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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

revolutionary greetings!


Revolutionary Greetings to all comrades! The one day nation-wide strike started at midnight.


History was created in the midnight of 14-15 August 1947, when the tricolour flag was hoisted on the ramparts of the Red Fort by Jawaharlal Nehru indicating the declaration of Freedom of our nation, India, from the clutches of British Imperialism.
History is again created in the midnight of 27-28 February 2012 when the entire working class in India has started the historic one day strike to defend the rights of the common people and the toiling masses and to march ahead for advancing the rights of the workers against the neo-liberal policies of the government which has only made the life miserable to crores of common people.
My Hearty Greetings and Congratulations to all on this historic moment!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

28.FEB.2012 STRIKE

ONE DAY GENERAL STRIKE ON 28TH FEBRUARY 2012
NFPE APPEALS TO ALL LEADERS AND MEMBERS TO MAKE ALL EFFORTS TO MAKE THE 28TH FEBRUARY-2012 ONE DAY GENERAL STRIKE A GRAND SUCCESS IN DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

m.krishnan,SG, NFPE

WFTU supports 28th February Strike

World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), representing trade unions in more than 120 countries, declared its support and solidarity to the One Day Nationwide Strike called by the Central Trade Unions and All India Federations in India.  WFTU  General Secretary George Mavrikose also addressed a letter to Dr.Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, demanding settlement of the workers issues raised by the trade unions.
More and more support from all over India and the world are coming for the success of the 28th February General Strike.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A.I.C. R-III AT KANPUR (U.P.) 3rd to 5th May, 2012

CHQ CIRCULAR-2


No. R-III/Circular-2/2012 Dated 01-02-2012CHQ CIRCULAR-2To All Circle Secretaries, CWC Members & Divisional Secretaries

Dear Comrades,

MAKE THE STRIKE ON 28TH FEBRUARY, 2012 A GAND SUCCSS ENSURE MASSIVE PARTICIPATION OF RMS /MMS EMPLOYEES

As the Central Trade Unions , ITTUC, BMS, AITUC, CITU, HMS, AITUC, UTUC, LPF, SEWA and All Federations and Organisations of Central and State Government Employees , Teachers and Public Sector Undertakings have decided to organize One Day Nation wide Strike on 28th February, 2012. The Postal JCA has decided to join the working class fight against anti people and anti working class policies of the Government. The tour programme of All India Postal JCA leaders and Confederation leaders are enclosed herewith for intensive campaign meetings at various stations. The Charter of Demands is also enclosed. The Divisional Secretaries, Circle Secretaries and All India Office Bearers of the respective Division/Circle will make arrangement to organize the meeting. Members of all Unions should participate in the meetings. Strike Notice and Charter of Demands will be served to Secretary, Department of Posts on 10-02-2012 by JCA leaders. Lunch hour demonstrations should be organized in front of all working places. Confederation CHQ will also serve the Strike Notice to the Cabinet Secretary on 10th February,2012.



A.I.C. R-III AT KANPUR (U.P.):- The 29th All India Conference of AIRMS & MMS Employees Union Group `C` is slated to be held at Bal Bhawan Phul Bagh Kanpur (UP) from 3rd to 5th May, 2012 with Central Committee Meeting on 2nd May and 6th May ,2012, preceding and succeeding days of the Conference. Rs.600/ has been fixed as delegate fee. Notice is under issue. Lodging and Conference Hall are in the premises of the said Bal Bhawan.SOUVENIR:- The Reception Committee of 29th AIC R-III at Kanpur has decided to release a Souvenir to commemorate the occasion. Advertisement form and tariff rate has already been dispatched to all Circle and Divisional Secretaries of our Union. We would request to all Circle/divisional Secretaries to collect maximum advertisement from their respective Circles and Divisions and forward them to the Reception Committee well in advance so as to help the Reception Committee to met the expenditure.Dearness Allowance:- An increase of 7% D.A.for Central Gove, Employees/Pensioners is likely from 58% to 65% w.e.f. 1.1.2012.



