Happy Saraswati Puja and 74th Republic Day

 

Joint State level Convention by NJCA & JFROPS, Odisha Circle on 05.02.2023 in Bhubaneswar

 NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION (NJCA), ODISHA

East Coast Railway Shramik Union, Khurda Road Divn. (Affiliated to AIRF)

Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers, Odisha State CoC

Odisha State Govt. Employees Coordination Committee (affiliated to AISGEF)

Odisha Secondary School Teachers Association (OSSTA)

JOINT FORUM FOR RESTORATION OF OPS (JFROPS)

 

BULLETIN DATED 25.01.2023

Dear Comrades,

As per unanimous decision taken by NJCA in a series of meetings in New Delhi on 08.12.2022, 07.01.2023, 21.01.2023 and declarations adopted thereon, a joint forum comprising of AIRF, NFIR, CCGEW, AIDF,PEF, NMOPS, IPSEF, RKSP, UPTF, AISGEF, AIHE&W Conf., NFPE, DUCHU, Teachers’ Forum, AISPF  etc has been set up under the leadership of Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra (Convenor) for restoration of Old Pension Scheme (OPS). Accordingly, a series of agitational programmes has been fixed tentatively by the JFROPS as follows.

 

Revival of Old Pension Scheme – Tentative Action Plan
10.02.2023 to 20.02.2023	Online petition of JFROPS to the President of India – Submission to be signed by maximum NPS employee
21.02.2023	Rallies at Unit level (Branch level by Railway)
21.03.2023	Rallies at District level by JFROPS
21.04.2023	Review of progress and decision of future action plan by Steering Committee of JFROPS. Gate meetings at Units at local offices for awareness and sharing information
21.05.2023	Mashaal Juloos (Procession with Torch) at District level involving spouses and wards.
21.06.2023	Rally at State level – In State Capital
July / August	Mega Rally at New Delhi – During Monsoon Session
September	Further precipitative action will be decided by the Steering Committee

 

Thus, to give shape to the above rigorous agitational programmes in the State of Odisha, it has been decided to hold a Joint State Level Convention on 5^th February, 2023 in Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Unit – III (Behind Keshari Cinema Hall), Bhubaneswar – 751 001 at 10 AM. The Convention will also discuss the issues relating to constitution of 8^th CPC, regularization of all part-time, contingent and contract workers including GDS, privatization and corporatization of Govt. establishments and PSUs, filling up of vacant posts, payment of 18 months DA arrear etc including all issues confronted by the employees and workers as a whole.

Therefore, on behalf of NJCA, Odisha we would like to appeal all, especially to the NPS beneficiaries to ensure their participation to bring a thundering success to the Convention.

A joint movement of all the employees and workers is the only alternative to achieve our genuine demands especially for restoration of OPS. Your successful participation can take our movement one step forward. So kindly don’t miss the occasion. There is provision for lunch.

Awaiting your kind presence and participation.

With warm greeting on the eve of happy Republic Day, 2023.

Comradely yours,

 

Sd/- Com. P K Patashani General Secretary ECoRSU (AIRF)

Sd/- Com. Ranjit Ku. Das Divnl. Coordr(KUR) ECoRSU (AIRF)

Sd/- Com. R N Dhal President CCGE&W, OdishaCoC

Sd/- Bruhaspati Samal General Secretary CCGE&W, OdishaCoC

 

 

Sd/- Prasant Ku. Mohanty President OSGECoC (AISGEF)

Sd/- Sujit Ku. Nayak General Secretary OSGECoC(AISGEF)

Sd/- Com. B B Panigrahi President OSSAT

Sd/- Prakash Ku. Mohanty General Secretary OSSTA

Declaration by the Joint Forum for Restoration of OPS

 

Press Release by Joint Forum for Restoration of Old Pension Scheme

 

Joint Forum for Restoration of Old Pension Scheme (NJCA)

ସାର୍ବଜନୀନ ପେନସନ ନୀତି ଆବଶ୍ୟକ

 ସୌଜନ୍ୟ - ଦୈନିକ ସମାଜ, ତା ୨୩.୦୧.୨୦୨୩ ରିଖ

Press Release by Joint Forum (NJCA) for Restoration of Old Pension Scheme

 

National Convention against NPS and for restoration of OPS organised by NJCA in New Delhi on 21st January 2023

Central, State employees and workers move on for agitation

 

