Home Guard ready to forego state share of allowance

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Aug 19

The Manipur Home Guard Employees Welfare Association will be satisfied to accept 90 percent of their share to be given by the central government and forego the state share considering the financial condition of the state in increasing their allowance.

Speaking to media persons today at Manipur Press Club, Imphal the association’s president, Y. Mangi said that assurance of increasing the allowance of Home Guard personnel by mere Rs. 2000 to Rs.3000 has been made earlier by the previous government and was rejected.

So assuring of increasing the allowance by Rs. 2000 or Rs. 3000 by the new government is victimising of the Home Guard personnel and denying their rightful claims, he added.

Mangi said the Supreme Court has already given direction to increase the duty allowance of the Home Guard and it is the position that the 90 percent of the allowance will be given by the central government.

He said that it has passed almost two months since the home guards personnel took up agitation demanding to increase their allowance as order passed by the Supreme Court but till today the state government has not taken up the matter to the central government

Such action clearly shows that the government did not concerned about the sufferings of the Home Guard in running their family, added the president.

As a part of their agitation up to August 31, Home Guard personnel will meet their respective constituency MLA, and will request them to urge to the Home department and in the meanwhile the fast-to death protest will carry on, he continued.

The association appealed to the government to once again look into the matter and increase the salary on humanitarian ground following the Supreme Court order.

The last and final agitation will take place if the government failed to give positive response by this month and the government should be responsible for the outcome, warned the association.

The association further appealed to the civil voluntary organisations to support them in their agitation.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Aug 19

The Manipur Home Guard Employees Welfare Association will be satisfied to accept 90 percent of their share to be given by the central government and forego the state share considering the financial condition of the state in increasing their allowance.

Speaking to media persons today at Manipur Press Club, Imphal the association’s president, Y. Mangi said that assurance of increasing the allowance of Home Guard personnel by mere Rs. 2000 to Rs.3000 has been made earlier by the previous government and was rejected.

So assuring of increasing the allowance by Rs. 2000 or Rs. 3000 by the new government is victimising of the Home Guard personnel and denying their rightful claims, he added.

Mangi said the Supreme Court has already given direction to increase the duty allowance of the Home Guard and it is the position that the 90 percent of the allowance will be given by the central government.

He said that it has passed almost two months since the home guards personnel took up agitation demanding to increase their allowance as order passed by the Supreme Court but till today the state government has not taken up the matter to the central government

Such action clearly shows that the government did not concerned about the sufferings of the Home Guard in running their family, added the president.

As a part of their agitation up to August 31, Home Guard personnel will meet their respective constituency MLA, and will request them to urge to the Home department and in the meanwhile the fast-to death protest will carry on, he continued.

The association appealed to the government to once again look into the matter and increase the salary on humanitarian ground following the Supreme Court order.

The last and final agitation will take place if the government failed to give positive response by this month and the government should be responsible for the outcome, warned the association.

The association further appealed to the civil voluntary organisations to support them in their agitation.

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