Confederation of Central Government employees: PRESS STATEMENT Dated 2nd September 2016

Confederation of Central Government employees: PRESS STATEMENT Dated 2nd September 2016 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...

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2nd September 2016 General Strike - Reflection of Workers Anger

2nd September 2016 General Strike Reflection of Workers’ Anger Hemalata The country wide general strike on 2nd September this year was even bigger and more widespread than that held on the same day last year, as initial reports from all over the country suggest. The country wide general strike this year too was held on the same 12 point charter of demands. The central trade unions claimed a participation of 15 crore workers in the strike last year. The impact of the strike this year was so huge that even before the trade unions made...

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Brief of the second meeting of the Committee on Allowances held today under the chairmanship of Secretary, Finance(Expenditure), Government of India

Brief of the second meeting of the Committee on Allowances held today under the chairmanship of Secretary, Finance(Expenditure), Government of India National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees Shiva Gopal Mishra Secretary No.NC/JCM/2016 Dated: September 1, 2016 All Constituents of National Council(JCM) Dear Comrades! Sub: Brief of the second meeting of the Committee on Allowances held today under the chairmanship of Secretary, Finance(Expenditure), Government of India To obtain the views...

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HRD Ministry may relax norms for opening new KVs

HRD Ministry may relax norms for opening new KVs New Delhi: With land scarcity becoming an issue, the Union HRD ministry is considering relaxing the norms for opening new Kendriya Vidyalaya schools. According to sources, as per the present norms for starting a new Kendriya Vidyalaya school, 10 acres of land is needed in rural areas while 8 acre land is required if the school is to come up in an urban area. For Metros, 4 acres of land is required. “There are sometimes issues related to availability of the land. So it is being considered...

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Pensioners to supervise government jobs recruitment exams

Pensioners to supervise government jobs recruitment exams New Delhi: In a first, the Centre has decided to rope in pensioners to supervise government jobs recruitment exams conducted by Staff Selection Commission(SSC) The SSC, which conducts examinations to select hundreds of candidates for various mid-level central government jobs, has written to Personnel Ministry in this regard. The retired central government employees will be engaged as Inspecting Officers and members of the flying squad for conducting and supervising of examinations...

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