Bonus ceiling likely to revise

It is learnt that Government is considering to revise calculation ceiling from the present level of Rs. 3500/- per month to Rs. 7000/- per month or th minimum wages for the scheduled employment as fixed by the appropriate Government, whichever is higher. Government has yet not fixed the minimum wages. It was also learnt that Government is going to fix the minimum wages at a level which is respectable. Under this circumstances, on an average the calculation ceiling for the purpose of bonus would be Rs. 10000/- per month. 

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Central government employees to get increase in 6% DA

Central government employees to get increase in 6% DA, Please read this news paper report published in Hindustan:-

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POs to do online shopping on behalf of customers

CHENNAI: People in rural Tamil Nadu having no access to Internet can soon indulge in online shopping, thanks to an initiative of India Post. Called mVPaytm, India Post’s e-commerce platform will offer assisted online shopping in rural post offices across the State.

Mervin Alexander, Postmaster General, Chennai City Region, told Express that India Post has tied up with mVikarsha Mobile Solutions to offer the assisted shopping service. The tie-up will benefit rural customers who have the choice to select from a list of 1,000 items. After a pilot project at two postal divisions, mVikarsha got approval for expanding across all head and sub post offices in the State.

“Villagers will have to come to the post ofiice to place the order. The postal department official will log in on behalf of the customer and place the order. Once the order is placed, the item will be delivered to the post office and the customer will receive an SMS,” Alexander said. Initially, the service will be provided in 500 post offices. “This service will be offered only in rural areas as part of our effort to bridge the digital divide,” Alexander clarified.

To a query on what would be the revenue through the venture, Alexander said it was too early to talk about revenues. “It all depends on the patronage. After three months, we will get an idea. Revenue will be in the form of postal charges as well as commission from e-payment,” he added.

The development comes at a time when use of social media in rural India is growing. A report states that social media in rural Tamil Nadu has grown by nearly 100 per cent in the last one year with several million users residing in that belt, fuelling the desire to buy essential, aspirational and life style items in that order. The items include mobile phones, gold coins and jewellery, apparels, home and kitchen appliances, consumer durables, rechargeable lights, fans, etc.

Google’s look, evolved! Google Logo History

Google has changed a lot over the past 17 years—from the range of our products to the evolution of their look and feel. And today we’re changing things up once again:

So why are we doing this now? Once upon a time, Google was one destination that you reached from one device: a desktop PC. These days, people interact with Google products across many different platforms, apps and devices—sometimes all in a single day. You expect Google to help you whenever and wherever you need it, whether it’s on your mobile phone, TV, watch, the dashboard in your car, and yes, even a desktop!

Today we’re introducing a new logo and identity family that reflects this reality and shows you when the Google magic is working for you, even on the tiniest screens. As you’ll see, we’ve taken the Google logo and branding, which were originally built for a single desktop browser page, and updated them for a world of seamless computing across an endless number of devices and different kinds of inputs (such as tap, type and talk).

It doesn’t simply tell you that you’re using Google, but also shows you how Google is working for you. For example, new elements like a colorful Google mic help you identify and interact with Google whether you’re talking, tapping or typing. Meanwhile, we’re bidding adieu to the little blue “g” icon and replacing it with a four-color “G” that matches the logo.

This isn’t the first time we’ve changed our look and it probably won’t be the last, but we think today’s update is a great reflection of all the ways Google works for you across Search, Maps, Gmail, Chrome and many others. We think we’ve taken the best of Google (simple, uncluttered, colorful, friendly), and recast it not just for the Google of today, but for the Google of the future.

You’ll see the new design roll out across our products soon. Hope you enjoy it!

National Insurance, Postal Dept tie up

National Insurance, Postal Dept tie up

The National Insurance Company, on Monday, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Posts for marketing of insurance policies under the Pradhan Mantri Bima Suraksha Yojna. The scheme will initially be across 800 head post offices all over India, the company said in a press release. According to Rajesh Aggarwal, CMD, National Insurance, around seven crore enrolments have been done by all companies, of which, two crore enrolments are from poorer sections of society. National Insurance has enrolled almost half of total enrolment (around 3.5 crore), it said in a release.

