Wednesday, December 11, 2019


 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS
Contact :( 0)9868520926. E-mail: aicaeachq@gmail.com.,
Website: nfcaahqnd.blogspot.com
Represented By
All India Civil Accounts Employees Association
(RECOGNISED BY GOVT. OF INDIA)
CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: NEW DELHI
       All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category -II
CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: MUMBAI
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Central Office: -                                                                                                                                                  Address for Communication: - Room No. 351, ‘B’ Wing,                                                                                                                           17/2 – C, P & T Quarters,
Loknayak Bhawan                                                                                                                                           Kali Bari Marg,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003                                                                                                                   New Delhi-110001       

No. NFCAA/HQ/A-1/Cir-8/2019                                                               Dated: 03.12.2019
To,
            All Federal Executive Members,
            All Women Committee Members,
All Branch Secretaries of AICAEA & AICAEA Cat- II

Dear Comrades,
 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATIONS (NFCAA)
 APPEALS UPON
THE MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN
ONE DAY NATIONWIDE STRIKE ON 8TH JANUARY 2020
ALONG WITH REST OF THE WORKING CLASS OF THE COUNTRY

OUR DEMANDS
1.        Scrap New Contributory Pension scheme (NPS). Restore Old defined benefit Pension Scheme (OPS) to all employees. Guarantee 50% of the last pay drawn as Minimum Pension.
2.        Honour assurance given by Group of Ministers (GoM) to NJCA leaders on 30-06-2016.  Increase Minimum Pay and Fitment formula.  Withdraw the proposed move to modify the existing time-tested methodology for calculation of Minimum wage.  Grant HRA arrears from 01-01-2016.  Withdraw Very Good bench mark for MACP, Grant promotional hierarchy and date of effect from 01-01-2006.  Grant Option-I parity recommended by 7th CPC to all Central Govt. Pensioners.  Settle all anomalies arising out of 7th CPC implementation.
3.        Stop corporatisation/privatisation of Railways, Defence and Postal Departments.  Withdraw closure orders of Govt. of India Printing Presses.  Stop proposed move to close down Salt Department.  Stop closure of Govt. establishments and outsourcing.
4.        Fill up all six lakhs vacant posts in the Central Government Departments in a time bound manner. Reintroduce Regional Recruitment for Group B & C posts.
5.        (a) Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of Civil servant status. Implement remaining positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee report.
(b) Regularise all casual and contract workers including those joined on or after 01-09-1993.
6.        Ensure equal pay for equal work for all. Remove disparity in pay scales between Central Secretariat staff and similarly placed staff working in field units of various departments.
7.        Implement 7thCPC Wage Revision and Pension revision of remaining Autonomous bodies. Ensure payment of arrears without further delay. Grant Bonus to Autonomous body employees pending from 2016-17 onwards.
8.        Remove 5% condition imposed on compassionate appointments.  Grant appointment in all eligible cases.
9.        Grant five time-bound promotions to all Group B & C employees. Complete Cadre Review in all departments within a time-frame.
10.    (a)Withdraw the anti-worker wage/labour codes and other anti-worker Labour reforms.  Stop attack on trade union rights.  Ensure prompt functioning of various negotiating forums under the JCM Scheme at all levels.
(b) Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension Rules 1972.

