Port Blair, May 16: The General Body meeting of the Shipping Sub-Committee of Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association was held at Port Blair on 14.05.2022 which discussed various long pending demands pertaining to the employees working in the Shipping Department under A & N Administration. The meeting resolved to be united in their fight for their rights.

Smt. Nazreen Begum, Vice President of the Association while addressing the meeting, expressed serious concern over the large-scale privatization being exercised by the Central Government, which is reducing the govt. sector and also decreasing the opportunity of unemployed youths to get govt. jobs.

In his address to the members, the Asst. General Secretary of the Association, Shri S.L.Vinjit urged them to stand united to resolve their issues and strengthen the Association by participating in the activities of the Sub-Committee.

Shri R. Surendran Pillai, former Asst. General Secretary of the Association also asked the members to support the Association and raise their issues through this platform. He also remembered the sacrifices of various leaders of the Association due to which we are enjoying various benefits.

Shri R.K.Nag, Organizing Secretary from Central Committee also attended the meeting. Earlier, the Secretary of the Sub-Committee, Shri M.Sakthivel presented the report on the activities of the Sub-Committee and welcomed the gathering.

The meeting also adopted several resolutions which included (i) Increase in the existing rates of Overtime Allowance and Night Allowance (ii) Providing weekly off to the staff working in Afloat (iii) Timely payment of OT Allowance (iv) Reserving quota of tickets for employees working in Shipping Department in mainland and foreshore sector ships etc.

The meeting also elected Shri Gokul Chand Mukherjee as Vice President and Shri M.Sakthivel as Secretary of the Sub-Committee while Shri M.S.P. Sakthivel was elected as Treasurer in the new committee for the year 2022-23.