Recalling the establishment of 35 welfare boards for different sections of unorganised workers and assistance provided to lakhs of them during DMK rules, DMK President and former Chief Minister Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi expected and wished that the present Chief Minister should read out statement under 110 in the Assembly on the occasion of May Day for the revival of those 35 welfare boards and help unorganised workers.
In his epistle to Party cadre on April 30, Kalaignar said that the workers of TN would not have forgotten the DMK rules starting 35 welfare boards for unorganised workers, enrolling them as members providing many welfare assistances thus protecting them and their families. Whenever any section of workers demanded such board they were conceded and boards were formed. On the request of their unions membership cards were delivered to workers through those unions.
Consultative committees were formed and representatives of all trade unions found place in them. But now under ADMK regime, those consultative committees were not renewed and just because the welfare boards were established during DMK rule they had been made dysfunctional and paralysed. Now for membership enrolment, strict conditions such as they had to come in person, VAO should certify, open a bank account etc.,
Kalaignar briefly explained the assistances provided by different welfare boards during the DMK rule for the fifth time from 13.5.2006 to 19.4.2011.
In TN Construction workers welfare board, 10,59,969 workers were newly enrolled and families of 3,46,044 workers were given assistance of Rs.100,54,504. TN Physical labour welfare board started in 1999 with a membership of 4,49,938 workers provided Rs.67,33,07,113 for 2,87,724 families of workers. The ADMK regime linked 9 welfare boards including TN auto and taxi drivers welfare board with the above but the DMK government again converted them as individual boards and also created many more welfare boards and provided assistance.
In TN auto and taxi drivers welfare board of the 1,00,619 workers enrolled, families of 17,046 workers were provided assistance of Rs.3,92,11,633; in TN washing workers board 16,634 workers out of 34,182 members were paid Rs.3,14,60,732; Hair dressers welfare board had 25,397 workers and 9,332 families were provided with 2,08,89,826; In Tailors welfare board 4,42,288 had registered and 9,332 families provided with Rs.61,25,95,684; Handicraft workers board membership 82,061 and 29,065 families were provide with Rs.9,21,50,489; Palm tree workers welfare board membership 33,416 and 7,401 families provided with Rs.5,49,745; TN Handloom and Handloom silk weavers welfare board had membership of 1,80,116 and 1,09,185 families were given Rs.23,88,20,061; TN footwear leather products manufacturing and tannery workers board membership 11,225 and 3,061 of their families were paid Rs.89,59,583.
Similarly welfare boards for artists, goldsmiths, pottery, house servants, power loom workers, road side merchants, shops and establishments workers, cooks et al were formed and assistance was provided to their families. Cable TV workers welfare board was started on 28.3.2008.
Agricultural workers welfare board was started on 18.1.2007 and 1,74,65,498 workers were enrolled among whom the families of 8,72,981 workers were provided with assistance of Rs.684,02,55,686; TN Folk artist welfare board was started on 20.4.2007 and 25,192 artists were enrolled; up to 15.3.2011 4,869 families of artists were given Rs.66,31,567; TN Narikuravar welfare board started on 27.5.2008 with a membership of 9,762 and the families of 3,593 were paid Rs.1,97,11,000; village temple priests board was started on 22.4.2007 and 65,326 were enrolled and up to 15.3.2011 2,030 priests were paid Rs.63,25,045; the Differently abled welfare board started on 24.4.2007 and 52,000 were enrolled up to 15.3.2011, 3,632 were provided with Rs.1,62,478; TN Trans-genders welfare board was started on 10.4.2008 with a membership of 2,086 and 775 beneficiaries were provided with Rs. 3,83,880;
Welfare boards for tribals, ulamas, pudirai vannars and notified communities were started on different dates during this period of DMK rule and assistance were provided. In civic workers welfare board 43,351 were enrolled and up to 15.3.2011 1133 were paid Rs.17,86,440; Fishermen welfare board started on 29.6.2007 and enrolled 3,85,756 and up to 15.3.2011 5,060 families were given Rs.5,22,01,411.
So also welfare boards were started for film industry workers, sheep growers, Khadi spinners and weavers, publishers, book sellers and workers and document writers in the state.
Totally in 35 welfare boards for unorganised workers 2,13,55,884 members were enrolled and among whom 21,41,279 families of unorganised workers were provided with Rs.1,011,56,01,087 during DMK rule.
Now we do not know whether those welfare boards were functioning and assistances were paid. To discuss about all these a meeting of all trade unions was held on 23rd last at AITUC office in Chennai presided over by Com.S.S.Thyagarajan in which representatives of LPF, AITUC, CITU, BMS and HMS participated. On behalf of LPF workers wing secretary Singara Rathnasabapathi participated.
