IAS Association advocated better working atmosphere for the officers so that the pressure under which they were working in the government could be averted and much better result could be achieved. They members also demanded that both Husband (IAS) and Wife should get leave Travel Concession (lTC) besides Family Planning allowances.
Above call was made during general body meeting of the IAS Association, held here on Saturday. Rakesh Bhadhur has been also elected as new President of the IAS Association during it’s general body meeting while Bhunesh Kumar, has been made secretary. Former chief secretary, Jawed Usmani, also took formal welfare from the Association as he was set to became Chief Information Commissioner and would take oath of office on coming Tuesday. Usmani, who was also outgoing president of the Association called on his juniors to improve the work culture so that people could get maximum benefit of welfare policies of the government. The Association also thanked chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, for his positive thinking towards the members of IAS Association.
Raising the issues of welfare for the officers, the members advocated construction of toilets in Secretariat for female employees, to facilitate creche facilities for the children of Secretariat Employees in case both parents are working, to solve the admission problem of the children of officers during transfer cases, etc. The members also raised the issue of taking services of retired IAS officers as RsMentor’ for the freshers of the elite IAS cadre.
Other major issues which were raised in the Annual General Meeting of the Association included preparing a manual to improve working culture and positive approach of the government, to prepare a memorandum for implementation of seventh pay commission, to meet out residential problem of the IAS officers etc. The members also demanded immediate reimbursement of medical expenditure of IAS officers incurred during treatment at SGPGI, and to hold combined sport meet of officers of IAS-IPS-IFS cadre of the State.
The members were also informed that their last year demand of construction Sankriti School, new CSI tower for IAS Officers, Rs 10 crore for renovation of houses in Butler Palace Colony have been fulfilled by chief minister and that their emergency medial allowance which is Rs 250 per day has been also raised to Rs 750 per day.