ENHANCEMENT OF VARIOUS ALLOWANCE BY 25% from 1.1.2011:- Department of Posts has issued the orders for Enhancement of various Allowances by 25% from 1.1.2011 owing to over 50% increase in the Dearness Allowance. Orders published elsewhere in this issue.

CADRE RESRUCTURING COMMITTEE OF MMS STAFF:- A Committee comprising the following has been constituted to consider cadre restructuring of MMS Staff by the Directorate vide letter No. 01/01/2011-SR dated 20th January, 2012. <!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Ms Sandhya Rani PMG (BD) , Andhra Pradesh Circle –Chairman<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Director (MV) Member –Official Side<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Shri Giri Raj Singh Member –Staff Side<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Shri D. Theagarajan Member –Staff Side Committee will submit its report within three months from the date of formation.As per telephonic message by PA to PMG (BD) AP Circle & Chairperson of the Committee, the Cadre restructuring Committee Meeting of MMS Staff will be held on 23rd & 24th February, 2012CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEE FOR ORGANISANAL RESTRUCTURING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS :- The Postal Directorate has constituted a Committee or organizational restructuring in the Department of Posts under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashutosh Tripathi CPMG M.P. Circle, Dr. Y.P. Rai DDG (RB & Plg),Sh. Salim Haque DDG (P), Sh. V.P. Singh DDG (Estt), Sh. Manish Sinha DDG (PAF) and Ms Kalpana Rajsinghot Director (Estt & DE) are the members and Member Secretary of that Committee. This Committee will submit its recommendations in three months. CHQ R-III calls upon the entirety of RMS and MMS employees to make the One Day Nation Wide Strike on 28th February ,2012 a grand success.With best wishes





Yours comradely,

(Giri Raj Singh) General Secretary

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Network for First Class Mail

Network for First Class Mail


Subject:- Implementation of Redesigned Network for First Class Mail.D.G. Posts No.30-7/2012-D Dated 01-02-2012



