Problems due to misuse of trade unions: Minister Sharma

Kathmandu, Feb 6: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said that problems have been faced since the delivery was as per the essence of the trade unions, while questions were raised over their misuse.     

Minister Sharma said so while responding to the queries raised by parliamentarians in the clause-wise discussion on the Bill related to Security Printing Press at the House of Representatives' Committee for Education, Health and Information Technology on Tuesday. "There would not have been any problems if the trade unions were used properly. There have been problems because the unions are misused," she said.     

On the Bill that was registered at the federal parliament some three years ago to pave the way for establishment of a security printing press, the Minister said, "If the Bill has mentioned anything regarding the employees, we will look at it. Otherwise, I think there is no need to mention anything or consider amendment."     

Prior to that, parliamentarian Mahesh Bartaula, on the behalf of those seeking amendment in the Bill, said that the security printing press was a matter of national importance and pride, and thus suggested to use polymers (polymeric materials) to print bank notes.     

He viewed that the special attention should be paid towards the aspects of sensitive, credibility and confidentially when it came to security printing press and spoke of the need to recruit permanent, dedicated and committed employees for maintaining that.     

According to him, over Rs 12 billion was being sent abroad annually for lack of a security printing press in the country and thus pressed for the need for the parliament to provide legal ground to prevent money from going abroad.     

Furthermore, he urged the parliament to put legal provision in place now for the foreigners to avail service from security printing press.(RSS)