Port Blair, March 28: Shri Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member BJP & Former State President BJP-ANI called upon the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration on 27th March 2023 and raised the following issues:

He vehemently raised the issue of granting of 1/30th pay to all existing DRMs, Muster Roll workers etc. working in all the Government Departments under the A&N Administration.

He pointed out that the issue regarding constitution of a high-level committee for regularization of all the DRMs of APWD be constituted at the earliest considering the long pendency of this genuine issue.

He urged the Chief Secretary to implement the order passed by the Hon'ble Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Port Blair, with respect to the issue of appointment of 224 Primary School Teachers and further pointed out that the students undergoing their respective school education at far flung islands are suffering due to acute shortage of teachers and the appointments, if made at this stage would unable the incumbents to get employed in the forthcoming academic year.

He also urged the Chief Secretary to publish & advertise all pending vacancies under the A&N Administration, especially the vacancies of Teachers and other posts of Education Department in order to safeguard the future of school students of these islands.

Jolly further requested the Chief Secretary to pass on necessary instructions to the appropriate authorities to start procurement of COPRA for the benefit of farmers at the earliest.

The Chief Secretary, A&N Administration positively considered all the issues raised by him and agreed to take positive and needful steps in this regard at the earliest.