Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 17: The employees of Estates Department held a protest demonstration in front of the office of Deputy Director Estates, Jammu, here today.
The members of Co-ordination Committee of Estate Employees Association/ Union, Jammu province, under the leadership of Prem Singh Bawa and Yash Paul Sharma shouted slogans against the department for adopting delaying tactics while considering agreed upon demands of the employees.
The demands of the employees included re-orgainsation of Estates Department, regularization of daily wagers/daily rated workers, provision of two and a half day additional pay, implementation of time bound promotions orders, releasing arrears w.e.f 2006, finalization of seniority list for holding of DPC etc.
Construction of building for housing of the office of the Deputy Director Estates, Jammu and construction of staff quarters, appointment of next to the kin of the deceased employees under SRO 43, are the other demands.
The employees warned the administration of Estate Department to consider their demands at the earliest, otherwise they will be compelled to intensify agitation.
Those who addressed the employees were Rash Pal Lal, Shamboo Singh, Rajinder Singh, Mohinder Paul, Rattan Paul, Rajesh Sharma, Subash Chander, Ravi Sharma, Jeet Raj, Mohd Ishfaq, Sagar Masih, Rajesh Gupta and Kuldeep Raj.
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