They had come forward to conduct protest demonstration on behalf of 10 trade union condemning the anti-unorganised workers actions of the ADMK regime on 7.5.2013 at 10 am in front of all district collectors’ offices in Tamil Nadu, Kalaignar said asking all those belonging to the LPF to participate in it.
In his epistle to Party cadre on April 30, Kalaignar said that the workers of TN would not have forgotten the DMK rules starting 35 welfare boards for unorganised workers, enrolling them as members providing many welfare assistances thus protecting them and their families. Whenever any section of workers demanded such board they were conceded and boards were formed. On the request of their unions membership cards were delivered to workers through those unions.
Consultative committees were formed and representatives of all trade unions found place in them. But now under ADMK regime, those consultative committees were not renewed and just because the welfare boards were established during DMK rule they had been made dysfunctional and paralysed. Now for membership enrolment, strict conditions such as they had to come in person, VAO should certify, open a bank account etc.,
Kalaignar briefly explained the assistances provided by different welfare boards during the DMK rule for the fifth time from 13.5.2006 to 19.4.2011.
In TN Construction workers welfare board, 10,59,969 workers were newly enrolled and families of 3,46,044 workers were given assistance of Rs.100,54,504. TN Physical labour welfare board started in 1999 with a membership of 4,49,938 workers provided Rs.67,33,07,113 for 2,87,724 families of workers. The ADMK regime linked 9 welfare boards including TN auto and taxi drivers welfare board with the above but the DMK government again converted them as individual boards and also created many more welfare boards and provided assistance.
In TN auto and taxi drivers welfare board of the 1,00,619 workers enrolled, families of 17,046 workers were provided assistance of Rs.3,92,11,633; in TN washing workers board 16,634 workers out of 34,182 members were paid Rs.3,14,60,732; Hair dressers welfare board had 25,397 workers and 9,332 families were provided with 2,08,89,826; In Tailors welfare board 4,42,288 had registered and 9,332 families provided with Rs.61,25,95,684; Handicraft workers board membership 82,061 and 29,065 families were provide with Rs.9,21,50,489; Palm tree workers welfare board membership 33,416 and 7,401 families provided with Rs.5,49,745; TN Handloom and Handloom silk weavers welfare board had membership of 1,80,116 and 1,09,185 families were given Rs.23,88,20,061; TN footwear leather products manufacturing and tannery workers board membership 11,225 and 3,061 of their families were paid Rs.89,59,583.
Similarly welfare boards for artists, goldsmiths, pottery, house servants, power loom workers, road side merchants, shops and establishments workers, cooks et al were formed and assistance was provided to their families. Cable TV workers welfare board was started on 28.3.2008.
Agricultural workers welfare board was started on 18.1.2007 and 1,74,65,498 workers were enrolled among whom the families of 8,72,981 workers were provided with assistance of Rs.684,02,55,686; TN Folk artist welfare board was started on 20.4.2007 and 25,192 artists were enrolled; up to 15.3.2011 4,869 families of artists were given Rs.66,31,567; TN Narikuravar welfare board started on 27.5.2008 with a membership of 9,762 and the families of 3,593 were paid Rs.1,97,11,000; village temple priests board was started on 22.4.2007 and 65,326 were enrolled and up to 15.3.2011 2,030 priests were paid Rs.63,25,045; the Differently abled welfare board started on 24.4.2007 and 52,000 were enrolled up to 15.3.2011, 3,632 were provided with Rs.1,62,478; TN Trans-genders welfare board was started on 10.4.2008 with a membership of 2,086 and 775 beneficiaries were provided with Rs. 3,83,880;
Welfare boards for tribals, ulamas, pudirai vannars and notified communities were started on different dates during this period of DMK rule and assistance were provided. In civic workers welfare board 43,351 were enrolled and up to 15.3.2011 1133 were paid Rs.17,86,440; Fishermen welfare board started on 29.6.2007 and enrolled 3,85,756 and up to 15.3.2011 5,060 families were given Rs.5,22,01,411.
So also welfare boards were started for film industry workers, sheep growers, Khadi spinners and weavers, publishers, book sellers and workers and document writers in the state.
Totally in 35 welfare boards for unorganised workers 2,13,55,884 members were enrolled and among whom 21,41,279 families of unorganised workers were provided with Rs.1,011,56,01,087 during DMK rule.
Now we do not know whether those welfare boards were functioning and assistances were paid. To discuss about all these a meeting of all trade unions was held on 23rd last at AITUC office in Chennai presided over by Com.S.S.Thyagarajan in which representatives of LPF, AITUC, CITU, BMS and HMS participated. On behalf of LPF workers wing secretary Singara Rathnasabapathi participated.
They had come forward to conduct protest demonstration on behalf of 10 trade union condemning the anti-unorganised workers actions of the ADMK regime on 7.5.2013 at 10 am in front of all district collectors’ offices in Tamil Nadu, Kalaignar said asking all those belonging to the LPF to participate in it.
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