Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 23: Water Works (PHE) Employees Association (Jammu province) has expressed serious concern over the non-payment of the wages of the daily rated and consolidated workers.
In a meeting of the Association held here today under the chairmanship of Shiv Kumar Sharma, State president of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), the members and workers present strongly criticized the concerned higher authorities for causing delay in payment of their wages. The problems being faced by the workers were discussed in detail. It was pointed out by the office bearers from various Divisions and Sub-Divisions that daily rated and CP workers were still unpaid for scores of months. They were being harassed by the seniors instead of making their payments and under such circumstances they are unable to work.
Mr Sharma urged upon the higher authorities to ensure payment to these workers in time and their arrears should also be paid without any further delay, otherwise, they will be forced to come out on the roads to lodge protest. He also demanded conduct of DPC of all cadre at the earliest as it has not been held since long and the employees were suffering. It was strongly demanded that to implement the orders issued by the Minister for PHE to transfer all the displaced employees back to their previous places of postings in revocation of the earlier transfer order.
It was felt that there was inadequate staff in some divisions and it should be increased. Clerical and other record keeping work is suffering. They also demanded pending installment of 6th Pay Commission arrears and regularization of daily wagers who have completed seven years in service.
Prominent among others present in the meeting included Vinod Kumar, Raman Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Madan Lal, Naresh Kumar, Munshi Ram, Mohd Faiz, Akbar Chouhan, Mohd Qayoom and Kuldip Raj.
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