Port Blair, Jan 10: The APWD Karmachari Sangh (AKS) Affiliated with Andaman Nicobar Rajya Karmachari Mahasangh BMS has written a letter to the Chief Engineer, APWD, Port Blair. In continuation to various letter correspondences made by the Sangh for release of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to DRMs working under the establishments of APWD, A&N Administration.
The demand is genuine and in compliance of OM of Ministry of Finance, Deptt. Of Expenditure vide No. 7/24/2007/EIII (A) dated 16.10.2022 (copy enclosed). It is pertinent to mention here that, other Departments /establishments under A&N Administration had already been granted to all their eligible DRMs in compliance with the said OM.
In this regard, the department of APWD disregarding above said OM had rejected the claims of the eligible DRMs for release of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus).
The Sangh once again requested to release the Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) for the FY 2022-23 to all the eligible DRMs working in APWD as per the direction of GoI,
If the department did not take some positive initiatives to release the said bonus to the DRMs within 07 days, APWD Karmachari Sangh (AKS) will be force to conduct GATE PROTEST from 16th Jan, 2023 (03.00 pm) after duty hours, said the Sangh in a communication to the press.