Chhattisgarh Anusuchit Jati Janjati Adhikari Karmachari Sangh (AJAKS) in its meeting held the other day demanded to fill the backlog of vacant posts immediately through special drives. The union also demanded filling of the posts which are vacant in promotion quota, ending the age bar for student scholarship besides raising the scheduled castes job quota from 12 percent at present to 20 percent.
Notably, meeting of AJAKS was held at Gauss Memorial Hall two days back in which office bearers of Raipur and Bilaspur divisions participated. The meeting discussed the demands of Anusuchit Jati Janjati Adhikari Karmachari Sangh. The meeting was informed that for a long time a number of posts meant for Scheduled Castes people are lying vacant and employees/ officials of this category are also not getting promotion whereas students of SC category were running from pillar to post for pre and post Matric scholarships as due to high earnings stipend are not available for even class IV employees children.
Principal General Secretary of AJAKS Avinash Sendur and State Treasurer Ashok Patil informed that in the meeting demand was raised for launching of special drive to fill the vacant posts of SC category and to grant promotion. The meeting also demanded scrapping the income bar for pre and post Matric stipend to give benefit to all.
They also demanded setting up reservation cell in the State and appoint AJAKS nominated officials on the post of Official on Special Duty (OSD) besides setting up legislative Council in the State and sending the proposal to Centre after passing it in the State Assembly.
The duo also informed that in the AJAKS meeting issues of raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 years and from 62 to 65 years, posting of employees/ officials in Tribal areas on rotation basis, forming of employees welfare Act for speedy redressal of employees problems and giving pay scale to technical assistants/ instructors of Engineering Colleges as per the directives of the High Court were also discussed. later, they submitted a memorandum to chief Minister Dr Raman Singh enlisting their demands.