AIBDPA EXTENDS A WARM REPUBLIC DAY GREETINGS TO ALL.
Greece: WFTU, FISE and PAME protested against Imperialistic Interventions and Violence in Yemen
On January 22nd, a delegation of WFTU, FISE and PAME protested against Imperialistic Interventions and Violence in Yemen in front of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Athens, Greece. The delegation submitted a resolution of protest against the Imperialistic crime and in solidarity with the people of Yemen.
Double talk of BJP on FDI
While in opposition BJP was vehemently opposing FDI in retail trade including in multi-brand retail. It organised agitational programmes and opposed in Parliament also.
In power at the centre, it has somersaulted. Now the central cabinet has decided for FDI in retail, both single and multi-brand to the extent of 100%.
The double-face and double talk of BJP has been once again exposed. As in the case of assurance of solving unemployment as also waiving of the loans of the farmers,bringing back the black money stashed to foreign banks and deposit Rs.15 lakh each to all, here also the BJP and NDA have gone back.
People are not fools. After its lackluster performance in the Gujarat assembly elections, BJP has been given a sharp rebuff in the Karnataka panchayath elections.
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT CONVENTION HELD WITH GOOD PARTICIPATION.
Com.V.A.N.Nambbodiri, Advisor inaugurated a well attended Malappuram District Convention at NGO Union hall on 09-01-2018. He explained the efforts and struggles by AIBDPA, BSNLEU and All Unions and Associations for the wage revision and pension revision and appealed to participate in the upcoming agitations in large numbers for the settlement of our genuine demands and to protect BSNL. Com.P.T.A.Rahim presided over the convention. Coms.V.P.Gopidas, Dist President,Com.V.P.Abdulla, Dist Secretary,BSNLEU,Kesavadas, Dist Secretary,CCLU and P.T.Kunhippayi, Circle Org Secretary addressed.Com.VAN was honoured with Ponnada and memento by the District Patrons, Coms.Sankaran Namboodiri and V.P.Sivaraman. Com.M.N.Madhavan, District Secretary had earlier delivered the welcome speech and Com.A.Chelli proposed vote of thanks.
BSNL HAS ENDORSED DPE ORDERS ON IDA FROM 01-01-2018.
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BSNL’S MARKET SHARE RISES TO 10.15% DESPITE CUT THROAT COMPETITION.
BSNL’s market share is 10.15%.
As per the statement of TRAI, as of 31st November, 2017, the total telephone connections in the country stood at 1186.29 million. Out of this, BSNL’s connections were 120.39 million. According to this BSNL’s market share comes to 10.15%, and BSNL is placed in the 5th place according to market share. The market shares of other operators are as follows:-
Bharti Airtel : 24.74% ; Vodafone : 17.80% ; Idea : 16.36% and Reliance Jio : 12.82%
(BSNLEU website)
INDIA’S RICHEST POCKETED 73% OF WEALTH GENERATED LAST YEAR- OXFAM SURVEY.
ACHIEVEMENT OF NERENDRA MODI GOVERNMENT.
India’s Richest 1% Pocketed 73% of Wealth Generated Last Year:- Oxfam survey.
Davos: The wealth that the richest 1% of the country added to its fortune over the past 12 months — a whopping amount of Rs 20.91 lakh crore — was as much as the country’s Budget that year. A new study by Oxfam international on Sunday brought to the fore how this 1% had cornered 73% of the wealth and the income disparity the country experiences.
The study — ‘Reward Work, Not Wealth’ — for which Oxfam reached out to thousands of people across India, also came up with interesting reflections on the prevailing public sentiment just as the Centre is gearing up to present its last full-Budget before the 2019 General Elections.
Over half the people that the survey reached out to said that they would like to see this 1% of India’s rich being taxed more heavily.
Over 73% respondents felt that the gap between the rich and poor needs to be addressed ‘urgently’ or ‘very urgently’ while over 15% of the respondents felt that it was difficult for a person to increase their wealth despite working hard.
Oxfam also came up with several interesting statistics on income disparity after surveying more than 1,20,000 people across 10 countries, including the UK, US, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain and India.