Source: The Hindubusinessline

OROP: Ex-servicemen may accept government terms, वन रैंक, वन पेंशन: सरकार व पूर्व फौजियों में सहमति!

Asian Age News: OROP Row: Ex-servicemen may accept government terms, Final solution you will see in few days,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told a television channel.

नई दुनिया जागरण- वन रैंक, वन पेंशन: सरकार व पूर्व फौजियों में सहमति! ऐसा लगता है कि वन रैंक, वन पेंशन के मुद्दे पर पूर्व सैनिकों और सरकार ने अपने बड़े मतभेद सुलझा लिए हैं। 

Asian Age News: OROP Row: Ex-servicemen may accept government terms

The contentious issue of one rank, one pension controversy may soon be resolved even as the agitating ex-servicemen and the government appeared to have ironed out some major differences on the issue. The defence veterans stated on Wednesday that they may accept revision of pension once in two years instead of one year as demanded by them.

War veteran Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh (Retd) said they have got positive signals from the government for the last few days but stopped short of saying there was a breakthrough.

Maj. Gen. Singh, who has been leading the protest in Jantar Mantar for the last 80 days, said the issue was non-negotiable and both the elements of the OROP concept cannot be interfered. An agreement can be reached once we know what is on the platter (offer by the government), he said, adding effective date of revision must be from April 1, 2014. Independent MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who has been mediating on the issue, said it was time veterans must return home with honour and grace by reaching an early settlement. He urged them to accept the revision of pension every three years.

Meanwhile, not in the best of health yet undeterred, Colonel Pushpendra Singh (Retd) on Wednesday resumed his fast-unto-death demanding prompt implementation of one rank, one pension scheme at Jantar Mantar here hours after he was discharged from the Army hospital. Colonel Singh, one of the ex-servicemen fasting in demand of the immediate implementation of the OROP scheme, was hospitalised Monday last — the ninth day of his fast after his medical report showed increased ketone levels.

Colonel Singh was admitted to the ICU of Army Hospital Research and Referral, from where he was discharged on Wednesday. Hours later, he returned to the protest site to join his fellow ex-servicemen, whose agitation entered the 80th day on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the government today refrained from setting a timeline for resolving the OROP issue but said it is committed to implementing the promise, expressing confidence that a solution “acceptable to all” will be found “very soon”.

“We will deliver OROP sooner than later to the satisfaction of all. We will do what is justifiable, what is convincing. After all, we are doing justice to society as a whole. I am not a jyotishi (astrologer) to tell you the exact date.

Final solution you will see in few days,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told a television channel.

Read at Asian Age

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Comparison of grades of running staff with those of stationary staff for the purpose of promotion/ selection to Group ‘B’ posts

Comparison of grades of running staff with those of stationary staff for the purpose of promotion/ selection to Group ‘B’ posts: Railway Board Order No. RBE No.92/2015

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No:- 92/2015

No. E(GP)2005/2/87 

 New Delhi, dt:- 18 .08.2015

The General Managers
All Indian Railways and Production Units.

Sub: Comparison of grades of running staff with those of stationary staff for the purpose of promotion/selection to Group ‘B’ posts.

Consequent upon implementation of scales of pay recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission, equivalence of grades of running staff with that of stationary staff for the purpose of promotion to the posts in stationary categories where both running and stationary staff are eligible and are considered together was advised in terms of Board’s letter number E (GP) 2005/2/87 dated 25.04.2011 (RBE No. 53/2011 ). However, taking cognizance of requests from various quarters including the Federations, a Committee was constituted to examine the issues arisen on account of implementation of these instructions. Now, taking note of the recommendations of the Committee, it has been decided that for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the candidates for promotion/Selection to Group ‘B’ posts, the grades of running staff may be equated with those of the stationary staff as indicated below:

3. It has further been decided that for equating running staff in the erstwhile scale of Rs.5500-9000 (now in PB2+ GP Rs.4200) with stationary staff in scale of Rs.6500-10500(now GP Rs.4600), the running staff in 'erstwhile scale of Rs.5000-8000 (now GP Rs.4200) shall be placed below running staff in erstwhile scale of Rs. Rs.5500-9000 (now in PB2+ GP Rs.4200).

