Amid Unrest, Manipur Govt Issues 'No Work, No Pay' Order For Employees Not Attending Office

Manipur administration will invoke 'No work, No pay' for the employees who are not attending offices.

A file photo of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Amid ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, the government on Tuesday decided to invoke 'No work, No pay' policy for its employees who are not attending office, news agency PTI reported.

The General Administration Department (GAD) has been instructed to furnish details of employees who are not able to attend their official work due to the prevailing situation in the state.

A circular dated June 26 stated, "In pursuance of the meeting chaired by the Chief Minister on June 12 and decision taken at para 5-(12) of the proceedings, all employees drawing their salaries from General Administration Department, Manipur Secretariat are informed that no work, no pay may be invoked to all those employees who do not attend their official duty without authorised leave."

According to PTI, the Manipur government has around one lakh employees.

The circular also instructed all administrative secretaries to "furnish details of those employees who could not attend their official duty due to prevailing situation in the state indicating the details of employees such as designation, name, EIN, present address, to the General Administration Department and to the Personnel department, latest by June 28 so as to take appropriate necessary action."

Over 100 people have died in the ethnic violence that has gripped the state of Manipur. The clash between Meitei and Kuki communities first broke out on May 3 after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals -- Nagas and Kukis -- constitute another 40 per cent of the population and reside in the hill districts.