Friday, April 27, 2018

02 Days Annual Conference held at Port Blair


Report on Annual Conference of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands held on 14-15 April, 2018 at Port Blair

DAY – 1 (Inaugural Session)

The two days’ Annual Conference of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands began with its inaugural session at Kerala Samajam, Port Blair on 14.04.2018. Shri Giriraj Singh, Vice President, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi inaugurated the Conference. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Giriraj Singh criticized the present government’s retrograde policy to downsize the government sector by abolishing around 05 lakh posts in various departments in the country. He discussed in detail about the Confederations fight for various genuine demands of the government employees which include Revision of Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula, Repealing of NPS and introduction of Old Pension Scheme, removing the 5% ceiling in compassionate appointments, do away with the ‘Very Good’ condition in MACP etc., He urged upon the government employees to stand united in support with the Confederation for achieving the demands and fight against the anti-employee attitude the government. He also assured support from Confederation in the struggles of employees under A & N Administration.

Earlier, welcoming the gathering, Shri Raj Kumar Saw, Chairman, Reception Committee enlightened about the glorious history of the NGOs’ Association and the struggles made by the leaders like Com. PKS Prasad for the benefits being enjoyed by the employees of these islands. Shri K.G.Das, Former General Secretary of the Association; Shri B.Chandrachoodan, General Secretary, CITU; Shri D.Ayyappan, General Secretary, A & N Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association; Shri S.P.Kalairajan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU and Shri Anadi Bhattacharjee, Secretary, P-IV AIPEU also spoke on the occasion. The Association also honoured 03 former leaders Shri Raj Kumar Saw, Shri A.Adaikkan and Shri Mohammed Ali and a senior office bearer Shri D.N.Banerjee by presenting mementos in the memory of former leader of the Association Shri B.L.Banerjee. A small cultural programme was also presented by children in the beginning. Smt Suma Nair, Joint Secretary, Reception Committee expressed vote of thanks.

DAY – 2 (Delegate Session)
The Delegate Session of the Annual Conference of the Non-Gazetted Government Officers’ Association was held on 15th April,2018 at Kerala Samajam Hall, Port Blair. The session started with the address by Shri P.Sathyapal, President of the Association.In his presidential address he recalled the struggles made by the leaders of the NGOs’ Association like Com.P.K.S.Pkirasad for the facilities which are being enjoyed by the government employees now. He also urged the employees to fight against the growing trend of mass privatization and outsourcing of services. The Delegate Session, at the outset, paid homage to the memory of trade union leaders and other government employees, who passed away during the period since last Conference in April, 2017. Thereafter, Shri T.S.Sreekumar, General Secretary presented the working report of the Association for the last one year while Shri D.S.Clement Stephen, Finance Secretary of the Association presented the Audited Accounts. General Secretary’s report contained an overview of the International, National, Local situations and details of the programmes conducted by the Association during the intervening period. Delegates from various Branches and Sub-Committees actively participated in the discussion on the General Secretary’s Report and Audited Accounts which were later on adopted unanimously. The draft resolutions on various issues and problems affecting the government employees were presented in the meeting which was adopted after addition of various other resolutions made by the delegates during the discussion. About 100 delegates and observers from various outstations and Port Blair/South Andaman, representing thousands of employees, attended the Delegate Session.   A presidium comprising Shri Santosh Kumar Roy, Shri D.N.Banerjee and Smt. Suma Nair conducted the proceedings of the Delegate Session.
Addressing the Conference, Shri Giriraj Singh, Vice President, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi while clarifying the doubts which were raised by the delegates, urged upon the govt. employees to be united for the fight against the anti-working class policies of government. He also highlighted various important demands which are being raised by the Confederation with the Govt. of India and expressed happiness over the successful conduct of the Annual Conference in a democratic manner. The conference also adopted an amendment in the rules of the Association in regard to the monthly subscription collected from the members. Shri Sasi Kumar, Secretary, Reception Committee proposed Vote of thanks. 





Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Annual General Body meeting of Rangat Branch



The Annual General Body meeting of the Rangat Branch of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association was held on 02.04.2017 at Panchayat Samiti Hall, Rangat. The meeting was presided by Shri. V.Adiakkan,Vice-President of the Branch. Addressing the General Body as Chief Guest Shri Lochan Singh, Vice Principal, GSSS Sabari, recalled the contributions by NGOs’ Association for the welfare of Govt. employees as well as general public.  Shri Harish Chandra Rai, Vice Principal, GSSS Bakultala, who was the Guest of Honour in the meeting, exhorted employees to work sincerely to provide efficient service to general public.  Earlier, inaugurating the General Body, Shri T.S. Sreekumar, General Secretary of the Association explained in detail about the ongoing struggles all over the country for the settlement of various demands. Shri Suresh Kumar, Secretary of the branch presented the working report and Shri Natarajan, presented the finance report. Shri S.N. Mishra, Vice President, Shri D.N. Banerjee, Vice President and Shri R. Surendran Pillai, Assistant General Secretary also spoke. The meeting adopted several resolutions which include, (i) sufficient supply of treated water (ii) Godown facility and Regular supply of LPG (iii) immediate renovation of dilapidated residential quarters (iv) immediate construction of a working women’s hostel (vi) Night service of STS bus (vii) improvement of BSNL service (viii)  Posting of sufficient  Doctors, providing Ultra Sonography and CT Scan facility at CHC, Rangat. The meeting re-elected Shri.V.Adaikkan as Vice President. Shri. Natarajan, elected as Secretary and Shri. Ali Akbar as Treasurer. A large number of employees of Rangat area attended the meeting.


Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2017

Annual General Body meeting of Mayabunder branch



The Annual General Body meeting of the Maybunder Branch of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association was held on 01.04.2017 at Labour Welfare Center, Maybunder. The meeting was presided by Shri.P.Jay Murthy, out-going Vice-President of the Branch. Inaugurating the Annual General Body, Shri S.N.Mishra, Vice President recalled historical struggles made by the Association for the fulfilment of various demands of Government employees and workers of this remote territory of the nation. Addressing the General Body, Shri.T.S.Sreekumar, General Secretary of the Association explained in detail the ongoing struggles all over the country for the settlement of 21-Point Charter of Demands placed before the Govt. of India by the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi. Earlier, the working report of the Branch was presented by Shri.Jagat Ram Barraik, Secretary and Finance Report by Shri M.C.Prasanna Kumar. The meeting adopted several resolutions in the meeting which include various issues like (i) sufficient supply of treated water (ii) Regular supply of LPC (iii) immediate renovation of dilapidated residential quarters (iv) timely and transparent allotment of government quarters (v) posting/regular visit by Specialized doctors at Dr.Rajendra Prasad District Hospital, Mayabunder. The meeting elected Shri.M.C.Prasanna Kumar as Vice President. Shri.Jagat Ram Barraik re-elected as Secretary. Shri.Y.Sitaramaiah has been elected as Treasurer.

Annual General Body meeting of Billyground Branch



The Annual General Body meeting of the Billyground Branch of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association was held on 31.03.2017 at Billyground. Inaugurating the meeting Shri S.N.Mishra, Vice President of the Association called upon the employees to be united in the struggle for the settlement of local issues and other issues related to Central Government employees. Shri T.S.Sreekumar, General Secretary of the Association explained in detail the ongoing struggles all over the country for the settlement of 21-Point Charter of Demands placed before the Govt. of India by the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi. Shri D.N.Banerjee, Vice President, Shri R.Surendran Pillai, Asst. Gen. Secretary of the Association and S.R.Mirdha, Organising Secretary of the Branch also spoke on the occasion. Earlier, Shri Subhankar Bawali, Secretary of the Branch presented the working report and Shri Bijoy Mandal, Treasurer presented the audited accounts in the meeting. The meeting adopted several resolutions in the meeting which include various issues like (i) Shortage of teachers & MTS staff in schools (ii)Delay in confirmation, MACP & promotion to teachers and other govt. employees (iii) Better facilities at PHC Billyground (iv) Regular supply of LPG in Billyground area (v) Establishment of Primary School in Shantipur etc. The meeting re-elected Shri Satyaban Gain and Shri Subhankar Bawali as Vice President & Secretary of the branch respectively.

Brief of the meeting held with the Cabinet Secretary

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Source: Confederation blog

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