Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 30: A deputation of Water Works (PHE) Employees Association (WWEA) of Jammu Province, headed by President INTUC and WWEA, Shiv Kumar Sharma, called on the Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Sham Lal Sharma, here today and discussed various issues of employees. The Association also put forth a charter of demands before the Minister and pleaded for addressing these on priority.
The demands and issues which were brought to the notice of the Minister included, conversion of CP Workers as Daily Wagers, release of wages regularly to the daily wagers/CP workers as per the Government Order No. 19-F of 2011 dated 19-4-2011, review of existing transfer policy, regular conduct of DPCs, repair/renovation of Government buildings like Pump Rooms, Chowkidar quarters and other allied issues pertaining to the welfare of the employees.
The Minister gave patient hearing to the deputationists and assured that Government will consider their all outstanding issues sympathetically and resolve them on merit. He assured that Class-IV employees, who are presently working outside their original Sub-Divisions, will be posted back in their respective Sub-Divisions. The Government will formulate a fresh policy for the regularization of Daily Wagers/CP Workers who have been engaged in the Department from time to time, the Minister said.
Regarding the pay parity, the Minister assured that uniformity will be maintained for all daily rated employees across the State who have been engaged till 2009. He also assured that the DPC of non-gazetted employees would be conducted twice in a year to remove the stagnation of employees apart from filling of all vacant posts in different wings on fast track basis to enhance efficacy of the department.
The Minister said that Government was committed to resolve the issues of employees in an amicable manner and employees must adopt a positive approach and project their demands within the frame work of rules.
Prominent among Association members included, Vinod Kumar, Working President, Raman Kumar, general secretary, Madan Kumar, Chief Organizer, Radhey Shyam, district president, Jammu, Harbans Lal, Working President, Kathua, Ajay Sharma, President Rural Division, Joginder Kumar, President City Division-I, Rampal Saini, President City Division-II, Vijay Kumar, President South Division, Mangal Dass, President Ground Water Division, Harbans Lal, President Akhnoor Division and Achat Kumar Singh, General Secretary Samba Division.
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