15^th/ 7^th AICs OF A.I.C.A.E.A. AND A.I.C.A.E.A.CAT-II AND 7^TH CONVENTION OF NATIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE OF NFCAA: BRIEF REPORT

The 15^th All India Conference of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association, 7^th All India Conference of All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II and 7^th National Convention of National Women’s Committee of National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations were held at Cochin from 10^th October to 13^th October, 2017.

More than 150 (One Hundred Fifty) Delegates from different parts of the country had participated in the above Conferences and Notional Convention women’s.

The Joint Inaugural Session of the Conferences and Women’s Convention was inaugurated by Com. A.K. Padmanabhan, Vice President, CITU.  Welcome address was offered by Com. P. Rajeev, Ex. MP Rajya Sabha AND Chairman of the Receiption Committee.

Apart from them, many other leaders and intellectuals had participated and addressed various sessions of the conferences and women convention.

The joint delegates’ session of the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II was inaugurated by Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers’ and Member, Standing Committee, Staff Side (JCM) on 11^th October, 2017.

The 7^th National Convention of National Women’s Committee of National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations was inaugurated by Dr. P.S. Sreekala, Director, Kerala State literacy Mission Authority.

After three days marathon deliberations, the conferences and the women’s convention have taken various decisions.

The conferences endorsed the decision of nine Central Trade Unions of the Country and other Independent Federations to organize a “Maha Dharna” in Delhi from 9^th to 11^th November, 2017 in protest against the anti-people, anti-working class policies of Modi Government and in support of the twelve Point Charter of Demands of the working class. The conferences called upon the members to participate in Dharna in largest possible numbers and prepare for the proposed indefinite strike by working class in 2018.

The conference deplored the anti-employee, indifferent and vindictive approach of the Controller General of Accounts and some of his officers.

In protest of not following the Government of India Rules, not conducting cadre review of Group B&C Cadres for last forty years, non-grant of recognition to officers and employees Associations like AIAPAO (Civil) and AICAEA Cat-II, Non-extension of facilities to the employees Associations applicable in terms of JCM Scheme and non-conducting of Departmental promotion examination etc., the  conferences adopted large number of Resolutions protesting the above actions of the Controller General of Accounts. The conferences have further decided that, Civil Accounts Employees and officers from all over the country shall participate in a 48 (forty eight) hours continuous Dharna in front of the office of Controller General of Accounts, New Delhi from 7^th to 8^th December, 2017 and even after that, if no-settlement is there, the Civil Accounts Employees and officers shall resort to a day’s token  strike on 15^th March, 2018.

The 15^th All India Conference of AICAEA has elected Shri Ajit Huparikar, Shri V. Bhattacharjee and Shri Ravinder Kumar as President, Secretary General and Financial Secretary respectively.

The 7^th All India Conference of AICAEA Cat-II has elected Shri Chinmay Mukhapadhyay, Shri Amol Sule and Shri M. Manivasan and President, Secretary General and Financial Secretary respectively.

The 7^th National Convention of National Women’s Sub-Committee has elected Smti. Laxmi Swaminathan and Smti. Barnali Dalui as Chairperson and Convener respectively.