Joykumar draws flak over 7th Pay statement

IMPHAL | July 27

The Manipur Government Services’ Federation has strongly condemned the statement given by deputy chief minister on the floor of the House about implementation of 7th Pay Commission on July 25.

A release said the deputy CM, Y. Joykumar, who is also the finance minister should understand that all other states have already implemented 7th Pay.

“It should be recalled that the BJP’s vision document published during last Assembly electioneering might have not been gone through by the deputy CM as he responded with a half-baked knowledge,” the release allged. “The immature and incapable minister should be excluded from the Council of Ministers so as to find a clean and ideal governance in the state.”

The federation has stated that they are not in the mode of agitation as per understanding made with the chief secretary on July 13 and further warned that if the government fails to implement the recommended 7th Pay, there will be a strong outrage from different types of employees across the state.

The Joint Administrative Council (JAC) of All Manipur Trade Union Council (AMTUC) and All Manipur Government Employees Organisation (AMGEO) also condemned the statement of Kh. Joykumar, finance minister in-charge, in which the state has not yet prepared for implementing 7th Central Pay in the Manipur Assembly session of July 25.

Khaidem Mani, president of AMTUC and AMGEO, said the organisations will launch agitation such as mass casual leave, pen-down strike and work to rules with black badge if the matter is not brought up in the ongoing Assembly session. 

Mani said, “effective functioning of the government needs the help of its employees.” He added that the organisations are disappointed as the government does not pay heed to the matter despite suspension of their strike.

He further said the employees of central government have already enjoyed 7th pay commission.

On 17th November, 2016 in the chamber of chief secretary, government of Manipur, the chief secretary had committed to the core committee and executive council members of AMTUC and AMGEO for positive response of 22 points charter of demands. Among the legitimate 22 points charters of demand submitted to chief minister on October 10 2016, 7th central pay is one of the important points, he added.

1. Biken Singh, secretary general, AMTUC and AMGEO, said that members of the organisations have discussed the implementation of 7th Pay with the government in April this year. But there is no sign of positive response from the government till now. He added that if there is communication gap between the government and its employee then, it will not be called as good governance. He also said that the government has acted contrarily on the demands made by the organisations.