Anti-discrimination Survey Diploma Engineers Student-Professional Rights Implementation Council has submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) nationwide demanding to raise the salary scale of survey diploma holders to tenth grade in all government ministries, offices, directorates, inspectorates and organizations. It has been informed by the council that if the demand is not implemented soon, a continuous movement program will be announced.
Today Wednesday (September 11) according to the pre-announced program, the survey diploma engineers presented the memorandum to the Dhaka District Commissioner. Convener of Anti-Discrimination Survey Diploma Engineers Student-Professional Rights Implementation Council was present at this time. Shariful Islam and member secretary. Surveyors of all offices working in Dhaka district including Miraj Hossain.
Before handing over the memorandum, they staged a human chain at the DC office premises.
According to the memorandum, 10th grade pay scale has been implemented for other diploma engineers working in all government departments. But 10th grade pay scale has not been implemented for Survey Diploma Engineers despite having equivalent and one and the same educational qualification. Some are second class officers and some are working in third class after obtaining a degree in the same curriculum.
Before handing over the memorandum, they staged a human chain at the DC office premises.
According to the memorandum, 10th grade pay scale has been implemented for other diploma engineers working in all government departments. But 10th grade pay scale has not been implemented for Survey Diploma Engineers despite having equivalent and one and the same educational qualification. Some are second class officers and some are working in third class after obtaining a degree in the same curriculum.
We want an end to this discrimination. Past governments have promised to address this disparity but have not kept it. The decision of the ministry and the order of the court in this regard have not been implemented. Therefore, I strongly demand to raise the salary scale of surveyors and equivalent positions to 10th grade or 2nd grade rank of Diploma-in-Engineering (Surveying) passers immediately like all other Diploma-in-Engineering in non-discrimination Bangladesh.
In the memorandum, the Interim Government is urged to take effective steps to implement the one-point demand of the Survey Diploma Engineers. It is said that if the demands are not implemented soon, the Anti-Discrimination Survey Diploma Engineers Student-Professional Rights Implementation Council will be forced to give a strict program.