PRESS STATEMENT
Dated 2nd September 2016
The initial report received at the Confederation Central Head Quarters
indicate the participation of about ten lakhs Central Government employees in
today’s nationwide general strike action of the Indian Working Class. Earlier,
endorsing the call of the Central Trade Unions, the Confederation of Central
Government employees and workers had called upon the Central Government
employees to take part in the one-day strike to compel the Government to
withdraw the anti-people and anti-labour neo-liberal policies pursued by the
Central Government.
Offices of the Postal, Income Tax, Ground Water Board, Survey of India,
Geological Survey of India, Printing and Stationery department, Botanical
Survey of India, Indian Bureau of Mines, RMS offices, census department, Indian
Space Research organization, Central Government Health Scheme, Atomic Energy,
Medical Stores depots, Film Institute of India, AGMARK, Indian Council for
Medical Research, Film division and various other autonomous scientific and
research institutions etc. remained closed and the work completely paralysed.
The strike also affected the functioning of various offices of Indian
Audit & Accounts department, Civil Accounts, Central Excise and Customs,
CPWD etc. Total civilian employees of various Defence organisations and Defence
Accounts Departments participated in the strike. The Strike was total in
Kerala, West Bengal, Tamilnadu, Andhra, Telangana, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh,
Odisha, Assam, North Eastern states, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Madhya
Pradesh and 70 to 80% in other states.
The Central Government employees were particularly unhappy over the totally
negative attitude of the NDA Government towards their demands while
implementing 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations. Ban on creation of new
posts, non-filling up of about six lakhs vacant posts, introduction of New
Contributory Pension Scheme, non-regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks and
casual, contract workers, ceiling on compassionate appointments, rejection of
the demand for increase in the minimum wage and fitment formula, reduction in
the percentage of House Rent Allowance, abolition of 52 allowances etc. are
some of the retrograde measures taken by the Central Government.
The Confederation National Secretariat Congratulates the Central Government
employees, who undertook intensive campaign to make the strike a grand success.
The Confederation salutes all its members for their whole hearted participation
in the strike and making it an unprecedented success.
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
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