Letter Box Garden

Courtesy : The Samaj, April 30.2012

May Day Greetings

  Is the day to salute pioneers, martyrs and the workers who have braved the trials and tribulations and resolve to unitedly continue the long march towards the total liberation of the working class from the chains that bind them (i.e.) the exploitation.

      On 1st May, 1886 the fourth convention of the Federation of organised Trade and Labour Union of the United States adopted a resolution demanding that eight hours only will constitute a day's legal labour.

      On May 4th, 1887, a demonstration was held at Hay Market Square (Chicago-USA) to protest against the brutal attack of the workers of MC, Cormack Reaper Works on 3rd May 1887. The police fired and killed. Blood flowed freely on the streets. The Red (Blood) flag was then hoisted as the flag of the working class. August Spice Engels, Fischer and Persons the Workers' leaders were trailed and sent to the gallows on 11th November 1887. August spice who mounted the gallows declared:

      "My defence is your accusation, the causes of my alleged crime your history. I say If death is the penalty for proclaiming the truth, I will profoundly and defiantly pay the cost price. Call your hangman."

      The heroes who mounted the gallows also declared:

      "The time will come when our silence will be more eloquent than our speeches."

      We have a lofty and great objective of eliminating, extinguishing and ending exploitation in any form or manner.

      In memory of these May Day Martyrs, all over the world, the working class observe the day as the 'Workers Day'. The first May Day was celebrated in 1890 in many countries of the world.

      May Day

--    The day of the working class of all claims and countries!

      On this Day let us resolve and act-

--    To end all that endangers and erodes the weapons of the working class

--    To efface and exterminate from this earth every trace of exploitation of the working class!

--    To react, resist, rebel, and revolt against all that imposes and defends exploitation!

     

DEFEAT AND DESTROY EVIL

DEATH TO THE EXPLOITATION.

DESTINY WE WILL DETERMINE.

DOOMS DAY SOON FOR ENEMIES.

OBSERVE 1ST MAY AS MAY DAY BY ORGANISING GATE MEETINGS, RALLIES ETC. AT ALL WORK SPOTS

An historian has recorded that workers of the 1880s "smoked 'Eight Hour Tabacco', Purchased 'Eight hour shoes', and song the 'Eight Hour Song':

"We mean to make things over;

We tried to tool for naught.

But bare enough to live on;

Never an hour for though.

We want to feel the sunshine;

We want to small the flowers;

We're sure that God has willed it;

And we mean to have eight hours.

We' are summoning our forces from

Ship yard, shop and mill

Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest,

Eight hours for what we will."

                                                                             Courtesy : aipeup3chq.blogspot.com

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Goverment Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in pre-revised scale of 5th CPC w.e.f. 01.01.2012

To view the complete order F.No. 42/13/2012- P&PW(G), dated 30th April, 2012, please click here

Increased CPI for Industrial Workers

             The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has informed the Lok  Sabha  that the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment compiles Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Industrial Workers with base 2001=100 and Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Labourers with base 1986-87=100.

                 According to the information furnished by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the Central Statistics Office has released a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) on 18^th February, 2011 with 2010 = 100 as the base year. The new index covers both rural and urban areas.

                 The CPI for Industrial Workers, Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (of Labour Bureau) reflect change in price level of goods and services consumed by these population segments. The new series (of Central Statistics Office) is broad based and covers the entire rural and urban population.In the new series compiled by Central Statistics Office, the consumption patterns have been derived from the results of the Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office during 2004-05. All India weights for Rural, Urban and Combined used in the survey are given in Annexure-I. Food group weights in all-India CPI (Rural), CPI (Urban) and CPI (Combined) are 59.31%, 37.15% and 49.71% respectively. Remaining weights are for non-food groups i.e. housing, fuel & light, clothing & footwear and miscellaneous group.

                 The CPI for Industrial workers (of Labour Bureau) with base 2001=100 has shown an increasing trend for last 6 months i.e. during September, 2011 to February, 2012. The reason for this trend is the rise in the prices of Oils & Fats, Meat, Fish & Eggs, Milk & Products, and Other Food Items. Apart from Food group, other groups like, Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants, Fuel & Light, Clothing, Bedding & Footwear, Housing and Services like, Medical Care, Transport & Communication, Personal Care & Effects, and Others have also contributed to the increase. A statement showing All India Group/Sub-Group wise CPI numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 for the period September, 2011 to February, 2012 is given at Annexure-II.

          The Minister was replying to a written question whether a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) is being prepared by the Government; the additional benefits of this system is estimated to yield; the extent of representation each factor would be given in the new CPI and the basis thereof; whether the CPI for industrial workers has shown increasing trend  during the last six months; and the reasons therefor?

ANNEXURE-I

New series of Consumer Price Index (CPI)  - All India weights
Sub-Group/Group	Rural	Urban	Combined    (Rural + Urban)
Cereals and products	19.08	8.73	14.59
Pulses and products	3.25	1.87	2.65
Milk and milk products	8.59	6.61	7.73
Oils and fats	4.67	2.89	3.90
Egg, fish and meat	3.38	2.26	2.89
Vegetables	6.57	3.96	5.44
Fruits	1.90	1.88	1.89
Sugar etc	2.41	1.26	1.91
Condiments and spices	2.13	1.16	1.71
Non- alcoholic beverages	2.04	2.02	2.03
Prepared meals etc	2.57	3.17	2.83
Pan, tobacco  and Intoxicants	2.73	1.35	2.13
Food, beverages and tobacco	59.31	37.15	49.71
Fuel and light	10.42	8.40	9.49
Clothing and bedding	4.60	3.34	4.05
Footwear	0.77	0.57	0.68
Clothing, bedding and footwear	5.36	3.91	4.73
Housing	-	22.53	9.77
Education	2.71	4.18	3.35
Medical care	6.72	4.34	5.69
Recreation and amusement	1.00	1.99	1.43
Transport and communication	5.83	9.84	7.57
Personal care and  effects	3.05	2.74	2.92
Household requisites	4.48	3.92	4.30
Others	1.12	0.99	1.06
Miscellaneous	24.91	28.00	26.31
All Groups	100.00	100.00	100.00

ANNEXURE-II

Statement showing All India Group/Sub-group Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100  for the period September, 2011 to February, 2012.

