Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 22: National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) president Subash Shastri today appealed J&K Lieutenant Governor and Chief Secretary to release the pending installment of 4 percent DA due from July this year in favour of J&K Government employees and pensioners as the same has been released by the Central as well as several States and Ladakh Governments to their employees and pensioners.
“We appeal to J&KUT LG and Chief Secretary to release 4 per cent DA in favour of J&K employees and pensioners in view of increasing inflation and price hike of essential commodities,” Shastri said while addressing a meeting of NMC activists here.
He urged them to take decision in this regard at the earliest so that employees and pensioners would get sigh of relief from rising prices of essential commodities. He also demanded exemption of DA from ambit of Income Tax as it is linked with price index.
Shastri also urged Prime Minister to appoint chairman and other members of the 8th Pay Commission and take decision at the earliest and start discussion with representatives of both Central and State Governments employees and pensioners, organizations, adding that the appoint of 8th Pay Commission will end confusion and uncertainty among the employees and pensioners on this issue once for all.
Stressing on the need Shastri also urged him to immediately restore old pension scheme in place of NPS as confidence building measures. He said that many states like Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Karnataka and Sikkim have restored old pension scheme.
Urging the PM to declare both Jammu and Srinagar as B-1 Cities, Shastri said, giving the status to both capital cities would ensure more flow of funds to upgrade infrastructure and modernize civic amenities.
Other demands included separate wage head for daily rated workers, enhancement of their wages to Rs 600 per day, regularisation of their services under SRO 64, clearance of all pending GP Fund cases and gratuity setting up of Labour Welfare Board, implementation of all Central Laws in J&K besides granting Medical Allowance of Rs 1000 per month to pensioners at par with Central Government.
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