ULB pensioners demand release of 12 % DA

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 28: Municipal & Urban Local Bodies (ULB) Pensioners Association  has urged upon the State Government to release two installments of  12 % DA in favour of employees and pensioners.
In a meeting of the Association held here today under the chairmanship of Y S Jamwal (president), the members urged upon the Government to release 6 % DA installment  due from July 2015 and another 6 %  DA installment due from January 2016. They said that due to soaring price index, the pensioners are facing lot of hardships. They also demanded enhancement of Medical allowance from Rs 300  to Rs 1500 per month.
Among others present in the meeting included, B S Jamwal, K G Khajuria, R K Gupta, B D Verma, J R Sharma, Attar Singh and Daya Singh.