Consumer Price Index November 2014

CPI as on November 2014 is 253 points.   

DA from Jan 2015  Confirmed at 113%.

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Happy New Year 2015

TRADE UNION WORKSHOP 2015

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

CENTRAL HEAD QUARTERS, NORTH AVENUE, NEW DELHI - 110 001.

TRADE  UNION  WORKSHOP 2015

5th, 6th JANUARY 2015 - BANGALORE

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

05-01-2015

10.00 AM to 11.30 AM                                              Inauguration & Class I

Subject: 

International-National situation &                    :     Com.A.K.Padmanabhan,

Task of the Trade Unions                                       National President, CITU

11.30 to 11.45 - Tea Break

11.45 AM to 1.15 PM                                                Class II (Interactive Session)

Subject: 7th CPC Memorandum &                    :     Com.S.K.Vyas, Advisor

Related issues - Interation of Delegates         :     Com.K.K.N.Kutty, President &

with CHQ Leaders.                                             :     Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General

                                                                                   will attend the session.

1.15PM to 2.00 PM -Lunch Break

2.00 PM to04.00 PM                                                 Class III

Subject:

Media and Politics                                              :     Com. P.Rajeev, MP, Rajyasabha.

04.00 PM to 04.30 PM - Tea Break

04.30 PM to 07.00 PM                                              Class IV (Interactive Session Continues)

Subject:                                                                     

Central Govt. Employees Charter of               :     National Leaders of Confederations will

Demands -  Future Course of Action -                  attend the session.

Role of Confederation.

06-01-2015

9.00 AM to 11.00 AM                                                Class V

Subject:

Two decades of Globalisation and its impact      :                                             Dr.Venkitesh Athreya (Economist)

on working class.

11.00 AM to 11.15 AM - Tea Break.

11.15 AM to 01.00 PM                                              Class VI

Subject:

Human Rights and Working Class                   :     Prof.G.Haragopal (ICSSR, National Fellow,

                                                                                   Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Visiting                                                                                                        Professor, National School of Law, Bangalore.

01.00 PM to 02.00 PM - Lunch Break

02.00 PM to 04.00 PM                                              Class VII (Interactive session continues)

Subject: How to further improve the                    

functioning of Confederation                           :     National leaders of Confederation will attend

                                                                                   the session.

04.00 PM to 05.00 PM

Camp Review and conclusion.

- 05.00 pm - END –

Venue of the Camp                                         :     Income Tax Office, Bangalore.

                                                                                   “Cauvery Hall, 4th Floor of Income Tax Office located on Queens Road, which is opposite to GPO building and near to Vidhan Soudha (State Assembly Hall).

Registration                                                      :     0800 AM to 09.30 AM

Attendance of all delegates in the camp from 05-01-2015, 10 AM to 06-01-2015, 05.00PM is compulsory.  No exemption will mbe granted to any delegate. Late coming and early leaving not permitted.

K.K.N.Kutty,                                                                                      M. Krishnan,

President.                                                                                          Secretary General.

Declaration of Assets and Liabilities

Last date for declaration of Assets and Liabilities under Lokpal Act extended to 30th April, 2015 and Form-II & IV are also being revised.

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PM Modi Rules Out Privatisation of Railways;

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Recover Excess Salary Paid

Can’t recover excess salary paid to class III, IV staff: SC

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CGHS ISSUE OF MEDICINES

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Subject: Clarification regarding issue of medicines under CGHS

With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to state that the situation arising out of issue of Office Memorandum No.2-2/2014/CHGS(HQ)/PPTY/CGHS(P) dated the 25th August, 2014 has been engaging the attention of Government for quite some time.  Various representations about the difficulties being encountered have been receivedfrom different stakeholders i.e. beneficiaries and doctors, necessitating a review of the matter.  It was accordingly considered by a Committee under the Chairmanship AS&DG, CGHS.  After careful review and keeping the recommendations of the Committee in mind, the following guidelines are issued to streamline the functioning of the Wellness Centres:

(i) The medicines are to be issued as per the CGHS Formulary and guidelines issued by this Ministry in this behalf.

