Sri Vijaya Puram, November 4: A delegation of INTUC, consisting of Mrs. Pushplata Kumari, President, INTUC Women Workers Council, and Mr. K. Dhana Raju and Mr. Sajith Das, Executive Members of the State Committee of INTUC, led by Aboobacker K.P., General Secretary, called on the PCCF, A&N Islands, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, IFS, today at 10.30 am. The PCCF was pleased to allow a hearing to the delegation and discussed issues related to the Mazdoors of the A&N Forest Department: (i) leave benefits under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972; (ii) filling up of the 798 vacant posts of Mazdoor, 4 technical posts of GSM Chatham, and 63 technical and non-technical posts in MA Division and GSM Betapur; (iii) repair and replacement of the machine of the 72-inch band-saw of GSM Chatham; (iv) amendments of the RR for Asst. Sawyer, Timber Recorder and Tallyman, giving 100% promotion from Mazdoor; and (v) allotment of an ambulance to GSM Betapur.
The PCCF said that the notification to revise and enhance the leave benefits of Mazdoors under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 is under process and will be published shortly. District-wise nodal officers have been appointed to recruit the 798 posts of Mazdoors, and the nodal officers are DFO S/A, DFO M/A and DFO N/D for the three districts. Action to fill up the 4 technical posts of GSM Chatham is underway, and the work of renovation of the machine of the 72-inch band-saw of GSM Chatham has already been initiated. The PCCF has also agreed to take action to amend the existing RR of Asst. Sawyer, Timber Recorder and Tallyman, giving 100% promotion from Mazdoor.
The delegation has expressed gratitude to the PCCF for taking positive action to settle the demands placed by the INTUC, said a press release from Aboobacker K.P., General Secretary, INTUC A&N Islands.
