Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 5: National Mazdoor Conference (NMC), president Subhash Shastri today appealed to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to set up 8th Pay Commission and release the pending installment of 4 per cent DA, due from July this year for the Central Government employees and pensioners.
“We appealed to the PM to announce and release the pending installment of 4 per cent DA due from July this year for employees and pensioners of the Centre as well as State Governments in view of increasing inflation and price hike of essential commodities,” Shastri said.
In a memorandum sent to the Prime Minister, the NMC chief said, the price index which was 6.89 per cent in December 31 last year, increased to 12.49 per cent in June 30, 2023, and urged him to take decision in this regard at the forthcoming Union Cabinet meeting.
The rate of compensation was revised every six months based on average of the consumer price index for previous months and this would be the 13th biannual increase since the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission which was accepted by the Central Government in 2016, he said.
Urging the PM to declare both Jammu and Srinagar as B-1 Cities, Shastri said, giving the status to both capital cities would ensure more flow of funds to upgrade infrastructure and modernise civic amenities.
The NMC chief also urged Modi to immediately grant a special package of Rs 2,000 crore per annum for regularization of 61,000 casual and seasonal labourers in various State Government Departments in one go.
Setting up of 8th Pay Commission beside release of 18 months pending DA installments arrears, were other demands projected in the memorandum.
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