Afghanistan- Govt Servants Seek Transport Charges for Thursdays
(MENAFN- Daily Outlook Afghanistan) KABUL - A number of government employees complain about non-payment oftransport fare on Thursday, which has been declared as a working day.
Seven years ago, the government of former president Hamid Karzai haddeclared Thursday as a closed holiday in order to reduce air pollution.
But the current government declared Thursday a working day at the beginningof the solar year 1398. In Kabul, government servants remain on duty from8:00am till 1:00pm.
No transport fare
Najiba, an employee of the Minister of Women Affairs, told Pajhwok AfghanNews: 'The daily cost of my transportation is 80 afghanis. But I'm not beingpaid this amount, so it is hard for a worker who draws 8,000 afghanis insalary.
Ahmad Shah, another worker of the Ministry of Interior, said: 'On one hand,our salary is so low and on the other the government does not pay us transportcharges.
A worker at the Ministry of Education, who did not want to be named, said:'The government should pay us transportation fare before we formallycomplaints. It is very hard for a poor person to pay transport charges fromhis/her own pocket.
Another worker at the same ministry held a similar view, asking theauthorities to think about the wellbeing of poor government servants.
Shamroz Khan Masjidi, spokesman for the Ministry of Finance (MoF), saidthey planned to set aside a budget for transport charges and send the proposalto the cabinet.
He added government workers' transport fare would be paid after approvalfrom the cabinet. According to Masjidi, the government pays 1,760 afghanis intransport fare to each worker for 22 working days. (Pajhwok)
Seven years ago, the government of former president Hamid Karzai haddeclared Thursday as a closed holiday in order to reduce air pollution.
But the current government declared Thursday a working day at the beginningof the solar year 1398. In Kabul, government servants remain on duty from8:00am till 1:00pm.
No transport fare
Najiba, an employee of the Minister of Women Affairs, told Pajhwok AfghanNews: 'The daily cost of my transportation is 80 afghanis. But I'm not beingpaid this amount, so it is hard for a worker who draws 8,000 afghanis insalary.
Ahmad Shah, another worker of the Ministry of Interior, said: 'On one hand,our salary is so low and on the other the government does not pay us transportcharges.
A worker at the Ministry of Education, who did not want to be named, said:'The government should pay us transportation fare before we formallycomplaints. It is very hard for a poor person to pay transport charges fromhis/her own pocket.
Another worker at the same ministry held a similar view, asking theauthorities to think about the wellbeing of poor government servants.
Shamroz Khan Masjidi, spokesman for the Ministry of Finance (MoF), saidthey planned to set aside a budget for transport charges and send the proposalto the cabinet.
He added government workers' transport fare would be paid after approvalfrom the cabinet. According to Masjidi, the government pays 1,760 afghanis intransport fare to each worker for 22 working days. (Pajhwok)
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