Port Blair, June 11: The National Executive President, Shri Baij Nath Rai & Shri Virjesh Upadhyay, General Secretary, New Delhi alongwith other similarly representative of INTUC, AITUC,CITU,HMS & others met with Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitely on 06 June,2014 for consultation on ensuing Budget. A joint memorandum was submitted to the Finance Minister consisting of three parts i) Problems ii) Area where Budget to be allocated as Labour points of view iii) Resources.
The points discussed were : Control of price rise which is directly heating wages; Fixation of Minimum wages of Rs 15000/-p.m. linked with D.A; Social Security to all as constitutional liability; Redressal of 10 points Charter of Demand pending since last 3 years; Stoppage of FDI in Rail, Defence, Financial Sector, Retail Trade, Education , Health and Media etc; Stoppage of Disinvestment in profit making PSU; Scheme Workers to be regularized as worker under I.D. Act; Expedite Banking negotiations etc.; MGNREGA workers to be engaged in Agricultural production work by redefining section 2 (r) and, increasing Budget as per need; Increasing Social Security Fund to all including Unorganized Social Security Fund; Review of loss making PSU and provide fund for their Revival; Increase fund for skill Development and Employment; Interim Relief for 7th Pay Commission and include Labour Representation in the Commission; Increase suitable fund for Anganwadi and other Scheme Worker by declaring then as worker under I.D. Act; The whole BPL be redefined for providing benefit to poor people and allocating needed fund; Budgetary support for traditional Industry like Jute, Textile, Carpet etc; Income Tax Relief to the tune of Rs 5 Lakh etc.; Increase Taxes on rich people; Increase corporate social responsibility (CSR) by increasing employees share; Bring out BLACK MONEY from within the country; Labour leaders welcome the constitution of SIT for Black Money of outside.
An assurance was made by the Finance minister to take possible issues for consideration in his Budget and also stated that present days are hard and tough days for Indian Economy.
