Port Blair, Nov 02: Today the Committee of Andaman Nicobar Rajya Karmachari Mahasangh and its affiliated association gave a warm welcome to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development, the Chairman Mr. Bhartruhari Mehtab in the airport along with Mr. Jaydeep Kumar Dey, President, ANRKM, Mr. M. Vinod, Patron, IP&T KS, Mr. S. Biju Pillai, General Secretary, ANRKM with members & committee of affiliated associations.
The Chairman and other committee members were honoured with a Shank, Coconut and idol of Ganesha on arrival to this patriot land of freedom struggle.
The Chairman, Mr. Bhartruhari Mehtab consented to meet the delegation on the issues of the working class of these islands. The President, ANRKM Mr. Jaydeep Kumar Dey welcomed the Chairman and briefed the activities of ANRKM. The General Secretary, ANRKM briefed the issues of the working class in the matter of regularisation of DRMs who were rendered service above 10 years and the cut off mark may be drawn from the line of 5 years. Similarly, the service through Contractor or under Contract service may be brought under consideration as service to the Principal Employer of the respective department.
The Part time Employees of Education department is working for more than 8 hours and requested to enhance their wages at par with DRMs i.e. 18000/- plus DA. The employees working under Directorate of Shipping Services are on contract by which their names were omitted for the consideration of Regularisation of DRMs who served more than 10 years, requested to pave a path for the contract employees also. It was also emphasised that the DRMs and contract employees of Directorate of Health Services and ANIIMS worked for the society during the pandemic period in first wave and second wave. Their services without any conditions only whether in pandemic 100 days worked may be adopted for regularisation as carried out by different states as per the OM of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Similarly the front line worker of pandemic, Sanitary workers of PBMC were served in all odds, is in need of Regularisation, establishment of State Commission of Safai Karmachari for availing the benefits under the commission for educating kids, higher education, vendor support etc. The basic amenities for Safaimitra were also discussed in length.
The employees of Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works are through Labour supply and few of them in outstations were retrenched today were highlighted before the Chairman in which it was proposed that under the provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation & Prohibition) Act, 1970, all the employees may be absorbed in the establishment.
Lastly, request was made for coverage of all DRMs / Contract working class of NHM, NAM, AIDS Control Society, ANIIMS, PBMC, Part time employees of Education dept., Anganwadi Worker / Helper, ASHA workers, Samagra Shiksha, Home guards, Community Defence Volunteers, Private Schools, DRL / Civil employees of Andaman Nicobar Command etc. under ESIC.
All the grievances presented were heard patiently and responded positively by the Chairman and assured for a brighter future of the working class. Mr. M. Vinod expressed gratitude to Mr. Bhartruhari Mehtab for sparing time to listen to the grievances and expecting a positive step towards the working class.
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