/MCM/2017 8-3-2017
CIRCULAR
Solidarity and Protest Demonstration on
16-3-2017
Time 11.00 AM to 1 PM
Venue: Freedom Park Bengaluru
Please bring banners of your
organisations
Attend in Large Numbers
Dear
friends
The Central Government Employees under
the banner of Confederation of CG Employees and Workers are going on one day
strike on 16-03-2017 against the Government for betrayal of promises made by Group of ministers to the
leaders of JCM. In the meeting held on 30 June group of ministers headed by
Home Minister had assured that a committee will be formed to revisit the issue
of minimum wage and fitment formula and committee would submit its report
within four months. Even after eight months of assurance such a committee is
yet to be formed. On the issue of Option
I for pre-2016 pensioners, the only positive recommendation of 7th
CPC, cabinet had accepted the recommendation with a rider of ‘feasibility’. The Committee constituted to examine the
feasibility of implementation of option-1, though acknowledged that records are
available in 82% of the cases, has recommended for rejection of option- I. It is reported that the committee has
suggested some alternative based 5th CPC recommendations. Staff side
and pensioners Associations including CCCGPA affiliates, BPS and NCCPA had
demanded that the new formula suggested by the Committee, can be considered as
another option (3rd option) in addition to option I. The 5th CPC formula will not
benefit the pensioners (about 14 lakh in number) who have retired between 2006
and 2016. Any formula cannot deny the benefit to such a large number of
pensioners. Even the formula reported to have been suggested by committee is in
deviation to the recommendation of 7th CPC which Government may not
accept. Keeping all these issues in
view, Confederation has included Option I and NPS in its Charter of demands for
strike. The Government after dilly dallying finally issued orders on 13-01-2017
extending the benefits of 7 CPC to employees of the Autonomous and Statutory
bodies. Even now orders are not implemented because respective administrative
ministries are yet to issue orders in this regard. In respect of pensioners of these bodies, no
orders have been issued extending the benefits of 7 CPC. This issue has also
been included in the strike charter of Confederation. These pensioners have not
been even granted Dearness Relief with effect from 1.7.2016 though the same has
been granted to Central Government Pensioners and though the Dearness Relief is
expected to be released again with effect from 1.1.2017. The Federations of Pensioners has given a call
to register protest against the rejection of Option I, non-extension of
benefits of 7 CPC to pensioners of Autonomous and Statutory bodies and extend
solidarity to striking employees.
Therefore CCCGPA in its meeting held on
20-2-2017 decided to extend solidarity to strike and demand acceptance of
Option I and 5 CPC formula as alternative option and extension of benefits of 7
CPC to employees and pensioners of Autonomous and Statutory bodies by holding
demonstration on 16-03-2017. The
demonstration will be held between 11.00 AM and 1 PM at Freedom Park (Old
central Jail premises). All the
affiliates are requested to mobilize their members in large numbers to
participate in the demonstration and make it a success. All the organizations
are requested to come with banners of their organizations to the demonstration.
With
greetings
PS:
Affiliates of CCCGPA are requested to share the expenditure incurred for
arrangements made at the venue
Yours fraternally
K.B. Krishna Rao S
Radhakrishna
Chairman General Secretary
