SCRAP NPS – STOP OUTSOURCING
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF CENTRAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES –
10.06.2016 – DELHI
Decided to intensify
joint struggle against NPS and outsourcing by organizing nationwide intensive
campaign and mobilization leading to a bigger trade Union action including
strike demanding “withdraw contributory Pension System and stop outsourcing of
Government functions”.
About 1000 delegates, mostly NPS
employees, participated in the National Convention held at MPCU shah
Auditorium, Delhi on 10.06.2017. The National Convention was presided over by
Com. K. K. N. Kutty, National President, Confederation of Central Government
Employees & Workers and Com. Subhash Lamba Senior leader of All India State
Government Employees Federation.
Com. Tapan Sen, MP, Rajya Sabha and
General Secretary, CITU, who inaugurated the National Convention called upon
the Central and State Government employees to launch sustained struggle for
compelling the Government to withdraw NPS and stop outsourcing of Government
functions. He explained in detail the impact of the neo-liberal policy
offensives unleashed by the BJP-led NDA Government on the common people and
working class of our country and also divisive politics of the ruling class to
weaken the unity of the working class.
Com. A Sreekumar, General Secretary,
AISGEF, presented the draft declaration for adoption in the convention.
Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General,
Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers addressed the house
supporting the declaration. Com. M. S. Raja, Com. R. N. Parashar
(Confederation) Com. Ashok Thool, Com. Ved Prakash Sharma, Com. Gade
Srinivasalu Naidu (AISGEF) also addressed the Convention. The house adopted the
declaration and the proposed programme of action unanimously. Com. Mangul Kumar
Das (AISGEF) Welcomed the leaders and delegates and Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee
(Confederation) proposed vote of thanks.
Extracts from the declaration adopted
by the National Convention on 10.06.2017
“Defined Contributory Pension Scheme
does not guarantee returns. Benefits depends upon as to how the investment has
fared in the stock market. The stock markets have never remained strong over a
long period of time. It is not only volatile but susceptible to manipulation
and machinations. The global financial crisis in 2008 has been the product of
investment derivative manipulations. It wiped out the earnings of lakhs of
workers, employees, teachers and many others. No Government came to render help
to those unfortunate losers, whereas bail-out packages of millions of dollars
was roled out to rescue culprits. On one “fine” morning, the workers lost
everything including hope.”
“Large number of employees have
joined the Central Services since 2004 and so is the case with the various
state Governments, who have adopted the Defined Contributory Pension Scheme in
replacement of Defined Benefit Pension Scheme. It is estimated that they
presently constitute almost one-third of the total employees in Government
departments in the country. The deeper study of the functioning of the
Contributory Pension Scheme has proved that the promised better returns in the
form of Annuity is nothing but an ever eluding mirage.”
“It is satisfying to note that the
employees due to the consistent efforts undertaken by the Confederation and
State Government Employees Federation have begun to observe the dimension of
the problem and the support and solidarity provided by the democratically
elected Government to the corporate houses. It is also equally gratifying that
the young comrades have also begun to realize that this has to be resisted and
defeated.”
“The Government employees has to
emphatically demand that the Defined Contributory Pension Scheme imposed in
replacement of the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme must be scrapped to end the
untenable discrimination of the Pre-2004 and post 2004 entrants to Government
service and reintroduce the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme that was in vogue
for a century and more. In other words the Government must come forward to
amend PFRD Act to exclude the Central and State Government employees from its
ambit and operation.”
“This National Convention being held
under the auspices of the Joint platform of Confederation of Central Government
Employees Workers and All India State Government Employees Federation calls
upon all the Central and State Government employees to rally behind the charter
of issues and demands included in the declaration adopted by the Convention,
hold sustained and continuous programme of action and organize strike action to
compel the Government to repeal the Defined Contributory Pension Scheme and
halt all sorts of contractorisation, casualization and outsourcing of
Government functions.”
“This convention also appeals,
especially to the younger generation employees to realize that their hard
earned savings are being channelized into the hands of the monopoly capital to
subserve their efforts in maximization of profit. This convention also appeals
to them to understand the politics behind the policies and the pernicious
impact of the neo-liberal economic policies on the life and livelihood of the
multitude of their countrymen and be part and parcel of the global and national
resistance being built against the globalization policies for the
intensification of which pension reform process and informalisation of
employment was ushered in by the World bank and IMF.”
PROGRAMME OF ACTION
1. State level Joint Conventions before 31.08.2017 and formation of
state level Joint Action Committees.
2. District/ Taluk level conventions before 31.10.2017.
3. Mass Dharna of Central and State Government Employees at all
important centres on 21stNovember 2017 (21.11.2017, Tuesday).
4. Raj Bhawan March (date will be finalized later).
5. Nationwide campaign Jathas covering all districts of all states
(dates will be finalized later).
6. Massive Parliament March (date will be finalized later)
Next Phase of action will be declared by the Joint Acton
Committee before the Parliament March.
National Level Joint Action Committee
The following are the members of the National Level Joint Action
Committee.
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
1. Com. K. K. N.
Kutty 2.
Com. M. Krishnan, 3. Com. M. S. Raja
4. Com. R. N. Parashar 5.
Com. Rupak Sarkar 6. Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee
7. Com. R. Seeethalakshmi
ALL INDIA STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FEDERATION
1. Com. A.
Sreekumar 2.
Com. Subhash Lamba 3. Com.
Mangul Kumas Das
4. Com. Himanshu
Sarkar 5.
Com. Vedprakash Sharma 6. Com. Ashok Thool
7. Com. Ashim Kumar
Pal
TAKE A LEAD ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMMES
To,
1. All Affiliates of Confederation
2. All C-O-Cs
3. All National Secretariat Members
Dear Comrades,
You are requested to give wide
publicity to the decision of the National Convention among employees and take a
lead role in implementing the programme of action adopted by the Convention (as
given above) in consultation and jointly with the All India state Government
Employees Federation.
Fraternally yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob & WhatsAPP – 09447068125
Email: mrksihnan6854@gmail.com
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