By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While authorities job aspirants figuring within the rank lists for Last Grade Servants and Civil Police Officers are holding indefinite protests, the cabinet on Wednesday determined to create 400 posts in varied departments, together with the police division. It additionally determined to type a brand new Kerala Police battalion — KAP 6 — in Kozhikode, which could have 113 vacancies.
Disappointing the protesters, the cabinet didn’t take any determination on their calls for. While the LGS aspirants began protesting on January 26, CPO aspirants started agitating on February 8. Over the previous three days, three representatives of the LGS aspirants have been observing indefinite starvation strike in entrance of the Secretariat.
“It is unfortunate that we are kept in the dark on the outcome of the talks we held with Additional Chief Secretary (Home) T K Jose and ADGP (headquarters) Manoj Abraham last Saturday. We are being denied entry into the Secretariat. Despite protesting for almost a month now, the LDF government is neglecting us,” Laya Rajesh, an LGS aspirant, advised TNIE.
Until Wednesday afternoon, the CPO aspirants have been underneath the impression that the brand new police constable posts introduced within the cabinet have been meant for them. A pall of gloom descended on them as the federal government determined to not lengthen their rank record. They had resorted to all types of protest together with crawling on their knees and shayana pradakshinam (rolling on the bottom) to focus on the apathy meted out to them.
Govt agrees to supply jobs, sportspersons name off protest
The 45-day lengthy protest by the silver and bronze medal winners of the 2015 National Games was referred to as off after the state authorities’s determination to supply jobs for 82 sportspersons within the Sports and Youth Affairs Directorate in supernumerary posts. As information trickled in, they distributed sweets to the individuals gathered across the protest venue. Manu Mohan, a kho kho silver medallist from Palakkad, stated they’d referred to as on Sports Minister E P Jayarajan after the cabinet determination. “Our fight for survival has been seen by the LDF government. The sports minister has promised to send appointment letters at the earliest,” stated Manu.
Jobs to kin of those that died in harness
An entry cadre job will likely be given to one of many youngsters of Kongad MLA Okay V Vijayadas, of the CPM, who died lately Ambika Suni, spouse of the late Sasikumar, belonging to the SC/ST class, will likely be supplied with a Last Grade Servant job.
Govt staff to be repaid deferred wage from April
T’Puram: The reimbursement of the second wage deferment of presidency staff will likely be made in 5 month-to-month instalments beginning April, the cabinet determined. Employees who’re members of the contributory pension scheme will likely be repaid the deferred quantity with out holding extra NPS share. Employees can contribute the deferred wage to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. Salary of non-teaching workers in universities will likely be revised like authorities workers and the revised wage and allowances will likely be distributed from April 1.
Salary revision will likely be made for the workers of the High Court, Regional Cancer Centre, Coir Corporation and State Development Corporation for Christian Converts, managerial workers of Malabar Cements, subordinate service workers of Travancore Titanium Products and everlasting staff of the Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society.
An in-principle determination was taken to grant seventh Central Pay Commission advantages to the workers of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment and its analysis establishments who draw wage in CSIR price.