Recruit regular posts in PHED: Assn
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 24 2022:
All Manipur PHED Workers' Association has urged the government to conduct recruitment for only regular posts in the Public Health Engineering Department and further demanded to frame a policy for regularisation of the present work-charged employees.
Talking to media persons at Manipur Press Club here on Saturday, All PHED Workers' Association president Sapam Samungou urged the government to regularise work-charged, casual and muster roll employees of the department.
Before the regularisation, work charged employees should be availed the benefits of die-in harness scheme and EPF account should be opened.
While pointing out that PHED is a department under Essential Service Maintenance Act, 1976 and Manipur Essential Service Maintenance Act, 1984, he said that the formation of village committees for water supply under the department signifies shortage of staff.
To fill up the inadequacies of the department, the government should regularise the employees, he maintained.
Shamungou informed that the department needs 7,500 staff for the different schemes being implemented compared to less than 2000 staffers at present.