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All Nagaland Electricity Field Workers Association suspends proposed agitation for 30 days
Published on Mar 10, 2025
By EMN
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- DIMAPUR — The All Nagaland Electricity Field Workers Association (ANEFWA), in view of an assurance received from the Power department, has announced that it will keep the proposed agitation in abeyance for a period of 30 days, effective from March 6.
- However, in a letter to the engineer-in-chief of the Department of Power, it was made clear that the agitation will resume anytime after the expiry of the 30-day time frame.
- It may be mentioned that earlier, in an ultimatum to the engineer-in-chief, the association listed ten key demands, which included the regularisation of operation and maintenance (O&M) staff jugali, the finalisation of the pending promotion of all cadres by filling up the vacancies through promotions without further delay, and the finalisation of the pending post creation of 849 posts proposed due to the acute shortage of O&M staff.
- The association, in the same ultimatum, also demanded that the department finalise the pending draft Subordinate Service Rules, revive and reinstate the payment of risk allowance to work-charged employees, and pay the one-time unpaid uniform allowance.
- Besides, it also demanded that the department provide requisite pool vehicles in all districts, provide safety tool kits for O&M staff, provide rest houses for O&M staff, and consider posthumous regularisation and payment of ex gratia to all work-charged employees who died while performing bona fide government duty.
- The association mentioned that, in a meeting convened by the department, it was assured that the demands would be taken up with the higher authorities for consideration.
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