(ii) In case the prescribed medicines are not available in CGHS Formulary, but are essential for the treatment of the patient, they can be issued / indented by the doctors of the CGHS Wellness Centre on the basis of a valid prescription of the authorized specialist subject to the condition that such medicines are neither dietary supplements/ food items nor banned drugs.  Instructions on this issue i.e. non-admissibility of food items etc. vide OM No. 39-3/2003-04/CHGS/MSD/RS dated 23rd July, 2009 and 3rd August, 2009 must be followed.

(iii)  In case of anti-cancer drugs and other life saving drugs that are not approved by the DCGI for use in India, each case should be considered by the Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Special DG (DGHS).

(iv)  The Technical Standing Committee constituted vide 2-2/2014/CGHS(HQ)/PPTY/CGHS(P) dated 27.08.2014 of this Ministry will review addition or deletion of drugs in the CGHS Formulary/ list of Treatment procedures/ investigations/ listed implants.  The Technical Committee will meet once in three months or as per need, whichever is earlier.  In the meantime re-imbursement for unlisted procedures/ implants will be made at the rates approved by AIIMS/ GB Pant Hospital / actuals, whichever is less.

2.  The O.M. of even number dated 25.08.2014 is superseded to the above extent while O.M. of even number dated 1.10.2014 is withdrawn.

No force for observing Dec 25 as good governance day:

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NATIONAL COUNCIL

NATIONAL COUNCIL (STAFF SIDE) JCM WRITES TO CABINET SECRETARY

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No reduction in retirement age

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): The Centre on Thursday said there is no proposal under its consideration to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 years for its employees.

The retirement age for Central Government employees was revised from 58 to 60 years in 1997 on the basis of recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission. 

The Centre’s total wages and salaries bill for its employees for the year 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 is Rs. 85,963.50 crore, Rs. 92,264.88 crore and Rs. 1,04,759.71 crore, respectively, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Jitendra Singh informed in a written reply in Rajya Sabha

Inflation hits a zero, lowest in over 5-years

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Govt Staff Threaten Strike

Central government employees’ unions have threatened to 

go on an indefinite strike. 

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CONFEDERATION MEETING ON5th JANUARY 2015

CONFEDERATION  AVAILABLE OFFICE BEARERS AND STATE SECRETARIES MEETING ON5^th JANUARY 2015 AT 6 PM AT BANGALORE

To

1.All CHQ Office Bearers of Confederation 

2. All State Secretaries of C-O-Cs

                                                              NOTICE

          It is  hereby notified that a meeting of the available Secretariat members and State Secretaries of the C-O-Cs of Confederation of Central Government Employees& Workers will be held at 6 PM on 05.01.2015 at Bangalore.

Venue:    All India Camp Auditorium( Income Tax hall)

All available CHQ Office Bearers and State Secretaries of C-O-Cs are requested to attend the meeting

Agenda:

1. Implementation of the decisions of the National Joint Council of Action of Central Government Employees Organisations participating in JCM and related issues.

2. Any other items with permission of the Chair.

Yours fraternally

M.Krishnan

Secretary General

Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 11.12.2014, NEW DELHI – A GRAND SUCCESS

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION of CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING IN JCM

DECISIONS OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING DATED 11.12.2014 FOR IMPLEMENTATION AT STATE LEVEL

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Photos of the convention are published below.

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF JCM

UNITED MOVEMENT OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF JCM

NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE ORGANISATINS

ON 11^TH DECEMBER 2014 AT NEW DELHI

Venue:    MPCU Shah Auditorium, Sree Gujarati Samaj, Raj Niwas Road, Civil Lines (Opposite Civil Lines Metro Stations) Delhi.

Time:       12:00 noon to 16:00 Hrs (12 AM to 4 PM)

JCM National Council Staff side organisations will be organizing a National Convention of all Central Government Employees at New Delhi on 11.12.2014. Railway. Defence and Confederation will participate in the convention. Convention will adopt a joint declaration on future course of agitational programmes on the following demands of the Central Government Employees.

