Imphal, Dec. 26: Even as the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has committed to discontinue the re-engagement of retired officers, many still continue to hold office till today.
In yet another development, process for service extension of the Additional Chief Engineer CADA (Command Area Development Agency) K. Lokeshwor Singh, who is due to retired on December 31, 2017 is being underway, a source said.
On getting the source, the All Manipur Command Area Development Employees Association (AMCADEA) had submitted a memorandum to the Principal Secretary of the CAD stating that the service extension of the said Additional Chief Engineer is against the interest and fundamental rights of the junior officers and staffs of the department and also is against the state policy to discontinue service extension after superannuation.
In a press statement, the CAD Employees Association said that Manipur Government inspite of its state Policy not to give service extension after superannuation is processing to extend the service of the Additional Chief Engineer by proposing a cabinet memo to be placed before the cabinet.
The association said that it will strongly opposed to any such service extension as it violates the state policy as well as it deprives the fundamental rights of the junior employees.