Sir,
The State Government employees and pensioners have been striving since 2009 to impress upon the Finance Minister to accede to their genuine demand of releasing the 6th Pay Commission’s arrears in favour of them either in one or two equal installments right in the manner of the Central Government.
The Finance Minister knowingly turned down this genuine demand of the employees and pensioners by presenting a ‘Road Map’ for making payment of their arrears in five equal installments over a stipulated period of five years.
According to this decision, the payment of two installments has been made. As the 3rd installment has not been released yet, the pensioners appeal to the Finance Minister to release the remaining three i.e. 3rd, 4th and 5th installments in favour of them either in one go or the payment of the same be made to them with interest whatsoever is admissible to them under the Civil Services Rules.
The pay arrears amounting to Rs. 2200 crores are still lying with the Government. The Government itself is taking huge interest, on the money of the employees and pensioners, which perhaps goes in crores every year. Had the Finance Minister released the pay arrears in one or two installments, the pensioners and the employees would have deposited the amount in the Bank to earn interest. But it could not happen so. Justice has not been done to the employees and pensioners.
As the demand of the pensioners is quite genuine, they appeal to the Finance Minister to reconsider the demand of the pensioners without any bias and prejudice. It is fervently hoped that the Finance Minister will certainly release the remaining three installments of the pay arrears in one go to his pensioners at the earliest.
Yours etc…
Jagdeep Singh
Rehari Colony, Jammu
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