4. Selection to Group ‘B’ posts which are already in progress may be proceeded with and finalised as per the existing principles. All fresh selections including those which have been initiated but where the written examination has not been held, should be held in accordance with the instructions contained

herein. The LDCE, wherever the same is in force, is a part of the process of filling vacancies in Group ‘B’ and therefore, whatever is followed in the case of 70% Selection, may also be followed in the case of corresponding LDCE.

5. Please acknowledge receipt.

(LILY PANDEYA)

DlRECTOR/ESTT. (GC)

RAILWAY BOARD

Source: http://www.airfindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RBE-No.92-of-2015.pdf

हिंदी दिवस/सप्ताह/पखवाड़े के दौरान आयोजित की जाने वाली हिंदी प्रतियोगिताओं में अधिकारियों/कार्मिंकों की सहभागिता

हिंदी दिवस/सप्ताह/पखवाड़े के दौरान आयोजित की जाने वाली हिंदी प्रतियोगिताओं में अधिकारियों/कार्मिंकों की सहभागिता: राजभाषा व‍िभाग

सं0-11034/15/2015-रा.भा. (नीति)

भारत सरकार

गृह मंत्रालय

(राजभाषा विभाग)

एन.डी.सी.सी.-।। बिल्डिंग, 'बी' विंग, चाैथा तल,

जयसिंह रोड, नई दिल्ली, दिनांक 1 सितम्बर, 2015

कार्यालय ज्ञापन

विषय: हिंदी दिवस/सप्ताह/पखवाड़े के दौरान आयोजित की जाने वाली हिंदी प्रतियोगिताओं में अधिकारियों/कार्मिंकों की सहभागिता।

प्रति वर्ष 14 सितम्बर को हिंदी दिवस/सप्ताह/पखवाड़ा मनाए जाने के संबंध में विभाग की ओर से जारी कार्यालय ज्ञापन सं. 1/14034/2/87-रा.भा(क.1 ) दिनांक 21 .4.1987 तथा दिनांक 23.9.1987 के अनुक्रम में हिंदी दिवस/ सप्ताह/ पखवाड़े के दौरान आयोजित की जाने वाली विभिन्न प्रतियोगिताओं में अधिकारियों/ कार्मिकों की सहभागिता के संबंध में निम्नलिखित दिशानिर्देश जारी करने का निदेश हुआ है:

1. इन प्रतियोगिताओं मे इसके आयोजनकर्त्ता/हिंदी अनुभाग/प्रभाग तथा केन्द्रीय सचिवालय राजभाषा कैडर के अध‍िकार‍ियों/कर्मचारियों को छोड़ कर अन्य सभी संवर्ग के नियमित अधिकारी/ कर्मचारी/ नियमित एम.टी.एस. भाग ले सकते हैं।
2. जिन अधिकारी/कर्मचारी की तैनाती हिंदी आशुलिपिक/ टंकक के रूप मे हुई है, वे हिंदी आशुलिपि/टंकण प्रतियोगिता में भाग नहीं ले सकते, तथापि अन्य प्रत‍ियोगिताओं में भाग ले सकते हैं।

2. यह आदेश इस कार्यालय ज्ञापन के जारी होने की तारीख से लागू होगा।

3. इसे सच‍िव (रा.भा.) के अनुमोदन से जारी किया जाता है।

(डा. श्रीप्रकाश शुक्ल)

संयुक्त न‍िदेशक (नीत‍ि)

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8.5 Lakh Central Govt Employees participated in strike – Confederation

8.5 Lakh Central Govt Employees participated in today’s strike – Confederation

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: 2nd 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

Source : Confederation Blog

Normal Life not Affected by Labour Unions’ Strike

Government Committed to Ensure Welfare of Workers

The impact of the strike call given by some of the Central Trade Unions has not been felt much in the most parts of the country as per information received from all over the country.

