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JAMMU: Lambasting Central Government for its neo-liberal economic policies, General Secretary Northern Zone Insurance Employees’ Association (NZIEA), Srinagar Division, Com A.K Bhatnagar said these policies are a big challenge before the working class of the country.
“These pro-corporate policies are resulting into concentration of wealth in few hands and it is very adversely affecting the lives of the poor and down trodden people of the country,” Bhatnagar said in a 12th Triennial Conference of NZIEA Srinagar Division which commenced, here on Saturday.
Farmers are not being given the price for their hard work and they are compelled to commit suicides, he said adding that labour laws are being amended in the favour of corporates for suppression of the working class.
While the corporates are being given huge tax concessions, he said, the provision for the budget 2015-2016 for the education, Public health, agriculture, women and child development and mid day meal scheme etc. has been drastically reduced.
The number of unemployed youth has been increasing to a big extent resulting in the frustration of youth of the country, he added.
Com Bhatnagar further said that the Govt’s move to destroy the public sector by selling it and disinvesting it is not in the national interest.
“It was the public sector which saved the country during 2008 worldwide economic meltdown and now the Govt is weakening it, it is quite astonishing,” he mentioned.
He said that one of the biggest challenges before the insurance employees is to protect their own industry which by the hard and honest work of employees has been the undisputed leader of the Life Insurance business in India.
As on 31st March, 2016, he said, total premium income of LIC was Rs 2.70 lakh crore, investment income Rs 1.50 lakh crore, inforce policies Rs 40.59 crore, policyholders base exceeded Rs 30 crore and first premium income was Rs. 97,642 crore.
Com. Devi Dass and Com. Naveen Chand also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, the Delegate Session began with presentation of ‘Report’ by Com. Pawan Gupta, Divisional Secretary NZIEA Srinagar Division.
The conference was presided over by Com. A.M Tantray, President NZIEA Srinagar Division.
Com Devi Dass Organising Secretary NZIEA inaugurated the conference. Com. Naveen Chand Secretary NZIEA was the Guest of Honour.
In the Open Session Special Guests Com Dileep Koul, General Secretary GIEU (J&K), Com. Hari Singh (United School Teachers Association (J&K), Com. Raj Kumar (Construction Workers Union), Com. Jagdish (CITU), Com. Anil Vaid (BEFl), Com. Ved Parkash and Com. M.R Khajuria (AIIPA J&K) and others participated and greeted the conference.
