Labor organizations demanded the government to implement OPS, and also get tax exemption

Budget: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will current the full finances in the final week of July 2024. Before this, she is taking recommendations from the trade, labor organizations and many others. in the pre-budget assembly.

In the assembly with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, labor organizations have demanded the formation of Old Pension Scheme (OPS), eighth Pay Commission and enhance in tax exemption in the full finances. Apart from this, labor organizations have also demanded to cease the privatization of government firms and cease the New Pension Scheme (NPS).

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In the memorandum given by the labour organisations in the assembly held with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, it has been stated {that a} social safety fund needs to be arrange by the government for the employees of the unorganised and agricultural sector, in order that they’ll get a minimal pension of Rs 9,000 monthly and different medical, academic advantages and many others.

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They have demanded that every one the present vacancies in the central government departments and government firms needs to be stuffed. Apart from this, the apply of contract and outsourcing needs to be stopped.

Budget: GST needs to be faraway from meals gadgets and medicines

The employees’ organizations additional stated that as a substitute of burdening the common public via GST on important meals gadgets and medicines, company tax, enhance in property tax and inheritance tax needs to be applied. Representatives of 12 employees’ organizations together with INTUC, AITUC, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC and UTUC participated in the assembly. The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) individually submitted a memorandum with its demand.

They demanded to enhance the scope of MNREGA and assure 200 days of labor to each household. It has also been stated to hyperlink the work of agriculture and allied sectors with MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). The employees’ group has also demanded to enhance the standards of Ayushman Bharat Yojana from Rs 1.20 lakh to Rs three lakh.

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