For instance, it states that the top 1% of India bagged 73% of all the wealth generated last year and at the same time, the poorest half of the population, which is made of 67 crore Indians, saw its wealth increase by just 1% over the same period.
The annual Oxfam survey is keenly watched and is discussed in detail at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting where rising income and gender inequality is among the key talking points for the world leaders. Among those participating this year is India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the WEF meeting in Davos, Oxfam India urged the Indian government to ensure that the country’s economy works for everyone and not just the fortunate few.
The study further goes on to claim that the amount that India’s billionaires earned for themselves over the past one year — Rs 4,89,100 crore — is sufficient to finance 85% of all states’ budget on health and education.
Last year’s survey had showed that India’s richest 1 percent held a huge 58 percent of the country’s total wealth – higher than the global figure of about 50 percent.
India’s billionaires have increased their fortunes from Rs 15.77 lakh crore to Rs 20.67 lakh crore in past one year, the study claims.
The crowd of Indian billionaires also includes 17 new entrants, taking the total number of billionaires in India to 101, thus breaching the 100 billionaires’ benchmark for the first time. India had just 9 billionaires in 2000.
But as the rich get even richer, life doesn’t seem to get any better for the working class of the country, the study suggests. Sample this: one in every two workers in India’s garment sector is paid lesser than the minimum wage or the fact that it would take 941 years for a minimum wage worker in rural India to earn what the top executive at a leading Indian garment company earns in a year.
The study further reveals how the global economy enables wealthy elite to accumulate vast wealth even as hundreds of millions of people struggle to survive on poverty pay.
Oxfam India CEO Nisha Agrawal said it is alarming that the benefits of economic growth in India continue to concentrate in fewer hands.
“2017 saw an unprecedented increase in the number of billionaires, at a rate of one every two days. Billionaire wealth has risen by an average of 13 percent a year since 2010 — six times faster than the wages of ordinary workers, which have risen by a yearly average of just 2 percent,” the Oxfam study said.
“In 12 months, the wealth of this elite group has increased by $762 billion. This is enough to end extreme poverty seven times over,” the report goes on to state
COM.KHAGEN DAS PASSED AWAY.
CPI(M) Central Committee member and Chairman of Tripura’s ruling Left Front Com.Khagen Das died of a massive heart attack at Tripura Bhawan, Kolkata on 21-01-2018
He was 79 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
He was a former Tripura state minister and parliamentarian.
AIBDPA pays respectful homage to the departed leader and convey heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and comrades.
BSNLCCWF CEC at Raipur calls for struggle to achieve demands
The CEC meeting of BSNLCCWF was held at Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 13th & 14th January’18, with great enthusiasm. Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF. presided. Com. Dharmadas Mahapatra, State Secretary CITU, inaugurated the CEC meeting. Com.R.S. Bhatt, CS, BSNLEU, Com. S.C.Bhattacharjee, Veteran leader AIBDPA, Com. K. Mohanan, Asstt. General Secy., BSNLCCWF also spoke. Com. Animesh Mitra, Secy. General, placed report and Com Tapas Banerjee, Treasurer, placed the accounts.
The following items were focused and discussed in the meeting by the delegates – Retrenchment of casual/ contract workers, delay in payment of monthly wage, fund curtailment, Rs 18,000/- wage of the casual laborers, Gratuity etc. The meeting with CLC held at New Delhi was reported in the house by Secy. Genl., Com. Animesh Mitra.
After threadbare discussion on the above issues by the delegates and members, a 10 points Charter of Demands was prepared and 5 points Trade Union programmes were announced which were unanimously accepted by the house.
(1) Protest Day on 7th February, 2018, 2) March to CGMT Office on 8th March, 2018, 3) Signature Campaign, 4) Submission of Memorandum to the CMD and CLC, 5) Membership campaign programme, 6) Celebration of Ten Years completion of BSNLCCWF etc.
The CEC meeting has adopted three resolutions e.g. a) extension of full support to the programme of “March to Sanchar Bhawan” by the Unions and Associations of BSNL to be held on 23rd February, 2018 b) Massive campaign amongst the members against the dreadful “FRDI bill”, c) Protest against the decision of the Government to form a “Subsidiary Tower Company”.