Thank you for your letter dated 09.05.2012 in response to my letter dated 21.03.2012 regarding PMO intervention on M/s RIL’s plea for upward revision of KG-D6 gas price of 4.2 dollar/mbtu.

It is surprising that instead of addressing any of the substantive issues raised in my letter which was followed by another letter dated 31.03.2012, your letter formally accepts that a letter from M/s Reliance was received by PMO and forwarded to Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for obtaining legal opinion on the matter and placing it before EGoM on gas pricing. .... more

On the occasion of May Day – 2012, the day of the international solidarity and unity of the working class, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) extends warm revolutionary greetings to the entire working class and the toiling people of the country and the world. The CITU re-affirms its commitment to class struggle and the struggle for emancipation of the human society from all forms of exploitation of man by man.... more

CITU demands immediate stoppage of disinvestment
Recent development In Coal India Ltd., (CIL) has vindicated CITU’s strong opposition to the hollowness and fallacy of the claims....... more

MORE BATTLES AHEAD
The magnificent strike on 28th February constituted an important step forward of united trade union movement in the country. Never before did the country witness such a wide, united trade union action embracing all central trade unions and federations and extending over all parts of the country. It was not simply ....... more

BUDGET 2012 – 13 – WORKERS TOTALLY IGNORED
The UPA II government’s utter disregard for the workers has once again come out in the open in the Union Budget. Presenting the tax proposals in his Budget speech, the Finance Minister said ‘Various players, including policy makers, .....more

CITU denounces Government’s decision to reduce EPF rate of interest for 2011-12
CITU strongly denounces the Government’s unilateral decision in nexus with the Employers to reduce the interest rate on Employees Provident Fund (EPF) from 9.5% to 8.25% for the year 2011-12, ignoring .....more

Railway Budget – Empty rhetoric with dangerous content
CITU strongly opposes the hike in passenger fares in the Railway Budget along with hefty increase in freight charges of coal, fertilizer, food grains, steel, cement etc notified earlier on 6th March 2012. The 20% increase in Railway freight charges ... more