Dimapur, Oct 1 (MExN): In response to a statement made by the ANPWD (R&B) & (H) W/C Association, dated September 27 in connection with ADA arrears of W/C employees under Nagaland PWD, the PWD Field Workers Association, Wokha, made known that on September 22 a meeting took place relating to ADA arrears of W/C employees. However the house resolved that ANPWD (R&B) W/C Association shall not give directive to any division(s) to deduct or to cooperate to ANPWDFW Association and its responsibility was entirely left to respective division (s) and not as published.
“Further, we the signatories as representatives from ANPWDFW Association stated to the House that the admissibility of ADA to W/C under Nagaland PWD and other department is purely the outcome of the joint persistent effort by All Nagaland PHE & PWD Field Workers Association from Guwahati High Court. Hence the question of deduction of court fees and other related expenditures and co-operation of ANPWD (R&B) & W/C Association does not arise here” according to a statement from Renbonthung Lotha, president of the Wokha unit and Z Toluvi Chishi, Mech. Representative to the FW Association.
