PDD ITI Dip holders urge Govt to hold DPC

ITI Diploma holder employees of PDD staging protest after meeting in Jammu.
ITI Diploma holder employees of PDD staging protest after meeting in Jammu.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 27: The J&K PDD Diploma holders today urged upon the concerned higher authorities to hold DPC of the cadre which is pending for the past long time.
A meeting of JK ITI Diploma Holders Union, Power Development Department, was held here today in Jammu under the leadership of Jasbir Singh, president Jammu. Members from all districts of Jammu Province participated in the meeting and discussed affairs of the ITI Employees and burning issues like holding of DPC on the basis of seniority list of Technician IIIrd issued vide circular No-CEJ/DPC/ Tech-III/A-35/954-87 dated 13-08-2022.
They said the seniority has been in public domain since last two years and till date DPC has not been held despite directions of the COS meeting held under the chairmanship of worthy Chief Secretary to hold the DPCs in time bound manner. Further the agreement signed by Govt with the PDD unions in December 2021 post the work boycott call had also agreed for holding the DPC of Tech-III in time bound manner.
All the members expressed their displeasure over the delay in the holding the DPC as certain elements are hell bent to get the issue of seniority into litigation. The Union also recalled the meeting held with Principal secretary PDD where he agreed to get the DPC done on priority . The meet requested Principal Secretary PDD to intervene and resolve the issues in a time bound manner.
The members also appealed Chief Engineer JPDCL to convene the DPC at an earliest and hold DPC OF Tech-III on priority. After meeting they also held brief protest.
Jasbir Singh appealed all the Matriculate ITI Qualified Technician of PDD across the UT of Jammu & Kashmir to remain united under the banner JK ITI Diploma Union.
Those who spoke in the meeting, included Tejinder Dutta, Sanjay Kumar, Vivek Nadh, Vijaypal Sharma, Gulshan Khaajuria, Sanjeev Jamwal, Sukhwant Singh, Madan Mohan, Narinder Singh and others.