A
Five (5) member delegation of Government
Employees Federation, A&N Islands consisting of Shri. S.K.Majumdar,
General Secretary, Shri.A.Alagan, Shri. H.A.Siddique and Shri.K.Madhav Rao,
Vice President (s) led by its President Shri.
P.KANNAN met His Excellency Shri. P.Chidambaram, Hon’ble Union Minister of Home
Affairs on 21.01.2012 at Raj Niwas and submitted a memorandum contained 9 (Nine ) demands. The demands are s
follows :-
1. Posting of Sufficient IAS and DANICS officers to
A&N Administration.
2. Timely conducting of DPCs for DANICS
Posts.
3. Lifting of Ban on approved/created
posts of direct recruitment/promotional posts attracted Ban due to non-filling of
posts in the prescribed time limit.
4. Increase of Ships and Shipping Services.
5. Air fare Concession to Islanders at par with North Eastern
Region.
6. Regularization of services of DRM
workers working under A&N Administration quite a long time by giving one
time settlement
7. Retention of ATR, NH Road No. 223.
8. Civilization of Jarawa Tribals of
Middle Strait .
9. Bringing of Scale of Pay of Govt.
servants working under A&N
Administration at par with their
Counter parts working under Central Govt..
The Hon’ble Minister has discussed the
demands with the delegation and given few suggestions and assured of taking
necessary action on all the demands submitted by Federation. Shri.P.Kannan,
President has expressed his gratitude to the Minister for the suggestions and
assurance given by him.
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(Memorandum)
To
His Excellency Shri. P.Chidambram,
Hon’ble Union Minster of Home
Affairs,
North Block,
NEW DELHI- 110001.
( Camp at Port
Blair.)
Subject :- Submission of Charter of demands - reg.
His Excellency,
At the outset, we welcome your
Excellency to our beautiful Islands and appreciate UPA Government for
protecting the interest and welfare of Government servants especially the
Government servant working in these Islands.
It’s our pleasure to submit a memorandum of Charter of
demands to your Excellency
and we do hope that, your good Ministry will take sincere efforts to resolve it.
1. Posting of Sufficient IAS and DANICS officers to
A&N Administration:- Your Excellency, the A&N Administration is
facing acute shortage of IAS and DANICS Officers and managing it by giving two
or more charges. As a result, the real development of Islands is lacking behind
and the Administration is overburdened. Thus,
necessary action may be taken to depute/ post sufficient IAS and DANICS
Officers to A&N Administration.
2. Timely conducting of DPCs for
DANICS Posts :- Your
Excellency, your good
Ministry is responsible for conducting DPCs for DANICS posts. But, the DPCs are not conducted
in regular intervals. Consequently, the feeder grade officers to DANICS have become victim of it. Thus,
necessary step may kindly be taken to conduct the DPCs of feeder grade officers
to DANICS posts in regular intervals.
3. Lifting of Ban on approved/created
posts of direct recruitment/promotional posts attracted
Ban due to non-filling of posts in the prescribed time limit:- Your
Excellency, the Government of India was kind enough to accord sanction of more created posts / promotional posts
to our Administration. But, the same could not be filled up in the stipulated
time due to various administrative reasons, which has attracted Ban on the said
posts. The A&N
Administration has taken sincere efforts to lift the Ban by obtaining a formal approval from your good
Ministry. But, many
such cases are still pending with your good Ministry. Thus, necessary action
may kindly taken to clear off the deadlocks. So, that the same can be filled up for the
better functioning of Administration and to provide job opportunities to educated unemployed youths of these
Islands.
4. Increase of Ships and Shipping Services :- Your Excellency, the population of
our Islands are increasing rapidly but the Ships and Shipping services are not
improving to the level of
its requirement. Shipping
service is the lifeline of Islander and the development of our Island is also
dependent on it. Thus, necessary action kindly be taken to provide more Ships
and better Shipping services.
5. Air fare Concession to
Islanders at par with North Eastern Region :- Your Excellency, Our Island is
cut-off from mainland and
there are only two mode of travel to mainland i.e. SHIP & FLIGHT. The North
Eastern region is connected by Road and Train, which is not possible over here.
Most of the population of these Islands are Govt. servants and their savings
are spend to meet out the
high fare of Flights. It would be appropriate to mention here that, the Air
fare of Island – Mainland is much higher than that of any part of India. Even
the fare of flight to visit abroad is much less than the Island fare. The air
fare has become beyond imagination of poor and weaker section of people of
these Islands and they cannot afford even in the case of any medical emergency.
Thus, necessary action may kindly be taken to give concession in air fare to
the Islanders at par with North Eastern Region.
6. Regularization of services of DRM
workers working under A&N Administration quite a long time by giving one
time settlement:- Your Excellency, a
good number of Daily Rated
Mazdoors (DRMs) working in different departments
of A&N Administration quite a long time. But, their service is not
regularized. Their fate has become a question mark and they are hardly pulling
out their family with meager amount earned with great difficulty. We have taken up their cases
with A&N Administration. But, the ultimate authority is your good Ministry
to accord necessary approval for regularizing their services as one time
settlement. Thus, necessary action may kindly be taken to regularize their
services.
7. Retention of ATR NH Road No.
223 :-
Your Excellency, the ATR, NH Road No.223 is connecting South Andaman with Middle
and North Andaman. Daily about 2000 passengers and Cargos are transported by this Road. This Road passes through
Middle Strait, where the tribal called Jarawas reside. The Jarawas of this area
are not hostile and they are not creating any obstacle to us. In fact, they are
trying to opt food and clothing of our style. In the name of preservation of
Jarawas, the Govt. want to stop the life
line of South, Middle and North Andaman people. If the road is blocked, the
development and prospectives of Middle
and North Andaman will badly affect. The Islanders will face lot of
difficulties to reach Middle and North Andaman. Thus, we suggest that, the
present ATR road should be retained till an alternate solution is found.
8. Civilization of Jarawa Tribals of
Middle Strait :- Your
Excellency, these Islands gifted with six breeds of aborigines dwelling in
these Islands and except Sentinels and Jarawas, others put into the mainstream
by the modus operandi of
the Governments prevailing policies
and developmental schemes. These tribes brought laurels/ applauds to these
Islands by bagging gold medals in the field of Sports activities in National
levels. These Jarawa tribes often noticed that they want to mingle with the
general public and coming out of the Jungle in search of food. Thus, it is our
moral responsibility to make them civilized on the ground of Human Rights.
9. Bringing of Scale of Pay of Govt.
servants working under A&N Administration at par with their Counter parts
working under Central Govt.:- Your
Excellency, the Government Servants working under A&N Administration are
also Central Government Employees as because our Island is a Union Territory,
which is governed by Central Government. The Scale of Pay of Government
employee is equal to that of their counter parts working under Central
Government. But, in
some of the departments of A&N Administration such as Cooperative
Department and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services etc. employees are
getting scale of pay less than their counterparts working under Central
Government departments. For Example, Inspectors, Assistant Registrar of
Cooperative Societies of Cooperative Department. Veterinary Dressers,
Veterinary Stockmen, Veterinary Compounder and Senior Veterinary Compounders
etc. of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services etc.
Finally, we request your Excellency to kindly
resolve our genuine demands on merit basis for the welfare
of Government Employees of these Islands.
With kind
regards.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
( P.KANNAN )
PRESIDENT.
