DPA Chairman meets Unions Representatives operating in Deendayal Port

GANDHIDHAM:

A meeting with the Unions operating in Deendayal Port had been convened on 4th May, 2023, at the level of Chairman, DPA, in presence of Head of Departments and Senior Officials. Unions were requestedtolistouttheissuespertainingtoClassIII&IV employeessoastodiscussthesame.

The representatives of two major Unions i.e. Transport & Dock Workers Union and Kandla Port Karmachari Sangh, were given separate slots for discussion. The other Unions viz. Skilled & Unskilled Workers Union, Deendayal Port Employees Union, Kandla Port Workers Union and Kandla Port SC/ST EmployeesUnion,werealsoinvitedfordiscussiononthe agendagivenbythem.

Themajorissuesraisedbytheunionswere,allotment of plots to the employees, finalization of policy on compassionate appointment, regularization of daily rated workers, recruitment to the baseline posts, etc. The legal position and status of the above issues were briefed to them during the meeting. The other issues raised by them were also discussed in detail in cordial environment and many of them were found deserving merits for examination & consideration. During the discussion, instant decisions on many issue like reimbursement of expenses, incurred on account of hiring of ambulance, which was hired to deal with a case pertainingtoMarineDepartment,weretaken.Itwasalso decided that the management and unions will sit togetheronquarterlybasisorasandwhenrequired,with a view to discuss employees related issues so as to resolvethemexpeditiouslywithintheframework.

The Chairman, DPA thanked unions and all employees of the Deendayal Port for their co-operation, which led DPA enable to retain its number one position amongst all major Ports, consecutively, 16th years by achieving the target of 137.56 MMT cargo throughput in fiscal year 2022-23. He also stated that the management isverymuchpositiveandremaincooperativetoaddress employees related issues and urged the unions to continue their support and constructive approach, so as toachievenewhights.

TheunionscongratulatedtheChairmanforachieving 137.56MMTofcargo. Theyalsoappreciatedthedecision ofthemanagement,todistributeschooluniformsandkit to the children of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Kandla. They further thanked Chairman for opening a Kendirya Vidyalaya in Gopalpuri Colony, which will certainly be beneficialtothePortemployees’children/grandchildren and also for the public of Gandhidham, to enable them attainQuality&affordableeducationfortheirchildren.