DEMANDS OF WORKING CLASS OF INDIA
1.         Urgent measures for containing price-rise through universalisation of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market
2.         Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation
3.         Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.
4.         Universal social security cover for all workers
5.         Minimum wages of not less than Rs 15,000/- per month with provisions of indexation
6.         Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs.3,000/- p.m. for the entire working population
7.         Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/State PSUs
8.         Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as regular workers for same and similar work
9.         Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund; increase the quantum of gratuity.
10.     Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application; and immediate ratification of ILO Conventions C 87 and C 98
11.     Stoppage of Pro Employer Labour Law Amendments
12.     Stoppage of FDI in Railways, Insurance and Defence
Ten major Central Trade Unions and the independent Federation including the employees organisations of Public Sectors like Banks, Insurance, Confederation of Central Government Employees and workers’ and All India State Government Employees Federation etc. have decided in an open air Convention held on Parliament Street, New Delhi on 30th September, 2019 that, totality of working class of the country shall embark on a day’s strike on 8th January, 2020 in protest of the anti-worker and anti-people policies of the present Government. Of late, the XIII Conference of the TUI, PS&A held in Larnaca, Cyprus on 16th & 17th November, 2019 has extended its support to the struggling working class of India and conveyed them through the delegates participated in the Congress from India that, the working class of India should not feel themselves alone as the entirety of working class of the world stands beside them I their struggle.
The Federal Executive meeting of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations held in Delhi 16th October, 2019 has not only endorsed the call but directed all Units and Branches to take preparatory actions for the success of the strike in the Civil Accounts organisation.


(V. Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General
COPY OF THE CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS CIRCULAR No. Confdn/NS/2016-19 Dated-18.11.2019
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
To
               1.        All National Secretariat Members (CHQ Office Bearers)
                 2.        All Affiliated organisations
                 3.        All General Secretaries of C-O-Cs.

CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT CALLS UPON ENTIRE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
(Including Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual/Contract Workers)
TO MOBILISE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE
2020 JANUARY 8th NATIONWIDE STRIKE
ORGANISE MASS DHARNA AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND RALLIES
AT ALL IMPORTANT CENTRES AND STATE/DISTRICT/DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS ON 20
th DECEMBER, 2019.
·           Strike to be organised on 10 points Charter of demands of Confederation (attached herewith) and also the common demands of workers adopted in the National Convention of Workers.
·           First and most important demand to be emphasized is “SCRAP NPS AND RESTORE OPS”.
·           Each affiliated organisation should independently chalk out intensive campaign programmes to    mobilise their entire membership to participate in the strike.  Campaign tour programmes of leaders of each affiliate should be chalked out immediately.  This is most important and urgent.
·           Campaign tour programmes of National Secretariat Members of Confederation will be published shortly.
·            Draft copy of the pamphlet to be distributed among all the Central Government employees will be published in the Confederation website shortly.  C-O-Cs and Affiliates at state/district level to bring out pamphlets in respective vernacular, with additions/modifications if necessary.
·           State C-O-Cs should publish Posters with Confederation Charter of demands.    
 STRIKE NOTICE ALONG WITH CHARTER OF DEMANDS WILL BE SERVED ON 12TH DECEMBER, 2019.
·           Confederation Central Headquarters will serve strike notice to Cabinet Secretary.  All Affiliated organisations should serve strike notice to their respective Departmental heads.  Copy of the strike notice should be submitted to all lower level authorities also at State/District/Divisional level with mass demonstrations and gate meetings.
