Shimla: A meeting of Joint Consultative Committee of NGOs Federation was held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Smt. Rajwant Sandhu which was attended by Principal Secretaries and Heads of Departments.

Shri Prem Singh Bharmouri, President, NGO Federation, Shri N.R. Thakur, Senior Vice President, Shri Purshotam Guleria, General Secretary of the Federation, Shri Surender Thakur and other office bearers of the federation participated in the meeting.

At the very outset, Smt. Manisha Nanda, Principal Secretary, Personnel welcomed the Chief Secretary and others.

While discussing various demands of the Federation, Chief Secretary said that Government would consider their demands sympathetically on an appropriate time on merit. The main demands include grant of 4-9-14 special increments, grant of arrears on account revision of pay scales etc.

Chief Secretary directed all the Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and Heads of Departments to hold pending DPC meetings at the earliest and ACRs be completed on priority. She also directed Secretaries, Heads of Departments to hold meeting with the departmental association periodically and begin with the next meeting should be held before 30th April, 2011 positively.