1.      Effect of wage revision of Central Government Employees from 01.01.2014 accepting memorandum of staff side JCM, Grant interim relief and merger of 100% DA, Ensure submission of the 7^th CPC report within the time frame of 18 months.

2.      Include the Gramin Dak Sewaks within the ambit of the 7^th CPC.

3.      No privatization or FDI in Railways and Defence establishments.

4.      No ban on recruitment/creation of Posts.

5.      No outsourcing, contractorisation and privatization of government functions. Withdraw the proposed move to close down the printing presses, stationery offices and Medical Stores Depots. Regularise the existing daily rated/casual and contract workers.

6.      Scrap PFRDA and restore the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.

7.      No Labour reforms which are inimical to the interest of workers.

8.      Lift the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointments.

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

10.  Remove the bonus ceiling.

11.  Ensure five promotions in service career.

ALL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS OF CONFEDERATION ARE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL CONVENTION WITHOUT FAIL

M. Krishnan

Secretary General

Confederation

COC Meeting 18th December 2014

To

All Affiliates

COC Karnataka

Comrade,

                  The meeting of the COC Karnataka will be held  to 18th  December  2014 at 6.30 pm  at ITEF room Income tax office Bangalore, 

1) Preparations  for study camp. 

2)  outcome of JCM convention at New Delhi on 11th December 2014 on DA merger , IR, Date of effect of 7th Central Pay Commission.

4) Financial position of COC.

           All members are requested to participate in the COC meeting at ITEF room on  thursday the 18th  December  2014 at 6.30 pm  

 

       I will be out of station from 8th December ( evening)  to 17th December due to my visit to Delhi attending national seminar and personal work , It is requested to remit the study camp amount in COC account or remit the same with Finance Secretary Com Dominic @GPO Bangalore his contact number is 9480069255.    

                                Please remit money of COC Karnataka in 

Account No 100300000047  CA account of THE AGS EMPLOYEES CO-OP BANK LTD

Account name : COC Karnataka

IFSC Code: HDFC0CAGSBK, THE AGS EMPLOYEES CO-OP BANK LTD, HDFC BANK LTD

Please intimate me after depositing so that proper receipt is received by you. 

Comradely yours

P.S.Prasad

General Secretary 

9480066620

Postal Employees Rally

4^TH DECEMBER 2014

HISTORIC PARLIAMENT MARCH

 

MORE THAN 15000 POSTAL & RMS EMPLOYEES INCLUDING GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS & CASUAL, PART TIME, CONTINGENT EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED

INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 6^TH MAY 2015

About 15000 Postal Employees marched to Parliament today under the banner of Postal Joint Council of Action (NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) & NUGDS). Employees from all the 22 circles participated in the historic march with colorful banners, flags and caps shouting slogans against the negative attitude of the Government towards the demands of the Postal Employees. Grant of Civil Servant Status to Gramin Dak Sevaks and inclusion in 7^th CPC, Merger of DA and grant of interim relief to all employees, scrap new pension scheme, Revision of wages of casual, Part-time contingent employees, implementation of cadre Restructuring committee report, settle 39 point charter of demands are the main demands raised in the Parliament March.

All-India CPI-1W for October, 2014

The All-India CPI-1W for October, 2014 remained stationary at 253 (twohundred and fifty three)

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Central Governement Employees to retire at 58 years

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CGHS Rates for Cancer Surgery

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CGHS

CGHS Hospitals under surveillance by the aegis of CGHS Officer to check irregularities including exploitation of patients

While replying to a question in Parliament today, Minster of Health & Family Welfare Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda said that to ensure that the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement are followed scrupulously by the empanelled hospitals, a monitoring cell under the aegis of a senior officer of CGHS has been established to check irregularities including exploitation of patients”,

Treatment by CGHS empanelled hospitals in emergency cases

Recently, the Government has amended the terms and conditions for empanelment of private hospital under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). Now, the hospitals are empanelled as a whole, meaning that all facilities available in the hospital would be provided to CGHS beneficiaries. Disease – specific empanelment has now been stopped.

