Port Blair, March 11: The Member of Parliament, Shri Bishnu Papa Ray has raised the issue of Non- Payment of all dues of arrears to the 325 Home Guards of A & N Administration who were regularized in December 2009 as per the Supreme Court directives in the Parliament.

Replying to the issue raised by the MP, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Mullapally Ramachandran that the arrears to tune of Rs. 12.44 crores in respect of Basic Pay, Grade Pay, Dearness Allowance, School Clothing Allowance (SCA) and Washing Allowance have been paid to the Home Guards in April, 2010. As regards payment of Arrears in respect of HRA and Adhoc Bonus, the matter was examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure and has been conveyed to the UT of A & N Administration.