·           Affiliated organisations should send copy of the strike notice served by them to their Departmental heads, to all their lower units and also publish the same in their websites.
·           State/District C-O-Cs should plan their own campaign programmes and mobilisation meetings
·            Confederation Central Headquarters has already written to the Secretary General of Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers Organisation (CCGGOO) requesting to participate in the 8th January 2020 strike.
·            Message of the strike and strike demands should reach each and every Central Govt. employee including Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual, Part-time contingent, daily-rated and Contract Workers.
·           All affiliates and COCs should ensure maximum participation of Central Govt. employees in all the campaign and mobilisation programmes of Joint Action Council of Central Trade Unions and Independent Federations also.
·           As in the past, Government may issue circulars, threatening the employees who participate in the strike, ignore all such circulars and join the strike with courage and determination.  Don’t believe in rumours.  All information related to the strike will be published in Confederation website www.confederationhq.blogspot.com
·           Mass dharna at all important centres and also at State/District/Divisional headquarters may be organised on 20th December 2019, with maximum participation of Central Govt. Employees.
·           Give maximum publicity through local media, social media and websites.  Send photos and reports by WhatsApp or Email to Confederation Headquarters.
·           Central Government Pensioners Associations may be requested to participate in all mobilisation programmes and also to organise solidarity programme on 8th January, 2020.
·           Remember, all our existing benefits and rights are achieved through struggles and sacrifices only.  No strike action will go in vain.  No sacrifice will go in vain.  We will fight and we will win.
II.       NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS:
          As already informed to all in the Circular dated 01-08-2019, the next National Conference of Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers will be held at NAGPUR (Maharashtra) on 07-02-2020 and 08-02-2020 (7th & 8th February 2020; Friday and Saturday).  Delegate fee per head is Rs.1, 000/- (Rupees One thousand) only.  In addition to delegates, visitors are also allowed to attend the Conference on payment of Rs.1, 000/- (Rupees One thousand) only per head.
          All Affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are requested to ensure maximum participation of delegates and visitors in the National Conference, including maximum Lady Delegates and visitors.
          Please book the travel tickets of the delegates and visitors well in advance.  Last minute, confirmed tickets will not be available.
          C-O-C, Vidharbha Region, Maharashtra, Nagpur, is hosting the National Conference.  Contact Number: Com: Nilesh D Nasare, General Secretary, C-O-C, Vidarbha Region, Nagpur & All India Organising Secretary, Confederation CHQ, Mob: 09850354898.
          Women’s Sub Committee of the Confederation will be re-constituted in the Conference and New Office Bearers will be elected.
          The names and mobile numbers of leaders, delegates and visitors attending the National Conference may be intimated to the Reception Committee on or before 31-12-2019.  This is required for arranging accommodation.
          C-O-C Mumbai, C-O-C Nagpur and nearby states C-O-Cs may ensure participation of more delegates/visitors/lady comrades.
          Formal notice of the National Conference will be issued shortly.
Number of Delegates and Quota Remittance:
          Number of eligible delegates of each affiliated organisation and C-O-C is decided based on the quota remitted.  The National Secretariat meeting of Confederation held at Hyderabad on 19th October 2019 has decided that the subscription/quota dues list of affiliates will be placed in the Confederation website by the Financial Secretary shortly and all will be once again asked to pay out the arrears by 20-12-2019.  On the basis of remittances received thereupon, voting rights will be compiled and exhibited in the website.
          Contact number of Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Financial Secretary, Confederation CHQ - 09868520926 and 09013163804.
          All the Affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs are once again requested to remit the subscription/quota dues on or before 20-12-2019 without fail and ensure participation of maximum delegates and visitors in the National Conference.

