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Salary remains a challenge, confusion prevails over discrepancies

Over 60 per cent of the 4.86 lakh employees including teachers got their salaries by Saturday.

Thiruvananthapuram: Confusion still prevailed over the Salary Challenge as many discrepancies coming to the fore in the procedures adopted by the government after the Supreme Court judgment.

While government employees who had already pledged one month's salary in ten instalments to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) are allowed to withdraw if they wanted, those who pull out will not get a refund of the first instalment they had already paid.

Moreover, those who had agreed to take money from their leave surrender or arrears due from pay revision will not be allowed to withdraw from the scheme.
Those who wish to join the challenge afresh have been asked to give their consent in writing to the drawing and disbursing officers (DDO) before the pay bill have been finalised as cancellations of prepared bills are not allowed.
However, the government's effort to solve the crisis met with partial success as over 60 per cent of the 4.86 lakh employees including teachers got their salaries by Saturday.

However, problems persisted as only 85 per cent of the employees who joined the salary challenge had submitted consent letters.

Though government claimed that provisions were included in the SPARK to make additions or exclusions of persons after bill submission, in practical purpose it does not work, N. K. Binny, president NGO Association, said.
"The present exercise is eyewash. The government is trying to create an impression that they implemented the apex court directive dismissing its special leave petition against the Kerala High Court order. If someone approached the court against the failure of the government to enforce the directive, they could point out to the procedures they adopted," he told DC.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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