The situation remained, by and large, normal and peaceful across the country. Most of the employees attended their offices. Trains, buses, auto rickshaws, lorries plied as usual. There has been minimal effect in banking, coal, major ports & defence production units. The essential services functioned more or less normally.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee constituted by the Prime Minister had held several rounds of meetings with the representatives of Central Trade Unions to discuss their demands. The Government is positive on many of their demands without any pressure and expressed its commitment to ensure the welfare of workers.

Out of 12 Central Trade Unions, two Unions did not join the strike, three Unions remained neutral and seven Unions went on strike. It indicates that the workers want to settle their demands through the dialogue and discussion.

The workers are in agreement with the Government and are looking forward to positive steps taken by the Government on nine of their twelve demands which will be met as per their aspirations.

Source:http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=0

INCOME TAX E FILING DUE DATE EXTENDED UP TO 7 th SEP 2015

Due-Date for E-Filing Returns of Income for Assessment Year 2015-16 Extended up to 7th September 2015 in Respect of all Taxpayers who were Required to E-File their Returns of Income by 31st August 2015

The Government has received various representations that tax payers have faced difficulties in E-filing of returns across the country due to slowing down of certain e-services on 31st August 2015.

Considering these representations, the Central Board Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the ‘due-date’ for E-filing returns of income from 31st August 2015 to 7th September 2015 in respect of all taxpayers who were required to E-file their returns of income by 31st August 2015.

Earlier, the ‘due-date’ for filing of Income Tax return for Assessment Year 2015-16 was extended till 31st August, 2015 in case of those taxpayers who were required to file their tax return by 31st July, 2015.

Source:http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=0

Arun Jaitley on OROP – Annual pension revision do not happen anywhere in the world

“For the first time, a clause in OROP was openly rejected. The Finance Minister has refused to give annual increment for pensioners like servicemen get.”

“The task of the finance minister is very much like the housewife’s. She has to spend each and every rupee wisely to make sure that there is no cash crunch towards the end of the month,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the reporters during a press meet.

Ex-servicemen have been fighting for the past 78 days demanding the implementation of One Rank One Pension. The finance minister told the reporters, “We are ready to give them OROP, but we cannot give them annual increments like they demand. We can consider revisions once every five years. The 7th Pay Commission will soon submit its report to the Government. If we have to implement their recommendations and the OROP, there will be additional expenses. We’ll have to manage that too.”

He also said that the Central was committed to the long pending demand of One Rank One Pension but the ‘only difficulty’ as the ‘arithmetical translation’.

“My work is very similar to the responsibilities of a housewife. She has to run the family with the money that her husband brings and ensure that there is no cash shortage throughout the month. Therefore, we will not be able to give a 3% annual increment on the pension that is being demanded by the veterans.

“We have the responsibility of looking after these soldiers who retire at the age of 35 or 38. We agree to implement the OROP scheme. Pensioners are likely to see a substantial increase in their pensions. But it is impossible to increase the pension each year. Accepting these “unreasonable concessions” will form the basis for others like BSF and CRPF to make similar demands.

“I have, in my mind, an opinion and formula for OROP scheme. Others too will have their own opinions and formulae, but they have to be reasonable and rational criteria. OROP may not be a scheme with monthly or annual revisions,” he said.

Two major obstacles are, one is yearly increment and another issue of base year. There have been several rounds of talks between the official and the protesting veterans on this issues. But all of those have failed.

The pension drawn by soldiers who had retired earlier much less pension, when compared with the pension received by those who had retired recently. Instead of taking into account the calendar year in which the soldier retires, OROP fixes the pension on the basis of the rank and the number of years the soldier had served, to calculate his pension. Any future enhancement in the rates of pension, it would benefit all the ex-servicemen. This is the most important feature of the scheme.

More than 20 lakh veterans and 6 lakh war widows all over the country are hoping that their pensions will be revised based on OROP Scheme effective from 1.4.2014.