LET US MEET AT NAGPUR AFTER THE HISTORIC 2020 JANUARY 8th STRIKE.LET US STRENGHTEN OUR UNITY FURTHER.
UNITY FOR STRUGGLE AND STRUGGLE FOR UNITY.
          Fraternally yours,
          Sd/-
M. Krishnan,
          Secretary General,
          
10      POINTS CHARTER OF DEMANDS OF CONFEDERATION
1.         Scrap New Contributory Pension scheme (NPS).   Restore Old defined benefit Pension Scheme (OPS) to all employees.  Guarantee 50% of the last pay drawn as Minimum Pension.
2.       Honour assurance given by Group of Ministers (GoM) to NJCA leaders on 30-06-2016.  Increase Minimum Pay and Fitment formula.  Withdraw the proposed move to modify the existing time-tested methodology for calculation of Minimum wage.  Grant HRA arrears from 01-01-2016.  Withdraw “Very Good” bench mark for MACP, Grant promotional hierarchy and date of effect from 01-01-2006.  Grant Option-I parity recommended by 7th CPC to all Central Govt. Pensioners.  Settle all anomalies arising out of 7th CPC implementation.
3.       Stop corporatisation/privatisation of Railways, Defence and Postal Departments.  Withdraw closure orders of Govt. of India Printing Presses.  Stop proposed move to close down Salt Department.  Stop closure of Govt. establishments and outsourcing.
4.       Fill up all six lakhs vacant posts in the Central Government Departments in a time bound manner.  Reintroduce Regional Recruitment for Group B & C posts.
5.       (a) Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of Civil servant status.  Implement remaining positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee report.
 (b) Regularise all casual and contract workers including those joined on or after 01-09-1993.
6.       Ensure equal pay for equal work for all.  Remove disparity in pay scales between Central Secretariat staff and similarly
placed staff working in field units of various departments.
7.       Implement 7th CPC Wage Revision and Pension revision of remaining Autonomous bodies.  Ensure payment of arrears without further delay.  Grant Bonus to Autonomous body employees pending from 2016-17 onwards.
8.       Remove 5% condition imposed on compassionate appointments.  Grant appointment in all eligible cases.
9.       Grant five time-bound promotions to all Group B & C employees. Complete Cadre Review in all departments within a time-frame.
10.      (a)     Withdraw the anti-worker wage/labour codes and other anti-worker Labour reforms.  Stop attack on trade union rights.  Ensure prompt functioning of various negotiating forums under the JCM Scheme at all levels.
   (b)     Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension Rules 1972.
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BRIEF REPORT OF XIII WORLD CONGRESS OF TUI PS&A HELD AT LARNACA, CYPRUS ON 16TH & 17TH NOVEMBER, 2019
The XIII World Congress of the TUI, PS&A was held at Parvolia, Larnaca, Cyprus (Europe) on 16th and 17th November, 2019. Altogether 92 delegates from 22 (Twenty Two) countries across the world had participated in the congress. 19 (Nineteen) Women Delegates from different countries were also the part of total number of Delegates.
Following Delegates representing Confederation of Central Government Employees and workers’ and All India State Government Employees Federation from India took part in the Congress.
1.         Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Financial Secretary, Confederation of Central Government Employees & workers’.
2.         Com. Ram Niwas Parasar, Asstt. Secy. General, Confederation of Central Government Employees & workers’.
3.         Com. Subhash Chander Lamba, President, All India State Government Employees Federation.
4.         Com. Chandrappa Raghavan Jose Prakash, All India State Government Employees Federation.
5.         Com. Gopalan Motilal, All India State Government Employees Federation
6.         Com. Thoonikaril Chacko Mathew Kutty, All India State Government Employees Federation.
7.         Com. Shiv Pratap Singh, All India State Government Employees Federation
8.         Com. Chandra Sekhar Reddy Nalamaru, All India State Government Employees Federation.
9.         Com. Anbarasu Muthuvijayan, All India State Government Employees Federation.
The consecutive Sessions of XIII Congress were presided over by a composition of presidium which were headed by Com. Artur Sequeira, President, TUI PS&A.
The XIII Congress was inaugurated at 10 AM on 16th November, 2019. The welcome address was offered the General Secretary, Receiption Committee, Cyprus.
Com. Peirpaolo Leonardi, General Secretary, TUI PS & A had placed the introductory speech in terms of the report circulated on behalf of the Secretariat. In his speech he explained the Global scenario and endeavored to stress the need for building up the united struggle of working class worldwide against privatization and defending the rights of working class. He had also appealed upon the delegates to participate in the deliberation critically so that proper review of the activities could be done and future path of TUI PS & A could be decided in a right direction.
Following the introductory speech of the Secretary General, 38 (thirty eight) Delegates participated in the discussion representing their respective organizations and countries. Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Financial Secretary addressed the house representing the Confederation of Central Government Employees and workers’. On behalf of All India State Government Employees Federation, Com. Subhash Chander Lamba, President, Com. Chandrappa Raghavan Jose Prakash and Com. Chawla Sekhar Reddy Nalamaru addressed the house.
