A section of beneficiaries of ‘One Family One Job’ scheme from
different parts of Sikkim have demanded the department of Personnel to
immediately withdraw its recent circular on OFOJ beneficiaries.
They
have also demanded the immediately release of pending salaries of ‘One
Family One Job’ employees, who have already started working under
different departments since January this year.
On this two-point demand, a section of ‘One Family One Job’
beneficiaries staged a protest at Tashiling Secretariat premises in
Gangtok on Monday.
On the occasion, a group of representatives of
‘One Family One Job’ beneficiaries met the commissioner-cum-secretary of
DoP and submitted a two-point memorandum. They also interacted with the
special secretary of the department on their issues.
Speaking to media persons after the meeting, they mentioned that they
have gathered from different parts of the State on these two demands.
They mentioned that the first demand to the department was to
immediately withdraw its recent circular which withheld and cancel the
joining of ‘One Family One Job’ beneficiaries joined the duty after 08
March.
“As this circular has been mostly affecting around 9,000
youths falls under the second list of the scheme and such decision can
put the future of youths in the dark,” they said.
Speaking on
second demand, they mentioned that ‘One Family One Job’ employees who
got their order on 12 January and immediately joined their duties in
different departments have been working honestly and faithfully.
“But
many of these employees have not received a single penny of their
salaries so far. So our second demand is immediately release of pending
salaries of these employees,” they demanded.
They also expressed
their dissatisfaction on the interaction with the DoP officials.
“Although we have a thorough discussion with the senior officials of the
department but we have not come to any concrete decision as there is
not dispatch register of the appointment orders with the department to
check the facts,” they alleged.
They also clarified that this
movement was not in the influence of any political party but all have
came together just to ask their rights.
Responding to media
queries on the issue, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) spokesperson, Jacob
Khaling, who is also the Political secretary to the chief minister,
mentioned that most of appointment orders under the ‘One Family One Job’
scheme were dispatched on February 21 last and some more of on March 5,
but most of appointment orders were handed over only after the
implementation of the model code of conduct in the State.
He
alleged that even many appointment orders were reportedly distributed
only after the formation of new government in the state by former
Ministers and MLAs and panchayats of SDF party.
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