The Vivekananda Bichar Mancha (VBM) – the BJP affiliated organization expressed hope that the state government would soon release the much awaited Dearness Allowances for the employees.
VBM general secretary Tapan Das in a press conference said Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha had already approved rationalization fund and experience bonus for the NHM employees in Tripura.”
“He has also assured us that before the ensuing Durga Puja DA for the employees of the state would be given”, he said adding that at present the employees of the state had 31 percent DA pending. We did get only 3 per cent DA after the BJP IPFT government came to power”, he said adding that this time the employees were expecting the DA would be released at much higher rate. It would truly be Puja bonanza for the employees of the state, Das felt.
The VBM leaders also expressed gratitude to the state government for taking the initiative of promoting at least 263 Anganwadi workers to ICDS supervisors.
“We thank the Chief Minister for the initiative of granting the pending bonus for the NHM employees,” Das said, adding that the VBM had earlier approached the former Chief Minister and even Dr. Manik Saha with the demand for the bonus. It was following our demand that the NHM benefits –the approval for the long pending rationalization fund and experience bonus for eligible National Health Mission (NHM) employees in Tripura were given, claimed Das.
The VBM leaders also criticised the previous Left front government for depriving the employees and alleged that during the time of 25-years Marxist not even 25 Anganwadi workers were promoted to the supervisor posts despite having their experience.
