Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 15: National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) today appealed the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to release pending installment of 10 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) due from July last in favour employees and pensioners in the next Cabinet meeting.
Addressing a rally of NMC workers at Marh, president of NMC Subash Shastri said that delay in release of DA would not only put financial burden on the State exchequer to liquidate the arrears but also increase the difficulties of employees and pensioners.
Pleading the cause of employees and pensioners, Shastri also demanded enhancement of medical allowance to Rs 1,000 per month, release of 3rd installment of 6th Pay Commission arrears, formulation of comprehensive policy about the regularization of daily wagers, casual and seasonal labour serving in various Government Departments, amendment in SRO 64, removal of all pay anomalies of clerical cadre, increase in the emolument of daily wagers to Rs 10,000, issuance of regularization orders of 180 daily wagers working in the Rural Development Department and release of all pending wages of causal labour working in Public Works Department (PWD) were other demands highlighted in the rally.
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