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....Daily Labourer’s Daughter Cracks IES

Kendrapara (Odisha): In the latest tale of youths overcoming poverty to scale the ladder of success, a daily wage labourer’s daughter from a remote village here has cracked the coveted Indian Economic Service (IES) this year.

Aparajita Priyadarshini Behera (24) of Mahanangala village has come out successful in UPSC’s IES examination ranking 13 in all India list.

Aparajita lays claim to fame for the fact that she hailed from an extremely humble background. Her father Amulya Kumar Behera (50) is still toiling in a fertilizer plant in Paradip as a labourer.

He is on a daily pay roll and his assignment is purely contractual with monthly remuneration pegged at less than Rs 10,000.

Aparajita studied in a village primary and high school.

Later she passed out plus two and degree courses from Marshaghai college near Kendrapara.

With good academic record in school and college, she post graduated in economics from the Utkal University. Since then, she never looked back. Congenial and competitive academic environs in the university spurred her to march ahead.

“My father is my inspiration, guide and philosopher. He sweated it out to financially support me in my studies. He never made me feel the pangs of poverty. Whatever I achieved today is only because of my father. I dedicate my all India job to him,” she said.

“Parental support coupled with hard work paved way for my success. I did not believe in shortcut route to success. I read extensively subject wise. After coming out successful in written, I was tense for the viva. However, the interview panel was supportive and inculcated confidence in me to reply to their queries,” she recalled.

PTI

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Comrades,

The Reception Committee for 2^nd All India Conference of AIPEU GDS (NFPE), Shimla is taking all necessary measures to their best for the successful holding of the Conference.

Reception Committee is heartfully welcoming all GDS comrades, Leaders of NFPE & Trade Unions, All India / Circle / Divisional level leaders, members of affiliated unions from all Circles & well-wishers to participate in the GDS conference.

Reception Committee for 2^nd All India Conference of GDS (NFPE) & CHQ of AIPEU GDS (NFPE) requested all the members and leadership of affiliated unions, Postal coop societies of all Circles, esteemed organizations  for financial contribution in the form of advertisements to publish in the Souvenir and to hold the All India Conference in  a successful manner. Souvenir Brochure is also sent to all the concerned.

It is requesting to send the payments through :

RTGS / NEFT to Account No.472200010001655,

Punjab National Bank –

IFSC code -  PUNB0472200.

Cheques / DDs drawn in favour of :

General Secretary / General Convener

AIC, All India Postal Employees Union GDS (NFPE)

Shimla.

This is for favour of information to all our beloved comrades & well-wishers.

Hope the needful and thanking you.

Com.Purushottam Chauhan              Com.Virendra Sharma          Com.P.Pandurangarao

General Secretary                                     General Convener               General Secretary

Reception Committee                               Reception Committee        AIPEU GDS (NFPE)                                      

CALCULATION OF INCOME & COST OF THE BO - REVISED

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REVOLUTIONARY GREETINGS TO ALL - FOR THE HISTORIC SUCCESS OF ONE DAY STRIKE

AIPEU GDS (NFPE) CHQ conveyed revolutionary greetings to all GDS comrades for their en masse participation in the one day (2-9-15) Nationwide General Strike in support of the demands of Central Trade Unions and the rightful demands of the Postal Working class.

It is reported that in most of the divisions of all circles 98% of strike taken place and information is yet to receive some of the divisions.

The strike call given by 10 Central Trade Unions, Employees Federations, Associations comprising Central Govt. Employees, Defense, State Govt. Employees, Public Sector Undertakings, Telecom, BSNL, many other unorganized sections with the expected participation of 14 crore created history again in the Trade Union movement of India against the anti-labour & anti-working people policies of the govt.

Once again thanking all for the historic success of the General Strike.

