Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, JuIy 2: A meeting of executive body of PHE Employees Association of both the districts (Udhampur and Reasi) was held at PHE complex under the chairmanship of Som Nath vice president, PHE Employees Association, Jammu.
In the meeting, the president appealed the State Government for regularization of workers as well as the formalities stands submitted to the higher authorities so many times, hence regularization orders should be issued within 15 days.
The other various long demands discussed in the meeting included release of pending wages of 18-20 months, workers in the department should be paid 150/-per day i.e. 4500 per month as per minimum wages Act, workers should be engaged as per norms so that work may run smoothly and properly, general policy of the employees promotions should be framed as employees have not given a single promotion who are working in the department since 1994, designation of employees should be changed as per natural job of the employees, promotions to qualified staff has not been revised since last 50 years where as water supply schemes has been increased 10 times, hence it is necessary to create new posts as per norms, and dearness allowance of 10 % be released were the highlights of the meeting.
Som Nath appealed to State Finance Minister for co-operation in the matter of regularization of workers in PHE Department.
Others who spoke on the occasion were Vijay Kumar, Rattan Singh, Makhan Chand, Baldev Raj, Jagdish Magotra, Krishan Chand, Shiv Lal, Chuni Lal, Mohinder Singh, Rajinder Singh, Dinesh Keser, Kuldeep Kumar, Charan Dass and Shamsher Singh.
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