AMVDFEGA elects L Deban as new president
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 11 2023:
The All Manipur VDF Employees Guardian Association (AMVDFEGA) has unanimously elected Laishram Deban Sigh from Bishnupur district as the new president of the association during a general body meeting convened yesterday with chief advisor of the association W Shamjai as in the chair.
L Deban has been also earlier elected as presidents on earlier terms and has been actively engaged in taking up welfare measures for the Village Defence Force personnel in the State.
The meeting convened yesterday also discussed various matters pertaining to the service condition of VDF personnel, said the association in a release.
VDF has been very instrumental in maintaining State's law and order and preservation of Government and public properties since its institution in 2008-2009, it said.
These personnel whose contracts are extended every year, have been assisting police in various police pickets, outposts and even used as escorts, it noted.
Besides assisting in dealing militancy and other law and order situations, VDF have also been actively taking part in the CM's war on drugs and working in the frontline since the outbreak of the communal clash on May 3.Yet they are still bereft of provisions and facilities of being contract employees, it said while appealing the State Government to do the needful to ensure the provisions and facilities.
The association is grateful to the State Government as it has increased the monthly remuneration of the personnel on several occasions and has taken up many measures to better the service condition of these personnel, it said while exuding confidence that more provisions will be offered to the VDF personnel
in the future.