NMC leader’s plea to Govt

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU Apr 6: Stressing on the need for immediate amending SRO 64, president of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) Subash Shastri today urged the State Government to emulate comprehensive policy for regularization of all daily rated workers/ casual and seasonal labour engaged in various departments of the State Govt after March 31,1994 so that confusion and uncertainty among these workers will come to end.
Addressing a largely attended NMC workers rally at Rani Park here, Shastri said that early Amendment in SRO 64 is the need of the hour which is bound have near about fifity five thousands daily rated workers working in the various departments of the State Government and Public sector undertakings, adding that such an Amendment in SRO should be immediate effected so that new regularization policy become operational from May Day as gift to working class.
Shastri hoped that the State Government would sympathetically consider the demands of daily wagers and make announcement in this regards at the earliest.
Shastri also demanded early release of wages of daily rated workers pending months together.
He also appealed Government to release pending installment of 10% DA due from January last in favor of State Government employees and pensioners in view of Sharp increase inflation and price hike.