Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 18: All J&K SRTC Volunteer Retired Employees Association staged a protest demonstration this morning in front of Press Club, against State SRTC for not clearing their pending dues.
Addressing the protesting VRS employees, president, VRS Union, Dev Raj Bali and general secretary, Surinder Singh, strongly criticized the attitude of SRTC and higher authorities of Transport Department towards VRS and GHS employees of State SRTC.
Bali said the funds are available with Finance Department but it is harassing the VRS/GHS employees by not releasing their dues intentionally due to reasons best known to it.
“Our own department is doing injustice with us, as on one hand our services have gone and on the other hand our dues, which were promised to be cleared within 60 days from the date of VRS and GHS, are still pending”, he added.
Reiterating the demands of the Association, which included clearing 16 pending installments of COLA 2006, 18 installments of 2007, 26 installments of COLA 2008, 35 installments of COLA of 2009, 31 installments of COLA upto 2010, pending arrears since 1999 and 6th Pay Commission arrears with effect from January 1, 2006, Surinder Singh appealed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene personally to release the dues of VRS/GHS employees.
The Association also appealed the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi to sanction a package to the tune of Rs 30,16,10,673 for VRS/GHS employees.
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