Same fix as 2023, please: Indian civil servants ask Putrajaya to add Nov 10 as extra Deepavali day

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 — The Putrajaya Indian Civil Servants Association (Imaiyam) is appealing to the government to grant unrecorded leave (CTR) to Hindu civil servants on Tuesday, November 10, as this year’s Deepavali leave overlaps with a public holiday and its replacement holiday.

Imaiyam chairman Dr Sathiskumar K. Muthusamy said the request is not aimed at securing a new benefit, but at ensuring that the existing Deepavali CTR, long provided by the government, can be fully enjoyed by Hindu civil servants.

“Deepavali this year falls on a Sunday, and Monday has been declared a replacement holiday. As a result, the day usually used for CTR overlaps with the public holiday, and the benefit cannot be enjoyed,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

“Our request is simple: that the CTR be allowed on Tuesday, November 10. The government made the same decision in 2023 under similar circumstances. We are confident it will remain consistent with that approach,” he said.

Dr Sathiskumar said the Deepavali CTR is already governed by the Human Resource Service Circular (MyPPSM); therefore, the Public Service Department (JPA) only needs to issue a circular letter allowing the CTR to be carried over to the next working day, as was done in 2023.

He said the circular could also be extended to state public services, statutory bodies and local authorities to ensure coordinated implementation.

Imaiyam has received questions and feedback from members about the limited time available during the Deepavali break, particularly among civil servants working far from their hometowns, including in Sabah and Sarawak.

“With only one replacement holiday, the time to return to one’s hometown, celebrate with family and return to work is very limited,” he said, adding that the matter has been brought to JPA’s attention.

Imaiyam stressed that fairness must underpin the consideration of festive leave for all civil servants regardless of religion or race.

If existing festive leave for followers of other religions is similarly affected by overlaps with public or replacement holidays, the same approach should be considered.

Since 2018, the government has provided one day of CTR for Deepavali, on the following day, to Hindu civil servants as an addition to the public holiday, giving them more room to celebrate with their families. — Bernama

* Editor’s note: CTR stands for Cuti Tanpa Rekod, MyPPSM refers to Pekeliling Perkhidmatan Sumber Manusia, and JPA stands for Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam in Malay.

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布城，10 月 31 日讯——布城印度公务员协会（Imaiyam）呼吁政府允许印度教公务员在 11 月 10 日星期二休假，因为今年的屠妖节假期与公共假期及其补休日重叠。

伊玛亚姆主席萨蒂斯库马尔·K·穆图萨米博士表示，该请求并非旨在获得新的福利，而是为了确保政府长期提供的现有排灯节CTR能够被印度教公务员充分享受。

“今年的屠妖节恰逢周日，周一被定为补休日。因此，通常用于CTR（社区服务奖励计划）的日子与公共假期重叠，无法享受相关福利。”他今天接受马新社采访时表示。

“我们的请求很简单：允许在11月10日星期二举行CTR（现金交易规则）会议。政府在2023年类似情况下也做出了同样的决定。我们相信政府会继续采取同样的做法，”他说。

Sathiskumar 博士表示，排灯节 CTR 已由人力资源服务通告 (MyPPSM) 管理；因此，公共服务部 (JPA) 只需发布一封通告函，允许将 CTR 延至下一个工作日，就像 2023 年所做的那样。

他表示，该通知还可以推广到国家公共服务部门、法定机构和地方当局，以确保协调执行。

Imaiyam 收到了会员们关于屠妖节假期时间有限的问题和反馈，特别是对于远离家乡工作的公务员，包括沙巴和砂拉越的公务员。

“由于只有一个补休日，回老家与家人团聚并返回工作岗位的时间非常有限，”他说道，并补充说此事已提请公共管理署注意。

伊迈亚姆强调，在考虑所有公务员的节日假期时，必须以公平为基础，而不应考虑宗教或种族。

如果其他宗教信徒现有的节日假期也受到与公共假期或替代假期重叠的影响，则应考虑采取相同的方法。

自2018年起，政府在屠妖节（Deepavali）后一天，额外给予印度教公务员一天带薪休假（CTR），让他们有更多时间与家人共度佳节。——马新社

*编者注：CTR 代表 Cuti Tanpa Rekod，MyPPSM 代表 Pekeliling Perkhidmatan Sumber Manusia，JPA 代表马来语 Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam。

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