Port Blair, Dec 06: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma called on the Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands yesterday and raised several issues. Among other issues, the Member of Parliament requested the Lt. Governor to reduce the duration of posting for all government servants irrespective of any department to only one year for the entire Nicobar District.
He mentioned that during his visits to different far flung Islands, he has been approached by hundreds of government servants, who are suffering heavily due to lack of a clear, transparent and uniform transfer policy in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
He added that one of the biggest problems faced by government servants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is posting in remote islands of Nicobar District.
The Member of Parliament pointed out that hard working government servants of these Islands are always willing to serve Islanders in every corner of these Islands but due to lack of proper transportation, medical, telecommunication facilities and government quarters often government servants feel helpless and fear such hard posting.
He said that many government servants have genuine health issues and many others find it difficult to manage the education of their children in case of long posting in Nicobar District.
He mentioned that in a nutshell uncertainty over years of posting in Nicobar District has become a major psychological barrier for many.
To deal with this problem, the Member of Parliament suggested that the duration of posting for all government servants irrespective of any department must be reduced to only one year for the entire Nicobar District.
He said that if transfer is made for one year in Nicobar District, no government servant will ever fear to report to their place of work, they will happily proceed and join their duty in no time.
The Member of Parliament added that if the duration of posting is reduced to only one year all government servants will complete the tenure in remote Island without any fear and this will surely help Administration in smoothly and efficiently running the system.
He mentioned that this will not only increase the efficiency of the Administration but also immensely benefit people of Nicobar District as all government servants will report to duty in Nicobar District on time and serve people better.
He pointed out that the one year posting policy has already been adopted by Andaman and Nicobar Police for a long time, which has yielded encouraging results and has kept the police jawan high in spirit.
