Core committee meeting of NJCA /JFROPS, Odisha successfully organized on 16.03.2023

The core committee meeting of NJCA/JFROPS, Odisha Circle was successfully organized on 16.03.2023 in the Association Hall of Aayakar Bhawan (Income Tax Office), Bhubaneswar which was attended by  as many as 35 leaders from all affiliated Unions/ Associations under  All India Railwaymen Federation (East Coast Shramik Union), Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers, Odisha State CoC (Income Tax, Institute of Physics, AG, EPFO, AIAIT etc.),  All India State Govt. Employees Federation, Odisha State Govt. Employees CoC, Odisha Teachers' Federation ( OSSTA, AlOSSTA,  All Odisha 662 College Demonstrators, PET, Librarian, Clerk and Peon Association, NPS Association, Contractual Teachers Association) and many other  organizations.

The meeting was presided over by Com R N Dhal, President of NJCA/ JFROPS with a brief on the purpose. Com P K Patsahani, General Secretary, ECoRSU and Convenor, NJCA/ JFROPS spoke on importance of the meeting. All other participating leaders opined for a joint examplary struggle movement against NPS  in Odisha  along with  seven point charter of demands decided by NJCA/ JFROPS, CHQ, New Delhi. 

At last,  it was unanimously decided  to hold the joint programme on 26th April 2023 for a state level rally / dharna in the capital city of Bhubaneswar with participation of  thousands of employees and workers and their  family members. It was further decided to hold the next meeting at Khurda Road on 21.03.2023 with a press meet under the leadership of Com. P K Patsahani.

Sincere thanks to Com Chittaranjan Pattanaik, General Secretary, Income Tax Employees Federation, Odisha for making  nice arrangements which facilitated for smooth conductance of the meeting.

Warm greetings to all participants.

B SAMAL

General Secretary

Confederation Odisha CoC and

Joint Convenor, NJCA, Odisha

Press Statement of Com. R N Parashar , Secretary General, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers from Jantar Mantar, New Delhi during dharna programme on 14.03.2023 on seven point Charter of Demands

 Press Statement of Com. R N Parashar , Secretary General, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers from Jantar Mantar, New Delhi during  dharna programme on 14.03.2023 on seven point Charter of Demands including scraping up of NPS / restoration of OPS, constitution of 8th CPC, release of 18 months DA/DR, filling up of vacanct posts, stoppage of privatization / corporatization / outsourcing etc.

https://youtu.be/eRTrTf2Mtpc

Parliament Dharna by Confederation of C. G. Employees and Workers and All India State Government Employees Federation at Jantar Mantar on 14th March 2023.

 

27th National Conference of Confederation in Trivandrum on 12th & 13th May ,2023

 

Revolutionary Greetings on International Women's Day , 2023

 

ଆନ୍ତର୍ଜାତିକ ମହିଳା ଦିବସ, ୨୦୨୩ - ସମାନ ଅଧିକାର ପାଇଁ ସଂଗ୍ରାମରେ ଏକତା

 

କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାରୀ କର୍ମଚାରୀଙ୍କ ମିଳିତ ଜାତୀୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକାରିଣୀ ପରିଷଦ - ସଂଯୁକ୍ତ ସଂଗ୍ରାମ ପାଇଁ ଆହ୍ୱାନ

ସୌଜନ୍ୟ : ସଂଗ୍ରାମର ବାର୍ତ୍ତା, ଫେବୃୟାରୀ ୨୦୨୩ ସଂଖ୍ୟା
 

Coverage under CCS (Pension) Rules in place of NPS, of those C G employees who were recruited against the posts / vacancies advertised / notified for recruitment on or before 22.12.2003

 

Com. P C Pradhan returned to Balasore

 It is a matter of great happiness that Com. Purna Chandra Pradhan who was missing since 25.02.2023 has returned to Balasore today (03.03.2023) evening.

He was in Bhubaneswar.

Details will be posted soon.

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – January, 2023

 Ministry of Labour & Employment

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – January, 2023

Posted On: 01 MAR 2023 10:05AM by PIB Delhi

The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month.

The All-India CPI-IW for January, 2023 increased by 0.5 points and stood at 132.8 (one hundred thirty two point eight). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.38 per cent with respect to previous month compared to decrease of 0.24 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.

The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Housing group contributing 0.40 percentage points to the total change. At item level, House rent, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Cow Milk, Apple, Banana, Orange, Brinjal, Lady Finger, Kundru, Cumin Seed/Jira, Egg Hen, Cooked Meal, Pan Finished, Zarda, Medicine Allopathic, Toilet Soap, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this increase was largely checked by Potato, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Peas, Onion, Capsicum, French Beans, Green Coriander Leaves, Radish, Tomato, Soyabean Oil, Sunflower Oil, Poultry Chicken, etc. putting downward pressure on the index.

