Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 3: A high level delegation of JK Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), headed by its president Mohd Rafique Rather met the Advisor, Rajeeve Rai Bhatnager and presented a memorandum related to the Departments of School Education, Health and SRTC.
The delegation apprised Advisor of some chronic issues confronting employees fraternity for long and urged for early redressal. The delegation was listened with patience and with utmost concern and was assured a sympathetic consideration of all issues highlighted in the memorandum.
The delegation delebrated on the issues of regularization of left out ReTs and RReTs and non- payment of their salaries. It was also highlighted that the ReTs who have already been issued clearence certificate from Police and allied agencies are being asked to get NOC afresh which is complete injustice with the aggrieved teachers. Advisor assured the delegation that he will direct concerned authorities to sort out the salary issue.
They further raised the issue of I/C Lecturers, Headmasters, ZEOs, Principals, CEOs, Joint Directors and requested the authorities to regularize the services of such I/C officers. The delegation was told that the process of regularization shall be expedited. Issue of removal of pay anomalies of teachers, masters, lecturers and bringing them at par with central grades/ scales was also taken up.
They also raised forcefully the issue of +2 lecturers and requested for ACP / time bound promotions in their favour. Advisor told the delegation the issue is already under consideration.
The issue of placement of Headteachers on vacant posts was also brought into the kind notice of the hon’ble Advisor. He on the spot directed his subordinate staff to look into the issue. The issue of regularization of CPWs was also raised in addition to inclusion of 16 years of rendered services of erstwhile migrant substitute teachers, transfer policy in favour of ReTs and inclusion of 5 years service records, charge allowance in favour of recently promoted officers of Education department, filling up of all vacant posts of headmasters , lecturers, principals, ZEOs, CEOs etc to which the delegation was told that all technicalities involved in the process of resolving all these issues will be looked into.
The delegation pleaded regularization of all employees working under NRHM and subsequently enhancement in their salaries and regularization of HDF employees besides issues related to salaries of SRTC employees and demolishing of SRTC building at Sopore was also raised.
The members who were part of delegation included Mohd Afzal Bhat , Mrignaini, Saleem Sagar, Showkat Ahmad Wani, Tahir Ahmad Sofi, Tariq Ahmad Lone, Gh Nabi Sofi, Javaid Ahmad Khan, Syed Sajad, Ab Qyoom Mir and Mohd Abdullah.
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