Port Blair, Mar 11: Mr. Mullappally Ramachandran, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs has replied to Un-starred question No- 1352 raised by Mr. B.P Ray, Member of Parliament, Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the floor of parliament.
Mr. Ray through his un-starred question No. 1352 had asked Mr. Mullappally Ramachandran, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the non-payment of all dues of arrears to the 325 Home Guards of A & N Administration who were regularized in December, 2009 as per Supreme Court directives.
Mr. Ramachandran replying to the question raised by Mr. Ray informed the house that “The arrears to the tune of Rs. 12.44 Cr. in respect of Basic Pay, Grade Pay, Dearness Allowance, School Clothing Allowance (SCA), Interim Relief, Transport Allowance, Island Special Duty Allowance (ISDA) and Washing Allowance has already been paid to the Home Guards in April, 2010.”
He further stated that “Payment of arrears with respect to HRA and Adhoc Bonus was examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure. The observations of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure have been conveyed to the UT of A & N Administration for further action.”
