Dear Comrades,
CONFEDERATION
OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
CIRCULAR
NO. 20 Dated 20th
October,2011
To
All affiliates and through them to
the respective
Circle/State/District/Division/Branch/Unit leaders;
The State/District Committees of
Confederation;
Dear
Comrades,
Movement
against PFRDA Bill;
We send herewith copy of the
letter from the Convenor of the Steering Committee, which of course is self explanatory. The
Steering Committee as you know came into existence as per the decision
taken at the National Convention held at New Delhi to launch programmes of
action against the proposed PRFDA Bill.
In order to establish mass contact with the public at large to elicit
their support for the eventual struggles ahead, the convention had decided to
organise a mass signature campaign. The campaign was to be unleashed in all
States after organising State Convention; March to the Governor's office
etc. The draft for the signature
campaign had also been circulated to be got printed by the respective
affiliates/state Committees. The
signature campaign was meant to elicit the support of the people for our demand
that the Government scraps the bill which has been presented to the Parliament
for deliberation and adoption. We hope
that the petition on which signatures are to be obtained might have been got
printed and circulated amongst mass of the employees. We request you to monitor the progress in
this regard as we have decided to obtain at least 10 million signatures in the
petition to be submitted to the Honourable Speaker on 25th November, 2011. Needles it is to emphasise that without
obtaining the support of the people the struggle against the bill might be
difficult to succeed.
The programme slated for 25th
November is to organise a massive procession and rally before the Parliament and
submit the petition with 10 million signatures to the Honourable Speaker, Lok
Sabha. The demonstration must be
massive, massive and magnificient enough to receive the requisite attention of
the media and the public as also to elicit the attention of the Honourable
members of the Parliament. We must take
efforts to bring to the kind notice of the honourable members of Parliament of
the need to compel the Government to withdraw the ill advised Bill or the same
is voted out. To ensure that, a powerful
and strong movement has to be brought about outside the Parliament. We must bring to the notice of our members
the fact that once the bill is made into law by the Parliament, it would open
the gates for sever attack on the present defined benefit pension scheme. The Govt. Will
be armed with the powers to tinker with the existing pension affecting adversely
the entitlement of pension of the serving employees and Pensioners. Our members who are recruited after. 1.1.2004
have already been excluded from the pension benefit by the Government through an
executive fiat. It is our bounden duty
to fight for them and ensure that they are covered by the defined benefit
pension scheme.
The signature campaign and the
March to Parliament, if organised with dedication will raise the public opinion
against the bill and will pave the way for it annulment. We appeal to you to do everything possible to
make the programme of 25th November, 2011 a grand success and ensure that the
old age security in the form of pension of Govt. Employees is not allowed to be
snatched away to benefit the rich corporate houses and stock market
manipulators. The Steering Committee has
decided to organise a two hour demonstration at all work-spots on the date on
which the Parliament takes the bill for consideration. We expect the bill to come up for
deliberation in the ensuing winter session of the Parliament.
With greetings and with the
fervent belief that you will intensify the mobilisation for making the signature
campaign and march to Parliament programme slated for 25th November, 2011
greatly successful by the participation of the largest number of Central Govt.
Employees.
Yours
fraternally, Sd/- K.K.N.KUTTY Secretary General.