The matter relating to restructuring the existing operational network and processing arrangements for First Class mail (Unregistered and Registered) was under consideration at this Directorate as part of the Mail Network Optimization Project. The issue has been examined in detail, and in this context following instructions are issued.2. Under the new operational arrangements, the existing mail offices have been classified into Level 1 (L-1) and Level 2 (L-2) mail offices. There would be 89 L-1 and 244 L-2 mail offices under the new set up. The list of L-1 and L-2 mail offices for First Class unregistered mail is given as Annexure I. The list of L-1 and L-2 mail offices for Registered mail is given as Annexure II.3. The manner of closing of bags between mail offices (handling unregistered and registered mail) would be as follows:-(a) All L-1 mail offices will close direct bags for each other. An L-1 office will also close bags for all L-2 offices as well as delivery post offices mapped/attached to it.(b) All L-2 offices attached/mapped to it an L-1 office can close bags for that particular office. An L-2 office may also close bags for all other L-2 offices mapped to the same L-1 office if the need be. It will also close bags for all delivery post offices mapped to it.( c) An L-2 mail office would not close bags for any other L-1 office to which it is not mapped. Similarly an L-2 office will not close bags for any other L-2 office which is not mapped to the same L-1 office. However, there may be a situation where an L-2 office may require closing bags for an L-1 or L-2 office falling in the same circle or neighbouring circle for transmission advantage. Circles should try to keep this number to the bare minimum to the extent possible. In all such exceptional cases, the circle concerned should furnish the list of such offices and destinations for which bag closing is required and seek approval of the Directorate. 4. A sorting extract based on PIN range for both unregistered and registered mail has been prepared for the purpose of sorting at the mail offices under the new arrangement and the same is being communicated by e—mailto the Circles. The same may be brought to the notice of all concerned. The information on mapping of all delivery post offices to their parent mail offices is also being provided by e-mail.5. In case of metro cities such as Mumbai and Chennai, where more than one mail office are handling unregistered mail, such offices would continue to function as inward/outward /surface/air segments of the L-1 offices as the case may be . Bags for these cities will be closed based on the mode of transport through which they are routed by other L-1 or L-2 offices ( air or surface)6. Post Offices would prepare two kinds of bags (separate for unregistered and registered mail) for their parent mail office (L-1 or L-2 as the case may be), which would be as follows.(a) A bag containing TD mail to be delivered by post offices mapped to the same parent mail office (for unregistered mail)(b) A bag containing non-TD (NTD) i.e. all mail other than TD , to be delivered by post offices not mapped to the same parent mail office (for unregistered mail)( c) A bag containing TD mail to be delivered by the post offices mapped to the same parent mail office ( for registered mail).(d) A bag containing non-TD (NTD) mail, i.e. all mail other than TD, to be delivered by post offices no mapped to the same parent mail office ( for registered mail)(e) Post Offices would continue to retain station article i.e. articles to be delivered from the same post office in case of both unregistered and registered articles.The sorting cases and diagram atL-1 mail offices may be reorganized as follows:-<!--[if !supportLists]-->(a) <!--[endif]-->Type I (For sorting of inbound TD and Local TD mail) : Preliminary and secondary level selections should be provided for (i) inbound/incoming mail received from other L-1 offices and meant for delivery post offices andL-2 mail offices mapped to the L-1 office and (ii) Local TD ( including catchment area of the L-1 office) mail received from all post offices mapped to the L-1 and to be delivered by the delivery post offices mapped to the L-1 office<!--[if !supportLists]-->(b) <!--[endif]-->Type II (Non TD) Preliminary and secondary level selections should be provided for outbound /non-TD mail received from attached post offices and L-2 mail offices of the L-1 office and meant for other L-1 offices as well as L-2 mail offices mapped to the L-1 office under reference.<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]--> The sorting cases and diagram at L-2 mail offices may be reorganized as follows :<!--[if !supportLists]-->(a) <!--[endif]--> Type I (Inbound TD and Local TD) : Preliminary and secondary level selections should be provided for (i) inbound/incoming mail received from parent L-1 office to which the L-2 office is mapped as well as other designated L-2 offices, and meant for delivery post offices mapped to the L-2 officer and (ii) Local TD (including catchment area of the L-2 office) mail received from all post offices mapped to the L-2 and to be delivered by the delivery post offices mapped to the L-2 office.<!--[if !supportLists]-->(b) <!--[endif]--> Type II (Non –TD) Preliminary and secondary level selections should be provided for (i) inbound/non- TD received from attached post offices of the L-2 office and meant for other L-1 and L-2 offices.<!--[if !supportLists]-->(c) <!--[endif]--> At some L-2 mail offices, there could be a situation where only one type of sorting case/diagram is sufficient to incorporate all selections in terms of local TD, inbound TD and non –TD mail . In such cases, only one type of sorting case/diagram should be used.<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]--> The sorting logic/diagram for Type I and II sorting cases described in para 8 above should be redesigned by each mail office based on the average mail volume for various destinations (mail offices and post offices, as the case may be). The destination with relatively higher mail volume should be kept for sorting under preliminary selection. The Circle may note that all mail offices under the new set up are expected to complete sorting for all destinations under two-stage sorting, and therefore, it is important to keep the exceptions mentioned in para 3 © above to the bare minimum.<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->The existing arrangement for bag closing at Business Post Centres (BPCs) and Mail Business Centres (MBCs) handling outward bulk mail would continue for the time being. Instructions in this regard would be issued separately at the later date.<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]--> The new operation network would come into effect from 15th February, 2012. All Circles and APS Directorate may complete action required to migrate to the new network by 14th February, 2012. Receipt of this memo may be acknowledged to Shri M.B.Gajbhiye, ADG (MO) Room No. 337, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001.