=P.Pandurangarao

General Secretary

02-09-2015 ONE DAY NATIONWIDE STRIKE - PHOTOS

A.P CIRCLE - IN FRONT OF CIRCLE OFFICE - HYDERABAD

GUDUR - AP

Total Group C:101 Strikers:94 Strike percentage:94%
Postman Staff :34,Strikers 34.Strike percentage:100%
Total MTS 12:strikets 10 Percentage Strike percentage:85%
Total GDS:524.Strikers :504.Strike percentage:96%
Total Post offices including BO'S in Gudur Dn:340                   All offices totally closed : 335

TIRUPATI DIVISION - AP

SRIKALAHASTI - AP

VIZIANAGARAM - AP

GUNTUR - AP

KAKINADA - AP

PRAKASHAM - AP

CUTTACK - ODISHA

KORAPUT - ODISHA

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PRESS STATEMENT

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS.

First Floor, North Avenue Post Office,

New Delhi. 110 001.

Website: confederationchq.blogspot.com.

E mail. confederation06@yahoo.co.in

confederationhq@gmail.com

Dated: 2^nd September, 2015.

PRESS STATEMENT

The initial report received at the Confederation CHQ indicates the participation of about 8.5 lakh Central Government employees in today’s general Strike action of the Indian working Class. Earlier endorsing the call of the Central trade Unions, the Confederation of CGE and workers had called upon the Central Government employees to take part in the one day strike to compel the Govt. to withdraw the anti-people and anti-worker neo-liberal policies pursued since 1991. The report states that the offices of the Postal, Income Tax Ground Water Board, Survey of India Geological Survey of India, , Indian Bureau of Mines. Offices of the Census Departments, ISRO, Atomic Energy, Medical Store Depots, Film Institute of India, Offices of the AGMARK, various other autonomous scientific and research institutions, etc remained closed for the whole day and the work completely paralysed. The strike also paralysed the functioning of various offices of the Indian Audit and Account Department, Printing and Stationary, Census, CPWD, Civil Accounts, Indian Standards Institute etc. Total civilian employees of various Defence Organisations and Defence Accounts Departments participated in the strike.   The strike in which lakhs of workers participated has cautioned the Government of the consequences of scrapping the various labour welfare legislations intended to please the Corporate houses.

The Central Government employees were particularly unhappy over the denial of the wage revision for the past 5 years, non grant of interim relief and merger of DA, the continued outsourcing and contractorisation of Governmental functions, denial of the Statutory defined benefit pension to the fresh appointees and above all the closure of the negotiating forum- JCM- since 2010. The Finance Minister’s statement in the Parliament while laying the Medium term Expenditure Framework Statement pegging the additional revenue expenses on account of salary, pension etc for the year 2016-17 at just 5% more than 2015-16 was indicative of the nugatory attitude of the Government towards its own employees’ genuine demand for wage revision. It has no doubt acted as a catalyst to the enthusiastic participation of the employees in the Strike action.

The Strike was total in Kerala, Tamilnadu. Maharashtra, Punjab ,Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chattisgrah, MP, Orissa, West Bengal Assam, North Eastern States w and 80 to 90% in other States.

The Confederation secretariat congratulates the employees and their leaders, who undertook intensive Campaign to make the strike such a grand success. The Confederation Secretariat while thanking all its members for their whole hearted participation in the Strike and making it an unprecedented success, places on record the gratitude and appreciation for the yeomen efforts of the various Central Government Pensioners organizations in supporting the strike action.

KKN. KUTTY

President,

Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers

MAKE THE 2nd SEPTEMBER 2015 - NATIONWIDE ONEDAY STRIKE A GRAND SUCCESS ....

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NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE)  JOINTLY SERVED THE STRIKE NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR 2nd SEPTEMBER 2015 ONE DAY NATIONWIDE STRIKE WITH 12 POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS.

OUR DEMANDS ARE JUSTIFIED

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 OUR STRUGGLE IS RIGHTFUL

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THE DISCRIMINATION POLICY OF THE GOVT.  HAS TO BE CHANGED IN CASE  OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

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THE AMBIGUITY OVER CIVIL SERVANT STATUS TO GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS SHOULD GO AWAY

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WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT CAUSE

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CONTINUE OUR STRUGGLES AND SACRIFICES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

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UNITED STRUGGLE RESULTS SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENTS

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OUR PRIME DEMAND IS 

INCLUDE GDS IN 7th CPC

ALL THE GDS COMRADES OF ALL CIRCLES ARE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2nd SEPTEMBER 2015 NATIONWIDE ONE DAY STRIKE AND MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS. 

