Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, May 6: Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation staged a day-long dharna under the leadership of president Sushil Sudan, here today at CMO office.
A number of medical employees from Kishtwar district took part in the dharna and also submitted a memorandum to Chief Medical Officer, Kishtwar highlighting their long pending demands.
These demands included immediate clearance of DPC of various categories and filling up of vacant posts in Health and Family Welfare Department, release of salary under 2211 head of Family Welfare employees working under new pension scheme and consolidated Safaiwalas who are without wages for the last five to 20 months, rank promotion of FMPHWs at par with other categories, creation of posts of District Pharmacy Officers, Block Pharmacy Officers, etc.
The Federation also demanded enhancement of FTA in favour of Basic Health Workers from Rs 45 to Rs 1000 per month, bringing pay of CHOs at par with Central Grades, risk allowance to all categories working in Health Department, sanction of uniform allowance, regularization of all pending cases, two and half day extra pay incentive to all non-gazetted and Ministerial staff.
While addressing the dharna, Sushil Sudan warned to launch an intensified agitation if the Government does not concede the Federation demands.
Others, who addressed the dharna, included Vinod Kumar Sharma, C L Koul, Mansoor Ahmad, Mohd Amin Zargar and Javed Iqbal.
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