(Rishikesh)Director (Mail Management

source:  r3chq.blogspot.com

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Friday, February 3, 2012

Make the 28th Feb. Strike a great success – Com. A.K.P, President, CITU

 


The year that has just gone by, was a tumultuous one with massive upsurges, struggles and movements in various parts of the world. The crisis in the capitalist economy has brought untold miseries to the working population due to continuous attacks on their hard won rights and on their livelihoods. As the world welcomes the New Year 2012, all predictions are that the present crisis situation is bound to continue. None of the ‘pundits’ is expecting any improvement worldwide. On the contrary, many are the predictions of a gloomy future. WORKING PEOPLE’S RESPONSE TO CRISIS Working people all over the world have responded to these crises and attacks with massive strikes and struggles. Though the Arab Spring of the beginning of 2011 created hope for more positive changes, the experiences have been otherwise. Some negative forces have come to the fore in countries like Egypt and Tunisia, and popular struggles are continuing. Libya has seen collateral damages from inhuman attacks by the NATO forces for a regime change. Syria and Iran are the new targets of imperialism. Greece saw as many as seven countrywide general strikes in 2011. The public workers’ strike in Great Britain on November 30 was a historic one, with the participation of more than two million workers. It was after almost 30 years that such a big action took place. There is no country in the developed world where workers and youth had not been in struggles during the year 2011. The “Occupy Wall Street” movement, which began in September 2011, generated a new wave of protest actions in different parts of the word. This movement is significant as its target is the capitalist system itself. Though one cannot be sure of what its future will be, the impact that it has made upon the masses is of crucial importance. The neo-liberal policies thrust upon the masses during the last 20 years have had disastrous impacts on all aspects of life and the resistance is growing. INDIAN SITUATION In India too, people’s resistance to the neo-liberal agenda of the ruling classes, induced by imperialism, has been growing. The year 2011 saw the trade unions unitedly developing resistance that may embrace all sections of the working people. The massive March to Parliament on February 23 was the largest ever mobilisation of the working people in the capital city. The demands, which men and women raised in the streets of Delhi at that time, now echo all over the country in different ways. The platform of united actions has seen further strengthening. All the eleven central trade union organisations came together on September 7, 2011, and all the industrial federations have decided to support the call of the central trade union organisations. The comprehensive charter of demands, which the central trade union organisations have put forward, contains important issues that are connected with the life of all the toiling sections in the country. Issues like price rise, public distribution system, employment, social security, privatisation, minimum wages, the system of exploitation of contract workers, implementation of labour laws and welfare measures and, above all, that of freedom of association and right to collective bargaining are all included in the trade unions’ charter. After the massive and countrywide Jail Bharo agitation on November 8 on these demands, preparations call for the next phase of action has begun. Soon there is going to be a countrywide general strike on February 28, 2012. GENERAL STRIKES IN PAST DECADES The general strike scheduled to take place on February 28 will be the 14th countrywide strike after the government of India embarked on a neo-liberal agenda in the year 1991. However, the trend of united struggle had already begun in the 1980s. India witnessed the first countrywide general strike after independence, on a common charter of demands of the masses in the country, on January 19, 1982. With the workers and employees now preparing for the next strike on February 28, one is reminded of the first countrywide strike and its background. There took place a massive convention of trade unions against price rise and anti-labour policies of the government in Mumbai on June 4, 1981. Leaders and cadre of eight central trade union organisations --- the CITU, AITUC, BMS, HMS, UTUC, UTUC(LS), TUCC and also a section of the INTUC --- and as many as 55 industrial federations participated in this convention led to the formation of the National Campaign Committee (NCC). Here, 3000 delegates who came from all over the country unanimously adopted a charter of demands that included demands pertaining to workers, peasants, agricultural workers and other sections of the toiling people in India. It is important to note here that while that convention was organised by the trade unions, the charter of demands included demands like remunerative prices for agricultural produce, minimum wages for agricultural workers and a comprehensive national legislation for agricultural workers. Other demands related to the public distribution system, need based minimum wages, higher bonus, correction of the faulty consumer price index, recognition of trade unions through secret ballot, unhindered right to collective bargaining and withdrawal of black acts like the National Security Act (NSA). The NCC called for a massive March to Parliament on November 23, 1981. The response to that call was historic and massive, with more than five lakh men and women marching to the Boat Club lawns in the capital. By that time, the government at the centre had promulgated the Essential Services Maintenance Ordinance (ESMO) that aimed at penalising the workers who wanted to struggle against injustices meted out to them by employers and the government. The home ministry of the government of India, in a note on the said ordinance, observed that the industrial climate in the country continued to be characterised by a mainly political trade union movement. B T Ranadive, the then president of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), countered this contention, saying that “The fictitious excuse of trade union rivalries is resurrected when all the central trade unions and federations stand untied to resist the government’s anti-labour policies and the Essential Services Ordinance.” Spontaneous strikes and struggles took place in various states against this ordinance. B T Ranadive thus explained the significance of the massive participation in the November 23 rally: “The mighty demonstration of trade union and working class unity on November 23 constitutes