Committee to Look for Anomalies in the Manraj Report

Abnormalities in the Errors report anomalies and omissions made public on May 20 should be treated as soon as possible. This is the assurance obtained by the union Narendranath Gopee to the Minister of Public Service, Sutyadeo Moutia. He met him on Thursday, June 6. And, according to the president of the Federation of Civil Service Unions, the Minister conceded that there are several issues that need review in this report. "This is a very positive meeting. Now you have to choose what kind of committee that will review these anomalies " says the union.

Claims are also numerous. Evidenced by the letters of complaints sent to the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam or the Minister of Public Service, Sutyadeo Moutia, from different departments of the public service. The last to be shown their growing frustration doctors grouped under the Medical & Health Officer Association (MHOA). In particular, they ask the PM and the Minister Moutia to consider the fact that the Commissioner Dev Manraj itself focuses on remedies. 

"We will write to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Service and ask them to investigate the possibility that the Commissioner Dev Manraj itself focuses on remedies that we advocate" , said Waseem Ballam, President MHOA . Their grievances? They focus on compensation for overtime worked during the night. "This amount is well below that paid to a lab technician. It's frustrating. Frustration is to be avoided at all costs in the public health system. It leads to a decrease of efficiency, " says Waseem Ballam.

PRB actually recommends the introduction of a system of rotation in relation to night work. As a result, a general practitioner will not have to work continuously for two days. GPs require them an upward revision of the night bonus. And they rely on the Prime Minister.

As Sadien Radhakrishna, President of the State and other Employees Federation. "Let's make the Prime Minister," it starts. He also sent a letter to the PM, under several anomalies in the report Dev Manraj. Anomalies which he hopes will be "corrected". 

There is a "frustration" in the public service, said Radhakrishna Sadien. "Many officials believe they have been neglected by the report." In terms of primary teachers in particular, the initial joy after receiving a salary alignment, leaves room a growing frustration. For if the new recruits receive a primary salary equivalent to that of school teachers, those who are already employed do not benefit from such an alignment, says Saleem Choolun, secretary of the Government Teachers' Union (GTU). According to him, the vast majority of teachers are in this situation. 

For Suttyhudeo Tengur, president of the Government Hindi Teachers Union, there is a risk of"telescoping", that is to say, new teachers may be better off than the former. "This situation is cause enormous frustration among primary teachers, " warns Seegum Vinod, president of the GTU. He believes it would "convince the Ministry of Education to bring the case before a High Powered Committee so that this anomaly be corrected."

Also discontent among Community Nursing Officers, Occupational Safety Inspectors, Pharmacy Technicians, planners at the Road Traffic Management Unit and Civilian Workers in the police, among others. Gyaneshwar Joorawon Rye, General Secretary of the Pharmacy Technician Branch, deplores the fact that none of the recommendations made by the trade union has been retained in the Manraj report. And despite increased responsibilities. "Our salaries do not reflect our responsibilities" , he cowardly. 

Even dissatisfaction on the part of Community Health Officers. These are crying foul, complaining that the load Nurses receive more money. "Bann Charge Nurse nek okip enn Lasallian. Nou nou al lor terin new iron vast kampagn vaksinasyon " , they say.