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Sunday, December 14, 2014

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF PENSIONERS AT NAGPUR

Bharat Central Pensioners Confederation
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001

S.C.Maheswari                                                                                                       S.K.Vyas
      Chairman                                                                                                Secretary General
09868862322                                                                                                     09868244035
                                 
Circular No. BCPC 6/2014                                                                     Dated December 2014.

To
All Members of Governing Council of BCPC
Affiliates of BCPC & NCCPA &
Other CG Pensioners Organisations (Federations & All India Associations)

Dear Comrades,
Wish you Happy New Year 2015.
BCPC is organising a National Convention of Pensioners Organisations to be held on 15th February 2015 at Nagpur to finalize a Charter of Demands and decide a Programme of Action for realization of these demands.
The Convention has been called following the National Convention of Central Government Employees Organizations participating in the JCM held on 11.12.2014 which has finalized the following charter of Demands (some of which have been raised by C.G. Pensioners Organizations as well) and have decided to go ahead with agitational programme of action culminating in an indefinite strike, if the Government does not settle these demands.

Declaration adopted by the said National Convention is reproduced in NCCPA website (www.nccpahq.blogspot.in) and may be down loaded. However, the Charter of Demands & Programme of Action adopted by the said National Convention are reproduced below:-

Charter of demands.

1.      Effect wage revision of Central Government employees from 1.12014 accepting 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 with the stipulated time frame
of 18 months; include Grameen Dak Sewaks within the ambit of the 7th CPC.  Settle all anomalies of the 6th CPC.

2.      No privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways and Defence Establishments and no corporatisation of postal services;

3.      No Ban on recruitment/creation of post.

4.      Scrap PFRDA Act and re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.

5.      No outsourcing; contractorisation, privatisation of governmental functions; withdraw the proposed move to close down the Printing Presses; the Publication, Form Store and Stationery department and Medical Stores Depots; regularise the existing daily rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained apprentices;

6.      Revive the JCM functioning at all levels as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the CGEs.

7.      Remove the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointments.

8.      No labour reforms which are inimical to the interest of the workers.

9.      Remove the Bonus ceiling;

10.     Ensure five promotions in the service career.


PROGRAMME OF ACTION:


1.      Organize State/District/Divisional level Joint convention to popularize the declaration before and
4 February, 2015.

2.      To organize massive dharna/rally at all State Capital/major Defence centers jointly by all the participating Unions in March, 2015.

3.      To organize campaign fortnight throughout the country in the first two weeks of April, 2015.

4.      To organize Rally before the Parliament house in the month of April when the house will be in budget session to declare the date for the commencement of the indefinite strike action and the programme and date of serving strike notice.

You are requested to take organizational decision to join this convention to be held at Nagpur on
15th February 2015.


Please inform me about the decision taken by your Organization as also the list of delegates who would be attending this convention, latest by
15th January 2015.

You would soon be informed about venue etc by Shri D.V.Dhaktod, Secretary, Postal A/c & Audit Pensioners Assn., 63, Dharampeth Society, Layout 3, Deendayal Nagar, Nagpur – 440022


Expecting a prompt response from you


With greetings,


Yours fraternally,




(S.K.Vyas)
Secretary General

Saturday, December 13, 2014

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION TO LEAD CG EMPLOYEES IN THE STRUGGLA PATH

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ORGANISATIONS PARICIPATING IN JCM RELEASED ITS 1st CIRCULAR

National Joint Council of Action of 14 Members with Comrade M.Raghavaiah as Chairman and Comrade Shiv Gopal Mishra as the Convenor has been formed in the National Council.

Copy of the National JCA Circular can be downloaded by clicking on the LINK Below:



OBSERVE PENSIONERS DAY ON 17.12.2014

17.12.2014 IS THE PENSIONERS DAY
CENTENARY BIRTH YEAR OF NAKARA

U.S.Nakara


Dear Comrades,

It was on this 17th December, 1982 that the historical and milestone judgment of Nakara Case was delivered by the Apex Court Bench headed by Justice Chandrachud categorically ruling that Pension is neither a bounty nor a grace depending upon the sweet will of the employer and that it create a vested right subject to 1972 rules which are statutory in character because they are enacted in exercise of powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 and Clause (5) of Article 148 of the Constitution. 

\The historic judgment also ruled that Pension is not an ex-gratia payment but it is a payment for the past service rendered. It also ruled that pension is a welfare measure rendering socio-economic justice to those who in the heyday of their life ceaselessly toiled for the employer on an assurance that in their old age they would not be left in lurch.

This judgment has been continuously under attack by the Government and several future judgments are trying to dilute the letter and spirit of this judgment. It is our bounden duty to celebrate the 17th December as the Pensioners Day to uphold the Nakara Judgment and to bring awareness among all Pensioners that by making any sacrifices we have to defend the pensionery rights. 

NCCPA and BCPC calls upon all Pensioners Organisations to observe the Day in a befitting manner together with all other Pensioners Organisations wherever possible. Incidentally it should be also celebrated as Nakara's Centenary Birth year.