ALL CHQ OFFICE BEARERS, CIRCLE SECRETARIES, DIVISIONAL / BRANCH SECRETARIES, ACTIVE COMRADES ARE REQUESTED TO MOBILIZE & ORGANIZE THE TOMORROW'S ONE DAY STRIKE WITH ENMASSE PARTICIPATION IN ALL THE DIVISIONS. 

Make the 2nd September 2015 All India Strike a historic success.

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

1^st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001

Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com

Email: confederationhq@gmail.com

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Dt.31st August 2015

Make the 2nd September 2015 All India Strike a historic success

Dear Comrades,

                We have placed on our website the synopsis of the discussion the leaders of the Central Trade Unions had with the Group of Ministers on the 12 point charter of demands. The Central Trade Unions evaluated the Government’s response to the strike call and have come to the conclusion that in the absence of any tangible result, the strike action must take place.  The only issue on which there had been a concrete proposal from the Government was on the question of raising the bonus ceiling.  In fact such an assurance has been given by the earlier Government also.  Due to the pressure exerted by the employing class, the said assurance could not be translated into reality.  To have the assurance to be put into practice, the Bonus Act has to be amended and that is possible only in the next session of the parliament.  In other words, if one is to believe the assurance held out by the Government on the question of raising the ceiling for bonus computation, it can only have prospective effect i.e. for the next year 2016.  We firmly believe that the corporate would not allow the present government to give effect to this assurance.  The acrimonious ceiling on bonus while allowing unlimited extraction of profit for the companies is to be fought out through bitter struggles.

                There had been no word from the Government on the question of rolling back its proposals on the labour reforms. The proposed labour reforms will hurt the working class most.  The regularization of contract workers, payment of minimum wage, ensuring statutory Pension benefit, the registration or recognition of trade unions within a stipulated time limit to enable the workers to have the right to collective bargaining, the non implementation of the agreements reached at the various tripartite Labour conferences were some of the significant issues on which the working class sought settlement. Introduction of 100% FDI in Railways, 49% in Defence, corporatisation & privatisation of government entities, end for contract/casual temporary employment also met with stoic silence or rejection.  The Group of Ministers has successfully eluded the issues. The BMS unions have declared that they would withdraw from the strike action.  Their decision being political based is understandable, but is difficult to appreciate. We can only hope against hope that they would realize the reality of the situation in the days to come and become part of the joint struggles very soon.

                The 7^th CPC has sought further time to submit its report.  They are now likely to submit their report by 31^st December, 2015.  Given the way the commission had acted on this vital issue, we are not certain of it.  It is on the specious plea that they would be submitting their report within the stipulated time, they had rejected our demand for interim relief.  They ought to have submitted an interim report to the Government before seeking further time on the memorandum submitted by the Staff Side on merger of DA and Interim relief.  Even if the report is submitted say by 31^stDecember, 2015,  which we feel is unlikely, the Government is bound to take another six months to take a view on the Commission’s recommendations.   It is incumbent upon the National JCA to meet immediately and take appropriate decision in the light of the unexpected step taken by the Commission in seeking further time to submit its report.  They must go ahead with the decision to go on strike from 23^rd November, 2015 demanding the Commission to submit urgently an interim report on merger of DA and Interim relief. 

                There had been no positive steps taken by the government to revive the functioning of the JCM at National or Departmental levels.  There appears to be no intention on their part to cause discussion on our charter of demands.   In this background we must revitalize and rejuvenate the functioning of our   Organizations at all levels.  We have received excellent reports of the strike preparation from all over the country.

DO EVERYTHING NEEDED TO MAKE THE 2^ND SEPTEMBER, STRIKE A STUPENDOUS SUCCESS.

With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

M.Krishnan

Secretary General