NMC demands release of DA instalment

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 1: National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) has appealed J&K Lieutenant Governor to release the pending instalment of four percent DA due from July this year in favour of J&K Government employees and pensioners as the same has been released by the Central and Ladakh Governments to their employees and pensioners.
Addressing NMC workers here today NMC president, Subash Shastri said: “We demand the release of four per cent DA in favour of J&K employees and pensioners.”
He also demanded exemption of DA from ambit of Income Tax as it is linked with price index.
Other demands raised by Shastri included separate wage head for regularly disbursement of monthly salary to daily rated workers till their regularization, enhancement of their wages to Rs. 600 per day, regularisation of their services under SRO 64, setting up of Labour Welfare Board, implementation of all Central Laws in J&K besides granting Medical Allowance of Rs. 1000 per month to pensioners at par with Central Government.
Release of 18 per cent DA arrears to employees working in both Central and UT Governments was also demanded.
Rajan Babu Khajuria, B.S Jamwal, Surinder Kumar, Ramesh Sharma, Sarpanch Sukhdev Singh, Darshan Baba, Ghara Ram, Mohammad Sadiq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Tarsem Sharma and others were also present in the meeting.