To ensure that the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement are followed scrupulously by the empanelled hospitals, a monitoring cell under the aegis of a senior officer of CGHS has been established to check irregularities including exploitation of patients. There are provisions in the MoA including issue of Show Cause Notice, issue of warning, recovery of amount charged illegally from the beneficiaries, also confiscation of part or whole of PBG (Performance Bank Guarantee), and ultimately removal from theCGHS list, that can be resorted to in appropriate cases

Minimum Wages

Rates of existing Minimum Wages fixed for the Skilled, Semi –skilled and Un-skilled workers effective from 01.10.2014


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Fixed Medical Allowance

Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS.

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Introduction of AADHAR Enabled Bio-metric Attendance System

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CGHS New Rate list 2014 and New Hospitals List

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Suggestion for promoting welfare of Pensioners/Family Pensioners

Suggestion for promoting welfare of Pensioners’/Family Pensioners drawing pension / family pension from Central Government.

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Minutes of Meeting held at ITEF Bangalore on 12th November

Comrade, 

                  The COC Meeting was presided over by COM Jullina Vincent Vice President COC  Karnataka held at ITEF Bangalore on 12th November 2014 . Has taken up following agenda.

1) Mass Squatting on 18th November 2014 .

2) Trade union rally on 5th December 2014.

3) National Convention on 11th December 2014 at New Delhi.

4) study camp preparations.      

5) Financial position. 

The General Secretary Com P.S.Prasad briefed about the above in respect of Mass Squatting on 18th November 2014 as per Confederation circular  it was decided to hold Mass Squatting on 18th November 2014 during lunch hour. All Affiliates of COC Karnataka are directed to observe the program effectively and issue press statements accordingly. 

   The General Secretary Com P.S.Prasad briefed about the above in respect of  Trade union rally  on 5th  December  2014 as per Confederation circular  it was decided to  join  the trade union rally at New Delhi and  at various  places . It was also noted more than  100 delegates will be participating  from Karnataka in the said  trade union rally.

The General Secretary Com P.S.Prasad briefed about the above in respect of National Convention on 11th December 2014 at New Delhi for DA merger ,  IR and Date of effect from 1/12014  as per Staff side  circular & Confederation circular  it was decided to  send 10 delegates for the meeting . 

The General Secretary Com P.S.Prasad briefed about the preparations of study camp, it was informed that ITEF has agreed for meeting hall, The State Government Employees federation has agreed to provide accommodation for  120 persons at their guest house located behind NGO hall Cubbon park Bangalore which is just half a km from the venue. More accommodation is required for another 60 persons at near by places , Com Umesh Kamatagi of AICGWBEA has agreed to use his influence in getting accommodation at cheaper rates.   All affiliates are requested to contribute study camp amount immediately.Accommodation for leaders will be booked at GPO, Income tax and Central Excise guest houses. 

It was decided to collect Rs 400/- as delegate fee from Karnataka delegates.  the registration fee along with list of delegates to be intimated before 15th of December 2014.  The demand  of RMS union for accommodating 80 members was considered and it will be discussed with the CHQ and ITEF.   

The coupons was distributed to all affiliates for collection which should be done by 5th of December 2014.

 The Committee has been formed to distribute the work: 

Reception Committee:

Com Juliana Vincent SOI 

Com Jawarayi Gowda NFPE

Com Vinod ITEF 

Com Janikiram NFPE

Com Ganeshan SOI

Com Maliikarjuna NFPE

Accommodation Committee: 

Com Chandrashekar  NFPE 

 Com Umesh Kamatagi AICGWBEA

Com D.K.Bharathi Postal admin 

Com M.B.Krishnappa NFPE 

Food Committee: 

Com Vidya Simha AG'S

Com D. Jayaraman ITEF 

Com Seethuraman ITEF 

Transportation committee:

Com M.Ramakrishna NFPE

Com Mohan Pai  Census

Com Bhaskar Central Excise 

Com L .R..Srinivasan CGHS

Credential Committee:

Com Dominic Vijaya Anand 

Com C.A.Kamesharwary Meteorological 

Com S.Radhakrishna President ,   Com Vekatramani , Working President and Com P.S.Prasad General Secretary will co-ordinate the work.

Comradely yours

(P.S.Prasad)

General Secretary