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CITU plans to intensify agitations for achieving demands of workers
CITU plans to intensify agitations for achieving demands of workers

The Hindu

time3 days ago

  • Politics
  • The Hindu

CITU plans to intensify agitations for achieving demands of workers

The CITU district committee has resolved to intensify the agitation for achieving the demands of workers of various sectors, particularly those from Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), scheme workers, implementation of minimum wages and revival of the old pension scheme. The two-day district conference of CITU concluded, here, on Sunday (July 27), where delegates reviewed the activities undertaken by the union in the last three years. Briefing media persons on the deliberations of the district meet, here on Monday (July 28), CITU district general secretary R. K. S.V. Kumar explained that the participants at the conference discussed the agitations undertaken during the period, including the ones taken up for protection of VSP and for reinstatement of contract workers, whose services were terminated, the Anganwadi workers strikes, which went on for 24 days, ASHA workers, Midday Meal workers, against privatisation of Golden Jubilee Hospital (GJH) of Visakhapatnam Port, for revival of the Building Construction Workers Welfare Board. The union had also fought for payment of ₹26,000 as minimum wage, provision of job security, regularisation of contract and outsourcing workers, and a general strike was observed on July 9 demanding withdrawal of the four Labour Codes, which were detrimental to the interests of workers. The conference has resolved to intensify these agitations further for the achievement of the demands of the workers. The conference unanimously elected a new body with 26 executive members and another 106 council members. K.M. Srinivasa Rao and R. K. S. V. Kumar were elected as president and general secretary respectively, and Jyothi was elected treasurer. A district-level seminar on the demand for withdrawal of the proposal to install smart meters would be held at Alluri Vignana Kendram on July 29. A dharna would also be held at the AP EPDCL Office on the same day. The 18th national conference of CITU is scheduled to be organised for the first time in the city, on December 4. CITU secretaries P. Mani and K. Chandrasekhar were present at the press conference.

Implement promises made in Reorganistion Act
Implement promises made in Reorganistion Act

Hans India

time21-06-2025

  • Politics
  • Hans India

Implement promises made in Reorganistion Act

Visakhapatnam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should fulfill promises made in the AP Reorganisation Act 2014, demanded Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee chief YS Sharmila. At a media conference organised here on Friday, she stressed that it has been over a decade since Narendra Modi government assured to implement provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act, but they were yet to be implemented. Emphasising that the people of Andhra Pradesh feel neglected, Sharmila wondered how the Prime Minister could visit AP without any trace of reluctance. Despite cases filed against him, Sharmila criticised that it was very apparent that YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was walking scot-free. 'It is because Jagan is Modi's adopted son. The PM not only supports Jagan in Vivekananda Reddy's murder case but also in every other aspect,' the APCC chief alleged. Reiterating that it has been a decade since the Prime Minister assured to implement the promises made in the AP Reorganisation Act, Sharmila questioned, 'What happened to the Special Category Status (SCS) announced for AP in Tirupati.' Modi cheated on AP people without according the status to the State. Both Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan have been extending support to Modi despite the betrayal the AP people faced. 'The Prime Minister cheated on the Polavaram project too. He had killed the project by reducing the height of it. By cutting down the height of the project, it cannot be termed as Polavaram project but a barrage,' she expressed anger. Even in the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant issue, the APCC chief stated that Modi cheated on it as well. Maintaining that the Centre is not focusing on privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant at the moment, the Modi government is weakening the plant by removing 4,000 workers from it, she said. 'What's the need of building a capital city mobilising loans. Also, there is no special package for North Andhra as promised earlier. With so many issues to look into, is it really required to celebrate Yogandhra now,' Sharmila asked. Terming Jagan's recent press meet statements as indecent, Sharmila expressed disgust over Jagan's provocative statements like 'Narukutam', 'Samputam' and 'Battalu Udadeestam.'

Extract public commitment from Modi on continuing VSP in the public sector, CPI(M) tells Naidu, Pawan
Extract public commitment from Modi on continuing VSP in the public sector, CPI(M) tells Naidu, Pawan

The Hindu

time20-06-2025

  • Politics
  • The Hindu

Extract public commitment from Modi on continuing VSP in the public sector, CPI(M) tells Naidu, Pawan

