Seminar of Central Pay Commissions & Com.S.K.Vyas

         

  The Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands today (13.02.2016)observed the 1^st Death Anniversary of legendary leader of the central government employees Shri S.K.Vyas at Crusade House premises. To mark the occasion, a seminar on “Central Pay Commissions and Com. S.K.Vyas” was organised by the Association to remember the veteran leader and his contributions to various Central Pay Commissions.

         Speaking on the occasion as the main speaker, Shri K.G.Das, former General Secretary of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association explained in detail the struggles conducted by the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi under the leadership of S.K.Vyas due to which central government employees got various benefits during the successive Central Pay Commissions.  He said that the recommendations of the 7^th Central Pay Commission, if implemented in its present form, will spell doom for the central government employees and called upon the government employees to fight against these retrograde recommendations.

          Speaking on the occasion, Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Gazetted Officers’ Association traced out the history of central pay commissions in the country beginning from the 1^st Central Pay Commission set up in 1946 upto the 7^th Central Pay Commission.  He said that late SK Vyas was associated with all the Central Pay Commissions except the 1^st CPC.  He recalled the intervention made by late SK Vyas in the historical struggle conducted by the teachers of A & N Islands under the banner of Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association during 2011 against the arbitrary increase in the working hours. He took up the matter with the A & N Administration and the decision to increase the working hours by 1 ½ hours was shelved. Addressing the Seminar, Shri T.S.Sreekumar, General Secretary described the life history of Shri S.K.Vyas and urged the govt. employees to lead the path shown by late Vyas for a united struggle to achieve the demands of Central Govt. employees & workers. Earlier, Shri H L Prasad, President of the Association welcomed the gathering and recalled the contributions of Shri S.K.Vyas.  Smt Nasreen Begum, Organising Secretary of the Association proposed the vote of thanks