Tarun Karthick
Port Blair, 25 April 2023
A delegation of the Govt. Motor Transport Drivers Union led by its Vice President, Mr. R. Surendran Pillai met Secretary (Transport), Andaman & Nicobar Administration not too long ago, and mentioned plenty of grievances of the staff of Transport Department.
The Union delegation dropped at the discover of the Secretary (Transport) that although 1/thirtieth of pay plus DA scheme was applied on the idea of the Court order, and the advantages have been obtained by a lot of employees working within the Transport Department, the arrears of the identical was not paid to such employees on the plea of scarcity of funds. The Union delegation urged the Secretary (Transport) to disburse the arrears to all of the involved employees instantly.
The Union expressed its dissatisfaction over the switch of day by day rated staff from Port Blair to outstations and urged the Secretary (Transport) to not switch day by day rated staff from their locations of keep.
The Union additionally urged the Secretary (Transport) to make relaxation rooms accessible for the drivers, as was finished earlier. The Union additionally urged the Secretary (Transport) to offer Canteen facility to the staff at Bus Terminus, Port Blair. The Union additionally requested the Secretary (Transport) to grant Overtime Allowance to all of the day by day rated staff who’re working past their regular shift obligation. Union delegation additionally requested the Secretary (Transport) to make sure that month-to-month wages of the employees are paid earlier than seventh of each month.
The different members of the delegation have been Mr. SP Kalairajan and Mr. Anand Rajan, Secretaries of CITU State Committee.
