(a) whether the Board of Governors of REC, Silchar has
ratified pension benefits to their employees in 1987;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Principal of REC is trying to obtain
financial concurrence since 1987 at regular intervals; and
(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a)&(b): Yes Sir. The 49th meeting of the Board of
Governors of the then Regional Engineering College – Silchar
(now National Institute of Technology – Silchar) held on
30.04.1987 vide Item No.5(b)49/87 adopted a resolution vide
which the Board ratified the consent resolution for
introduction of retirement benefits including pension
schemes for the employees of REC-Silchar.
(c)&(d): Yes Sir. Since 1987, the REC – Silchar had
approached Government of Assam at regular intervals for
obtaining financial concurrence vide their letters dated
20.04.1988, 28.09.1988, 17.03.1989, 02.02.1991 and
16.01.1993, respectively. No response from the Government of
Assam had been received by the REC – Silchar. However, the
Chief minister of Assam admitted vide his letter dated
03.08.2006 written to the then Minister of Human Resource
Development that due to financial constraints of the State
Government, the financial concurrence towards implementation
of the pension scheme could not be given.