Port Blair, July 25: A delegation from the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, A&N Islands led by Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary met the Chief Secretary, A & N Administration today and discussed with him various issues relating to the government employees working under the Administration. 

The  issues  raised by the Association are (1) To extend the upgraded Grade Pay under Part B to the left-out categories of Teachers/miscellaneous teachers viz., H.M., PETs, Librarians, CIs, PSRTs, etc,  (2) To take up with Govt. of India the demand for upgraded Grade Pay for LGCs and HGCs (3) Immediate Restructuring of Forest Clerical Cadre, Amalgamated Stenographic Cadre and Amalgamated Statistical Cadre (4) Construction of more residential accommodation  (5) Renovation of residential accommodation, (6)  Delay in filling up of vacant posts – both promotional posts and direct recruitment  (7) Timely grant of financial upgradation under MACP (8)  To settle all the anomaly/disparity arising out of the implementation of  6th CPC in A & N Islands (9) Grant of ISDA to teachers during summer vacation (10) Regularisation of all adhoc/contract/ DRM employees & workers (11) Publishing of result of written exam for MTS (12) Providing alternate accommodation at Port Blair for Ajantha Mess old building occupants, etc.

The Chief Secretary patiently heard the points and has assured an early action. The Secretary (Perl) was also present in the meeting. The other members of the delegation were (1) Shri TS Sreekumar, Asst. Gen Secretary, (2) Shri AK Sharma, Finance Secretary (3) Shri R. Surendran Pillai, Secretary, South Andaman Teachers’ Branch, Shri PN Shibu Kumar, Secretry, Clerical Cadre Branch and Shri Anand Raj, Secretary, Secretariat Sub-Committee of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association.