Manipur employees mass casual leave

Our Correspondent IMPHAL, April 26 Joint Administrative Council (JAC) of All Manipur Trade Union Council (AMTUC) & All Manipur Government Employees Organisation (AMGEO), Manipur have decided to take three days Mass Casual Leave agitation from tomorrow demanding their 30 point charter of demands relating to the employees’ pay and allowances. Around sixty nine thousand state employees are likely to join to the agitation in all districts. Briefing to the media in Imphal this afternoon, President of the JAC of AMTUC & AMGEO M Rajendro said the decision came to light after the general council meeting of the two organizations at the office of the JAC at Babupara in Imphal this afternoon. Rajendro said leaders of the JAC also held a meeting with the government representatives led by Chief Secretary PC Lawmkunga on Saturday and discussed their demands. However no understanding or agreement has reached between the two parties. He said Chief Secretary of Manipur Lawmkunga however gave his response that he cannot do anything substantial without the state cabinet’s decision. The Commissioner (Finance), Special Secretary (Department of Personnel), Special Secretary of General Administrative Department and Special Secretary Finance were among the government side during the Saturday’s talk with the JAC of AMTUC & AMGEO. It may be noted that an Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the state government and JAC of AMTUC & AMGEO on May 19, 2010 but nothing has been worked out till today. The JAC had been pursuing the state Chief Minister for the fulfillment of their demands for the seventh times but the government authority is have recluctant to do the needful. Now the general body of JAC decides to take another decision for future course of action following tomorrow’s mass casual leave agitation, JAC sources added. Some of the demands of the JAC of the employees include implementation of the old pension scheme, regularisation of Adhoc, Muster roll, casual and contract employees to their respective vacant posts, non-privatisation of government departments and implementation of the 7th Pay Commission from January 1,2011 and others. In support to the agitation of JAC of AMTUC & AMGEO, Pensioners’ union of the state also decided to stage a sit in demonstration on April 28 and 29 for two days at Chingamakhong under Singjamei police station in the outskirt of Imphal town.