Port Blair, Dec 06: Part Time Education Employees Association an affiliated association of Andaman Nicobar Rajya Karmachari Mahasangh (ANRKM), BMS has called Gate Protest in front of Directorate of Education to enhance the wages at par with DRMs as the part time employees are also working for more than eight hours but the order earlier use to issue for 4 hours and currently it upgraded to 6 hours.
The part time employees of Education department were not considered for economic upliftment due to the designation i.e. Part Time BUT they are delivering more than 08 hours of service in their respective establishment. Afterwards, as per the judgment of Supreme Court of India, all DRMs attached with various offices under the A & N Administration were considered for regularisation as per the directions, who were completed 10 years of continuous service BUT the Part time Employees were not counted for any such regularisations.
ANRKM has submitted a detailed letter to the Chief Secretary in the month of Sept. 2023 and thereafter met the Secretary (Education) in presence of the Director (Education) on resolving the issues as all the documentary evidence was provided to prove that they are working for more than 08 hours.
On commencement of Gate Protest the Director of Education invited a delegation to discuss the issues to arrive at a conclusion. The delegation was led by Mr. Jaydeep Kr. Dey, President, ANRKM in presence of Mr. Vijay Kumar, Vice President, Mr. S. Biju Pillai, General Secretary, ANRKM, Mr. Shakti, President, Part Time Education Employees Association and other members of ANRKM & Part Time Education Employees Association.
The Director heard the issues which are very sensitive from the part of the working class that the salary they are getting is very meagre and doing 08 hours of service. Discussion in length carried out and concluded with the remarks that ANRKM may submit 05 points on priority to resolve within the rules. The delegation demanded that it should be resolved within February 2024 otherwise the election process will commence, in which it was assured that speedily the works will take up with the higher authorities.
On getting a positive note, the protest called off. The Secretary, Part Time Education Employees Association, Mr. Laxman Mehra expressed gratitude to all co – workers as well as other affiliated associations of ANRKM for their cooperation and support.