	Group/Sub-group	Sep` 2011	Oct` 2011	Nov` 2011	Dec` 2011	Jan` 2012	Feb` 2012
	Food Sub-Groups
(a)	Cereals & Products	185	186	187	186	186	186
(b)	Pulses & Products	221	227	226	225	225	224
(c)	Oils & Fats	230	229	227	229	239	241
(d)	Meat, Fish & Eggs	240	242	246	247	252	252
(e)	Milk & Products	212	215	216	219	219	221
(f)	Condiments & Spices	236	239	235	222	211	204
(g)	Vegetables & Fruits	221	232	224	186	179	187
(h)	Other Food	197	199	202	205	205	206
I-A	FOOD GROUP	209	212	212	207	206	207
I-B	PAN, SUPARI, TOBACCO & INTOXICANTS	193	195	196	198	200	201
II	FUEL & LIGHT	190	192	192	194	196	198
III	HOUSING	223	223	223	223	231	231
IV	CLOTHING, BEDDING & FOOTWEAR	155	157	158	159	160	161
	Miscellaneous Sub-groups
(a)	Medical Care	165	166	166	174	175	175
(b)	Edu. Rec. & Amusement	153	153	149	144	144	144
(c)	Transport & Communication	193	195	196	198	199	199
(d)	Personal Care & Effects	161	163	164	166	168	168
(e)	Others	178	180	181	182	183	184
V	MISCELLANEOUS GROUP	169	170	170	171	171	172
	GENERAL INDEX	197	198	199	197	198	199

 Source : PIB release, April 30, 2012

Radiation Tags for Cell Phones

All cell-phones would soon be carrying radiation tags. All the indigenous manufacturers have been instructed to display Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) value on the mobile handsets on or before 1st September 2012.

Giving details in Rajya Sabha on Friday, the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sh Milind Deora said the Department of Telecommunications has adopted SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) level for mobile handsets as 1.6 Watt/Kg, averaged over a mass of 1 gram of human tissue. On 25th January 2012, all the indigenous manufacturers have been instructed to make necessary changes in the design, software and packaging in compliance with these instructions by 01.09.2012.

Shri Deora said, to regulate indigenous as well as imported mobile phones, Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) has been requested to frame standards for all mobile phones under the BIS Act 1986. All cell phone handsets sold in the marked in India will comply with relevant Bureau of Indian Standard’s (BIS) benchmark. 

Source : PIB Release, April 30, 2012

CCS (LTC) RULES, 1988 - RELAXATION FOR TRAVEL BY AIR TO VISIT NER.

            Copy of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training O.M. No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A) dated 20^th April, 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 - Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER.

            The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department O.Ms of even No. dated 02.05.2008 and 20.04.2010 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the relaxation for LTC travel to visit North Eastern Region under CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988 contained in the O.M. dated 02.05.2008 is extended further for two years beyond 1^st May 2012.

2.         Hindi version follows.

Sd/-

(B. Bandyopadhdyay)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Tel:23040341.

All-India Consumer Price Index Numbersfor Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of March 2012

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of March, 2012 increased by 2 points and stood at 201 (two hundred one).

                                During March, 2012, the index recorded maximum increase of 7 points each in Bhilwara, Vijaywada  and  Salem centres, 6 points each in Belgaum, Ajmer, Ghaziabad and Mundakkayam centres, 5 points in 3 centres, 4 points in 6 centres, 3 points in 12 centres, 2 points in 19 centres and 1 point in 19 centres. The index decreased by 2 points in Tripura centre and 1 point each in Darjeeling, Sholapur and Puducherry centres, while in the remaining 8 centres the index remained stationary.

            

                  The maximum increase of 7 points each in Bhilwara, Vijaywada  and  Salem centres is mainly due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Groundnut Oil, Poultry (Chicken), Vegetable & Fruit items, Bidi, Cigarette, Dhoti (Cotton), Saree (Synthetic), Shirting Cloth (Synthetic), Trouser Cloth (Synthetic), Medicine (Allopathic), Toilet Soap, Tailoring Charges, etc. The increase of 6 points each in Belgaum, Ajmer, Ghaziabad and Mundakkayam centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Groundnut Oil, Milk (Buffalo), Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), Snack (Sweet), Snack (Saltish), Firewood, Saree (Synthetic), Toilet Soap, Tailoring Charges, etc. The decrease of 2 points in Tripura centre is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Onion, Vegetable items, Sweater, etc.

                  The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :

1. Ahmedabad	201		4. Delhi	185
2. Bangalore	206		5. Kolkata	190
3. Chennai	187		6. Mumbai	204

                     The point to point rate of inflation based on CPI-IW(General) for the month of March, 2012 is 8.65% as compared to 7.57% in February, 2012. Inflation based on Food Index attained the level of 8.16% in March, 2012 as compared to 5.08% in February, 2012.

                 

                       The CPI-IW for April, 2012 will be released on the last working day of the next month, i.e. 31st May, 2012.

 Source : PIB