At centre level, Coimbatore recorded a maximum increase of 3 points. Among others,  3 centres recorded increase between 2 to 2.1 points, 14 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 39 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Labac- Silchar recorded a maximum decrease of 1.5 points. Among others, 4 centers recorded decrease between 1 to 1.3 points and 21 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of five centers index remained stationary.

Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 6.16 per cent compared to 5.50 per cent for the previous month and 5.84 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 5.69 per cent against 4.10 per cent of the previous month and 6.22 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

 

Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (Food and General)

All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for December, 2022 and January, 2023

Sr. No.	Groups	December, 2022	January, 2023
I	Food & Beverages	132.0	131.8
II	Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants	149.2	151.4
III	Clothing & Footwear	132.8	132.8
IV	Housing	121.0	123.4
V	Fuel & Light	177.8	177.9
VI	Miscellaneous	130.0	130.2
	General Index	132.3	132.8

 

CPI-IW: Groups Indices

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of February, 2023 will be released on Friday, 31st March, 2023. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

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Shri Purna Chandra Pradhan, Ex-SPM, Remuna Sub Post Office, Balasore, Odisha is missing since 25.02.2023

 

(Photograph of Shri Purna Chandra Pradhan)

Dear All,

It is disheartening to know that Shri Purna Chandra Pradhan, Age - 63, Height - 5.6 ft., Colour  - Fair, a scar on the nose, retired on 31.01.2020 as Postmaster, Remuna Sub Post Office under Balasore Postal Division, Odisha is missing since 25th February, 2023. He has also worked as the President of All India Postal Employees Union, Group-C,  Balasore Postal Division.

As per lastest information available, he has left Balasore on 25th February, 2023 in a bus running to Bhubaneswar from Balasore. He has not taken his mobile phone except some amount of cash. The family members of Shri Pradhan has already approached Balasore Police and the matter is under investigation. The cause of leaving his house is also not known.

If anybody has any information on Shri Pradhan, fervent appeal to share the details to Balasore Police, nearest Police Station, write in this group, inform Com. Rajendra Mallick, Divisional Secretary, Balasore on his mobile number 9853234750 or to me on 9437022669. His presence is expected somewhere in Bhubaneswar, Puri or Vizag.

Kindly don't ignore this message.

B SAMAL

General Secretary

Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers

Odisha State Coordination Committee

Remembering #Com_M_Krishnan, the unparalleled leader on his 2nd Death Anniversary

 Remembering  #Com_M_Krishnan, the unparalleled leader  who lived a successful life in the welfare of the working class.

Really it was unbelievable and shocking to digest the news of sudden demise of our beloved veteran leader, ex-President  and General Secretary, AIPEU, Group-C, CHQ, ex-Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees and Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, the militant Trade Unionist, ardent lover and accredited pioneer, meticulous performer Com. M Krishnan on 1st March, 2021 due to COVID at the age of 67 (Born on 6th August, 1954)

His death is a great irreparable loss not only to the Postal / Central Govt. Employees and Workers, but to the entire working class as a whole.

He had / has a special bonding with the employees and workers of Odisha Circle which no one can forget. After he took over the charge of the President, AIPEU, Group-C CHQ in 2006 in Jwalaji (HP) Conference, the trade union activities amongst the workers and employees was accelerated with a new momentum.

Comrade Krishnan joined the  Postal Department in 1974. With his active involvement in the trade union activities, from 1976 onwards he has been elected to various positions in the All India Postal Employees Union (Group C), National Federation of Postal Employees (#NFPE) and #CCGEW from Branch Secretary up wards. He served as the Circle Secretary of P3 Union, Convenor of Kerala Postal Union, President and General Secretary of P3 All India Union, Secretary General of NFPE and Confederation. He led many struggles at Circle to National level. Numerous strike struggles, particularly by the postal employees at national level, braving many attacks and atrocities during last couple of decades are the examples of his effective leadership in the employees’ movement. 

He also took initiative in organizing effective solidarity actions for many struggles of various sectors, including in Kerala.  He had been one of such leading personalities of central govt employees’ movement who contributed immensely during the span of around four and half decades of his active trade union life, to fully aligning and effectively involving the central govt employees movement with the united movement of the working class on all major policy issues thereby ,making the employees movement an integral part of the countrywide united struggles of the working class against neoliberal policy regime.   He had attended many international conferences of TUI Public Services and #WFTU.

He says, "Unless we, with all the working class, garner the political and public support to resist the ravaging globalization policies, our survival will become difficult despite the efforts and activities we propose."

In the meantime 2 years have passed and today on 01.03.2023 we are celebrating the 2nd Death Anniversary of the departed leader.

If we can turn his ideology into reality, that will be the best regards and homage to him.

Leaders like #Com_M_Krishnan have no death. They always live in the hearts of the people.

Com. M Krishnan Amar Rahe.

Red Salute to Com. M Krishnan.

SOME OLD PHOTOGRAPHS