Kohima, March 6 (MExN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today expressed support to the demands made by various State service associations to the Government of Nagaland to implement the 7th Revision of Pay (RoP) with effect from March 1, 2017.
“When the Central government employees have been granted 7th RoP as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission since August 2016, the State government cannot afford to discriminate its employees on grounds of insufficient funds,” NPCC stated in a press release issued by its Media Cell.
It alleged that the NPF government in 2010 had done “gross injustice” to State employees by “misusing” the generous grant of Rs. 712 crores sanctioned by Congress led UPA government for implementing 6th RoP. “Out of Rs. 712 crores sanctioned, only Rs. 472.56 crores were released to 72 departments which included the amount of Rs. 189 crores impounded to GPF accounts,” NPCC claimed. The NPF government, it added, could never give explanation for the balance amount of Rs. 239.44 crores.
NPCC further said irrespective of the party in power it had repeatedly highlighted the “gross misuse” of the Rs. 712 crores sanctioned “that could have easily covered even the payment of arrears w.e.f June 1, 2008.”
It also stated that over 3000 State government employees who were “force retired” at one go from October 31, 2009 through ‘The Nagaland Retirement from Public Employment (Second Amendment) Act 2009’ were denied the benefits of 6th RoP.
The party maintained that the growing pay disparity between Central and State government employees is a matter of great concern. “Since the NPF had allowed BJP to become its supreme high command, it should be able to convince its Delhi masters to bail them out if they are really concerned for the welfare of the people and the state,” it added.
