Tarun Karthick
Campbell Bay, 12 July 2023
Mr. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accompanied by a delegation from the Andaman & Nicobar Rajya Karamchari Maha Sangh, led by its President Mr. Jaydeep Kumar Dey, met with Mr. Tej Bahadur, Chief Engineer of the Andaman Public Works Department (APWD). The assembly targeted on discussing numerous points regarding Daily Rated Mazdoors (DRM) and common staff of APWD.
One of the first points raised through the assembly was the priority relating to the left-out DRMs who had not obtained the advantages of 1/thirtieth pay. The delegation urged the Chief Engineer to make sure that all working DRMs of APWD obtain the entitled advantages.
Furthermore, the delegation highlighted and mentioned the matter of lowered fee of 1/thirtieth pay to APWD staff from February 2018 to 2023. According to the communication from the Deputy Secretary (PWD), sure divisions had obtained the distinction quantity, however a substantial variety of funds had been nonetheless pending in some divisions. The delegation requested the Chief Engineer to expedite the discharge of pending funds to all DRMs.
Mr. Tej Bahadur, Chief Engineer-APWD, attentively listened to all the problems raised by the delegation and guaranteed them that the division would take rapid motion to deal with these considerations. His optimistic response aimed to foster a clean working tradition throughout the APWD.
Mr. G. Anoop, the Organising Secretary of the Andaman Nicobar Rajya Karmachari Mahasangh, was additionally current through the assembly.
