Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 20: Subash Singh, a member of JDA Employees Union who was on fast until death from August 18 was shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital Jammu after his condition deteriorated yesterday. He was replaced by Manchal Singh a daily wager of the organization who is on continuous fast since then in support of the demands of the Union.
The Union in a handout issued here, today said that no decision was taken by the JDA authorities to break the deadlock. It said that the Union has also submitted a memorandum to Divisional Commissioner Jammu for settlement of the demands.
The Union is demanding appointment of the beneficiaries under SRO 43 as per the norms adopted by the other departments like Local Bodies, Muncipal Corporation, Housing and Urban Development Department who issue appointment order within three months time for the next kin of the employees who die in harness.
The Union said though JDA is also a wing of Housing and Urban Development Depart-ment, the said rule is not applicable there which is a cause of concern for the employees of the organization. They said the beneficiaries have to suffer for a decade and it is a great injustice with the employees of the organization.
The Union is also demanding relaxation in age, qualification in case of daily wagers, consolidated workers and Safai Karamcharis, allotment of plots to the rest of the employees who were not allotted the plot in any colony of JDA, finalization of draft recruitment rules of JDA for the promotion and welfare of JDA employees, stopping of encroachment and demarcation of JDA land as per the directions of High Court, repatriation of overstayed employees to their parent departments, stopping of engagement of six retired revenue officials on consolidated basis and safeguarding of newly carved out colonies of JDA.
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