BARC officers seek transport allowance

Demonstrators said that though the pay commission had recommended travel allowance, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has not implemented it till date.

The secretary of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Officers’ Association (BARCOA) Vineet Kumar said despite repeated complaints the management has not implemented the pay commission recommendation.

He said that nearly 300 officers and staff of BARC have already written individual protest letters to the BARC director Anil Kakodkar.

The executive committee meeting, which was held last week, has forwarded a letter to the prime minister and finance minister to intervene and resolve the matter. “BARC scientists do not enjoy any perks that are available to most of the government employees. We would rank lowest on a scale of available facilities,” said another disgruntled officer.