KOHIMA, MARCH 4 (DIPR): The office bearers of state services associations i.e. CANSSEA, NCSA, NSSA, FONSFSA, NPSA, NF&ASA and NASSA met the Chief Minister on March 4 and urged the CM and his colleagues to convey to the government for implementation of the 7th ROP before finalization of the 2017-18 budget documents.
After in-depth deliberation, the Chief Minister informed the associations that the effective date and year for implementing the 7th ROP would be decided in the next State Cabinet meeting. In this regard, the associations had submitted representation 4 times to the State Government to implement the 7th ROP w.e.f. January 1, 2016. After in depth discussion on January 27 at Hotel Japfu, the associations decided to accept the 7th ROP w.e.f. March 1.
In this regard, the state services associations have requested the State cabinet to approve the effective date of the 7th ROP w.e.f. March 1, 2017 (2017-18).
