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Thursday, June 12, 2014

6-day Week for Central Government Employees from now on...!




Central Government employees and those employed in various Central ministries, who had until now enjoyed a 5-day week have been advised to henceforth work 6 days a week. The system is expected to be shortly implemented to other departments too. 

In the 1980s, when Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister, central government offices worked on Saturdays too. It was Rajiv Gandhi, who had, on May 21, 1989, implemented the 5-day week system for central government employees. The system, which was in force for 25 years, is now being quietly changed. Since there could be a backlash from the employees, the scheme will most likely be implemented every alternative week in the initial stages. Talks are now on. 

If the 6-day week plan is not implemented, then orders could be issued for the continuation of the current 5-day week with increased work hours for the employees of various central government ministries and offices. 

Source: http://90paisa.blogspot.in/

Our Comments:
Why 5 days week was introduced in central Government offices. It was for increasing efficiency of Central Government employees. It was for saving electricity, fuel and also protecting environment. The number of central Government employees decreased and volume of work increased in Central Government offices thereafter. The work load increased due to introduction of RTI act etc without creating additional posts. Thus introduction of 5 days week and increasing of work load has not affected the efficiency and timely disposal of work in central Government offices. And then, why 6 day week with increased working hours!

Shyamal Majumdar,Columnist writesWorking longer hours has nothing to do with working better.
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1 comment:

  1. the staff are taking leave on pre-fixing/post sat & sun with any other national holiday comes in between. They come to office very late in the name of transport & take break fast only in the office. Leaving coffee time, lunch time, chating time they work only few hours. Most of the technical implementation are based on the administrative decisions. Most of the technical offices are working 6 days a week. As the administrative offices owing to limited responsibility (due to many laws of the land) the ultimate sufferer is implementor. Then why not 6 days

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