Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 13: Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Technocrats Association (JKATA) today held a meeting under the chairmanship of its president Dr Vishal Manhas.
While speaking, Manhas said that a delegation of JKATA and Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Technocrats United Front (JKATUF) led by its Chairman Dr Sohail Inam Ullah met Minister for Agriculture GH Mir, Horticulture Minister Raman Bhalla, Minister for Planning Ajay Sadhotra, provincial president NC Devender Rana and Commissioner Secretary Agriculture.
He said that delegation apprised them that there are 1441 ReZs in Jammu, out of which 70 per cent have crossed the overage limit. He added that ReZs are working in the department for the past six years in meager stipend and it will be injustice, if they were ignored in the first batch i.e 2004. These ReZs were from 1996-97-98-99 batches.
Ministers and Commissioner Secretary gave patient hearing and assured appropriate action.
Among others present were Harmeet Singh, Nitin Baru, Sudhir Slathia, Sanjay Dhar, Ramandeep Singh, Charanjeet Singh, Anshu Banotra, etc.