Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 19: Scores of employees of Animal Husbandry Department, who come under New Pension Scheme (NPS) are without salary for the last three to nine months.
Offiicial sources said that while the employees recruited under Old Pension Scheme are receiving their regular salaries, the NPS employees are suffering due to non-availability/delay of matching Government share under salary budget.
Sources further said that all the NPS employees in all the districts including doctors and their families are suffering due to non-payment of their salaries. In some districts the employees are without salary for three to four months while in some for the last five to nine months.
NPS Employees Association of the Department alleged that some veterinary doctors in Poonch are without salary for nine months. In district Samba and Rajouri the Veterinary doctors of NPS are without salary for the last five months while in Reasi, Ramban for the last four months. Whereas, in the rest of the districts including Jammu and Kathua they are without salary for the last 2-4 months.
The Association has sought intervention of the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and the Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo to intervene into the matter as their dependents are facing lot of hardships. The Association has decided to go on strike if their wages are not paid by the end of this month. The members demanded implementation of Old Pension Scheme in J&K.
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