Confederation Odisha State CoC attends the Annual G B Meeting of East Coast Railway Shramik Union in Bhubaneswar on 18.01.2023 with decision to revive NJCA Odisha

 Dear Comrades,

The Annual General Body Meeting of East Coast Railway Sharamik Union was conducted successfully on 18.01.2023 in Rail Auditorium, Bhubaneswar which was addressed by Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra, Chairman NJCA and Leader (Staff Side), National Council Joint Consultative Machinery as Chief Speaker. Criticising the policy deficiencies of the Central Govt., he stressed upon restoration of Old Pension System instead of New Pension System, Constitution of 8^th Central Pay Commission, Payment of 18 months D A Arrear etc. and all such issues confronted by the State and Central Govt. employees and workers throughout India.

Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers, Odisha State CoC had been invited to attend the meeting. On behalf of the CoC, the following leaders had attended in addition to many common members.

Com. R N Dhal	President	NFPE
Com. C R Pattnaik	Vice-President	Income Tax
Com. R C Bohidar	Vice-President	NFPE
Com. B Samal	Gen Secy	NFPE
Com. J K Mishra	Asst. Secy	Inst. of Physics
Com. D R Mohanty	Treasurer	NFPE
Com. Bimal Pr. Das	Org. Secy	NFPE
Com. Bishnu Pr. Das	Org. Secy	NFPE
Com. Sapan Mohanty	Org. Secy	NFPE
Com. MCS Rao	Org. Secy	NFPE
Com. Rabindra Ku. Sahoo	Org. Secy	NFPE
Com. Fani Bhusan Tripathy	EC Member	NFPE
Com. Srikant Mallick	EC Member	NFPE

Addressing the meeting as Hon’ble Speaker, Com. R N Dhal, President explained the need of pension and stressed upon the restoration of NPS. United struggle can only help to achieve the demand. He appealed everybody to come forward and join their hands for the welfare of the entire working class.

Com. Chittaranjan Pattnak, General Secretary, Income Tax Federation, Odisha Circle also calls for united struggle and assured to extend solidarity whenever required. Com.  Ajita Kujur, President, Institute of Physics Association also wished the meeting extending their solidarity.

Addressing the meeting as Hon’ble Speaker, Com. Bruhaspati Samal, General Secretary, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers briefed the minutes of the meeting dated 8^th December, 2022 and 7^th January, 2023 held in New Delhi jointly by the NJCA, Confederation of C G Employees and Workers, All India State Govt. Employees Federation (AISGEF), Teachers’ Federation and Paramilitary Pensioners’ Association with unanimous resolution to organize various agitational programmes throughout the year 2023 to achieve the above demands. To bring complete awareness among the employees and workers from all sections, there will be National and State Level Conventions during January, online petitions will be submitted during February, District level rallies during March, gate-meeting and reviews during April, District level mashaal juloos during May, rallies in State capitals during June, mega rally in July and August during monsoon session of the Parliament and Bharat Band during September, 2023.

Along with AIRF and Confederation State leadership, the meeting was participated by leaders and representatives of AISGEF, Odisha State Govt. Employees Coordination Committee, Odisha Secondary School Teachers’ Association (OSSTA), Anganwari Workers’ Association and from various Central Govt. service unions / federations viz; Income Tax, Institute of Physics, GST, AIAIT, CPWD, GSI, CWC, RMRC etc.  and leaders from AISF, AITUC and CITU.

It was unanimously decided to revive NJCA Odisha uniting all sections of employees and workers in the State of Odisha to conduct the above programmes successfully throughout the year 2023. There will be no rest till demands are achieved. The joint convention in Odisha will be held on 5^th February, 2023. The details will be notified latter.

The meeting was successfully conducted under the able leadership of Com. P K Patsani, General Secretary and Com. Sunil Mitra, Dy. General Secretary, East Coast Railway Shramik Union.

 = BRUHASPATI  SAMAL =

General Secretary

Brief Report on the Joint Meeting dated 13.01.2023 of Confederation and AISGEF, Odisha State CoC held in Bhubaneswar GPO

 

As per the Notice issued by Confederation Odisha State CoC, the Joint Meeting of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers  and All India State Govt. Employees Federation, Odisha State Coordination Committee was successfully conducted on 13.01.2023 in the premises of Bhubaneswar GPO.

 The following leaders attended the joint meeting. 