Source: 90paisa.org

समझौता जल्द नहीं हुआ तो 4-5 महीने के लिए टल सकता है वन रैंक वन पेंशन

समझौता जल्द नहीं हुआ तो 4-5 महीने के लिए टल सकता है वन रैंक वन पेंशन 

नई दिल्ली, [नितिन प्रधान]। पूर्व सैनिकों की जिद के चलते वन रैंक वन पेंशन का मामला अभी और लटकने के आसार बन गए हैं। अगले तीन चार दिन में अगर इस समझौते पर पूर्व सैनिकों और सरकार के बीच सहमति नहीं बनी तो इस पर अमल चार-पांच महीने तक के लिए और टल सकता है। यदि ऐसा होता है कि इसका सबसे बड़ा नुकसान उन सैनिकों व अधिकारियों का होगा जो सिपाही से लेकर अन्य निचली रैंकों पर रह कर रिटायर हुए हैं। वैसे इस बात पर भी विचार हो रहा है कि सहमति नहीं बनने की सूरत में इसके लिए एक कमेटी का गठन कर दिया जाए।

हालांकि यह भी इसके लागू होने में देरी की एक वजह बनेगी। सरकार और पूर्व सैनिकों के बीच हो रही बातचीत अब मोटे तौर पर एक बिंदु पर अटकी हुई है। वह बिंदु है वन रैंक वन पेंशन लागू होने के बाद इसकी समीक्षा अवधि को लेकर। सूत्र बताते हैं कि खुद प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी इस विवाद को हल करने में रुचि ले रहे हैं। उनके हस्तक्षेप के बाद ही पेंशन की समीक्षा की अवधि को दस साल से घटाकर पांच साल किया गया है। हालांकि नौकरशाही इसे अभी भी तर्कसंगत नहीं मान रही है। लेकिन प्रधानमंत्री की इच्छा को देखते हुए समीक्षा की इस अवधि पर अधिकारियों के बीच सहमति बन गई है। इस आधार पर यदि यह लागू होता है तो सरकारी खजाने से हर साल 8500 करोड़ रुपये अतिरिक्त निकालने होंगे।

सरकार चाहती है कि वन रैंक लागू होने के बाद पेंशन में संशोधन के लिए इसकी समीक्षा हर पांच साल पर हो। जबकि पूर्व सैनिक प्रत्येक वर्ष पेंशन में बदलाव की जिद पर अड़े हैं। उनका कहना है कि हर वर्ष रिटायर होने वाले प्रत्येक रैंक के अधिकारी की पेंशन के मुताबिक रिटायर सैनिकों और अधिकारियों की पेंशन में भी संशोधन हो। जबकि सरकार के उच्च पदस्थ सूत्रों का मानना है कि हर वर्ष इस तरह की समीक्षा करना काफी पेचीदा काम है। इतनी बड़ी संख्या में विविध रैंक वाले पेंशनर्स की पेंशन में हर साल संशोधन करना सरकारी मशीनरी के लिए कई तरह की दिक्कतें पैदा करेगा।

सूत्र बताते हैं कि सरकार इस एक बिंदु के अलावा पूर्व सैनिकों के तकरीबन सभी बिंदुओं पर सहमत है। सरकार इसलिए भी वन रैंक वन पेंशन पर सहमति बनाने की जल्दी में है क्योंकि आने वाले दो चार दिन में ही बिहार के विधानसभा चुनावों की घोषणा हो जाएगी। ऐसे में देश में आचार संहिता भी लागू हो जाएगी। उसके बाद बिहार विधानसभा चुनावों तक सरकार के हाथ बंध जाएंगे। इतना ही नहीं, बिहार चुनावों के बाद तत्काल बाद संसद का शीतकालीन सत्र भी शुरू हो रहा होगा। सत्र शुरू होने के बाद संसद में इसे लेकर सवाल खड़े हो सकते हैं जिसके चलते इसे लागू करना मुश्किल हो सकता है।

