| 1. This agreement will be
operative for the Sali Crop season of 1968/1969 and may be extended
with the consent of both the parties.
2. Management and Union agree that:-
(a) Khet leave with wages will be granted
at the rate of 3 days per Bigha for planting and two days per Bigha for
harvesting to each Khet holder.
In the event of Management being
unable to permit the khet holder to avail of leave for planting/ harvesting
, the manager will pay the fair wage Plus V.D.A. to the khet holder in lieu,
so that he may employ a helper.
(b) Such paid leave or wages in lieu shall
be limited to a ceiling of 15 (fifteen) days.
3.(i) For the purpose of better utilisation of paddy the field will be physically assessed by a Committee
consisting of (a) the Garden Management, (ii) Two Union Representative, (iii)
the Khet holder concerned, and.
(b) After physical assessment (to be done
before harvesting is completed in the holding) the labourer will be permitted to retain 4 Mds. per
Bigha, the balance will be sold to Management at the Current Government
procurement rate, in bags to be supplied by the purchaser.
(c) The Khet holder selling such produce to
Management will be still entitled to draw his paddy rations ex-godown at
current concessional rates, bur Management may allow him to retain his years
requirement (based on ration entitlement) out of the quantity due to be
purchased, for which the khet holder would receive compensation. This
compensation would be equivalent to the difference between the Government
procurement rate and Godown concessional rate.
4. Any khet holder wishing to sell more to
Management then the quantity above calculated may do so at the current
Government procurement price, in bags supplied by the purchaser.
5. Management further agrees to assist the
Grow More Food Campaign and increase yields by making available improved
seed and fertilisers obtain through Government sources, at cost, to
khet holders. Should khet holders wish to take seed and
fertilisers on advance account they may do so but will be required
to give up additional quantities of paddy to cover such advance, calculated
at the Government procurement rate, or refund the cost in cash after the
harvest, 6. Should khet holders not
avail themselves of the offers in Para 5 above they are still bound by the
rest of the agreement. Sd/- P. Goswami
S/D F.R. Willson, Chairman, A.B.I.T.A.
General Secretary, A.C.M.S. Sd/- R. N. Clifford,
Vice Chairman, A.B.I.T.A
Dated Dikom The 11th June, 1968 |