Interim Relief and Merger of
DA Issue- Holding of National Convention of the National
Council(JCM)(Staff Side) 11th December, 2014.
National Council (Staff Side)
Joint Consultative Machinery for central Government Employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New DelhI — 110001
E Mail : nc.jcm.np@gmaii.com
Ref. No.NC-JCM/2014/SC
All Constituent Organisations,
National Council(JCM)
Dear Comrades,
Sub: Holding of National Convention of the National Council(JCM)(Staff Side)
As you are aware, the Staff Side, JCM National Council had, as desired by the 7th CPC, submitted a separate memorandum on Interim Relief and Merger of DA,
copy of which had also been sent to the Finance Ministry. During the
Informal Discussions the Staff Side had with the Pay Commission, they
had assured us to take up the issue with the Government seeking
amendment to the Terms of Reference to enable them to act upon our
memorandum. We have received reply from the Finance Ministry, which is
indicative of a refusal of both the demands. The NDA Government has
adopted the same plea made by the UPA II Government to reject our
demands. The 7th CPC have so far not communicated to us, the decision
they have taken on our memorandum.
From the steps so far taken by the BJP
Government, it is unambiguous that they would be pursuing the
neo-liberal economic policies with much more intensity than even the UPA
Government. Having got a clear majority in the Parliament, they would
be able to push through necessary legislations to pursue reforms.
The outsourcing of Railway functions, privatization of Defence
manufacturing Units, increased FDI inflow in various core sectors of
economy, dismantling of the administrative price mechanism,
de-nationalization efforts in the Banking, Insurance and Coal Sectors
and above all the adherence to New Contributory Pension Scheme are some
of the bold anti worker steps taken by the new Government.
The matter of fact approach and urgency
which was visible in the initial days of the 7 th CPC appears to have
vanished. It is a matter of pride for all of us that we could submit our
final memorandum on common issues to the Commission within the
stipulated time frame. We are also happy to note that almost all service
organizations of Central Government employees have endorsed our
formulations on the wage structure and other service benefits. It is
also a fact that all these organizations have submitted their memoranda
on department-specific issues before 31st July, 2014. Despite having
received such large number of memoranda, the 7thCPC has so far not
commenced taking oral evidence giving an indubitable impression that the
Commission might not be able to submit its report within the stipulated
time of 18 months.
All these issues came up for the consideration of the members of the
Staff side when they met a few days back. The unanimous opinion was to
pursue the issues through organizational methods. Accordingly, it was
decided to hold a National Convention, eliciting the participation of
the representatives of all Service organizations participating in the
JCM to discuss the emerging situation and decide upon future course of
action. Incidentally, we must mention that the JCM conceived as a
negotiating forum has been made ineffective by the Government over the
years by not convening its meetings periodically.
The National Convention will be
held at MPCU Shah Auditorium, Sree Gurjarathi Samaj, Raj Niwas Road,
Civil Lines(Opposite Civil Lines Metro Station), Delhi, on 11th
December, 2014. The Convention will commence at 12 Noon and
will be concluded by 4.00 PM. 740 delegates will participate in the
convention, of which 370 shall be Railwaymen(AIRF and NFIR), 150 will be
Defiance Civilian employees (AIDEF and INDWF) and the rest 220 will be
represented by other Central Government employees (Confederation of
Central Government employees and workers). The participating
organizations will issue separate circular letter indicating the number
of delegates of each Branch/Unit, Divisions/Zones,Circles/States, and
affiliates may deploy to the Convention.
The Staff side will meet again to
finalize the draft declaration to be placed before the Convention for
discussion and adoption. The date and venue of the meeting will be
intimated in due course.
With greetings,
Comradely yours
Sd/-
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Secretary(Staff Side)
NC/JCM & Convener
