Jeypore: A state-level meeting of the Odisha Un-Gazetted Employees Coordination Committee was held at the All India Medical Association Auditorium in Bhubaneswar. Convened by Rabindranath Pradhan (Convener and Additional General Secretary), and under the initiative of the committee, officials from various districts and state associations participated in the meeting.
Braja Kishore Nanda, former General Secretary of the committee, and Prasanna Kumar Tripathy, former Executive President of the State Employees Coordination Committee and former General Secretary of the Odisha Clerical Association, attended the meeting as distinguished guests.
It was informed that after many members of the association retired from service, the organization became inactive. No meetings or programs had been held in the last six years. The primary aim of the current meeting was to revive and restructure the long-dormant organization. The committee announced that strong steps are being taken to reorganize the body.
Among the keynote speakers were Narayan Dash, Chief Advisor of Odisha Clerical Association and President of the State United Clerical Forum, and Gyan Ranjan Das, President of the Odisha Clerical Association. They delivered speeches expressing their support and vision for the committee’s revival.
Many representatives from different districts also participated. From Malkangiri district, Lakshminarayan Sethi, President of Odisha Clerical Association (Malkangiri unit), and Lakshminarayan Dash, a commercial tax officer from Jeypore, took part in the meeting. Shashibhusan Dash, President of the Odisha Clerical Association (Koraput district branch), also addressed the gathering on behalf of the Koraput unit.
The meeting focused on pressing issues such as:
Clearing pending dues of employees,
Providing house rent allowances based on the 7th Pay Commission,
Granting pensions,
Ensuring job appointments to one family member of deceased employees as per the old rule,
Paying dearness allowance (DA),
Settling salary for earned leave, and
Ensuring fair pay for all employees based on their qualifications.
It was collectively agreed that a State Convention will be held on February 24 in Brahmapur, during which elections and appointments for key posts of the Un-Gazetted Employees Coordination Committee will be conducted. After this, a formal memorandum will be submitted to the government, along with a warning for action if demands are not fulfilled.