Confederation			AISGEF / OSGE CoC
Com. R N Dhal	President	NFPE	Pratap Ku. Mohanty	President
Com. C R Pattnaik	Vice-President	Income Tax	Kanhu. Ch. Mallick	Secretary and NEB Member
Com. B Samal	Gen Secy	NFPE	Kshetra Mohan Das
Com. J K Mishra	Asst. Secy	Inst. of Physics	Pratap Ch. Mishra
Com. D R Mohanty	Treasurer	NFPE	Narottam Parthasarathi
Com. Bimal Pr. Das	Org. Secy	NFPE
Com. Bishnu Pr. Das	Org. Secy	NFPE	Special Attendance from AIRF
Com. MCS Rao	Org. Secy	NFPE	Com. Sunil Mitra	General Secretary, ECoRSU 4
Com. Iswar Sahoo	EC Member	GSI
Com. Fani B. Tripathy	EC Member	NFPE
Com. Srikant Mallick	EC Member	NFPE
Com. R P Ray Mohapatra	EC Member	CWC
Com. Somanath Nayak	EC Member	GSI

 

At the outset, Com. B Samal, General Secretary, Confederation Odisha State CoC briefed the minutes of the joint convention of Confederation and AISGEF held in New Delhi on 8^th December, 2022 and the proceedings of the 2^nd  meeting of NJCA, State Govt. Organizations, Teachers' Organizations and Paramilitary Pensioners' Association on scrapping of NPS and restoration of OPS held in New Delhi on 07.01.2023.

 

            Com. Samal appealed the leadership to take forward the unanimous  decision of the Confederation and AISGEF by organizing several agitational programmes throughout the State of Odisha in coming days  including a State level joint convention.

 

            All the above leaders shared their views and the following decisions were taken.

 

1.    The State Level Joint Convention of Confederation and AISGEF will be organized in Bhubaneswar tentatively on 5^th February, 2023.

2.    Com. J K Mishra was requested to finalize the venue and explore the possibility if the auditorium of Institute of Physics will be available on the above date for the purpose failing which other location will be tried.

3.    All the leaders will try to motivate at least 200 members to attend the proposed Convention. 100 members from each organization, i.e. from Confederation and AISGEF will participate.

4.    Tentative expenditure will be shared on 50:50 basis by Confederation and AISGEF, Odisha State CoC.

5.    Respective organizations will fix their quota of members and contribution of the affiliates for the purpose.

6.    The quota fixed for the respective organizations should reach Com. D R Mohanty, Treasurer and LSG Supervisor, Ashoknagar Mukhya Dak Ghar, Bhubaneswar – 751 009 by 25^th January, 2023.

7.    The leaders of AISGEF, Odisha State CoC will talk to Com. Shree Kumar, Secretary General, AISGEF and confirm his attendance in the convention as decided by CHQ.

8.    If required, another meeting will be held in the last week of January, 2023 to finalize the programmes in detail.

9.    The meeting was also attended by Com. Sunil Mitra, General Secretary, ECoRSU 4 (East Coast Railway Shramik Union) (AIRF) with an invitation to attend their special meeting in Rail Auditorium, Bhubaneswar on 18.01.2023 which will be addressed especially on restoration of OPS and scrapping up of NPS by Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra, General Secretary, AIRF and Chairman,  National Joint Council of Action. As discussed with Com. Mitra, NJCA, Odisha will be revived to accelerate the movements of the employees and workers in Odisha. 

The leadership of all the affiliated organizations are sincerely requested to attend the meeting in Rail Auditorium, Bhubaneswar at 10 AM on 18.01.2023 with their representatives in huge number.  There is provision for lunch.

 

            Besides, many members from NFPE, Income Tax, GSI, State Govt., other than the office bearers of the CoC had also attended the meeting.

 

The meeting was jointly presided by the Com. R N Dhal and Com. P K Mohanty, President of the Confederation and AISGEF, Odisha State CoC respectively.

 

The vote of thanks was given by Com. D R Mohanty, Treasurer, Confederation Odisha State CoC.

 

The meeting was nicely arranged by NFPE, Bhubaneswar Division. I record my sincere thanks to all the NFPEians of Bhubaneswar Division and the leadership of all affiliated organizations of Confederation and AISGEF who did participate in the meeting.

 

= Bruhaspati Samal =

General Secretary