SHILLONG, JULY 27: The Meghalaya Defense Civilian Workers’ Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. Shillong today held its 10th Annual General Meeting at the premises of the office of the Garrison Engineer Shillong (MES).
Gracing the occasion as chief guest, Colonel Sanjay Datta, Chief Engineer (officiating) Air Force, Shillong urged the society to always look after the welfare of its members and the society as a whole.
“In today’s world where everything has become so expensive, the co-operative society should strive hard for the welfare and hence should concentrate as how to make loan available with low rate of interest,” said Sanjay Datta.
During the function, the members of the co-operative society grabbed the opportunity and placed their problems in front of the higher authorities.
Some of the problems faced by them are that the defense civilian does not get the house building advance which is one of the necessities in life. Secondly a large portion of their salary is spent to meet the medical expenses. About 98% of the defense civilian does not claim the medical allowance in order to avoid unnecessary harassment by the accounts department and the demand was also made that the CSD canteen facilities should be made available to the retired staffs which are not yet put to practice.
Among other dignitaries present was Col. R Kumar (officiating) Chief Engineer (Army), Shillong, Lt Col. Ashis Dwivedi, Garrison Engineer (AF) Shillong, Major M Khan, Garrison Engineer, Shillong. (SP News)
