Port Blair, Dec 11: As part of the nation-wide campaign on the 15-point Charter of Demands submitted to the Govt. of India by the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees 85 Workers, New Delhi, a mass demonstration was organized in front of the Secretariat gate at 4.30 p.m. today by the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, A 85 N Islands.
A large number of government employees and workers from different departments under the A & N Administration participated in the mass demonstration which was led by Shri Sadanand Rai, Vice President, Shri TS Sreekumar, Assistant General Secretary and Shri Anand Raj, Secretary, Secretariat Sub-Committee of the Association.
Addressing the gathering in front of the Secretariat gate, Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary of the Association said that the central government is averse to settle the rightful demands of central government employees. He said that the employees are forced to resort to agitation due to various anti-employee policies of the central government.
The 15-point Demands include (i) Revision of pay of central government employees from 1.1.2011 by setting up of 7th Central Pay Commission, (ii) merger of 50% DA with Pay (iii) to scrap New Pension Scheme and restore statutory defined benefit pension scheme to all government employees (iv) lift ban on creation of posts and recruitment, etc.
Tomorrow (12th December, 2012), the Association will organise a Mass Dharna at Tiranga Park, Port Blair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in support of the All India Strike by central government employees.
