Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 23: President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) Subash Shastri has appealed to the Prime Minister to immediately convene a conclave of all Chief Ministers and State Food Minister in the capital to deliberate upon the issue of rising prices and supply distribution chain.
Addressing a successive meeting of NMC activists at village Bamyal in Nagrota block, Shastri stressed upon the fact that inflation of essential commodities has rendered the life of common man vulnerable particularly employees, pensioners, daily rated workers adding that these classes are also finding difficult to make both ends meet.
“It is strange that while legislatures, parliamentarians of the country are themselves on board and in a hurry to raise their salaries, the same hike denied to these middle class who is finding it extremely difficult to manage his house hold and children’s education as their incomes are stagnant over the long period of time” Shastri added.
He further said that on one hand both Central/ State Governments claim that it has infinite stocks of food grains and pulses in their stores, but the very structure of public distribution system is proving faulty. Top leaderships of the NDA during election campaign had kindled hope that things would change for the better, but they too, seem to have been faulted by the system.
A resolution was also passed wherein it was enjoined upon the Central Government to immediately make available the 7th Pay Commission reckoner for the offices to draw salaries of Central Government staff as per revised pay structure. Release of pending wages of daily rated workers of Irrigation and Flood Control Deptt, release of another installment of DA due from July 1, 2016 in favour of Centre and State Govt employees and pensioner’s beside enhancing the monthly salary of daily rated workers to Rs 10, 000 per month were other demands highlighted in the meeting.
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