A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Visakhapatnam to participate in the International Day of Yoga celebrations on Saturday (June 21), the CPI(M) on Friday demanded that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan secure a clear public commitment from him that the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) would remain in the public sector. Addressing the media in Vijayawada, party State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao expressed concern over the uncertain future of the steel plant, citing widespread fears over privatisation. The lion's share of the ₹11,400 crore revival package allocated by the Union government was used to repay debts and taxes and the remaining for operational needs such as salaries, machinery, and raw materials, he said. 'The package is an illusion meant to mislead the people. Thousands of employees have already lost their jobs, and now the plant faces the threat of privatisation. The BJP, the TDP, and the JSP have all misled the people in the name of a revival package. The recent allocation of mines and port access to the Mittal Group indicates backdoor privatisation efforts,' Mr. Srinivasa Rao said. He also criticised the government's expenditure of ₹70 crore on yoga promotion programmes, calling it wasteful at a time when basic needs like food, shelter, and employment remained unaddressed. 'Millions already practice yoga individually. What people need is not mass yoga shows, but job security and livelihood support,' he said, adding that the funds should have been spent on improving children's nutrition. Mr. Srinivasa Rao also raised doubts about the authenticity of the government's claim that two crore people had registered themselves for the yoga programme. 'The registrations are largely bogus. Even my name has been listed without consent. This is all done to chase a Guinness record,' he alleged, presenting documents to support his claim. Party Central Committee member D. Rama Devi condemned the recent incident in Kuppam where a woman had reportedly been tied to a tree and beaten by a moneylender. 'This is the reality of women empowerment under this government,' she said.

RINL-VSP issues second VRS offer to downsize staff further
RINL-VSP issues second VRS offer to downsize staff further

The Hindu

time20-06-2025

  • Business
  • The Hindu

RINL-VSP issues second VRS offer to downsize staff further

The Rashtirya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), has issued the second notification on the Voluntary Retirement Scheme, as part of its objective of rationalising manpower, achieving optimum human resource utilisation, cost reduction and improved productivity. As per a circular, employees who have completed at least 15 years of service in the RINL and have attained the age of 45 are eligible to apply for the VRS-2 in online mode by July 15. The window for the withdrawal of applications will remain open until July 18. 'At least 700 employees, some of them rejected in the VRS-1 process, have applied for VRS-2. Many of them do not want to work in the current condition of the plant. In the VRS-1 process, applications of about 400 employees were rejected,' said an RINL-VSP official, on the condition of anonymity. According to sources, when the strategic sale of the steel plant was announced by the Centre in the 2020-21 financial year, there were about 17,000 regular employees and 15,000 contract employees, totalling 32,000. By March 2025, the total regular employees of the plant were 12,116, of which 3851 were executive and 8265 were non-executive. As on August, 2025, the total regular employees will be 10,267. These will include 3,083 (J-0 to E-9 grade) executives. There will be no employees in the grades E-0 and E-9. Similarly, the number of non-executive employees will be 7,184 (S-1 to S-11). There will be only two employees in the grade S-1. Therefore, the number of total regular employees will come down from 12,116 in March to 10,267 in August. The number of employees who have left the plant is 1,849, including 1,100 VRS-1 confirmed staff. Apart from this, at least 50 to 100 employees superannuate every month. In August 2025, a total of 92 employees, including 37 executives and 55 non-executives, will retire. From August 2025 to June 2026, a total of 764 employees, including 202 executives and 562 non-executives, will retire. In June 2026, a total of 125 employees will retire. At least 12 to 15 young employees have resigned in the last one year. Around 350 executives and more than 300 non-executives resigned. Pending salaries, delayed promotions, curtailing house rent and perks, no wage revision and increased workload were the major reasons for the mass resignations of the young staff, sources said.

Union leaders condemn high handed behaviour of police
Union leaders condemn high handed behaviour of police

Hans India

time10-06-2025

  • Politics
  • Hans India

Union leaders condemn high handed behaviour of police

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Steel Plant CITU honorary president J Ayodhya Ramu condemned attitude of the police for denying permission to organise a protest under the aegis of Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee (VUPPC) and taking over the entire hunger strike camp under their control. Opposing the attitude of the city police here on Monday, the trade union leaders and employees continued their protest by sitting on the ground. Speaking on the occasion, Ayodhya Ramu warned that it was inappropriate to try to suppress the peaceful protests with the support of the police. He demanded that the pending salaries to the tune of Rs 300 crore of the workers should be paid immediately and full salaries should be paid on the first of every month. Union general secretary U Rama Swamy stated that while terminating the workers, the management and NDA government were spreading misinformation that there were more workers than required in the plant. The trade union leaders demanded that the removed workers should be reinstated with immediate effect. Chairman of the VUPPC D Adinarayana made it clear that as trade union they have long history in fighting for the rights of the people and workers. He warned that this is not appropriate for the government to seize the relay hunger strike camp this way. INTUC president Ramana Murthy demanded that the pending salaries of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant workers should be paid. 78th ward corporator Dr B Ganga Rao pointed out that the government has not withdrawn the decision to sell the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and he explained that there is a conspiracy to reduce the number of workers, reduce the debts of the plant before handing it over to a private company. Protest programmes were held in all district centres across the state as per the call given by the VUPPC, demanding that the problems of the steel plant workers should be resolved at the earliest and the illegally removed contract workers be reinstated. Contract Labour Union general secretary Nammi Ramana, CITU district president K M Srinivas, CITU president Y T Das, Steel CITU leader T V Krishnam Raju spoke onthe occasion.

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