Com. Ram Niwas Parasar, Asstt. Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees & workers and Com. Subhash Chandra Lamba, President, All India State Government Employees Federation were made the members of the presidium during the session that had continued on 17th November, 2019.
While endorsing the report, the Delegates who participated in the discussions narrated the challenges facing by the working class of their respective countries and the approaches being adopted by them to fight the challenges. Majority of the speakers expressed their opinion for forging unity among the workers across the world and building up strong resistance against fascism, capitalism, racism, gender discrimination and communalism etc. the incidents of  Privalisation, outsourcing, work shrinkage, unemployment, jobless growth and curtailment of Trade Union rights worldwide were finding prominence in the deliberations of Delegates.
The delegates from India in specific have appraised the house that totality of working class of the country shall embark on a day’s strike on 8th January, 2020 opposing the anti-people and anti-worker policies of the present Government. They reported that the country is in recession and National Pension System, Privatization, outsourcing, denial of minimum wage, closure and retrenchments are the major confronting issues for the working class of the country and they are committed to fight the onslaughts. All the speakers have also offered their assurances of implementing the decision of XIII Congress of TUI PS&A. The participants in the deliberations have also stressed that the TUI PS &A needs to be and expended and strengthened further by composing Continent wise regional organizations and adopting the mechanism of democratic centralism.
Delegates from different organizations and countries have greeted the President and the Secretary General by presenting mementos representing the tradition and culture of their countries and ethos of workers class movements.
The Indian delegation has also presented two separate mementos to the president and the Secretary General of TUI PS&A.
After the deliberations by the Delegates were over, Com. George Mavrikos, General Secretary, WFTU had offered his valuable speech enriched totally with   the guiding principles and road map for the unity and struggle. He had presented an in-depth analysis of the challenges before the working people of the world. He had appreciated that the presentations made by Delegates were truthful and confined with progressive thoughts. Appreciating the reporting’s and proposals of speakers from Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers AND All India State Government Employees Federation of India, he greeted the Indian working class who are embarking on a day’s strike on 8th January, 2020 against the anti-working class and anti-people policies of Government of India. He also stated that; working class of India should not feel isolated in the struggle as the WFTU and totality of its membership stand beside Indian working class. Referring to the proposal for expansion of the formation of democratic forum of TUI PS&A by forming Continent wise regional platforms and infusing the practice of democratic centralism in decision making, he appreciated and informed that Com. Swadesh Deb Roy, who is the Deputy General Secretary of WFTU and TUIS and also the Internal General Coordinator from India, has already engaged himself for the task. Com. Mavrikos appraised the house that, more and more organizations and countries are aligning with the WFTUs and the TUIS. World Congress of Textile workers and various other cross sections of working people are in the pipeline. Further, as per the target set in Durban, the strength of membership of WFTU has reached to 97 Million and it is expected that target of 100 Million would be able to be reached before the next Congress.
Summing up the discussion Com. Peirpaolo Leonardi, General Secretary had proposed a panel of 14 (fourteen) office bearers and committee members and 4 (four) Financial Committee members for the next term. The proposals were unanimously accepted by august House. Com. Artur Sequeira (Portugal) has been re-elected as the President and Com. Zola Saphetha (Africa) has been elected as the new General Secretary of TUI PS&A for the next term. Com. Sree Kumar, Secretary General, All India State Government Employees Federation and Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees and workers from India have been re-elected as the Deputy Secretary General and one of the Committee members respectively from India.
After being declared as elected Com. Zola Saphetha, newly elected General Secretary addressed the house. In his brief but inspiring written speech Com. Saphetha re-affirmed that the slogans of “Workers of the world Unite-Workers have nothing to lose but their chain” is still relevant. He further stated that, all workers of the world shall be appealed to join the struggle against privatization. He also proposed that an urgent Secretariat shall be convened in South Africa by March, 2020 to decide about the further approach to be adopted to build up unity to carry forward the struggle to promote the causes of the working class throughout the world.
The XIII Congress was declared concluded with the decisions that- apart from implementing the decisions of the XIII Congress, the occasion of 75th year of the WFTU shall also be celebrated with enthusiasm and seriousness throughout the world.

Report prepared by Com. V. Bhattacharjee, Secretary General NFCAA
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