Tuki approves three months salary for DRDA employees

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today approved the release of three months salaries for the employees of district rural development agencies (DRDAs).
Tuki, during a meeting convened with state chief secretary, Rural Development (RD) commissioner and director of the department approved the release of Rs 718.86 lakh against salaries for the month of January to March last, an official release said.
The Chief Minister said undue delay of the payment of salaries to the DRDA employees was due to late and non-submission of full utilisation certificates by a few DRDAs to the Centre and carrying forward of previous year's backlog.

Regarding absorption of DRDA employees in the line department, Tuki said as per DRDA guidelines, the employees were to be drawn on deputation or on contractual basis, the release said.
"It will take some more time to streamline the issue with line departments," he said.
Tuki also informed that the state government has extended the sixth central pay commission benefits to the employees of DRDAs and shouldering more financial burden in comparison to other organisations and institutions, the release added.