an important event in the country’s trade union movement. Never before had workers and employees from so many industries and concerns, from all states and belonging to so many central trade union organisations and federations, participated in a common demonstration in the capital. The contingents came from all states, from the public and private sector, from railways and defence services, from central and state government organisations, from steel, coal, mining, jute, textile, engineering and other industries. They demonstrated against the anti-labour policies of the Indira (Gandhi) government. They protested against the ESMA and demanded its withdrawal. They raised their voice against high prices on behalf of the entire people and demanded supply of essential goods to the people at cheap prices through the public distribution system. The voice of the united working class was raised on behalf of the peasantry when the trade unions demanded remunerative prices for the peasants’ produce. It was raised on behalf of the monstrously exploited agricultural workers when they demanded a decent wage for agricultural labour. The new awakening among the trade unions was further marked by the participation of a big contingent of working women, carrying their trade union banners.” It was this rally at the Boat Club that called for a countrywide general strike on January 19, 1982. It was resolved that the “only answer to the strike banning should be through a strike.” COUNTRYWIDE PREPARATIONS A massive campaign all over the country, including state and industry level conventions, preceded the rally on November 23, 1981. Various sections of workers and employees --- loco men, LIC, GIC, PSU employees and others --- as well as peasants and agricultural workers in different parts of the country joined the struggle. Peasant organisations had already organised a big rally in Delhi on March 26, 1981. In this background, the call for a strike created enthusiasm among all sections of the people. The organisations of peasants and agricultural workers came out in support of the strike and decided to participate in it. The central and many state governments let loose severe repression on the workers. Thousands were arrested in the days preceding the strike. The strike was fully successful and historic, with the participation of workers from all sectors as well as of peasants and agricultural workers. It resulted in a virtual bandh in many states despite the brutal repression by the governments. Ten people were killed in police firing on the day. In Tamilnadu, three agricultural workers were killed by the police while two were killed in Andhra Pradesh. More than 50,000 persons were sent to jail. The police and hired goons resorted to baton charges and other forms of attack in many centres. Then, began a round of attacks on the people’s livelihood by the government and the ruling classes, who had, by that time reached a clandestine agreement with the International Monetary Fund. But then the workers, peasants and other sections of the people also began their resistance of these policies through militant protests. B T Ranadive and P Ramamurti, the then president and general secretary respectively of the CITU, congratulated the millions of workers who have joined the strike braving barbarous repression and creating history in annals of the trade union movement in the country. An editorial in the February 1982 issue of The Working Class commented that the working class had “smashed political barriers and unitedly launched the strike action not merely on economic demands but on political demands as well – against price rise, anti-labour polices of the government, against Essential Services Maintenance Act and the National Security Act.” The editorial also noted that “the strike gave new dimensions to the working class movement in the country. Championing the cause of the peasantry, the agricultural labourers and the entire people, the working class hit at the basic policies of the government --- pro-feudal, pro-monopolist and pro-multinational --- against deficit-financing and inflation, which are responsible for the spiralling prices heaping miseries on the common people and eroding the very basis of the democratic process.” A CITU general council meeting correctly noted that through united protests, and especially the January 19 strike, the trade unions were realising that they could combat the economic and political policies of the government only on the strength of their class unity. For, questions like rising prices, inflation, deficit financing, imports and exports policy, IMF loan or ESMA and NSA were not matters that could be remedied by a section of the working class alone. On these issues, the working class needed to face the government unitedly as a class. TOWARDS FEBRUARY 28 If we have recalled here the experience of the first strike in 1982, it was to stress the point that the united efforts that had begun in 1982 and continued all through the years of neo-liberal offensive, have to be further strengthened now. The call for the one-day general strike on February 28 has been given by all the eleven central trade unions and supported by all industrial federations. A look at the charter of demands shows the continuity and the necessity to carry the struggle forward. There is also on the horizon the possibility of much larger unity with various other sections. The countrywide strike by retail traders on December 1, 2011, against the government’s decision to allow 51 per cent FDI in the retail trade, is an important step in the struggle against the so called “second generation reforms.” It is to be noted that struggle and concerted political action has forced the government to place this particular decision in abeyance. However, the government of India has enough demonstrated how much it is adamant to go ahead with the next phase of retrograde legislations in the attractive name of ‘reforms.’ These include the insurance, banking and pension sectors. This sets the stage for many more sectoral struggles and campaigns. In this situation, we need to take the message of the general strike, the demands and the importance of unity of central trade union organisations and federations down to every factory, office and work place and also to the masses in general. This is a must in order to make the impending general strike, on the eve of the presentation of the union budget in parliament, a real warning to the UPA government against proceeding ahead with its anti-people policies. The need of the day is to carry forward the banner of united struggles with the urge to rebuff these policies. The need of the day is to make the proposed general strike a great success. ( Com. A.K.Padmanabhan, President, CITU)

