Around 62,000 defence civilian workers, who are on deemed deputation in seven defence PSUs , are really optimistic about a government notification that will confirm their status as central government employees. This comes after Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan promised to support their request for continued deputation during the 49 th meeting of the National Council - Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) this month.
C Srikumar, the secretary of the All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF), represented the defence civilian employees at the NC JCM meeting. He told ET Wealth Online that nearly 62,000 employees want to retain their status as central government employees, aiming for job security, higher salary and retirement benefits, especially those from the 8 th Pay Commission, which are more favourable than what Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) employees receive.
