NGPPWF protests pay anomalies

Police and J&K Fire Services Pensioners protesting in Jammu on Saturday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
Police and J&K Fire Services Pensioners protesting in Jammu on Saturday. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 5: Retired Police and J&K Fire Services Pensioners under the banner of Non-Gazzetted Police Pensioners Welfare Forum (NGPPWF) staged a demonstration here against the alleged pay anomalies.
Led by Ajit Singh, chairman, NGPPWF, the protesters said that the 5th Pay Commission was implemented in the erstwhile State in the year 1996 but the police department gave the benefits to the non-gazetted pensioners prospectively through a Government order number 229-F of 2014 dated October 17, 2014.
“This should have been given from the year 1996 itself as it was done in other departments,” he said.
He said that the follow up was also not done despite two separate orders issued in this context.
He further demanded that the Medical Allowance paid to the UT pensioners should also be raised at par with the Central Government employees, which is Rs 1000. Currently, the non-gazetted police pensioners are paid Rs 300.
He also demanded the provision of 10% reservation for admission in professional colleges and in recruitment for the children of police personnel.