Publish Date: | Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:38 PM (IST)
Bhopal, Navdunia Representative. There are 3500 Rural Agricultural Extension Officers (RAEOs) in the state. Most of them have the responsibility of three centers and the rest have two centers each. Meaning they have to provide services at two to three centers, not one. In this regard, the departmental rule states that the RAEO handling the responsibility of additional centers should be given an additional allowance of Rs 500 per month, which is different from the allowance given in lieu of the parent centre. They are not being given the same allowance, due to which they are upset. Responsibility has increased but benefits are not being given in return. Madhya Pradesh Rural Agricultural Extension Officer Association has submitted a memorandum in this regard to the Chief Minister, demanding that benefits be given.
Union President Manohar Giri says that 7341 posts of RAEO are approved in the Agriculture Department. The responsibility of vacant posts is also on the existing RAEO. There is a rule to give additional allowance of Rs 500 per month to such RAEO under the rules of the government. The RAEO of 13 districts including Ujjain, Hoshangabad, Guna, Morena, Chhindwara is also getting this allowance. In this regard, the proposal was sent by the Agriculture Department to the Office of the Principal Secretary, but instead of the order related to giving additional allowance, orders have been issued to give the responsibility of additional centers to the RAEO, whereas earlier the RAEO had the charge of additional centers. Is. Continuous efforts are being made to remove the shortcomings from the government but the hearing is not taking place.
contract workers to be regularized
1.20 lakh contractual workers of the state should be regularized, this demand is being made continuously by the Contract Officer Employees Federation. Chairman Ramesh Rathor says that the contract workers of the state are providing services in almost all the departments. Vacant posts should be regularized as per their merit. This is being done in other states but attention is not being given to it in the state. Efforts are being made at every level.
Posted By: Lalit Katariya