Beedi Workers Union

All India Beedi Workers Federation (CITU)
 The conference elected a working committee of 59 members including 14 office bearers. C Kanan, P K Ganguly and R K Swamy were re-elected as president, general secretary and treasurer respectively.  giant multinational cigarette companies like Philip, Morris, British American Tobacco, R J Reynolds, Rothmans of Pall Mall, etc. This was by way of allowing them to market mini-cigarettes with reduced excise duties and increasing the excise duty on Beedis, and also allowing 100 per cent FDI with excise exemption in the name of developing the under developed regions.