Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Apr 6: To highlight their long pending demands, J&K State Pensioners Association organized a meet at Mini Stadium Udhampur under the presidium of Mukund Lal Sharma and Madan Lal Abrol.
While addressing , Mukund Lal Sharma said that the Association was struggling for the last four years in connection with the problems relating to implementation of 6th Pay Commission but unfortunately the State Government had shown no responsible response till date. The Government enhanced the salary of Legislators with three times hike perks amounting to more than ninety thousand rupees per months but showed the utter neglect toward the pensioners and State employees, he lamented.
Madan Lal Abrol also flayed the Government for not accepting the genuine demands of the pensioners and warned an agitation if there was no response towards their issues.
The meet highlighted the demands, which included additional quantum of the pension in favour of State pensioners who attain the age of 80,85,90,95,100 years on the analogy of Central Government pensioners, release of pending 6 percent DA, enhancement of Medical Allowance from Rs 300 to Rs 1000, one rank one pension scheme in favor of State pensioners on the pattern of defense personals, etc.
Those who addressed in the meeting, included Bodh Raj Sharma, Jaswant Singh, Sain Dass, Lehar Singh Jasrotia, Mani Ram, Basheer Ahmed Sumbria and others.
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