Zeliangrong Youth Front Nagaland (ZYF-N) has expressed dismay over the delay in releasing pending salaries of fourth grade government employees and has asked the government to release it at the earliest.
In a press statement, ZYF (N) president, Josiah Zeliang and secretary, Mathiusin Pamai said ad-hoc, fixed pay labourers and work-charge employees of various departments like power, PHED, PWD etc. have heavy work load but meagre salary, which they receive after three-four months.
ZYF (N) said such lackadaisical attitude towards the lowest paid government employee specially during lockdown had affected the livelihood of this section of people. It pointed out that this group of people are left with no alternative means of livelihood due to the state-wide lockdown.
ZYF (N) has cautioned the government not to “sit in their own comfort and idleness” but to address the grievances of its employees whose livelihood have been affected by the lockdown.
Further, ZYF (N) said it has learnt through “some officials” that development-oriented departments like agri and allied, horticulture, land resources, water resources etc. have rescinded its development activities due to non-availability of funds to undertake schemes and projects.
In this regard, ZYF (N) has questioned the government as to why such developmental schemes and projects halted when such arrangements for self-reliance and empowerment of skill development was expected from the government at this juncture.
It has asked the state government to roll out every available flagship scheme and immediately release pending salaries of all the fourth grade employees.