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Order on Appeal No 1221-07-2021 Naeem Sadiq Vs Military Lands and Cantonments

The Appellant Mr. Naeem Sadiq concerned about the lesser amount of wages being paid to the contracted janitors and also their non-registration with the EOBI and Social Security, by a large number of Cantonments, wants to know the following information for all 44 Cantonments from the office of the Director General, Military Lands and Cantonments, through his application dated 29.04.2021 invoking the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017:

1. “Please provide in YES or NO the following 4 information about janitors employed themselves on contract by each of the 44 Cantt Boards.
a. Do they receive the current min wage of Rs. 17500 or not.
b. Do they receive 4 monthly holidays or not.
c. Are they registered with EOBI.
d. Are they registered with Social Security.
e. Do they have an appointment letter given to them. Please attach a sample of the appointment letter which gives details of their employment conditions.
2. Please provide in YES or NO the following 4 information about janitors employed through 3rd party contractors by each of the 44 Cantt Boards.
a. Do they receive the current min wage of Rs. 17500 pm or not.
b. Do they receive 4 monthly holidays or not.
c. Are they registered with EOBI.
d. Are they registered with Social Security?
e. Do they have an appointment letter given to them? Please attach a sample of the appointment letter which gives details of their employment conditions.”

Aggrieved by the no response from the respondent organization with in the stipulated frame of time provided in the Act, he filed appeal before the Pakistan Information Commission.

This Commission directed Military Lands and Cantonment Department, Ministry of Defense, Rawalpindi to furnish the appellant all the requested information and record detailed, forthwith but not later than ten working days of the receipt of this order.
He is further directed to make sure the compliance of the Section 5 of the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017 within one month, under intimation to this Commission.

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