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General Elections 2014 and Some Specific Demands of people working in IT sector.
TechnoparkToday.com>> March 19, 2014: General elections 2014 are few days away and Techie community is lot more interested in elections than usual. Anti Corruption movement and Aam Admi Movement has played a large part in this trend.
There is a complaint that issues that should be discussed are not being discussed and political discourse has stooped to a level of personal attacks and praising individuals. Most of the techies are of an opinion that policies should be discussed than personal matters.Many apprehend that there is a concerted effort to playdown real issues and highlight issues that are of non-importance. Many feels secularism is a non-negotiable trait of india and admits that price rise and corruption are the biggest issues in the election landscape.
As we all know IT sector is highly dynamic and is evolving with time. I am here bye making a humble effort to highlight few issues which directly concern people working in IT sector. We can obviously ask political parties to explain their stance on the same.
Purpose of this article is to start a discussion, this is not conclusive in any manner.
1) Job Security and longevity of job is a matter of concern to most of the techies. In this scenario, there should be a thought to allocate some portion of the income tax received directly to a pension fund or should be disbursed as allowance when “job loss” happens.
2) Schemes such as National Pension Scheme must be made mandatory for permanent employees.
It gets larger tax benefit than 1 lakh cap of 80C.I am sure that people will be encouraged to save more for a happy future. companies also will support, as it helps to attract and retain talent.
3) Many of the people working in IT sector spends a large rent amount or a hug EMI. We are looking at the EPF housing scheme of government with great hope. It will help reduce rent inflation to a larger extend.
4) There should be an effort to join in ESIC scheme as it is india’s largest social security scheme.
If it materializes it will be a huge relief from costly 5 star treatments which IT employees are forced to take. It also helps in dependant’s children to take admission in ESIC medical colleges.
5) Labor laws is still a matter of question and debate but we should campaign for imaginative laws which will not be detrimental industry as a whole. We should also press government to introduce incentives in Tax for companies who provide more full time employment and discourage contract labor.
Agenda of IT employee’s election campaign can be set only by us. None other will extend this favor.
-Anoop Varghese Kuriappuram
TechnoparkToday
Why IT people not thinking about a union or at least a forum or association. They all do is just scribble their comments in FB or Twitter. When it comes to the real world, they will keep mum. No one raise voice for his colleague when he is in trouble by the Boss or company. Technopark campus is in the fear of stray dogs, any techie complained it ?? Any action from technopark ? This is just an example. Most of the employees of technopark has voting power in their native place only and most of them will not go to their place for vote. So they are not participating in the election process..right? Techies just wake up…u can do something real in the real world.
This is a very very very valid thought… from my past 8 years of experience in IT companies technopark, i seen many instances where techies were helpless. they can’t even raise their voice against any injustice in his company or technopark or even in public because we are not united. and everyone is afraid of their company or employer, and even if they found any injustice towards his co-worker he wont react – other than posting something in social media. this should change – this is the high time to think about getting united.
Techies are now aware about the social and political happenings and they wanted to be part of it either directly or indirectly. they are very influential in social media and online media, so they can make an impact. I think that is why the new candidates are putting discussion forums and chat shows in technopark.
Techies are very crucial part of kerala’s economic development – but they got ignored in mainstream social-political scenario. as somebody pointed out – the main reason is they are not united. working under some private organizations and work like a slave in all of their youth, and became a waste with lot of new generation deceases in early 40s. Nobody is there to help him, not even the management or the co-workers in a situation. this is a thought provoking subject
work like a slave in all of their youth, and became a waste with lot of new generation deceases in early 40s -> yes.Very True