Visit of Com. K Ragavendran, Working President of Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers

No.3-12/CC/2010 17.02.2010.

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The Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association organized a meeting of government employees and workers at Port Blair today (17.02.2010) evening. Addressing the meeting, Shri K. Ragavendran, Working President of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi, who is currently on a visit to these islands, said that the 6^th Central Pay Commission and the Govt. of India had rejected the demand for need-based wages of Rs. 10,000/- as the minimum wages for central government employees. Referring to the practice prevailing in central public sector undertakings, where wage revision is carried out in every five years, Shri Ragavendran demanded that Central Pay Commissions should be set up after every 5 years instead of the present ten years. He said that the pay hike now received by central government employees cannot match the ever-increasing prices. He criticized the central government for not settling various issues which arose after the introduction of 6th CPC and which were taken up by the Staff Side. He dealt with a number of demands/issues of central government employees. He called upon the government employees and workers to participate in the agitational programmes being conducted by the employees’ organizations all over the country. Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association also addressed the meeting which was presided over by Shri SC Biswas, President of the Association. A large number of government employees and workers working under the A & N Administration and central government departments attended the meeting.