INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JUNE 30
Scores of Nayab Subbas (non-gazetted first class officers) staged a protest in Singha Durbar today, demanding revision of
the Federal Civil Service Bill passed by the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives.
The bill was
endorsed by the house panel yesterday.
Stating that the bill had done injustice to non-gazetted first class officers, they demanded that it
be revised without further delay
They also displayed placards with emotional slogans such as &Honourable lawmakers, didn&t you see tears in our eyes?& The protesters said
the provisions stipulated in the bill were deliberately designed to jeopardise career of more than 35,000 non-gazetted first class
officers.
They have also launched ‘Save Nayab Subba Campaign& to pressure the government to meet their six-point demand
The bill, which will replaces the Civil Service Act-1993, if passed by both the houses of the Federal Parliament, stipulates a provision
that vacancy of section officers (gazetted third class officers) shall be filled through open competition (80 per cent) and promotion (20
per cent).
Nayab subbas alleged that this provision would obstruct their promotion to the post of section officer.
The bill has also
determined the age bar of 40 years for Nayab Subbas to vie for the post of section officer through open competition.
There was no age bar
for Nayab Subbas aspiring to be promoted to the post of section officer
A press release issued by the campaign demanded that the government make provision of filling vacancy at the section officer level through
open competition (50 per cent), promotion (30 per cent) and internal competition (20 per cent)
&If a Nayab Subba is not promoted for 12 years in a row, s/he should be deemed eligible for promotion automatically,& read the release
They have also demand that the provision of age bar for Nayab Subbas vying for the post of section officer be scrapped.
&If the government
tables the bill in both the houses of the Federal Parliament for its passage with a conspiracy to lower the morale of non-gazetted first
class officers by devaluing their contribution, we will be compelled to resort to stern protest,& the release warned.
Meanwhile, the
Authorised Trade Union of Civil Servants today organised a press conference to announce a series of protest programmes against the bill.
As
part of the programmes, the trade union led a silent protest in Maitighar Mandala this evening.
It is submitting a letter of attention to
the prime minister and Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota tomorrow
It will also submit a memorandum to the provincial and district administrative offices on July 2, distribute pamphlets in all government
offices on July 3, interact with experts and the trade union on July 4 and work in offices by posting the charter of demands on their chests
from July 5 onwards.
A version of this article appears in e-paper on July 1, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.
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