Two-Wheeler Rally by NGOs' Association covering important areas in the town

The Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has organized a Two-Wheeler Rally at Port Blair town today (17.11.2012) as part of the nation-wide campaign by the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi on the 15-Point Charter of Demands submitted to the Govt. of India. The two-wheeler rally which began from Crusade House premises, Phoenix Bay at 4 p.m. today (17.11.2012) made a round of the important areas of Port Blair town and culminated near Tiranga Park, Aberdeen Bazaar. Addressing the gathering at the concluding point, Shri D.Ayyappan, General Secretary said that the Association will be organizing a series of programmes in A & N Islands  in support of the All India Strike by Central Govt. Employees slated for 12^th December, 2012. He said that the central government is bent upon to snatch away whatever benefits enjoyed by government employees and cited the introduction of the New Pension Scheme from 01.01.2004 after stopping the statutory defined benefit pension. Shri T.S.Sreekumar, Assistant General Secretary and Shri Anand Raj, Secretary, Secretariat Sub-Committee of the Association also spoke on the occasion. The 15-point charter of demands include (i) Revision of pay of Central Government Employees from 01.01.2011 by setting up of 7^th Central Pay Commission, (ii) merge DA with pay, (iii) scrap New Pension Scheme and restore statutory defined benefit pension scheme to all government employees (iv) lift ban on creation of posts and recruitment, etc.