17 CPSUs to invest Rs. 1,40,000 crore


         The Central Government has been pressurising the Public Sector units which have surplus cash with them to invest the same. The Prime Minister announced in the meeting of the CPSEs on 31st January 2012 that 17 large Publc Sector Units have committed to invest Rs. 1,40,000 crores in the coming year. This is also one method of getting the surplus cash of PSUs in the market, as part of the neo-liberal policies of the government.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Arrear amount for the loss of one increment, whose DNI falls between Feb-Jun before 6th CPC


Arrear amount for the loss of one increment, whose DNI falls between Feb-Jun before 6th CPC

The approximate arrear amount calculation has been made for the loss of one increment in pre-revised scale, for those date of increment falls between Feb-Jun. The table express the total amount of arrear from 1.1.2006 according to the increment.
This is the general for employees, not included the Overtime, Incentive and other benefits.
INCREMENTHRA
-10%20%30%
75-(3050 – 4590)
16,000
17,000
18,000
100-(4000 – 6000)
20,000
22,000
24,000
125-(4500 – 7000)
26,000
28,000
30,000
150-(5000 – 8000)
31,000
33,000
36,000
175-(5500 – 9000)
36,000
40,000
42,000
200-(6000 – 9500)
42,000
45,000
48,000

AICPIN for the month of December 2011


All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of December 2011.

