Tarun Karthick
Campbell Bay, 08 October 2021
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi, State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mr. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member, Bharatiya Janata Party & Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Ex-Member of Parliament, Andaman and Nicobar Islands have expressed strong concerns over the recent decision of Andaman and Nicobar Administration regarding contractual employment in the A & N Administration.
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi has written individual letters to Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman and Mr. Y Satya Kumar, National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party informing them about the issues related to the recent decision of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration to not renew contractual appointments and conduct fresh recruitment after the expiry of the contract period.
Mr. Bairagi in his letter has mentioned that recently a piece of news was published in ‘The Daily Telegrams’ which stated that “No renewal will be made for any contractual posts” in the context of creating employment for the youths.
In his letter, he has informed the authorities that most of the contractual staff have provided uninterrupted service even during the pandemic and many of them also suffered from COVID-19 infection and some have also lost their lives.
He also informed that many health-related facilities like PHCs, CHCs and Sub Centres have a large number of contractual staff. He added that most of the staff are working for a long period and have good experience in their respective field.
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi further wrote that this move by A & N Administration will leave 1000s of contractual employees unemployed. He added that many of the contractual employees have crossed their maximum age for Govt. Employment.
He further added that 9000 posts are vacant which can be filled without affecting the current system.
He requested the authorities to consider renewing the contracts of all contractual posts under the A & N Administration in a time-bound manner and to also fill up all vacant posts under Andaman and Nicobar Administration.