AIDTOA extends support to the demands of Struggle Committee of Defence civilian employees to save Defence Industry.

DEMANDS

1) To withdraw policy decisions taken by the Government against Defence Industry.

i) Withdraw  the  decision taken  to declare  the products  of  Ordnance  Factories as Non-core, provide sufficient workload to all the Ordnance Factories, and change the costing system of Ordnance Factories by removing the salary element and other overheads from the cost of these products, enabling Armed Forces to continue to procure items from Ordnance Factories resulting in employment opportunities to the Trained Trade Apprentices.

ii) No closure of EME Station Workshops and Depots under DGOS.

iii) No GOCO Model of Army Base Workshops.

iv) No outsourcing in MES, DRDO, DGQA and Navy and fill up all vacancies in all the Defence Establishments.

2) To scrap the NPS, alternatively exempt Defence Civilian employees from NPS at par with Armed Forces and restore Defined Pension under CCS (Pension) Rules,1972 to those   recruited on and after 01.01.2004.