Tamilnadu State AIPRPA SWC at Namakkal - 22,23 August!

Reception Committee with Comrade P.K.Ramasamy District Secretary is all ready to receive the State Working Committee members at Namakkal. Two days SWC will be a fillip for further growth of AIPRPA in Tamilnadu! New District AIPRPA leaders from the second largest city of State 'Madurai' under comrade S.Pandian are attending for first time! Some comrades elected to the post of Divisional Secretaries like comrades Krishnasamy of Pollachi; Kaliyamurthy of Puducherry; Meenakshisundaram of Tuticorin; Vijayakumar of Kancheepuram; Paramasivam of Kallakurichi; Ayyasamy of Perambalur; Jaganathan of Krishnagiri are attending for first time! Veterans from many districts too are attending! It will be a good meeting with purposeful discussion on pensioners issues! Let it be a successful gathering! - KR GS AIPRPA

In aid of Kerala!

Flood Relief Appeal to Kerala 

Unprecedented rains and floods have seriously affected Kerala State consecutively for the second year in a row. Many Districts in Kerala are inundated and the situation is very serious there. Even our AIPRPA Comrades are engaged in relief operations along with the State Government of Kerala. Comrade V.A.Mohanan the State General Secretary of Kerala State Association of AIPRPA has appealed for assistance from all to be directly donated in the Kerala Chief Minister’s Disaster Management Fund. I am reproducing the appeal as it is hereunder. AIPRPA CHQ endorses the appeal of Kerala State AIPRPA and seeks the assistance of all levels of our organization to Kerala at the time of their dire need – KR GS AIPRPA

AIPRPA FLOOD RELIEF TO KERALA

Kerala State have been affected by severe flood havoc during this month (August 2019). The State had been hit by an unpreceded rain and flood last year engulfing life of several people and causing heavy damage.

The present Flood havoc has hit almost all Districts especially the Hilly Districts such as Wayanad, Idukki, Kozhikode, Malappuram & Palakkad. Other districts are also badly affected. More than 111 people have lost their lives due to heavy earth falling and bursting of rocks. All the rivers are over flown. Cochin Airport was closed for days together. Train and bus traffic were paralyzed. Thousands of people were brought to rescue shelters and about 12000 people are still in rescue shelters opened in every Panchayat.

Rescue and relief works are carried under the leadership of Chief Minister and State Government. AIPRPA Workers in the State are also engaged in rescue and relief works. The State Committee have given a call to mobilize maximum amount to The Chief Minister Disaster Management Funds. The Districts level committees of AIPRPA are fully engaged in relief works.

It is requested that possible assistance may be given to console the victims by contributing to Chief Minister's Disaster Management Fund directly or through State organizations.

V. A. Mohanan

State General Secretary

17-08-2019

Pledge of I-Day to safeguard our rights!

1. Pledge of Independence Day!

It is our Independence Day! We salute to all martyrs who did supreme sacrifice to liberate the country from the yolk of British Imperialism. Let us pledge to safeguard our independence more than our lives as it has come under the control of International Corporate World under liberalization era! Our Pension and Social Security rights are under serious attack! Did we got independence to lose all these rights? Let us say loudly that we are 99% and the Government cannot be the representative of 1% Corporates! - KR GS AIPRPA

P4 Dharna a massive success!

Massive Dharna by P4(NFPE) & AIPRPA at Chennai CPMG office! 

Hundreds of P4 comrades and Pensioners of AIPRPA thronged the Dharna Pandal in front of Chennai CPMG office at the call of P4 CHQ supported fully by AIPRPA.

The Programme is presided over by the presidium of comrades G.Sureshbabu  (P4 Circle President) and P.Rajanayagam (State Wkg.President AIPRPA) and anchored by Comrade G.Kannan P4 Circle Secretary. Comrade K.Ragavendran GS AIPRPA inaugurated. Comrades S.Ragupathy (ASG NFPE); A.Veeramani ( CS P3); Paranthaman (CS R4); S.Santhanaraman (State GS AIPRPA) and many other leaders attended at the beginning itself.

The Dharna is for focussing attention on 10 Point Charter of P4 which includes immediate implementation of upgraded pay 3050-4590 to Postman from 1.1.1996 as per DoP orders issued on 23.05.2018. There are important demands like filling up of all vacant posts and removal of technical hurdles to delivery staff caused by new technologies.
- KR GS AIPRPA

Postal Diretorate sorts out the problem of delay in grant of retirement benefits to SC ST employees at the intervention of AIPRPA and Service Organisations! 

The issue was addressed to Member (P) by email by the General Secretary of AIPRPA. The problems faced by retiring SC/ST employees as well as the rules of Road Map to retirement as exhibited in Pensioners Portal were taken to this top Officer's notice. We are happy that the Directorate has acted fast and wrote an urgent DO letter to Chief PMG Tamilnadu Circle to set right the grave problem. Now, all SC ST employees shall receive their terminal benefits including pension without any delay. A genuine issue stands resolved by our efforts and also by the efforts of service unions and Federations. - KR GS AIPRPA

Protest to Central Government move to bring anti-labour laws!

Central Trade Unions agitation in Chennai! 

At the call of 10 Central Trade Unions, a massive protest demonstration and meeting took place opposite to Chennai Chepauk Cricket Grounds today at 4.00 P.M. The protest was against the move of the Central Government to amend labour laws as evinced under the bills moved in Parliament on 23rd July. The hard won rights for job site safety and protection as well as a diluted minimum wage proposal of the Government received severe condemnation. The massive protest demanded for withdrawal of both the anti-labour bills in Parliament. Comrade K.Ragavendran GS AIPRPA participated in this protest rally - KR GS AIPRPA

Confederation Protest Demonstration in Chennai! 

A powerful demonstration took place in Chennai in front of CPMG office today during lunch hour at the call of headquarters to protest against the move of Government to amend the labour laws. Comrade M.Duraipandian organised it and nfpe COC Secretary R.B.Suresh presided. Large number of leaders, office bearers and staff representing various CG unions and Pensioners of AIPRPA took part. Comrades K.Ragavendran GS AIPRPA and M.R.Meenakshisundaram Secretary Chennai District AIPRPA also participated along with many pensioners.