Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 10: A joint delegation of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology – Teaching Association Jammu (SKUAST-TAJ) and Non Teaching Employees Association Jammu (NTEA-J) called on Lieutenant Governor, here today.
The delegation was led under the chairmanship of Dr Vikas Sharma, President SKUAST-TAJ.
During his meeting, members of delegation requested the LG to abolition review system for enhancing retirement age from 62 to 65 years of the Professors of erstwhile State Universities as the process has created a sycophancy / biased pick and choose resulting in humiliation and anguish amongst the teaching fraternity.
President NTEA-J, S. Kamaldeep Singh informed the LG that there is an ongoing issue concerning the delay in release of salary of SKUAST-J employees, due to which employees are facing financial difficulties in the very beginning of every month and demanded release of sufficient funds to streamline salary issue of SKUAST-J Employees.
The Joint Action Committee of SKUAST-Jammu stressed for provision of funds to overcome salary deficit of KVK Establishment, streamlining of departmental promotion committees to ensure transparency in promotion policy and removal of additional charge to follow the provision of “one man one post” in SKUAST-Jammu.
The Lieutenant Governor assured the delegation that their issues will be considered and in future the employees of SKUAST-J will get their salary on time.
K. D. Singh, Zameer-ul-Haq and Varun Dubey were also the part of delegation.