Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 18: Congress MLA from Bhaderwah and former Minister Mohammad Sharief Niaz today directed the Government as a Presiding Officer to consider increase in the minimum wages of workers.
During the Question Hour, Mr Niaz had agitated over the issue and demanded that the minimum wages should be increased from Rs 125 to Rs 200.
When Mr Niaz was presiding over the House in the absence of Speaker Mubarak Gul and Deputy Speaker Sartaj Madni, Congress MLA from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori approached the Chair to issue direction to the Government for increase in minimum wages.
As a Chairman, Mr Niaz directed the Government to address concerns of the MLAs and raised the minimum wages of the workers.
Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar said Planning Minister (Ajay Sadhotra) would reply to the direction during his grants.
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