Salary snub
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 20 2011:
Even as the State Government has issued an order to pay salaries and allowances of all its employees for the month of October before the Ningol Chakkouba festival, employees of Forest and Environment Department are unlikely to get their salaries before the festival as non-plan budget allocation of the department has already run out.
A reliable source informed that following implementation of the 6th Central Pay, the non-plan budget allocation of the department was exhausted in paying salaries to the scales recommended by the 6th Central Pay Commission.
Informing that employees of the department have not been getting their salaries since the month of August, the source said that there is little chance of getting salaries for the month of October before Ningol Chakkouba festival.
On the other hand, Finance Department has declined to divert some amounts from the plan amount to the non-plan head for giving salaries to employees of Forest and Environment Department.
As such, there is no sign of relief in sight for the employees of the department, added the source.