सूत्र बताते हैं कि इसलिए सरकार भी चाहती है कि अगले दो तीन दिन में ही पूर्व सैनिकों को कोई रास्ता निकालना होगा ताकि सरकार आचार संहिता लागू होने से पहले इसके अमल की घोषणा कर सके।माना जा रहा है कि यदि बिहार चुनाव की घोषणा तक कोई सहमति नहीं बनती तो सरकार के पास एक और विकल्प होगा कि किसी रिटायर या मौजूदा जज की अध्यक्षता में इस मुद्दे पर एक कमेटी गठित कर दी जाए। यह कमेटी जो तय करेगी सरकार उसकी रिपोर्ट के आधार पर इसे लागू कर सकती है। लेकिन इस प्रक्रिया का भी अर्थ केवल इसके अमल में देरी ही होगा। यह देरी सबसे ज्यादा सिपाही स्तर के पेंशनरों पर भारी पड़ेगी, क्योंकि वन रैंक वन पेंशन पर अमल का सर्वाधिक लाभ इसी स्तर के लोगों को होगा। 1996 से पहले रिटायर हुए सिपाही 2006 के बाद रिटायर हुए सिपाही से 82 फीसद कम पेंशन पा रहे हैं।

जबकि मेजर स्तर के अधिकारियों में यह अंतर मात्र 53 फीसद का है। सूत्रों के मुताबिक अब तक जिन मुद्दों पर सहमति बन चुकी है उनमें वन रैंक वन पेंशन लागू करने की कट आफ डेट है जिसे पहली अप्रैल 2014 माना गया है। यानी इस तारीख से पहले रिटायर हो चुके सभी सैनिकों को इसका लाभ मिलेगा। लेकिन वन रैंक वन पेंशन पर अमल पहली जुलाई 2014 से मान्य होगा। यानी सभी लाभ इस तारीख के बाद से मिलेंगे। इस तारीख ले लागू होने के बाद पूर्व सैनिकों का जितना एरियर बनेगा वह उन्हें चार किस्तों में मिलेगा। लेकिन पूर्व सैनिकों की विधवाओं को यह लाभ एकमुश्त दिया जाएगा। दरअसल वन रैंक वन पेंशन पर दोनों पक्षों की बातचीत में तीन मसलों पर बातचीत अटकी हुई थी। दो मसलों पर अब सहमति बन गई है। केवल पेंशन की समीक्षा पांच साल में हो या हर साल, इसे लेकर पेंच फंसा हुआ है।

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The District Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions and Service Organisations has sought the cooperation and participation of all workers in the 24-hour protest on September 2 (Wednesday).

It also sought the support of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, an affiliate of the RSS, which has withdrawn from the nationwide strike.

Addressing a news conference here on Monday, district convener P.T. Rajan and CITU State vice president T.P. Ramakrishnan said the strike would begin from midnight of September 1 and would conclude at midnight on September 2. Essential services such as water, electricity, milk supply, pharmacies and hospitals, media, and Haj pilgrims had been exempted from the strike.

The protest is not against the Centre but to change its current policies such as stringent anti-labour laws and foreign investment in defence, insurance, and railways. Workers, teachers, employees of the State, Central government departments, quasi-government departments, and banks would take part in the strike.

Mr. Ramakrishnan said the Indian Labour Conference had demanded a minimum wage of Rs.15,000 a month for workers even in the unorganised sector, implementation of social security schemes for workers, and Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Act.

BMS flayed

He flayed the BMS for withdrawing from the strike on flimsy grounds and that too based on a statement of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The Centre had not come to any agreement with the trade unions as propagated by the BMS leadership.

The BMS, which had previously participated in all the protests, had succumbed to the pressure tactics of the Centre and the RSS, Mr. Ramakrishnan said.

He said the strike notice was served on all offices on August 10 and a token demonstration held at 87 centres in the district. Conventions had also been held at 75 grama panchayats, Kozhikode Corporation, and Vadakara and Koyilandy taluks.

Source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/trade-unions-gear-up-for-strike/article7602236.ece