Port Blair, Oct. 17: The General Body meeting of the ASNVMS was held at Port Blair on 15.10.2022. Hundreds of workers from various Divisions of APWD at Port Blair attended the meeting which was presided over by Shri B. Chandrachoodan, President of the Union. 

The meeting discussed the pending demands of the workers. The pending demand of 1/30th of pay plus DA to all Daily Rated Mazdoors as per the Govt. of India’s order of 1988 is yet to be considered favourably by the Administration despite favourable orders of the High Court and Supreme Court. 

The demand of the Union to regularise the services of the daily rated workers against the vacant posts available in the APWD is also yet to be considered by the authorities.  The meeting also observed that the APWD workers are not being paid the bonus as per the orders of the Govt. of India.

The meeting after a detailed discussion decided to resort to agitation as intimated to the department earlier on the above demands. The meeting further decided to stage mass dharna in front of the office of the Chief Engineer, APWD from 19th October, 2022 onwards   till the demands are    achieved.  

Shri R. Surendran Pillai, President, CITU, Shri D. Ayyappan, Vice President, CITU State Committee also addressed the meeting. SP Kalairajan, General Secretary, ASNVMS proposed vote of thanks.