Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 25: All J&K State Pensioners’ Association (JKSPA) will organize a protest rally on July 3, 2014 here at Press Club to press the Coalition Government of the State to address the long pending demands of the Association.
This was announced by general secretary of the Association, Madan Lal Abrol while addressing the media persons at Jammu.
Abrol said the State pensioners have been struggling for last over four and a half years in connection with problems relating to the implementation of 6th Pay Commission but Government did not give reasonable response till now while at the same time it enhanced the salary of legislators three times with perks amounting to more than ninety thousand rupees per month.
This attitude of the Government of giving priority to the legislators and showing the utter neglect to the pensioners and employees is highly unethical and discriminatory, he added.
Reiterating the demands of pensioners, which include release of remaining installments of 6th PC, enhancement of medical allowance from Rs 300 to Rs 1000, release of 6% DA arrears from January 2009 to June 2009, 10% DA installment from January 2014 onwards and additional quantum of pension in favour of State pensioners on the analogy of Central Government, Mukand Lal Sharma, convener of the Association, appealed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to address the genuine demands of the State pensioners without any delay.
He also appealed all the State pensioners to reach Press Club on July 3, 2014 at 10:30 am sharp and participate in the protest rally to press the Government to solve their long pending demands.
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