PSU employees deserve healing touch

Sir,

COLA (Cost of living allowance) for Corporations is like a Dearness Allowance (D.A.) to be paid to Central/State Government employees to ensure survival against rising cost of essential commodities of the families of those employed in the Corporation floated by the Government with the objective of Socio-economic development of the State by adopting a commercial approach, but still working under the guiding policies of the Government. So lower level employees can not be held responsible for the financial sickness of the Corporations to the extent that the timely payment of wages is ignored as a regular feature.

Initially the Corporation employees were also paid D.A. like Government Departments, but it was changed to COLA in 1980, when the basic pay structure was at lower level, COLA gave higher monetary benefit to PSU employees for having more working hours to put in. Later on in view of slab system and maximum sealing that were not revised for many years started putting the PSU employees to disadvantage. As such COLA is required to be released every year on the basis of Price Index as enshrined in the Rajan Wage Committee Report, but over the years the release of COLA for PSU employees has become a headache. Process for release of COLA should have been automatic as D.A is being released to Government employees.

It is true that present Government has inherited financial crunch, but there is no fault of PSU employees and their families. They also deserve a healing touch from the present Government. All unpaid COLA dues already released should be disbursed to PSU employees to save their families from hardships as has been done by the Central Government in case of Central PSU employees, recently.

Yours etc....
Ashok Sen
Bhawani Nagar,
Janipur.

Bridge course for law students

Sir,

It is not proper to adopt double edged policy in any society and if any institution practices such discriminatory policy, it is said to be malicious, menacing and dreadful. Our Jammu University deliberately and consciously ignored the graduates of 70's and 80's by creating the hurdle of Bridge Course and without crossing this hindrance or obstacle one cannot opt for higher studies.

In 2004 our University allowed and permitted the students of 70's or 80's to do B.Ed without any such course. If for B.Ed no such course is binding then why it is obligatory for the law students. The question is of thousand millions and what will be the future of those unfortunate students those who have got admission in a newly born private Law College and paid their's full fee etc. etc.

Not only this some enthusiasts and determinants like me have even joined classes for weeks and shifted their families from far off areas.

Our University has many flaws and one of those is a prima facie case, if someone loses his, her original degree he/she has to deposit Rs. 2500 to get a duplicate copy of it. In 2003 for such a loss, indemnity fee was Rs. 1100 but this year it is more than double. I am doubtful either this institution is running without proper authority and if it is so the Head of the University has to open his eyes and meddle into the affair honestly and amicably or the loss to the students will be irreparable and beyond imagination. At least, it is not incorrigible to amend any law by repealing the unorthodox one for the sake of those, who are also the part and parcel of the particular society.

Waiting for a positive and optimistic approach from the higher authorities to save our one year which is very precious and we are already in the vicinity of 40's.

Yours etc.....
Virinder Singh
Sander, Tehsil Basohli,
District Kathua.