Port Blair, July 9: The PCC President, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has made a request to the Minister of Environment and Forests Mrs Jayanthinatarana for expeditious clearance of the Cabinet proposal, to put an end to the uncertainty of the prevailing among the employees and workers of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation Ltd. (ANIFPDCL).

In his letter Sharma referred his earlier correspondences made regarding the pathetic condition of the employees of ANIFPDCL, functioning as a PSU under administrative control of the Ministry of Environment and Forests. He said that the regular employees of ANIFPDCL are still deprived of the benefit of VIth Pay Commission, while the industrial workmen have not been given pay revision for the last 20 years.

He also mentioned that the loan assistance from Ministry of E&F of Rs 17 Crores as proposed for the deficit in fund to meet the expenditure for the payment salary and wages for 2013-14 is delayed. No fund is left with ANIFFPDCL to disburse the salary and wages from the month of June, 2013.

In this connection a letter has already been sent by the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration Shri Anand Prakash addressed to Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of E&F requesting for immediate release of loan assistance, said Sharma 

Since the cabinet proposal of revival and restructuring of the ANIFPDCL by changing the ownership to A&N Administration is almost to its final stage, the PCC President has requested for expeditious clearance of the cabinet proposal.