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of December, 2011 decreased by 2 points and stood at 197(one hundred & ninety seven).
During December, 2011, the index recorded maximum decrease of 8 points each in Ghaziabad and Jamshedpur centres, 7 points each in Mysore, Bokaro and Ranchi Hatia centres, 6 points in 3 centres, 5 points in 3 centres, 4 points in 6 centres, 3 points in 11 centres, 2 points in 18 centres and 1 point in 17 centres. The index increased by 6 points in Coonoor centre, 4 points in Chennai centre, 3 points in Mercara centre, 2 points in 3 centres and 1 point in 2 centres, while in the remaining 7 centres the index remained stationary.
The maximum decrease of 8 points in Ghaziabad and Jamshedpur centres is mainly on account of decrease in the prices of Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, Primary and Middle School Fee and Books, etc. The decrease of 7 points in Mysore, Bokaro and Ranchi Hatia centres is mainly due to decrease in the prices of Rice Wheat, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, Primary and Middle School Fee and Books, Petrol, etc. The increase of 6 points in Coonoor centre is mainly due to increase in the prices of Rice, Maida, Suji, Dairy Milk, Milk (Cow), Tamarind, Tea (Readymade), Sugar, Sweater, Medicine (Allopathic), Medicine (Homeopathic), Bus Fare, Barber Charges, etc. The increase of 4 points in Chennai centre is due to increase in the prices of Dairy Milk, Tea (Readymade), Cigarette, E.S.I. Contribution, Bus Fare, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc.
The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :
1. Ahmedabad – 190
2. Bangalore – 199
3. Chennai – 184
4. Delhi – 182
5. Kolkata – 185
6. Mumbai – 199
The point to point rate of inflation based on CPI-IW(General) for the month of December, 2011 is 6.49% as compared to 9.34% in November, 2011. Inflation based on Food Index dipped to the level of 1.97% in December, 2011 as compared to 7.61% in November, 2011.
The CPI-IW for January, 2012 will be released on the last working day of the next month, i.e. 29th February, 2012.
Source: igecorner.com

An evening at Gandhi Smriti on 30th January - com.van.namboodiri

            Today is, 30th January, the day of Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi. I thought that I will visit the Gandhi Smriti (old Birla Bhawan, where Gandhiji used to stay in Delhi and where he was shot dead) to day. Myself along with my wife went there by the afternoon. The Gandhi Smriti in on the side of the Tees January Marg (named on the day of death of Gandhiji)  a few kilometres away from the Parliament.  But there was difficulty to enter inside, since only pass-holders were allowed. However after a few minutes, we were able to get passes and entered the compound.
             A special commemmorative programme was being held there in memory of Gandhiji. The entire compound was decorated and chairs as well as kambals were arranged for sitting. About 2,000 to 2,500 people were already there, a good majority being children in uniform white dress with Gandhi cap. The stage was aranged near the monument constructed where Gandhiji fell down being shot at. When we entered, Hindu, Christian, Budhist, Parsi, Bahai and Judaism prayers were being sung as also readings from Granth Sahib and Koran. After that eminent Drupad singers sang parayer songs for more than half an hour.In between, Vice-President Shri Hamid Ansari as also Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh came with their families and after paying homage sat along with others till the prayer songs and Ram Dhun was completed.  Till the entire programme, it was calm and quiet. We returned immediately after the programme.While we were returning, my thoughts started going back. Gandhiji upheld lofty ideals and wanted the people to follow his ideals. He died within 6 months of India getting Independence of which he was the undisputed leader. The Congress became the ruling party and held uninterrupted rule till 1977 on its own in a single party rule. Later also, except for some brief periods ,its coalition ruled the country. But what a contrast from the ideal India which was dreamt by Gandhiji and the present India after 65 years of Independence. Not only the Daridranarayanans' condition has not improved, in fact it has worsened. The rich has become richer, the poor the poorer. About 50% of the people are still illiterate. The average income of a person is below Rs. 20. The Government, the leaders of which are claiming to be the followers of Mahatmaji, are claiming that Rs. 26 - 30 is sufficient for a person to live for one day! This government is subsiding the corporates more than the daridranarayanas. Instead of self sufficiency, they are depending upon USA and imperialist countries. The scarce natural resources are gifted to MNCs and big business  almost free. The PSUs are being privatised. Anti-labour laws are being adopted. Is this what Gandhiji dreamt of about a free India? Naturally not.These are not issues which can be just passed off. These are genuine issues of the people of this country. United efforts and struggles to change the system has become very much necessary. The working class, the youth and other sections of the people have to unitedly put their entire efforts for a better India. That will be the best memorial for Gandhiji, the Father of the Nation. 
source: vannamboodiri.wordpress.com