Nagaland Directorate Ministerial Service Association (NDMSA) held its 3rd biennial conference-cum-general meeting on November 27, at capital convention centre, Kohima.
According to DIPR report, NDMSA president David Jemu, in his presidential address encouraged everyone to re-dedicate themselves to be more diligent, dutiful and sincere towards entrusted responsibilities, wherever one is placed as public servant. He said that ministerial officials are the backbone and the pillars of departments, offices cannot run without ministerial services.
Henceforth, he urged the members to give importance in work culture and deal in a polite and vibrant way at workplace and public discourse as perfect example to follow suit.
He reminded all the members to be responsible towards the association and carried forward, as every single member is the solely responsible for sustenance of association even in the days to come. He also put forward and reminded the competent authority of government to kindly listen and consider the request and requirements without further delay as pleaded repeatedly from the pay structures to promotional zone.
NDMSA general secretary, Keheipeu Sephe, in his brief report highlighted that the association came into existence on July 30,1975, where the cadre members of the association comprise of the directorates LDAs, UDAs, asst. superintendents, superintendents and registrar’s totaling about 1480 members from 62 directorates offices in Nagaland. As of now, there are 470 posts of UDAs and 681 posts of LDAs.
He mentioned that during the first meeting of the present executive which was held on February 20, 2020, it was decided to pursue the previous long pending issues of administrative officer (AO) post and reduction of qualifying years of promotion as priority, which were quashed from cabinet cell and for which the association met the concerned officials several times and is expected that there will be a positive outcome within a short period of time.
He further stated that the association had meeting on March 10, 2021 and deliberated on the issue related to the registrar post occupation by non-ministerial staff outside the parent department on deputation, where the executives assured them to uphold the service rules of 2006, without over ruling in any case, as such practice will deprive promotional zone drastically. In this connection, the latest correspondence was made on November 1, 2021.
NDMSA, advisor Botovi Sema, in his brief report pointed that the association will be celebrating the Golden Jubilee soon but the achievement is no way near. Therefore, he requested all the members to be responsible in their respective departments for the betterment of the coming generation. He further requested the members not to depend on office bearers only but to take equal responsibility and jointly work to achieve the demand they have put forward to the government.
A new team of office bearers for the tenure 2021-2023 was inducted with I. Lanusanen Jamir, superintendent PHQ, as president and Sendang Cho, UDA Labour Commission, as vice – president.
The programme was chaired by vice – president NDMSA, Vilavotuo Vincent Sote.
Supong Meren, department of taxes gave a brief report representing Dimapur unit, NDMSA, while treasurer report was presented by NDMSA treasurer Abel Tsopoe and vote of thanks was delivered by NDSMA general secretary, Keheipeu Sephe.
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